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Students react to electronic boards By Samantha McDaniel Student Governance Editor
After attending a study abroad trip, an Eastern student came back to campus and saw a new element in the atmosphere of the North Quad. The Eastern administration installed the first of six digital display boards in the North Quad behind Old Main. Rachel Sepich, a sophomore English major, said the display boards are invading the tranquility of the area. Sepich said when she moved back to campus this semester she automatically thought that the display boards did not belong in the space. “I think they are an eyesore, and they’re useless because if they are mostly advertising then we’re not going to be getting informed about events,” Sepich said. Sepich said she liked the North Quad because of the historic buildings, but the display boards take away from that. “I live in Pemberton and appreciate the historical tranquility of the North Quad, and then there is this big, electronic thing in the middle of it,” Sepich said. The boards will become similar to bulletin boards and people will just start to walk past them, she said. She also said the boards just present more advertising to the students who are already surrounded by these influences. “We’re already in a consumer society, so why do we need more advertising down our throats?” Sepich said. Eastern administrators have said the display boards are meant to educate students on what is going on around campus, but Sepich said there are other forms that already do that. “Personally, I read the paper, I try to read every new flyer that they put up, and I find that I am informed without (the display boards),” Sepich said. Jocelyn Swanson, a junior foreign language major, disagreed and said the display boards will provide a way of learning to students who do not read the newspaper and are not as connected with social media. The display boards do not take away from the campus, Swanson said, but add an element of information for those who do not have access to other forms of information communication. “They could be used to talk about a wide variety of events and not just seeing the same posters around campus,” Swanson said. REACTIONS, page 5
Eastern receives delayed payments By Stephanie Markham Administration Editor Eastern has received about 10 percent of the appropriated funds it is owed by the state for fiscal year 2013. William Weber, the vice president for business affairs, said Eastern received its first payment of $4,370,043.70 on Dec. 28, which was nearly six months through FY13. State legislators granted Eastern a total of $44,410,100 for the fiscal year, Weber said. He said the delayed start in payments was a result of late payments from two years ago. “We didn’t finish getting our FY11 appropriations until December 2012,” Weber said. “So, this year they got FY12 paid off by October, but they haven’t gotten as early a start on the current fiscal year as they did before.” The budget of appropriated funds totals around $109 million, with 65 percent coming from tuition, Weber said. President Bill Perry said the total amount of state appropriated funds has decreased over the past years. “That number this year is $44 million, but it moves around,” he said. “Six or seven years ago it was up to about $51 million, so it’s been dropping.” Weber said the ratio of tuition to state funds in the appropriated budget has increased over the past ten years. “If you go back to FY02 of our tax and tuition dollars, roughly two-thirds was the state’s general revenue funds,” he said. “Now we’re getting very close to the exact opposite.” Weber said the ratio was about 50-50 in 2008, and is currently 40-to-60 for tuition to state funds. He said the changed ratio has
not caused an increase in the price of tuition. “In the past few years we’ve been very modest in terms of our tuition increases, and our increases have been much smaller percentage wise these past couple of years,” Weber said. The appropriations budget goes to support academic instruction. “The dollars that pay for our professors and all the classroom supplies and everything required to deliver the academic programs, those come from the appropriated funds from tax and tuition dollars,” he said. Before Illinois started experiencing problems with cash flow in 2009, Eastern would be reimbursed within 30 days of sending in a voucher, Weber said. He said Perry has instilled several methods of managing Eastern’s funds to compensate for the state’s delayed funding, including a soft-hiring freeze, which required the president’s approval of any new positions or new hires. He said Perry also required vice presidential approval for travel purchases, and the university continues to make budget decisions wisely. “Our treasurer Paul McCann and his office monitor purchases very closely, and we hold back on purchases until we have the cash available to pay for them,” Weber said. Eastern also received approximately $4.6 million in map grants for the fall semester on Jan. 3. “Essentially all the state universities are in the same position; they have received about 10 percent of their appropriations and their fall map money to date,” he said. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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Students compete in theater festival By Bob Galuski Entertainment Editor
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For Blake Morris, the past week has been a whirlwind of auditioning workshops, free plays and heavy competition. Along with seven other nominated students, Morris, a senior theatre arts major, has just returned from Saginaw, Mich., where he spent the last week competing in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. In order to compete in the festival, eight students were initially nominated, and each student brought a partner with whom to perform a scene. Jean Wolski, a theatre arts professor, said students were nominated based on performances they gave while in Eastern productions.
