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“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID”

Future of Syria conflict bleak, professors say C

By Robert Downen Administration Editor @DEN_News The Syrian conflict is far from over. No winners have been crowned; no white flags have been raised. For more than 5 million displaced Syrians, each day of gunfire is another day from the dust and rubble

of home, and as the barrels of rebel guns slowly begin to turn on one another, the death toll simply climbs. Syria is decimated, dying, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. These were just a few of the sentiments shared by three Eastern professors at a panel discussion on Thursday. The panel, “Syria and Beyond,” focused on the geographic, political

and historical context of both Syria and the Middle East, and while the intent of the forum was not to establish a universally-applicable policy stance on the war-torn nation, it did end with one solemn agreement: the fighting in Syria is far from over. Ahmed Abou-Zaid, an associate professor of economics, said the most difficult aspect of the Syrian conflict is the plethora of reb-

el groups spilling into the warzone, many of which he said are dangerous to the entire region’s stability. Groups like Al-Nusra Front, an Al Qaeda affiliate based in Syria, have complicated the Syrian conflict immensely, he said, and have deterred international actors opposed to the Assad from aiding rebel forces. Abou-Zaid said recent projections have estimated reconstruc-

tion of the nation would cost more than $50 billion, a number he said is problematic for a country currently plagued by more 50 percent unemployment. “If Syria were to receive no outside help from foreign contributions, and start the reconstruction process right now, it would take 25 years to rebuild,” he said. SYRIA, page 5

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Author works with humor in diagnosis By Marcus Curtis Entertainment Editor @DEN_News Love, understanding and guidance are three things David Finch emphasized during his inspirational, yet humorous speech Thursday in the Dvorak Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The best way to describe Finch’s lecture is humorous. From the very beginning of his speech, he got the audience to burst into laughter. Finch poked fun at the way Gale Richard, the chair of he communication and disorder sciences department, presented him. “I feel special being presented like that,” Finch said, “I need to take her with me every where I go to present me.” Finch is the author of The New York Times bestseller, “The Journal of Best Practices.” Finch’s book is an account of his life with Asperger Syndrome, which is a mild case of autism. During the lecture, Finch discussed how he did not have intentions to inspire people with his book, he only expected to receive some positive feedback. Finch also explained how he received messages from parents whose children have Asperger syndrome. He explained how doctor’s informed parent’s that their children have Asperger Syndrome in a regretful manner. Finch, being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, said he remains humorous despite his condition, which is what he emphasizes during his talks.

Despite not gaining knowledge of his condition until later years in his life, Finch gave examples of his symptoms back to earlier years in his life. Finch told the audience how his teacher in second grade ridiculed and humiliated him for not keeping his desk clean. He said his second grade teacher gave him a certificate for having the messiest desk and influenced the entire classroom to laugh at him. Finch also said he had trouble staying focused on tasks. He said in first grade he had complications completing a task that consisted of creating a kite. Finch said the sound of the clock and his teacher’s southern drawl, which he had never heard before, contributed to his distraction away from the assignment. Reminiscing on those hard times, he said he remained humorous, and sent the crowd into laughter again once he began an imitation of his first grade teacher’s southern accent. These behaviors extended over to his life in college. Surprisingly, Finch was able to joke about his roommate threatening to kill him because of how irritating and messy he was. Finch would later move out because of the threats from his roommate. In addition to inspiring individuals with Asperger syndrome, Finch also said he received messages from couples who were experiencing relationship problems. Finch is married to Kristen Finch, an Eastern graduate. He mentioned how there were times in throughout their marriage where he appeared to be inconsiderate and emotionless. AUTHOR, page 5 Amanda Wilkinson | The Daily Eastern News

David Finch, author and autism speaker, describes how distracted he was by the noise of an analog clock on his first day of first grade in the 80's on Thursday in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Finch said everything from his teacher’s voice to the sound of writing on the chalkboard fascinated him. In 2008, he was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.

LOC AL | Construc tion

Grant Ave. closed for steam line maintenance Staff Report Grant Avenue between Seventh and Ninth streets will be closed from Monday through Nov. 4 for maintenance on the university’s steam lines. Chad Weber, a senior engineer for Eastern’s Facilities Planning and Management, said the lines transport steam from the university’s Center for Clean Energy Research and Education (CENCERE) to buildings across campus, and that

crews will be modifying the lines to add additional sump pumps. Crews will also be working on the steam pipeline that runs underneath Ninth Street between Grant and Roosevelt avenues, resulting in occasional single lane closures from Oct. 16 through Nov. 15. More information on closures and construction can be found on Eastern’s Facilities Planning and Management website at eiu.edu/ fpm.

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Alumni golf outing to swing away Saturday Student Senate organization hosts first event By Rosie Sacco Staff Reporter @DEN_News The Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow organization, along with the help from Student Government, will be hosting a golf outing for Eastern alumni, current students and university supporters on Saturday. The registration and lunch will start at noon, followed by tee time at 1 p.m. at Meadowview Golf Course in Mattoon. The cost of the outing is $45, and golfers will receive a meal, 18 holes of golf, two drink tickets as well as a T-shirt. Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow and the golf outing were recently put together through the Student Senate. This will be the first activity the group has hosted since its formation. Brandi Binder, the chair of the Student Senate Alumni committee and a Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow member, said they hope to make it an annual event. “We are hoping it will be successful and just continue to grow every year from now on,” Binder said. The two groups have successfully received the needed sponsorships they were hoping for. They have six sponsors for the T-shirts and 14 sponsors for each hole. They are no longer taking sponsors because the signs and shirts are

