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Eastern faculty members debate admission standards during the presidential search forum Tuesday in the Charleston/Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Suggestions given for presidential search Campus community voices opinion on new president qualities By Jarad Jarmon Associate News Editor | @JJarmonReporter St u d e n t s , f a c u l t y a n d s t a f f h a d t h e chance to point out what they believed were crucial qualities and concerns regarding president search for 2015-16. In two separate meetings on Tuesday, one for faculty and one for students staff, campus members voiced what they believed the president to fill Bill Perry’s shoes should be able to handle. In the student and staff meeting, roughly 30 staff members, from across the campus trickled to make sure David Mead-Fox, Eastern’s presidential search consultant, knows what they wanted in a president. Other than being able to handle the cur-
rent budget crisis and the reduction of staff, some in the audience believed the person should want to be at Eastern. Many wanted to make sure they can handle the small town environment. The participants in the crowd said it was important the presidency would not be just a form of promotion. “It is usually not enough to be OK with living somewhere. You have to want to,” Mead-Fox said. “This isn’t just a job, it is your life.” Some also said the president should be a business-minded person. Hardships involving the lack of state funding have required Eastern as well as the other state schools to focus on getting revenue from increased enrollment instead of hoping for the state’s money. Some in the audience also want the president to have the personable, open door policy vibe Perry has practiced during his presidency. Tim Zimmer, the director of Facilities
Planning and Management, said he hopes the prospective president will eventually be as renowned as Perry. “Something I have appreciated about Perry is his relationship to the students. He has almost a rock star status when he walks around the campus,” Zimmer said. Mead-Fox said unlike in the past, presidents now have to wear several hats, and he plans to focus on those who can handle each one. Mead-Fox also gave a basic overview of how the search would play out over the next year. After finishing his 30-page assessment of the area and the needs of the campus, he said the search committee and the Board of Trustees would review and eventually approve it too be sent out to the public. “It is kind of an expanded job description,” Mead-Fox said, “It is a blueprint for the search.”
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New locations, same services for SACIS By Katie Smith Online Editor | @DEN_News Since Charleston’s Sexual Assault Counseling and Informational Services (SACIS) has settled into its new off-campus facility, its counselors have noticed a positive response from the both their community and university clientele. In May SACIS made the move from the basement of Lawson Hall to their new 18th Street location across from Pilson Auto Center. Counselor, Erin Walters, said the organization’s new building makes it better-known that SACIS’ services are not exclusive to Eastern students.
“We are still seeing the university students as much as we were before and what we can do is we can make accommodations to see them close to campus, or they can come here,” she said. “We want to always make sure that we’re not moving away from the campus.” In addition to Coles County, Charleston’s SACIS also serves Cumberland and Clark Counties. Walters added that non-university members make up a majority of the group’s clientele, with 1/3 of their clients generally identifying as a student, staff or faculty member. “You have to take into consideration how many counselors we have,” she said. “We have more children’s counselors than we have adult counselors. Child sexual abuse affects so many
kids, there is a greater need for that.” While the new building serves as a platform for SACIS to make its presence known, Walters said the move has enabled the organization to shed light on the sexual assault in more ways than one. “We have windows, which was a new thing for us,” she said. “Being in the basement for so many years has been difficult in the sense that we’re sort of hidden and out of sight and when there’s out of sight there’s also out of mind, I suppose on a number of levels.” Walter drew parallels between SACIS’ former location and a general tendency to brush over sexual assault as a societal issue.
