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Geography presentation goes Greek A T-shirt bearing the words “Anger Tears Familyies Apart” hangs from the pavilion in Morton Park.

Candles line a table in preparation for the candlelight vigil for HOPE.

Althea Pendergast plays the cello with her band Motherlode.

HOPE honors victims of domestic abuse By Tim Deters Features Editor

As the sun set Tuesday, survivors and victims of domestic violence came together in the Rennels Pavilion of Morton Park to share their experiences and support. The sixth annual HOPE of East Central Illinois candlelight vigil brought together women and children of all ages to commemorate National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. HOPE is a local domestic violence agency that serves Coles County and six surrounding counties. Angie Hunt, housing director of HOPE, said domestic violence is an issue that is often unnoticed in a community but is important to recognize. “This is a very serious issue that we really have to start paying attention to,” she said, a purple ribbon pinned to her chest in honor of victims of domestic violence. As she shuffled around the pavilion, setting out cups and a cooler of hot chocolate, HOPE volunteers and Eastern students hung T-shirts on a thin line of thread. The line of T-shirts circled the entire pavilion, each T-shirt marked with words of encouragement, pain and revelation. Hunt said most of the T-shirts were made by HOPE clients and other similar organizations as a part of the Clothesline Project. Also, many individuals bought and designed their own T-shirts to donate

to HOPE. “Pain is not love,” “Your heart will mend,” and “Break the cycle” read several of the T-shirts. A white, small children’s T-shirt splattered in red paint hung from the line. On it a child had written in red marker “Dear daddy, please don’t hit me anymore.” Hunt said designing the T-shirts and writing messages on them can be very therapeutic and life-changing. “The point of it is to put it down on a T-shirt through words and art and be able to turn your back on it and walk away,” she said. “They are very, very powerful.” Hunt said she knows the pain of domestic abuse and was once a client of HOPE. After a 5-year relationship and marriage, Hunt left her abusive husband. “I felt very alone, very isolated; I felt ashamed,” she said. “I really thought that is was my fault; that it was something I was doing wrong.” HOPE was able to save Hunt from her abusive relationship and change her life for the better, she said. “They were of such enormous support to me,” she Hunt said. “They really helped me change my life, and I knew this was the place I wanted to work.” As the local folk string band Motherlode played under the pavilion, Brenda Arnold, of Charleston, sat on a bench, occasionally speaking with the women and children who passed. HOPE, page 5

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Joe McLean holds a candle during the HOPE of East Central Illinois Candlelight Vigil at Morton Park Tuesday. More than 150 students and community members participated in the vigil.

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Clock Tower has hidden voice By Tim Deters Features Editor

Jutting from a bed of red bricks at the south end of Booth Library, the Alumni Association Clock Tower chimes regularly for campus, but its voice holds greater potential. Dedicated to Eastern in April 2005, the 30-foot clock tower was donated by the Alumni Association to commemorate its 100th anniversary. The clock tower cost the Alumni Association $90,557, which was funded entirely through contribu-

tions to the association, Alumni Association Director Steve Rich said. While some students might think they are hearing the clanging of the bell that hangs in the clock tower, Rich said all the sounds are produced by a speaker within the tower. Chimes mark each hour as students walk past, and Eastern’s alma mater plays at regular intervals. However, Rich said the alma mater did not come programmed and was added to customize the gift for Eastern. “(The clock tower) came with a

standard list, and so we requested the alma mater be added,” he said. While the alma mater is played most often, the clock tower has the potential to produce 206 songs. The master list of songs breaks down the chimes into categories, including those for rainy days, love songs, classical songs and songs for children. “Edelweiss,” “Puff, the Magic Dragon” and “Over the Rainbow” dot the list of popular songs the clock tower can produce. Changing the song the clock tower plays is not as easy as flip-

ping a switch, Rich said. A staff member from the Alumni Association must reprogram the clock tower from Booth Library to play each specific song. “It’s not something we can do from our computer,” he said. “A person has to physically go down to Booth Library and reprogram the control system.” Although the alma mater is one of the only songs the clock tower plays, Rich said the Alumni Association does change songs for holidays such as Independence Day and Christmas. CLOCK TOWER, page 5

By Stephanie Markham Staff Reporter

Symposium on Ancient Greece: a series focusing on the culture during the time of Ancient Greece.

