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‘Barn Party’ attendee explains incident By Bob Galuski News Editor @DEN_News Out of the nearly two dozen students asked since Sunday’s reported “Barn Party” shooting, only one student who was there has been willing to explain what he saw. Rich Guss, a senior theatre arts major, said 20 minutes after arriving at the warehouse on West State Street, located near the Northwest Business Park, for the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity hosted party, multiple fights broke out and soon after that he heard gunshots. “It was pretty much a brawl,” he said. Guss added there was a security presence at the party, but he did not know whom they were affiliated with. “You knew security was there, you knew they were trying to just calm everybody down,” he said. “It didn’t – at first – seem like too big of a deal. It’s a party, fights happen. But there was quite a large fight that happened.” Because of the amount of people attending the party and the lack of light, Guss said he did not know whom the fight was between or how it started. “There was 1,000 people there, you know. So to pinpoint who started it, you can’t,” he said. “I’m sure somebody knows who it was between. But for the other 800 of us who don’t know, it’s just like we’re caught in the middle.” The amount of people in the warehouse was also cause for one of the side doors to be opened to let those attending “spill out,” Guss said. About five minutes after the side door was opened, he began hearing gunshots. “At least seven,” he said. “Some here, some there.” Guss said after the gunshots, people began dispersing into the
Marquis Green (Left), a 24-year-old resident of Park Forest, Ill. and Kajuan Wright (Right) a 23-year-old resident of Dekalb, Ill. was arrested for resisting and obstructing a peace officer early Sunday. Neither man is a current Eastern student.
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“Barn Party” attendee Rich Guss said he estimated the warehouse on 634 W. State Street held around 1,000 people Sunday before several gunshots resulted in a mass evacuation.
street, ditches and under cars. “I ran away, of course, and I lost the two friends that I actually came there with,” Guss said. “You know, chaos.” He also said because of growing up in the South Side of Chicago, he and gunshots have become familiar. “I purposely don’t go home, don’t go back to Chicago because of the violence there,” Guss said. “And I most definitely don’t come here to have to deal with it.” However, despite being surrounded by violence, Guss said he has not been deterred from going anywhere. Shortly after the gunfire, Guss said the first wave of police officers arrived. “It was speedy. They got there in a nice amount of time,” he said. “When they first got there they handled the situation well.” Guss said he was appreciative of
how the first group of officers took care of the partygoers, but the second wave presented him with issues. He said an officer yelled at him as he was trying to leave after the second wave blocked off the street. “I’m not going to say I don’t understand how a person can be upset when something like this happens, especially in their hometown, especially when things like this don’t normally happen. It can be downright maddening,” he said. “For those of us who had nothing to do with it and were having a good time, and just a couple of people decided to ruin it for everybody, we didn’t deserve that.” Guss has been going to Phi Beta Sigma hosted “Barn Parties” since his freshman year at Eastern. He said – until the gunshots – he thought this year’s party was the safest one. “The purpose has never been
to fight for this reason or another,” he said. “It was probably over something idiotic, but it happened.” Before even getting to the party, Guss said he met at the strip mall’s parking lot on Lincoln Avenue to be picked up by the bus. Guss said before anybody was let onto the buses they were patted down to make sure they did not bring any kind of alcohol container with them. The next morning, Guss returned to the parking lot to go to Magic Wok and found the mess that had been created. “I was a little embarrassed. For what, I’m not really sure,” he said. “Maybe because no one took the initiative to at least try and clean up.” Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.
By Bob Galuski News Editor @DEN_News Two men were arrested on charges of resisting a peace officer in connection with the “Barn Party” shooting Sunday. Marquis Green, 24, of Park Forest, Ill., and Kajuan Wright, 23, of DeKalb, Ill., were arrested Sunday after allegedly deterring attempts by police officers to provide assistance to the injured victims, a press release sent by the Charleston Police Department stated. Neither man is a current student at Eastern. According to the press release sent Monday, police officers were dispatched to a party at 634 W. State Street, near the Northwest Business Park, and located two gunshot wound victims and one assault victim who was unconscious. Officers were hindered from approaching the party location because of an estimated 100 people who were fighting in the street, the press release stated. As officers tried to break up the gathering in the street so anyone injured could receive assistance, Green and Wright were arrested on charges of resisting a peace officer. The Charleston Fire Department transported all injured to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center.