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Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow and Student Government are hosting a golf outing to bring students and alumni together on Saturday at the Meadowview Golf Course, 6489 Meadowview Lane, Mattoon. The outing is $45 per golfer and includes 18 holes, a meal and two beverage tickets. Lunch begins at 12 p.m. with tee off at 1 p.m.

in the process of being made. The sponsor will get his or her own hole on the golf course with a custom sign for $25 per hole For $50, the sponsor will have their logo printed on the official golf outing T-shirts. And for $75, sponsors will receive both their custom sign on a hole, as well as their logo printed on the t-shirt. Binder said their goal was to bring alumni back to Eastern. Binder said this was a way for students and alumni to come together, as well as promote Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow. She said current students are en-

couraged to come and get involved with past students to gain advice and networking tips. Currently, 41 people will be participating, Logan Clifton, a senate member, said. If rained out, participants will only play the first nine holes. Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow and the senate have promoted the event by sending out emails to staff, faculty and students. They also advertised through Facebook and several of the Eastern pages such as student government and student life, and placed the information on flyers and electronics in the quads.

c ampus | north central association

Members of Eastern’s accreditation steering committee will convene in their monthly meeting to explore topics concerning the criteria and the results of Eastern’s selfstudy. This meeting will inform members of the committee on how the accreditation is going and the criteria will be given through a brief presentation on topics provided by members of the North Central As-

sociation. Jeff Stowell, co-chair of the steering committee of the NCA, said he will be sharing the preliminary results to the self study that was done here at Eastern. This self-study that was conducted by the Higher Learning Commission of the NCA will evaluate Eastern and give the accreditation. Marshall Lassak, an associate professor of mathematics, and Linda Holloway, the assistant director in payroll and benefits, will join Stow-

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Student Body President Kaylia Eskew said it will be a great networking opportunity for current students. “I also see this as a way for alumni to reconnect with the university through connections with current students,” Eskew said. “I hope that meeting these alumni will inspire the current students to stay involved with the university after they graduate.”

ell to give a brief presentation on summarized criteria in the meeting. The meeting is titled “Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct.” This presentation will provide more details in Eastern’s status regarding the criteria of ethics, integrity and responsibility, Stowell said. The meeting will take place at 7:30 a.m Friday morning in Seventh Street Underground at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

The enrollment figures reported in the article “Noel-Levitz to conclude consulting period” in Thursday’s issue of The Daily Eastern News were incorrect. A graphic accompanying the article identified the enrollment figures as coming from the vice president for academic affairs’ office, but the figures came from the press release “Fall Numbers Show EIU's Enrollment Management Strategy Taking Hold” archived on Eastern’s website, and an editor misread the information. The correct fall enrollment is 9,775. The News regrets the error.

FRIDAY OCT. 4, 2013

Stickin’ away sickness

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Anna Mitchell, a junior finance major, looks away as she gets a flu vaccine shot from Erin Considine, a BSN student at the Lakeview College of Nursing, Thursday in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Mitchell said she is scared of needles.

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Discussion to center on privileges in classroom By Bob Galuski News Editor @BobGaluski Jeannie Ludlow, the director of women’s studies, describes privilege as a “lack of oppression” – and this idea of privilege will be the focus of her workshop, “Where We Stand: Privilege in the Classroom.” The workshop will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The presentation will be looking at how the idea of privilege in the classroom can affect the learning process, and ways to work with diversity to enrich the learning experience. “The goal of critiquing privilege is to make it go away, to make things equal for everyone,” Ludlow said. “Until everything is equal for everyone we have this concept called privilege, because some people have things a little easier than others.” She said what happens in a classroom setting is different people – including faculty members, the students and even guest speakers – come from different places and people behave as if none of that matters – which she said

is not true. “We’re actually a very rich people in terms of diversity and experiences,” Ludlow said. “And I think that diversity makes us more interesting, and it makes knowledge more interesting.”

“I think that diversity makes us more interesting, and it makes knowledge more interesting.” -Jeannie Ludlow, director of women’s studies

Ludlow said one thing she would be incorporating into her workshop would be an activity the audience could take back to their classrooms. The activity would require members to stand in a straight line. Statements are then read off and as they apply to each person, that person moves a step forward. “When you get done, you can see we aren’t all in a straight line,” Lud-

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low said. She said the activity is good to use in the classroom when a discussion begins to break down because of differences. “If you’re sitting in class and things are starting to break down, one of the best things you can do is get people up and moving around, because it refocuses the energy,” Ludlow said. “If you do this in your class, you can get the students to start thinking about and seeing how their different view points – rather than being at tension with one another – enriches your understanding about whatever you’re talking about.” The idea for her doing a workshop based on white privilege came from a similar presentation she gave at last year’s EIUnity. Ludlow said she liked the notion of making privilege a known-topic, especially in classrooms. “The idea of talking about privilege in the classroom is talking about ways to welcome less-privileged voices to speak up and tell their perspective as well,” Ludlow said. Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.

