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single mom is sharing life events of her son, Bentley, with her ex-boyfriend Ryan. While she tries to make it easier for Bentley having split parents by telling him he gets double presents and parties, she knows one day it will not be enough. Jordan Landeck, a sophomore communications major, said she was surprised how much Bookout opened up to the audience. She said she learned the most important thing is to make sure she is happy. Bookout stressed the idea of making yourself happy before moving on to new endeavors. “There’s nothing stopping you but yourself,” she said.
A homemade video of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity’s “Barn Party” was uploaded on YouTube Sept. 16, the day after the shooting took place. The video depicts students and “Barn Party” attendees getting on buses and being driven to 634 W. State St., the location of the party, as well as the actual party inside the warehouse. The “Barn Party” resulted in police responding to gunshots fired. Three victims were taken to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center – two for gunshot wounds, one for battery. The video edits down the entire night into roughly seven minutes of footage – including when the initial gunshots were heard. At about the 4-minute mark, the first sounds of gunshots are audible. At around 4 minutes and 30 seconds, another round of gunfire is heard. At around the 5 minutes and 30 second mark, the camera focused on an unidentified man being lifted into a stretcher. It is unknown if the man was one of the gunshot victims or the battery victim because Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center does not release patient information. Although the video surfaced online on Sept. 16, it did not receive much traction until Friday and throughout the weekend. The views totaled at most a little less than 2,000 views until Friday and Saturday, where the views spiked to just less than 6,000. The amount of views was at more than 8,000 at around 8 p.m. Monday. So far, only two people have been arrested in connection to the “Barn Party” shooting. Marquis Green, 24, of Park Forest, Ill., and Kajuan Wright, 23, of DeKalb, Ill., were arrested Sept. 16 after allegedly deterring attempts by police officers to provide assistance to the injured victims, a press release sent by the Charleston Police Department stated. As a result of the “Barn Party” shooting, Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, sent out an email Sept. 17 to various registered student organizations, informing them that all late-night functions at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union were suspended while the investigation was ongoing. President Bill Perry clarified that it was not supposed to be just the Union parties suspended, but instead all on-campus events. Perry added policies were being revised and after which the suspension would be lifted. He said a task force headed by Nadler would let him know about the revised policies Wednesday, and they would go into effect Thursday. The “Barn Party” investigation is currently ongoing. Lt. Brad Oyer of the Charleston Police Department was not available for an update on the investigation or a comment about the posted video.
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Maci Bookout, a “Teen Mom” star, speaks to a group about how she is not wealthy from being on “Teen Mom”, an MTV reality show about teenage mothers, in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Monday. Bookout said she likes to joke that she is so rich that she has a Bentley vehicle when actually, the only Bentley she has is her son.
‘Teen mom’ visits campus, shares experiences By Emily McInerney Staff Reporter @DEN_News As a DJ played music in the baby shower-themed Grand Ballroom, of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, the lights dimmed to welcome “Teen Mom” star Maci Bookout onto the stage to more than 500 attendees. Bookout began her lecture by addressing how her life was prior to getting pregnant. “I was a typical 16-year-old girl,” she said. Bookout became pregnant when she was 16 by her boyfriend Ryan. “I honestly thought we would be together forever,” she said. Lindsey Finchum, a sophomore psychology major, said the most shocking thing about Bookout’s lecture was that she got pregnant the night she lost her virginity, which Bookout revealed during her lecture. Finchum said she learned to remain herself, despite the circumstance. “No matter what people say, be who you want to be,” she said. Finchum has a hometown friend that was pregnant at 19 and plans on telling her some of the major ideas brought up by Bookout. One of the topics Bookout discussed was the perceived thought that the television show, “Teen Moms” increased the pregnancy rate amongst teenagers. According to Bookout’s research, right before the show came out in 2009 teenage birth rates were one of the highest. Bookout said her research concluded that today, in 2013, there are some of the lowest pregnancy rates recorded. She argued it seems to have gone up because many remain in school and are in the public eye. Bookout talked about her life beginning a few months before she got
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Maci Bookout, a Teen Mom star, speaks to a group about how she got involved with Teen Mom, an MTV reality show about teenage mothers, in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Monday. Bookout said she first heard about the show though a Craigslist ad.