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Council to discuss street signs, annex property By Samantha McDaniel Associate News Editor @DEN_News The Charleston City Council will be voting on a resolution for funding regarding a new federal requirement for street signs during its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. Mayor Larry Rennels said the new requirement says that all street signs have to be made out of a certain reflective material. “It means we have to replace a lot of street signs,” Rennels said. The city received a highway
safety and improvement grant for $102,938 to help with the cost of replacing the signs. The city will have to match the cost by 10 percent. The council will also discuss an ordinance that will expand the city limits to include the property located at 2651 Douglas Drive, which the city purchased at their last meeting. The property is located at an intersection and the brush and trash on the property has made it difficult to see around the corner. “It was not in the city limits, it was a little notch that wasn’t in the
city limits,” Rennels said. “That is one of the reasons we were never able to deal with the trash and stuff that had accumulated on the lawn.” A public hearing will take place before the regular meeting at 6:15 p.m. for community members to come and talk about or ask questions about the annexation. Rennels said members of the city council are not planning a special discussion regarding Sunday’s “Barn Party” shooting, but will be willing to discuss it if brought up during public commentary. The council members will also vote on the purchase of the property
at 1120 Van Buren Avenue. Rennels said the house on the property burned down a couple months ago and the owner of the property did not have insurance or the money to rebuild. The owner, Melody Ann Murphy, is giving the city the house. The city will pay the buyer’s closing cost, about $100, and the taxes for the current year. Murphy will be paying the seller’s closing cost and any bills on the property. Rennels said the city plans to tear down the building and try to sell the property at a later date.
“It’s a lot in the floodplain, so we may have a hard time selling it, but at least we’ll get the property cleaned up,” Rennels said. “It’s a mess and also a safety hazard for kids.” The council will also look at a mutual aid agreement with the Oakland Fire Protection District for ambulance services. The agreement will provide support in situations where more ambulances are needed in both communities. Rennels said this is not a new agreement.
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Students gathered around the cold algae-filled water of the campus pond on Monday to witness residence hall representatives race or survive in their boats. Representatives of each hall had to make their boats with only cardboard and duck tape in order to compete. The race consisted of three laps through the campus pond. Each team consisted of three drivers paddling a separate lap who would be pushed into the water by two pushers. Once completing the three laps, the members of the team had to high-five Laura Imbirowicz, resident director of Lawson Hall, and RHA Vice President Patrick Morrow in order to officially finish. While the goal was to win the race, many of the boats struggled more in staying afloat. James Conwell, a physics profesOlivia s. Diggs | The Daily Eastern Ne ws sor, said it is important to make sure Amanda Williamson, a junior psychology major, gets pond scum stuck to her padels that are duct taped together to the cardboard is waterproof whethmake an ore during the ROC Fest Boat Race. McKinney Hall came in second place. er through using a lot of duct tape or ness major, said he kept the same basic sank. their boat design much from last year. paint. Jaccari Brown, the paddler when Amanda Williamson, junior psy- principle from last year. He also said corrugating or folding He changed a few aspects of the de- it sank, was unable to swim requiring the cardboard in the boat is important chology major and the second McKinin making sure it keeps its shape even ney racer, said they won last year so she sign by making it longer and adding help from a lifeguard. Before the lifeguard was able to believed it would serve them well again outriggers for more stability. with a body inside. “It took about 20 hours of build reach him, Nick Fulco, the NationIn order to keep from sinking, Con- this year. “We are keeping it the same but we time,” Lemenager said. “We actually al Residence Hall Honarary secretary, well said distribution of weight within jumped in to save him. the boat is also a vital thing to consider have a flag on it, which is awesome,” field tested it three times.” “I have been a life guard since I have Ryan Johnson, a sophomore bioWilliamson said. when making a boat. Tommy Pryor, a junior kinesiolo- logical sciences major, and Clayton been in high school and I recognized Spreading a persons weight out across the boat would certainly help in gy and sports studies major, and Chris Mieszala, a junior history major, were the sign of drowning which is active drowning,” Fulco said. “He went Martin, a junior economics major, the other two paddlers of the race. keeping afloat. Douglas Hall technically placed sec- down and I went after him.” A very well built boat might be able were the other two racers. After Weller and McKinney finGabriela Miranda, a senior histo- ond but they were disqualified because to stay there for an hour or so but it all depends on how paranoid the partic- ry major, and Taylor Coffman, a se- they fell out of their boat but swam the ished, Lawson finished in third place. Weller now has 25 points, McKinnior history major, were in charge of boat through all three laps. ipants are in making it Conwell said. While several of the residence halls ney has 20 points and Lawson has 15 “If you filled the Campus Pond launching the drivers in the water. While they were able to place sec- representatives were successful in fight- points. with sharks, people would probably be much more careful about doing it,” ond, the Weller Hall participants took ing the battle for buoyancy, some sunk to the water. first place with a good lead. Conwell said. Jarad Jarmon can be Ford Hall had this problem with One of the Weller boat paddlers, McKinney Hall, last year’s champireached at 581-2812 or on in the boat races, did not change Nate Lemenager, a sophomore busi- their boat as it slowly tore apart and jsjarmon@eiu.edu.
