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SPRINGFIELD -- As state government leaders struggle to reach agreement on pension reform, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is floating a plan that’s a mix of new and old ideas to try to break the logjam. State workers, teachers, university employees and legislators would have to kick in more money from their paychecks each year to underwrite their pensions, and some of them would have to wait longer to retire. The plan also would rein in costof-living increases that have exponentially increased the pension burden on taxpayers and would set a 30-year target date for fully funding the financially bedraggled systems. Some rank-and-file lawmakers led by Democratic Reps. Elaine Nekritz of Northbrook and Dan Biss of Evanston see the approach as a way forward and are scheduled to formally unveil it Wednesday. Union members are disappointed that workers and retirees were excluded from the discussion but hope the proposal would represent a starting point, said Anders Lindall, spokesman for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. The proposal contains a version of the politically problematic shift of the state’s costs for suburban and downstate schoolteacher pensions onto local school districts over several years. That idea is pushed by House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, but opponents have argued it would lead to property tax

increases Under the proposal, retirees would get an annual cost-of-living increase on only the first $25,000 of their pensions, $20,000 for those who also get Social Security. Retirement ages would not rise for people 46 and older, but a phase-in would increase retirement ages by as much as five years for people 34 and under. Current retirement ages vary, such as 60 for rank-and-file state workers and 55 for prison guards. Employee contributions would rise 1 percentage point the first year and another percentage point the second year. Contributions for rank-and-file state workers now are about 7 percent, according to the union. The proposal also would make it clear that a failure by public employers, such as the state or a school district, would be grounds for a lawsuit if they didn’t make proper annual payments -- a major reason that many public retirement systems are underfunded. New public school teachers and state university workers would be part of a cash-balance plan, sort of a hybrid between a plan that guarantees employees a certain benefit and also partly relies on investment returns. The plan comes as Illinois faces a pension debt of as much as $96 billion, the worst in the nation. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn has noted that increased pension payments in the coming years could cut into how much the state has left to spend on education and other government services.

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Troupe performs skits on social issues By Seth Schroeder Opinions Editor

The first time Katie Genauldi performed as Emily, a young woman who was raped at a party, she found out Emily’s real world counterpart was in the audience. Now, Genauldi brought the performance to Eastern Wednesday with the “Erasing the Distance” non-profit troupe. Genauldi said she was glad she did not know at the time that Emily was watching her performance, but afterwards was glad to meet her and here how grateful she was. “Emily’s story is so inspiring. She’s like a rockstar,” Genauldi said. “She said it was almost as if she didn’t have to carry it anymore, which is awesome.” The group uses theater to spread awareness of mental health issues and gave two performances at Eastern.

The performances included Genauldi as Emily as well as four other actors who each portrayed a different individual who coped with a mental illness. Philip de Guzman, who portrayed Jaron, a man who coped with addiction and depression, said each story comes from interviews with real life people that come to “Erasing the Distance” to tell their story. He said the interviews can last hours and are recorded word-for-word before being sculpted into a 10-minute performance that a professional actor will perform. Maura Kidwell, who performed as Marie, a young woman who coped with depression-based eating disorders, said professionals take on the performances because it is not always emotionally safe for the actual individual to constantly revisit their pain in front of an audience. TROUPE, page 5

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Dano Rieble, owner, talks with patrons Wednesday evening in Jackson Avenue Coffee. He was having a fund raising event to stay in business.

JAC surpasses $18,000 mark By Katie Smith | Staff Reporter

Shop to remain Charleston landmark By Katie Smith Staff Reporter

Charleston community members successfully raised $19,168 for Jackson Avenue Coffee Wednesday, earning about $1,200 more than the shop needed to pay off their state tax debt. The JAC will pay its $18,000 debt to the state and preserve what customers consider to be a sanctuary for the Charleston community at 9 a.m. Thursday in Springfield. A line of loyal customers trailed out the door of the JAC at 6 p.m. when the event started, to show their support for the coffee shop. Those who waited in the cold to make their donations included high school and college students, friends and family of the owners as well as artists and musicians who display their work in the shop. Dano Reible, owner of the JAC, said the benefit’s turnout was proof of the shop’s significance in town. “This is a direct correlation to how important that the JAC is to the community,” Reible said. “This wouldn’t be happening if there wasn’t a true heartfelt commitment to it in this community.” Donna Wieck, a Charleston community member, said the JAC is an important piece of the town, most notable as a safe-haven for its younger residents. “It’s a place where college kids can come and it’s a homey, cozy place to be,” Weick said. “It’s just a nice feeling to drive by and see people sitting out here.” Barb Hunter, a Charleston resident, agreed, stating the JAC has consistently been a safe place for young people to pass their time. “It really is a community resource for us parents who have teenagers,” Hunter said. “I had a