pregnant and what she has learned since being on the show. “It did open opportunities career wise,” she said. “At the same time it’s hell having a bunch of morons tell you what to do.” Melanie Kaderabek, the University Board lectures coordinator, said the process in bringing Bookout to Eastern was a nine-month-long endeavor. Kaderabek said she wanted Bookout to speak at Eastern because she was inspired by how much she had accomplished given her circumstances. “She’s a very successful woman,” Kaderabek said. “She was able to make the best out of a not so good situation and accomplish her dreams.” Kaderabek added she wanted students to take away from the lecture
the idea of not giving up, and hoped Bookout would provide inspiration. “Bad things happen to college students, but they shouldn’t let it drag them down,” she said. “Instead they should be motivated to do better by whatever bad things may happen.” Currently, Bookout is going to school for radio and television broadcasting, while waiting to release a book in 2014. She also gives talks similar to this one to high schools. She wanted to keep her situation and Bentley’s situation from happening to other teenage girls. Bookout also shows students ways to get different forms of birth control, whether their parents know or not, she said. Bookout said one of the hardest things about being a teen, and now
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By Robert Downen Administration Editor @DEN_News A new course that focuses on working with Charleston youth received a substantial amount of praise from volunteers at multiple non-profit organizations at a fair for community service Monday night. ELE 3050, Diverse Contexts that Influence the Learning Process, which demands students complete a minimum of 30 contact hours with children from around the Charleston area, works directly with the Illinois Coalition for Community Service to foster positive relationships between kids and current Eastern students. Cullen Porter, coordinator of the ICCS’s Charleston Teen REACH program, said he was already overwhelmed with the positive influences Eastern students have had on the children in his program. “Having EIU kids around for them all the time really helps the kids to aspire for better futures,” Porter said. Porter said the kids from his group currently meet with students from the ELE 3050 class on Wednesdays in the McAfee gymnasium. During that time, he said those enrolled in the class have been immensely helpful to his students, some of whom he said might lack the motivation or guidance to go to college. “It’s really great to see. There’s two huge masses in the gym, one huge, one small,” Porter said. “The students are going to lay all the paving stones for these kids, and will hopefully inspire them to continue with their education.” Douglas Bower, the associate dean of the College of Education
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and Professional Studies, echoed Porter’s sentiments, citing the varied personalities within the classes as an important aspect to building strong long-term relationships with positive role models from Eastern. Porter said a group of about fifteen students also work with the A s h m o re Me n t o r i n g Pro g r a m , which provides tutoring and awareness programs to youth in Ashmore. Billie Melton, head chair of AMP, said the program usually hosts anywhere from 40 to 80 people, from ages 4 to 24 on Friday nights. “We really just want to provide a safe place for kids to hang out,” she said. “We do a lot more than just play games. We kind of help pull the community together.”
Melton said the program has been integral in keeping Ashmore kids out of trouble. She cited a 20 percent decrease in crime and vandalism since the start of the program; a drop she said is quite significant in a town as small as Ashmore. She also said the AMP is currently in the running for a Governor’s Hometown Award in 2013, an accolade given to Illinois volunteers who help foster positive environments for families and businesses. Like Porter, Melton said the influence of Eastern students has been helpful in nurturing the AMP, and she said she shared Porter’s passion for helping at-risk children. As for the future of the programs,
Porter said he appreciates even the smallest things. He was quick to credit various members of the Charleston community, including an Eastern football player who volunteered with the program during summer training and a Charleston man who buys and donates ukuleles to children in the area. “It’s the little things. These kids don’t ask for much, and every little thing helps,” Porter said. “If nothing else, these programs help them become the best people they can be. They’re great kids.” Robert Downen can be reached at 581-2812 or at jrdownen@eiu.edu.
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Tango talk kicks off Latino Heritage Month By Emily McInerney Staff Reporter @DEN_News Eastern students can dance their way into Latin Heritage Month by attending Irene Jacobsen’s talk, “The Tango According to Astor Piazzolla.” The lecture will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in room 1120 of Coleman Hall. Jacobsen, a foreign languages professor, will be showing how musician Astor Piazzolla changed the way the tango was perceived and other personal achievements. While she could have chose musicians like Carlos Gardel, Aníbal Troilo or Tita Merello, Jacobsen said she liked Piazzolla’s story the best. He had other genres he played and made a name for himself by doing what he wanted, she said. “In 1987, I saw Astor Piazzolla in concert in Montreal. I asked him for an autograph, which I will show during my talk on Monday,” said Jacobsen. Jacobsen said she admires his courage to be different, and to do what he knew he wanted to do in his heart, and added he has taught her to always follow her dreams. Piazzolla was born in Argentina in 1921. He became a musician and traveled around the world including to the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1954, Piazzolla was in Paris being classically trained in the piano, before passing away in 1992. “Piazzolla was above all an inno-
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Savannah Kapper, junior chemistry major, and Wei Wang, a technology graduate student, demonstrate basic steps in the cha cha in the dance studio at the Student Recreation Center Tuesday Sept. 17. The Ballroom Dance Society hosted the lessons as part of Latino Heritage Month.
