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The queens of the Diva Drag Show displayed their femininity while encouraging individuality at the show’s 10th anniversary on Eastern’s campus Monday. “Diamonds are a Ghouls Best Friend” was hosted by EIU Pride and the Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Services. Drag queen Ceduxtion Carrington started the event by thanking allies in the audience for showing their support. “I want to thank the straight people for coming out to experience something new, but I also want to thank the straight people for making gay babies because we can’t do it,” Carrington said. Ceduxtion also encouraged the inclusion of those who stray from the norms of sexuality. “I’m tired of all this discrimination in our own community,” she said. “We are a beautiful community of diversity.” Molly Ferris, a junior psychology major and coordinator of the show, said if everything went well there would be a lot of crowd participation and cheering. “I hope that everyone has a good time and wants to come back and looks forward to it every year,” Ferris said. “Every year, we try to make it bigger and better.” Ferris, the vice president of EIU Pride, said although the show’s theme changes annually, Pride makes a point to try to use the same drag queens each year. “The line up 10 years ago was slightly different than now, obviously,” Ferris said. “We love to keep the same queens, and they love to come back. Since it’s just for them, it’s really fun.” With names like Leiloni Stars, Ceduxtion Carrington, Calexus Carringon, Kelasia Karmichael, Amaya Mann and Sienna Mann, the majority of the night’s performers were from central Illinois.
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An Eastern student was hit by a car Friday while crossing Lincoln Avenue near Second Street. According to the police report filed on Friday, Kerstyn Jankovec, an art major, was crossing Lincoln Avenue going north when Jacob Jones, a kinesiology and sports studies major, pulled off of Second Street, turning left onto Lincoln Avenue and allegedly collided with Jankovec in the center lane. There is no crosswalk at that intersection. Jones was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence, and his
blood alcohol content is unknown. Lt. Brad Oyer said the BAC is unknown either because he refused testing or because they did a blood test, and the results have not been returned. The accident occurred at 1:29 a.m. According to the report, a witness said Jones was not driving fast when he hit Jankovec. Jankovec was transported to Sarah Bush-Lincoln Health System for treatment. Neither Jones nor his two passengers were injured. The current status of Jankovec is unknown.
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Community leaders, members address voting amendment By Robyn Dexter In-depth Editor
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Leiloni Stars performs a Beyonce song during EIU PRIDE's "DIVA Drag Show" Monday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. This year makes the 10th annual DIVA Drag Show.
Community members assembled Monday to hear a proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution requiring a three-fifths majority vote to increase a benefit of any public pension or retirement system. Six panelists gathered at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library to speak to the community about Amendment 49, which will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. The panel was made up of State Sen. Dale Righter of the 55th Legislative District; Alan Baharlou of the EIU Annuitants; Charleston Mayor John Inyart; Jim Littleford, the superintendent of the Charleston Unit School District; David Kuetemeyer, the financial consultant of the Charleston Unit School District; and Corrine P. D-Joyner of the Coles County League of Women Voters. The panel was cosponsored by
the League of Women Voters and the EIU Annuitant Association. Amendment 49 requires a threefifths majority vote of each chamber of the General Assembly and governing bodies of any unit of local government in order to increase a benefit for a public pension or retirement system. Righter spoke for the majority of the panel about his ideas surrounding the amendment and took questions from other panel members and the audience. “Illinois is wrestling with a serious problem in its public pension systems that cover elementary and secondary education, higher education, judges, members of the General Assembly and state employees,” he said. In Summer 2013, Righter said those systems will face an unfunded liability estimate of about $93 billion. AMENDMENT, page 5
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Lieutenant governor visits campus, talks to students By Zachary White Photo Editor
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon spoke with 17 Eastern students about how they are putting themselves through college during the eighth stop on her College Affordability Summit Monday. The students met with Simon in the Edgar Reading Room of Booth Library and talked about financial aid funding, Monetary Award Program Grant funding and the American Opportunity Tax Credit. “I’ve been asking at every school ‘do you know someone who’s had to leave
school because they couldn’t afford to stay in?’—someone who’s academically able to stay but financially no longer able to make it’” Simon said. “Every hand in the room went up.” Students said Simon talked with them during the meeting about how they are paying for school and their degree. Sam Rosell, a senior special education major, said it was good to hear from other students about what they were going through. “We talked about how hard it is for students to get FAFSA money because some of us come from families that
make just enough that they don’t apply,” Rosell said. Discussion over MAP Grants also took up a portion of the meeting with how the awards are first-come, firstserve. According to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Simon is on a MAP Eligibility Task Force that wants to steer the MAP Grant away from a first-come first-serve basis that it is currently distributed through. Zach Samples, a junior history major and the former Student Senate speaker, said the question of whether or not the way that the grants are distributed
should be changed was brought up. Possible solutions that students addressed were making the MAP Grant distribution based more on merit or based on financial need. According to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the task force will be turning in a report to the general assembly by Jan. 1 that lays out a possible solution, one that they have yet to come up with. Simon said one of the goals of this tour is to come up with the solution through the help of students who need the grants. Samples said he could tell that Si-
mon had her own opinion on the issues, although she never said so. Kate Brown, a senior history major, said Simon did not seem to have a solution to the issues that they talked about. Simon also shadowed Jenna LaBuwi, a senior special education major, during her work-study job in the Booth Library archives while LaBuwi worked on scanning pictures from the Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan to put on the library server. Zachary White can be reached at 581-2812 or ztwhite@eiu.edu.