daughter that went to high school in this town and she and friends would meet up here and meet up when she comes home.” Reible said he was amazed how quickly the fundraiser came together. “Naturally, this puts me out there and it says, ‘I couldn’t do it’,” he said. Pride aside, Reible said he does not mind reaching out to the community for financial help. “It doesn’t bother me,” Reible said. “I don’t care. It’s all about the JAC. It’s not about me.” Reible’s wife, Vicki Reible, reminisced about her experience owning the coffee shop with her husband and the impression she believes it has made in her own life. “We wanted to give back to the community,” she said. “We always wondered what our purpose in life was, and this seemed to be it— a way to give back.” Vicki Reible said the JAC has become her second home, and the “blessing” of watching the younger community members grow up has created the illusion of a second family as well. Throughout the event, customers were encouraged to take the stage and perform music as well as give testimonies expressing their appreciation for the business. Yvonne Larson, a Charleston resident, shared that she believes her 7-year-old daughter, Gretta, is one of the JAC’s biggest advocates. “She found out by coming here that she has the blues inside of her,” Larson said. She explained that after visiting the JAC, Gretta began composing original songs such as the, “’I Don’t Want to go to Bed’ Blues” and taking a great interest in the harmonica. Upon discovering Gretta’s love for the blues, Reible voluntarily fed her curiosity by teaching her a new song each week. Gretta, who just celebrated her seventh birthday, donated all of her

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Heather Miller, 15, of Charleston, holds up a button Wednesday evening at Jackson Avenue Coffee.

birthday money to the JAC. The Larsons are not the only family to find artistic support from the JAC, however. Ian Phillips, a poet and a Charleston resident, said he met the Reibles through friends, and they have since shown nothing but support of his poetry. “It’s kind of like a hippie network, I guess,” Phillips said. “Once I got to meet him it was just a good thing.” Phillips recently published his first collection of poems titled, “69 Poems” and offered 50 percent of the book’s profits to whatever the Reibles could not raise. Melanie Mills, a communications professor and coordinator of the event, said she was immediately willing to help the business and knew others in the community would want to take part. “We have always known that Dano and Vicki do this as community service first and business second,” she said. Mills said she believes the JAC’s service to the community was the motivation for people support the business the way they have. “The community has been very forgiving,” she said. “The community recognizes this is more than a coffee shop.” Katie Smith can be reached at 581-2812 or kesmith2@eiu.edu.


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BLOT TER • On Monday at 3:45 p.m., a sexual assault was reported to have occurred in October 2012 at Weller Hall. This incident is under investigation. • On Tuesday at 12:08 p.m., criminal damage to government property was reported at the African-American Cultural Center.

CORREC TION In Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News, the article “Tax levy approved” misidentified Brian Bower’s former position. The city attorney advises the council on legal matters. The News regrets the error.

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International student shares holiday challenges Tim Deters Features Editor

For international students, the holiday season can be a difficult time to celebrate their cultural festivals and connect with loved ones, said one international student. Joy Ignalaga, a senior art major, said the holiday season is a time when international students must either find a way to return home or celebrate the holidays thousands of miles from their family, which can be very challenging. Ignalaga’s family originated from the Philippines, where they were part of an international Roman Catholic Church that welcomed all religions. “Our church was very diverse, very liberal, and they were very open-minded,” she said. “We followed a rule where we learned about each other’s religions.” Even after her family moved to Bahrain in the Middle East when she was young, Ignalaga’s family continued to practice their Filipino form of Roman Catholicism and observe Simbang Gabi. Ignalaga explained that Simbang Gabi honors the Virgin Mary and celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ in a similar way most forms of Christianity do. Children reenact the birth of Jesus Christ, families get together and make lots of food and karaoke plays constantly. “As long as you have karaoke, you are fine,” she said. “You must have karaoke in a Filipino party.” However, since moving to the United States to go to college, Ignalaga said it has been very challenging trying to celebrate Simbang Gabi. One of the largest challenges she has faced is finding a community of Filipinos who also practice her form of Roman Catholicism and celebrate Simbang Gabi. “It’s hard to connect with peo-

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Joy Ignalaga, a senior art major, will celebrate Simbang Gabi, a Roman Catholic celebration in the Philippines commemorating the Virgin Mary and birth of Jesus Christ, during the upcoming holiday season. However, like many other international students, she must celebrate the holidays in the United States, separated from family and centers of culture.

ple because there’s not a lot of Filipinos around,” she said. “You would have to go out of town to a bigger Filipino community where they celebrate Simbang Gabi.” As well, the celebrations of Simbang Gabi are not nearly as lively and fulfilling as celebrations back home. “The celebrations were tremendous; the festivities were numerous,” she said of Simbang Gabi celebrations in Bahrain. Even though Ignalaga might not be able to enjoy her traditional celebrations as she would at home, she said she still enjoys celebrating the traditional American Christmas with her host family. “They would invite us to their Christmas celebration in their home,” she said. “It is quite different going to a home where they have different food with different people.” One of the differences between the American and Filipino celebrations is the assortment of food prepared for the holidays, Ignalaga said.