An associate professor of geography will shed light on the legacy of ancient Greek geographers Thursday. Michael Cornebise, an associate professor of geography and the chairman of the Eastern geology/geography department, will present “Ancient Greek Geography and Geographers” in room 2120 of the Physical Science Building at 2:30 p.m. The lecture is part of “A Futuristic Look Through Ancient Lenses: A Symposium on Ancient Greece.” Cornebise said he was so impressed after watching several presentations during the Symposium on Ancient Egypt last year that he wanted to participate this year. He said his lecture will explore how the ancient Greeks’ ideas influence current scientific practices. Many concepts used in modern applications of geography are attributed to ancient Greek geographers such as Hecataeus of Miletus, Eratosthenes, Theophilus, Strabo and Ptolemy, he said. “As geographers, we trace our roots to the ancient Greeks,” he said. Cornebise said he would use many visual aids to engage the audience in history. Some images will be of ancient maps showing the significance of cartography, which is the art and science of map making. “We owe a lot to how they constructed their maps,” he said. He said it is important for those studying geography to examine historic records in order to trace the origins of their ideas. “One of the threads that runs through the whole spectrum is how we relate practices to modern life,” he said. “The connection (with Greece) is a lot clearer than other ancient societies.” Beth Heldebrandt, the editorial writer for library services, said the symposium has expanded to offer more programs than the previous one on Ancient Egypt because of positive responses from students. She also said more than 100 people were present for the opening ceremony in Booth Library, and the first two lectures of the series have been successful. Thomas Hawkins, an associate professor in the School of Technology, canceled his lecture “The Myth of Epimetheus and Prometheus: Time, Techne and the Invention of the Human” scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday in the same room because he has to facilitate a meeting. The lecture Hawkins prepared would have discussed the relationship between humanity and technology by exploring the question of whether humans created technology or if technology has constructed the human. Wafeek Wahby, a professor in the School of Technology and one of the organizers for the symposium, said he is working to reschedule this lecture for another date. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.

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Dracula and other monsters have taken over the Douglas Hart Nature Center for a haunted hike on Friday and Saturday. Dakota Radford, volunteer coordinator/assistant educator for Douglas Hart, said this is the third year they have had this childfriendly hike. Radford said staff and volunteers will lead tour groups though the forest on the property every 10 minutes from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. both days. “This hike is a spooky, guided trail hike meant for children 12 and under,” Radford said. She said the hike is not overly scary. Radford said from 5 to 6 p.m., the hike is oriented for younger children who are not used to being scared. “It’ll be total daylight, and we will really tone down the fright factor so it is a good experience for even the littlest children,” Radford said. Radford said the hike increases in scare levels as the daylight decreases. “The hike will go through a forest and will pass through a variety of haunted areas with different characters before finishing with a hayride back to the nature center,” Radford said. The theme for this year’s hike is Dracula. Radford said hikes will depart every 10 minutes. She said people should arrive early to sign up for their time. She said the paths are wheelchair- and stroller-accessible. The hike will be about 20 min-

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A scarecrow sits against a tree at the Douglas Hart Nature Center in preparation for the Haunted Hike on Friday.

utes long followed by a 10-minute hayride. “We’ll go through our forest—we visit our ponds, we’ll even do a little bit in the prairie before the hike is done so they’ll see all of the place,” Radford said. Radford said there will also be activities at the nature center before and after the hikes. “We will have a campfire going and popcorn and s’mores roasting kits and cookies and things like that, as well as all the regular nature

center exhibits,” Radford said. Radford said last year, children liked the hayride and the werewolf character. “They also get a kick out of being outside and in the forest,” Radford said. “For a lot of them, being in the forest past dark is a huge experience itself.” The nature center uses decorations that they have bought, but a lot come from donations. Radford said they have been able to expand the hike because of their

Jazz Combos to perform classics, student compositions Thursday Staff Report

The music department will present the EIU Jazz Combos in a showcasing of both natural and learned skill, as students perform new, classic and student-composed pieces Thursday. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Theatre. The concert is free and will feature performances by Eastern’s Vanguard Quintet, Birdland Quintet and Blue Note Quintet. Together, the three bands are comprised of 16 students, one who

composed an arrangement that will be performed at the concert. Paul Johnston, a music professor and the coordinator of the jazz combo program, said all jazz students bring in selections for the combos to rehearse. Tyler Seawood, a music major, brought in his original composition for the performance. “The combo read the composition and offered suggestions on how to improve it,” Johnston said. The Birdland Quintet will be performing Seawood’s piece “Chill.” Aside from hearing original mu-

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sic, Johnston said attending the concert will be a great opportunity to hear some of Eastern’s most talented students. Each group has prepared three compositions arranged by musicians such as Miles Davis and Gerry Mulligan. “We choose music in different styles and from different periods to be part of the concert,” Johnston said. “This gives students the experience studying and performing a variety of music.” According to the performance’s program, the purposes of the jazz studies program includes “to pro-

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vide an environment for learning and developing the skills necessary to perform, compose and teach in the professional world.” Johnston noted that among those skills is the ability to be spontaneous, a feature of jazz music he said sets the genre apart from other concerts on campus. “An important component of jazz music is improvisation,” he said. “This aspect helps make jazz concerts exciting, as music is being composed on the spot.” Eastern’s Jazz Combos also perform at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 29 in the Black Box Theatre.