The students are judged by an outside source, such as professional critics, she said. “They are seen by professionals, as well as members of the theatre society who have experience, or are part of a graduate program,” Wolski said. As this was Morris’s first time attending the festival, he said he did not know what to expect. “It ended up being a great way to network and see what other schools and students were doing,” he said. Morgan Reidy, a sophomore theatre arts major, said when she was nominated, more people knew before she did. “I went backstage after one of the shows and everyone was congratulating me and hugging me, and I had no idea what was going on,” Reidy said. FESTIVAL, page 5
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A local assisted-living community plans to collect canned goods in exchange for cupcakes, coffee and conversation. Heritage Woods is hosting a food drive for the Illinois Coalition of Community Services The ICCS is a statewide not-forprofit organization helping low-income families and communities through different programs and donations. Samantha Landrus, the marketing director for Heritage Woods, said all the donated items will be given to low-income families in the Charleston area.
“It will help working families with minimum wage who are trying to make ends meet,” Landrus said. She said they are working with the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Link Card so people with a card can receive extra help. Canned foods, non-perishable items, paper products such as toilet paper and paper towels, and dental hygiene items will be accepted. In exchange for donations, Heritage Woods will give each individual cupcakes and a cup of coffee. Landrus said by giving people refreshments, it will bring community members together. “We always want our doors open to the community,” she said. Landrus said even though peo-
ple associate December with giving, food donations are needed yearround. She said she wanted to wait to have the fundraiser until after the holidays because it is less chaotic. Landrus said the Heritage Woods residents will be participating in the food drive. “Residents will be helping handing out cupcakes and coffee,” she said. Landrus said she is open to anyone who drops off a donation to come in, talk to the residents and take a tour of the facilities. She said for the food drive, they do not really have a goal they want to meet. Landrus said this is their first year
hosting the food drive, so they do not know what to expect yet. “It’s pretty basic this year, and we’re hoping to build upon it,” Landrus said. She said they plan to have more food drives in the future. However, she said they are getting a limited amount of cupcakes. “We’re getting a hundred cupcakes and we’re hoping to run out,” Landrus said. Donations will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at Heritage Woods of Charleston, 480 W. Polk Ave. Amanda Wilkinson can be reached at 581-2812 or akwilkinson@eiu.edu.
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Kids to learn basics of engineering By Amanda Wilkinson City Editor A Charleston official is reviving a class to help kids have fun while learning about science. The Charleston Parks and Recreation Department will be offering the “Mad Science: Engineering” class starting in late January. Kim Wargo, the recreation supervisor for the Parks and Recreation Department, said there was a “Mad Science” class in the past, but it was just a general overview of the sciences. “I thought doing a more specific one that was six-weeks long for a specific branch of science would be a lot of fun and the kids
could start to understand a lot more specifics about it,” she said. Wargo said she will teach the class because she came up with the idea to revive it. “Basically if I come up with the class, it’s difficult to find instructors, so I just end up teaching them myself,” she said. Wargo said the focus of the class will be on constructing bridges and buildings out of household materials such as popsicle sticks, newspaper, masking tape and toothpicks. “One of the activities, we’ll be taking newspaper rolls and seeing how high they can make a tower with just newspaper and masking tape,” Wargo said.