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CORREC TION In Monday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News in the article titled “Lieutenant governor to visit campus,” Sheila Simon’s name was misspelled. The News regrets the error. BLOT TER •At 10:24 p.m. Thursday, a private property accident occurred in X-Lot. Citations were issued for failure to yield and operating uninsured vehicle. • At 2:35 p.m. Friday, a possible Internet scam was reported to the University Police Department. This incident is under investigation. • At 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Trevor Gavitt, 18, was arrested at 605 Lincoln Avenue on a charge of DUIAlcohol and released at 3:30 a.m. after posting 10 percent of $1,000 bond. • At 3:51 a.m. Sunday, Jacob Scara, 320 N. 15th St., Mattoon, was arrested at the 1400 Block of Seventh Street on charges of DUI-Drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released at 5 a.m. after posting 10 percent of $1,000 bond.
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Katie Landry, a sophomore applied engineering and technology major, inspects a pumpkin before putting it down for students to purchase outside of Buzzard Hall Monday. Landry is a member of Eastern's Association of Technology Management and Applied Engineering, the registered student organization that is selling the pumpkins as a part of its carving contest for $10. Students can also purchase or smash the pumpkins for a reduced cost. The judging for the contest will take place Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. All proceeds will go toward the RSO.
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Debate China tour to be offered will take Planned travel community place on for members, local Tuesday Staff Report
By Amanda Wilkinson Staff Reporter
Local candidates will have a chance to debate against each other during the Candidate’s Forum on Tuesday at the Cross County Mall in Mattoon. County election candidates will present their platforms and answer audience questions starting at 6:30 p.m. Candidates for state’s attorney are Brian Bower (R) and Todd M. Reardon (D). The candidates for County Board District 4 are: Alan M. Hawkins (D) and Cory Sanders (R), for County Board District 5: Jim Hilgenberg (D) and Mark Degler (R) and for County Board District 6: Brandon A. Saunders (D) and Paul Daily (R). Candidates for state’s attorney will debate from 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., and the candidates for county board will debate from 8:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The Coles County League of Women Voters and the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the debate.
The Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce is offering a nineday trip throughout China for 30 Charleston community members. The trip, offered by the chamber and Citslinc International, Inc., will be Oct. 8 to Oct. 16, 2013 and will consist of going to Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou in China. Cindy White, the executive director of the chamber, went on the trip this year and said it is not too early to start planning a trip a year away. “You can plan your own trip to Ireland or Scotland or even Italy, but China is kind of daunting,” White said. “All those people are not going to plan a trip on their own in China.” The trip begins in Beijing. On the fifth day, travelers will visit Shanghai and Suzhou. On the sixth and seventh days, travelers will see more of Suzhou, visit Hangzhou and begin visiting Shanghai for the remainder of the trip. Visiting the four cities, travel-
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ers will see many attractions like the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, the Jade Museum, a tea plantation and Yu Garden and Bazaar. For White, she said her favorite experience was going to the Great Wall. “It’s hard to beat the Great Wall and be able to say that you saw it and climbed it,” White said. “It might sound simple but it’s not. Some of the steps are two inches apart, and some are a foot apart. It’s rugged.” The price for the nine-day trip to China is $2,599. The price includes all airfare, hotel accommodations, tours and three meals each day. White said the trip makes traveling less of a hassle. “This travel program offers a wonderful way to experience China with a lot of these details taken care of,” White said. While the program is offered through the CACC specifically, White said the trip is for anyone who lives in the Charleston area. “We are going to offer it to our chamber members, guests and really anybody who lives in the area,” White said. “It’s a whole new different kind of program for our chamber to offer, but we feel it will touch a different segment of people.” However, White said Eastern students might not get study abroad scholarships for this trip because it is
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a “touring trip.” “Unfortunately, it’s not a long enough period of time to earn enough credits,” White said. “It’s mostly a touring kind of program. You’re not going over to study anything.” Eastern’s study abroad office has six programs for students to go to China. With those programs, students would be able to receive scholarships and grants for the trips. Nevertheless, White said she does not want students to rule it out because it is a great way to experience China. For more information about the program, an informational meeting will take place at noon at the Lifespan Center, 11021 East County Road 800N, on Dec. 7 or call the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce. Amanda Wilkinson can be reached at 581-2812 or amwilkinson@eiu.edu.