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Health Services injects students with flu info By Robyn Dexter In-depth Editor

As flu season approaches, employees at Health Services are educating students on the importance of getting a flu shot and administering shots, as well. Sheila Baker, the medical director at Health Services, said Eastern has been relatively consistent over the years with administering about 1,000 flu shots per year to students. Baker said Eastern is a surveillance site for the state of Illinois. “There are doctor’s offices and clinics throughout the state of Illinois that do testing that goes to the state to evaluate if the cases we believe are flu are actually the flu,” she said. “That’s how the information that goes to the Center for Disease Control every week is monitored and calculated.” Baker said the cases that Eastern sends to the CDC help determine flu rates across the state and region. One of the big myths surrounding the flu shot is that the shot can make a student sick. “You cannot get the flu from the flu shot,” Baker said. “You’re not getting a virus injected into your body.” Many students may report having the flu, but when the situation is as-

sessed, the case turns out to be strep throat or mononucleosis instead, Baker said. “We monitor that very closely,” she said. “I would say we just have a couple people a year that might truly be a strain of flu that is not covered by the flu vaccine that is out, but we watch it very closely and there’s not much correlation.” Baker said many people experience soreness from the shot and feel achy, but the flu cannot be transmitted through the shot itself. “A lot of students give us the excuse ‘I don’t get sick,’” she said. “However, the CDC has been very strong in its recommendations that all Americans who are eligible to receive the vaccine should.” Baker said one of the main reasons students and faculty should get the shot is not only to keep themselves healthy, but to keep people around them safe as well. The flu is a contagious disease and can spread even if the virus’ host does not have severe symptoms. She said close to 36,000 people die per year from the flu. “It’s everyone’s responsibility to keep flu numbers down,” Baker said. The flu usually peaks at Eastern in November, December and January, but it can vary nationwide Baker said. “Right now, the flu is really spo-

radic across the country, but Illinois isn’t really reporting any activity to date,” she said. Flu shots are available to Eastern students for free and are funded through student fees. “It’s part of our budget,” Baker said. “It’s preventable so we’re committed to the mission of the university, part of which is to keep students as healthy as we can.” Jamie Easton, a registered nurse at Health Services, said they recently counted how many flu shots they had administered so far this year, and about 500 have been given to students so far. “A lot of students come back and get them every year, but we’ve had a lot of new students too that have had their parents tell them to come get a shot,” Easton said. “Students are concerned and don’t want to get sick.” Easton said the process only takes a few minutes if students are registered at Health Services. Health Services will offer a clinic where students can come get free flu shots in Greek Court Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the NPHC Building at 1050 Greek Court. Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.

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Student Senate to vote on resolution Kate Quill Staff Reporter

The Student Senate will write a resolution in support of a proposal for a new study abroad course, which would serve as a senior seminar waiver if coupled with a study abroad experience. Wendy Williamson, the director of the study abroad office, approached the senate at its last meeting looking for support for her proposal. The senate will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Senate members James Johnston, a senior history major, and Ashley Aardsma, a senior kinesiology and sports studies major, volunteered to write this resolution and said they hope it helps bring this idea to life. Senate members will also host a Trivia Bowl for registered student organizations. The deadline to sign up for Triv-

ia Bowl is Oct. 29. This competition will take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 1 in the University Ballroom of the Union. On Tuesday, the senate, the Business Affairs Committee and Delta Sigma Pi put on a presentation titled “Don’t go broke in college; Lock down your $$$ with Dr Lach,” which was led by finance professor Patrick Lach. This presentation gave students advice on how to manage their money in college and avoid debt. Also on Tuesday, senate members participated in the Teen REACH program. This program was a way for them to interact with elementary and middle school children. Justine Ryan, a junior communication studies major and a senate member, said about 14 students came to participate in the program, and Eastern’s students taught them how to make snacks. Two members of the senate also attended the American Student Government Association at University of

Illinois at Chicago this week to address how to improve programs. Elise Klaus, a freshman history major, and Shawn Allen, a sophomore political science major, were both nominated to participate in this conference. After making a two-minute speech about why they wanted to go to the conference, senate members deliberated and voted on what two members they believed should go. Along with attending these meetings, Klaus and Allen spoke with many student government members from across Illinois. “250 students from 31 schools in 15 states attended this meeting,” Klaus said. “It was a great way for us to network with other students with similar interests.” Klaus and Allen left Charleston at 5 a.m. Saturday to arrive at 8 a.m. The conference went on until 5 p.m. Kate Quill can be reached at 581-2812 or kmquill@eiu.edu.