vator,” Jacobsen said. “He redefined what others had been doing for decades. He didn´t care for lyrics, or for dancing,”
She added Piazzolla thought the tango could be enjoyed solely for the music. Enrique Santos Discépolo, a
1930s lyricist, described the tango as, “A sad thought you can dance to,” Jacobsen said. Jacobsen also mentioned students need to keep an open mind about tango. “All tangos have not been created equal. There are instrumental tangos, tango-songs, and tangos for listening only,” she said. Cecilia Smith, the Ballroom Dance Society president, agreed with Jacobsen. “There’s a difference between Argentinian tango and American tango,” she added. “It’s part of their heritage.” The society will be offering free lessons during Latin Heritage Month as well. Smith said to her the dance itself is more important, because she is not musically talented. When teaching dances she wants to get the steps right and explain them in a way that a variety of skills can learn from. One aspect that is different about the tango from other ballroom dances is that it is dances in a counter-clockwise fashion. Jacobsen said she remembers her mother quoting tango songs. One phrase was “es un soplo la vida; veinte años no es nada,” which translates to, “Life is but a breath; twenty years are nothing.” “Being Argentine, I grew up listening to my parents’ tango collection on vinyl records,” Jacobsen said. Emily McInerney can be reached at 581-2812 or ermcinerney@eiu.edu.
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Coalition continues with smoke-free campaign By Steve Proctor Staff Reporter @DEN_News Their goal is to make Eastern a tobacco-free campus for a cleaner environment. Last year, the Tobacco Coalition members presented an interest for the campus to be a smoke-free campus, like the University of Illinois, to the Faculty, Staff and Student Senate. Even with a number of people who were involved, the group was unable to accomplish their goal. After hosting a smoking forum Feb. 13, the Student Senate members found students were not ready for the campus to go smoke-free. The senate decided against the proposal. Instead, the senate passed a resolution to the administration to more heavily enforce smoking designated areas. Some students feel smoking on campus should be enforced based off of smokers abusing their privilege by not using the designated smoking areas.
“It’s a matter of being considerate rather than being inconsiderate” -Jasmine Jones, EIU Junior Kayla Wilkins, a junior elementary education major, said she did not like the smell of cigarettes. “I feel like it should be a smoke free campus. I do not enjoy smelling ciga-
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Members of the Tobacco Coallition and students hope for more strict enforcement regarding smoking regulations.
rette smoke when I’m trying to entering and exiting any buildings,” Wilkins said. Jasmine Jones, a junior applied engineering and technology major, said smokers need to be respectful. “Nobody is telling them that they can’t smoke in undesignated areas. It’s a matter of being considerate rather than being inconsiderate,” Jones said. Some smokers also feel like it is not being enforced as well. Junsoo Lee, a junior economics major, said he would rather be stationary, than walking and smoking, like some other smokers do.
“I always smoke in smoking areas, and if you make us move, I wouldn’t have a problem with it either,” said Lee. Illinois state law states one cannot smoke in government buildings, resident halls, and they must smoke 15 feet from a doorway. Currently, multiple new smoking designated areas have been added to the campus. The Faculty Senate members agreed with the proposal, and the Staff Senate members chose not to discuss the matter. Sheila Baker, the medical director of Health Services as well as a Tobacco
Coalition member, is hoping there is a solution for all smokers and non-smokers. It has been difficult for the group to come up with a decision based off of the mixed thoughts on this issue. Students, staff and faculty members are all welcome to come to the meetings to share their thoughts on what should be done. Meetings are every third Wednesday each month at 11 a.m. in the Shelbyville Room in the Union. Baker said they will be going over the direction the coalition plans to go, work on a letter to President Bill Perry and
give an overview of Kick Butts Day and the Great American Smoke-Out. Kick Butts is a 5K running and walking marathon to bring awareness to problems caused by smoking. Baker also stressed the importance of how much of a health risk it is to smoke. “Smoking is the No. 1 cause of preventable death of our country,” Baker said. “It causes more deaths any year than anything else.” Steve Proctor can be reached at 581-2812 or sproctor@eiu.edu.