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Even though Eastern’s relationship with the enrollment management-consulting firm NoelLevitz is being reduced because enrollment is not at an optimum high, the entire relationship was not a failure. One of the big victories Eastern can take away from its relationship with Noel-Levitz is the raising of average GPA with students and ACT scores, as well as the overall academic profiles. Eastern’s correlation to enrollment and academic standards can seem tricky at times. On one hand, one could argue it is better to take higher GPA and test scores than lowering standards to accept more people. However, Eastern, like a machine, needs certain components to operate. One of those components is a high enrollment. It’s an often-uneven line the university needs to walk to make sure the students being accepted are to an Eastern standard, but that Eastern is also helping itself by having enough students. While the enrollment numbers are a bit disappointing, it is important to keep in mind this is also a work in progress. The average entrance ACT among freshman rose approximately one point, from 21 to 22, and the average entering high school GPA increased from 3.07 to approximately 3.31. These are good numbers to take into account, especially since so often the enrollment is what is focused on. Enrollment will not be fixed or solved overnight and many attempts will revolve around trial and error processes. The academic profile of students can help improve enrollment too. Even though standards may be looking a little high, it can encourage students to at least consider Eastern as a well-rounded school. As stated before, Eastern is like a machine. While enrollment numbers are an essential part to it, it also needs a high quality of standard. If the standards of admittance to Eastern decrease so low, to the point where anybody can walk in, just to meet an enrollment count, the university will not thrive either. Walking the balance of enrollment and quality does not mean one has higher value than the other, it simply means Eastern has improved on one aspect that can help it out in the long run, while still trying to make improvements to another aspect.

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Student quality should be accounted for

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Should college athletes be paid?

By Dominic Renzetti Managing Editor

By Bob Galuski News Editor

It’s time to start paying college athletes. The common argument against paying college athletes with, you know, real money, is that college athletes are already paid with scholarships, but is a scholarship real money? Not quite. A college degree does hold value, but that value isn’t necessarily monetary. Would you do any job that didn’t pay you in real money? Why should a coach be making, in some cases, a six-figure salary, while the players get nothing? Do you think Nick Saban or Mike Krzyzewski are going to trade in their cash for classes anytime soon? Doubt it. I know what you’re thinking, but if college athletes want to leave college with a worthwhile degree that can actually make them money, why don’t they all try and become doctors or engineers? Surely, some do, but with everything high profile college athletes have to do in a regular work week, from practices, to traveling for games, to team meetings, to interviews, to actually playing on the field, the time left for the course work that those classes actually require isn’t much. For a lot of college athletes, the degrees that they leave with aren’t the same as the degrees of regular students. The time commitment that is required for athletes to their respective sports don’t allow them to have the same college experience as others. They can’t go to as many special presentations or lectures after class, they can’t join as many major-specific organizations, and when they leave school, their degree isn’t worth as much as others. College athletes are being cut out of a million dollar industry and most leave without much to show for it. Not everyone goes pro, and as crazy as it may sound, not everyone is at college for the same reason.

Paying college athletes is akin to simply just spending more money on top of scholarships they already receive. Yes, if you take away classes and the college settings from these athletes, all that is left is basically the pros. However, it is that one thing that makes all the difference – this is college. They attend classes. They are college students. With being students come certain standards. Playing football or basketball is not considered a full-time job while at school, in the same way working with an organization or company is not. The scholarships they receive and the stepping-stone they have to something greater should be compensation enough for athletes. Internships and other facets of college work in the same way – most are unpaid and the only payment received is in the form of experience. Not that athletes do not put in the amount of work that should be paid, but so do countless other students who did not have the opportunity to receive things like scholarships. Scholarships should be enough for athletes, as well as the opportunities they have, like maybe a shot at the pros. Now, I know only a very, very small percentage actually go pro, but that should also be taken into consideration when going to college. Being a part of athletics is a phenomenal opportunity, but it is also not the end-all-be-all of the world, and scholarships are a good reward. The scholarship money spent on athletes to attend college is money that could be spent elsewhere. Anyway you dice it, though, college is about looking at the future, and in my future, I think I would like to see scholarships be athletes only compensation.

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50th

Monuments of blues, rock: The Rolling Stones

It is with fondness that I remember the first time I ever heard The Rolling Stones, and it was with my music-loving dad, my first influence on solid rock n’ roll. It was in my formative years that I learned a deep appreciation for songs like “Sympathy for the Devil,” “Gimme Shelter,” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” to name a few. The work of these gods of rock harkens back to a time of social relevance, drugs, sexual promiscuity and genuine societal ills that always ties me to their music and their never ending influence. Robyn Hitchcock, an English singer songwriter once said, “The Beatles were something everyone had in common; this was thirty years ago, there was Doctor Who and everybody knew who the Daleks were and there was The Beatles and everybody knew who George Harrison was.” If the Beatles are synonymous with “Doctor Who”, then The Rolling Stones are “Star Wars.” A fantastic blend of American blues and rock n’ roll of the British Invasion, but 50 years ago when they first debuted with their title album, they began hitting the top record charts with their second string singles second only to their British counterpart the

Sean Copeland Beatles. In fact, there are no singles on their first album that were original content. But man, The Rolling Stones are one of the greatest bands to ever rock the earth. Even today we talk about how many shows they’ve performed and how many drugs they took, and they have been immortalized in every single way. Whether it is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in England, or even here in the U.S. in the countless museums and concerts we have contributed to their success. The band name, The Rolling Stones was taken from an old blues song by Muddy Waters called “Rollin’ Stone” as a gesture on behalf of the group to the style of R&B music. Since that time they have released over 20 studio albums (the first eight having been

all number one albums), 11 live recordings, Ranked fourth on Rolling Stone Magazine’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time,” and have sold more than $200 million worth of music in the last 50 years. Though you can argue the greatest band of all time is The Beatles, they were initially the boys with guitars and mop tops who wore nice suits for the girls on Friday nights. The Rolling Stones were never about being accepted and that made them more iconic, particularly in the in the early-mid seventies when they moved to France as a way of protest to the British Government and their insanely high tax rates. So here’s to 50 years of the Rolling Stones, and for a legacy both darker and longer than any other, except of course The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. And to those out there who think these old fogies have nothing to offer, ask yourself this: Why would a handsome young man like Adam Levine, front man of Maroon 5 talk about having moves like Mick Jagger? Sean Copeland is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.