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The Faculty Senate debated critical thinking in general education courses and received two members from the university learning goals committee Tuesday. Rebecca Throneburg and Rich Jones, co-chairs of the university learning goals committee, reviewed learning goals and general education committee plans for the semester. Throneburg said committee members received feedback from faculty members who teach general education courses on which of the learning goals they are already targeting. “95 percent of gen. ed. classes say they are already working on critical thinking,” she said. “But critical thinking outcomes is one of our biggest concerns.” Throneburg said the general education committee would consist of learning goals members, CAA members and faculty with general education classes. Faculty Senate chair Grant Sterling said faculty members do not seem to take the situation seriously. “I know there are many faculty in many departments whose basic attitude towards all this is, ‘We are fine; we’re teaching critical thinking in our classes, so if you’re saying there is a problem, that means those departments need to catch up on us,’” he said. Sterling added that many faculty members do not see a lack of critical thinking in their teaching. “My biggest concern is for a lot of faculty on campus, they have not bought into the idea that there are any problems with them or with their departments, so they are not going to change anything,” he said. Sterling gave learning goals members input on what could be done to help resolve the issue. He said they should focus on convincing faculty in general education courses that they will have to do things differently. Senate member Steven Scher added that targeting the problem will be a difficult task. “I think most faculty are truly invested in wanting to help their students and meet these goals, but how do we convince them that it is not working?” he said. During summer symposium, learning goals members discussed ways to guide general education for this academic year, including how many of the learning goals should be implemented into the general education classes. Throneburg said members decided that an average of two learning goals should be implemented into general education courses. As part of the senior seminar, 100 students are randomly selected to take the Watson-Glaser critical thinking test to assess their skills, survey their global citizenship and test their speaking skills. Freshmen are also randomly selected to take the Collegiate Learning Assessment, which tests the same things. Scher said critical thinking assessments need to be in the form of pre and post tests. Since some students come in knowing more than others, it is important to have pre and post tests to better analyze the success of the departments, he said. The Faculty Senate will review vacant positions in the Library Advisory Board in its next meeting. Debby Hernandez can be reached at 581-2812 or dhernandez5@eiu.edu
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Students voice opinion on current education system By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor | @BertoHodge Students from all types of political backgrounds came together in the Phipps Lecture Hall eager to express their thoughts on the current political situation in Illinois Tuesday. Hosted by the Political Science Association, Grace Pai, an outreach fellow from the Roosevelt Institution, lead the caucus talking about NextGen Illinois, which is geared toward dealing with issues affecting those living within Illinois — especially the younger generation. NextGen Illinois is a new statebased program created by the Roosevelt Institution and Young Invincibles designed to allow young Illinoisans a chance to speak out about what political issues and changes they wish to see within the state. The organization’s goal is to create a “young peoples” policy allowing those of the younger generation to have a say about what goes on in Illinois. “We’ve seen elected officials not listen to us.” Pai said, “Young people don’t often get asked about policy solutions.” Pai started the discussion asking everyone in the crowd how the government has affected them in any sort of way. A vast majority of the audience, consisting mostly of students said student loans and financial aid are very real issues for younger people. “The first step is talking about all of the problems and solutions,” Pai said. Currently, the average amount of student debt within Illinois is $28,028, according to projectstudentdebt.org. With the national average being one trillion, according to the Forbes website. Public Policy is one of the terms Pai brought to the crowd’s attention. Many of the students without directly expressing it said pubic policy was all about decision making, laws, taxes and budget, which are all ways of governing. A majority of the students agreed education was one of the top issues facing the state as well as a lack of funding towards its educational incentive. Illinois’ current projected total
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Grace Pai, the outreach fellow for NextGen Illinois, discusses issues and solutions that young people in Illinois face on Tuesday in the Phipps Lecture Hall.
budget cut for the 2015 fiscal year is $2.5 million according to the official Illinois budget website. Others mentioned the aspect of the state’s Common Core curriculum. Many expressed their disapproval of the current system. Common Core is an initiative 43 states agreed upon entailing specific courses for students K-12 to ensure success in their two or four-year institutions. Condia Smith, a senior physics major, said standardized testing is also one of the state’s downfalls, as it focuses so heavily on the matter. “If I can read why does it matter how fast? Why are you comparing me to someone else,” Smith said. Smith believes the reason the state has had such a bad management issue is because education is not one of the main points. Some students agreed better leader-
ship within Illinois could be a possible solution to fixing the issues within the state. One group of students explained funding was the root cause of all the issues Illinois is facing and how the state distributes the funds unevenly. They agreed with Smith that education should be the top priority. Aside from education and funding, all of the members of the audience circled around one word describing Illinois—corruption. All came to a consensus that the state is the most corrupt within the union. At least four Illinois governors have served time behind bars. Matthew Jacobs, a senior political science, major said he believes many of the state officials could honestly care less what happens within the state since they don’t see it as their issue.
“Hey, that’s my grandkids’ problem,” Jacobs said. Pai said those in the younger generation need to know these issues affect not only adults, but young adults as well. She said those who are at the top making the decisions are often not thinking about the younger generation, which is where NextGen IL can step in. The organization will be able to start a conversation about what should be changed and how they can go about making that change, Pai said. “We’re advocating for ourselves because other people aren’t advocating for us,” Pai said. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
RHA to review upcoming events By: Bob Shaughnessy Reporter | @DEN_News The Resident Hall Association will reveal its plans for this semester’s activities at its meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday in Andrew’s Hall. Kadie Peterson, RHA vice president, will talk about Residents on Campus Fest events. ROCFest is the largest event of the year for RHA, in which residence halls and Greek Court members will compete against one another in competitive activities.