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Based on my respect for The Daily Eastern News, it is with some disappointment that I find myself writing this. On Monday, September 16th, a piece was written in which the author advised us to not get too “spooked” about a variety of serious crimes that have occurred around campus. Included in this was last semester’s sexual assault movement that resulted from a plea scrawled across the Doudna Steps. The author included something that was entirely unnecessary for the piece, and was absolutely insulting to the person who wrote the heartbreaking message, as well as the countless other survivors of sexual assault on campus and in the surrounding areas. The author of the opinion piece had the audacity to include the line “I’ve heard the rumors say that this person’s story was not completely accurate.” You’ve heard people say this? So what? I’ve heard people claim Obama is the modern equivalent of Hitler, but that doesn’t necessarily make that an accurate statement. The strength it took for the person to reach out should not be undermined or questioned by a stranger who qualifies his judgment of them and their story on the inane ramblings of anonymous people. I must also ask: Why was this line included? It does nothing to support your core argument, as a matter of fact, it is quite damaging to it. Your article would have been a wonderfully written piece advising against fear-mongering due to a recent event. However, that one line turns it into victim-blaming garbage that perpetuates a horrible phenomenon in our society. I’m willing to give the author the benefit of the doubt, but the reckless abandon with which he undermined a survivor’s story is quite alarming . The survivor(s) who sought refuge in Eastern Illinois University doesn’t need yet another person telling them that they are making their story up. So, I plead to the editors of the DEN and to the author of this piece, please be aware of the damaging effects statements like this can have. What was seen as a harmless throw in line, came across as an insulting and damaging diatribe against everyone affected by sexual assault. I hope the DEN and the author of this piece will apologize for this lapse in judgment, and both will embrace confronting criminals and their acts, as opposed to undermining the stories and lives of those affected by them. -Phillip Roughton, political science major
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Explore, experience a new heritage The culture of Latin America is one with an incredibly rich histo- ern titled “We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Badges.” Another great play ry, but it is also one shared and embraced every fall at Eastern in our is Zoot Suit, which is about swing dancing Hispanic Americans who Latino Heritage Month events. Through many different mediums all are charged with murder during World War II. This is a fictionalized students at Eastern can and should expose themselves to a wonderaccount of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial in the midst of the Zoot ful culture of theatre, politics, food and tango. To those who aren’t Suit Riots. interested, however, the benefits of such an experience are more But more important than anything you get from these activities obvious than they seem. or seminars held at Eastern is the preservation of history and freeFor example, several Spanish classes teach Spanish based on the dom found in these celebrations. When Francisco Franco took powcontext of certain objects that are comer as Spain’s totalitarian dictator from 1939 monplace in Spanish culture. By coming well into the 1970s, among the many atrocOur POSITION to events and interacting with other peoities he committed, he was instrumental in • Situation: Latin Amercian History Month ple about Spanish cooking, dancing and censoring Spain’s cultural diversity. • Stance: Go explore and enjoy a different other types of art, you can easily grasp For several decades, many of the interculture. some Spanish words and their meaning. ests and corner stones of the Latin American Coincidentally, Spanish teachers will also or Hispanic American experience were supgenerally give you extra credit or at least appreciate your willingness pressed in the name of creating a uniform national identity. All culto try activities for Latino Heritage Month. tural activities were subject to extreme prejudice and censorship and Food! Most successful events involve stuffing college kids’ faceven the Spanish language we speak today in the states is a derivaes with food and Hispanic cuisine is one of the most diverse types tion of a uniform dialect. It was meant to exclude other less comof dining. In fact, when compared to other types of meals, Hispanmon dialects and to suppress their cultures. ic food can also be a very affordable option for college students. So be grateful we live on a campus that celebrates this diversiIn Charleston alone, there are at least three different restaurants ty and encourages people to express themselves creatively; that we as that serve traditional Hispanic dishes, which can make your mouth a community, take time to experience life from different viewpoints water. and allow the cultures of others to be integrated, developed and In theatre, there are amazing pieces of theatre specifically geared absorbed into our mainstream culture. towards the recreation of the Hispanic lifestyle and as a way to The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of observe and think critically about issues which Hispanic AmeriThe Daily Eastern News. cans on a day-to-day basis. One of which can be seen here at East-
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Please, please, just stop talking about Miley In the course of about a month it seems that everyone and their mother has decided that Miley Cyrus is the scourge of our society. This is commonly an argument I stay out of, but the masses of blubbering “shocked” innocents that feel they must take up class time to deface a 20-year-old they’ve never and will never meet is really starting to wear on me. I mean, pop stars are measured in terms of success by the amount of their exposure to the American people, so in reality every concerned person that decided to make a stand for truth and decency on their Facebook wall was just spreading her image. It’s like being mad at McDonald’s and then buying McDonald’s to show how mad at it you are. But after last year’s national Chik-Fil-A embarrassment, that wouldn’t really be all that surprising for the American people. The world seems to have deemed Miley unfit for society after a few music videos and some twerking. I would understand this if this kind of thing weren’t already commonly found in nearly every area of the country. I mean, if her success had never happened and she were to walk into Styx tonight she would most certainly not stand out. People ridicule her for the poor image she is putting forth, while a certain Miss
