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Pictured above from the beginning of his time at Eastern (left) and from Monday (right), Robert Wiseman, a university archives faculty member, came to Eastern in 1958 and is Eastern’s longest-serving faculty member.
Longest-serving faculty member surpasses half-century mark By Chacour Koop Special Projects Reporter Robert Wiseman, a university archives faculty member, has worked fulltime at Eastern for almost 55 years, 10 years longer than any other Eastern employee ever. The next closest is Edson Taylor, a math professor who was at Eastern for 45 years and became interim president when Livingston C. Lord died. Wiseman first came to Eastern in 1958 as the assistant director of the audio and visual center while working on his doctorate at Indiana University in the summers. Now, his office is tucked away in the university archives section of Booth Library. The room has low walls lined with photographs he has taken himself. One photo of the Alumni Association Bell Tower was used for President Bill Perry’s Christmas card a few years ago, Wiseman said, while another is of a Rocky Mountain lake. “That one’s Lake Charleston,” Wiseman said, laughing at his joke. “I’ve been in photography since grade-school days. I’ve done a tremendous amount of photography.” Photography has been a part of his job since he began working at Eastern — documenting history and taking pictures for university publicity, Wiseman said. There was only one camera when he first came to Eastern, a Rolleiflex,
that no one seemed to know how to use, Wiseman said. Now he uses digital cameras, Photoshop software, and a new scanner sits on his desk. “I’ve enjoyed the challenge of learning something new,” Wiseman said. When Wiseman first came to Eastern, he did not plan to stay this long. However, when President Quincy Doudna increased salaries for faculty with doctorates, he could not find another university that paid as well. He looked at Temple University in Philadelphia but did not like the city as much as Charleston. “I have to say it wasn’t planned,” Wiseman said. “I enjoy the work. I don’t know what else I would like to do more.” Wiseman’s wife, Nell, is also still working as an English teacher at Charleston High School. Wiseman himself teaches photography classes at Eastern. Robert Hillman, a colleague in the university archives department, said Wiseman must love what he is doing to stay this long. He said the library had a party for Wiseman after he worked at Eastern for 50 years, but probably will not if he makes it to 55 years. “Fifty years seems to be the plateau,” Hillman said. “I know he has quite a few outside interests.” Wiseman became a pilot shortly after earning his doctoral degree in the 1960s and bought a Cherokee airplane. He
rides motorcycles as well. Some of Wiseman’s work has been uploading photos and archives into an online repository called “The Keep,” which contains about 11,000 documents. Todd Bruns, the institutional repository librarian at Booth Library, said Wiseman’s historical knowledge is invaluable to the university. Bruns said that if there is a person he needs help identifying in a photo from long ago, he can simply ask Wiseman. “Institutional memory is a big deal,” Bruns said. “He’s very much a mentoring colleague.” Bruns came to Eastern from the University of Iowa where he worked with a man who could locate anything in the library because he had been there for more than 20 years. When the man retired, all his knowledge walked out the door too, Bruns said. In the same way, Bruns said Wiseman’s knowledge is valuable to the archival work at the library. “There’s no way to download that so I think Dr. Wiseman is like that,” Bruns said. Wiseman does not have a plan as to when he will retire. He said he takes it year by year and is still not sure about plans for next year. Chacour Koop can be reached at 581-2812 or cmkoop@eiu.edu.
“Whenever anyone tests our critical thinking capabilities, we’re below where we ought to be compared Faculty Senate members debated to our peers and compared to where the accuracy of the data and the im- they should be performing based on plementation of the university learn- our ACT scores,” he said. “I think ing goals during their meeting Tues- what the data clearly shows is either we don’t have the faintest idea how to day. About 67 percent of course syllabi teach critical thinking as a university, have critical thinking as a learning ob- or we’re just lying.” Michael Mulvaney, a professor in jective, while 37 percent include writing, according to the 2013 Coun- the department of recreation admincil on Academic Affairs learning goal istration and Faculty Senate member, said he was most surprised to see that summary. Rebecca Throneburg, a communi- Eastern seniors report to complete cation disorders and sciences profes- less community service than students sor and member of CAA, said a sur- from other universities. “That one really surprised me,” he vey was sent to all undergraduate instructors last spring, and 370, or said. “I thought that was an area for Eastern to really hang its hat on, but about half, responded. The survey asked professors to an- the data is indicating that’s 11 percent less than swer multipeer instiple-choice “I think what the data clearly shows is ei- tutions.” questions Andrew a b o u t o n e ther we dont have the faintest idea how Methven, of their undergraduate to teach critical thinking as a university a b i o l o g y professor classes. or we’re just lying." and FaculThe data t y Se n a t e also comGrant Sterling, philosophy professor chairman, pares professaid he was sors’ responsconcerned es to the sylto see that 58 percent of professors labi evaluations done by the CAA. Grant Sterling, a philosophy pro- never use a rubric to give feedback on fessor and Faculty Senate member, speaking skills and 28 percent do not said Eastern students should be per- for writing skills. Kathy Bower, a geology professor forming better based on the 42 percent of professors who reported their and Faculty Senate member, said it students improved critical thinking is not always possible to implement skills and the 80 percent of depart- all learning goals while successfully ments that assess that objective in a teaching students. DEBATE, page 5 yearly report.