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FRIDAY, OCT. 4, 2013 C AMPUS | Commit tee

RHA reviews Homecoming plans By Debby Hernandez Staff Reporter @DEN_News The Residence Hall Association went over their plans for what they will be doing for Homecoming week at their meeting Thursday in Stevenson Hall. This year’s Homecoming activities will take place from Oct. 14 until 19. RHA’s Programming Committee members will be planning RHA’s involvement for the parade at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 19. Kadie Peterson, the programming committee chairwoman, said they are looking for volunteers to represent their hall for the homecoming parade. All resident hall members and residents who wish to participate in the parade will be required to register their hall on the RHA website. Laura Imbirowicz, the Lawson Hall resident director, said this is a departure from last year when each hall would register separately which caused problems when organizing who would be participating in the parade. RHA members must register their hall by Oct. 11. Residence hall students can also participate when their hall is registered. Participants will carry banners, pass out candy and make Eastern cheers. The University Board Homecoming Commission is also hosting a “Deck-the-Halls” competition, in which volunteers will be able to paint the windows, decorate the front desk and lobby for their resident hall on Tuesday Oct. 13, Imbirowicz said. Peterson said RHA members will also work on spirit banners and boards, which will be displayed during the homecoming parade. Peterson said homecoming week is a way to expose what RHA is and bring halls together.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 One example was when Finch and his wife spent Thanksgiving with her family. Finch said he was very agitated and dissatisfied with the food, and he was very vocal about his discomfort.

“We want to bring Eastern together as a community and promote it to the Charleston community,” Peterson said. RHA Vice President Patrick Morrow said the Bond Revenue Committee still needs another member from RHA. The Bond Revenue Committee consists of three RHA members and three Senate members. “This committee looks at Eastern budget, where the money goes, and figure out room and board rates for next year, ” Morrow said. Morrow said any member of RHA could take the position, and if interested should contact RHA President Miguel Williams. There are no specific criteria to be a part of the committee but availability will be taken into account. Those whose schedules are the most compatible between RHA and Senate members will get the spot, Morrow said. Mark Hudson, Director of Housing and Dinning, will be contacted to determine the new members for the Bond Revenue Committee. Patrick Fay, a sophomore finance major, said they have not really been active in RHA. “I guess you can say we shut down a bit,” Fay said. “We are trying to get back on track. I have volunteered to recruit new members.” Fay has currently recruited Rachel Morlan, a sophomore business major, who is currently one of only three new RHA members representing Greek Courts. The next RHA meeting will take place at 5 p.m. Oct. 17 at Thomas Hall. Debby Hernandez can be reached at 581-2812 or dhernandez5@eiu.edu.

In addition, Finch mentioned his inconsiderate behavior once his daughter was born. There was a situation where Finch refused to carry his daughter to the room because he was tired from work. Finch said he made the situation worse by suggesting his wife cook dinner in addition to taking their daughter

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Ahmed Abou-Zaid, an associate professor of economics, explains the current economic situation in Syria Thursday in Room 1895 of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Abou-Zaid said Syria currently has 50 percent unemployment.

David Carwell, an assistant professor of political science, said one of the biggest sources of strife in Syria is a consequence of the general structure and systematic influence of the nation’s ruling Ba’ath Party. He said the Ba’ath Party, which accounts for only 10-15 percent of the entire Syrian population, wields influence and oversight in a fashion similar to communist rule in years leading up to the Soviet Union’s collapse. “The people inside the party are given security, access to school, jobs, and that creates a coalition of people who say ‘I don’t follow the party because I believe it, but because it benefits me,’” Carwell said. This party structure has put those compliant with the regime “in the same boat” as al-Assad, Carwell said. And be-

cause they shared the rewards of membership, they must, too, share what punishments might come for their role in the Ba’ath Party, he added. That mentality, as well as a power structure not entirely dependent on Assad’s influence, he said, has made the ruling regime much less susceptible to overthrow than those of recently deposed autocrats throughout the Arab region. Brian Mann, an assistant professor of history, said the region’s complex history of ethnic, religious and cultural conflict should deter the United States from intervening. He said, should the regime fall, the overwhelming number of rebel groups representing different religious sects and wielding influence inside the state could actually escalate violence, as the nation’s

power struggle would only cause fighting between groups like Al-Nusra and the Free Syrian Army. Ultimately, all three panelists agreed the future of Syria to be rather bleak, a sentiment echoed in their collectively firm opposition to American intervention. “As morally disgusting as is sounds, as bad as it sounds, from a pure policy position, it’s in the best interest of the United States for this to keep going on,” Carwell said. “There’s no one who looks like Thomas Jefferson that seems like they’re going to win.”

to the room. Finch said it was not until his wife began to work with children with Asperger syndrome that he discovered he himself possessed Asperger syndrome. Once Finch’s wife gained knowledge of his condition, Finch said she accepted it by giving him love, understanding

and guidance – something he didn’t receive from his teachers or his roommate in college. Finch said there is one more thing that goes along with love, understanding and guidance, and that thing is adaptability. He said being able to adapt to the guidance from a person is the

best way to thank a person. “When someone gives you love, understanding, love and guidance, you have to show them your gratitude by adapting,” he said.