A researcher of 20 years spoke Tuesday about his research on the haunted places of Illinois. Chad Lewis, an author and lecturer, has written books about eight states that he has visited and researched haunting instances like South Dakota, Florida and Iowa. He has visited 12 countries during his research. Lewis spoke about his travels and many haunted sites in Illinois. One of the countries he visited was Transylvania, where he and his team searched for vampires and zombies. He said this particular experience was scary because of the fear of finding what he was looking for. He said he enjoys researching in open areas like the woods and the country where there is no help. Lewis and co-researchers have explored more than 400 cases before he wrote his first book about ghosts in Wisconsin. He has done more than 1,000 presentations on his findings and experiences. Lewis has been researching the paranormal since high school. For the last five or six years, he has been researching and exploring full time. His research deals specifically with finding ghosts. “When you go looking for the weird, sometimes the weird comes looking for you in a good way,” Lewis said. Although Lewis has been to a lot of places where he has been scared,

he has never been scared away. “If you’re not scared, then you’re not trying hard enough to uncover the mystery,” he said. Lewis said he encourages others to explore areas on their own, and starting in their surroundings is a great opportunity that might lead to something bigger and gain an experience of a lifetime. He said there is a term called “legend tripping,” and it does not deal with the research of searching haunted places, but experiencing the search of the legend. Lewis said each case always brings about new questions and curiosities. “After all this time, 18 years, I’m still left with more questions than answers,” he said. He really enjoys sharing his findings with others that are interested, fascinated or even skeptical about the research, he said. “My wife is skeptical, so that’s fun,” Lewis said. Along with his own experiences researching the paranormal, Lewis also spoke about haunted sites in Illinois, specifically in Chicago, Effingham and Charleston, including the rumored ghost of Pemberton Hall on campus. Lewis told the stories he has heard over the years about the ghost, but refused to reveal the rooms it has been spotted in because members of the audience could currently be living in said rooms. Ya’Shika Reed can be reached at 581-2812 or ysreed@eiu.edu.

BUSINESS

Business faculty to present at symposium By Amy Wywialowski Assistant Daily Editor

Although they are often categorized as professors, members of the faculty in the Lumpkin School of Business said they are always looking for an opportunity to learn something new and share it with the campus community. As a part of the lectures series, “A Futuristic Look Through Ancient Lenses: A Symposium on Ancient Greece,” three business professors will share their knowledge on the business world of Ancient Greece on Thursday. Business professors Cheryl Noll, Bill Wootton and David Boggs will present the lecture “Business and Accounting Practices in Ancient Greece” at 1 p.m. in Room 2120 in the Physical Science Building. Noll, chairperson for the School of Business, said her part of the presentation would focus on the labor force, and buying and selling in the local markets. Boggs, who chose to focus on the people and trade practices of the Greeks, said it was difficult to narrow down a specific era because of how each source defined the time period differently. “Ancient Greece as a whole covers over 1,000 years,” Boggs said. “Some sources defined the classical period as starting around 600 B.C. and ending about A.D. 400—others say it started in 500 B.C. and ended with the death of Alexander the Great.” Boggs said he originally planned to focus on just trade in general as opposed to international trade, which he teaches, because it is easy to find historical information on the subject. Once he began his research, he said

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he realized he knew little about the Greek people, and felt compelled to learn more about them. Boggs compared the changes in the people and trade practices in the Classical Era of Ancient Greece to the changes of U.S. history, both of which are about 200 years in length. “Think about all the changes in U.S. history: the boarders, the culture and the people,” Boggs said. “Yes, some of the general dynamics are the same, but you almost have to ask what day we are talking about to fully understand it.” Noll said in order to fully understand business, it is important to understand how it was done before. “They were the first ones to create material wealth and buy things on credit,” Noll said. She said neither she nor her fellow presenters consider themselves experts, but were asked to do a presentation and thought it could be fun. “We saw an opportunity to learn something new and decided to see where it led,” Noll said. Boggs said the opportunity inspired him to visit Greece, and he is currently planning trip this summer. “I’ve always liked history and almost switched my major in college, but my pragmatic side won out,” Boggs said. “Now that I’ve done the research, I want to see it.” Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or alwywialowski@eiu.edu.

