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By Robert Downen Administration Editor @DEN_News Contact extensions for four of the university’s vice presidents were approved unanimously at a meeting of Eastern’s Board of Trustees Friday, following a revision to the university’s governing policy for administrative employees. According to the policy, administrative employees were defined as “employees who are not employed under the State Universities Civil Service System.” Prior to the meeting, the university could offer only three-year contracts to senior administrative employees and coaches, a stipulation that President Bill Perry said was detrimental to Eastern’s athletic and research endeavors. By allowing Eastern to extend five-year contracts, Perry said the university would remain competitive with other athletic departments across the nation, where he said such contracts are relatively standard. Additionally, he noted the growth of new programs at Eastern, such as the Center for Clean Energy Research and Education, necessitated longer and more enticing contract offers. “As research centers at Eastern grow, we often need to hire new directors,” he told the board. “These people may not want faculty contracts. They’ll want to have a five-year guarantee from the university.” The four university vice presidents were the first to receive extensions under the revised governing policies.
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Kicking off their week of service Monday, Kappa Alpha Psi members presented an open- forum where themes such as black identity and social norms were brought to the forefront. The fraternity started their week of service titled, “Kappa Kares,” with a lecture that focused on topics related to African-American culture and how society has an impact on it. The different topics covered included fashion, television and behavior. But the topic that received the most responses from the audience was the topic about the African woman, Saartjie “Sara” Baartman. Baartman was a woman who was abducted by Europeans in the 19th century and put on display circuses and “freak show’ attractions. The members of the fraternity took the role as the mediators for the discussion. They described the story of Baartman and how she was ostracized for her abnormal sized buttocks and breasts. Individuals would laugh and degrade Baartman for her abnormal features. She later died from syphilis after being sold into prostitution. Fraternity members proceeded with the discussion by connecting the story of Baartman back to today’s pop culture and society. In addition, they mentioned how popular culture today glorifies the degrading and exposure of women. There were only a few students in attendance that voiced their opinion. One of those students was Ashley Howard, a junior psychology major.
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Brittany Staten, a graduate student studying family and consumer sciences, comments on pop culture’s influence on individuals’ thinking during a Kappa Kares lecture Monday in the Robertson Auditorium in Lumpkin Hall.
Howard said the story about Baartman stood out the most to her. “The information was really critical to our culture,” Howard said. She added that a lot of people
change toward the issues of popular culture if they talk about them not only inside of forums but also outside of them. “If we insert them in our everyday conversation, it becomes of our
"It’s imperative that we open up people’s minds. We don’t want people to leave with their same mindset that they came with. That’s our whole purpose " Jarvis Burks, historian for Kappa Alpha Psi did not know of Baartman’s experience. “Not a lot of people are aware of what happened,” she said, “You still see the moments of her experience in our culture.” Howard said she feels more people will become aware and make a
everyday life,” she said. Additional topics included twerking and Miley Cyrus. Kahmal Patterson, the chair of Kappa Alpha Psi, informed the crowd on how he viewed the situation and how it affects AfricanAmericans.
“It’s looked at to be degrading in our culture, but when a Caucasian does it, they call it a trend and give a definition.” At the end of the forum, the Kappa Alpha Psi members proposed two questions: “Do you think black people struggle with their identity?” and “Do black people struggle with black consciousness?” The two questions sparked responses in relations to slavery and the oppression of AfricanAmericans. Jarvis Burks, a senior business major and historian for Kappa Alpha Psi, said he thought the proposal of the two questions about black identity received more indepth responses.
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Eastern’s annual crime statistics for the 2012 calendar year are now available online through Eastern’s website. The statiscs can be found under the annual security report tab on the university police department’s page. Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, sent an email to all students at 7 p.m. Monday with a link to the information. In the email Nadler said publication of annual crime statistics is required for all institutes of higher learning under the Federal Campus Security Act. The annual security report also contains links to information concerning campus safety, sexual assault policies, parking and other safety information.