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Prospective changes Students find quirky costumes at thrift stores throughout city to school website
Faculty Senate to discuss possible enhancements Staff Report
The university webmaster and director of web and mobile applications, will speak about recent and future changes to the school website during Faculty Senate Tuesday. The Electronic Learning Material taskforce will also present to the Faculty Senate at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Room 4440 of Booth Library. Chairman Andrew Methven said the Faculty Senate members requested information from Ryan Gibson, the webmaster and director of web and mobile applications, after past changes to the website temporarily excluded a link to the Booth Library homepage. He said the members would ask questions about prospective changes to the school website and address changes being made to enhance department websites. “This is important because the university is looking at our marketing,” Methven said. “We would like to make sure students and parents find the information they need and that (the website) is attractive so they want to come back.” Stephen Lucas, the chairman of
the Electronic Learning Material taskforce, will talk about what progress the committee has had since the Faculty Senate initiated it last Spring. Lucas said the taskforce was set up to examine the issues that come along with using electronic media in place of print media for textbooks. “What we are looking to accomplish in the long-term is to establish guidelines or parameters for using more electronic materials, and to ensure whatever changes are made provide the best information for students and faculty,” he said. He said the Electronic Learning Material taskforce has been reviewing multiple factors to determine those guidelines. “The first phase of study takes an initial look at what other universities are doing and what publishers offer,” he said. Methven said there are many departments such as business, which benefit from publishing electronic textbooks because the subjects involve rapidly changing information. He also said the Textbook Rental Service is still a necessity despite the convenience of web-published information. “There is more and more information available electronically, and we’re trying to figure out where Eastern is going in the future with this,” he said.
By Robyn Dexter In-depth Editor
As Halloween quickly approaches, students flock to Charleston’s resale and thrift stores to find creative costumes. Linda Spence, the owner of Spence’s on Jackson, said this time of year is a busy season for her store. “Our biggest thing we’ve been selling is our hats and men’s vests,” she said. “The guys will build their costumes around those items.” “The very weirdest costume I had someone ask my help with was a sexy Jesus costume,” she said. “That was pretty strange, and you never know what people are going to ask for your help with.” Spence said she does not charge tax for the purchases and will work with students to help them get what they want for a reasonable price. Nancy Kuykendall, the owner of Twice is Nice on 18th St., said she has found that many men want women’s clothing to wear as their Halloween costume. “That’s probably the weirdest thing that I’ve seen so far,” she said. “I really don’t like for them to try on women’s clothing in the store so I tell them they can buy them, but they can’t try them.” She said Twice is Nice has nearly sold out of masks and wigs because of their popularity. “We have so many college students come in around this time of year, and right after they finish buying Halloween costumes, they’ll start coming in
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Spence's on Jackson served about 250-300 customers for Halloween.
for ugly sweaters,” Kuykendall said. Brenda Duzan, the owner of Community Thrift Store on Castle Drive, said the 8,000 square feet that make up her store enable her to keep a wide variety of clothing and costumes for college students to browse around Halloween. “We have a lot of ’70s and ’80s clothing, as well as some just plain ugly clothing,” she said. “You have to be able to have enough room to keep all this stuff, and we do so we’re able to keep a lot of oddball outfits.” Duzan said Friday was the store’s busiest day because of the weekend’s parties. “I had someone looking to put together a Winnie the Pooh costume,” she said. “I’ve also had an Olympian and a fellow looking for an evening
gown so I’m sure he’ll look really pretty.” She said Community Thrift Store has also been selling many ugly sweaters already this year. “The kids have had an absolute ball picking out costumes,” she said. “We love to have them come in here, and we love to watch them because they have so much fun.” Duzan said the store has a special deal every day to help students and all customers find exactly what they want. “We love having students come in and purchase their costumes here, and I’m just very grateful to them,” she said. Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.