“We never have turkey with Christmas,” she said, laughing. “We just don’t have turkey period.” Despite being able to celebrate Simbang Gabi with friends and community members in the United States, Ignalaga said nothing compares to celebrating with her family. Unfortunately, she explained the cost of traveling and the challenges of taking so much time to travel to Bahrain have made getting home nearly impossible since moving to the United States. “It truly is difficult,” she said. “Taking the trip is quite a hassle.” However, Ignalaga said she finds ways to overcome the distance and time zone barriers to celebrate and connect with her family, primarily through telephone and Skype conversations. Because she and her family members are not able to communicate on a regular basis, she said telephone calls and Skype sessions become extended conversations and bonding sessions rather than

simple holiday greetings. “It is usually quite long,” she said. “It becomes a conversation instead of a greeting.” Unfortunately, other international students are not as lucky as she is, Ignalaga said. Some international students are not able to connect with their family or area residents whom they can share the holidays with. “They want to celebrate with people, but they just don’t know who to celebrate with,” she said. Ignalaga encouraged students to take the time to keep international students in mind while celebrating the upcoming holidays and also try to welcome an international student into those celebrations. By doing so, she said each student can learn from the other about a different culture while also forming friendships that could last well into the future. Tim Deters can be reached at 581-2812 or tadeters@eiu.edu.

COUNCIL ON AC ADEMIC AFFAIRS

Online teaching classes may be available By Stephanie Markham Staff Reporter

The Council on Academic Affairs will vote on revisions to the technology-delivered course policy during its meeting Thursday. Jeffrey Stowell, chairman of the online learning committee, submitted recommendations to the CAA and the Council on Graduate Studies for changes to the acceptable certifications for instructors of online courses. The potential changes include removing the EIU Online Learning Modules from the list of possible certifications and adding the Illinois Online Network’s master online teacher certificate. “The Illinois Online Network’s certification is an example of the type of rigor that we would expect in being trained for online teaching,” Stowell said. Stowell said the EIU Online

Learning Modules offer training videos and tips from faculty members who have previously taught online courses. “We felt that simply watching 45 minutes of video without any direct engagement with other people who have experienced teaching online courses is insufficient to ensure the quality of instruction,” he said. The council will also vote upon two new courses and three revised courses. One proposal is the revision of “HIS 3600G: The U.S. Constitution and the Nation,” a writing intensive, general education course required for all history majors, to provide an online edition for offcampus students. CAA member Debra Reid, a history professor, said she has taught the on-campus version of the course, and she has taught other courses online for the University of

Illinois. “There really will be no difference in course content between the online and the on-campus version,” Reid said. “It’s a bit of a different delivery system, but the content doesn’t change. It’s not easier; it’s not less work.” Reid said online classes are essential for students in the School of Continuing Education. “There is a large body of students who are not on-campus students, and practically their entire curriculum is done off campus,” she said. “This is a really important general education offering.” The history department also proposed a new course titled “HIS 3385: American Maritime History since 1400.” The proposal states, “ This course will explore how America’s maritime culture shaped the nation with an emphasis on its reliance upon the Atlantic Ocean.”

If approved, the new course would be available in the Fall 2013. From the department of early childhood, elementary and middle level education, the council will review proposals for two revised courses, “ELE 3250: Early Childhood Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment in the Primary Grades,” and “ELE 4770: Teaching Science & Social Science in the Primary Grades,” and one new course, “ELE 3225 Early Childhood Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment: Birth – Age Five.” If approved, all three elementary education courses would be available in the Fall 2013 semester. The council will meet at 2p.m. Thursday in Room 4440 of Booth Library. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.


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RSO delivers petition with 968 signatures to Perry By Nike Ogunbodede Associate News Editor