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Wargo said she has no experience building bridges or buildings, but she knows the basics of engineering them. “They have to understand the physics involved so like a sturdier base creates a sturdier tower,” she said. “A base that’s one-inch thick might not do so hot.” Wargo said when classes start on Jan. 29, they will spend time at the beginning of class to go over the specifics of how to create structures. “I mean the first 20 minutes, we’ll be going over the physics involved and what they actually have to know in order to build a successful structure,” she said. “The next 40 minutes will
be them actually creating it. Then we can go over it and test it and see how well they did.” Wargo said the science class is geared toward 7- to 12-year-olds, but older kids and adults are welcomed too. “They can join but I feel like the material might be beneath their grade level so I just felt 7- to 12-year-olds was the right age level for what we’re doing,” she said. To enroll in the class, those interested can register at the department or on the Parks and Rec reation Departments website. Amanda Wilkinson can be reached at 581-2812 or akwilkinson@eiu.edu.
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Senate to welcome new members
By Samantha McDaniel Student Governance Editor New committee chairs of the Student Senate will give presentations during the meeting Wednesday. The meeting will be at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Student Senate Speaker Mitch Gurick, a sophmore business major, said the committee chairs have also been selected and will be present at the first meeting. Kendra Gallion, the webmaster for the senate, will also be seated as the secretary for the senate. “We wanted to combine the position to just streamline our operations here,” Gurick said. At the meeting, the Student Senate members will vote on the consent agenda, which will approve all of the committee chair
appointments. Gurick appointed the members after interviews last week, where the candidates prepared a presentation with their goals for the committee and had to draft one piece of legislation. “They were able to organize their
turning chairs. No new legislation will be presented at the meeting because they have not had a Council of Chair meeting, Gurick said. Gurick said he will also be present about the Student Senate’s direction. “Last semester I gave this corny
ing RSOs,” Gurick said. T h e p re s e n t a t i o n a l s o t a l k s about accountability, honorability and responsibility, which Gurick said are some of the qualities every Student Senate member should have. “It’ll define what our focus is on
"It’ll define what our focus is on campus and will prove to the student body that we are here to serve them first and foremost." Mitch Gurick, Student Senate speaker ideas and stuff and it makes everything much better because they have clear-cut goals set for themselves and the committee,” Gurick said. Student Body President Kaci Abolt, a senior communication studies major, said the information should be basic for the new senators. Gurick said they have three re-
presentation, but I’m going to do it again because I liked it,” Gurick said. The presentation will focus on the point of view of the Student Senate and their relationship with registered student organizations. “The primary focus to date where student government thinks they’re above all the other RSOs, but in reality it should be like this, support-
campus and will prove to the student body that we are here to serve them and support them first and foremost,” Gurick said. Abolt said she will discuss her appointment to the Health Advisory Board. She said she will also talk about her work with Heather Webb, the director of the Office of Student Standards, to see what programs
LOC AL | OBITUARY
Former Eastern English professor dies
Marion “Lee” Steinmetz
CHARLESTON – Marion Lee Steinmetz, 85, of Charleston, died at his home Jan. 10. Services honoring and celebrating his life will begin at 11 a.m. Jan. 15 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 2206 Fourth St., Charleston, with the Rev. Walter Carlson officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held Tuesday morning for one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will follow in Mound Cemetery in Charleston. It is requested that memorial gifts in his honor be made to Wesley United Methodist Church. Gifts may be left on the memorial table at the visitation or service or mailed to Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shaw-
nee Drive, Charleston. Lee, as he was known to many, was born on March 6, 1927, and was the only son of the late Marion B. and Lola L. (Caywood) Steinmetz. He married Doris Ione Hamer in 1950. He is survived by his loving wife, Doris, of Charleston; two sons, Dr. William Steinmetz, of Danville, and Dr. Samuel Steinmetz, of Dallas; three granddaughters, Julia Steinmetz, of New York City; Jamie Steinmetz, of Chicago; and Lindsay Steinmetz, of Pingree Grove, Ill.; and two great-grandchildren, Connor and Chloe Diebold. Lee grew up on the family farm in the state of Kansas. He received his bachelor’s degree from Sterling Col-
lege in Sterling, Kan., and his doctorate from Brown University in Providence, R.I. The Steinmetz family moved to Charleston in 1959 when Lee accepted a position with Eastern as a professor in the English department. Lee was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Charleston where he enjoyed singing with the choir. He enjoyed gardening, playing bridge and various board games. Lee had a passion for reading and was also a Civil War buff. He was a loving and devoted husband to Doris and a role model for his sons. His presence will be deeply missed.