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Battling bands to rock Eastern By Ian Murphy Staff reporter The Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union is set to rock Wednesday with several of Eastern’s student bands competing in the University Board’s “Battle of the Bands.” The bands will perform at 7 p.m. at the 7th Street Underground in the Union with headliner Dakaboom serving as the master of ceremonies for the event. Dakaboom members call themselves a post-modern vaudeville group, and the duo consists of Ben McLain and Paul Peglar. McLain has appeared on the TV show “General Hospital” and records primarily with electronic and vocal
band Sonos. Peglar works with Internet stars Chester See and Lana McKissack and was the feature piano player on the first season of “Glee.” Members of the UB met the duo during a conference and contacted them to host the event. David Groves, the main stage coordinator for the UB, said Eastern’s music lovers can expect to have standing room at the front of the stage with seats toward the back of the crowd. He also said that concertgoers could expect to see around seven bands. Groves said he is optimistic about the event, and he said he hopes to have 200 people in the audience. The battle consists of three rounds of performances from the bands. BANDS, page 5
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The Charleston City Council approved two resolutions on Tuesday that will abate the tax levy for two of the city’s debts. The tax abatement was approved for both debts acquired by the Water Treatment Plant and the Rotary Community Aquatic Center in 2012. Mayor John Inyart said the city abates these debts every year. He said funds attained from use will pay for the debts instead of property taxes. “These were two debt service bond issues that we have elected to abate the taxes for, so those funds coming out of othe r a re a s ,” In y a r t s a i d . “In the case of the Water Treatment Plant, those funds come from water bills rather than from property taxes.” He said the city will receive money from selling water rather than just taking money from the taxes levied. “Otherwise, it would be a part of our tax levy, and we would be levying property taxes to pay that which would cost the vot-
ers more money,” Inyart said. He also said the debt from the pool will be paid from funds attained from use. “Same with the pool, those payments are made with funds that come in from the use of the pool,” Inyart said. The renewal of the city to be the co-guarantor of a loan for the Charleston Carnegie Public Library was approved. Inyart said being the co-guarantor means the city had to “co-sign” the loan with the library. Scott Smith, the Charleston city manager, said the library is re-financing the loan. He said the library has had the loan for three years now and will be financed over the span of 20 years. Smith said with the renewal, the interest rate has decreased. He said this will lower the interest rate from more than 4 percent to 1.95 percent. In addition, the council approved to hire an attorney from the Ancel Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, PC in Bloomington, Ill.
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Jarrod Scherle, a graduate student and vice president of Student Government, talks to the Charleston city council about the upcoming mayor forum that will be held on Mar. 28 in the Grand Ballroom of the University Union during the regular meeting on Tuesday in the City Council chambers at City Hall.
Smith said it was basically a renewal of an agreement that started in August last year but ended at the beginning of 2013. “We already have an existing agreement with the law firm,” he said. “I’m basically updating the terms of the agreement.” The council approved to award the project to repaint the Douglas Water Tower to the Quality Assured Industrial Coatings of Alton, Ill. The company was the lowest bidder for the proj-
ect with $293,100. Six companies in total were up for the project with the highest bid at about $650,000. The council also approved jurisdictional transfer of one-fourth of a mile of roadway to Coles County. Jarrod Scherle, the student vice president, said at the end of the meeting that council members, citizens and students are invited to attend a mayoral debate on campus. Scherle said the student
body will be hosting the debate in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union on March 28. He said the time for the debate has yet to be determined. Amanda Wilkinson can be reached at 581-2812 or akwilkinson@eiu.edu. For the in-depth version of this article go to:
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JAC to celebrate Bob Marley’s music By Paige Bennett Staff Reporter The Jackson Avenue Coffee shop will bring the sounds of the Caribbean to Charleston with a Bob Marley birthday celebration at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The event is free, and attendees are encouraged to dress up in their best Caribbean or Bob Marley-inspired garb. Dano Reible, owner of the JAC, said the performance will appeal to Marley fans and anyone who wants to hear some positive music. He said if someone does not listen to Bob Marley or reggae music, they could use this as an opportunity to come and experience something different.