Student government members will be making revisions to its constitution, including removing an obsolete position from the constitution. The revision of the constitution is expected to be completed around the middle of November. Members of the Constitution Revision Committee are amending the student government constitution. One of their responsibilities involves being in charge of making sure all of the rules and regulations correspond with the bilaws of the organization and up-
dating some of the positions. The Constitution Revision Committee will consist of members from Student Senate and Student Supreme Court. Student Body President Kaylia Eskew said student government members will not have the committee set-up until members of the Student Supreme Court convenes their meeting Friday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The senate recently approved the Supreme Court members: Mariah Wallace, a political science major, Katherine Kade, Alaysia Mitchell, a business management major, Nicole Burlingame, a history major and Gregory Schoonover, a philosophy ma-
jor. “We will have the committee by next week, after the Student Supreme Court meeting,” Eskew said. Eskew said members of the Constitution Revision Committee will be removing the student vice president of business affairs position from the constitution. She said the reason for the removal was because student government has not had the position available for more than two years. The position was dissolved into the student vice president of student affairs position. “There is just a lot of things that are in there that are outdated,” Eskew said. She said the committee should
enlighten student government on any changes that need to be changed immediately. In order for the revisions to be implement successfully into the new constitution, the entire student body will have the chance to vote on the constitution. If voted in successfully, the changes are subject to take affect at the start of the spring semester. Voting will take place in November, but no specific date has been set. Jarad Jarmon contributed to this article. David Mitchell can be reached at 581-2812 or ddmitchell@eiu.edu.
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already low enough that when the corn is tall it is hard to see the sign when you are driving down the highway.” The variance was passed 6-0 by the Board of Zoning Appeals. The members will also be voting on an ordinance revision that would allow parking on the north side of Woodlawn Drive between Ninth Street to Salem Road. Rennels said the council received a petition from some of the residents requesting one side of the street be opened up for parking. Since the ordinance was put up for public inspection, Rennels said they have received several comments from other residents requesting for the parking to remain the same. “The original reason that no parking restrictions were made there was because they had a lot of people who didn’t live there parking there,” Rennels said. “It clogged the place up so it was not useable for the residents.” The council members will also go into an executive session at the end of the meeting to discuss pending litigation and personnel issues.
The Student Community Service will be assisting the Douglas-Hart Nature Center Tuesday in conserving their plants. The SCS office and students will be taking a field trip to Mattoon where the Douglas-Hart Nature Center is located. Students interested in volunteering will meet in the SCS office, located in Room 3065 in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Tuesday at 12:45 p.m. Volunteers will return at 3:15 p.m. Participants will get a chance to remove honeysuckle, plant trees and place mulch on the 70 plus-acre nature preserve. Rachel Fisher, the director of Student Community Service, said this volunteer program is for anyone who likes being outdoors and enjoys making a difference. “If you like being outdoors this is a great opportunity,” Fisher said, “You can truly see, right in front of you the difference you are making.” Fisher said the “Douglas Hart: Nature Power!” volunteer program is a weekly event, every Tuesday, which gives volunteers a chance to return to the nature center and see the progress of the trees and plants they created. “Since this is offered every week, volunteers can come back each week and see how their work has continued to grow,” Fisher said. Helen Douglas-Hart founded the Douglas-Hart Nature Center in the late 1960’s. The nature preserve was originally constructed to mirror the native habitats of east-central Illinois. The nature center features three different habitats: wetland, prairie and forest. Fisher said Eastern students completed 118,000 hours of service hours the last school year including 150 events each semester, and 50 different agencies in the Coles County area. “I am very proud of EIU students and their commitment to be the difference,” Fisher said. Even though students were successful in completing service hours last year, Fisher said she looks forward to seeing new people helping out their community. “I am always excited to meet more volunteers and help everyone find their fit in our community,” she said. “The more the merrier is certainly true when it comes to volunteering.” Fisher said since the amount of volunteer spaces are limited, that students should register for volunteering online at www.eiu.edu/volunteer. Community members and volunteers can also give feedback on the service they received and provided by contacting Fisher via email at volunteer@eiu.edu. “I always appreciate the feedback of our community and volunteers,” Fisher said.
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Eastern will be teaming up with the Charleston Police Department Wednesday in Coleman Hall to teach students about how using social media can affect their lives. The Health Education Resource Center and Lt. Brad Oyer of the CPD will be teaching student about how using the social media can play a role in their professional life with the presentation of “Six Pack: Surviving Social Media.” The free open session will take place from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Coleman Hall Auditorium. Oyer said that students who attend this event will learn to avoid posting negative things on social networks, so they can avoid having complication in the future when they apply for jobs.