C AMPUS | ENROLLMENT
Forum to discuss strategic enrollment By Stephanie Markham Administration Editor Eastern’s plans for increasing enrollment will be discussed in an open forum 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Blair Lord, the vice president for academic affairs, said he would present a slideshow of the strategic enrollment planning process, which began at the start of the fall semester. Noel-Levitz consultant Colleen Murphy has visited campus several times to lead the strategic enrollment planning committee through the steps recommended to increase enrollment, Lord said. After preparation and data analysis, the committee is on the strategy development step of the seven-
step process. Lord said the process is nearly half complete and would continue through the spring semester. “(The strategic process) is ongoing, it’s active; it’s not like a done deal,” he said. “This won’t be like going to a lecture and learning the results. It will be where we are, where we’re headed next and what we’ve done so far.” There will be opportunity for attendees to comment on the process as well. “I’ll have a structured way to get some feedback from them on what we’re doing so they have the chance to weigh in and give us the benefit of their thoughts on this,” Lord said. The steps and people involved with the strategic enrollment planning process are outlined on the Eastern website. The website also
includes a document with links to data on recruitment and enrollment. Lord said the forum would elucidate some of the key points in the data. “There’s a ton of information out there which has been available to the steering committee, planning council, and now of course to the entire campus if you want to go,” he said. Seeking advice to increase student enrollment is leading Eastern to become more proactive, Lord said. “I think it’s a positive that we saw a challenge and now we’re doing something about it,” he said. “We’re doing something about it at a time when the state and the country as a whole, and higher education generally is challenged.” Lord said enrollment in higher
education institutions has been declining at the state and national level for the past two years, and college degrees have become increasingly important. “This is a time when the public policy makers say they want more people with higher education backgrounds as we look ahead,” he said. Lord said the strategic planning steering committee would continue to keep the campus informed of its progress. “It’s part of the process of keeping the campus informed and involved, and it’s an important process,” he said. “We will probably have some more as the spring goes on and the strategic enrollment planning process continues.” Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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the Student Senate will head for t h e s e m e s t e r f o r t h e St r a t e g i c Planning Implimentation Committee. The major project she said she thinks they will work on is the installation of two new flag poles in front of Old Main to fly the school and Illinois flag along with the American Flag. Gurick said he hopes to have all the Student Senate members picked by their next meeting. The Student Senate is still accepting applications to become members. More seats have opened up after two members resigned and one became ineligible. Gurick said he will be accepting applications until Friday and will have interviews Monday and Tuesday. Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu.
