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Hunger and poverty rates in Charleston have revealed percentages to an Eastern sociology professor, which has enabled him to assess the community. Michael Gillespie, an assistant sociology professor, has done studies in the community to chart hunger in the Charleston community. “I’m looking at different areas in the county and where rates of poverty are different compared to other areas,” he said. Gillespie’s mapping will help to target services to certain areas of the county. He uses census tracking to map where there are large concentrations of people who are food insecure, or below 185 percent of poverty. “What we know based on these data is that there are definite pockets for concentrated areas in the county,” he said. “The southwest side of Mattoon and around campus in Charleston are where the pockets are in this area.” Gillespie said a common mis-
booming explosion sounded from a cannon, and smoke sailed to the sky above Eastern's campus Monday. The cannon fired three times, and the crowd stood in silence following each shot. The only sound came from above: An American flag billowing in the wind of a crisp November morning. The three-volley salute—originally a Roman military custom marking the burial of soldiers— honored U.S. service members at the annual Eastern Veterans Day ceremony on the front lawn of Old Main. During his comments at the ceremony, President Bill Perry shared the story of Martin “Otto” Schahrer, who graduated from Eastern and served in World War I. Schahrer grew up in Olney before moving in 1913 to Charleston, where he became captain of Eastern's football team and the class president. He had a teaching position in Effingham ready for him upon graduation, but he decided to enlist in the military. Schahrer’s decision to serve in the military would cost him his life in 1915 during a battle in France. “You could say, 'What a waste,' but you could also say, 'What a selfless sacrifice,'” Perry said. The Eastern class of 1916 dedicated the wrought-iron gate now located between Fourth Street and Lincoln Hall to honor Schahrer’s service. Perry said every time he walks through the gates, he is reminded of Schahrer's service. “He's just one person, one story,” Perry said. “These are stories that lift us up and amplify the human spirit.” Perry was part of a group that presented a wreath of poppy and rosemary flowers representing service and remembrance at the base of the flag pole in front of Old Main. The presentation was followed by a moment of silence. Cadet Nicholas Futrell, the master of ceremonies, said the presentation of the wreath is symbolic of Eastern's commitment to veterans and that it acknowledges the service and sacrifices of veterans. Cadet Cody Gallagher is a student veteran who gave remarks at the ceremony; he admitted to having a hard time understanding Veterans Day until he became a veteran. “Today, support for service members is incredibly high,” Gallagher said. “As a young kid, it was a day off school.” The recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have prompted Gallagher to give even more respect to older veterans. He thanked older veterans for “setting a standard of professionalism.” After the smoke from the three-volley salute had dissipated into the cold November air, two trumpeters performed “Taps” for the crowd of about 100 attendees. Futrell said the solemn song is played at the end of each military day and at the burial of military service members—a salute to their years of service in the U.S. military. In the same way, Eastern's Veterans Day ceremony honored the living and dead veterans who served in the U.S. military.
conception is that many students are food insecure. “The area around campus is the poorest part of the county and has the highest concentration of people who are at risk of going hungry every day, whether they’re students or not,” he said. The second highest area is north of the Charleston Square. Gillespie said in his studies done over a five-year period from 2006 to 2012, Coles County (including Eastern students) has 38.25 percent of individuals that are food insecure. This percentage translates into about 17,500 people of all ages. If students are taken out of the equation, there is still a 36.74-percent food insecurity rate. “People always think it’s the students, but it’s not,” he said. “Almost 40 percent of people who live here, whether they’re students or not, are at risk of not knowing where their next meal is coming from.” Gillespie said this percentage affects how members of the Charleston community and Coles County live their daily lives. POVERTY, page 5
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Before they graduate Eastern, education majors have the opportunity to apply to do their student teaching overseas. It is an opportunity awarded to 10 Eastern students a year through the Consor tium for Overseas Student Teaching. Jim Kestner, the academic adviser for the COST program, said the consortium includes participants from 15 other schools in the United States. “The biggest thing these students gain is a worldly perspective,” he said. “When they student-teach abroad, they are often introduced to very different approaches to education.” Kestner said one of his students reported the difficulty of having multiple grade levels in one classroom to teach. “When they come back, they think about the students and how best to reach them instead of just ‘this is what education is,’” he
said. Many students stay in touch with their cooperative teachers in other countries and can later use those connections for networking and perspective, Kestner said. Kestner said students go through an application process when they apply that includes essays, recommendation letters and an interview. “Most of our students will say that student teaching is one of the hardest things they’ve ever done in their lives,” he said. “We try to gauge how likely students are to thrive in a different environment.” Kestner said the number of applicants to student teach overseas varies from year to year. “We always have more applicants than we can send, and I always agonize over how many I can send,” he said. Tim Patula, a COST program participant, said the program provided him with opportunities he will never forget. EXPERIENCE, page 5
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The Eastern Jazz Lab Band performs for the first time in the 2011-2012 season Aug. 22 in the Doudna Fine Arts Center's Black Box Theatre. The first jazz concert of the 2012-2013 season will take place Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.
Jazz Lab Band to host special guests Variety of music will be played in Dvorak Concert Hall By Justine Ryan Staff Reporter
The EIU Jazz Lab Band will perform in concert with special guests from the music department, professor’s Sam Fagaly and Andrew Cheetham. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The special performance will include music from Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Gary Gerdt. Paul Johnston, the director of the EIU Jazz Lab Band, said he is looking forward to seeing the special guest in the concert. “ We are fortunate to have some special guest artists with us
on this concert,” Johnston said. “I think that they will be the highlight of the program.” Sam Fagaly, a music professor, will be playing the saxophone and Andrew Cheetham, a music professor, will play the trumpet during “Oop Bop Sh’Bam” from Dizzy Gillespie. “Paul Johnston invited Andrew Cheetham and I to play with them a couple of weeks ago,” Fagaly said. “He was just looking for another soloist for a feature on the concert.” Johnston said the band plans to perform a variety of music from different periods and styles that includes music from Nat “King” Cole and Bobby Timmons. Other special guests includes Sireon Williams, an elementary education major, who will sing “At Last” by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon and “Straighten Up and Fly” by Nat “King” Cole. “It should be a great concert, and the students will share
“It is a good mix of people who have played in the band before and some who are new to the group,” -Sam Faglay, music professor the music they have been working on with other people,” Johnston said. “I think that with our guests, people will really enjoy the performance.” Fagaly said students learn from having guest performers. “It’s fun for us, but I think it’s good for the students to have the chance to perform with us, and I think they enjoy it and learn from it,” said Fagaly. Johnston had been working with the group since he came to Eastern nine years ago. He said there are a wide variety of different majors from art to communication studies. “It is a good mix of people who have played in the band before and some who are new to the
group; it’s been a good year in that respect,” Johnston said. Johnston said the 17-person band has been working on the concert since September and rehearses twice a week. Fagaly said he would only have three practices before he performs with the group. Admission is free. Johnston said they moved the performance to accommodate more people. “We had a nice audience turn out for the last performance,” Johnston said. Justine Ryan can be reached at 581-2812 or jcryan2@eiu.edu
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The Faculty Senate will discuss the steering committee for program analysis during its meeting Tuesday. The committee began its work in October by request of President Bill Perry to analyze ways to reduce the costs of university programs. The committee’s goals include allocating and reallocating university resources to support academic excellence, strengthening programs that foster sustainable enrollment, supporting univer-
sity financial sustainability and identifying opportunities to decrease costs. The committee plans to include the information gathered during Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting along with consultations with other campus governance in a finalized report to Perry. The report is due May 2013 and is intended to act as a guide to planning university budget decisions for Fiscal Year 2014. The Faculty Senate will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the conference room of the Booth Library.