The events will begin on Sept. 22 and continue through Sept. 26. A scavenger hunt will kick off the activities. Peterson said the scavenger hunt helps bring the community together. “It is the biggest community builder that we have at the beginning of the year,” Peterson said. “We have different events that I cannot reveal right now.” Peterson has been an RHA representative for two years. This is her first year as vice president and she said she has put a lot of work into setting events for ROCFest.
“ROCFest is my baby; I have been working on it all summer,” Peterson said. Another event coming in October is the Great Lakes Affiliation of Colleges and Universities Residence Halls conference. This year, RHA will attend the GLACURH conference at Indiana State University, and will choose which members will attend. Mallory Winkeler, the national communications coordinator, will discuss this topic. RHA will also review the how many people will be placed on the
Bond Revenue Committee. The committee will decide room and board rates for next year. Christina Lauff, RHA president, said the first meeting of the year will have plenty of announcements about upcoming events. Homecoming activities and spring events will also be discussed at the meeting.
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‘Lonely Planet’ to spread awareness of AIDS By Samantha Middendorf Entertainment Editor | @Samantha_EE The Black Box Theatre will be host to the trials and tribulations of those fighting Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome to Eastern in the production of Lonely Planet starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Kevin Doolen, director of the play, said the purpose behind the production of Lonely Planet is to spread the word of the relevance of AIDs amongst college students because the fight against the disease hasn’t ended. “It’s because it isn’t over, that it is so relevant, but then also, we’re distance enough from the original outbreak to where now I think it’s time for us to learn the lessons that that was an opportunity for humanity to learn.” However, the play is not simply about the fight against AIDs. “The play is, I think, the most noble of all of them,” Doolen said. “It’s really about friendship and compassion and tolerance and love — the things that make us human, that we need to remind ourselves of.” U l t i m a t e l y, D o o l e n s a i d h e hopes those attending the play will walk away and view it as a learning experience. “Just like any other kind of tribulation that humanity has faced, it’s an opportunity to for us as people to learn from it,” Doolen said. Doolen also said college-aged KE VIN HALL | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS students may think the disease Blake Morris and Jacob Cole rehearse Tuesday at the Doudna Fine Arts Center, in The Black Box Theatre, for the play "Lonely Planet". The play will debut doesn’t effect them, but it does. Wednesday. “It’s people that feel invincible that forget that it is an issue,” he said. “The first known case of AIDs duction of Lonely Planet to his special, talented artist, originally my home and students and re“ Yes, people think of it as a was actually of a woman in Eu- longtime friend, roommate and from Effingham.” mind them that this is not just a controllable illness, but the side rope in the late 70s, and the ma- Eastern alum John Hightower. Hi g h t owe r’s f a m i l y d o n a t e d disease that doesn’t impact them,“ effects of the medication and ev- jority of all cases around the globe “John Hightower graduated in money to support the production. Doolen said. erything is horrible, it’s a horri- are heterosexual,” he said. ’78 as a theater major and went Doolen hopes Lonely Planet ble disease that has impacted the “There are so many mispercep- on to U of I to do grad work and will leave as great as an impact on world.” tions about the disease and those went on to work professionally the community as it did on him. Samantha Middendorf can be Among what Doolen hopes stu- misperceptions are also about the in Chicago before we lost him” “The play allows me to come reached at 581-2812 dents will learn from the play is people that disease effects.” he said. home and to do a piece of art, of or semiddendorf@eiu.edu. the history behind the disease. Doolen has dedicated the pro“It was a great loss of a very real substance, and share it with
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STAFF EDITORIAL ‘Civility’ doesn’t excuse censorship “Civility” has become the new mask in which censorship hides — at least in higher education. In the course of the past few days, “civility” worked its way to denying a professor a job nearly guaranteed to him at the University of Illinois. The denial was passed down in early August after Steve Sataila tweeted out controversial comments about Israel. Because of Sataila’s comments on social media — when he was not even operating as a representative of the university — a man lost his job. And worse yet, censorship gets to be disguised as practicing civility and respect. Censorship is not something that should be tolerated, especially at an institute of higher learning. While at a university, students are encouraged to pursue academia, which means they need to challenge their preconceived notions. An institution that stifles anything worth challenging should not tote itself as one of higher education. What is happening to Sataila goes against what a university should stand for. While what Sataila said on his Twitter was controversial, it is by no means grounds for denying a clearly qualified individual his job. The university impeded on Sataila’s First Amendment rights to a freedom of speech — something that is treated much like a guideline rather than a protected right. If universities do not allow those who attend or work there to challenge and explore other options than what is offered right away, then it becomes as pointless as they’ve made the First Amendment out to be. Sataila’s case is not an extreme, but the latest in a recent trend of allowing speech to admonished rather than used as a tool for education. The Daily Illini quotes Sataila on Sept. 9 as saying that he will use this as a “teachable moment,” something that the university should have thought about before getting rid of him just because they disagreed with his thoughts. Censorship should not be allowed at the university level. If Eastern were to begin censoring professors, students and staff, we would expect the same reaction from students: rallies, protests and demonstrations — all to bring back the denied professor. At any level, censorship should be discouraged, but definitely outlawed at the university level. Everyone here is an adult and in the adult world sometimes controversial issues arise. Just because a higher power disagrees with the choice does not negate the fact that free speech is protected. When one school fails to uphold a freedom to challenge and grow academically, then it begins a trend that stomps all over the First Amendment. Censorship should not be allowed to fester and grow — academia should. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
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There’s something rather unsettling about what’s going on at the University of Illinois-Champaign right now, and unfortunately, we probably won’t even talk about it. In today’s staff editorial, we were quick to point out the number of problems that accompany U of I’s dismissal of Steven Salaita from the university’s American Indian Studies Program over tweets he posted regarding the Gaza crisis this summer—the severe and ridiculous violations of First Amendment protections, the robbery of diverse and challenging viewpoints from the university’s corridors, the utter hypocrisy of it all. But there’s another issue at hand here, one that will likely go largely unexamined by the mainstream, one white-washed in the fight over how far Salaita’s First Amendment protections extend, one that’s far more telling of American culture than any other issue, and one that seems a direct and almost laughable reflection of the disastrous corporatism so ingrained within our national livelihood: When Chancellor Phyllis Wise made the decision to appease a university donor by reneging Salaita’s appointment, she simultaneously made a conscious decision to appease money over education, the university’s bottom line over the university’s capacity to educate its students. And while, to some, such a decision is understandable—“donors are what keep the university open…”—the essence of the decision speaks volumes to the new corporatization of the American university, where the student may have a voice, but
Robert Downen the almighty dollar always reigns supreme. It’s simple enough an idea: a university is not a business—it is a university, and should be rooted in a diligence to their student body, not enslavement to the bottom lines. Period. And yet, Salaita’s dismissal is almost laughable. It’s bad satire. Because who didn’t see this coming? Who didn’t read those tweets, so unapologetic and untamed in their disdain, and not immediately know Salaita’s fate sealed? It’s an issue that was largely glossed over in the media this summer, but one that need be discussed: in this country, and this country alone, there is an incredibly frightening and obvious media distortion of Middle Eastern affairs—a presumption of “good vs. evil” in which our allies, and they alone, are the unquestionable righteous. It’s the reason the United States was the only country in the world that voted against a United Nations investigation of war crimes in Gaza— “mums the word on that one, guys!”
It’s the reason network news agencies were pulling veteran reporters for reporting unfavorable accounts of the Israeli Defense Forces this summer—“don’t ask, don’t tell?” It’s the reason why critics of Israeli policy—the Noam Chomskys, the Arundhati Roys, the Amy Goodmans, the Anthony Arnoves—are the new class of media pariah. And it’s the reason that, despite the moral hurdles it entails, Americans remain willfully ignorant of their own fingerprints on Israeli bombs, to the tune of the $8 million in taxpayer money provided to the IDF every day. Organizations like the Boston-based David Project are allowed to openly lobby for pro-Israeli, antiPalestinian curriculum on campuses across the nation, and yet, a U of I professor (and Palestinian) isn’t allowed a moment of impassioned anger over the razing of his own home. Salaita’s case isn’t an isolated one. Every day, the Islamophobia and pro-war brouhaha ingrained in our society robs regular people of their voice, labels them “anti-semites” or “anti-American” rather than “anti-dead-children” or “anti-refugee.” In their dismissal, U of I is employing the same rhetoric, acting not as a place of learning, but an ideological machine. And that’s unsettling. Robert Downen is a senior political science and journalism major. He can be reached at 581-7912 or denopinions@gmail.com
Everyone is guilty in the Ray Rice scandal Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is the leading criminal in his recent disgrace. Obviously. Rice punched his then-fiancée, now-wife, Janay Palmer, not once — but twice — in an Atlantic City hotel elevator on Feb. 15, knocking her unconscious, a cowardly act that took, oh, just seven months to receive a punishment that should have been reprimanded immediately. But Rice is just one spineless individual that leads a long line of criminals through the NFL and into the Atlantic City “justice” system. Prosecutors Diane Rupert and Jim McLane and Judge Michael Donio are all at fault for either carelessly letting the video fall through the cracks or failing to retrieve it whatsoever, allowing Rice, a man who should be jailed, to walk freely with the possibility of another assault in the future. Then, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell did all but the right thing. He questioned Palmer in the presence of Rice, whose career possibly hung in the balance, giving her no chance to portray her story. A spokesman for the New Jersey attorney general said on Tuesday that it would have been illegal to give the NFL a copy of the video, which remains consistent with the statements the NFL has released. However, the league could have gone to the Atlantic City hotel where the assault took place, but it did not.