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Window paintings Taskforce proposes judged for contest technology increase By Stacey Catterson Staff Reporter @DEN_News The 2013 ROCFest window painting competition brought the themes from the past nine years to life for residence hall students to experience the evolution of rock. RHA Vice President Patrick Morrow, a senior family and consumer sciences major, said they are wanting to see how well the residents took their time on their windows and how they used their creativity. Morrow said he also wants to see how the residents incorporated Breast Cancer Awareness week into their window design. Weller’s “Rock Around the World” theme included the Old Main, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Peru Lines, Great Wall of China, the Pyramids, Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower with small people painted beside the monuments playing musical instruments. Kaitlyn Gabric, a senior special education and early childhood education major and a painter for Weller Hall, said they wanted to merge monuments that people would know and recognize right away for the window design. The other artists of Weller Hall include Michael Neal, Joe Oliver, Anna Wiznerowicz and Dominique Deweese.
Thomas Hall’s theme, “Rock Around the Clock,” displays musical notes and people dancing from day to night. Jessica Newenhouse, a freshman Thomas resident, said their hall all decided to incorporate musical notes as their main focus. Across the quad in Taylor Hall for the School House Roc, residents incorporated a train station on the front desk window, as well as other paintings across all the windows. The pink and black colors of Andrew’s Hall integrated pink ribbons all throughout their theme “Rock the Beat.” Lincoln Stevenson and Douglas window display has the theme “Rock Through Time,” shows a Pink Panther rock band and the evolution of man turning into a rock star with the 1960s, ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s music. Abby Ford, an RHA adviser, said the hall that sticks best to their theme will win the window competition. The window painting competition and the rest of the ROCfest winners will be announced Thursday, Sept. 26. Stacey Catterson can be reached at 581-2812 or secatterson@eiu.edu. For the in-depth version of this article go to: dailyeasternnews.com
Staff Report A final report regarding the university’s implementation and use of electronic learning materials will be the focus of today’s Faculty Senate meeting. The Electronic Learning Materials Taskforce was established by the Eastern Faculty Senate as a response to a May 2011 memo from the School of Business that expressed concern about the “university’s lack of proactive planning to match our services to the changes that are occurring in the textbook industry.” According to a report from April 2013, the taskforce, which has been analyzing Eastern’s approach to electronic learning materials as compared to other universities since March 2012, found Eastern faculty, students and staff are cautious about the idea of transitioning away from a rental system. The report also acknowledges there is no clear consensus throughout campus that an overall transition away from traditional textbooks and toward electronic resources will actually positively impact student learning. However, the taskforce is nonetheless recommending that the university develop a comprehen-
sive framework of standards and procedures to incrementally increase the use of electronic materials, a process they hope to accomplish within three to five years. The taskforce has also recommended that the Center for Academic Technology, with assistance from Textbook Rental Service, Booth Library, the Union Bookstore and the Office of Student Disability Services create and maintain a website regarding the textbook selection process and other potential resources. The Faculty Senate will also discuss the ongoing search for the university’s new admissions director, as Brenda Major, Eastern’s current director of admissions, will be stepping down after serving in the position for the last nine years. Blair Lord, provost and vice president for academic affairs, said a search advisory committee will be convened to conduct a national search to fill the position, stating the university needs a new director by the end of the academic year in May. The Faculty Senate will discuss the list of volunteers for the Admissions Director Search Committee that was sent to Blair. They will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Booth Library conference room, Room 4400.
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Mascot head missing; replacement ordered By Bob Galuski News Editor @DEN_News The headpiece to Eastern’s mascot, Billy the Panther, was stolen Sept. 7 from a marketing closet in the Lantz Field House. Rachel Hansen, the director of marketing and promotions, said a report was filed with the University Police Department. “We filed the report; they said they had some leads,” Hansen said. However, she also said she has not heard anything else since Sept. 10. Hansen said the costume was stored in a closet, except when it is being cleaned. “His body was luckily being washed, so they only got his head,” she said. Athletic Director Barbara Burke also said the headpiece went missing during the weekend the football team played Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. “So it happened on a weekend when a lot of people were gone, out of the offices,” she said. “Typically on weekends there are a ton of us around here all weekend because we had events Saturday, Sunday, Friday.” Rich Moser, the sports information director, said the entire mascot costume cost several thousand dollars, but Burke added the headpiece is probably the most expensive part. “You can buy the pieces you need,” Moser said. “We bought it four or five years ago, and we bought it as a thing.” He added the company that designed the costume custom makes it. “The first time they’re designing
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Eatern’s mascot, Billy the Panther’s headpiece was stolen Sept. 7 from a marketing closet in the field house of Lantz Arena. The head of the costume is being replaced; however, a complaint was filed with the University Police Department after the incident.
it with your graphics person or the graphics person they hire,” he said. “Everything is like made custom for your school. So, we went with the same company for the replacement, they had all the stuff for Billy.” He added because they went with the same company, the time and cost was not as much as this time around. “If you change the look of the mascot or something like that it would be a lot more expensive, and you’d be back to square one,” Moser said.