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Since the exhibit will explore a number of genres, OUR POSITION hen you hear names like students should take advantage of what Eastern is • Situation: Like music? Need something to do Kool & The Gang, Elvis providing to them: The opportunity – free of charge on campus? and Duke Ellington, certain – to go learn a little bit more about what makes • Stance: Take advantage of all the Doudna things may come to mind. music so special. has to offer this semester. You might recall dancing to “Celebration” at Music has always been a part of Eastern’s envigrade school dances, hearing your grandparents ronment, from the EIU Marching Band, to local listen to “It Don’t Mean A Thing,” and old TV footage of a well-known man DJs at bars, to piano notes wafting through the halls of Doudna. gyrating around stage to “Hound Dog.” Allen Lanham, dean of library services, noted that music is a way to commuBut how much do we really know about where today’s music came from? nicate. Eastern is helping our community out in an extremely diverse way by proIt is a way humans talk about life with each other in a way that is completely viding an exhibit that showcases the very core of music in our culture. Eastern is unique and can ultimately be a reflection of the time it was produced in. teaching a valuable lesson. Putting together an exhibit such as this at Eastern is truly exciting, and “America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Blue- whether you’re a music major or something completely unrelated, this exhibit grass to Broadway” just began its nearly four-month run at Eastern, and over should be taken advantage of. this time it will be a part of the Eastern environment, students have the opporNo matter what kind of music appeals to you, this exhibit is relevant. tunity to delve deeper into music. Music is one of the few things that ties everyone in the world together. Sure, we may know one or two songs from a few generations back, but do The language doesn’t matter. The instruments don’t matter. we really know why our culture’s music is where it is today? Although the styles may be different, music genres are something that should The exhibit kicked off with a concert Friday that showcased what the next always be respected and explored. four months were to be about. They are ever-changing and interesting. Attendees reported being impressed with the variety and how the use of film Eastern seems to be in for a real treat – to the ears. clips in with concert footage brought everything together. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of Over these next four months, students should realize the value of learning The Daily Eastern News. the background behind the music that has been loved for generations.
Another year marks another broken promise Exactly 15 years ago to the day, my mother made me adhere to a promise I could not possibly keep. Bubbling with excitement over a mountainous double-chocolate cake and probably humming some silly tune to wear away the anticipation, my blue doe eyes locked onto the six billowing flames. I told myself that day I would extinguish all of the flames with just one huff and puff or else my wish would fall unfulfilled into a magical abyss reserved for kids who failed to blow out all of their birthday candles. Honestly, I don’t quite remember if I succeeded in blowing out my candles, but I cannot possibly forget what promise my mother tricked me into. Sealed with linked pinkies, she made me promise her that once my childhood melded into teenage years, I would have to begin to age backward every Jan. 15 until I was restored to adorable innocence. With a peculiar combination of laughter and sadness, she goads me into a dispute every year about how I broke her promise. “I have no control over how I age, Mama. You tricked a small child into an impossible promise!” I
Rachel Rodgers tell her playfully. As I continue to break the pact I made with my mother those 15 years ago, I realized something quite startling. With each year, I have housed less and less excitement for the celebration of my birth; I think it becomes more difficult to distinguish it from any other day. When I was younger, I would make a vibrant paper chain every year to serve as a countdown to my birthday, getting a thrill each time I could mercilessly tear off one of the paper links. Last week, I am ashamed to say I forgot about my own birthday. I was scribbling down all the assign-
ments, meetings, interviews and other responsibilities that monopolize my time, and when I turned the page of my faithful planner, the word struck me hard in the face. Written in large, black ink, the main entry for Jan. 15 read “BIRTHDAY.” I tried to brush it off and say, “It’s no big deal. I’ll be slaving over work and can just celebrate during the weekend. No one would probably be able to hangout anyway.” However, I am glad to say that one factor has caused my blasé attitude to change during the last few days. My beloved friends and colleagues rekindled my excitement with every small gesture — ranging from shouting enthusiastically in anticipation of the day and giving me a cupcake as an early present. This led me to another realization. When we are young, our birthdays mean the world to us, but once we get older, what makes our birthdays special are the people who share it with us. Rachel Rodgers is a senior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com
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Senior theatre arts major Julie Zielinski (left), junior theatre arts major Allie Payne and sophomore theatre arts and communication studies double major Morgan Reidy all register for an audition for parts in the upcoming theater production's "Cloud 9" and "I Don't Have to Wear No Stinking Badges!" at Doudna Fine Arts Center. This was Reidy's fifth audition at Eastern. Zielinski said she is normally nervous for auditions, but said "I try to turn the nerves into energy for my character instead of letting them get to me."