Anthony Catezone Even then, Goodell should not have needed the brutal truth of the video that was released Monday to warrant an indefinite suspension of Rice. Other than the truth, what could have possibly happened in that elevator to result in an unconscious Palmer being dragged out by a nonchalant Rice? But it was Rice’s first offense, Goodell said, two games. Goodell essentially supported Rice’s actions by electing to not suspend him indefinitely from the beginning. In come Baltimore team President Richard Cass and General Manager Ozzie Newsome — or not. Six weeks passed before the video footage inside the elevator surfaced. And six weeks is how long Cass and Newsome sat idly by, as if two games was justifiable. The day of the suspension, Newsome was quoted by the Ravens’ Twitter account describing the two
games as “significant to our team.” I guess the potentially deadly beating that occurred in the elevator must not have been significant enough to make him think otherwise, or significant enough to traumatize Plamer. As seen far too much in professional sports, but never to this extent, Cass and Newsome allowed their greed and success to come to the forefront, ahead of an issue that countless women suffer from worldwide. Lastly, the fans must also be held accountable to some extent. Not only the fans of Baltimore that applauded a snarky-faced Rice when he first received a large ovation from the crowd at an open training camp practice, but also every fan in the NFL, myself included, that supported such a disgusting league by watching a single NFL game this weekend. We mindlessly drooled over the same league that attempted to brush this entire tragedy under the rug. And for that, we are guilty. Our viewership endlessly pumps the ego of the NFL, leading peoppsuch as Goodell, Cass and Newsome to believe that the league is truly invincible. If it took this much for the NFL to finally arrive at a moral conclusion for domestic violence, dare I ask what is next? Anthony Catezone is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at DENopinions@gmail.com.
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By Samantha Middendorf Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News The study abroad department will host their annual study abroad fair Wednesday. Students with interest in studying abroad are encouraged to attend. The fair will provide students with information from colleges and universities across the world and passport information. Faculty members from the Office of Financial Aid and Health Services will be at the fair to provide students with information about financial help and their health while studying abroad. Students can also partake in a raffle at the fair. The study abroad fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday in the MLK Jr. Union University Ballroom. Samantha Mideendorf can be reached at 581-2812 or semiddendorf@eiu.edu.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 New location to hopefully help bring in more students “Our sign was so faded on the campus that you almost couldn’t see it anymore, she said. “It is sort of symbolic in the sense that sexual violence is often a taboo topic. We don’t want to talk about it. It causes people to feel uncomfortable.” Walters hopes the new location encourages those who may have been curious about SACIS but intimidated by it’s placement in a residence hall, to seek help without feeling exposed.
“We also have university students who think, ‘I reside on the university campus, I’m involved on the university campus, I know you’re there but I don’t want people to see me there,’” she said. “I think that SACIS is in a really good place – and I don’t mean physically. I mean generally, overall, we’re in a very good place.” Katie Smith can be reached at 581-2812 or kesmith2@eiu.edu.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Consultant works to narrow down search for new president during forum Then there will be a slate of roughly 25 candidates found over the course of 5 weeks to then be presented to the committee. They will then cut that number down to 10 to 15 candidates. They will then hold interviews in early December, but it is still tentative. They will then pick around four to six candidates to then invite to come in the first or second week of classes for the Spring Semester for campus visits. Mead-Fox said it is important to
do this early because competition for presidential candidates gets fierce in February. He added the search committee might want a third round to look at a smaller set of candidates after that and then move to decide the president near the end of the school year. Mead-Fox mentioned it is also important to have a good team with a good president. A president should be able to build a great team to help him or her. “I don’t care how energetic, how
smart they are, how wonderful they are, if you don’t have the right team, you’re not going to get anywhere,” Mead-Fox said. Faculty are welcomed to come to a second president search forum at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Charleston-Mattoon Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Jarad Jarmon can be reached at 581-2812 or jsjarmon@eiu.edu