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Dr. Richard G. Jones, a professor of speech communication and Dona Hudson, EIU LGBTQA Resource Advisory Committee member, are two of the six members providing personal information for the Big Gay Panel for the EIU Gay Pride.
Panel shows generational connections By Samantha McDaniel Daily Editor
A connection formed between members of EIU Pride and the LGBTQA Advisory Committee Monday when they shared stories of coming out and experiences they have had. Six panelists, all members of the LGBTQA Advisory Committee, attended the EIU Pride meeting and shared stories of growing up in a society that did not discuss issues of homosexuality. LaVeasey Carter, the assistant director of academic services for athletics, said they wanted to share their stories with the members of the LGBTQA community and mirror the event EIU Pride has every semester. “We wanted to bridge a gap and show that we’re all fighting the same fight, and we all share some of the same experiences,” Carter said. He said the panelists also have some different experiences. The panelists shared different experiences, like coming out to their families and the struggle they had with identifying themselves. Carter said when he first realized he was gay at the age of 21, he hid it, and it cost him to take part in risky behavior. He said he wanted to make sure people accepted who they are.
“There ain’t nothing in the world like being you,” Carter said. Yolanda Williams, an academic adviser, said she did not come out to herself until she was 27 and only came out to her mother in 2010. “It was like a light bulb went off; I was like ‘it makes sense,’” Williams said. Rich Jones, a communication studies professor, said he came out to people in high school, but his parents did not know until after he started college. “We had like a seven-person little gay gang, and we didn’t let people mess with us,” Jones said. Todd Bruns, a Booth Library institutional repository librarian, said he did not come out until college. “You did not come out—it was physically dangerous to do that, so I was very in the closet in high school,” Bruns said. Bruns said he had a falling out with his parents, but they are more accepting now. Donna Turner Hudson, of the Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service, is an ally, and she said she has had experiences that help her be an ally. She said one of her sons is gay, and she had experiences with the LGBTQA community in high school. She said she has defended the rights of the LGTBQA community many times. “The agenda of homosexual people is
to live like everyone else,” Hudson said. “No one who is gay is going to make anyone else gay.” One thing Carter said was important was for students to be true to themselves so they can know who else is true. He said it would be hard to form real relationships with friends when they are hiding who they are. “I would much rather know who is going to run away and who is going to be there, than to always wonder,” Carter said. Kate Ferdon, a junior special education major, said she learned a lot from the panel. “It was interesting to see how the experiences have changed over the generations,” Ferdon said. Abby Wilburn, the president of EIU Pride, said she thought the panel helped give the members advice. “They offered different experiences; they lived a different life than the people in our generation did,” Wilburn said. Carter said he wanted to form a relationship. “We are on the same team here, and we are you guys,” Carter said. Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu.
A symposium that will feature three professors discussing how the three subjects of myth and memory intertwine throughout various ancient societies in history will take place Tuesday. The Center for Arts and Humanities is sponsoring the symposium titled “Places of Myth and Memory” at 5 p.m. in the Lecture Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The three societies that will be discussed are Ancient Egypt, Medieval Canterbury and the Trojans of what is now Turkey. Elizabeth Riorden of the University of Cincinnati will present about Troy, and Eastern English professor David Raybin will present on Medieval Canterbury. Wafeek Wahby, a technology professor, will speak about the Ancient Egyptian society, specifically the Sphinx monument and the pyramids of the Giza Plateau. Wahby grew up in Luxor, Egypt, and has seen the Egyptian pyramids hundreds of times. He said ancient history has always been a passion of his since the time he was a young child. “Since childhood, I have always been interested in history, archeology and sociology,” Wahby said. “I always wanted to be a well-rounded person and not just confined to engineering.” Wahby said part of the reason he studies history is because he believes it repeats itself. “If we don’t watch out, history repeats itself, and we face the same
problems,” Wahby said. “If we do not study it, we deprive ourselves of its wisdom.” Wahby said in his presentation he will first begin with the philosophy of how myth and memory relate to the Sphinx and the Giza Plateau. He said myth, in general, comes about as a way to answer unanswerable questions about human existence about why humans exist, where they are going and where they come from. “We want to believe in myth to answer those questions that cannot be answered,” Wahby said. “We want to ‘check the box’ and move on.” Wahby said he believes a way people answer these questions is by visiting places such as the pyramids, which also provide collective memory. “You stand there in front of this big familiar and secure place and think about all the people who have stood there before you,” he said. “They have all seen the same view you are seeing.” He said despite this collective memory, the Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza still raise many questions. “Yes, they were tombs, but they were not just graves; they’re transitional places for the afterlife,” Wahby said. “All of this for that, it must have had so much value to them.” Along with studying the myths of the past, Wahby said it is also important to listen to and study myths of the present. “If we do not transform the myths of the past to the present, they are useless,” Wahby said. “If we do not internalize them, we cannot learn from them. Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or alwywialowski@eiu.edu
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“Teach Me Tuesday” focuses on Native American craft By Amy Wywialowski Assistant Daily Editor
Despite contractual issues, the University Board will still host a “Teach Me Tuesday” program on the how to make dreamcatchers Tuesday. The program will focus on dreamcatchers and will take place at 7 p.m. in the 7th Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Originally, the program was to have a speaker to teach about the history of dreamcatchers and go through the process of how they are made. However, that will not be the case, as a contract
was never drawn up between the UB and the artist. The UB members will instead teach the informational session, and attendees will be provided with the supplies to make their own dreamcatchers during the session. Darius Francis, a sophomore communication studies major and cultural arts coordinator for the UB, said he found out about the lack of contract last week and did not think the program would happen. “I was going through our checklist of things that needed to be done for the event, and one of the steps is to call the
agent to confirm the contract,” Francis said. “ I called the agent, and they didn’t have any contract on file for Eastern Illinois University.” Francis said he thought the group would have to cancel the session because there was not way a contract could be drawn up only five days before the program. “I was really frustrated,” Francis said. “Cultural arts has been doing a lot, and there has been a lot for me to do; I didn’t have time for this.” He said after talking to other UB members, they were able to come up with this solution of having them teach
instead of canceling the program. “We thought this would be a good way to still hold the program,” Francis said. “Instead of just learning about them like it was planned before, why not make them instead?” Francis said he found dreamcatcher kits he was able to order online, and the UB still had supplies left over from last year’s program that also focused on this type of art. “It will basically be a craft session,” Francis said. He said he and other UB members would also talk about the history of dreamcatchers, what they mean and
where they come from. Dreamcatchers originate from multiple Native American cultures and are believed to “screen” dreams so that only pleasant dreams are allowed through. Francis said in his research he also came up music from the various Native American cultures that use dreamcatchers and that it will be playing during the session. The program will end with a raffle for a professionally made dreamcatcher. Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or alwywialowski@eiu.edu.