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(Left to right) IUPUI freshman midfielder Evan Smith, Gani Nuredini, a freshman defender, and Jake Brillhart, a junior midfielder, attempt to gain possession of a ball during a game on Sunday at Lakeside Field. The Panthers tied the Cougars 1-1.

Eastern takes on Western in Macomb By Michael Spencer Staff Reporter @tmskeeper Western Illinois dominated Drake on the stat sheet in the second half of their midweek matchup, but the Leathernecks were unable to find the back of the net and lost to the Bulldogs 1-0. That has been an on-going problem for Western in 2013, who will host the Panthers at 1 p.m Saturday in Macomb. The defending Summit League champions have averaged less than one goal per match this season, scor-

ing only seven times in nine games. The Leathernecks have been shut out three times. In order to exploit that, Eastern head coach Adam Howarth said it will be important that his team seize the initiative in Saturday’s match. “We have got to go at them,” Howarth said. “We have got to make sure that we put pressure on them.” In contrast, the Eastern men’s soccer team (0-7-2) has never been shutout this season but it cannot seem to keep the ball out of its own net. Western (1-8) lost its first match

of Summit League play last weekend, in what was the team’s sixth straight loss in a stretch dating back to Sept. 1. The loss at home to Drake made it seven matches without a win or a draw. Head coach Eric Johnson said in a press conference after the match that his team is really young this season, but the he still expects it to not only play well but to produce results. “We created some great chances,” Johnson said. “We’re young, and the young guys are playing pretty good, but playing pretty good

doesn’t win you games - you have to make big plays and that’s the next step for this team.” Eastern will enter Saturday’s match searching for its first win on the road in Macomb. “We are in for a tough battle,” Howarth said. “Winning games in Macomb is not easy.” Sophomore Garrett Creasor started against IUPUI last weekend but was out of practice Thursday. Creasor is expected to return to action before Saturday and then the coaching staff will evaluate the performance from each goalkeeper throughout the week.

Creasor only let up one goal last weekend, the lowest total from an Eastern goalkeeper this season. Several Eastern players did not see the field in practice Thursday, but Howarth said he does not expect anyone to miss out on the match with Western. However, Howarth said sophomore midfielder Nick Smith suffered a concussion in the game against IUPUI last weekend and is still not fully recovered. Michael Spencer can be reached at 581-2812 or tmspencer2@eiu.edu.

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Panthers head to Butler Invitational on Sunday By Dan Hildebrandt Staff Reporter @DEN_Sports The Eastern golf teams will return to the course Sunday as both the men and women will compete in the Butler Fall Invitational. The tournament will be from Sunday to Tuesday at the Highland Country Club in Indianapolis. Having been out of action since the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville In-

vitational Sept. 22-24 where it finished eighth out of 10 teams, the women’s team has had some extra time to work on its game. The Panthers have been working hard on their areas of weakness. One major area the team has shown the need for improvement for has been playing around and on the greens. “As a team we have worked a lot on short game,” junior Tiffany Wolf said. “More specifically, chipping.” Wolf thinks the Panthers have got-

ten better since the Edwardsville tournament and they can expect to have more success at Highland Country Club. “I think that the team is improving a lot and we can perform much better than the last tournament,” she said. “If we can keep the ball straight and really concentrate around and on the greens, I think we should play very well at this course.” As for the men’s team, it is coming off a 10th place finish at the De-

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at DePaul, but he thinks this tournament could have better things in store for the Panthers. “I’m expecting a much better performance than last week,” Sproles said. Both teams will tee off at Highland Country Club on Sunday with a teetime is ill yet to be determined. Dan Hildebrandt can be reached at 581-2812 or djhildebrandt@eiu.edu.

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Team hits road for weekend By Dominic Renzetti Managing Editor @domrenzetti After a weekend where Southern Illinois-Edwardsville swept the Eastern hockey club, the Panthers (1-3) will hit the road to take on Missouri (0-4) on Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City, Mo. Despite the slow start in 2013 for the Tigers, Missouri was one of the top teams in the league last season, losing 2-1 in the MACHA championship to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. This season, the Tigers opened with a pair of losses to Illinois State 7-2 and 7-1, following with another pair of losses to Northern Illinois, 7-1 and 9-6. Senior Eastern goalie Andrew Teske, who was ejected in Friday’s game against the Cougars, said on the team’s website that with both teams on losing streaks, everybody will be looking for something to prove. “Both of these teams have something to prove,” he said. “We know they have struggled early, but so have we. Both of us are going to be coming into this weekend looking for two wins.” Senior Chris Gallagher said after last weekend’s games that he knows Eastern can get better after its two losses. “We are only going to get better from this,” Gallagher said. “We have a good idea what we need to work on in practice this week to come home with two wins against Mizzou this weekend.” The team will have some help returning this weekend, as senior Zach Yurchak and Conner Cox will both be in the lineup, according to the team’s website. Yurchak and Cox, who were both key contributors to the team last season, had taken time off to focus on academics. Yurchak and Cox will likely be filling in on defense for the Panthers, adding depth to the Eastern lineup. “We haven’t really ever played defense, but if it is what the boys need for us to do, we will do it,” Cox said. The Panthers will also get back senior captain Andrew Maronich, who suffered a mild concussion in the first game against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Maronich has been cleared to play against Missouri. The Panthers gave up a season-high 12 goals last weekend against Edwardsville. After the losses against the Cougars, Gallagher said there were a few areas the team needed to improve on in order to be successful. “We need to stay out of the box and take more shots,” he said. Eastern and Missouri will square off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the Washington Park Ice Arena in Jefferson City, Mo. The game will be streamed through the team’s Ustream account, accessible through the team’s website, www.eiuhockey.org. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.