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While we at The Daily Eastern News are glad to see one of the top leaders of the university, President Bill Perry, getting involved with an issue on campus, we wish Perry would be responding to Faculty Senate’s Chick-fil-A proposals sooner. Perry said during last week’s faculty senate meeting that he would respond to the senate’s proposal’s regarding the Chick-fil-A on campus during the last week of November. The proposals include re-negotiating the restaurant’s contract so that it does not automatically renew each year and allowing student workers to opt out of being assigned to Chick-fil-A. Our staff would like to see Perry responding to these issues, and the issue of Chickfil-A in general, sooner than that. The last week of November is over a month away. We understand that a top official such as Perry likely has a lot going on, but this issue has been a hot topic since the beginning of the semester and we would like to see the leadership of Eastern as a whole acting faster on things. Having Chick-fil-A on campus makes a significant group of students uncomfortable, and they deserve a swift answer on how things will be handled. Perry, Faculty Senate and Student Senate have all received feedback from students, faculty members and community members about the issue and the time has come to make a decision of some kind. We admit that waiting till the end of November would give time for Eastern to have an official forum on the issue and give a chance for a wider swath of the population to voice their minds. This is a good idea and we would like to see such a forum occur in the near future. But although Faculty Senate has discussed creating a forum, no date has been set and we worry if such a thing will ever exist. Regardless, the last week of November would still be bad timing. That falls very close to Thanksgiving break and the majority of Eastern’s student population will be off campus, celebrating the holiday with their families. When Perry’s response comes, students may not get a chance to hear it or respond to it until they return from the break. This might be a good way to avoid a potential negative backlash, but it also hinders campus discussion. The students and faculty here are entitled to say what happens to the university they have come to call home, and they should be given every opportunity to respond to decisions concerning this place. If Eastern’s leaders would like to wait for a public forum then fine, but than that forum needs to happen and happen soon. But they should not wait for issues to blow over or for a chance to avoid a response from their constituents.

policy platforms, which may be mirrored by the fact that most voters don’t care much about foreign policy anyway. Fortunately, the candidates frequently and somewhat miraculously were able to return to the issues that have shaped this campaign from the beginning: family, healthcare, taxes, education, and the auto industry. In case you’ve been asleep this entire time, Obama still wants to give poor people free healthcare, Romney still thinks letting Detroit go bankrupt is a business plan, both candidates are out to destroy and save America, and both candidates are still really concerned about whether or not your kids go to college and start businesses. The race is still about values, and the

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policy not major concern in election Chick-fil-A issue Foreign Monday’s debate questions focused on What this essentially means is that forforeign policy in the Middle East and Chieign policy is, in this race, a non-issue. So, needs response na, including candidates’ positions on the for those of you to whom foreign policy is recent attack on Benghazi, revolution in important—who might be opposed to the the ongoing conflict between Israel use of drone warfare (which has led repeatsooner than end Libya, and Pakistan, and a nuclear Iran. edly to the killing of civilians), or are posVoters discovered that there is in fact litsibly less than satisfied with what many of November tle to debate within the candidates’ foreign consider a new age of Western imperialism

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country is as divided as it ever was. Ignore CNN’s nonsensical polling of undecided voters during the debates. We’ve all made our decisions, and none of them have anything to do with Libya. What I mean to say is, there were zero meaningful differences between the foreign policy platforms presented by these candidates. Despite Romney’s attempts to distinguish his Iranian policy with “more crippling-er sanctions,” there were really no distinctions or even strong critiques in his plan when compared with the President’s. This debate was little more than an exercise in paraphrasing.

in the Middle East—sorry, there is nothing out there for you this year. Ultimately, the importance of this debate is unclear. The candidates are still polling within a few points of each other, and when you consider that the margin of error for these polls is usually around a few points, it’s easy to see the incessant, blithering media coverage as little better than hype. Rather than revealing anything groundbreaking about foreign policy, this debate made one point doubly clear: this race is not about foreign policy. Mia Tapella is a senior English and political science major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.

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Celebrate your differences, do not hide them away

Everyone has something that makes them stand out from the crowd. It can be a silly laugh, a gap between the two front teeth, or a unique talent. For as many people there are who embrace their unique characteristics, there are just as many people who do not like that characteristic, or some might frame it as a flaw. For me, that characteristic is my hair. I have been blessed with the curse of curly hair. It is big, temperamental, and sometimes, I believe it has a mind of its own. Throughout my youth, I despised my hair. I had to wake up early every morning so my mom could tame the mess it became. My hair was the one thing that made me different from every other girl. And when you are young, you just want to blend in. I eventually got a flat iron and straightened my hair as much as possible. I liked the way it looked and how I could disappear into the crowd.