“Growing up, I was not really a fan of Bob Marley,” Reible said. “I never appreciated his music as a kid. I appreciate him a lot better as an adult. I understand the lyrics a lot better.” Bobby Reynolds, a blues musician, will be performing at the Bob Marley birthday celebration. Reynolds, who goes by the stage name Reverend Robert, has performed at JAC many times before, he said. “I’m playing at the JAC because it’s great,” Reynolds said. “JAC has a good venue, and I play there regularly. It’s a good and fun atmosphere.” Reynolds has a normal set of two genres, but for the celebration he will only play Caribbean music. “I normally play blues and jazz,”
Reynolds said. “For this, I’ll play reggae with more of an older style. It’s going to be calypso and the roots of reggae. I’m gonna put my own spin on the music.” He said he will use a special type of guitar for the Bob Marley birthday celebration, and will also be singing for the event. “I’ll be playing the national resonator guitar. I’m gonna sing some of my favorite Marley songs, ‘Pimpers Paradise’ and ‘This Is Love,’ Reynolds said. The JAC shop has never honored any of Bob Marley’s music before, Reible said. He said since Marley’s birthday is coming up, now is the perfect time to show him respect. “The music of Bob Marley and
songwriting is what I like the most,” he said. “He always has a good message. His music just makes the heart feel good.” This message is what Reynolds said he wants everyone to leave with after attending the birthday celebration. Dano said each time a new performer comes, it is a unique music experience. “We like to honor all types of music here,” he said. “We’ve had rock bands, indie singers and everything. We support all genres and want all the artists to have a chance to be heard.” Paige Bennett can be reached at 581-2812 or pmbennett@eiu.edu.
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Prospective students might soon be notified of whether they were accepted to Eastern through text message. MyEIU portal, the system of online profiles used to navigate incoming freshmen through the enrollment process, now has text-messaging capabilities, according to the strategic summary on the Eastern website. Patrick Early, the assistant vice president for integrative marketing and communications, said the text messaging capabilities would be implemented slowly to ensure they are used properly and in a way that is not intrusive. Early said MyEIU portals were first used last summer, and they remind students of what they need to do to gain admittance. “The portal has helped to streamline the whole application process,” he said. “It (shows) everything that a perspective student needs to do in order to explore their choice.” He said text messaging could also be used to remind students of upcoming steps in their application process. “Right now some of the best practices are saying once a month (in frequency), but that may vary depending on where you are in the process,” Early said. He said the text messaging system would be tested before texts are widely sent, and it would be used increasingly if it proves to be effective. “ We h a v e n’t r e a l l y w o r k e d through how we are going to test it,” he said. “With the email marketing you can send two versions of an email to different sets of people and see which one gets the best response rate; it probably will be something similar to that.” Early said there are many factors
to consider before sending students text messages. “Lots and lots of people have unlimited text messaging, but that’s not the case with everybody,” he said. “We would have to be respectful of the fact that the person on the other end may be paying for the delivery, so we’re not going to send them something that would not be of interest to them.” Early said the time of day texts are sent would also have to be considered, since many prospective students are in high school where they are not supposed to be using cell phones. “It’s different from an email in which is basically waiting for you when you go to check it,” he said. “With a text message, it’s more immediate.” He said students might be able to text Eastern back and get a response. “We’re seeing that on our social media accounts, there are times when someone gets admitted and they will immediately post it on Facebook and send a message out to Twitter,” he said. “We actually get really good response when we tweet back or post back to them on Facebook and congratulate them.” He also said students would be able to indicate on their portal whether they would like to receive texts. Early said text messaging would be another tool for Eastern to use to stay up-to-date with advancing communication technologies. “One of the reasons we’re trying to use a whole variety of communications vehicles is we’re trying to find the one that’s appropriate to the message that reaches them with useful information at a time when they’re interested in hearing it,” he said. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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Richard Soens, a junior communication studies major, works on a project for his field production class Tuesday in the Library quad. Soens said the project included 35 different shots from all over campus, including some inside the Doudna Fine Arts Center, using the mirrors for different effects.