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O pinions Secession incorrect response There has been a variety of buzz recently about thousands of Americans signing petitions asking the federal government for their state to peacefully succeed from the Union. We at The Daily Eastern News understand these citizens likely feel frustrated not only with the result of the election, but the actions of the United States government as a whole. That being said, this type of response is extreme and counterproductive. Regardless of an individual citizen’s political philosophy, we think it is more productive for someone frustrated with the system to get more involved, rather than leaving it behind altogether. Currently, petitions have been filed for 20 states within a week of President Barack Obama’s reelection. Each petition can be found on the “We the People” program at whitehouse.gov. The states with secession-related petitions include Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and several others. To clarify, these petitions are not filed by the state’s government, but rather by an individual citizen of the state. Many of the petitions have received thousands of signatures by other Americans. According to the terms of participation at “We the People”, petitions that receive more than 25,000 signatures require a response of some kind from the White House. Considering the extreme request, secession-petitions that receive less signatures than that in 30 days are not likely going to get any federal attention whatsoever. As of 9 p.m. Monday, the Texas secessionpetition is the only state that has reached the 25,000-signature mile mark. The petition was submitted Nov. 9 and has since received more than 45,000 signatures. Louisiana is close, however, with more than 22,000 signatures. Meeting this signature requirement only forces the White House to release a statement of some kind, and it is still highly unlikely they will be granting such a request. While 45,000 people sounds like a lot, there are still 25 million other Texas citizens (according to 2011 U.S. Census Bureau data) that might be perfectly fine with keeping their state part of the union. Even if the federal government as a whole were to allow this, a single state suddenly on its own does not seem like a good idea. The Texas secession-petition claims it is feasible for the state to act as its own country because it maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world. Though this may be true, there is no evidence of Texas maintaining sustainability when cut off from the rest of America. We support any individual’s right to petition and think it can be a great way to get the attention of the government at any level. But these state secession plans, while eye-catching, do not seem very well thought out. A simpler, more efficient solution would be submitting petitions more specific to political policies individuals find unfair. While these petitions may receive less immediate media buzz, they would have more potential to be even considered by federal politicians and enacting real change.
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2012 Election victory for LGBTQA Last week’s post-election ballyhoo brought with it some very mixed reactions. It’s hard to deny that the 2012 election gave us some very clear winners and losers. As the Obama campaign celebrated, the GOP base was forced with the daunting task of confronting a legitimate and sincere identity crisis. Pot smokers in Colorado and Washington cheered, Karl Rove (most likely) cried. This election was, for the most part, a collective victory for Democrats. Though I was undoubtedly happy about last Tuesday’s outcome, I don’t see President Obama’s reelection as the most substantial victory—it was a victory, but certainly not the most important. As the media jumped to the next hot-button political issue (the David Petraeus scandal), they simultaneously overlooked an incredibly important development in American politics last week. Tuesday was a historic day for America’s LGBTQA community, and could very well serve as a crucial step in the fight for marriage equality. In keeping with the momentum of the LGBTQA community, Minnesotans denied a ballot measure to amend the state’s constitution to ban same-sex marriage. In Maryland, Washington state and Maine, Americans voted to extend marriage rights to
Robert Downen same-sex couples, ending a 14-year streak of defeats in 32 different states. Wisconsinites elected Tammy Baldwin to the United States Senate, making her the first openly-gay senator in history, while simultaneously proving that one’s sexual orientation should not serve as a measure of their potential to do good. Gallup Poll found that, as of last week, public opinion of same-sex marriage is mostly (though narrowly) positive. Combine all of those developments with President Obama’s recent endorsement of marriage equality, and one thing becomes clear: America’s LGBTQA community has the momentum, and doesn’t show many signs of slowing in their fight for equal rights. Of course, that fight is hardly over. While these developments were undeniable victories for the LGBTQA community, they aren’t necessarily “game changers.” As conserva-
tive evangelicals recover from Mitt Romney’s failed bid for presidency, one could reasonably assume that same-sex marriage will resurface on the national main stage over the next few years. Nonetheless, outright support for marriage equality has permeated into Capitol Hill at an unprecedented rate, and the LGBTQA community owns virtually all the momentum. Hopefully, that momentum will turn into actual change. On November 20, the Supreme Court will decide what cases to hear over the next year, and I’m betting cases regarding marriage equality will make the cut. Proponents of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act are currently fighting for the rights of LGBTQA Americans in the 29 states where it is still legal to fire employees who are gay, lesbian or bi-sexual. Between ENDA and the Defense of Marriage Act, it appears that this nation’s fight over marriage equality is really just beginning. Regardless of the coming decisions regarding LGBTQA equality, our nation should take pride in finally stepping to the right side of history. Robert Downen is a senior journalism and political science major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or at denopinions@gmail.com
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The adage of “fiscal cliff ” is now mainstream, with people discussing how to avoid it… they strangely assume that we have not actually crossed the point of no return. By definition, our country is currently not only in bankruptcy, but would be in default on current promises if we were not allowed to expand the monetary supply or increase the debt ceiling that we place upon ourselves. This was an admitted detail last year when Democrats claimed that far-right Republicans were holding the country hostage by not raising this ceiling. But no worries, Republicans caved after very minimal concessions. The crisis was put off until another date and more importantly, until another election had concluded. The dust has settled and it is time for our representatives, our elected officials and our
Jesse Green president to fulfill their obligations and duties of office. Massive sacrifices are coming, but no one wants to be responsible or present when that time arrives. Unfortunately this might be the time that they are finally forced into making the right decisions... because all other alternatives have passed. On Capitol Hill… the gridlock is likely to continue. The budget is so far beyond be-
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ing fixed that it will only be repaired in extreme crisis. There is not enough people to tax to close the gap, otherwise Illinois would have achieved a balanced budget years ago. We have to spend less and not marginally less by threatening to cut PBS or Planned Parenthood… we have to spend 1.6 trillion dollars less. Nitpicking certain areas to cut is not only elementary, but down right futile. I would normally say that government needs to shrink, but I will instead simply say that government will shrink. The question is, will we do it on our own terms or against our will? Good luck Congress. Jesse Green is a senior finance major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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There are 12 unofficial longstanding residents of Eastern’s campus. They are passed by daily as members of the campus community go about their routines and duties--yet their legacies live on. They are the namesakes of Eastern’s residence halls. Stanton C. Pemberton Pemberton Hall was Illinois’ first residence hall built in 1908 and opened in 1909. Mark Hudson, the director of University Housing and Dining Services, said in honor of the securing the hall, Eastern’s president at the time, Livingston C. Lord, decided to name it after Stanton C. Pemberton, a state senator from Oakland. “Pemberton was instrumental in securing the funds for the building,” Hudson said. “So Mr. Lord decided to honor him and name it after him.” Franklyn Andrews Franklyn Andrews, an Eastern professor originally from Decatur, is most remembered on Eastern’s campus for his lasting legacy, journalism classes at Eastern and the tradition of a homecoming queen. Andrews taught the first journalism class at Eastern in 1929, and it was under his leadership that The Daily Eastern News, then called Teacher’s College News sponsored and crowned Eastern’s first homecoming queen. In a 1944 eulogy, then President Robert Buzzard described Andrews as an irreplaceable figure. “Franklyn Andrews built a monument that
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cannot be, yet which lives on in the editors and business managers, in the feature writers, and each of the members of the The News and Warbler staffs,” Buzzard said. Ruth Carman The first former student to have a building named after her, Carman was also the first Eastern student to return to the school as a teacher. In 1914, Carman returned to teach foreign language after graduating earlier that year. She also attended the Model School on campus that allowed prospective teachers to studentteach on campus. She attended fourth grade through high school at the school. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas As the second set of residence halls, Hudson said Lincoln and Douglas followed the trend set by Pemberton and were named after political figures. “They were named in honor of the debate that took place not far from here in Charleston,” Hudson said. Douglas was a judge on the Illinois Supreme Court and a Democrat U.S. senator. Lincoln was an Illinois district attorney and the 16th president of the United States. Elizabeth Knight Lawson Lawson, a graduate of Bucknell University and New York University, came to Eastern in 1927 to serve as the assistant dean of women. In 1939, she became the dean of women and served as such until 1966. At one point, she was the Illinois president of the American Association of Women and various Greek and honorary organizations such as
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Delta Delta Delta sorority and honor societies Pi Lambda Theta and Delta Kappa Gamma. Ellen Ford A member of the triad complex, Ford is one of three buildings of the complex to be named after an alumni, the first of their kind at that time in the history of the university. “It was shortly after they named the library was named after alumna Mary J. Booth in the early 1940s, I don’t know for sure but that could have been a factor in why they named them after alumni,” Hudson said. Ford was the first dean of Eastern Illinois State Teachers College from 1918-1934 and had previously served as a teacher at the school from 1900-1918. Isabel McKinney In 1957, McKinney Hall was the first Eastern building to be named after a living person at the time. Ironically, she passed away before it opened in the fall of 1959. McKinney is well-known for writing to words to Eastern’s alma mater, a song that is still used today. She taught English at Eastern from 1904 to 1945 and wrote the biography of Eastern’s first sitting president, Livingston C. Lord. Annie Weller Annie Weller began her days in Chicago, but finished them out in a nursing home in Charleston in 1962, 22 years after she retired from Eastern. Weller taught geography and at the school from 1903 to 1940 and was the chair of the department for an unknown number of years. She was present at the name ceremony and when the building named in her honor in April 1957 and opened in 1959.