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Issues more important than candidates We at The Daily Eastern News have grown tired with how elections are often covered in the United States. Too often the issues and the people they affect are ignored as the conflict between candidates is drawn out and blown out of proportion. Though our staff is backing a presidential candidate, in the end we are far less concerned with who wins this election and more interested in the actions they will take when they come into office. Our staff is not looking for a ‘cool’ president or a ‘president we could have a beer with’. We want someone who will enact policies and fight for legislation that will instill the type of changes we want to see in the world. The top issues that concern us this election season are abortion, same-sex marriage and the economy. Most of these topics we have touched upon in recently published staff editorials. Abortion is a case-by-case decision. We believe the government should not regu-
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late abortion. It is a highly circumstantial decision. Though it is a divisive issue in America, we do not think it is strictly black or white circumstance. It should be largely left up to the woman involved. Abortion can be a serious undertaking and we think woman should consider all options available to them such as birth control and abortion. Same-sex marriage is logical. Our staff supports same-sex marriage. America is a country that has supposedly embraced a separation between church and state as well as freedom for all. Despite this, we still have groups of Americans facing discrimination when it comes to who they fall in love with and want to marry. This is unacceptable. The definition of marriage has been in flux throughout history, homosexuality is not unnatural and it is not a choice. There is no rational reason same-sex marriage should be illegal. The economy still needs work. We have been in an official recession for near-
ly five years and it does not seem to be ending anytime soon. As college students we will be entering into the workforce soon and we should be worried about what we might face. Under President Barack Obama’s leadership things have improved but not as quickly as we prefer. We understand this is a complex issue that cannot be fixed quickly but we are interested to see how Governor Mitt Romney’s plan might change things. That being said, we are not thrilled by the lack of details Romney has given for his plan. We would like to be able to make a fully formed decision. Overall, our staff supports Obama’s reelection. Though we are not thrilled with his economic work, he supports social change that our staff would like to see become a reality. Upon reelection we would like to see him work with Republicans and Democrats and form compromises that will not only bring about these social changes, but rapidly repair the economy.
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The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
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Election about what our country deserves, needs For me, this election isn’t about policy. It’s not about the economy; it’s not about jobs. It’s not about abortion; it’s not about taxes. It’s not about Benghazi, and it certainly isn’t about Big Bird. It’s not even about Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. This election is about sending a message, and that message is this: “America deserves better.” We deserve a Congress which works for the people, not for private interests or “obstruct and exploit” tactics. We deserve progress, not blind partisanship. We deserve better than Sen. Mitch McConnell’s “top priority” to “deny President Obama a second term,” or his plan to hold the nation hostage to exploit Obama’s “shortcomings” and “failures.” We deserve better than a divided Washington, in which politicians are strong-armed by their own parties to vote against effective policies. We deserve better than the Koch brothers. We deserve better than the Tea Party. We deserve comprehensive and bi-partisan policy changes, which seek to improve this nation, not belittle political opponents. We deserve more than the divisive rhetoric spewed from 24-hour “news” cycles. We deserve a political system in which corporations are exactly that—corporations—and where big money no longer drowns out the voices of ordinary Americans. We deserve all of these things, yet have been given none. Over the last four years, America’s political culture has been undermined by intentional obstructionism and “divide and conquer” politics, and while I can’t say Democrats didn’t contribute to this despicably low trend, I can say that an Obama victory might be the first step towards defeating it. By that, I don’t mean to vilify Mitt Romney or the Republican base—in all honesty, I like a lot of things Letters to the editor can be submitted at any time on any topic to the Opinions Editor to be published in The Daily Eastern News.
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Robert Downen about Mitt Romney, and I respect the vast majority of Republicans, most of which came to power through honesty, integrity and good intention. No—my disdain is for the neoconservatives; the politicians who have held America hostage for the last four years, and the corporate bank accounts that finance hate, intolerance and stagnancy. My disdain is for the small sect of America’s electorate who feel that putting “their guy” in the White House is more important than helping Americans or affecting change. Right now, our nation is at a crossroads. Our fate could very well depend on the road we take next. This election is about stopping a political regression towards a world where slander and obfuscation build the roads to Washington; where the people are mere stepping-stones for the power-hungry elite. This election is about sending a message—proving to a small group in Washington that this is not acceptable; that influence cannot be bought, nor power taken through ransom; that the interests of the people should always trump personal interest; that America deserves better. That’s why I’m supporting Barack Obama next Tuesday, and it’s why you should too. Robert Downen is a senior political science and journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com. The DEN’s policy is to run all letters that are not libelous or potentially harmful. They must be less than 250 words.
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Romney best choice for rejuvenating America Four years ago, our country experienced an unique point in its history that involved the convergence of several factors that helped Barack Obama become the 44th President of the United States. Now four years later, we are presented with the choice of whether to give President Obama four more years. I have chosen to say “No.” I have held off an explicit endorsement of my intended choice for President in my columns this past year for several reasons, the most important being that I did not wish to convey a sense of unmitigated bias when considering each column’s subject. However, it was probably apparent that my choice for President is Gov. Mitt Romney. I did not support Romney in the Republican primary, but I support him now because he is the most viable choice to replace Obama in the White House. I do not expect a president who is perfect, and I do not expect him to act any less like a politician than Obama or any other president ever was. What I do expect Romney to be, however, is a better servant to the American people than Obama has been. The last four years have seen little to no economic growth and recovery from the 2008 recession, and despite Obama’s repeated promises and blame games, his administration has failed to produce plans of enough significance to be considered a viable solution for aiding the economy. This is in spite of the car manufacturers bailout, in spite of the TARP stimulus, and in spite of attempts to make the system “better” for everyone seeking to obtain a loan or receive a college education. Some may argue that four years is not enough for a president to do what “needs to be done,” but Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald
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Greg Sainer Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush certainly took actions that did “what needed to be done” in popular history’s eyes. Or at least had some sort of positive effect on the economy. What Mitt Romney has promised to do, even if the bargaining chip details have been left out, is institute policies that will renew confidence in the economy. This includes lowering tax rates for potential job creators, reforming regulations that hinder companies and decreasing government spending levels that bring about the discussion of increases in tax rates. As I prepare to graduate this December, I have considered the uncertainty I will most likely face as I enter the job market. I am not alone in facing this future, and there are already college graduates in the same boat. Obama has had his chance, and yet America still needs a fresh start. It can only begin if our economy is resuscitated, and Romney provides the best opportunity to get America back to where it needs to be. I will accept whoever wins, but regardless, I will go to bed next Tuesday confident that I made the right decision. Hopefully it will be America’s as well. Greg Sainer is a senior communication studies major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com. the author’s EIU e-mail address to DENopinions@ gmail.com.