Student Senate to review RSO terms By Samantha McDaniel Student Governance Editor The Student Senate will address last week’s agenda after moving everything to this week in order to attend the Zeta Phi Beta town hall meeting. The Student Senate will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Student Body President Kaci Abolt, a senior communication studies major, said Student Senate members will be discussing a proposal to change the registered student organization visitation requirements. The resolution will allow senate members to use an RSO they are involved in to fulfill their requirement. She said she believes the resolution will spark a lot of conversation. “As I said, I am strongly against it,” Abolt said. “I don’t believe that senators should have an excuse to not do
work that is expected of them and that the students expect of them.” Currently, Student Senate members are required to attend an RSO meeting every month to talk about what the Student Senate is doing and see what they can do to help the RSO. Abolt said Student Senate members will also vote on a bill to spend $185 to send Student Senate members to the Illinois Board of Higher Education- Student Action Committee conference in Chicago. The money will cover travel to and from the conference. Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu. For the in-depth version of this article go to:
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Student arrested on DUI charges • At 12:46 a.m. Saturday, Jeramy Buckles, 33, was arrested on charges of DUI-alcohol. He was released at 3:04 a.m. after posting 10 percent of $1,000. • At 6:50 p.m. Saturday, a theft was reported at University Court. This incident is under investigation. • At 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Allyse Guinto, 18, was arrested at 850 Lincoln Ave. She was arrested on charges of driving a vehicle not equipped with MDDP, driving with a suspended license, DUI-alcohol, possession of cannabis, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was taken to the Coles County Sheriff ’s Office at 5:18 a.m. pending court appearance to determine bond.
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Racism has new outlets, but can still be fought Though the influences of racism might punch to the face or the shout of a racial slur, Our POSITION not be as easily recognized today as in the the fact still remains that racism continues to • Situation: Racism is evolving and thrives on past, the roots of racial tensions still run run deep and continues to follow us as our social media. deep in our society. society evolves. • Stance: Discriminatory messages online At times, racism can be hard to recogSome might say that the solution to elimimust be combated with freedom of expression. nize, especially if the discrimination is not nating such impersonal acts of racism is simtargeting you or if you are doing the tarple: Prevent or delete those messages and comgeting. However, racism still persists and is evolving all around us; ments that are offensive and/or discriminatory. but it can still be fought. However, despite the ease of racist opinions to be erased from the One reason racism might be hard to recognize today is the emeronline world, the answer is not censorship. These individuals have gence of new outlets for people to express their negative opinions in every right to express their opinions as freely as anyone else. impersonal ways. No, it is the right of free expression that is the ultimate answer to Probably the most prevalent of impersonal outlets for racism, racism, no matter its outlet. and one that now dominates many of our lives, is the beast of social When a person comes across or is targeted with a racist message or media. Through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, near- comment, or even a physical expression of discrimination, they must ly every individual is endowed with the power to share their negameet it with the full force of their own message or comment. They tive opinions with whomever they wish, at any time, from anywhere. hold the power within their words to combat racism just the same as As well, that same individual does not need to face the person whom those who use their word to spread hate. they ridicule. While the issue of racism might never be solved, and might persist As a result of such impersonal outlets of discrimination, racism has in constantly evolving forms, we can always rely on the power of free become as easy and painless as typing a few words and sharing the expression to combat those whose words are used for ill. message or comment with the individual or the entire world. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of While a message or comment might be easier to ignore than a The Daily Eastern News.
I’m no alarmist, but Obama may kill us with robots
Even during the campaign, I mentioned that I find many of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy decisions problematic. This is largely because of his reliance on drone attacks, which (aside from paralyzing a science fiction buff with fear) result in an unacceptable amount of civilian casualties. Editor in Chief Managing Editor We live in a very different world than we did beTim Deters Rachel Rodgers fore the tragedies of September 11th. While many of these changes have made us feel Associate News Editor News Editor safer, we have also grown up in a culture of colorSeth Schroeder Robyn Dexter coded fear and aggression. For the better part of many of our lives, the United States has been entanOnline Editor Opinions Editor gled in several messy wars. I commend the President Sara Hall for his successes in taking out a dangerous criminal, Dominic Renzetti and will always have nothing less than the deepest respect for our veterans, but what have we lost in our CONTINUE THE DEBATE blind quest to “protect freedom”? I hate to say I told you so, but it was only a matONLINE ter of time before we started getting a taste of our own megalomaniacal foreign policy right here at • Extended letters home. • Forums for all content During his first administration and after September 11th, President George W. Bush constructwww.dailyeasternnews.com ed the most advanced and penetrating surveillance “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.”
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Mia Tapella system ever. Even today, even to top officials, the depth and extent of this “anti-terrorism” program is unknown. It still exists, despite a 2009 report by five inspectors general noting that very little of the intelligence gathered had anything to do with terrorism. Now, our military technological capabilities exceed anything Wayne LaPierre could solve with a polebarn full of AK-47s, and the thought of this technology being turned on American citizens is patently terrifying. I felt even safer last year when the current President signed the National Defense Authorization Act, permitting, among other things, American citizens to be detained indefinitely by the US military without being made aware of what they were arrested for.