Kelly Johnson I got so used to waking up at the crack of dawn to straighten my beautiful curls. I did this consistently for my first semester of high school. Eventually I came to my senses and realized what a waste this was. After that semester, I realized it was not worth my time to stand in front of the mirror for an hour to make myself look different. I was given beautiful hair and I should not have been hiding it. I am proud to say that I am in love with my crazy curls. I believe that people have to

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embrace their unique characteristics. Everyone has something that sets them apart from the rest of the world, and they need to flaunt their differences. Why would anyone want to blend into the crowd when you can be remembered? It is not an easy task. There are still days where my hair looks horrible (windy and humid days), but I know I just have to grin and bear it because it is how I was made. Once you embrace the characteristics you are not exactly fond of, and celebrate them, you become more confident. Those characteristics eventually become a part of you. So I encourage all of you to try to celebrate a flaw you believe you have because I am pretty sure someone else finds it beautiful and unique. Kelly Johnson is a senior communication studies major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.

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CLOCK TOWER, from page 1 However, the association is open to programming other songs to play for other holidays and special occasions, he said. Along with being able to control the songs the clock tower can play, the Alumni Association can also control its volume level. When the clock tower was dedicated, adjusting the volume to an appropriate level was a trial-by-error experiment, Rich said. He said particular attention was paid to volume so that it could be heard at a reasonable distance while

not disrupting classes and students in Booth Library. “Shortly after it was installed, we tried to be ver y, ver y aware of volume,” he said. “If it were turned up loud enough to where you could hear it in Old Main, that could be disruptive to people who are 100 feet away in Coleman Hall or in Lumpkin or Booth Library.” Tim Deters can be reached at 581-2812 or tadeters@eiu.edu.

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HOPE, from page 1 Arnold was a Charleston police officer for 24 years and specialized in helping women and children in domestic abuse situations. Pausing periodically to push back tears, Arnold remembered the many individuals she helped over the years and the many faces she saw over and over again. “I became very well acquainted with some of the families,” she said, brushing white strands of hair off her wet cheek. Arnold said when she retired from the police department, she could not stop helping those she had helped for so long and began to volunteer at HOPE. “I stayed with it,” she said. “I became emotionally involved.” HOPE is a place where those individuals and families she worked with for so many years,

and those falling into the same situation, can find support and encouragement to escape abuse, Arnold said. “We want each family, each person, to find the end of the violence, the end of being a victim,” she said. As community members began to fill the benches and lean against the poles of the pavilion, HOPE members and clients took hold of a microphone and told their personal stories and poems about domestic violence. Arnold gripped the microphone and read from a story she wrote but had never read aloud before. The stor y was read from the perspective of an 8-year-old boy whose mother is abused by her husband. Arnold wrote the stor y in a

vague manner and does not describe the actual abuse of the boy’s mother. However, the words of the boy cut through to the marrow of the pain. “ When dad gets like he gets and does what he does, that’s why mom’s leaving,” she read to the hushed crowd. Once the volunteers and clients had read their stories and poems, candles cradled by paper cups were handed out to the crowd. As the flames were passed from one candle to another, the members of the crowd broke their conversations for a moment of silence, T-shirts swaying in the wind around them. Tim Deters can be reached at 581-2812 or tadeters@eiu.edu.

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Easter n’s rugby team tallied 121 points in its 121-0 rout of Kansas State over the weekend. The Panthers scored a program-best 21 trys and f ell just three points short of setting the program record for points scored in a game.

11-of-12 Easter n’s men’s soccer team has dropped 11 of its last 12 matches after falling to Oral Roberts on Saturday. The loss to Oral Roberts marked the Panthers sixth consecutive loss as they continue to remain winless in Summit League play. With just three games remaining in the regular season, the Panthers will have games against conference foes Fort Wayne and Oakland to try and snap their winless streak in conf erence play.

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For the first time this season, Easter n’s volleyball team failed to record an ace in its four-set loss to St. Louis on Tuesday, snapping a 23-game streak in the process. The loss drops the Panthers’ record to 7-17 overall.

The women’s soccer team has just one match remaining in the regular season as it is still alive in the Ohio Valley Conf erence playoff hunt. The Panthers will host Belmont in the regular season finale as they will need to win and have several scenarios play out in their favor to secure their 15th consecutive trip to the OVC Tour nament.