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“We want them (students) to keep this info in mind when they get into the job market,” Oyer said. In addition, Oyer said students are going to receive information on the proper way to present themselves professionally to employers. “Students will get some real down to earth info,” Oyer said. “They will learn to develop themselves as a professional and know what employers are looking for as well.” According to an article from forbes.com, careerbuilder.com surveyed employers and human resource professionals and asked them if they incorporate social media into their hiring process. The results from the survey revealed that 37 percent of employers use social media to judge potential job candidates. Careerbuilder.com also concluded that 65 percent of employers use the social network to see if the potential candidate presents him or her self professionally.
Those facts about employers, job seekers and social media are some of the things that Oyer said he learned about when he attended the FBI Nation Academy in Quantico, Va. “While attending the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., one of the things discussed was the use of social media,” Oyer said. “Social media has gotten a lot of people in trouble in the public and private sector.” “Surviving Social Media” is the first of two sessions that the HERC will be teaming up with Oyer for. The second session will teach students how to have fun without getting into trouble with law enforcement. “Our goal is to get students to come in college and study their course,” Oyer said. “We want them to leave (Eastern) with a degree and not a criminal record.” Marcus Curtis can be reached at 581-2812 or mlcurtis@eiu.edu.
Council votes to fund project By Samantha McDaniel Associate News Editor @DEN_News After unforeseen issues arose during the repainting of the Douglas Water Tower Project, the Charleston City Council will have to vote on a resolution that will provide more money to pay for the additional projects. The resolution, which the city council members will discuss at their meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, will allocate $51,900 to cover the cost. Mayor Larry Rennels said when Quality Assured Industrial Coating, the workers on the project, encountered several problems that added more work to the project. One of the issues with the project was that they had to reblast the interior of water tower. “There was a failure of a dehumidifier that kept it dry after they did the blasting and before they could put the paint on,” Rennel said. “As a result they had to reblast it.” The second issue was a clear coat on the lettering that had to be removed, which cost more money. The original budget was $325,000. A bid award for the removal of
sludge from the Water Treatment Plant will also be on the agenda. Lime sludge from the plant has to be removed and disposed of periodically, Rennels said. The bid is for 5 cents per gallon and Rennels estimated there to be about 2 million gallons. “The last time we had to do that was back in 2008. It accumulates until we get enough that we have to remove it,” Rennels said. Rennels said the average cost per year is about $20,000. The council will also be voting on another bid award for concrete patching in the Woodland Hills subdivision. The bid was from Kinney Contractors of Raymond, Ill., for $137,107.20. Rennels said the project would be split up over two years. They will also discuss an ordinance requesting a sign zoning variance. Rennels said Owen Motor Sports requested a sign variance that would allow them to have a bigger and taller sign. The sign proposed would stand 32feet tall and would be 204-square-feet. “He has taken on another product line and needs another sign there for it,” Rennels said. “The bottom of the sign is
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Student Senate to progress program By Jarad Jarmon Student Governance Editor @JJarmonReporter Student Senate will be going over how they plan to improve the senate outreach tables that have been strewn across campus, as well as announce a community service project at their next meeting. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Arcola-Tuscola room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Student Senate Speaker Jesse Green said the senate will be setting up more outreach tables in the Union and the South Quad. At these tables, the senate members give out information about what student government does as well as information on the Panther Shuttle and other campus services. The senate members also work at the tables in order to allow students to voice their concerns to the senate. “We have had surveys in the past,” Green said. “I would like some of the committees to come up with surveys to see what would you like student government to do on certain things.” Green said they want to make sure these tables allow for an open dialogue and student feedback of student government. “We had quite a bit last year,” he said. “I want to do one or two a week.” The last time they ran an outreach table was during the week of the first home football game.
They will also brainstorm some other ways for people to come up and be interested in the outreach tables. The senate will not be proposing or passing any resolutions, but members of the Diversity Committee will be announcing their community service project, in which they are co-sponsoring with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Those participating in the project will be helping unprivileged children learn how to take care of themselves. Diversity Committee Chairman Phillip Love, a sophomore political science major, said underprivileged children around the Charleston area will have the ability to learn basic grooming procedures. “We are going to have different stations that show how to brush their teeth, how to comb their hair and things of that nature,” Love said. Love said they have not figured out all of the details, which is why they have not proposed it as legislation to the senate. The project is expected to cost $100 to $120. Love said the Diversity Committee is co-sponsoring this project because different races have different needs and committee members. Other student senate members are expected to volunteer and help out. The project will start at 1:20 p.m. on Oct. 26. Jarad Jarmon can be reached at 581-2812 or jsjarmon@eiu.edu.