Burke said while she knows the theft of the headpiece is a crime, her only concern is getting the piece back in good shape. “But if they want to turn it in, for me, all is forgiven; I just want the head back,” she said. “If we could get it back in one piece, that would be awesome.” She added there was also additional vandalism besides the theft. “We had some graffiti in the Field House; we had some other items broken,” Burke said.
The other items broken included promotional giveaways for home games and bobble heads. Burke also said she was looking into putting more security cameras around areas of Lantz Field House and Lantz Arena. “We’re also going to be working with the facilities area on our locks and doors to see what we can do to secure some of these areas,” she said. Given all of the equipment, such as TVs and awards in Lantz, Burke said it would be appropriate to have
up-to-date security programs. Although Billy the Panther did not make an appearance at Eastern’s first home football game of the season, Burke said she has hope for the return of Billy soon. “We hope to have it back before our next home game,” she said. “I’m keeping my fingers crossed.” Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.
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Latino Heritage Month celebrated at opening events By Ashley Holstrom Staff Reporter @alholstrom The first glimpses of gloomy fall weather did not deter members of the Latin American Student Association from celebrating the kickoff of Latino Heritage Month Monday. Students and professors gathered in the Doudna Fine Arts Center for an opening reception catered by Los Potrillos, complete with Spanish music playing quietly in the background and Latin American flags propped in stands along a wall.
Students from a history of Latin America class enjoyed their food along with casual conversation with their professor, who encouraged them to attend the month’s events. Outside of Coleman Hall, an informational booth was set up with poster boards with information about Mexican Independence Day, which was Monday. The tent was decked out with a Mexican flag blowing wildly in the chilly breeze. Members passed out celebratory beads and horchata, an ethnic drink made with milk and cinnamon. The events, under the blanket
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theme “Embracing Our Latino Identity,” span from mid-September to midOctober. Numerous lectures, plays and activities are planned. Shana Sanchez, a member of Sigma Delta Pi, the Spanish honors fraternity, said she is excited for a lot of the events planned. The senior Spanish major said she plans on going to two of the lectures, among others: “Latino/Latin American Politics” at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, and “The Tango According to Astor Piazzolla” at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in 1120
Coleman Hall. Breeahnah Babers, a senior history and communication studies major, expressed delight about the frequent dance lessons taking place throughout the month — at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday in the Dance Studio at the Student Recreation Center until Oct. 8. “I was thinking about going to the dance one and dragging my friends with me,” Babers said. LASO members will continue celebrating and hosting events beyond just this month, though. Jacob Plunkett, a sophomore physics major, said they plan an activity
for Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in early November. Even later in the fall, Plunkett said he and others are hoping to host a large soccer tournament with participants from towns as far as Arcola. Latin American Studies, the foreign language and history departments, the Panther Dance Society, Minority Affairs, the Center for the Humanities and the Newman Catholic Center are hosting the month of events. Ashley Holstrom can be reached at 581-2812 or alholstrom@eiu.edu.
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The state of Illinois is wrapped in fiscal turmoil, and even though to reside in Illinois. political topics can seem to be far away from college-aged individuals, An immense problem that has contributed to the state’s fiscal woes they should develop an investment in the future of the state. is the unfunded pension liability that has grown to about $100 bilOn Thursday, State Rep. Naomi Jakobsson, of the 103rd district lion. The state has historically borrowed from the state’s pension fund encompassing Urbana and Champaign, and Ralph Martire, the executive and has been ineffective at paying back, hence the growing debt. director for the Center for Tax and Budget Pension reform has been a hot topic of debate Accountability, spoke about the importance in the statehouse for the past few years, as has the Our POSITION of Illinois producing more revenue. issue of spending cuts to core services, especial• Situation: Illinois is in a fiscal crisis. The main revenue-generating aspect ly education. • Stance: Students need to be educated and they suggested was to adopt a progressive Students have the power to make a differform opinions on state tax rates. tax in Illinois instead of the state’s current ence, and we implore them to break through the flat tax, according to the article “Legislator mindset that political change is reserved for stuffy advocates progressive income tax” in Frisuits. day’s edition of The Daily Eastern News. Our state representatives and state senators A progressive tax would be based on income where lower-income are elected on the assumption that they will honor the interests of their individuals would be taxed at a lower rate and higher-income individconstituents. Most students at Eastern are unique in that they can advouals would be taxed at a higher rate. Currently, all income levels in Illicate a cause on two fronts, the Charleston area and their hometown. nois are taxed at a 5-percent rate. Jakobsson’s goal is to pass a proposThis opportunity should not be taken lightly. al in the General Assembly that would amend the Illinois Constitution Charleston has a large number of college students, making their to allow a progressive tax so that it would be on the 2014 general elecinput in political matters even more crucial. tion ballot. According to Charles Delman, a mathematics and computer science If the proposal makes it on the ballot and passes during the general professor, in the article, “The choir needs to go out and sing.” election, it would go back to the General Assembly to be crafted and Before they can sing, students need to find their voices. passed into law. Illinois is in a fiscal crisis, which has been building for more than The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of 30 years, and students need to become educated to form an opinion The Daily Eastern News. on the issue that will surely affect them in the future if they choose