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Panthers ousted in match By Aldo Soto  Staff reporter

The Panthers sent two competitors to represent the women’s tennis team at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships and were ousted by their Illinois opponents this past weekend. The duo of sophomore Sephora Boulbahaiem and senior Merritt Whitley combined to go 3-3 in singles and doubles competition at the Midwest Regional in Urbana-Champaign.  The early exit in the tournament marked the end of the fall portion of the women’s season schedule.  Both players recorded wins in the first round of the qualifying draw in singles play.  Head coach John Blackburn said they played well throughout the tournament.  “Going into these competitions you always expect great competition,” Blackburn said. “Sephora (Boulbahaiem) and Merritt (Whitley) played at a high level and had quality wins.”  Whitley, who competed in her first tournament this fall, won in straight sets, defeating Ashley Rettger from Western Illinois 6-0, 6-1.  The sophomore joined her teammate in the victory circle winning her first round match 7-5, 6,2 over DePaul opponent Zaina Sufi.  The tournament host Illinois proved to be difficult for the Eastern women to get past. Misa Kedzierski and Audrey O’Connor of Illinois defeated Boulbahaiem and Whitley. Kedzierski hit past the Eastern sophomore 6-3, 6-4. Whitley battled in her match against O’Connor, but ultimately fell in a tight match 7-6(5), 6-4.  “They did a good job taking things we worked on in practice into their matches to improve we have to continue working hard,” Blackburn said. The Panther duo also paired up and competed in the main draw of the doubles portion of the championships.  Whitley and Boulbahaiem drew Jullane Gruber and Katrina Lingl from Michigan State in the first round.  The Panthers outlasted the Spartan duo and advanced with an 8-6 victory.  The second round showed a much different story, though.  Melissa Kopinski and Rachel White from Illinois beat Whitley and Boulbahaiem 8-2. “The Illinois team played at a high level and they were just better than us,” Blackburn said. Kopinski and White made the home crowd happy as they captured the doubles championship defeating their Notre Dame counterparts. The tennis team will not see action until late January, but their schedule until then will consist of a couple hours each week on the court practicing and another five hours a week working on conditioning. The Panthers will officially begin the spring portion of the 2013 season hosting Evansville at the inside courts in Danville on Jan. 24, 2013. The time still has not been determined. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.

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Eastern’s women’s golf team finished up their fall season at NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio at the Dayton Fall Invitational. The Panthers finished in ninth place out of 17 teams, scoring a first round score of 310 and then finishing the second round with a score of 319, giving Eastern an overall score of 629. The Panthers were led by senior Laruen Williams who finished tied for tenth place with Kassandra Komma from Oakland. Williams and Komma finished with an overall score of 149. Other notable players for Eastern included sophomore Tiffany Wolf, senior Emily Calhoon, junior Emily Fitzgerald, and junior Elyse Banovic. Wo l f f i n i s h e d t i e d f o r 1 7 t h place individually with Marianna Stepp from Oakland, Jessica Peatross and Lorelle Weavers from Chicago State, and Grace Nikolai from Dayton with a score of 153. Former Ohio Valley Conference Female Golfer of the Week Emily Calhoon finished tied for 53rd place overall with A.J. Selig from Valparaiso, Sana Khan from Youngstown State, Kelly Coakley from Dayton, Elizabeth Carlson from Bellarmine, and Jenelle Kraakman from Alabama State with an overall score of 162. Fitzgerald finished tied for 68th place overall with Maggie Schad from Bellarmine, and Kathryn Rogers from Otterbein with a score of 165. Banovic finished at the bottom of the scoreboard for Eastern, finishing in 86th place with an overall score of 173. As a team, Detroit Mercy finished in first place overall with an overall team score of 588. Detroit Mercy was led by Lindsey Lammers who finished tied for third place overall with a score of 143. Valparaiso finished behind Detroit Mercy in second place with an overall score of 592. Valparaiso was led by Kelly Voigt who finished ahead of everyone individually finishing in first place overall with a score of 139. Eastern was the only team to participate from the OVC in the tournament. The tournament was Eastern’s fourth of the fall season. The team finished no higher than fifth in any of its four fall tournaments. The team’s highest finish of the fall season came on the Oct. 7-9 tournament at the Butler Fall Invitational at the Eagle Creek Golf Course in Indianapolis. The Panthers finished in fifth place out of 11 total teams in the tournament. The team will be back in action again in March after taking the winter off. Cody Delmendo can be reached at 581-2812 or cddelmundo@eiu.edu.

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Panthers fall to St. Louis in four sets By Anthony Catezone Assistant Sports Editor

Winning the serve-pass battle was something the Eastern volleyball team needed to do in order to win its fourth straight match, head coach Kate Price said, heading into the game against St Louis. The Panthers were unable to do so as they fell to the Billikens Tuesday night at Lantz Arena in four sets (1925, 25-22, 14-25, 22-25). The Panthers trailed the Billikens in aces, as the visitors registered seven serves that were not returned, while holding the Panthers to zero for the first time this season. “They did a good job serving and passing and I think we broke down,” Price said. “When you struggle passing, which is something we’ve been pretty good at in the past, it’s tough to win.” Junior outside hitter Reynae Hutchinson said that in matches where the passing breaks down, net play has to come through. However, the Panthers were unable to do that, as well.