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Students to explore cultures of world By Bob Galuski Entertainment Editor Students will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a different culture through the University Board’s “A Day In Series.” The first of the series will focus on the country of Mexico, and at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Pemberton Hall. Danny Turano, University Board president, said the series would expand to cultures that are familiar in America. “We wanted to focus on main cultures in our society,” he said. “So Mexico was a logical choice.” Presented three times during the semester, Turano said the series will offer students a glimpse into the lives of members of a culture that could be vastly different from their own. Turano said the presentation was originally supposed to feature guest speakers but said because it was still early in the semester that the University Board could not find anyone available. However, for the next “A Day In Series” presentation, Turano said there were individuals interested in speaking. “Everyone from professors to international students to groups like RSOs and minority affairs will be asked to speak,” Turano said. Students will have the opportunity to engage in different activities to experience the culture. Games will be available to students as well, with each of the events relating back to the Mexican culture, Turano also said.
In addition, there will also be workstations for students to make crafts related to Mexican culture, Turano said. However, the specific games and crafts are still being finalized for the presentation, he said. Also available to students will be food, such as chips and salsa. “We’re going to have different kinds of salsa, all of which is relatable to food in Mexico,” Turano said. The main focus of the night, he said, was to help students understand a culture different than their own. “We’re trying to broaden students’ understanding of the cultures that surround us,” Turano said. Along with Mexico, Turano said one of the other topics that are under consideration for the next segment of the series is the Asian culture. Although the event is taking place in Pemberton Hall, he said this would not be the permanent place for “A Day In Series.” Turano also said while members of the university board have sponsored events such as “A Day In Series,” they are working to improve the presentation. “It used to be crafts on one night, information on the other, but now we have just combined it all down into one night,” he said. Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.
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“We already have a Facebook EIU page, we have a Twitter page as well, and I feel like those are already good forms of staying connected socially, academically and everything else having to do with our institution,” Johnson said. While a few boards around campus would be acceptable to Johnson, she said six is just too many for the small campus. Johnson said she thinks it would be acceptable to have about three on campus. She said the placement could be near Carman, where it is not as attached to the campus, the South Quad and the North Quad. “Six is a little too much,” Johnson
said. “It’s more so quantity than quality.” Megan McGee, a freshman elementary education major, said she thinks the display boards are a good idea because they will help get students more involved on campus. “I pass Old Main everyday, so I see it everyday and I think it’ll alert the students to get involved,” McGee said. The number of boards is not a problem to McGee. “Students are spread out all across campus, so they won’t necessarily see one that is by Old Main everyday,” McGee said.
to further their education in theatre arts and will be awarded to the students who make it into the semi-finals of the competition, she said. “In the first round, students do a scene with their partner,” Wolski said. “If they advance to the semi-finals, they do two scenes. The ones who make it to the finals have to do two scenes and a monologue.” While no Eastern student has made it to the finals, another competition at the Kennedy Center in March, Wolski said students have made it to the semi-finals in the past. “Either way it’s exciting to see them advance onward,” she said. There are also partner awards given to the theatre student’s acting partner who contributes to the scene. In addition to the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship, four students competed in design-based competitions—realized design and poster presentation. “We take the scenery and design we used for our shows and put them into a presentation to be judged,” Wolski said. Eastern was also asked to participate
in the festival’s costume parade, which served as the festival’s opening event. “We have a few costumes from shows last year that were on display, and the students who wore the costumes went to Saginaw to model them during the parade,” Wolski said. While the eight students and their partners attending the theatre festival is not the largest group Eastern has sent since participating in 1994, Wolski said it was one of the bigger groups. “It all comes down to timing,” she said. “Some years it’s the week before the new school year, other years it’s the first week. I think it’s easier for students to go if they’re already back at Eastern.” Wolski also said the competition is good for generating ideas for the upcoming theatre season. “We can see what other schools are doing, see if they work or not,” she said. “Sometimes it helps to see how we want to approach the next year.”