Taylor Davis Gomez and Miss Hudgens enjoyed box office success this summer for a movie that seemed to have about as much depth as an average Victoria’s Secret commercial. Robin Thicke, who is not only years older and in my books creepier, made a certifiable porn of a music video and received nothing but praise. Just last night I sat in my house and watched my favorite show about a murderous, kidnapping, meth-cooking sociopath, which won two Emmy’s last night, and I loved it. What I’m getting at is when it comes to spewing moral outrage please just try to think about the context. Miley has also caught flack for her “weird” music videos. I can’t lie, her video for “We Can’t Stop” looks like a blast. All I can say for myself is if I were handed that much money and a vid-
eo camera when I was 20 years old I would have been considered weird by society as well. I mean, she’s a kid! I’ve seen people years older than her doing far more embarrassing things to themselves at parties all over this town. I have no complaints about Miss Cyrus; I think she’s not only doing things right for herself, but I think she’s doing things the way she wants to, and I can respect that. Sure, she may regret a few decisions in the years to come but can any of us look back and confidently say “I never once slipped up and really embarrassed myself when I was twentyish?” Hers are simply more apparent because the only thing our society is throwing at her more than ridicule is cash. So please, please, next time you decide that you are the only thing standing between this wholesome, innocent, sophomore English class and the corruption and vileness of Miley Cyrus ask yourself, what you are about to accomplish? Will you really start a social revolution against her or will you just be taking about seven minutes from your instructor and repeating the girls name over and over in a public setting. Taylor Davis is a senior communications major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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Council to improve relations with RSOs
By Debby Hernandez Staff Reporter @DEN_News The Student Organization Council, run by Student Senate, aims to improve relations with Registered Student Organizations, under a new plan that will be introduced to senate members and RSO members. SOC’s next meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in the Effingham room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Darnell Tyms, the student vice president of student affairs, said the
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plan consists of creating various student organization cabinets for every senator of the senate. The idea of the cabinets would have each student organization cabinet communicate among each other to improve event dates, and even for organizations to come together and create different events around campus, Tyms said. Tyms said each senator will be assigned about three to four RSOs, focusing only on those organizations who wish to be represented by them. There are currently 30 senators
who will be divvied up to represent the RSO’s they have been assigned to. He said the number of RSOs represented by each senator will depend on how many RSOs actually attend the meeting. SOC has had previous concerns with RSO attendance with the senate meetings, in which their attendance is not mandatory. “We do not want to make it seem like it’s an obligation,” said Tyms. “But attending the meeting will give an advantage over other organizations.” Tyms said the goal is to make or-
ganizations feel more appreciation towards the system by having only one senator represent them, demonstrating that the senate is indeed investing time and care into them. In the meeting, senators will choose which RSOs to represent, and RSOs who attend will have a chance to choose who they want to represent them. Student Body President Kaylia Eskew said the RSOs will have one person they can get into contact with, and attending the meetings will allow them to be up-to-date. SOC is looking to open lines
of communication with the RSOs from which they do not hear as much from, said Eskew. Tymes said RSO’s have not been notified of the new plan, but they are encouraged to attend the meeting to better understand the new system. “We want to implement relations between leaders and organizations,” Tyms said. “We want organizations to be prosperous on campus by sharing the resources provided.” Debby Hernandez can be reached at 581-2812 or dhernandez5@eiu.edu.
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Team begins season with success By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s tennis team opened its fall match play, defeating Southern Indiana 7-0 on Saturday at the Charleston High School courts. The Panthers won their six single’s matches in straight sets and also won their three double’s matches. Senior Janelle Prisner won her single’s match at the No. 1 singles spot, defeating Morgan Coquerille 6-2, 6-2. Prisner also won her doubles match, teaming up with junior Sephora Boulbahaiem. The duo beat Elizabeth Wilm and Brenna Wu 8-0. Boulbahaiem won her singles match 6-1, 6-1, beating Wilm in the No. 2 singles slot. A pair of Panther freshmen won their singles matches as Kelly Iden and Kamile Stadalninkaite defeated Wu and Kymberly Brannon 6-1, 6-1 and 6-0, 7-5, respectively. Stadalninkaite also won her doubles match as she paired up with sophomore Hannah Kimbrough. Director of tennis John Blackburn said he was pleased with the duo’s play on Saturday. “I was particularly happy with the way Kimbrough and Stadalninkaite both finished their doubles match,” he said in a press release. Kimbrough added a win in the No. 6 position at singles with a 6-1, 7-5 win against Alyssa Hoover. Eastern’s Ali Foster won at No. 4 singles, taking down Elizabeth Skinner 6-1, 6-3. Blackburn said the doubles portion of the match set the tone for the day. “I was pleased with the way we came out in doubles and played with the right style of play,” he said. The Eastern win came after the Panthers played at the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Fall Invite on Sept. 13-14. At the tournament, Prisner walked away with the No. 1 singles title, defeating her counterparts from Evansville and Southern Illinois before winning the championship against a Butler opponent. Blackburn said it was a great start to the
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Kamile Stadalninkaite, a freshman biological sciences major, returns a ball during a game against Southern Indiana Sunday. Stadalninkaite won her singles match against Southern Indiana player Kymberly Brannon 6-0, 7-5.