“Tonight was just an off night i n g e n e r a l ,” Hu t c h i n s o n s a i d . “Coach (Price) pretty much addressed it in the locker room, our passing broke down and when that happens it’s what really makes us struggle the most. When our passing breaks down, our net play really has to pick it up, and we weren’t able to do that tonight, either.” The Panthers began the match in front of an energetic crowd in Lantz Arena. Eastern was able to break out to a 7-2 lead in the first set, but St. Louis fought back to steal the first set on the road. “Any good team is going to fight back,” Price said. “SLU is a good team with strong tradition, and they are coming in and looking for a win too. It’s something that as a team pushes us back, we have to be able to withstand it and be able to make our own pushes.” Senior middle hitter Alison Berens led the Panthers as she drilled a career-high 16 kills behind a .464 hit percentage. Berens also assisted on three blocks.

“When you struggle passing, which is something we’ve been pretty good at in the past, it’s tough to win.” Kate Price, head coach

Freshman Abby Saalfrank followed with 11 kills and added three blocks of her own, including an individual stuff. Fellow freshman setter Marah Bradbury dished out a game-high 44 assists, coming off of her Ohio Valley Conference Setter of the Week honor. Bradbury also recorded six kills on a .556 attack. She fell one dig short of a double-double with nine. On defense, sophomore libero Kelsey Brooke nabbed 19 digs, while junior middle hitter Stephanie Arnold was the leading Panther in blocks with four. A s a t e a m , St . L o u i s b e s t e d Eastern in almost every category,

including serves (seven to zero), kills (60 to 52), attack (.304 to .221), assists (57 to 50), digs (56 to 52), blocks (ten to eight) and points (77 to 60). Eastern will hit the road for two OVC matches this weekend against Tennessee-Mar tin at 7 p.m. Friday Oct. 26, and Southeast Missouri at 2 p.m. Saturday Oct. 27. The Panthers will the return home Tuesday Oct. 30, as they host IUPUI in the final regularseason non-conference game. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.

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Lora named to Payton Watch List By Jordan Pottorff Sports Editor

Valley Conference record for catches in a game.

Red-shirt junior wide receiver Erik Lora became the second Eastern player to be named to the Walter Payton Award Watch List for the nation’s top FCS player, joining junior quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. This season, Lora has posted the best numbers in the nation, leading all receivers with 1,129 yards on 83 receptions. The 83 receptions have already set a program record for catches in a single season, and he is just 141 yards shy of setting the program record for receiving yards in a season.Lora has also set single game records this season, totaling a program-best 269 yards on 21 receptions against Murray State. His 21 receptions also set an Ohio

FCS Polls With Eastern on its lone bye week of the season, the Panthers continue to receive national recognition as they find themselves in the “other teams receiving votes” category despite being in position to hold a share of first place in the OVC if they can come away with a win over Eastern Kentucky this weekend. Also, multiple teams that Eastern beat this season find themselves ahead of the Panthers in the national rankings. Both Jacksonville State and Southern Illinois-Carbondale rank ahead of the Panthers in the Sports Network poll. Inside the top 25, there was not much movement on top as Eastern Washington continues to hold on to

the No. 1 ranking. Georgia Southern, North Dakota State, Montana State and Sam Houston State round out the top five. Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee State remain to be the lone OVC representatives in the top 25 as they rank No. 18 and No. 21, respectively. Although the OVC boasts just two teams in the top 25, three teams are garnering national recognition as Tennessee-Martin, Jacksonville State and Eastern are all receiving votes. Weekly Awards Eastern Kentucky senior quarterback T.J. Pryor was named the OVC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the win over Tennessee Tech. Trailing by eight points in the fourth quarter, Pryor led a comefrom-behind effort, completing all

seven of his pass attempts and throwing two touchdowns in the final 15 minutes en route to the 42-28 victory. Two players combined to share OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors as Jacksonville State’s freshman defensive back Jermaine Hough and Tennessee-Martin’s junior defensive lineman D.J. Roberts garnered the weekly award. Jacksonville State junior kicker Griffin Thomas earned OVC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in the win over a nationally ranked opponent in Tennessee State. Griffin connected on a 44-yard field goal in overtime to give the Gamecocks a 31-28 win over previously unbeaten Tennessee State. Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-2812 or jbpottorff@eiu.edu.