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STAT ATTACK 59.1 Senior guard Taylor Jones of the Eastern men’s basketball team is shooting 59.1 percent from 3-point range in Ohio Valley Conference play. Jones ranks first in the OVC 3-point field goal percentage since the conference schedule opened. Through the Panthers’ first five games in conference play, Jones is averaging 2.6 3-pointers made per game, five-best in the OVC.
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Eastern men’s basketball’s senior guard Morris Woods scored a career-high 25 points in the Panthers’ home loss against Ohio Valley Conference foe Tennessee Tech on Jan. 10. Woods sank 9-of-15 shots from the field and went 6-of-8 from the free throw line. Woods is averaging 8.7 points per game on the year behind a 46.7 shooting percentage.
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The Eastern women’s basketball team made 64 percent of its shots in the second half Monday in the win over Ohio Valley Conference foe Tennessee Tech. The Panthers shot 50.8 percent from the field for the game. They also shot 100 percent from the free trow line in the second half, making 18-of-18 shots.
226 Senior guard Ta’Kenya Nixon of the Eastern women’s basketball team is 226 points away from breaking the all-time school scoring record. There are 12 more games on the Panthers’ schedule for Nixon to catch the record. She must average 18.8 points per game to catch the record. Nixon is averaging a career-low 13.1 points per game this season.
141 Senior guard Kelsey Wyss ranks second on the Eastern women’s basketball all-time list with 141 3-pointers made. She is 18 3-pointers away from surpassing Lauren Dailey (2001-04) for most all-time. With 12 games remaining on the schedule, Wyss must average 1.5 3-pointers per game to close out her career. Wyss also ranks fifth on the program’s all-time list in 3-pointers attempted.
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Panthers’ offense explodes behind hot shooting, offensive rebounds By Alex McNamee Staff Reporter The Eastern women’s basketball team cemented itself, at least for now, as the top team in the conference Monday night with an 89-79 win over Tennessee Tech. The Panthers capitalized on 14 offense rebounds for 11 second-chance points to pull ahead and stay ahead late in the game after the Panthers and Golden Eagles traded runs in the second half. Eastern led by four points at the end of the first half, but came out on an 8-2 run in the first two minutes to lead 45-35. After Tech came back, taking the lead, 55-53 on a jumper by Kylie Cook, the two teams traded basketfor-basket until the Panthers got on a roll to an 11-4 run. “Every possession counted,” senior guard Ta’Kenya Nixon said. “Even when we were up 10 points, it felt like this was still anybody’s game.” But the Panthers crashed the boards enough to win the game, showing what they already knew — they had a height advantage in the frontcourt. The Panthers converted three offensive rebounds into seven points in the second half alone. On one possession, one in which the Panthers didn’t come away with points, the Panthers grabbed back-toback offensive rebounds. The Panthers were controlling the clock, even though they didn’t score points. On that possession, the Panthers used up one minute of play, leading by six points at the time. The Panthers outrebounded Tennessee Tech by 12 overall. Eastern head coach Lee Buchanan said it was important to control the clock when the Panthers had the lead late in the game. Nixon led the Panthers in scoring
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The Eastern women’s basketball team erupts from the sidelines and cheers for a two-point shot made by senior guard Kelsey Wyss Monday during Eastern’s 89-79 win against Tennessee Tech in Lantz Arena.
with 23 points and nine rebounds. Senior forward Mariah King had 22 points and five rebounds. The Panthers tied for the team’s season high in points, 89, which they also scored against Buffalo Nov. 24, 2012. “When a team gets in that zone and they’re focused and together, I wish all games could be like that,” Nixon said. “It was just one of those games.” The Panthers’ shooters were in the
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zone in the second half, especially. They shot 64 percent from the field and were 18-of-18 from the free throw line. “We want to be greedy there — it’s free throws,” Buchanan said. After Saturday’s win over Jacksonville State, Buchanan said his team needed to shoot the ball better from the free throw line. The Panthers shot 57 percent from the line against Jacksonville State. But Buchanan was OK with the
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way it turned out. “It’s better to shoot 90 percent in this game and 57 in the game when you win by 20 than the other way around,” Buchanan said. The Panthers were excited picking up the win against Tennessee Tech.