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Panthers overcome 2-goal deficit in loss By Dominic Renzetti Assistant Sports Editor | @domrenzetti Despite its best efforts, the Eastern women’s soccer team has been used to being down in matches so far this season, but in Sunday’s match against IUPUI the Panthers were down, but not out. For the first time this year, Eastern was able to come back from a twogoal deficit against its opponent. Unfortunately for the Panthers were still unable to nab their first win of the season, but senior forward Meagan Radloff still acknowledged the improvement. “We obviously were down in the second half like we have been for the past couple games, but we actually turned around in the second half rather than just hanging our heads,” she said. “They had a 2-0 lead and we ended up tying it. That’s something we haven’t done before, so that’s definitely an improvement, I’d say.” After going down 2-0 in the second half, two penalty kick goals by Radloff and red-shirt junior Chris Reed brought the match to an even 2-2 score. IUPUI, however, was able to secure the match-winner just two minutes later for the 3-2 win. Before Sunday’s match against IUPUI, the Panthers held a 1-0 lead in each of their last two matches against Missouri-Kansas City and Louisiana Tech. The Panthers were unable to hang on to both of those leads, but had never been able to come back in matches they did not have a lead. Northern Kentucky jumped out to an early 3-0 lead by halftime in the season opener and the Panthers were never able to get anything going and lost 4-0. Against Indiana State, Eastern gave up no goals for the first 30 minutes of the half, but the Sycamores were able to score twice in the final 15 minutes for a 2-0 lead. The Panthers did not give up another goal in that match. Eastern head coach Jason Cherry said he likes what coming back from two down says about the team.
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Junior defender Karlee Deacon, defends the ball against Marshall’s Sydney Arnold on Aug. 29 in the Lakeside Field. The Panthers lost 3-0.
“The kids we asked to come in were battling,” he said. “It shows that they have heart.” Sunday’s match against IUPUI was the first time the Panthers and their opponent went into halftime at a 0-0 draw. It was also the first time the Panthers were tied in the second half. Cherry said the team will keep working in practice to be fit enough to finish matches. “We practice to play 110 minutes on a Friday and then take a break and play 110 minutes on a Sunday, assuming that if we have to play two
overtimes, we’re fit enough to play,” he said. “We’re going to keep working like that and hopefully those kids keep working hard.” The Panthers play just once this weekend, taking on Wisconsin-Green Bay at 1 p.m. Sunday at Lakeside Field. Around the OVC After a record-breaking 15-goal performance the week before, Jacksonville State continued to pile on the offense last weekend with a 7-1 win over Jackson State on Friday. Jacksonville State hammered the
defending SWAC champions with four goals in the first half before Jackson State finally got on the board in the 74th minute. The goal snapped a 209-minute streak without giving up a goal for the Gamecocks. Morehead State split its weekend, picking up a 4-1 win over Appalachian State on Friday, but losing 3-0 to Kentucky on Sunday. The reigning Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year Jade Flory has five goals and two assists so far this season, while former OVC Freshman of the Year Angela Black, now in her sophomore season, has three goals
and one assist. Eastern Kentucky suffered the worst loss by any OVC team so far this season, losing to Cincinnati 9-0 on Friday. The Colonels were down just 1-0 with 10 minutes to go in the first half, but allowed three goals in the last minutes of the half before giving up five more in the second half. Eastern Kentucky also lost 7-0 earlier this season to Alabama A&M. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.
Saalfrank, Wallace named OVC Players of the Week By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern volleyball team swept the Ohio Valley Conference players of the week voting this week, as juniors Abby Saalfrank and Stephanie Wallace were named the offensive and defensive players of the week, respectively. Both awards were career firsts for the
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Panther duo. In last week’s tournament at Western Illinois that started on Friday, Saalfrank posted her fifth consecutive killdig double-double of the season in six matches. During the weekend she posted 60 kills and 66 total points, along with an average attack of .266 with 25 of those kills leading all players in the five-set marathon against the
Leathernecks, which the Panthers won in five sets. She also leads the team in kills, (98) aces (seven) and points, (112) while ranking second in digs (76), and blocks (13). The Hoagland, Ind., native was later named to the all-tournament team, her second on the season, as she made the all-tournament team at Ball State
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to open the season. Her teammate, Wallace, earned Defensive Player of the Week, tallying 62 total digs at Western. She also scored double digits in digs in every match. That includes a season-high of 25 in the four-set win over the UTEP. She is also the team leader in digs, with 110 this season, and 918 on her career at Eastern. She is only 82 digs away from
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reaching Eastern’s 1,000-dig club. Both women currently rank first in the OVC, with Saalfrank leading in both kills-per-set (3.3) and points-per set (5.08), while Wallace ranks first in digs with 110 total and 4.4 per set. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.