season, but that there is still room for improvement. “We also know we have a lot to work on, as a good team gets significantly better between its first and second matches of the semester,” Blackburn said. Blackburn said he saw improvement on Saturday from the singles play. “In singles, we improved on some important things from last weekend, which is a step forward for us,” he said. Adding to her singles title in Edwardsville, Prisner won the No. 1 doubles title with Boulbahaeim. The pair first defeated Evansville’s doubles team 9-8 after winning a 7-3 tiebreaker. Then Prisner and Boulbahaeim beat Southern Illinois and Butler 8-1 to claim the championship. Blackburn said Prisner was a leader during the tournament. “Janelle played very strong tennis in the big
moments this weekend, which is what you look for in a senior,” Blackburn said. “She provided strong leadership this weekend.” The Eastern men’s team began its fall action as the Panthers competed at the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Fall Invite this past weekend. Sophomores Ryan Henderson and Rui Silva, who both finished with 3-1 records at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively paced the Panthers in Edwardsville. Fellow sophomore Robert Skolik paired up with senior Kevin Bauman at No. 1 doubles and went 2-1, losing to the host Cougars. Freshman Grant Thompson and transfer Moritz Kandt also went 2-1 during the doubles play at the No. 4 spot. Overall the men’s squad went 12-12 in singles play and 5-4 in doubles. Eastern’s coach Eric Stark said he was happy with the weekend’s play.
“The team really came together and supported one another and fed off each other,” Stark said in a press release. Stark said the doubles teams played very well and could be one of the best doubles team in the Ohio Valley Conference. “We took some big steps forward and are excited in the direction we are heading,” he said. “I was especially impressed with the way we played doubles. We were full of energy and aggressive play and believe we will have one of the strongest doubles teams in the OVC.” The men’s team will play Missouri-St. Louis at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in St. Louis, while the women’s team’s next action will be at the Southern Illinois Invite, starting on Sunday in Carbondale. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
Women’s soccer | Challenges
Panthers, Colonels remain winless in OVC Eastern opens conference schedule with match against Belmont Friday By Dominic Renzetti Managing Editor @domrenzetti With Ohio Valley Conference play beginning this weekend, the Eastern women’s soccer team enters at 0-9-0. But it’s not the only team that struggled through its non-conference portion of the schedule. Eastern Kentucky is also winless, currently sitting at 0-7-1, with the Colonels’ only draw coming against Xavier on Sept. 6. Like the Panthers, the Colonels have had trouble scoring goals. Eastern Kentucky and the Panthers have both scored just two goals so far this season. The Panthers snapped their seven game streak of scoreless matches last Sunday against Drake. The Colonels have been shut out in their last four matches. At the top of the OVC, Southern IllinoisEdwardsville currently has the conference’s best record at 6-1-2. The Cougars were the No. 6 seed in the OVC tournament last season, losing in the second round to No. 2 seed Austin Peay. The Cougars are already one win away from matching their total win count from last season.
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Sophomore forward Hannah Miller kicks the ball away from Drake freshman defender Sarah Nicholson Friday at Lakeside Field. The Panthers currently have a 0-9 record.