President Bill Perry was surprised with an impromptu meeting Wednesday at 2:52 p.m. Armed with two signs, a letter of support from the Student Senate and a petition consisting of 968 signatures — a few signatures shy of their 1,200 goal — four student members of the Fair Trade Global Justice Coalition walked into President Bill Perry’s Old Main office. The petition was addressed to Perry and the members of the President’s Council. While in the office, the four students — still holding the signs — gave Perry an approximately twominute long explanation of their collective hope that the university would affiliate with the Worker Rights Consortium. In the past, Eastern was affiliated with the Fair Labor Association, a nonprofit that focuses on having major clothing manufacturers adhere to national and international labor laws. President Bill Clinton created the association in 1999. The Worker Rights Consortium was started by student groups for universities to help monitor their apparel’s manufacturers. Sara Boro, a second-year college student affairs graduate student, said she hopes the administration will weigh both options and decide to join the more than 180 affiliated universities in the United States. “At the university, we talk about becoming global citizens and doing all of these things to impact the world in a positive way…and we feel like the university is a perfect place to start something like this,” Boro said. Roy Lanham, a campus minister for the Newman Catholic Center, showed up to support the student organization, and said he thinks the organization’s passionate response was a testament to the university. “Too often I think we find ourselves saying, ‘when I get out of here, when I get my degree, when I leave Eastern,’ and what I find more exciting is when students say ‘hey, how do I begin to apply that which I’ve already learned,’” Lanham said. Eastern needs to lead by example, he said. “This institution can’t just talk about doing what is good and right to our students and say, ‘go do that, see you,’” Lanham said. Boro first learned about the issue

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President Bill Perry holds a packet Wednesday consisting on a CD presentation, a petition filled with 968 signatures, fair trade research and a letter of approval from the Student Senate while four members of the Fair Trade Global Justice Coalition: Sara Boro, Ryan Freer, Alayna Graham and Lena Elmuti explain their opinions to him. The organization surprised Perry in his office.

of fair trade from Haiti Connection while at the Newman Catholic Center in her junior year as an undergraduate student at Eastern. Now Boro said her day-to-day life has changed. “I look at all of my T-shirt tags, I went through my entire closet—I just freaked out and stopped buying stuff,” she said. “What I want to do personally now is to research what to buy to make it easier.” While wearing Eastern gear, Boro said she would like to know – without a doubt – that the workers, who sewed the T-shirt, picked the cotton or even the coffee beans were treated properly and received adequate compensation. Fellow member Alayna Graham, a senior sociology major, agreed. “Here in America we have a minimum wage so that our citizens are not going to be suffering as much as the people in Bangladesh or Haiti…they don’t have people protecting them,” Graham said. “We are (their) voice instead of just letting them fend for themselves.”

Fair trade is about standing up for people whose voices are being suppressed by governments, manufacturers and lack of resources, Graham said. “We are trying to get people in there making sure that the people that do have jobs have enough money to support their family,” she said. Lena Elmuti, a senior chemistry major, said the petition signing process was predominately about educating students on labor laws and conditions in other countries. “Most of the students had not even heard about the WRC let alone the Fair Trade Global Justice,” Elmuti said. Members of the Fair Trade Global Justice Coalition decided to change its name to the Students for Peace and Justice. Ryan Freer, a junior political science major, said the issue of fair trade is a bipartisan issue. “I think people, on some level, really want human rights of people— it’s not just a right or left, Democrat or Republican issue,” Freer said. Boro agreed.

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Ryan Freer, a junior political science major, Sara Boro, a second-year college student affairs graduate student, Alayna Graham, a senior sociology major, and Lena Elmuti, a senior chemistry major, march toward Old Main from the Newman Catholic Center on Wednesday.

“Just paying people a fair wage can change a lot of things and once they have enough money then they can start to improve their own communities,” Boro said. “I think it’s a better answer to a lot of the world’s prob-

lems is to just give people what they deserve and their dignity.” Nike Ogunbodede can be reached at 581-2812 or ovogunbodede@eiu.edu.


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Celebrate your school family as well Students should pay attention to Amy Wywialowski pensions For all students who hear the words “pension reform” and cringe with boredom, wake up. This applies to every student who plans on becoming a teacher, politician, social worker, judge or any position in the wide array that the state employs. Basically, if you plan to work for the state in any capacity, the future of your retirement—even if it looks like it is decades away—needs to be of interest to you. On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of the General Assembly’s House of Representatives proposed a pension reform bill that would increase the retirement age, require employees to pay more for their pensions, implement a cash-balance plan and decrease cost of living adjustments. On top of the weight added to state employees, the proposed pension reform also creates fiscal tension for state universities, community colleges and local school districts. The bill proposes shifting employee costs to the employer, like Eastern. The shift entails phasing the pension costs to schools, 0.5 percent of payroll each year. These would be mandated payments, and if unpaid, other state funds could be intercepted. The end goal would be to have the pension systems 100 percent funded in the next 30 years. Legislators are slated to vote on pension reform in Springfield between Jan. 3-8 during the lame duck session. This is a dangerous time, meaning that many legislators who do not need to worry about reelection might vote against the interest of their constituents. No one is born with extensive knowledge of the cogs and gears of our five pension systems and the vast political history that goes along with them, but as college students, a little bit of research should not give cause for pretending that the issue does not apply to you or that you can just worry about it later. For a quick overview, the state has not fully funded the pensions systems for decades, and the unfunded pension liability has grown past $95 billion. To put such an immense number in perspective, it would pay for a year’s tuition at Eastern for about 4.8 million years. That gross amount of pure debt would also pay for about 1.2 million students to graduate from Eastern on a four-year plan. That is why Illinois is ranked 50th out of 50 states at funding pensions. In short, the Illinois pension systems are in trouble—it serves as the elephant stomping around the state that no one wants to talk about. This is no laughing matter, and it is anything but boring. We ask you to open your eyes, take a stand and invest time in understanding an issue that affects you.