If you still don’t feel like your freedoms are being protected, rest assured. Now our Commander in Chief has the legal right to gun down any latent neighborhood al-Qaeda members right there in their front lawn with friendly, freedom-fighting drones. Therefore, we can all sleep soundly knowing that our loved ones can, legally, be blown to bits at any second by robots (cue National Anthem). It may sound like I’m exaggerating, but this is an actual headline from Reuters: “The U.S. government has authorized the killing of American citizens as part of its controversial drone campaign against al Qaeda even without intelligence that such Americans are actively plotting to attack a U.S. target, according to a Justice Department memo.” I admire our President, and disagree with nearly all things conservatives say about him, but this is becoming a “1984” nightmare. Sleep well! Mia Tapella is a senior English and political science major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com
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“The real growth in the students occurs when you do the same type of assignment like writing over and over, get comments and then keep writing, but there’s no way they can do all four goals in one class,” she said. Mulvaney said he is optimistic that the numbers can improve, but there should be changes in the way departments assess the learning goals. “Now we need to have a conversation about the data, as opposed to once a year a process where you submit the material and get feedback and hope you get three and not two, but rather integrate an assessment calendar into their program a little more intentionally,” he said. Jeffrey Ashley, a political science professor and Faculty Senate member, said some professors are reluctant to follow rules for their syllabi. “The way I’m looking at it is sometimes we have things coming down from CAA that people don’t have to do because it’s not in the contract, and sometimes there’s a lot of resentment that CAA is this super big brother that’s trying to tell people how to do their jobs, and they’ll back into the corner and do the opposite,” he said. Stephen Lucas, a secondary education professor and CAA member, said course syllabi range in length from less than one page to 30 pages, leading some students to be confused on class expectations. “Our job as a faculty committee is to do what we can to promote academic quality; that is the charge of CAA,” he said. “I know we’re perceived as the syllabus police, but a syllabus to me is a contract between teachers and students.” Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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AIDS activist opens up on life struggles By Bob Galuski Entertainment Editor In the spring of 1987, Rae LewisThornton received what she thought was a thank-you for donating blood, but turned out to be a letter telling her she had HIV. From that day on and for nearly 30 years, Lewis-Thornton has battled both HIV and AIDS. As part of African-American Heritage Month, Lewis-Thornton spoke with Eastern community members Tuesday about her struggles and salvations during her time with HIV and AIDS. Holding a microphone and walking in between the aisles of seats lined up in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, Lewis-Thornton discussed the effects the diseases had on her. She would go into intense detail of her symptoms, including when the disease would become more apparent from the comfort of her home to a public restaurant. “AIDS takes prisoners,” LewisThornton would say after each scene. Punctuating moments of tension with curse-laden jokes helped ease the mood of the crowd, but did not deter from the serious issue at hand. She said her illness had transformed from HIV to AIDS during her seventh year after being diagnosed. “In those seven years, I only told five people,” Lewis-Thornton said. “Five people knew, and that secret was killing me quicker than the disease.” In her time after being infected and diagnosed, Lewis-Thornton went on to become a Baptist minister, a public activist on the dangers of HIV and
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The Rev. Rae Lewis-Thornton, AIDS/HIV activist, addresses questions at the HIV & AIDS in the Black Community event that took place in the Martin Luther Kng Jr. University Union after discussing how she maintains her daily life while living with AIDS for the last 26 years.
AIDS and an Emmy winner. She won her Emmy award after doing a series about people living with AIDS. One of the main focuses of her discussion was centered on preventing the diseases through safe sex. “Every time you have sex, you’re betting your life against sex,” LewisThornton said. A bulk of the discussion involved a question-and-answer portion where members of the audience could ask anything about the activist. Among the topics covered were her upbringing, forgiveness and how she
involved forgiving herself. One of the hardest aspects of having AIDS, Lewis-Thornton said, was telling her mentor, Reverend Jesse Jackson. She said she told Jackson in his kitchen, and he responded with, “I loved you before you had AIDS, and I love you with AIDS.”
dealt with having HIV and AIDS. Lewis-Thornton described scenes from her childhood that involved sexual, physical and verbal abuse. “I’ve always been a survivor,” she said. She also said, because of the time period when she was diagnosed, she could not actually know who had infected her until he died. “It was considered a gay disease, so all the heterosexual men would say they didn’t have it,” she said. Lewis-Thornton said her path to forgiveness did not involve forgiving the man who infected her, but instead
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The first will feature all entrants, each performing 4-7 minutes of music, with bands being eliminated after each round. After eliminations, each finalist will have 5-8 minutes of performing time, and the winning band will receive two hours of studio recording time and a feature at the spring celebration weekend at the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The second-place band will receive a $50 restaurant gift card. A panel of four Eastern community members will judge the contest. Groves said that the band director, other members of the music department and a student will determine the winner. Harrison Rollings, a member of
performing band Monde Green, played at the open mic night at the 7th Street Underground and found out about the battle. Rollings, a junior sociology major, said the band is “alternative with some grunge elements.” He and fellow band members play mostly original songs and will play their original track, “Pounds, Omega Factories, and Mejudics.” A well-known guitarist in high school, Rollings and his friend put together the four-piece band. Three of the musicians live in Mattoon while one lives in Decatur. The band tries to practice at least once a week on Saturdays, Rollings said.