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King said it was a big win to give the Golden Eagles their first conference loss. The Panthers’ next game is at 5:15 p.m. Saturday against Austin Peay. Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.
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Sophomore forward Josh Piper defends the ball against junior guard Matt Marseille of Tennessee Tech on Saturday. The Panthers lost to Tennessee Tech 73-77.
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Head coach Jay Spoonhour said at the beginning of the season that the Eastern men’s basketball team needed its offense to flow through sophomore forward Josh Piper. Much has changed since the beginning of the season. Eastern’s leading scorer has cooled off in recent games. Piper is averaging just seven points per game since the Eastern men’s basketball team entered its conference schedule. But in those five games, his field goal percentage is higher than it was in the Panthers’ non-conference schedule. Piper is making his buckets count, but his defenses are limiting his scoring. “He has to get himself to the post more, but the reality is that other teams are guarding him,” Spoonhour said. “When you watch our team, (opponents) see that he is shooting over 40 percent from three, so they put a good defender on him.” Piper’s recent offensive struggles have come from him being unable to create his own shots, Spoonhour said. “He is limited in being able to create his own shot. He has been getting better at that, but he needs to move the ball, cut and get into the post.” Spoonhour said he knows Piper is being asked to do a lot more than he should in an extended role. “He needs to be a post player coming out to the perimeter, but he is a perim-
eter player trying to get into the post,” Spoonhour said. “That is by necessity.” Piper’s streak of making a 3-pointer in 15 straight games ended Saturday in the home loss to conference foe Jacksonville State. Piper leads the Panthers with 10.1 points per game, 30th-best in the Ohio Valley Conference. Players of the Week Senior guard Ian Clark of OVC newcomer Belmont earned conference Player of the Week honors as he averaged 31 points, 1.5 steals, one assist and one block per game last week. Clark hit 82.8 percent of his shots and 69.2 percent from 3-point range to lead the Bruins to a pair of 30+ point victories. Clark set his career-high in points with 32 in the 90-53 win over Tennessee-Martin. Clark scored 24 of his 32 points in the first half. He made 12-of-15 shots, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range. Two days prior, against Southeast Missouri, Clark scored 30 points off 12of-14 shooting, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range. He hauled in three rebounds, nabbed three steals and dished out two assists in a 107-72 home win. This marks the third time this season that Clark has scored 30 or more points in a game. Clark ranks first in the OVC and 10th nationally in 3-pointers made per game with 3.4. He also ranks second in the OVC and eighth nationally in 3-point percent-
age with 47.8. Travis Betran earned his fifth OVC Newcomer of the Week honor this season. The junior transfer guard for Austin Peay averaged 23.5 points, four rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game last week. The Kilgore College transfer hit 8-of-17 from 3-point range and 13of-15 from the free throw line as well. Against Morehead State, Betran hit the game-winning fade-away 3-pointer as time expired in overtime, giving the Governors the 84-81 win and snapping their eight-game losing streak. In a loss to Murray State, he scored a game-high 27 points while adding five assists, four rebounds and three steals. He was 5-of-11 from 3-point range against the Racers. Betran currently leads the conference in scoring OVC-only game with 24.8 points per game. Betran is ranked fourth in overall games with 17.8 points per game. Belmont’s Craig Bradshaw was the recipient of the OVC Freshman of the Week with 6.5 points, three assist, two rebounds, 1.5 steals and one block per game last week. He hit 5-of-10 shots, including 3-of-4 3-pointers in two blowout Bruin victories. The guard came off the bench scoring his career-high 11 points against Tennessee-Martin sinking all three of his 3-pointers. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.