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Is 7th Street too loud for its own good? Ask any Eastern student where they find the loudest, rowdiest times, and without giving it a second thought, they will likely tell you 7th Street. Having been a supporter of the street itself and its life style for more than the length of a typical college career, I believe that the 7th Street experience is vital to Eastern students. Are the parties there too loud for their own good? Dozens of recipients of noise violation tickets will probably tell you “I suppose so,” but what do these unique parties offer? Eastern is known for its strong ratio of students who belong to fraternities and sororities and only in Greek court is that ratio more readily proven. The Greek life on 7th is something to marvel. Lifelong friendships are made in the yards outside of houses on this street and the sense of community and brotherhood coming from the fraternities and sororities is really something special. Even independent houses have a healthy relationship with the Greek life on the road. I’m not trying to shame the festivities that go on elsewhere in town, but only through time, effort and
Taylor Davis by congregating so closely together can the lifestyle on 7th Street be pulled off. All of this said, I believe we as students can make some real and necessary changes to our beloved party artery of a street. As an entire group, we need to be more watchful of the trash strewn about after parties. It is our responsibility to keep broken glass out of the street and off of the sidewalks because what good does that do anyone? Cans and party cups lining the street just give people, who would do so, the ammunition to defame our home. There are a good number of puppies on 7th Street and after speaking with one pet owner it was discovered that more than once the small dog entered its home with a bleeding
paw, most likely from broken glass. Think about that, a bleeding puppy, next time you decide to throw a glass beer bottle at the ground. We need to encourage safety and regulation. Health and safety should be the concern of all hosts; we need to ensure that the brotherhood experienced on 7th Street is enough to keep the most vulnerable among us safe from harm. With the recent violent events happening around campus, I feel that the best way for us, as fun-loving students, to respond is to create a safe, enjoyable and respectful experience for those who pledge to help keep it that way. So to recap, lets keep the music at a moderate volume as we go later into the night, lets put some real effort into getting the trash out of the street and off of the sidewalk, lets keep a watchful eye over ourselves and our friends for the safety of everyone, and moderation: by practicing these self-imposed regulations we ensure a safe, clean, enjoyable time for everyone. Taylor Davis is a senior communications major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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The hospital is not allowed to give out information on patients. The CPD was assisted by the University Police Department, the Coles County Sheriff ’s Department, the Mattoon Police Department, the Illinois State Police, the CFD and the Coles County State’s Attorney’s Office. Lt. Brad Oyer of the CPD said receiving assistance from multiple organizations is commonplace for incidents like this. “Any time there’s a big incident, we help out,” he said. Phi Beta Sigma, the fraternity who hosted the “Barn Party,” has been placed on interim suspension, Pat Early, the assistant vice president of communications, marketing and brand strategies, said. Oyer said the CPD was notified about Phi Beta Sigma’s “Barn Party” shortly beforehand, but he did not have an exact time of the notification. Mayor Larry Rennels also said he knew the party was occurring beforehand. “We knew in advanced that this event was being planned,” he said. “We knew of one other venue they were trying to rent and we talked to the people they were going to rent from and they decided not to rent it to them.” Rennels also said he figured Phi Beta Sigma members would not be able to find a site for the party. “We assumed maybe they weren’t gong to find a place to have it, unfortunately they found a place,” he said.
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A strip mall parking lot off W. Lincoln Ave. was covered with shards of glassSunday from smashed bottles and littered with emptied cans and tickets to a party, which took place at a warehouse on W. State Street Saturday, according to a press release sent Sunday by the Charleston Police Department.
Outside the warehouse that was used as the party location, there is a “For Lease” sign with a phone number. When the number was looked up in the phone book, it was found to belong to the residence of Larry and
Martha Drake. When the Drake residence answered, they said the warehouse was owned by a corporation, but declined to say which corporation. Rennels said if someone wants to
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from having damage to their building,” he said. Samantha McDaniel contributed to this article. Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.
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Chris Reed, a redshirt sophomore forward, and Aly Rawson, an Oakland freshman defender, head butt the ball during a game at Lakeside Field on August 23. The Panthers will take on Missouri in Columbia, Mo. on Friday.