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Edson H. Taylor Taylor Hall’s namesake, Edson Taylor was original member of Eastern’s faculty when it opened its doors in 1899 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School. Taylor taught mathematics at Eastern from 1899 to 1944. In 1933 after the sudden death of university president Livingston C. Lord, Taylor served as acting president until Guy Buzzard took over later that year. He was also the first Eastern teacher to earn a doctorate degree and did so in 1909 from Harvard University where he also got his master’s. Simeon Thomas Thomas Hall’s namesake was the sole member of the social sciences from 1906 until 1926 when additional faculty was hired. Despite this, he remained chair of the department until 1942, when he retired after 36 years. Prior to where his portrait is currently displayed in Thomas Hall, it hung in Coleman Hall. “We contacted the people in charge of the departments of where it hung and they agreed that it should be displayed in the hall that is named after him,” Hudson said. Adlai Stevenson II Named for an Illinois statesman, Stevenson Hall bears the name of Adlai Stevenson II. Stevenson served in a variety of political positions throughout his career including governor of Illinois and ambassador to the United Nations. He was also the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1952 and 1952 and lost both times to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or alwywialowski@eiu.edu
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Organizations serve residence halls By Tim Deters Features Editor Providing a voice to students who live on campus are two organizations that work directly with Eastern’s residence halls and Greek Court. The Residence Hall Association is an important link between both students who live on campus and Eastern’s administration, RHA president Edward Hillman said. “RHA is the voice of the on-campus student,” he said, explaining how RHA is always seeking the input of students to determine how Eastern can better serve them. Some students think RHA is in charge of residence halls, but Hillman said, “That’s really not true at all.” He said the RHA serves the many needs and wants of students, from
concerns about their housing to requests from students about how dining halls can improve selection and service. “If there is any bigger, overarching issues with your residence hall, you’ll bring it to RHA,” Hillman said. RHA also provides leadership opportunities to students and attends several leadership conferences throughout the year. And while the meeting of the RHA are normally informal, Hillman said there is a lot of work that goes into the organization. “It’s not all fun and games,” he said. “There’s a lot of work you have to put into it, but the reward is pretty great.” Hillman said he also enjoys seeing students become involved on campus and take on responsibilities. “(It’s rewarding) seeing them
evolve as a student leader throughout the semester and year, and watching them move up through the different organizations in housing to become maybe RHA president some day,” he said. Another organization that seeks to serve on-campus students is National Residence Hall Honorary. NRHH is a service organization composed of the top 1 percent of on-campus students and promotes the success of all on-campus students, NRHH vice president Katherine Johnson said. To fulfill their goal, she said NRHH abides by four pillars: leadership, recognition, scholarship and service. “With those four pillars, we try to embody them in all the actions that we do,” she said. Throughout the year, NRHH
hosts leadership conferences that are “open to anyone who lives in the residence halls in order for them to gain more leadership skills and experience,” Johnson said. As well, NRHH recognizes staff and faculty for all they do to serve students, especially the staff of Housing and Dining Services, who they recently gave candy and thankyou notes. To support their scholarship pillar, NRHH sold T-shirts and hosted other fundraisers during the semester to raise funds for scholarships for Eastern students. Along with these activities, NRHH has also participates in Adopt-A-Block, keeping a stretch of Grant Avenue from Division Street to Fourth Street. Another service NRHH provides campus is monitoring and empty-
ing the recycling bins within the residence halls. The residence hall that recycles the most material will receive a $100 prize. By encompassing the four pillars of leadership, recognition, scholarship and service, Johnson said students can build a stronger campus and be a part of something bigger than themselves. “Just to be able to say ‘I helped do this’ is a great feeling of accomplishment, and it makes you want to do more,” she said. “I think if people realize this, they would want to be a part of (NRHH) and want to help the residence hall community and everything else on campus grow.” Tim Deters can be reached at 581-2812 or tadeters@eiu.edu.
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Students share their likes,dislikes of on-campus life By Jaime Lopez Verge Editor While some students decide to move off campus into an apartment or house, some students take comfort in living in the residence halls on campus. Rose Binder, a senior physical education major, has lived in Stevenson Hall since her junior year and said there are many conveniences to living there. “Whenever I want food, I can just go down into the cafeteria and get something. I also really like the suite set up in the building; there’s room to move around, you’re not confined to one
space,” Binder said. Binder said that there many floor gathering on her floor and that people interact with each other a lot. Binder also said that because the hall is filled with older students, there is a calmer, friendly atmosphere. Sara Conway, a junior special education major, transferred to Eastern this semester and was assigned a room in Stevenson Hall. Conway said the move was good for her because she wanted to live with other upper classman. Sean Carnes, a sophomore business major, lived in Taylor Hall last year and moved into Douglas Hall this semester.