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New degree program helps Eastern stand out
Safety Policies The Daily Eastern News will take its stand on the new safety policies that resulted from late-night parties.
Student Senate The News discusses what the Student Senate has been doing since the fall semester started.
Stevo Budget Why is the Stevo budget in so much trouble? The News will state its stand on the Stevo budget issues.
Barn Party The News’s standpoint on the barn party and how to avoid situations like these in the future.
With the approval of the new Adult and Community Education the degree would also open up plenty of job opportunities for studegree, Eastern has shown its commitment to being more competidents when they graduate. tive in acquiring students who want to further their education. Stephen Lucas, the chairman for the secondary education and The Board of Trustees approved this undergraduate degree profoundations department, said the program would open students up gram at its meeting on Friday. to many job positions. He added that according to the State of IlliWith the approval of this degree, Eastern will be the only univernois Occupational Employment Projections, there will be more than sity in Illinois—public or private— 4,600 annual job openings relating to this degree with a program geared toward adult program for the next 10 years. Our POSITION education, according to the article In addition to higher institutions, this degree • Situation: The Board of Trustees approved “BOT approves new degree program” could open up opportunities in a variety of comthe Adult and Community degree program. • Stance: Being the only university in Illinois to munity, non-profit, government and private agenin Monday’s edition of The Daily offer his degree program, Eastern has made Eastern News. cies, according to the board report. itself a more competitive institution. The program would focus on Because there are no adult education degree proteaching undergraduates how to programs in Illinois, the program projections were based vide educational services and motivaoff of a similar degree at Ohio State University. tion to adult learners continuing their education. The program would initially look for an enrollment of 20 to 25 Non-traditional students are common in institutes of highstudents, and there would be no incremental cost for the program, er learning, and this program is a great way to further a student’s Lucas said, meaning existing faculty members would contribute to knowledge of teaching. The program would explore how to teach the program. and understand the needs of different students, namely non-tradiIt is with new and inspiring ideas that Eastern will stand out as tional students. a university, and the approval of the Adult and Community EducaAccording to the degree proposal in the Board of Trustees report, tion degree program demonstrates the university’s commitment to the program “integrates adult learning principles, curriculum develgrowth. opment, instructional delivery, technology use, assessment of learning, organizational leadership and organizational development evalThe daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of uation.” The Daily Eastern News. In addition for making Eastern more competitive for students,
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What is our theme, the ‘2010s’ party I’m going to out myself. I love theme parties. I have been to 80s, 70s, 60s and a 20s themed party. Classy parties and trashy parties are always a ball, toga parties are divine and Halloween is my 4th favorite day of the year. The question I would like to raise is this; what will a 2010s party look like? I’ve posed this question to many in the past and the most common response has always been “Ummm a hoodie?” What does this say about the culture we’ve been living in for the last 20 years? Can we not see what we are currently experiencing? Or have we finally recycled the previous generations cultures so many times now that we are finally realizing that we barely have a culture to call our own? Take a look at Hollywood for example, theaters across the country have been graced lately with remakes of “Evil Dead,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Total Recall,” “True Grit,” etc. the list goes on and on. Our generation has witnessed the come
Taylor Davis back of long hair, hippy trends, short hair, 80s neon colors, denim, and all sorts of things. For a while it seemed to ebb and flow in waves, some weeks it would look like a Bob Dylan vinyl album cover complete with hipsters then the next week campus looks like Freddy Mercury skipped through campus with a paint can full of highlighters. Will we look back on ourselves in our college days as individuals boldly doing what we wanted how we wanted or will we see mindless consumers regurgitating cultural product sold and then resold to us. Will our children’s “2010s parties” look any different