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This past weekend as I sat in my usual staff meeting at The Daily Eastern News, the staff did something different, we celebrated. Usually our meetings go the following way, get in a circle, talk about our weekends, go over what’s going on next week, and then it’s back to work we go. Depending on the day and what stories we have running Monday, many of us are at our desks still working as the meeting goes on. This weekend we did go about our business but we also had a Secret Santa party with cookies, cake and gifts. We went around the circle giving each other some of the most ridiculous things we could find for about $5. Gifts included whoopee cushions, singing ties, Nutella, leopard print Santa hats and lots of candy. Then we had to take a “family” picture. Yes, you read correctly, I said family. For the past four months I have spent my time outside of class in the newsroom and would say the staff have become like family to me. We work in the newsroom, we eat in the newsroom, some people sleep there (sometimes you just need a nap) and sometimes

we play there. This semester I have probably spent more time in that room and with those people than anywhere else and with anyone else on campus. In the past four months I have spent more time with these people than my own biological family. So yes we have functioned just like a family and I have no problem calling us that. We have fought and made up just like a family has and in the end we all want what’s best for each other (I hope). Like most students we are here in Charleston about nine months per year. The friends we make on campus become our support groups and the people we spend our time

with. It’s important to celebrate our school families because without each other where would we be? I know it is the last week of classes before finals and all most of us have on our minds is studying for finals, passing our classes and getting home as fast as possible. I am not an exception to this mentality and in fact am questioning right now why I am writing this column instead of studying, but that is beside the point. So before you rush out of town next week, take a break this weekend between all of your studying and packing for home and do something nice for your friends to celebrate the holidays with them. I’m not saying spend hundreds of dollars or even any money at all. Our staff had a blast with baked goods and stuff from the dollar store. Amy Wywialowski is a junior history major and can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.

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The buzz is making us go mad, paranoid I think I’m going slightly mad and I think you are too, but you don’t realize it. Cell phones — oh, I’m sorry, did your cell phone just vibrate? I apologize for distracting you. Cell phones are making us crazy. They’re making us feel things we don’t, like when you’re in third grade and tell a girl that you love her and want to marry her. You don’t actually feel that. You didn’t actually just feel your phone vibrate in your pocket either — unless, of course, it did. We’ve been trained like puppies to “Please put your cell phones on silent, while in class,” so we do the alternative and put them on vibrate. I have my phone on vibrate so often that I’m starting to feel phantom vibrations in my pocket. In class, when somebody’s phone vibrates everybody then checks their pockets like the move was synchronized. Even when you think the vibration is too far away to be in your pants, you think it’s yours and it’s not. Still, you check your pocket —

Alex McNamee phantom vibration. The same happens to me when somebody’s phone goes off and actually rings. I’m well aware that my phone is on vibrate, but I still check my phone. It’s worse when you’re expecting a call or hope to get a call. Say you’re expecting a phone call from your dentist to tell you if you have a cavity or not (I’m trying to make this as not dramatic as possible). You are anxious for the call, so you check your pocket to see if it’s vibrating when you have no reason to. The same happens when you would like

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to receive a call — maybe because all of your friends are getting calls, or you’re driving on the highway and bored. Then, there are the moments when you just check your phone — just because. It’s like a timer goes off in your head and you’re programmed to check your phone to see if you missed a call, text or update from your Kingdoms of Camelot app. Next time you find yourself checking your phone, expecting to see you’ve missed something and all you see is the time, remember this column. You remember this column forever! Phantom vibrations have become a daily part of my life and I don’t think they’re going anywhere. Hold on a second, I think my phone just vibrated. Be right back. Alex McNamee is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.

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Tarble reaches out to the community through art Shadur works with local school children By Amy Wywialowski Assistant Daily Editor

For the past three weeks, Beth Shadur has been commuting between Highland Park and Charleston because she is the Artist in Residence for the fall. Shadur has spent the time commuting in order to complete the program, which actually takes place all over Coles County and parts of central Illinois. Kit Morice, a curator of the Tarble Arts Center, who organized the program, said program brings a professional artist into local schools to expose children to different types of art and allows them to further their skills. “It allows smaller schools who wouldn’t be able to afford to host an artist like this on their own to still get the benefits,” Morice said. This year Shadur will visit Pathways School, an alternative school in Greenup, Humboldt TLC in Humboldt and Jefferson Elementary in Charleston. Every year they partner with different area schools and a new artist, Morice said.