Panthers out-hit in tourney By Anthony Catezone Sports Editor @AnthonyCatz @DEN_Sports The Eastern volleyball team was held below a .200 hit percentage in all three of its weekend matches at the University of Missouri at Kansas City Kangaroo Klassic. Even in the Panthers’ four-set win against Presbyterian (28-26, 16-25, 25-13, 25-20), they had an attack of .189 — their lone win in the four-team tournament. The win was Eastern’s final match in the tournament and also ended a three-game losing streak. In the Panthers’ two losses to tournament champion Wake Forest (25-15, 15-23, 25-21) and host UMKC (25-23, 25-19, 25-17), they hit .178 and .076, respectively. Meanwhile, Wake Forest hit .252, and UMKC hit .244. Red-shirt senior Stephanie Arnold said the Panthers needed to improve on staying focused on their side of the court, not letting opponents determine the way they played each match. But the tournament dropped Eastern to 4-6, as it was outscored in assists, digs, blocks and points in both losses to Wake Forest and UMKC. Eastern has not been above .500 since Aug. 31, 2012, after its season-opening tournament
last year. Tournament honors Senior outside hitter Reynae Hutchinson earned All-Tournament honors. She was one of seven players to be named to the team and the only player from Eastern. This is the second time in Hutchinson’s career that she has earned an All-Tournament honor, her first came last season at the Marquette Classic. Hutchinson totaled 32 kills, 34 digs and 36 points, along with two service aces and two blocks over the three matches. She led the Panthers in kills, points, service aces and finished second in digs and finished with a .273 attack against Wake Forest, second best on the team. The 13-kill, 17-dig performance in Eastern’s win against Presbyterian marked the 27th career double-double for the Mattoon native. It was Hutchinson’s first double-double of the season. Hutchinson was among others nominated for the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Weekly Awards Jacksonville State middle hitter Nicole Merget earned co-OVC Offensive Player of the Week as she led the Gamecocks to the ISTAP Collegiate Cup Championship. She posted a .435 hit percentage over the entire weekend, highlighted by a .688 hit percentage performance with 12 kills and one error in
two sets against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Freshman outside hitter Scottie Ingram from Murray State was the other recipient for coOVC Offensive Player of the Week. She recorded a double-double in three of the four matches last week. Ingram set career-high 19 kills, while hitting .409 against Robert Morris. She also had 20 or more digs in three of the four games. Ingram committed just 12 errors in 152 attempts. Leslie Schellhaas, Morehead State’s libero, won Defensive Player of the Week. She also earned her second consecutive All-Tournament honor. She compiled a season-high 28 digs in the win over Hampton, and followed with 24 digs against Campbell. Schellhaas, a senior, eclipsed the 1,700-dig mark in her career; she now ranks fifth on the Eagles’ all-time record list. Sophomore Sam Bedard of Murray State was named the Setter of the Week. She dished out 146 assists in 146 in 14 sets, averaging at 10.4 assists per set. She set a new career-high with 53 assists in the win against Robert Morris. Bedard also finished a dig shy of a triple-double, with 10 kills, 35 assists and nine digs against Indiana State. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.
Eastern men’s golf gets back on the course this weekend when it travels to Chicago for the Chicago State Fall Invitational at Harborside Golf Course. Last year at this tournament, the Panthers took fifth place out of eleven teams, but sophomore Austin Sproles said his expectations are higher this season with another year under his belt. But Sproles knows that the weather conditions could play a key role throughout the tournament, something the Panthers did not see at last season’s tournament in October. “It’s going to be pretty windy most likely, since it’s Chicago, but I’m used to that,” he said. “The conditions are going to be very different from last year, though.” Sproles said he knows what his strengths are and how they will help him throughout the tournament. “My short game is going to be key because of the conditions,” he said. “And they have a lot of bunkers on this course.” Sophomore Oscar Borda shot the best score on the team at the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Fall Invitational with a 224. Borda has never played at Harborside, so he will need to learn the course as he plays. “My driver and irons could help me at Chicago,” Borda said. “However, it’s hard to tell what I need to do well since I did not play at (Harborside) last year.” Sproles had the second best score on the team at Edwardsville shooting 229 for the tournament. Sproles’ said his past experience at Harborside could be important to the team’s success. “It will help to know the course, for sure,” he said. Sproles is looking to see that he and the Panthers can play more consistent golf. “I’m hoping to see more consistency from everyone, including myself,” Sproles said. “We had some good holes in the last tournament, but we didn’t put it all together. We have to erase the big numbers.” Dan Hildebrandt can be reached at 581-2812 or djhildebrandt@eiu.edu.