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Kelsey Brooke, a redshirt junior outside hitter, and Stephanie Wallace, a sophomore libero, attempts to hit the ball during a game against Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville in Lantz Arena Tuesday.

Eastern to host Tennessee State By Anthony Catezone Sports Editor @AnthonyCatz @DEN_Sports The Eastern volleyball team, which stands at 8-8 overall and 2-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference, is not overlooking any opponents this season, and that includes east division foe Tennessee State. The Tigers have the third worst overall record among OVC teams and are 1-2 through three conference games. “Every match in the OVC is tough match,” Eastern coach Kate Price said. “Any given night, anyone can beat anyone.” The Panthers will host the Tigers at 7 p.m. Friday in Lantz Arena in their second home match of the season, after 15 straight on the road. Eastern is coming off of a four-set

win at home against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (25-18, 27-25, 2325, 25-20) on Tuesday. But Price said she saw several aspects on which the Panthers need to improve on by Friday’s match. “I think we need to be a little bit better in transition,” she said. “We need to be more efficient blocking. Our middles need to get going. We had a successful weekend with our middles, but didn’t see that (Tuesday).” A large reason why Eastern will not overlook Tennessee State is because the Tigers are coming off a five-set victory against defending champion Belmont Tuesday night (25-22, 2517, 20-25, 22-25, 15-13). Belmont was picked to finish No.1 in the OVC preseason polls this year, and is the same team that ousted Eastern from the OVC tournament in first round last season.

The Tigers took the first two sets at home against the Bruins, before allowing them to tie the match at two. Tennessee State eventually took the fifth set, halting the Belmont comeback. But the upset win still does not hide the fact that this match will feature the OVC’s top team in hitting percentage in Eastern (.224) against the OVC’s second worst team in opponent hitting percentage in Tennessee State (.232). Red-shirt senior middle hitter Stephanie Arnold leads the Panthers with a .351 hitting percentage this season — second best in the OVC. Arnold is also second in the conference in blocks per set with 1.03. Sophomore outside hitter Chelsea Lee leads the Panther attack with 3.43 kills per set. Lee is second in the OVC to only Tigers’ outside hitter Naomi Wells who averages 3.72 kills

per set. Wells, however, is hitting just .130 on the season, while the Tigers .171 hitting percentage in ninth in the OVC. The Panthers lead the OVC in kills per set as a team with 13.46. The OVC’s top two setters will also play Friday in Eastern’s sophomore Marah Bradbury and Tennessee State’s senior Erika Moss. Bradbury leads the conference in assists per set with 10.59, as she continues to be the lone player in doublefigures. She leads Eastern OVC-best 12.31 assists per set. Moss is second in the OVC with 9.91 assists per set. The Tigers are fifth in the OVC with 11.54 assists per set as a team. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.

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Panthers back in action after bye week Bob Reynolds Staff Reporter @DEN_Sports Coming off a 0-4 first-half of the season, the Eastern rugby team will be facing the Davenport University Panthers in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday. This will be the first time Eastern will be facing Davenport and Senior Shelby Pilch said this is a must-win game. “It’s the midpoint of our season and it is a perfect time to turn things around,” Pilch said. “We have no other choice than to come away with a win.” In its inaugural season, Davenport has won its first three games and outscored opponents 199-5.

Pilch said the team’s off week could not have come at a better time. “It has allowed us to heal physically and mentally lock into our game plan for this weekend,” she said. “We have to be able to work on and perfect our strengths and weaknesses. There are no excuses why we shouldn’t go out there and win this weekend. Coach has prepared us well. Things are really starting to click.” Eastern is facing a losing season for the first time since Frank Graziano has been the coach of the team. Graziano said his team does not have to change the style of play in order to win on Saturday, but simply the players have to execute it.

“That is where the breakdown is,” Graziano said. “Whether it is a lack of confidence on gameday, I think that is part of it. We are still struggling. We are a good practice team. We just haven’t made the transition yet.” With the exception of Ellen Wilson and Kim Youhas, who are playing the lock position, everyone on the team is either new or playing a new position. Graziano said being nervous is part of the reason the players are having a lack of confidence on game day. “It is going to take some internal fortitude on their part to look at themselves and say ‘I can do this,’ Graziano said. “Even though yelling it on the sideline, it still has to

come from within. I am certainly their biggest fan and their biggest cheerleader. Until they actually do it and prove it to themselves in the middle of the game, it still becomes part of an unknown.” Pilch said the team is very confident heading into Saturday’s game. “We feel much more prepared to cross that ‘bridge’ we have yet to cross as a team,” she said. “We have to take what we learned and executed these past few weeks and put it on the playing field, where it matters most. We have to improve our tackling. We will win if we play defense.” Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu

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Matt Mattingly, as Charlie Baker, tells a story to Jordan Cornwell, as Ellard Simms, and Cathy Sheagrin, as Betty Meeks, during rehearsal of the Foreigner in the the Tarble Arts Center Monday.

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Overwhelmed with his stressful marriage, Charlie Baker just wanted to get away to some place quiet where no one would bother him. Now, thanks to his friend’s clever ploy, Charlie has to listen to the life story of every other guest in their “getaway” location; he even gets caught up in the business of some Ku Klux Klan members. This ironic situation ignites conflict in Larry Shue’s 1980 comedic play “The Foreigner,” which the Charleston Community Theatre will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Tarble Arts Center. In the play, main character Charlie follows Sargent “Froggy” LeSueur from England to a rural fishing lodge in Georgia, where Froggy tells the lodge owner that Charlie cannot speak English.