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Sigler, a defensive tackle who transferred from Auburn, had five tackles, including two tackles-forloss and a sack. He also forced a fumble against Chattanooga. The junior transfer led Jacksonville State’s defense that allowed 111 total yards. Chattanooga had negative six yards of total offense in the first half and did not pick up a first down until 11 minutes left in the third quarter. Jenkins and Sigler led the Gamecocks to their sixth win in their last eight games against nationally ranked opponents. Eastern Kentucky’s Stanley Absanon was named Defensive Player of
Under an entire new coaching staff, Dameron who is a head coach for the first time in his career said the Panthers still have to get used to the new schemes being run. Eastern has only scored in three quarters this season and red-shirt junior Shepard Little, who was tabbed as a preseason All-OVC running back, has not reached 100 rushing yards. “We’re transitioning from one system offensively to a little bit of a different philosophy,” Dameron said. “It takes a while and so to get the timing and the ability to run the football against two stout defenses we just have to continue to pound the rock.” Defensively, the Panthers have gotten to good starts in both games only to give up several points in the closing quarters.
the Week, following his two-interception performance against Miami (Ohio) Saturday. The junior defensive back sealed the Colonels first win against an FBS program since 1985, intercepting RedHawks’ quarterback Andrew Hendrix with less than one minute to play in the game. Eastern Kentucky won 17-10, snapping an 18game losing streak against FBS teams. Absanon’s first interception came in the third quarter, when he picked off Hendrix at the Colonels’ 45yard line and then returned it 55 yards for a touchdown that tied the game at 10. He added six tackles and three pass breakups, leading Eastern Kentucky’s defense. Tennessee Tech red-shirt junior
Ladarius Vanlier was the Specialist o f t h e We e k , after returning a punt 72 yards for a touchdown. He accumulated 200-all purpose yards, as he returned four kickoffs for 112 yards. Vanlier also had nine rushing yards and five receiving yards, The Golden Eagle ranks fifth nationally in punt returns, (20.4 yards per return) 14th nationally in kickoff returns (26.8 yards per return) and 15th nationally in all-purpose yards (178.5 yards per game). Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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Eastern’s defense allowed 14 points to Minnesota in the season opener through three quarters, but was then overwhelmed by the size of the Golden Gophers in the fourth quarter. Southern caused more havoc in the second half of its game, scoring 24 unanswered points to seal its comeback win at O’Brien Field. The Panthers trailed 14-0 at halftime in Minnesota, but then led 2114 at home against Southern. Ultimately both games ended with losses for Dameron. “We have to transition into what we’re doing and grow up in some spots,” he said. “We have to become more consistent.” Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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Golf tabs 14th place finish at SIUE invite By Bob Reynolds Staff Reporter | @BobReynoldsDEN The Eastern men’s golf team teed off its fall season at the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Invitational and placed 14 th out of 15 teams with a team total of 912. The Panthers’ best round came in the first when they shot a team-total of 301 and were tied for seventh place after the first day. Eastern dropped three spots after round two and then ultimately fell four more sports after the third round. The tournament, which stated on Monday and finished Tuesday, was at the par 72, 6,442-yard Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville. The Panthers were led by Austin Sproles, who placed 14th individually. Sproles shot a three-round total of +7 (223), with his best round coming in the second round when he shot a 1-over 73. Sophomores Marcus Dahlin and Daniel Hughes tied for 48th place with a round of +13 (236) for the tournament. The tournament title was claimed by the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, who led from the beginning. The Golden Eagles shot a teamtotal of a 15-over 879, which was one spot ahead of Missouri State. Golden Eagle juniors Scott Newell and Parker Dolezal were the top two golfers on Oral Roberts. Newell, who came in third individually, led the team with two rounds of under-par golf with rounds of 71 and 70, respectively, and in round three he shot a 1-over 73. Dolezal shot a three-round total of 219 and his best round came in the first round, when he shot an even par-72. Missouri State, who finished one shot behind Oral Roberts, was led by senior Mark Karlsen, shot a 7269-72 for his three round total of 213. The 3-under 69 Karlsen shot was tied for the lowest round of the tournament with Murray State’s Jordan Smith, who tied for fourth for individuals. Belmont’s Austin Van Horne was top individual for the tournament with a total of 212. Van Horne did not shoot underpar in the tournament with rounds of 70-72-70. There were four other teams, besides Eastern that were in the Ohio Valley Conference, which included Tennessee-Martin, Edwardsville, Belmont and Murray State. Tennessee-Martin finished third place, which was the highest among OVC teams and every team finished inside the top ten. Eastern will continue their fall action on September 21-23, when they head to Chicago to compete in the Chicago State Fall Invitational, which will be played at Harborside International Golf Center. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.