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Softball continues fall action in Chicago By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor @AldoSoto21 @DEN_Sports The Eastern softball team will continue its unofficial fall action Sunday at the University of Illinois-Chicago, following two wins at Williams Field against Heartland Community College on Friday. The Panthers’ fall schedule includes six games, four of which will be at home. Eastern will play a doubleheader on Sunday, first playing the flames and then playing against Loyola. The Panthers began their fall play on Friday, defeating Heartland 1-0 and 10-2 in a doubleheader. The first game spilled over into extra innings and ended when freshman Hannah Rachor singled to right field, driving in senior Kaylie Pruett from third base in the eighth inning. Senior pitcher Stephanie Maday picked up the win, striking out seven batters and allowing three hits and two walks. In the second game, the Panthers’ offense
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Junior utility player Hannah Cole makes a big swing in game one of a doubleheader against Heartland Community College on Friday at Williams Field.
scored 10 runs, led by freshman Amber Toenyes, who went 2-for-2 and hit an RBI-triple. Sophomore Haylee Beck also hit a triple that drove in three runs for the Panthers.
Senior Hanna Mennenga started the second game and pitched four innings, striking out six Heartland batters. Janelle Robinson came in relief in the fifth inning and faced
six batters. Illinois-Chicago hosted Western Illinois and Loyola on Saturday and Sunday and won both games 7-6 and 5-4, respectively. Illinois-Chicago’s coach Michelle Venturella said it was a great start to the fall action. “Overall, it was a great way to start our fall by playing good competition and seeing some promising things from our 2013-14 team,” Venturella said in a press release. The Flames overcame a 4-0 deficit against Loyola, scoring the game’s final five runs. “It was great to come back against a solid Loyola team,” Venturella said. “We gave them a lot of extra opportunities early but did a great job of staying composed to be able to come back and get the win. The win against Western Illinois saw 27 combined hits between the two teams, 14 of which came from the Flames. First pitch against the Flames for the Panthers will be at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, followed by a 4:30 p.m. start against Loyola. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor @AldoSoto21 @DEN_Sports Eastern quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was named the Sports Network National Offensive Player of the Week and the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. The awards follow him setting an Eastern single-game record with seven touchdowns for Garoppolo against Illinois State Saturday night in Eastern’s 57-24 win. Garoppolo led Eastern to a school record 739 yards on offense, breaking the previous record of 683 that was set by the 1986 Panthers, which were led by New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton. Garoppolo is now seven touchdowns away from becoming the OVC’s all-time leader in touchdown passes and 603 yards from tying the conference record for most passing yards. Out of his six touchdown passes in the first half against the Redbirds, two of them were to Charleston native Adam Drake. Drake finished the game leading Eastern in receptions with 11. Drake had 176 yards receiving, second to Erik Lora’s 186 yards. This was Drake’s second consecutive week that he has had at least 10 catches, at least 100 yards receiving and two touchdowns. The longest play of the night for the Panthers came at the end of the first quarter, when Garoppolo found a streaking Keiondre Gober, running open behind the Illinois State defense for an 86-yard touchdown. Gober’s touchdown capped off 27 unanswered, first-quarter points from the Eastern offense after Illinois State scored on its opening drive. The 86-yard touchdown is the longest pass play through three weeks this season in the FCS. Gober’s two touchdown catches this season have been for long yardage as his first touchdown of the season was for 62 yards against San Diego State. Eastern’s record-breaking performance on offense included 90 plays being run, making it the third straight week the Panthers have had at least 80 plays in a game. Garoppolo said it is difficult for any team to keep up with the Panther offense. “The way we get taught and the way we practice, teams aren’t going to be able to stick with us for four quarters,” Garoppolo said. “As long as we keep the tempo fast, their defensive linemen will get tired and will be tapping out
by the third quarter, and that’s what we shoot for.” The Eastern defense intercepted three passes from Illinois State quarterback Jared Barnett in the first half. A pair of linebackers, LeQuince McCall and Kamu Grugier-Hill had the first two interceptions, and DJ Bland recorded his second interception of the season near the end of the second quarter. The Panthers also forced and recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter. Blake Winkler replaced Barnett in the second half and was about to have his second touchdown pass of the game until a hustling Jourdan Wickliffe knocked the ball out of Redbirds’ receiver Milton Colbert’s hands, who was one yard away from the end zone. Wickliffe then pounced on the football for a touchback. The four turnovers for the Panthers’ defense brought their total to nine after not having one last week against Southern Illinois-Carbondale. Eastern defensive lineman Pat Wertz added two sacks for the Panther defense, bringing his season total to 3.5. Illinois State ran the ball 18 times in the first half for 60 yards, averaging 3.3 yards per attempt. Wertz said the defense did a good job stopping the Redbirds’ ground game, which forced them to throw the ball more, leading to the interceptions. “We thought we stopped the run pretty well so, they had to pass the ball and that’s when we started getting a little pressure and getting those interceptions,” Wertz said. The Panther’s running game finished with 248 yards on 48 carries. Shepard Little scored a 73-yard rushing touchdown, his first of the season. Little has run the ball 27 times in three games, gaining 243 yards, an average of nine yards per attempt this season. Eastern kicker Cameron Berra made his only field-goal attempt of the night, bouncing a 38-yard attempt off the upright and in to close out the first half. However, Berra missed an extrapoint attempt in the third quarter and had another one blocked in the first quarter, making it the third straight game that he has either missed or had an extra-point attempt blocked. Eastern is now ranked No. 8 in the Sports Network poll and No. 10 in the FCS Coaches poll, moving up one and two spots in each poll, respectively in the OVC. Senior J’vontez Blackmon won the OVC Defensive Player of the Week after he helped Tennessee-Martin defeat No. 7 ranked Central Arkansas 24-23. With seven seconds remaining in the game Blackmon blocked a 42yard field goal that would have given Central Arkansas the victory. The
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Kieondre Gober, a sophomore wide receiver, kneels in the end zone after scoring a touchdown during Saturday’s game. Eastern defeated the Illinois State University Redbirds 57-24 Saturday at O’Brien Stadium.