Froggy, hoping he would deter people from speaking to Charlie, ends up making his friend a magnet for people and their problems instead. Richard Jones, a communication studies professor and the director of the play, said this scenario incites much of the humor of Shue’s play. He said Charlie winds up having to create a back-story and his own nonsensical language on the spot when people start interacting with him. “As an audience member, you feel good that it’s not you in that situation, so you can kind of laugh at someone else who’s in that situation,” Jones said. Although Charlie’s situation is funny, there are also more serious themes in the story as it unfolds. Some of the locals in the Georgia town are KKK members who are upset by the presence of the “foreigner.” Jacob Norris, the actor who plays lead KKK member Owen Musser, said his character embodies the stereotype of a redneck.

“You should despise me,” Norris said. “At first you think I’m just your average, dumb redneck, but you will hate me as the play goes on.” Jones said an overarching theme for the play is how people deal with changes in their lives, including the KKK members. “We have the people who are a part of the Klan who are going through this change because the world is becoming more multicultural,” he said. “People are more accepting of difference, and so they see their world is changing.” Charlie deals with the changes in his own life at the same time, Jones said. “Charlie sees his world is changing because he doesn’t find any meaning in what he does,” he said. “He’s had the same job for 17 years, and he’s married to this woman who doesn’t love him back.”

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Derby Soul rocks cellos, mixed influences By Liz Purcell Verge Reporter

Derby Soul, a five-man band based out of Chicago, will be bringing a classic rock and blues-inspired sound at 9 p.m. Friday to The Top of the Roc. Sean Walker, guitarist and vocalist in Derby Soul, is an Eastern alumni and previously booked shows for the Top of the Roc before graduating and moving to Chicago. Guitarist Chris Hastings and bassist Tim Crane are alumni as well. Walker said Derby Soul’s sound strives to be more classic rock and less indie-pop. “We are definitely driven by an old-school rock ‘n’ roll sound that I think isn’t as present as it used to be in modern music,” Walker said. “We are not into the indie-pop scene like a lot of bands are these days, like Imagine Dragons. We are taking it back to a more rock, blues enforced sound, but still bring in pop.” Derby Soul is most inspired by Led Zeppelin and Tom Waits, as well as Dave Grohl and blues artists like Muddy Waters. Walker said the band incorporates

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powerful vocal harmonies with a guitar-driven sound. They occasionally include keys and cello into their blues, pop and rock songs too. When Walker and band member Geoff Kartes began to write songs together, Walker eventually found out that Kartes played cello. He said Kartes wrote a cello medley to his song “Sex With Strangers,” and it ended up recreating the entire song. Kartes has played cello along with guitar, keys and vocals in the band ever since. Walker said he experiments with different musical elements to get inspired to write songs. He said he shies away from using standard power chords and instead plays different variations of chords. He said he is inspired by different types of music and songs. “Growing up, I was very influenced by the punk scene and was very into the hard rock scene,” Walker said. “As I moved into college, I started opening myself up into more blues and jazz and Motown.” The band members currently prac-

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Derby Soul is Sean Walker, guitarist and vocalist; Chris Hastings, guitarist; Tim Crane, bassist; and Geoff Kartes, cellist. The band will play at 9 p.m. Friday at The Top of the Roc.

tice for three hours every week, and they are writing and tweaking songs to prepare to record their first EP, Walker said. He said their goal with their selfproduced album is to not completely replicate their live show in the recording studio, but to have different elements in each.

‘The Family’ unpredictable at times, still succeeds overall America has long had a fascination with the mafia, and it will continue on with the latest movie to showcase that lifestyle, the dark comedy “The Family.” “The Family” focuses on, of course, a family that is forced to enter into the Witness Protection Program and move to a small town in France, which could not be any more different from their native Brooklyn. The family expectedly has a tough time fitting in, but that is the least of their concerns once their enemies find out where they are, and they have to fight for their lives. Robert De Niro plays Giovanni Manzoni (alias Fred Blake), a mobster who ratted out some of his old mafia cronies, forcing his family to relocate. The rest of the family includes wife Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer), daughter Belle (Dianna Agron) and son Warren (John D’Leo). Tommy Lee Jones plays the agent who is looking out for them. The movie, while not as bloody as a traditional mob movie, definitely has more violence than usually seen in a comedy. “The Family” is an ensemble piece, but the couple’s children probably did not need as much time devoted to them. Their stories simply were not as interesting as their parents', and the only reason they seemed to have as much time devoted to them was to fully present “the family.”