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Resident halls open for Halloween night By Samantha McDaniel Daily Editor
Some resident halls and Greek organizations will be inviting children from the Charleston community to come celebrate Halloween on Wednesday. Lawson Hall, Andrews Hall and Greek Court are opening up to children for different Halloween activities starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Greek Cour t will be having “Ghost and Goblins—Greek Court Trick or Treat” from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. where different Greek chapter members will give out candy to children. Lauren Brzezinski, the Greek Court panhellenic council president, said children can walk around to the different Greek houses and collect candy with their parents. “A lot of the fraternity men get into it, and last year, they dressed up in chicken costumes or really silly stuff and sometimes they’ll play haunted-house type music—the creepy, eerie ghost sounds,” Brzezinski said. “It’s really funny to see how much they get into it.” Brzezinski said handing out candy reminds her of celebrating Halloween at home. “It’s hard not being home for trick-or-treating because I miss all my little neighbor kids,” Brzezinski said. Amanda Norvell, the hall council president for Lawson Hall, said they will be offering games and candy in the basement of Lawson Hall from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The different games that will be offered are Halloween-themed Bozo Buckets, kick the can, pin the stem on the pumpkin, pumpkin cut-out decorating and Halloween coloring pages. “We were talking originally about doing trick-or-treating,” Norvell said. She said they thought that they would not have enough people to take children around to the different floors for so they thought the games would be better. “It’s a safe area for kids to play games in and do something fun for Halloween,” Norvell said. Morgan Busch, the resident director of Andrews Hall, said Andrews Hall will be handing out candy and doing face painting for children from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. She said children could stop by the front desk for candy and then get their face painted. Busch said the activity allows the residents to work with children, which she said most are interested in. Brzezinski said opening up Greek Court for Halloween helps build a better connection with the community. “We like to get involved in the community and have our name out there,” Brzezinski said. “It’s opening Greek Court up to families and introducing them to Greek life in a positive way.” Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu.
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State Senator Dale Righter addresses an audience question in a panel about Amendment 49 in Charleston Carnegie Public Library on Monday. Righter is pictured with Charleston Superintendent Jim Littleford (left) and David Kuetemeyer, financial consultant for the Charleston Unit School District (right).
“That will be the highest unfunded liability in the nation,” he said. “In searching for answers, the leaders of the majority party in Springfield put together this amendment, which says that neither the General Assembly or any local body can do so unless it votes to do so by at least a three-fifths majority.” Each of the panel members expressed their viewpoints on the amendment, and, in the end, two panel members were in favor of the amendment and the other four were against it. Kuetemeyer said he will also be voting no because he believes the major intention of the bill is to draw attention away from the lack of responsibility of the state legislature to make their payments to the retirement systems for many years. “The increase in benefits only ac-
counts for 10 percent of unfunded liability,” he said. “It’s the other 90 percent that really concerns people, so I think this whole thing is a smokescreen.” D-Joyner said she, as a member of the League of Women Voters, will vote no on the proposed amendment based on the concept that the current amendment should be fixed and a new one should not be instated. Baharlou said he will vote no on the amendment as well. “Vote no, because this time the power is not ours; it is (the General Assembly’s),” he said. Righter said he will be voting yes on the amendment because he believes the amendment will help the situation from getting worse. “I don’t see how this affects the current constitutional provision at all with regards to public pensions because I think those issues
stand on their own,” he said. “At a time when this state is bleeding in so many ways, this is a way to help slow down the bleeding in one area and I’m going to support it.” Littleford said he will be voting no based on a lack of trust of Illinois’ legislative leaders. “I think this is a 700-word constitutional amendment that is wordy and cloudy at best and can be interpreted in different ways,” he said. Inyart ended the final opinions by saying he would support the amendment and vote yes to adopt it. “I don’t think it fixes the problem, but it gives some tools to make it not get worse,” he said.