The program is typically aimed at students in the sixth grade or older but depending on the school they may work with younger students as well, Morice said. After years of organizing the program, Morice said she realizes how much adolescents need art as an outlet. “We’ve had teachers come up to us after the program and say ‘this is what they need every day,’” Morice said. Along with visiting one of the partner schools each week, Shadur also, teaches a core group at the Tarble two day a week for two hours. The group is composed of teens, adults and school-aged children. They are working on constructing artist books that combine watercolor paintings they have created and poetry they have selected or created. “It is exciting because it is intergenerational, we have a mother-daughter team, a 15-year-old boy and his older neighbor who are good friends,” Shadur said. “I’ve been doing this type of book project since I met a poet in an artist colony.” Morice said Shadur encourages students to show their work and has convinced students in the past to work up the courage to showcase their pieces.

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Artist in residence Beth Shadur stands in front of her class during a watercolor painting class at the Tarble Fine Arts Center on Monday. Her class will meet twice a week for four weeks.

The planning for the program actually begins months in advance because it is funded by grants through the state of Illinois and the artist is selected from a pre-approved list from the state. Shadur has been on the list since the ’80s and said she values these types of programs.

“The arts council pays 60 percent and we and our sponsors pay the rest,” Morice said. “We pick an artist off the list and plan all of the projects a head of time when writing the grant.” The program runs through Dec. 13 when the Tarble will host a re-

ception for all of the students who participated and their parents to see their work displayed. Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or alwywialowski@eiu.edu.

TROUPE, from page 1 Jason Economus, who portrayed Matthew, a man with cerebral palsy and depression, said those attending the show are already taking a first step to helping people deal with mental health issues. He said talking about the problems everyone faces helps people relate to each other and connect. Economus said he was lucky to meet Matthew in real life and befriend him. He said despite the condition he lives with, Matthew has many other aspects of his life such as chess, slam poetry and computer programming. “All I want to do is remind you that these are real people,” he said. “Matthew exists, he’s out there. You meet him and find out he

“All I want to do is remind you that these are real people,” he said. “Matthew exists, he’s out there. -Jason Economus, “Erasing the Distance” troupe wants a girlfriend. I do too! If we can find those moments of connections we’re really not so far compared to where we think we are.” Angela Johnson, who portrayed Julie, a woman whose friend committed suicide and struggled with suicidal thoughts herself, said students should act as advocates for mental health issues, listen to people and reach out to them when they can. She said many times people sweep mental illness under the rug and ignore it.

Economus agreed with Johnson, and said students can reach out to the people around them who might be struggling, relating the cause to the University Board’s current slogan “UB the one”. “Start with where you’re at,” Economus said. “Be kind, just remember everyone is going through something.” Seth Schroeder can be reached at 581-2812 or scschroeder2@eiu.edu.

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BASKETBALL, from page 8

with Taryn Olson, women’s basketball, forward

Olson thriving under new coaching staff By Alex McNamee Staff Reporter

Taryn Olson started with a clean slate after former head coach Brady Sallee left Eastern for Ball State last spring. Olson, a junior who spent two seasons on Sallee’s roster, didn’t play a major role in Sallee’s roster rotation, averaging seven minutes per game her freshman season and five her sophomore year. Already, Olson is having her best year yet, averaging 4.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game this season. Olson has been the first center off the bench this season, spelling starters Mariah King and Sabina Oroszova. She said everything changed for her when Eastern head coach Lee Buchanan got the head coaching job after Sallee’s departure and told her she was going to play no matter what this season. “I saw that as an opportunity and wanted to do something with it,” Olson said. “I didn’t have a choice.” Buchanan hired John Swickrath as an assistant coach in the offseason. Olson said she and Swickrath, who coaches the post players, have developed a good relationship. “He has been working with me on my technique and getting me out further, getting me some shots farther out,” Olson said. King, a senior forward, plays her position as a post player who can step outside and shoot the ball. Olson said she is learning how to do that. Buchanan said having Olson and King going against each other in practice everyday has benefited Olson greatly. “Mariah is a tough matchup,” Buchanan said. “She’s quick. We pull her out on

the floor sometimes. It makes Taryn not just have to sit in the post. It makes her move her feet and be active.” Olson said playing against King has helped her get stronger and adjust from the high school game to the college game. Not only, though, has Olson gotten stronger playing against King, but her confidence has improved, too. Olson said the comfort in knowing she can do whatever she wants to on the court as long as she puts her mind to it has made the biggest difference this season. “If I make a mistake I play the next play as a new play,” Olson said. “I don’t think about it. I don’t let it get to my head like I used to.” Olson has been consistent this season, scoring a season-high six points in two games and grabbing eight rebounds in the win against Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis. Buchanan said it’s easy to help her improve because she’s such a coachable player. “She listens to what you say and tries to apply it,” Buchanan said. “Those players are easy to coach.” Buchanan said Olson is “at the tip of the iceberg” from where she can go from here. He said, “the sky is the limit.” “Players have to put in the work,” Buchanan said. “See the pay off. Then hopefully that makes you hungrier for that pay off.” Buchanan was the associate head coach on Sallee’s coaching staff, but he said when he became head coach he might have given Olson hope. “If a player feels like she has a chance, she’s willing to work,” Buchanan said. Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.