Carnes said that during his time in Taylor, he barely interacted with anyone. “It seemed like everyone on the floor kept to himself,” Carnes said. Carnes said the people working in Thomas Hall have built many opportunities for residents to interact with each other. Amy Lam, a freshman biological sciences major, has been living in Andrews Hall this semester and said that she likes the luxury of having a cafeteria right below her building. For next year, Lam said she is looking to moving to the triad. She said she likes that it is in the middle of campus. Lam said she would like it if the
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By Stephanie Markham Staff Reporter The college environment opens the gateway to experiencing new people, places, things and what can often be overlooked, new germs. Residence halls, apartments and other communal living environments provide ample opportunities to come in contact with people from all around. Eric Davidson, the associate director of health services, said this shift in living environments could expose students to an abundance of viruses and bacteria they have never been in contact with before. “Some students go from having their own bedrooms and bathrooms, or having shared a bathroom with a small number of family members, to sharing bathroom facilities with 20 to 60 other people,” he said. Davidson said cleanliness and sanitation of personal spaces are vital to limiting the spread of illnesses. “Hand washing is something I strongly advise and recommend students to do,” he said. He said using soap or a disinfectant is sufficient and antibacterial soap is not always needed. He said many people do not think to sanitize certain things that are commonly touched like keyboards and should make a regular schedule
that works for them to clean regularly without going overboard. For the cleanliness of the common areas students inhabit such as residence halls , building service workers are on staff every day to maintain sanitation. Matt Brown, the associate director of facilities, said there are building service workers assigned to multiple floors in residence halls and entire buildings in Greek Court. He said they work shifts Monday through Friday as well as several weekends, evening and overnight shifts, so there is someone on staff nearly 24 hours of the day and there is more that goes into being a BSW than knowing how to clean. “It requires an attitude of service,” he said. “It’s not a job that might get a lot of accolades, but it is a very essential job to campus.” He said there are some BSWs who get on their hands and knees with toothbrushes to clean floors, which shows how much they care about the people they serve. Kevin Larkin, the custodial supervisor, said BSWs take care of jobs that many students do not think about, like changing batteries in the hand sanitizer dispensers. He said many BSWs personally connect with the students they work around. “Personality makes a lot of dif-
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ference in public service,” he said. “There’s more to it than normal cleaning; it also requires a lot of common sense.” Larkin said the BSWs often develop friendships with the people they work with and said Leeland “Peewee” Bough, a retired BSW, became like a father figure to students. He said Bough would talk to students about their life problems, and he made such an impression on them he was invited to students’ weddings and commemorated with a tree stone in the ground outside of Weller Hall. Kim Brookins, a BSW for Lawson Hall, has been working at Eastern for two years.
She said a typical workday involves cleaning the lobby, sanitizing bathroom sinks and toilets, removing trash and disinfecting commonly touched surfaces. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Brookins said she also cleans showers and utility rooms and vacuums floors. She said the BSWs use the chemical Green Earth 21, an environmentally safe cleaning solution that kills multiple bacteria. “The recent flu outbreak at Ashmore was because they weren’t using the chemicals we use here,” she said. “We want to make sure there is sanitation to prevent illness as well as for aesthetics.”
She said she also enjoys connecting with residents on a personal level and she has gone paintballing with residents and attended homecoming events, and sometimes she and the residents joke around or try to scare each other. “It’s fun to see how they’re doing in school, what they do on weekends, and get to know them on a first name basis,” she said. “It’s important to get to know the students because you are the one common thing they see everyday.” Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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Students work behind dining hall scenes By Tim Deters Features Editor As students pick up their trays in a dining hall and load them full of food, they might not know the amount of work fellow students put into the meals behind the scenes. In Stevenson Tower Dining Hall, Unit Director Jamie Huckston works to ensure students are served quality food in a clean atmosphere and to maintain a budget for the dining hall. Huckston said there is a great deal of work and coordination that goes into running a dining hall smoothly that most students do not see or understand completely. “It is a balancing act,” she said. “I wish there was a better understanding.” Stevenson Tower employs nearly 110 students, and Huckston said one of the biggest challenges she faces as unit director is assigning work schedules for each student. “At the beginning of the school year, it is always a challenge because we have new student workers,” she said.
To work around their class schedules, Huckston said students have to be very flexible and skilled in various areas of food service. “They don’t necessarily do the same job every day,” she said, the clanging of metal pans ringing in the kitchen. “One day they may be prepping in the kitchen; the next day they may be working at a different time that fits their needs and may be scheduled work in the dishroom.” Molly Reinle, a senior communication studies major, works in Stevenson Tower Dining Hall as student manager, coordinating and enforcing work shifts. She said balancing her time between working nearly 20 hours a week and studying for school can be a challenge. However, Reinle said she enjoys working in food services, an area she hopes to develop as she pursues a career in the restaurant industry. One thing Reinle finds most challenging as student manager is enforcing shift schedules and writing student workers up for disciplinary reasons. “You are a student, and you are seen
as a peer to all of these students,” she said, breaking down a pile of cardboard boxes. “It’s hard to put down discipline to them because you are just like them.” Mike Farris, a kitchen worker, said there is a lot of student work that goes into a single meal, from washing the dish to cooking the food to serving the food that many other students might not know about. “There’s a lot of work and a lot of people that actually make that meal,” he said “There’s a lot more behind the scenes than what they think.” Farris earned an associate degree in culinary arts and hospitality management from Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago and said he enjoys working with students who are also entering the food services industry. “It’s kind of nice to talk to young people and see what their dreams and aspirations are,” he said, an industrialsized faucet hissing with steaming water behind him. Huckston said she enjoys interacting with students and watching them progress through school.
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Dining special events dilute repetition By Amy Wywialowski Assistant Daily Editor The average Eastern student eats about 12 meals in the dining centers each week, and despite the multitude of options, the meals can be a little repetitive for students. In an effort to combat this, Panther Dining has created dining special events that vary from theme nights to special menus, to holiday food and eating contests. Chris Wojtysiak, the director of Thomas Hall Dining Center, said he runs about one event per month along with participating in the campus-wide activity such as the Fall Feast, Thanksgiving meal and Holiday meal. “We do it to break up the monotony, so it is not the same thing everyday,” he said.
Wojtysiak said the activities in the dining are food-based while others are theme-based. He said the Nov. 1 Pizza challenge was created to add more variety to the specialty pizzas that are featured each night at Thomas’s late night. The challenge centered on student-submitted recipes for pizza that Thomas’s cooks prepared. Students then voted on their favorite combination, which will be featured as a specialty pizza at the dining center. Jamie Huckstead, the director of Stevenson Tower Dining, said her staff ’s events tend to center around Reservation Only dining because of the way the dining room is set up. “We try to avoid food contests because of the way the dining center is set up; it is not closed off like the other halls where you have to swipe
to get in,” Huckstead said. “Basing them off of R.O. allows me to make sure the people who are supposed to be there, the people with a meal plan, are the only ones that get in.” She said past themes have included ’70s Night, March Madness Night, Haunted R.O. and Mardi Gras Night, and they always encourage students to dress following the theme. “For Mardi Gras, I thought of New Orleans and what they would be eating down there at that time of year,” Huckstead said. “We had a creamy seafood medley, jambalaya and red beans and rice.” The next special event in the dining centers will be the Thanksgiving Feast on Nov. 14 for dinner. Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or alwywialowski@eiu.edu.
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Sean Singraber, a freshman communication studies major, dunks a grilled cheese sandwich in water during the grilled cheese eating contest in Carman Dining Hall Oct. 24. The next special hall event will be the Thanksgiving Feast, which will take place on Nov. 14.
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Bond Revenue Committee establishes room, board rates By Robyn Dexter In-depth Editor For years, students have been able to assist in the room and board rates of Eastern through the Bond Revenue Committee. Mark Hudson, the director of University Housing and Dining Services, said Eastern has a long history of student involvement, and the bond revenue committee is no exception. “The Bond Revenue Committee was established so a group of students can really understand how our budgets are put together, how we spend them and how we make our decisions,” he said. The Bond Revenue is made up of Hudson, Pam Naragon, the associate director of business operations for housing and dining services, three members appointed by the Student Body President and three members appointed by the Residence Hall Association president. “(Pam) and I share with them our expenditures in graph format so they can see how all our income and spending comes together,” he said. “We talk
about a fairly complex matrix of income streams.” Hudson said that as a standalone auxiliary, housing and dining does not get any funding from the state. “We are very in tune with our students, and we try to make modifications to make sure we’re meeting their needs,” he said. The committee then breaks down the expenses, and Hudson helps the students understand new cost increases, such as differences in food costs. “We spend about 10 hours together going over all the details,” he said. “We then go to Student Senate and the RHA and make a presentation about the progress we’ve made.” Hudson said in the end, those six students by consensus determine what the room and board rate will be. “Once they decide, that package of information goes to the vice president for student affairs, then the president, then the Board of Trustees,” he said. Elizabeth Burbatt, a junior sociology major, is going to serve her second year on the Bond Revenue Committee this year as an RHA representative.