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De Niro and Pfeiffer are the main draws after all, so it only makes sense to focus on them most of the time. At nearly two hours long, the movie is already a bit long for a comedy, and some of the scenes focusing on the teens are the obvious ones that would not have been missed if cut. They do become more interesting toward the end when they each play a pivotal role in protecting themselves and their parents. The movie can be a bit erratic, jumping back and forth between comedic and dramatic moments, but make no mistake, it is definitely a comedy more than anything else. Then there’s the fact that all of these French people are conveniently able to speak English. This trend has come to be expected when dealing with a movie aimed primarily at American audiences. Many people do not want to read subtitles, and it would also have been unrealistic for the entire family to be able to speak fluent French. Fans of mob movies will likely

enjoy the film. Other movies, such as De Niro’s own mob spoof “Analyze This,” have the style “The Family” most closely follows, but the latter contains a bit more drama and tense moments throughout. In recent years, parodies of mafia films have become more popular than those of a more dramatic na- ture. In one of the highlights from the film, Giovanni is invited to a film screening and is asked to analyze the movie being shown. The film ends up being 1990’s mafia classic “Goodfellas” starring none other than Robert De Niro himself. The audience is able to enjoy the in-joke, and memories come flooding back when they hear the opening scene of the classic, complete with Tony Bennett’s “Rags to Riches.” De Niro and Pfeiffer are definitely the best things about “The Family.” Especially Pfeiffer who does a good job at portraying a woman who both misses and hates her old life, but overall just wants a sense of normalcy to return to her family. While “The Family” can be a bit inconsistent at times, and despite numerous filler scenes, the good outweighs the bad enough, mainly when it comes to the performances, to make this a worthwhile movie to see. Jordan Thiede can be reached at 581-2812 or jethiede@eiu.edu.

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Matt Mattingly, the actor who plays Charlie, said his character is “despondent and downtrodden” in the beginning because his wife is ill and has been cheating on him. “He wonders what it’s like to have a personality,” he said. Mattingly said Charlie goes through a transformation by the end of the play. As Charlie unknowingly helps the others find meaning, he develops a personality, and at times, more than one personality, Mattingly said. Jones said the other guests at the lodge provide comedic relief from the serious conflicts of the story, such as Ellard Simms, one of the guest’s younger brothers. He said Ellard, a more “dim-witted” character, attempts to teach Charlie English. “Everyone’s always written him off because he’s not very smart or not very quick, but he starts teaching Charlie English, even though Charlie already knows English, which is also funny, and so his life is changing because now people are starting to take him seriously,” Jones said. Jordan Cornwell, the actor who plays Ellard, said his character gains confidence through his interactions with Charlie. “He comes off as a hopeless idiot, but we also see a glimmer of hope for him,” he said.

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A palette covered in assorted color combinations of paint and a sillicoil jar sit beside a painting project in the student art studio of the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Sept. 26. The paint is for a color study still life.

Art student devotes time to painting By Stephanie Markham Verge Editor

Staring at the same assortment of plastic fruit and oddly shaped objects for hours might get tedious for some, but for students taking introductory painting, this is only the beginning. After classes and on weekends while some students are catching up on reading, socializing and sleeping, many art students are spending hour after hour trying to perfect the shading of an apple, a bottle or a curtain. Kelly Kieltyka, a sophomore art education major, said she probably spends a total of 50 hours working on one painting for class. “I’m one of those dedicated students, so my last large painting session was 11 hours straight,” she said. She said sometimes she comes into the painting room after her class ends at 9 a.m. on Friday and will stay until 8:30 p.m. when she has to leave for work. “I usually don’t have any free time. I just spend time on my art, but I do enjoy my art,” she said. “And I’m really determined to get Jason Howell|The daily Eastern News better, and if I can get better then Kelly Kieltyka, a sophomore art education major, adds detail to a still life painting for an introductory painting class in an art room of the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Sept. 26. it will be worth all the time I spent.” actually is made out of what it is,” The students all have to paint a particularly when she was paintShe said her problem is not mixKieltyka said. but I came in one day and added a collection of plastic fruit and glass ing in black and gray, was looking ing the colors, but giving the colKieltyka said putting in all those few things and I was like, ‘Wow, it’s bottles sitting over a silky curtain. through a pair of 3-D glasses with ored objects volume. hours of painting has also taught pretty OK.’” At first, they had to paint still the blue lens removed. “Making them round in color is her to stop second-guessing her colKieltyka said one reason she lives of objects in black and gray, She said staring through the red so much harder because you’re usor choices because her professor wanted to take a painting class mastering the texture and shading lens neutralizes colors so it is easiing 20 different shades of maybe emphasizes patience. was because she wants to be an art of each different material. er to tell how dark or light objects green just to get one side of an ap“A big thing that he always sugteacher, so she would have to masPainting the same objects in colare. ple, and every color has a different gests is that if it doesn’t look like ter the discipline to teach it effecor, Kieltyka said, requires a whole “Sometimes you think a corcolor in it,” she said. crap 50 percent of the way through, tively. new level of skill. ner could be really dark and it’s not She said painting the different you’re not doing it right,” she said. “I like to dabble in a little bit of “You don’t even realize how at all or vice versa, and red sort of objects together helps teach the stuShe said without a professor everything,” she said. “If I seriously complicated a single object is unneutralizes color so that when you dents about differences in texto push her through the steps, she take up painting though, I’ll probatil you try to paint it in color,” she look through it, everything is a tures. probably could never excel past a bly do figures because I like people. said. “For example, like that red apgrayish color already,” she said. “So Painting a cloth is completecertain level. I really want to reach a level that ple, it’s not just red; it’s red and orit’s easier to see those differences in ly different from painting an ap“That’s the frustrating part, I’m proud of.” ange and yellow. The highlight on shadows and highlights.” ple with strong highlights or a glass when you’re not feeling like you’re there I found out was not a yelAlthough painting in color for bottle with even stronger highStephanie Markham seeing any progress,” she said. “I low-red, it’s actually brown-yelthe first time is difficult, Kieltyka lights, she said. can be reached at 581-2812 spent six hours of this class on one lowish.” said she looks forward to improving “That’s another part of painting, or samarkham@eiu.edu. apple and I still didn’t like it at all, One technique Kieltyka used, her skills and her speed. trying to make an object look like it

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