Danny Turano, the UB chairman, said the “Battle of the Bands” contest has not been without setbacks. Turano, a senior sociology major, said the coordinators worked under a time crunch, putting the battle together in just a few weeks. The bands were contacted through posters and sandwich signs placed on campus by members of the UB, he said. Refreshments will be served at the back of the ballroom. The concert is free to adults and students. Ian Murphy can be reached at 581-2812 or itmurphy@eiu.edu.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Just in case anyone is skeptical that Belmont is purely an offensivebased team, its defense is ranked second in the OVC surrendering 64.3 points per game this season. Belmont’s opponents are shooting just 40 percent from the field, first in the OVC this season. Clearly, Belmont is quite a force to be reckoned with. According to ESPN.com, Belmont has a Rating Percentage Index (RPI), used by the NCAA to help pick at-large teams and determine seeds for the NCAA Tournament, of .6232, ranking the Bruins No. 21 in the nation – but still no love from either USA Today Coaches Poll or the Associated Press Top 25. It is obvious that their OVC schedule is what is holding the Bruins back, as their conference strength of schedule is the worst among the nation’s top 34 RPI teams, but their non-conference schedule I ranked fourth in the entire nation. Meanwhile, they are one of five teams inside the top 30 RPI teams to have won 11 of their last 12. So, Eastern and all remaining 10 teams in the OVC are already aware of the stranglehold that Belmont has had on the conference with its 10-0 record. But, the rest of the nation, I guess, will just have to wait and see for itself. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.
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Eastern to travel north for Bracketbusters By Anthony Catezone Sports Editor The Eastern men’s basketball team will play at Northern Illinois in the 11th annual ESPN Bracketbuster at 3 p.m. Feb. 23. ESPN Bracketbusters is a group of games scheduled at the end of February where teams of NCAA mid-major conferences are paired up against each other. Teams from conferences such as the Mid-American Conference, Missouri Valley Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, Horizon League and the Ohio Valley Conference. Each team plays another team outside of its own conference. The pairings were announced on Monday. This will be the second time in Eastern’s eight Bracketbuster appearances that it will face off against Northern. The Panthers beat the Cougars 7370 in the 2010 Bracketbuster in Lantz Arena. Eastern is 3-4 all-time in Bracketbuster contests. This will be the final year of its current format. Eastern and Northern will be meeting for the 88th time in the series’ history. Northern leads the series 44-43. All 12 teams from the OVC will compete in Bracketbuster games. While Eastern and Northern will not play on national television, three OVC teams will be: South Dakota at Murray State, Eastern Kentucky at Valparaiso, and Ohio at Belmont. Season-worst outing The Panthers experienced their worst offensive performance of the season in
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Morris Woods, a junior guard, prepares to pass the ball during the game against Southeast Missouri State University on Jan. 26 in Lantz Arena. The Panthers go to the University of Tennessee Martin on Thursday.
last Saturday’s 49-45 loss to Southern Illinois Edwardsville. The Cougars held the Panthers to 35.7 percent shooting from the field. They shot 5.9 percent from 3-point range (1-of-17) and 36.4 percent from the free throw line. The 3-point shooting and free throw percentages were the worst for Eastern this season. Eastern’s point total and performance from behind the arc were some of its worse since it shot 0-of-17 and to-
taled 39 points in a 75-39 loss to Morehead State last season. Only one Panther scored more than six points in the loss to Edwardsville in junior guard Morris Woods who had 16 points. Akers among national ranks Senior guard Austin Akers ranks inside the nation’s top 25 in assist-toturnover ratio. His assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.7-to-1 is 21st in the NCAA this season. Since entering conference play, Ak-
ers’ assist-to-turnover ratio has climbed to 3.5 – best in the OVC. He is averaging 4.2 assists per game in OVC-only games, which is sixth overall in the conference. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu. For the in-depth version of this article go to:
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EIU Equestrian Team competes with few members By Brittany N. Brooks Staff Reporter There are 10 women on Eastern’s campus that all share a love for a sport unlike any other. The EIU Equestrian Team is a Registered Student Organization dedicated to horses, which competes in horse showing competitions through the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. Although the group is an RSO, president Alexis Wallor, junior accounting and finance major, said that she wants to, “Move past being a club to being a sports team.” Wallor said the EIU Equestrian Team is capable of being its own sport, because it competes just like any other collegiate team at Eastern. The team began in 2008 with only a handful of girls it has since grew to 10 members who compete on a daily basis and other members who just have a mutual love for horses. The team is based out of Reinin’ Lane Ranch, in Toledo, owned and operated by Kandi Lane, 55, of 739 County Road 650 East. Lane also serves as the Regional Vice President South for the Illinois Quarter Horse Association.