“I like being involved on campus, and I’ve learned so much about the university and how housing and dining itself works,” she said. “It’s interesting to know where money is going and what our budget is like.” Burbatt said since the room and board rate usually goes up, the Bond Revenue Committee gives her a background as to why. Hudson said he enjoys having students as a part of the process and letting everyone be involved. “It’s a very participatory, transparent and open process,” he said. “The process has to be done by people that have a bigger perspective.” Hudson said the committee keeps the process “unpoliticized.” “I’ve worked with nearly 100 students on this process over the years, and they’re always very conscientious and tough,” he said. “This is a $36 million operation, and we want students to be maximally involved in how we spend it.” Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.
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astern’s campus is full of rich history, yet the history behind many of the buildings often goes unrecognized. Mark Hudson, the director of University Housing and Dining Services, has been around Eastern for years, since he was a student. Hudson said he is working with several other people on campus to preserve the history of campus through a written documentation of each of the residence halls. One of the sections of the written history includes the documentation of a location on campus that was known as Trailerville. “In 1945, when people came back from the war, there was a setup of trailers just across Fourth Street,” Hudson said. Trailerville in its early days included 15 surplus trailers that were donated from the Federal Housing Administration, and more trailers were later added when more veterans arrived at Eastern. Hudson said two other buildings students may not know about are East Hall and International House, which became a part of Eastern in the 1970s and 1980s. “(East Hall) used to be a residence hall but is now a part of Greek Court,” he said. “International House was where Ninth Street Hall is now.” The International House was home to more than 50 international students from around the world in the early 1990s. “A university is an accumulation of its history,” Hudson said. “It’s very important for students to know that Eastern was the first university in the state of Illinois to have a residential program.” Hudson said although the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and Illinois State University were uni-
versities well before Eastern, Eastern’s residential program made it more competitive. “Our residence halls sort of define who we are,” he said. “Everything is integrated, and it gives our campus vibrancy.” Hudson said Eastern’s first president was laughed at when he proposed the residential and dining ideas to the state legislature. “The case was taken to the legislature three or four times before he finally prevailed,” Hudson said. “They put those first 100 beds in and enrollment went up by 100.” Hudson said there was a period of time when women had “hours” when they could be out on campus. “It was something like 10 p.m. in the 1960s when women had to be back in the residence hall,” he said. Hudson said giving women restrictive hours would help them concentrate on their schoolwork. “I think the theory was, if you made the women go to bed, the guys would eventually get discouraged and go home,” he said. Though the women had to be back early, Hudson said the standards were different for the men. “The men could be out all the time, but the women had hours,” Hudson said. Former Illinois governor and Eastern student body president Jim Edgar petitioned Eastern President Quincy Doudna to get rid of the women’s curfew, according to an article in The Daily Eastern News from April 17,2012. In the end, Edgar was successful in getting rid of the hours. Hudson said the forward thinking of Eastern’s first president has led to the rich residential background Eastern has today. He said Pemberton Hall was the
“I like the sense of community in Ford Hall, and that’s why I never left the building.”
“Everything is integrated, and it gives our campus vibrancy.”
- Mark Hudson, director of University Housing & Dining Services only residential hall on campus from 1908 to the 1950s and was a strong community for women. However, before Lincoln and Douglas were built, there was a place for men to live on campus as well. “There was an old farmhouse there that served as a co-op for the men,” Hudson said. “There is still a plaque by Lincoln Hall that commemorates that first co-op.” The first co-op was known as the Panther Lair, Hudson said. Hudson said residence halls are symbols of the Eastern community as a whole. “A university experience is all-encompassing,” he said. “It’s not just the classes because the time spent outside of class with others is important too.” Living in a community of scholars that are all taking different sets of classes can be a huge learning experience and really reflects what Eastern has always been about, he said. “The values are really the same today: that Eastern is a place of caring and connecting with people,” he said. Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.
- Grace Gustafson, a junior
“Douglas is designed to be very interactive. There are so many programs designed to promote interaction among students.” - Sean Carnes, a sophomore
“I’m living in Andrews Hall right now, and I think that the cafeteria is really convenient for whenever I’m hungry.” - Amy Lam, a freshman
“Everyone in Carman is a freshman so it’s easier to make friends with people in the building because we are all new to college.” - Ernesto Lopez, a freshman
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Ahyanee Stubberfield, a Palatine High School senior, speaks with Jason Waller, a philosophy professor, about Eastern's philosophy program during an open house Moday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
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POVERTY, from page 1 “It’s not always an obvious thing, which makes it hard to help people,” he said. Food insecurity has a trickle-down effect and can affect all parts of a person’s life and daily task performance, Gillespie said. “This becomes an issue for everybody because it impacts how everyone relates to each other,” he said. “It’s one of the easiest things to help out with, too.” Food drives and pantries are helpful because hunger is an easy problem to address, he said. “It’s a ridiculous problem that (hunger) even exists,” he said. “Just having something to eat seems like a fundamental right.” Unfortunately, hunger in Charleston and Coles County is a problem that will not be disappearing anytime soon, Gillespie said.
“Charleston and Coles County have a median household income of about $13,000 lower than surrounding communities and the state as a whole,” he said. “The unemployment rate here is actually lower than in the surrounding communities.” This means that people are employed more often but are making less money, Gillespie said. The next step of the problem is how Charleston and Coles County respond to the issue, Gillespie said. “(Low unemployment and high poverty) are kind of a contradiction, but it will just perpetuate these problems,” he said. “Unfortunately, this problem isn’t going anywhere unless people really step up.” Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.
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sociation’s credit-card agreement, struck in 2010, with the University of Illinois Employees Credit Union. Under that deal, 3,452 new accounts were opened in 2011, more than any other between a creditcard issuer and college group. The credit union paid $750,000 to the alumni group for the rights to the marketing deal. Nationwide, payments by issuers to colleges dropped 15 percent year over year to $62 million. The top issuers were FIA Card Services, part of Bank of America; U.S. Bank; and Capital One. The overall declines, which have occurred for two straight years, are attributed at least in part to the 2009 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility & Disclosure Act. The CARD act restricts such practices as doling out gifts to encour-
age students to apply for cards on campus. It also requires credit-card issuers to annually disclose the agreements. The most lucrative agreement went to the Penn State Alumni Association, which got $2.7 million from the Bank of America unit. Rounding out the top 10 were the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan; the University of Southern California; the University of Tennessee; the California Alumni Association; the University of Arizona Alumni Association; the General Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the University of Georgia Foundation; the Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University; and Yale University, which got $1.1 million.