from what their culture looks like? Or will the joke simply be listening to vintage iPods? We need change the way we rapidly consume and really think about the things we read, watch, listen to, and wear. Not out of a sense of morality or anything, simply to inject some originality back into the bloodstream of our culture. Go out and watch live music, support local musicians, and encourage the arts. Use the things provided to you through the school such as video cameras to make your own products. Spend your time outside in a state park and just take some time to enjoy where you are in your life. If we truly sit back and take a moment to look at our surroundings we will know what that “2010s party” will look like, and if we want to do anything about it the time is now. Taylor Davis is a senior communications major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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Latin film promotes diversity, questions colonialism By Marcus Curtis Entertainment Editor @DEN_News The Latin American Studies will be screening the film, “También la Lluvia” to educate students on Latin American issues and cross-cultural encounters. Icíar Bollaín’s 2010 film, “También la Lluvia” or “Even the Rain,” will premiere at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Lecture Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The film tells the story of two Mexican film makers who travel to Bolivia to create a film about Christopher Columbus’ quest. Robert Martinez, an English professor and the chair of the LAS film series, said students who view this movie will gain insight on important moments in Western history. “The film provides a great opportunity to see Latin America artists revisiting key moments in Western history,” Martinez said. In addition, Martinez said the film will spark questions about how history was documented and how that effects cultural identity today. Students who attend the screening of “También la Lluvia” will also raise questions about colonialism and how the film industry plays a role in helping people understand history, he said. “The film also provides insight into cross-cultural encounters, questions the legacy of imperialism (and) colonialism,” Martinez said. He also said given the film’s specific premise, it examines how cinema itself often controversially acts as a lens or filter for understanding history. Martinez said being knowledgeable about colonialism and recognizing the messages in films such as, “Even
the Rain,” is still important in today’s world. “All of these events are still quite relevant to our world today,” he said. Judith Barford, a former Eastern professor, chose the film. Martinez said Barford chose the film because it connects to Rolena Adorno’s lecture entitled “What Does Columbus Day Mean Now?” “Since ‘También la Lluvia’ portrays a film crew’s efforts to shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Bolivia, Dr. Barford thought a screening of the film would be an excellent prelude to Dr. Adorno’s talk,” Martinez said. Adorno, a Spanish professor at Yale University, is scheduled to visit Eastern as a part of Latin American Heritage Month, and as part of the EIU Center for the Humanities series of speakers. The lecture will take place at 5 p.m. Monday at Doudna. The film screening, in addition to other LAH month events is not limited to students who are of a Latin descent. Martinez said students outside of Latin culture who attend the screening will get a chance to experience diversity and broaden their horizons about other cultures. “The film and other LHM events simply offer EIU students a great opportunity to broaden their horizons and learn about cultures different from their own,” he said, “It is a chance to experience diversity on campus through a variety of venues – film, scholarly talks, food and dance festivals, and the like.”
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in attendance, which is what took place.” Burks said he and his fellow members of Kappa Alpha Psi hope students in attendance leave with insight after every forum they conduct. “Its imperative that we open up people’s minds. We don’t want people to leave with their same mindset that they came with,” Burks said. “That’s our whole purpose.”
The members are continuing their week of service with events including a charity sack race on Wednesday and charity bowling on Saturday. All proceeds will go to the anti-gun charity, Seize Fire in Chicago, Ill. Marcus Curtis can be reached at 581-2812 or mlcurtis@eiu.edu.
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Blair Lord, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, William Weber, the vice president for business affairs, Daniel Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, and Robert Martin, the vice president for university advancement, were each granted two-year contract extensions, therefore allowing them to stay in their current positions until June 30, 2016. While Perry said the main pur-
pose of the revisions was aimed at staying competitive with other universities, he said extending the contracts of the four vice presidents was also a show of appreciation for their service to Eastern. He said his recommendation for authorization from the board was motivated by positive annual performance and three-year reviews of each vice president. “I have made these recommenda-
tions based on strong performances in each position,” Perry said. Currently, the president must receive approval from the Board of Trustees before offering employment contracts to senior administrative employees and coaches. Robert Downen can be reached at 581-2812 or at jrdownen@eiu.edu.