Lane has been around horses for over 40 years after receiving her first horse as a birthday president at 10 years old. She said her passion for horses is what made her branch out to Eastern to start the RSO in 2008. “I wanted to give back to [the community] and students who love horses,” Lane said. Five years later, that team grew stronger and more unified. “We have almost one rider in every (skill) level,” said Emily Konvalinka, a junior psychology major. By being a smaller school, Eastern has a disadvantage over their competition. It competes against bigger schools like University of Illinois, Ball State, DePauw, IUPUI, Butler and Purdue. Wallor said most of Eastern’s competition has 50 to 60 riders, whereas Eastern has no more than 10 – putting the EIU Equestrian Team at an immediate disadvantage. However, this does not hinder the team in any way, Wallor said that since it is the underdog at most of these competitions, other teams tend to underestimate Eastern’s talent. Wallor, who qualified for regionals
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in the beginning of March, gives lessons and trains the horses at the barn so they are ready in time for showings. She said she arrives at the barn at around 4:30 p.m. each day. After cleaning the stalls, she rides her Palomino Quarter Horse ‘Little Joe.’ She said horseback riding has been a family tradition in the Wallor household since her great grandparents rode horses in Germany. Horseback riding almost runs in Wallor’s blood, she said. Back in her hometown of Woodstock, she owns three horses, ‘Journey’, ‘Rowdy’ and ‘Mickey.’ Wallor said she found out about the Equestrian team online, and she was in love from the start. She said the barn and the team unity make it feel like home. “You couldn’t ask for a better home,” Wallor said. For Konvalinka, she received horseback-riding lessons as a gift when she graduated kindergarten. Konvalinka said one of the team’s main goals is to recruit more riders in the future. The team competes in two disciplines or styles, the English and West-
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Alexis Wallor, a junior accounting finance major, rides her horse ‘Rumor’ during the EIU Equestrian Team’s practice. The EIU Equestrian Team practices daily at Reinin’ Lane Ranch in Toledo.
ern divisions. Any student can join the team and there is no prior experience necessary, Wallor said. The team provides lessons before any rider is able to compete, people as young as 5 years old are able to receive lessons from Wallor and her staff. There have been no injuries with the EIU Equestrian Team, even though both Wallor and Konvalinka have had their share of a few.
“I’ve had a broken collar bone, broken feet, and concussions,” Wallor admitted but she said she will always hop back on. Konvalinka, meanwhile, has not broken any bones but she has had a back injury and jammed some fingers in the process. “[The horses] can tell when you are a beginner, they’ll test you.” Brittany N. Brooks can be reached at 581-2812 or bnbrooks@eiu.edu.
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Mackenzie Anderson, a sophomore swimmer, set a new Eastern all-time record in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 58.00 Friday during the meet against Saint Louis University. Anderson and the Panthers will compete at the Summit League Championships on Feb. 20 in Rochester, Mich.
From doubts to breaking records By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor Mackenzie Anderson recently broke the Eastern 100-backstroke record in the Panthers’ last home meet of the season, yet the sophomore said she never thought she would ever swim in college. Anderson said she never saw herself swimming at the collegiate level when she swam for coach Jo Grogan in high school, “I didn’t know I could get this far at first when I was in high school, I had no idea,” Anderson said. “I never expected to swim in college. I had doubts.” Anderson’s coach was the first to motivate her to continue her path as a swimmer, but Anderson still had doubts about her ability. “My coach told me I could probably swim in college if I wanted to, but I was like ‘OK, I guess I could try it,’” Anderson said. “I didn’t think I was good enough and I didn’t think I could take it. (Swimming) was something I wanted to do, I just didn’t know if I could do it.” With the encouragement of Anderson’s coach and her parents Shannon and Beth, Anderson pushed herself to reach the Division I level in swimming. As a two-sport athlete at Clifton Central High School, Anderson com-
piled seven letters as a member of the track and swimming teams. If Anderson ever had doubts about swimming in college, those feelings disappeared on her recruitment trip to Eastern. At the time, head coach Elliott McGill was an assistant coach for the Eastern swim team. Anderson spent most of her time in Charleston with McGill, getting to know him. Anderson was excited after finding out he was hired as the new swim coach after the departure of Matt Bos. “He’s such a great guy, and I was so happy when I found out he was going to be the head coach,” Anderson said. As Anderson’s high school coach did, McGill made Anderson see how talented she really was during her freshman season. Shannon, Anderson’s dad and her younger sister, Adrienne, came to see Anderson. A familiar pep talk was given to the Eastern swimmer before her record-breaking performance. “(My dad) told me to kick some ass,” Anderson said. “It always gets to me. He got really close and said in a fierce way. He’s done that ever since I was little and that comment just gets me every single time.” On the Panthers’ final home meet of the season, Anderson said she was having a great time, being loose and relaxed, cheering on her teammates in every race, and having a good split