EXPERIENCE, from page 1 “(COST) has challenged me in ways that I would not have experienced in the U.S.,” he said. “It provided me with the opportunity to take my skills to a place I never thought I would visit— Perth, Australia—and apply my skills on the other side of the world.” Patula said his trip gave him the chance to better himself as a teacher and conquer his fears. “The COST program is an experience of a lifetime,” he said. A COST participant last fall, Nicole Menzer, said student teaching overseas in Ireland benefited her both profes-
sionally and personally. “I learned how to have a love and appreciation for cultures other than my own,” she said. “I was able to learn and teach in a completely different and diverse education system, which is something schools in the U.S. look highly upon.” Kestner said students are always overwhelmingly positive about their experiences when they get back to the U.S. “They can’t believe how excited they are to teach when they come back,” he said. “A fair number of them are also
very open to the possibility of teaching in a foreign country.” The program seeks to provide students with experience teaching in countries such as Australia, Ireland, Germany and China. “We want our students to come back knowing that (student teaching overseas) was the best experience of their life,” he said. Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.
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Western claims conference title By Alex McNamee Staff Reporter
The Western Illinois men’s soccer team, which barely made the four-team Summit League tournament, won the whole thing in Macomb this weekend. Western was hosting the tournament as the reigning champions and beat Kansas City and Oakland, the top two seeds, to earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Western beat Kansas City, 1-0, on Friday in overtime on a goal four minutes into the period. Then Western beat Oakland on Sunday, 3-1, with two second half goals after going into halftime 1-1. Oakland beat Fort Wayne, 5-1, on Friday to advance to the title game. Western’s Tyler Chavez and Nathan Bruinsma scored goals one minute apart in the second half to lead to the victory. Oakland outshot Western 26-16 and took eight more corner kicks. The last team to win consecutive tournament championships was Western in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Prior to that, no team ever won consecutive titles. However, Oakland was one of only two teams to win consecutive regular season championships. Oakland won three in a row from 2007 to 2009. Former Summit League member Valparasio won back-to-back championships in 1997 and 1998. Eastern ended the season at the bottom of the barrel in the Summit League, but senior goalkeeper Evan Turner ended his career on a high note by being named Summit League Defensive Player of the Week last week. In the last week of the season, Turner was in net for a Panther loss and a tie. The tie game was the Panthers only one of the season. Turner only gave up 0.88 goals per game in that stretch. Turner and freshman goalkeeper Garrett Creasor ended the season giving up an equal number of goals, surrendering 18. However, Turner had the lower goals against average, playing in more games than Creasor. Turner is one of few seniors graduating this season. Defender Ian McCausland graduates this year. He played in 15 games, anchoring the defense, but only had one shot on goal. Midfielder Jordan Collins played in 12 games and scored two goals this season. Offensively, sophomore forward Tayron Martin led the Panthers with three goals this season. Collins, junior midfielder Jake Plant, redshirt freshman Garet Christianson and red-shirt sophomore defender Chris Boswell each scored two goals this season. Sophomore Jake Irwin also led the team with five assists on the year. Plant scored both of his goals once the team reached Summit League play. Next season, Plant will be the only senior on the team. Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.
RANK, from page 8 Brockman and Garoppolo are also in a race to set the conference record for passing yards in a single-season. Brockman set the OVC single-season record for passing yards against Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 10. Despite setting the record, Garoppolo trails Brockman by just 166 yards and will have an additional game to surpass Brockman as Eastern has already secured at least one playoff game. Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-2812 or jbpottorff@eiu.edu.
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Kelsey Jackson, a freshman prop, runs the ball towards Jordyn Hawkins on Oct. 4 at Lakeside Field.
Eastern ends season with bang Panthers grab a win at Georgia Tech By Nicholas Ruffolo Staff Reporter
Eastern’s rugby team was able to finish the season on a highnote after dominating Georgia Tech 91-17 in Atlanta. Eastern head coach Frank Graziano voiced his pleasure with the performance after the match. “I was very pleased with the way we played,” Graziano said. “Our offense was very good; we moved the ball around a lot. We were able to get everybody in-
volved. Senior Lauren Doyle and sophomore center Madison Kissner led the way for the Panther attack, with each recording a gamehigh six trys. Both players accumulated 30 points on the day. Doyle, participating in her third game of the season, finished off the year with 17 trys, while Kissner’s effort allowed her to finish the 2012 season with 29 trys. Freshman Jasmine Gardner and senior Stefanie Mahan added two trys and one try, respectively. “Even though (Jasmine) is not big, she has had a productive year,” Graziano said. “And when it comes to Stefanie, her stats speak for herself.” With a duo of trys against
CONFERENCE, from page 8 Wright State can really shoot the ball, and a lot of those are t h r e e s ,” t h e f i r s t - y e a r h e a d coach said. Spoonhour is still focusing on defense beneath the basket. He said that the Panthers let too many players from Bradley get inside the lane, and despite Wright State’s perimeter shooting, Spoonhour is still preaching presence down low. “It’s one of those deals where you go out and tell your team, ‘hey don’t let them score in the paint,’ and then Wright State comes in shooting threes,” he said. “But regardless, if you let people go to the bucket and lay it in, you’re not going to win.” In the season-opening loss at Bradley, junior guard Morris Woods made an impact in the game coming off the bench, as he led the team in points, rebounds and assists. Woods hit career-highs in all three categories with 14 points,
eight rebounds and four assists. Woods only shot 3-of-5 from the field, but was able to drive to the basket and create contact, as he drew five fouls to finish 8-of-10 from the free throw line. Freshman guard Alex Austin appeared to be an offensive spark, as he went 3-of-5 from beyond the arch, and shot 5-of8 from the field, on his way to scoring 13 points in the Panthers’ loss to the Braves. Austin was named the OVC Freshman of the Week for his performance. The Panthers will look to rebound from that non-conference loss, with a non-conference win as they host the Raiders at 7 p.m. in Lantz Arena. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.
Georgia Tech, Gardner finished her freshman season with seven trys, which tied for fourth on the team. Heading into this match, Mahan was able to record 30 solo tackles on the year after missing the first two games with a facial laceration. Sophomore scrum-half Carissa Burge handled the kicking duties once again and went 8-for-15 on the day, accounting for 16 points in the contest. Eastern surrendered only 17 points against Georgia Tech after allowing 31 in the previous game against Kansas State. “A lot of the things we were not doing well before we were able to fix today,” Graziano said. “This
was our best game of the season.” Eastern’s win in the season finale put it at 6-2 for the season, closing out the season with six straight wins after starting 0-2. Graziano does not have any matches scheduled for the spring session, but he plans to continue recruiting for next season. “We will continue to recruit during the off-season,” Graziano said. “That is the key for us going forward with our depleted roster.” Injuries forced the Panthers to play rugby tens for most of the season, although they were able to go 5-0 in those contests. Nicholas Ruffolo can be reached at 581-2812 or nfruffolo@eiu.edu.
FREE THROWS, from page 8 B r a d l e y ’s S m i t h s l i p p e d through the defense and found space to receive a pass from the ball-handler. As Smith went up for the shot, senior guard Kelsey Wyss had to run up behind her and contest it. Wyss clipped Smith’s hands and forced a missed shot, but the referees called the foul. Smith sank the two free throws to win the game; although Nixon took a desperation half court shot as time expired that fell short. Nixon said the game plan on the play Smith got the free throw line was to switch on screens if necessary, so Oroszova switched onto the guard. “You might be on this person or that person, but you have to guard them,” Nixon said. “Basketball is a game of mistakes. I wasn’t in the gap. Somebody didn’t have the backside.” The bottom line was the rest of the defense didn’t have Oro-
szova’s back on the play, Nixon said. “ We’ll lost 100 percent of those games,” Nixon said. Although the loss hurts, Eastern head coach Lee Buchanan said the Panthers could learn a lot from a game like this. “ I ’m p r o u d o f t h e p l a y ers for laying their hearts o u t t h e r e ,” B u c h a n a n s a i d . “I feel bad for our players.” But credit was given where it was due, after all – to Bradley’s clutch free throw shooter, Jenny Smith. “Their kid hit both free t h r o w s ,” B u c h a n a n s a i d . “There’s one second left and she hit them both.” Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.