block secured the Skyhawks’ second win against a top-25 ranked FCS team this season after winning their season opener against Chattanooga, which was ranked No. 24. Blackmon also had an interception in the third quarter and recorded four tackles in the one-point win on Saturday. Blackmon’s teammate Dylan Favre was named co-OVC Newcomer of the Week. Favre led the Skyhawk offense, throwing three touchdowns with no interceptions on 14-of-19 passing for 146 yards. Favre also ran the ball 20 times for a game-high 78 yards. Favre shared the award with Murray State quarterback Maikhail Miller.
Miller threw five touchdowns in a 41-38 win against Missouri State. With 24 seconds left to play, Miller threw the game-winning touchdown to Walter Powell on a 15-yard play on fourth-and-10. The 15-yard touchdown capped off a 12-play, 75-yard drive for the Racers. Miller threw four of his five touchdowns in the second half, finishing the game with 275 yards passing. Powell was also named the coOVC Specialist of the Week, sharing the honor with Jacksonville State kicker Griffin Thomas. Powell had a 98-yard kick return touchdown in the win against Missouri State and had 306 all-pur-
pose yards as he added 155 receiving yards to his 151 kick-return yards. Griffin kicked the game-winning field goal against North Alabama in double overtime, giving the Gamecocks a 24-21 victory. Griffin made five field goals, setting a school record. His 50-yard field goal in the first quarter made him just the third Jacksonville State kicker to make a 50-yard field goal or longer in school history. Griffin also tied the school record for points by a kicker with 16. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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Panthers open with win, second game canceled By Dominic Renzetti Managing Editor @domrenzetti The Eastern hockey club started its season with a 6-5 win over Bradley on Friday but were unable to play the second game of the series after complications with the ice at the Panthers’ designated home rink in Danville. Following a pair of first period goals from Bradley’s Cam Cords and Alex Wagner, the Braves were up 2-0 until Eastern was able to find the net. Sophomore Glenn Oskvarek, who
transferred to Eastern from Western Illinois, was able to find the back of the net for his first goal of the season with 10 minutes remaining in the first period. Eastern opened the second period with a short-handed goal from Sam Turk, who also played in his first game for Eastern. Bradley scored again just minutes later, giving Cords his second goal of the night to put the Braves back up 3-2 with 12 minutes to go in the second. Midway through the second period, Turk was able to score his sec-
ond goal of the game past Bradley goalie Daniel Smith. With the game tied at three, Bradley’s Kyle Duffy broke through to give the Braves the lead just seconds into the third period. With 15 minutes to play, Eastern’s Spencer Peyton, a freshman, scored to give Eastern a 4-3 lead. The Panthers added another from senior Tim Shannon to give Eastern a two-goal lead, but with six minutes to play, Bradley’s Tyler Anderson would beat goalie Andrew Teske to put the score at 5-4.
With just over a minute and a half left in the game and each side playing with four skaters, Oskvarek would score his second goal of the game to seal the win for Eastern. “It felt great being able to notch the first goal of the game to get the boys going,” he said. “After that, the team rallied together and we came out with a big win over Bradley.” According to the team’s website, the head official deemed the ice unsafe for both teams and canceled the second game. Part of the ice surface of the David S. Palmer Arena was unfrozen,
leaving standing water on the rink. Both teams are working on rescheduling the game to a later date, according to the team’s website. Eastern will be taking on the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign at 7 p.m. Friday at the David S. Palmer Arena in Danville. The game will be streamed from the team’s Ustream account, accessible through its website. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.