Edwardsville’s freshman forward Kayla Delgado is the No. 2 point scorer in the conference with 12 points in nine matches. The Belleville native has six goals this season, which leads the team. The back-to-back defending champion, Tennessee-Martin, is off to a rough start, finishing 2-6-1 at the end of the non-conference schedule. The Skyhawks snapped a fourmatch losing streak on Friday, beating St. Louis 1-0. Senior Abi Sanvee leads the team with two
goals so far this season. The team’s leading scorer and OVC Newcomer of the Year from last season as well as pre-season All-OVC selection from this season, sophomore Saphyra Coombs-James, has yet to appear in a match for the Skyhawks. Tennessee-Martin was the overwhelming favorite to repeat as champions, picked first in the OVC preseason poll with 198 votes and 18 first place votes. Austin Peay will open its OVC schedule against Tennessee-Martin this Friday in
Clarksville, Tenn. The Governors have opened the season 5-1-1, giving them the second best record in the OVC. Austin Peay’s leading scorer is Tatina Ariza, who has six goals and two assists. She has 15 shots on goal and was last year’s Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Tennessee Tech’s Jordan Brown leads the OVC in saves with 61 in her nine games played. Eastern has played three different players in goal this season, with red-shirt freshman Kylie Morgan getting the most starts. Morgan started Friday’s match against Drake, but sophomore Emily Hinton started on Sunday against Valparaiso. Sophomore Cortney Jerzy has also started in goal this season for the Panthers, but played in the field against Drake Friday. Interim head coach Jason Cherry said after Friday’s match that Jerzy, a transfer from Saint Xavier, is a versatile player on the field. “We put her on the field this week in practice, and she did really well,” he said. “I wanted to give her a go before conference goes and see if she could do it.” Eastern opens its conference schedule this weekend with a match Friday on the road against Belmont and another Sunday at Lakeside Field against Tennessee Tech. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu
@DEN_Sports tweet of the day: #EIU men’s soccer player Garet Christianson was named the Summet League Offensive Player of the Week.
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Northern edges Eastern in offensive battle Garoppolo earns award, Houlihan ejected from game By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor @AldoSoto21 @DEN_Sports E a s t e r n q u a r t e r b a c k Ji m m y Garoppolo was honored with his third consecutive Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week Award after his six touchdowns, 450-yard performance in the Panthers’ 43-39 loss against Northern Illinois on Saturday. Garoppolo has led Eastern to a 3-1 record, entering conference play. He has now thrown for at least 400 yards and four touchdowns in three straight games. The senior quarterback tied former Panther Tony Romo for the school and OVC record for most career touchdowns at 85. Although Garoppolo nearly has a 3-to-1 touchdown to interception ratio (20 touchdowns, 3 interceptions) and threw six touchdowns against the Huskies he said he still has to be better after throwing two interceptions. “There’s a two on (the stat sheet): two interceptions,” Garoppolo said. “That’s never a good night. I’ve got a lot of things I can fix up for next weekend and I’m going to do that.” Northern quarterback Jordan Lynch, meanwhile, combined for 426 yards running and passing, but also threw his first two interceptions of the season. Eastern’s Jourdan Wickliffe had the first interception, coming three minutes into the second quarter at the Panthers’ six-yard line. Wickliffe added a team-high 16 tackles (seven solo, nine assisted) to his second interception of the season. Senior defensive back Pete Houlihan recorded the second Eastern interception in the third quarter, which was followed by Garoppolo’s second interception on the ensuing Panther drive. Houlihan was later ejected from the game after a hit to Northern receiver A.J. Sebastiano with less than eight minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Eastern defensive back was flagged for targeting, which is called
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Taylor Duncan, a red-shirt junior running back carries the ball up the field while Nick Borre, a red-shirt sophomore offensive lineman guards Duncan Saturday during a game against the Northern Illinois University Huskies at Huskie Stadium.
when one player targets and hits a defenseless player above the shoulders. The rule was tightened before the start of the season, which added the automatic ejection of the player who committed the foul. Sebastiano left the game and did not return, but Northern coach Rod Carey said he did not want to speculate on the receiver’s status before talking with the training staff. Eastern receiver Erik Lora had a season-high in both receptions and yards against the Huskies with 14 catches and 198 yards and he also tied his season-high with three touchdowns. Lora has caught at least one touchdown in the last six regularseason games, dating back to last season. Se n i o r s a f e t y Ji m m i e Wa rd , matched up against Lora throughout the game and said Lora is a good receiver, but not the best. “He’s decent, I’m not going to take any credit away from him, but I’ve seen better wide receivers,” Ward said.