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Taryn Olson, a junior forward, tries to steal a rebound from Miranda Liles, a junior center from the University of Evansville Tuesday at Lantz Arena. The Panthers look to take on Sacramento State Friday at 7p.m. in Lantz Arena.

Eastern took advantage of 11 first half turnovers by Western, scoring 16 points. But much like the game itself, the turnover battle was a different story in the second half. The Panthers doubled their turnovers from the first half to the second half in jarring fashion, as they gave up 10 to Western in the second. That led to 13 points off turnovers for the Leathernecks. “If you give them transition points, you are making things hard on yourself,” Spoonhour said. “That is what we gave them. Western is not a team that gets up and down the court, but they did on us because we made some bad turnovers.” The Panthers’ turnovers allowed the Leathernecks to begin the second half on a 15-7 run, which eventually led to a 26-11 run in Western’s favor. The game opened up at that point, as Western would not relinquish. “I’ve seen this enough now in the last few games,” Spoonhour said. “Our guys get a look about them when it gets tough. It’s a thing where you are just, ‘OK now I hope we can make this play, or maybe that guy will make this shot.’” Spoonhour said that the Panthers must find a resiliency to put a stop to that mindset, and that starts with team effort, regardless of a player’s role. “It requires everybody,” he said. “Whether your job is to block a guy out, maybe your job is to screen a guy, maybe it’s just your job to catch the ball so we can run offense. Whatever your job is you have to do it.” Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.

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Panthers ink six commitments for 2013-14 season By Corey Thiesse Staff Reporter

Eastern’s softball team has added six new players to the roster for the 201314 season. This group of commitments includes three in-state and three out-ofstate athletes. The three in-state players include Annie Crouch of Waterloo High School,

Ashlynne Paul of Normal High School and Amber Toenyes of Edwardsville High School. The three out-of-state players include Lindsey Besson of San Rafael, Ca., Kristen Hoppman of Sun Prairie, Wis., and Jessica Weber of Waxhaw, N.C. Crouch plays the infield, as she throws and bats right handed. She is a third baseman by trade, but can play

each infield position. Paul plays catcher and will also be used as a utility player, which means she can be used in whatever position the team needs her most. Paul was starting varsity catcher or shortstop since her freshman season at Normal High School. Toenyes bats and throws right-handed and is expected to pitch and play

first base for the Panthers. Besson plays catcher as well as being a utility player. She bats and throws right-handed and played for a prestigious travel organization that consisted of collegiate players from all over California. Hoppman plays shortstop and throws and bats right-handed. In the last three years, she has earned all-con-

ference, all-district and MVP honors. Weber plays outfield and throws and bats right-handed. Corey Thiesse can be reached at 581-2812 or cdthiesse@eiu.edu.

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Panthers flop in second half to Western Eastern

club hits the road

By Anthony Catezone Assistant Sports Editor

The Leathernecks beat the Panthers at their own game: defense. Despite taking a 27-20 lead into halftime, the Panthers were trounced 37-18 in the second half. Eastern and Western Illinois play similar styles. The only difference is that Western was better Wednesday night in Lantz Arena, especially in the second half. “There is no question that Western played better in the second half, they won the game,” head coach Jay Spoonhoour said. The 154th meeting between the in-state rivals ended in a 57-45 loss for Eastern – it’s seventh of the season. The Panthers drop to 3-7 on the year, extending its three-game losing streak. The Leathernecks improve to 6-3. “We wanted to slow the game down, just run our offense more smooth,” senior guard Austin Akers said. “We were not getting very good shots in the second half and we were fouling. They were getting easy buckets and then they got (Terell Parks) going a little bit. We were just in an uphill climb then.” Getting to the foul line has been an issue for Eastern all season, but against Western it was more evident than ever. The Leathernecks shot 21-of-34 from the charity stripe to the Panthers’ 4-of-8. “We have not been very good at getting fouled all year,” the first-year head coach said. “It is not for a lack of trying. We drove it and posted it, but you have to be able to get an angle on a guy to force them to foul you. We pretty much played with them between us and the basket.” Eastern was unable to find its range from behind the arch. It shot 18.8 percent (3-of-16) from three-point land. Akers said if shots are not falling from deep, the Panthers have to know to try and drive the ball and draw fouls, which they didn’t do tonight. Akers was one of three Panthers to score seven points, as he added three assists in the game. Not a single Panther managed to score in double-digits. Senior guard Morris Woods led the way for the offense with eight points. Meanwhile, three Leathernecks registered double-digits in points. Adam Link paced them with 15 points on 4-of-5 from the field and 7-of-9 from the free throw line. Ceola Clark followed with 14 points, making 7-of-8 free throw attempts. Parks picked up 11 points, while also hauling in a game-high eight rebounds. BASKETBALL, page 7

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Junior guard Morris Woods jumps up for a shot against senior forward Terell Parks and junior forward Adam Link of Western Illinois University on Wednesday at Lantz Arena. The Panthers fell 57-45 against the Leathernecks.