she said. Those who attended were invited to come in costume to show off their own alter egos and compete for the best costume. The audience members were not the only ones sporting their alter egos, however. Veteran drag queen Leiloni Stars came in from side-stage dressed in a hockey mask and leather while she pretended to stab audience members to classic thriller music. Ferris said the performer-audi-
ence interaction is one of the most rewarding aspects of the show. “For a lot of people, it can sometimes be their first drag show so they may not know what to expect,” Ferris said. “Just being able to get up and interact with the queens is really fun.” Free HIV testing was available on the third floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union throughout the show in support of sexual health. Erin Walters, executive director
of SACIS, said the show specifically supports EIU Pride, but it is also intended to speak to any person on campus about sexual assault, sexual abuse and sexual harassment. “We support Pride because we know it’s not only the LGBT community that’s involved in sexual violence,” she said.
Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.
DRAG SHOW, from page 1 Mick Arney, a junior biology major at Lake Land College, said he was surprised to learn the queens come from hometowns like Bloomington and Champaign. “I didn’t know they were close by,” he said. “I had heard of them, but I didn’t know they had them at Eastern.” Other students come annually and use the Diva Drag Show as inspiration for their own campus’ Pride groups. Stevi Davis, a junior art major
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Panthers set for home finale Team expects better Wins are needed, expected for successful season
By Alex McNamee Staff Reporter
The Eastern men’s soccer team will host its final home game this season Tuesday against Belmont, a non-conference opponent. Belmont (5-8-2) has one win in October, against North Carolina State, along with a tie and two losses. Eastern (3-12) got its first win since Sept. 18 on Saturday. The Panthers and Bruins have played five common opponents this season. Belmont is 2-2-1 against those teams, while Eastern is 1-4. Belmont lost to Lipscomb, but Eastern’s only win against the five common teams came against Lipscomb in the second game of the season. Belmont finishes its season with games against Eastern and Western Illinois. The game against Western will mean the two teams have played six common games. Belmont comes into Tuesday’s game well rested, having not played a game in 15 days. The Bruins lost to Appalachian State, 1-0, on Oct. 16. Brandon Tarr, who has scored six goals and one assist this season, leads the Bruins. After Tarr, Pedro Miranda and Nico Olsak have seven points each this season for second on the team. Miranda’s three goals have him tied for second on the team while Olsak’s five assists leads the team. Belmont has also seen solid play out of goalkeeper Lou Manning this season. Manning has played in all 15 games this season, grabbing one shutout along the way. He is surrendering 1.54 goals per game and is saving 65 percent of the oppositions shots. In the Panthers last game, they pulled out a 3-2 overtime victory Saturday against Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne. The Mastodons played two men down after the 84-minute mark when their second player of the day got kicked out of the game with a red card. Saturday’s game was flooded with
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Will Butler, a sophomore midfielder, tries to turn around after the ball was stolen from him during Eastern’s game against Fort Wayne at Lakeside Field Saturday. Eastern won 3-2.
penalties as 11 yellow or red cards were issued to players during the game. Even with the win, Eastern remains in last place in the Summit League, one game behind Oral Roberts. The Panthers lost to Oral Roberts earlier this season. Belmont also played Oral Roberts
this season, winning 2-1 on Sept. 7. Tuesday’s game is set to begin at 3 p.m. at Lakeside Field. Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.
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Former Panther joins Cubs staff Staff Report
Former Eastern assistant coach and baseball player Derek Johnson was named the minor league pitching coordinator for the Chicago Cubs. Johnson began his coaching career at Eastern in 1994, one year after he was an All Mid-Continent Conference selection as a pitcher for the Panthers. Following a one-year stint at Eastern, Johnson was hired as the pitching coach for Southern Illinois-Carbondale. While at Southern, he also served as manager of the Decatur Blues in the Central Illinois Collegiate League and pitching coach for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots before making a name
for himself as a pitching coach for Vanderbilt. At Vanderbilt, Johnson became one of the most respected and accomplished pitching coaches at the collegiate level, earning National Pitching Coach of the Year in 2004 and National Assistant Coach of the Year in 2010. In 2004, Johnson’s staff recorded the second-best earned run average (ERA) in school history as each of the four regular starters finished with an ERA below 3.50. That staff also set a then school record for strikeouts with 518. The 2010 staff was equally impressive, posting a 3.69 ERA and leading the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in home runs and ranking second in shutouts with six.
The Commodores also recorded 557 strikeouts in 2010. In 2011, Vanderbilt posted its most successful season in school history, recording its first trip to the College World Series. The 2011 staff led the SEC in ERA and strikeouts, and had eight players that were selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, including first round draft picks Sonny Gray and Grayson Garvin. Gray and Garvin also earned AllAmerican honors, while Garvin became the second Vanderbilt pitcher in program history to be named SEC Pitcher of the Year, joining Tampa Bay Rays ace David Price as the only Commodores to earn this award. Both Garvin and Price were coached by Johnson.