Lora has had at least 10 receptions in all four games this season, failing to reach 100 yards only in the season opener — a 40-19 Panther win against San Diego State. Lora had 87 yards and a touchdown against the Aztecs. The Panthers were held to a season-low 127 yards rushing on 30 attempts, while Northern’s offense ran for a season-high 367 yards on 52 carries. Lynch led the Huskies in rushing yards with 189, but it was a pair of Northern running backs who scored through the ground. Cameron Stingily and Keith Harris Jr. each scored two touchdowns. Harris’ second being the game-winner. Stingily had 134 yards and repeatedly broke tackles, running through Panther defensive players at times. Eastern coach Dino Babers said Stingily was definitely tough to bring down. “That guy’s a bull,” Babers said. “That was not fun. There’s a lot of
times when you’re an old man, you wish you could go out there and play the game one more time. Not with him running the ball. I was fine just standing on the sideline coaching.” After the loss Eastern dropped two slots to No. 12 in the FCS Coaches Top-25 poll but remained ranked No. 8 in the Sports Network poll. The Panthers have been ranked in the top-25 in both polls since the start of the season. Around the OVC Tennessee State’s Samquan Evans won the Defensive Player of the Week award after the Tigers’ defeated Tennessee Tech 41-21 on Saturday. The defensive tackle recorded a career-high eight tackles, and had 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble in the win. Evans’ teammate Jamin Godfrey was the OVC’s Specialist of the Week. G o d f re y m a d e 2 - o f - 3 f i e l d goal attempts and made four extra
points. His lone miss was from 52 yards that came at the end of the second quarter. Godfrey also kicked an onside kick, which the Tigers recovered. Godfrey averages 2.3 field goals made per game, which is ranked third in the nation. The Panthers will see Eastern Kentucky’s J.J. Jude, who is coming off a four-touchdown performance in the Colonel’s 56-24 win against Morehead State on Saturday. The red-shirt freshman was honored with the OVC’s Newcomer of the Week award. Jude’s four rushing touchdowns tied a school single-game record and his 195 rushing yards is the most by one player in the OVC this year. The rushing total is also the 13th in the FCS. Jude had 33 carries after having 19 total attempts in Eastern Kentucky’s first three games. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
volleyball | recap
Eastern finishes non-conference play at 6-7 By Anthony Catezone Sports Editor @AnthonyCatz @DEN_Sports The Eastern volleyball team wrapped up its non-conference schedule with a 6-7 record with a runner-up finish at the Kent State Golden Flashes Classic this weekend. It was the Panthers second runnerup finish in their four tournaments before entering Ohio Valley Conference play. The Panthers finished preseason non-conference play with a 3-9 record last season. They were entering the OVC schedule on a four-game losing streak, which eventually escalated into 10 games. With nine of their 21 losses coming
in non-conference play last season, the Panthers appear to be in better shape than their No. 6 seed finish in the OVC tournament in 2012. Their overall record of 6-7 ranks the Panthers third in the west division of the OVC. The last 16 games remaining on Eastern’s schedule are all conference games. Eastern closed out its conference schedule last season with a 7-2 record — finishing 8-8 overall in the OVC — before losing to eventual champion Belmont in the first round of the OVC tournament. OVC Setter of the Week Sophomore setter Marah Bradbury won the OVC Setter of the Week for the third time in her career for her performance in the Kent State Golden Flashes Classic. Bradbury compiled 126 assists, an
11.45 assist per set average, 14 kills and a .560 hit percentage in the three matches over the weekend. She guided the Panthers to a .278 hitting percent, their highest weekend total all season. The Panthers hit .234 or more in each match, after they did not hit more than .189 during last weekend’s tournament. Bradbury recorded a season-high 53 assists, while hitting .833 (5-of-6 with zero errors) in Eastern’s four-set win over Binghamton. In Eastern’s lone loss to eventual champion and host Kent State, Bradbury dished out 39 assists, while recording seven kills behind a .500 attack. The Decatur, Ind., native began the tournament with a 34-assist performance in the sweep over the Universi-
ty of Illinois-Chicago. Bradbury did not record a single error in all 11 sets the Panthers played this weekend. She now leads the OVC with 10.14 assists per set — the only player in double-figures. Tournament honors Two Panthers earned All-Tournament honors at the Kent State Golden Flashes Classic this weekend, second most among the entire tournament. Senior outside hitter Reynae Hutchinson and junior middle hitter Kelsey Roggemann were both named to the All-Tournament Team. Hutchinson nabbed 38 kills and 34 digs in three matches. She recorded her 28th and 29th double-doubles of her career with 12 kills and 15 digs against Illinois-Chicago, and 12 kills and 11 digs against Kent State.
She led the Panthers in kills in all three games, with a weekend-high of 14 against Binghamton. It was Hutchinson’s third career AllTournament honor. Roggemann, meanwhile, totaled 26 kills, eight blocks, seven digs and three service aces over the weekend. She led the Panthers with a .429 attack in the opening match against Illinois-Chicago. She was second highest on the Panthers among blocks for the weekend, and third highest among kills. It was Roggemann’s second career All-tournament honor. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.