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Red-shirt junior running back Shepard Little is forced out of bounds by two Southern Illinois-Carbondale players during the Panthers’ home opener on Saturday at O’Brien Field. The Panthers lost to the Salukis 38-21.
Dameron seeks consistency By Aldo Soto Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21 Eastern football coach Kim Dameron has seen a lack of consistency through the Panthers’ first two games. The Panthers’ offense and defense have displayed some positive glimpses against Minnesota and Southern IllinoisCarbondale, but both facets of the team have not come KIM DAMERON together. “There’s been flashes of some pretty good defense in both games and some pretty good offense,” Dameron said. “We haven’t done anything consistently.” Eastern heads to Illinois State for a noon kickoff Saturday, when Dameron is hoping to see an inspired effort after the Panthers’ 38-21 home opening loss. The Panthers scored 21 points in the first half Saturday and then were shutout by the Salukis in the second half. That performance followed three scoreless quarters against Minnesota, where Eastern scored its 20 points in the final seven minutes of
the fourth quarter. Red-shirt senior Andrew Manley has led Eastern to most of its points throughout the season, throwing three touchdown passes and rushing in two more. The quarterback has been rotating in and out of games with junior Jalen Whitlow, but Manley said he does not have a problem with it. “That’s on the coaches and that’s their decision to make,” Manley said. “Whenever my number is called I’m going to try and make the best out of my opportunity to help the team win. Jalen is trying to do the same thing. I don’t have an opinion on it. I believe whatever the coaches decide is best for the team.” Dameron has started Whitlow in the first couple of games, as Manley has come in after a couple of series. Whitlow, who transferred from Kentucky in May, leads Eastern in rushing this season with 116 yards on 25 carries. However, Whitlow has yet to throw a touchdown pass and is 20-of-37 for 195 yards with an interception. Manley has attempted 27 more passes than Whitlow and has 440 passing yards, which is third most in the Ohio Valley Conference. Dameron has said since before the start of the season that both quarterbacks have the ability to run the entire of-
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fense, but through two games Manley has thrown the ball a lot more than Whitlow. Heading into the 103rd MidAmerica Classic in Normal, Manley said he has to continue to develop to take his game into the next level.
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“I just have to keep studying the defense every week and keep being smart with the ball and keep trust in everybody,” Manley said following Saturday’s loss.
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Eastern falls in FCS football polls By Aldo Soto Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21 The Eastern football team dropped in both major FCS polls, following its 3821 loss Saturday at O’Brien Field. Entering its home opener ranked No. 14 and 16 in the Coaches Poll and Sports Network Poll, respectively, the Panthers tumbled to No. 24 and 25, respectively. Southern Illinois-Carbondale leaped 11 positions in the Coaches Poll from No. 25 to No. 14 and moved up to No. 20 in the Sports Network Poll after not being ranked the week before.
The Salukis are 2-0 after beating Eastern Saturday. Before the season started, Eastern was ranked No. 11 in the Coaches Poll, while in the Sports Network Poll the Panthers were No. 16. Eastern is one of three Ohio Valley Conference teams that remain in the top-25 in both polls. Jacksonville State, which started its season with a 45-7 loss to Michigan State, beat Chattanooga 26-23 in overtime Saturday in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Gamecocks stayed ranked No. 9 in the Sports Network Poll and jumped up to its preseason ranking in
the Coaches Poll at No. 8. Tennessee State lost its first game of the season to Alabama State 27-21 on the road in Montgomery, Ala., which dropped the Tigers eight and six spots in the Sports Network Poll and Coaches Poll, respectively. The Tigers went from No. 14 to No. 22 in the Sports Network Poll and fell from No. 16 to No. 22 in the Coaches Poll. Eastern has been in the top-25 in either FCS poll since Nov. 12, 2012. The Panthers’ current rankings are the lowest since the 2012 season, when Eastern finished ranked No. 25 in the Coaches Poll.
Around the OVC Jacksonville State had two players receive weekly honors, as quarterback Eli Jenkins earned Offensive Player of the Week and Devaunte Sigler was awarded as the Newcomer of the Week. The Gamecocks traveled to No. 13 Chattanooga Saturday and walked away with a 26-23 overtime win, as Jenkins scored the game-winning touchdown on a 13-yard run. Jenkins finished the game with 82 rushing yards on eight carries. He added 122 passing yards, completing 15-of-21 pass attempts.
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