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No one cares if you put in all the hard work during practice, this is sports we are talking about. All that matters is if you win or lose. Head tennis coach John Blackburn constantly speaks of how he wants his players to go out on the tennis court and compete, but in this industry, wins are what matter. A year ago, the men’s tennis team had a dismal season finishing the year with an overall record of 4-13 and 2-6 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The horrid season began with seven consecutive losses and ended with the Panthers missing the conference tournament. The women’s team had a much better season compared to the men’s team during last year’s season. The women had a 9-10 record, but finished with a 5-4 conference record, earning a fifth place finish and a spot in the conference tournament. Despite a first-round loss to Austin Peay, the women’s team had to have felt better coming into this year than the men who experienced triple the amount of losses than wins during their season. So, what hope is there for this spring? The fall season had its ups and downs starting at the Wright State tournament where the men finished 12-14 in singles action, but reached the finals of two doubles championships, capturing one first-place finish. A newcomer and an old face have teamed up to give the men’s team a
Aldo Soto semblance of consistency. Freshmen Robert Skolik and senior Warren Race picked up the first place finish to start the season and won another match together against Missouri-St. Louis. There is no question the doubles play has been the strong suit for the men, but if the singles continue to be mediocre, a similar fate will fall on the men. As for the women’s team, call it momentum, or whatever, the Panthers have shown great promise during the fall season. If there is one player to look forward to seeing in the spring it is second-year player Sephora Boulbahaiem. She has recorded three wins in singles play and another in doubles. Outside of Boulbahaiem, the duo of freshman Ali Foster and senior Kristen Laird started the season strong, going 4-0 in doubles play this fall. There cannot be any excuses this year for both teams. There are a total of three freshmen on both squads, so the youth argument is gone. The upperclassmen must step up and lead their respective squads. It is time to take all that hard work the players put in during the week and execute it on the court. This spring you should expect better. The teams return to action in January, and from then until the end of the season, it’s time not only to compete, but to win. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
HOCKEY, from page 8 “We were riding high off of the first game win, but unfortunately in the second game, we simply couldn’t put the puck in the net,” junior Andrew Maronich said. Maronich said Loyola changed goalies for the second game, and the team had a tough time scoring against him. “This goalie stood about 6-foot-7 on his skates and we had trouble putting the puck in behind him,” he said. “We had plenty of opportunities to get back into the game, but just couldn’t seem to make it happen.” Along with trouble dealing with a new goaltender, Maronich also said the team gave up too many penalties in the second game. “They had way too many power plays for us to win with only one goal,” Maronich said. The team will now prepare for its next opponent, Indiana-Bloomington,
“They had way too many power plays for us to win with only one goal.” Andrew Maronich, player
who will host the Panthers next weekend. “Our record is now 3-4-1 and we still have a lot more games left in the season,” Maronich said. “The season is still young and we like where we are at this point in time.” Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.
TOP 25, from page 8 Dowdell was a major force in limiting the Colonels high-powered rushing attack to just 81 yards as he recorded seven tackles, two tacklesfor-loss, a sack and a quarterback hurry. His sack gives him 4.5 this season as he leads the OVC in that category. Jacksonville State running back Washaun Ealey garnered OVC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his effort in the Gamecocks 3835 win over Murray State. Ealey
rushed for 146 yards and a careerbest three touchdowns on 37 rushing attempts. His 37 carries ranks as the second-most in a game in the FCS this season. Ealey’s 146-yard effort marks his third consecutive game where he rushed for at least 100 yards. Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-2812 or jbpottorff@eiu.edu
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Panthers host final non-conference match By Anthony Catezone Assistant Sports Editor
The Eastern volleyball team returns home Tuesday for its last regular-season non-conference match, where it will host IUPUI. The Panthers come in possessing an 8-18 record, going 5-7 in Ohio Valley Conference play. They are coming off a weekend where they split two opposite ending matches against OVC opponents, as they fell to Tennessee-Martin in a four-set affair (22-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-22). The Panthers then recorded an upset win over the second ranked team in the conference in Southeast Missouri in a five-set battle (25-18, 1325, 20-25, 25-17, 15-10). Senior Alison Berens said despite going down 2-1 early in the match, the team was able to stay positive. She said that deep down they knew they could beat Southeast Missouri, and that allowed the Panthers resiliency to come through late. Berens said they will look to take that positive energy into Tuesday’s game. IUPUI sports a 17-9 record overall, with a favorable 10-3 conference record in the Summit League. The Jaguars are 3-1 in their last four games, most recently sweeping conference foe Omaha in straights,
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Stephanie Arnold, a red-shirt junior middle hitter, prepares to defend against Saint Louis Oct. 23 in Lantz Arena.