The Eastern hockey club will head back on the road this weekend, taking on Missouri State on Friday and Saturday in Springfield, Mo., at the Mediacom Ice Park. Friday's game starts at 7 p.m., with Saturday's game scheduled for a 5 p.m. start. The Panthers are coming off a split weekend against the University of Louisville, which marked the team's third straight weekend split. The team's record now stands at 8-5-3. The team's leading scorer from last week, senior forward Tim Shannon, is coming off a weekend in which he scored his first career collegiate hat-trick. Shannon called most of the goals “garbage goals,” but he said it still felt great to record the feat. “None of the goals were anything special, they all were 'garbage goals,' but a goal is a goal,” he said. “Although it did feel good to get the hat trick, when it is all said and done we still lost the game, so it didn't mean as much as it could have if we won it." Shannon and the Panthers lost their opening game to Louisville 5-4. Of the team's losses, four have come by just a one goal difference. After the Louisville series, Panthers' senior forward Chris Gallagher said the team needed to improve on its power play and penalty kill. “We will be working on the Power play and Penalty kill for sure,” he said. “That was something that wasn't our strong suit of the weekend.” Gallagher said the team did a better job in the second game of the Louisville series of staying out of the penalty box, which has been a struggle for the team all season. “Our top power play line struggled getting anything set up,” he said. “The second game we did a better job of staying out of the box, so hopefully that continues into (this) weekend." Missouri State will likely be one of the toughest opponents the Panthers face this season, entering the game with a record of 13-3-2. The Bears are coming off a weekend sweep of University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and recently split a series with St. Louis University, who the Panthers were swept by back in September. Missouri State sophomore forward Jack Ryan leads the team with 16 goals this season. Following this weekend, the Panthers' next game won't be until Friday January 4 at the Chicagoland Winter Classic, hosted by Illinois State. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.

FOOTBALL

Lora named All-American after record breaking season Panther only player in Ohio Valley Conference to be tabbed All-American Jordan Pottorff Sports Editor

Eastern red-shirt junior wide receiver Erik Lora was named an FCS All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). Lora was the lone player from the Ohio Valley Conference to be tabbed as an All-American. “An All-American is naming the best players in the nation,” Lora said. “To know that I made that list is an honor to me and everybody else. I got there because of my team and the coaches. I got here because of them.” Lora set the FCS single-season record for re-

“It’s kind of surreal. Nobody really knew who I was before the season. I was kind of under the radar.” Erik Lora, red-shirt junior wide receiver

ceptions, totaling 136 receptions for 1,664 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. He led the FCS in receptions and receiving yards, totaling the fourth best single-season receiving yard total in FCS history. Lora’s breakout game came against Murray State in the Ohio Valley Conference season opener. Lora totaled a program and OVC record for receptions in a game, hauling in 21 passes for 269 receiving yards and three touchdowns. “After the Murray State game that kind of showed me that I could have a spectacular season,” he said. “I was aiming for 1,500 receiving yards and 100 catches. I clearly surpassed that, and it’s just exciting that I set some goals

and I achieved them.” Lora’s record-breaking season came as a surprise, as he missed the entire 2011 season due to injury. Despite not seeing game action for over a year, Lora’s record-breaking season culminated with him being named OVC Offensive Player of the Year and finishing fourth in the Walter Payton Award voting for the nation’s top player. “It’s kind of surreal,” he said. “Nobody really knew who I was before the season. I was kind of under the radar.” Lora’s breakout season had him being the 13th player in program history to be named to the AFCA All-America team and also had

the Panthers claiming an OVC regular season championship. “Fortunately, we had a good season,” he said. “We won the OVC and it all worked out. Being an All-American is just icing on the cake.” Lora will return next year for his senior season, and has set high aspirations for the 2013 season. “Our team expectations are to win a national championship,” he said. “That’s what we are working for and that’s what we prepare for.” As for his personal expectations, Lora said he is focused on helping the team win and is not focused on setting records. “I just want to have a winning season and make a contribution to my team,” Lora said. “If I break more records, whatever comes with it, comes with it.” Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-2812 or jbpottorff@eiu.edu.


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