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Panthers seeking rebound By Anthony Catezone Assistant Sports Editor
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Ta'Kenya Nixon, a senior guard, fights to retain possession of the ball after stealing it from a Braves player Monday in Lantz Arena.
Late free throws sink Panthers By Alex McNamee Staff Reporter
Bradley forward Jenny Smith stood at the free throw line with one second left trying to block out the bad luck chants from the Eastern faithful and sank two gamewinning free throws. It was sweet revenge for Bradley, which suffered a one-point loss against the Eastern women’s basketball team last season, but a tough pill to swallow for the Eastern players. “Some people might say you’d rather lose by 30 (points) than one,” senior guard Ta’Kenya Nixon said. “We’ve been in both positions. They both hurt really bad.”
The Panthers lost by 30 points Friday against Indiana State to open the season, but looked to have their hands on a win against a different Missouri Valley team Monday night after senior forward Mariah King hit two free throws of her own to give Eastern a one-point lead. Trailing 64-63, the Eastern defense had to come up with a stop to get the ball back. The Panthers’ scrappy defense, which forced 24 turnovers in the game, held strong defensively and caused Bradley to take a forced shot with just over one minute to play and the shot clock expiring. Then, the Panthers set up an offensive play for King, who had carried the team with 28 points all
“Some people might say you’d rather lose by 30 (points) than one. We’ve been in both positions. They both hurt —Ta’Kenya Nixon, senior guard really bad.” night, and she was ready for it. The inlet pass to King was a little long, but King got her outstretched hands on it, took a drop step and was fouled as she went up for a shot. With 10 seconds left, King sank both shots from the free throw line. She finished with 30 points, matching a career-high. “I stepped up there with confidence,” King said. “I knew I was going to make them before I even
took the shots.” Bradley got the ball with seven seconds left and called back-to-back timeouts to set up a play to win the game. After the inbounds pass, a Bradley guard held the ball and Eastern sophomore forward Sabina Oroszova switched onto the ball-handler after a screen. FREE THROWS, page 7
The Eastern men’s basketball team will be challenged to make a difficult transition in terms of defensive game-planning. Eastern will host Wright State in its homeopener under the Jay Spoonhour era at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Lantz Arena. Wright State brings a high-powered offense to the table that was able to put up 80 points in a 10-point victory on the road at Idaho. Cole Darling led the team with 18 points while JT Yoho came off the bench to add 17 points. The Raiders offense is one that excels in outside jumps shots, as four different players scored in double-digits. Wright State also had six different players drain at least one basket from behind the three-point line, totaling nine as a team and shooting 36 percent for the game. “They really space the floor, and they drive it really well,” Spoonhour said. “So we have to contain the dribble; we have to have good off-side help.” Spoonhour said that the Raider offense is much deeper than simply dribble up and shoot. It’s about creating an open shot through the inside paint. Therefore, the Panthers are focusing playing defense inside out, to counter Wright State’ offense. “Basically, they’re going to go inside out,” Spoonhour said. “They’re not just going to come down, dribble up and shoot a three. They’re going to come in, try to post it, make us help and then go back out. So to guard outside, we first have to guard inside, so that you don’t need a lot of help,” he said. This comes opposite of the Panthers most recent foe in Bradley. The Braves forced their presence inside the paint, as they out-scored the Panthers 36-18 in point in the paint. “We let too many plays in the lane against Bradley,” Spoonhour said. “The whole game for Bradley was inside the paint. We just did not make them shoot enough jump shots. So (against Wright State), we’re going to try to get people from getting into the lane. CONFERENCE, page 7
FOOTBALL
Panthers rank inside top 25 for first time By Jordan Portoff Sports Editor
The Ohio Valley Conference champions are nationally ranked for the first time this season, as Eastern’s football team moved into the top 25 in both FCS polls. FCS Top 25 Following its 39-20 win over Southeast Missouri on Saturday Eastern moved into the top 25 polls for the first time since the second week of the 2010 season. The Panthers rank No. 24 in the Sports Network Top 25 poll and hold the No. 25 ranking in the FCS Coaches poll. OVC rival Eastern Kentucky remains ahead of the Panthers in the top 25 despite losing to Eastern and posting a record of 6-2 in conference play. The Colonels hold the No. 17 ranking in the FCS Coaches poll and the No. 22 ranking in the Sports Network poll. Tennessee State also joins Eastern and Eastern Kentucky in the
Sports Network poll, as it holds the No. 23 ranking in the nation. Tennessee State ranks ahead of the Panthers despite losing two conference games this season. The Tigers are unranked in the FCS Coaches poll, but are the first team in the “other teams receiving votes” category. Tennessee-Martin is also receiving votes in both polls. North Dakota State continues to hold the No. 1 national ranking, receiving 24 of the 26 possible first place votes. Montana State, Sam Houston State, Old Dominion and Eastern Washington round out the top five. Conference Notes Eastern’s football team became the fourth team in OVC history to record a worst-to-first turnaround. The Panthers finished the 2011 season in last place with a record of 1-7 in conference play, but posted a 6-1 conference record in 2012 to claim an outright OVC championship. The win over Southeast Missouri
secured Eastern’s sixth OVC championship and its 14 th trip to the FCS playoffs. Eastern’s 14 playoff appearances rank second among current OVC teams and eighth in FCS history. Red-shirt junior wide receiver Erik Lora continues to rewrite the conference record books, setting another OVC single-season record in the win over Southeast Missouri. Lora set the OVC single-season record for receiving yards in a season, as he now has an FCS-leading 1,479 yards. Lora needs just 233 receiving yards to set the all-time FCS record for receiving yards in a season. Lora also set the OVC singleseason record for receptions when he hauled in his 93rd pass of the season against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 27. Lora now has 115 receptions, and needs just nine catches to set the FCS record for receptions in a season. The OVC is also home to some of the best receivers in the country as Lora and Murray State wide re-
ceiver Walter Powell rank among the best in receiving yards per game. Lora’s 147.9 yards per game average ranks first in the nation, while Powell’s 116.2 yards per game average ranks seventh. Lora also leads the country in receptions per game, averaging 11.5, while Powell’s 9.0 average ranks third. The OVC boasts a trio of quarterbacks who are among the nations best in passing yards per game. Murray State quarterback Casey Brockman ranks second nationally, totaling 354 passing yards per game. Eastern quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo ranks fifth nationally in passing yards per game, averaging 337.4 yards per game. Tennessee-Martin quarterback Derek Carr rounds out the trio of elite quarterbacks, throwing for an even 300 yards per game. His 300 yards per game average ranks seventh nationally. RANK, page 7
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Red-shirt junior wide receiver, Erik Lora celebrates after a touchdown in Saturday's game against Southeast Missouri. The Panthers walked away with a 39-20 victory as well as the OVC title.