in her previous relay gave her an extra dose of adrenaline. Anderson entered the event with more excitement than usual. “I always felt that particular race is something I get really excited about, she said. “I like the distance and I like the stroke, it’s just an exciting race for me.” McGill’s advice of, “watch your walls and keep the same kicks,” rang through her head as she prepared for the race, but a little extra motivation was shot her way by the Saint Louis swimmer, who was herself getting ready next to Anderson. “I got up there and the girl next to me was smacking her muscles and stuff, I thought to myself, ‘Whoa, you need to tone it down a little bit there,’ it was getting a little crazy,” Anderson said. “That just pushed me more. If she was trying to come in here and do all that stuff I better pick it up.” As the swimmers warmed up before the race, Anderson stuck to her routine once she was inside the water; jumped around in the pool for a bit, stretched, as she put her hands up and finally played with her cap. Then she was ready to go. “Ray (Padovan) was there and I already had in my head, ‘I’m going to get it, I’m going to get that record, I’m getting it,’” Anderson said. Once the race started her mind
cleared, letting her body and talent take over, the sophomore said and 58 seconds later Anderson earned a new school record. “The first thing I did was look at the record board,” she said. “I looked at the clock then at the record board, I just wanted to be sure I had it.” During the seconds it took for the public address announcer to inform the fans and the swimmers of the results all Anderson could think of was if she had really done it. She stood motionless in the pool and then the announcement was made. “I was so excited and I looked over at my dad and sister, I looked over at Elliott and everybody else,” the sophomore said after breaking the Padovan Pool record as well as establishing a new school-best time. “They were all happy for me and I was happy for me. It’s good to see hard work pay off.” McGill and Anderson shared a hug once she emerged from the pool, but the celebrating had to be short, as she had to get back to the bench and carry on with the rest of the meet. Anderson is no stranger to setting school records. As a freshman, Anderson swam the opening leg of the 200-medley relay at the Summit League Championships, which set a new school-record in the event. The record came as a surprise to the squad, as they did not find out until
much after the race was over. Anderson will head to the Summit League Championships in three weeks; having already set top times for herself in various events this year despite battling shoulder problems. “One of the great things about Elliott is that he is willing to help you individually,” Anderson said. McGill kept Anderson’s yardage the same in practice, but because of her shoulder issues they focused on kicking. “I don’t think without that I would be getting the times I have been getting,” Anderson said. “(McGill) took that one thing, kicking, and made it my strength.” Now that Anderson has set a school-record she is hoping to add more accomplishments to her career at the Summit League Championships. “I would really love to medal at the Championships,” Anderson said. “That’s my goal, before I graduate I want to medal at least once in my college career.” The second-year swimmer said she wants to medal at the 200-medley relay and individually in the 100-backstroke. If both become true late April in Rochester, Mich., then Anderson may find herself with a couple new records. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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No love for Belmont among nation’s best By Anthony Catezone Sports Editor How are the Belmont Bruins not among the nation’s Top 25? Because they are from the Ohio Valley Conference, that’s why. Belmont’s 19-4 record has gotten it a measly seven votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll and just one vote in the Associated Press Top 25 for this week’s rankings. Yet, the Bruins yield one of the most prolific offenses in the NCAA, ranking
with the top 10 in the nation in shooting percentages. They are eighth in field goal percentage with 49.3 percent and seventh in 3-point field goal percentage with 40.6 percent. That leads to the nation’s 18th ranked scoring offense averaging 77.6 points per game. But, those stats become more jarring since Belmont has entered OVC play. Aside from rebounding and free throw percentage, Belmont leads the OVC in every offensive category.
Anthony Catezone The Bruins are averaging 83 points per game against conference opponents – third best in the nation. Meanwhile, they out-score those
teams by an average of 18.6 points per game – also third best in the nation, and 12 points more than the next OVC team. Their field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage jumps to 53.5 percent and 45.8 percent, respectively, against OVC teams. Since conference play began, Belmont standout guard Ian Clark is averaging 20.9 points per game – tied for ninth in the nation. He is shooting a staggering 62.7 percent from the field and 59.3 percent
from 3-point range. Clark is just one of the several Bruins among the OVC’s top offensive players. Including Clark, four Belmont players rank inside the top 30 in the OVC – more than any other team in the conference. Three Bruins also rank in the top nine in the conference in field goal percentage, and four Bruins rank inside the top seven of the OVC.
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