after falling to Valparaiso in a fiveset contest. IUPUI has a far better home record (8-2), than they do on the road (7-6). Eastern has only hosted seven matches in Lantz Arena this season, posting a record of 3-4 on its home floor. The two teams are unfamiliar with
one another as Eastern and IUPUI have not met on the volleyball court since 2003. All-time, the Panthers own a 4-2 record over the Jaguars. However, IUPUI has won the last two meetings coming in 2002 and 2003. After IUPUI travels to Charleston via I-70, the Panthers will hit the
road for the last time in the regularseason. Eastern will first face Jacksonville State at 7 p.m. on Friday Nov. 2, in Jacksonville, Ala. Jacksonville State is 12-14 overall and 6-6 in the OVC. Then, Eastern will take on Tennessee Tech at 5 p.m. Saturday Nov. 3 in Cookville, Tenn. Tennessee Tech is the worst ranked team in the OVC
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Panthers sit just outside Top 25 By Jordan Pottorff Sports Editor
Following Eastern’s win over then ranked No. 18 Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, its first win over a ranked opponent since 2009, the Panthers continue to receive national recognition as they find themselves just outside the top 25. FCS Top 25 Polls With Eastern’s 24-7 win over Eastern Kentucky, the Panthers remain among the teams also receiving votes in both the FCS Coaches Top 25 poll and the Sports Network Top 25 poll. The Panthers were the fourth team also receiving votes in the Sports Network poll, holding the No. 29 ranking. The Panthers were the eighth team receiving votes in the FCS Coaches Poll, ranking as the No. 33 team in the nation. Several other Ohio Valley Conference schools are receiving national recognition as both Tennessee State and Eastern Kentucky continue to rank inside the top 25. In the FCS Coaches poll, Tennessee State leads all OVC schools, ranking as the No. 19 team in the nation. Eastern Kentucky fell five spots to No. 23 following its loss to the Panthers. Tennessee-Martin and Jacksonville State join Eastern as teams receiving votes in the FCS Coaches poll. In the Sports Network poll, Tennessee State again paces all OVC schools, ranking as the No. 18 team in the nation. Eastern Kentucky rounds out the Sports Network poll, holding onto the No. 25 spot, while Tennessee-Martin and Jacksonville State again join Eastern as OVC
at 2-22 overall and 0-12 in the conference. The Golden Eagles have lost their last 12 matches, with their last win coming on Sept. 15 against Alcorn State.
Hockey splits weekend series By Dominic Renzetti Assistant Online Editor
Conference Awards The Panthers strong defensive effort in their win over Eastern Kentucky was paced by senior defensive end Artavious Dowdell as he was named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week.
The Eastern hockey club split a two-game series over the weekend on the road against Loyola. The club took the first game in dramatic fashion, with senior Mike Sorrentino adding a late overtime goal to secure the 6-5 win. After being down 3-0, the team rallied back to make it 5-5 and sent the game into overtime. It was in overtime where they would find their third win of the season. “The final play started with our goalie, Andrew Teske, who deflected the shot that went right to Tim Shannon, who saw me breaking up the ice and passed it to me in between two defense man,” Sorrentino said. “I caught the puck, split the two defenders and was off on a breakaway. I kept my head up and saw the five hole was open, I shot it there and it went in.” Sorrentino said the win was well deserved for the team. “The team cleared the bench and celebrated with me,” he said. “It was a well deserved win for the whole team.” However, things wouldn’t go as smoothly in the second game. The Panthers would fall by a score of 4-1, bringing the team’s overall record to 3-4-1.
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Chris Wright, a senior wide receiver, runs the ball up the field Saturday at O’Brien Field.
teams receiving votes in the Sports Network poll. At the top of the polls, there was major shake-up as Eastern Washington fell from the No. 1 spot in both polls. Georgia Southern took over the No. 1 spot in the FCS Coaches poll as it received 17 first place votes. North Dakota State, Montana State, Sam Houston State and Old Dominion round out the top five in the FCS Coaches poll. Lehigh, the nations lone remaining undefeated team, ranks No. 6. In the Spor ts Network poll, North Dakota State ranks as the No. 1 team in the nation, receiving 59 first place votes. Georgia Southern, despite receiving 76 first place votes, sits as the
No. 2 team in the nation. Montana State, Sam Houston State and Old Dominion round out the top five with Lehigh ranking No. 8. Conference Notes Eastern red-shirt junior wide receiver Erik Lora set the OVC singleseason receptions record in the Panthers win over Eastern Kentucky. Lora has hauled in 93 passes this season, breaking the previous record in just eight games. Lora is now eyeing the FCS record of 128 receptions set by Elon’s Terrell Hudgins in 2009. For the season, Lora is averaging an FCS-best 153.25 yards-pergame on 11.63 catches-per-game, and needs just 227 yards to set the
OVC record for receiving yards in a single-season. Murray State quarterback Casey Brockman set the OVC career passing record in its loss to Jacksonville State. Brockman has thrown for 9,187 yards in his career and needs just 231 yards of total offense to set the OVC record for total offense in a career.