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Panthers off to slow start in season Bob Reynolds Staff Reporter @DEN_Sports Coming off a 6-2 season in 2012, the Eastern rugby team currently stands at 0-4 and is in the midst of a rebuilding year. “We have a lot of new faces and new talent to build upon,” senior Shelby Pilch said. “Once everything starts to click, great things are going to happen for us.” The Panthers currently have nine newcomers on the team and six returning players. Pilch said she has been impressed with the whole team thus far. “The newcomers are playing a sport they have never heard of and know nothing about, and we all have played different positions on a game-to-game basis,” she said. “That is never an easy thing to do. We continue to push ourselves and each other to get better so we can succeed as a team.” Eastern coach Frank Graziano said he knows how frustrating it is to lose, but everyone is excited and energized to go to practice every day. “Coaches are teachers by nature,” he said. “Even though the girls are not quite getting it, you still go to work and practice every day with renewed enthusiasm.” Eastern has been outscored by 140 points through its first four games. Graziano said his toughest opponent thus far has been Quinnipiac, which defeated Eastern 65-7 in the Panthers’ season opener. “They have more talent and more experience than we have right now, and there is only so much I can do as the coach,” he said. “While I understand their game plan, it was also the first game of the season for us.” Improvements are being made each and every day with this team. Pilch said as a team, they would have liked to see those improvements go quicker than they are up to this point. “We have yet to break the threshold,”
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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.
Pilch said. “However, we go to practice everyday wanting to make ourselves better, and to eventually reach that full team potential we know we have.” Pilch said she knows the future is bright for this team, because everyone is so determined. “The outcomes may not be what we had hoped for, but we will get to where we want to be if we continue to work hard and push through all of the things holding us back,”
she said Graziano said the biggest challenge about this team is getting its confidence up on game day. “If they are doing it well on Thursday and Friday practices, that’s great,” he said. “How do we suddenly get it off the practice field and get it on the game field? That could be a confidence issue. During practice, I am out there in the middle of all if it. Certainly we
can slow it down to where they understand it.” Following its bye week, Eastern will be on the road for the next five games. The Panthers have upcoming games against Davenport, Kentucky, Lindenwood, Tennessee and Michigan State. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu
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season. “We aren’t focusing on last year. We are a different team this year with a lot of potential,” sophomore setter Marah Bradbury said. “We are focusing on how we can win and not how we can’t or shouldn’t lose to any team.” Edwardsville, meanwhile, is 5-10 this season. The Cougars had opposite results against the same two teams in their opening weekend. They lost to Tennessee-Martin on Friday, before beating Southeast Missouri on Saturday, both in four-set matches. Last season, the Panthers and the Cougars split their two matches with each respective team winning on its home court. Edwardsville won the first match in straight sets, while Eastern won the second match in four sets.
The Eastern volleyball team will host Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in its homeopener at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Lantz Arena. Eastern leads the Ohio Valley Conference with a .222 hitting percentage, and Edwardsville is last in the OVC with a .146 hitting percentage. However, Edwardsville has the third lowest opponent hitting percentage in the conference with .179, while Eastern has allowed its opponents to hit .212 this season, eighth in the OVC. Two Panthers rank inside the top-10 in the OVC in hitting percentage individually. Red-shirt senior middle hitter Stephanie Arnold is second with a .362 attack, and sophomore outside hitter Chelsea Lee is seventh with a .285 attack. Lee is also second in the OVC with 3.39 kills per set. She is the only Panther in the top-10 of the conference, while the Cougars do not have any.
“We aren’t focusing on last year. We are a different team this year with a lot of potential. We are focusing on how we can win and not how we can’t or shouldn’t lose to any team.” -Marah Bradbury, EIU Sophomore Senior outside hitter Cori Harris leads the cougars with 2.48 kills per set. Her 2.52 digs — second on the team — has her as one of five Cougars to average more than two digs per set.
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Marah Bradbury, a sophomore setter, prepares to bump the ball during practice in Lantz Arena on Sept. 4.
Junior libero Chelsea Colclasure’s 5.57 digs per set leads the OVC, while Edwardsville’s 17.52 digs per set is second in the conference. The Panthers are 7-8 this season, having split their first two conferences games over
the weekend, with a five-set loss to Southeast Missouri, followed by a three-set sweep over Tennessee-Martin. Eastern already has its first conference win of the season, something it did not see until seven games into the OVC schedule last
Sophomore setter Marah Bradbury was named the OVC Setter of the Week for the second consecutive week. Bradbury recorded a career-high 65 assists in Eastern’s conference opener five-set loss to Southeast Missouri. Her previous high was 59 against Belmont last season. For the weekend, Bradbury totaled 95 assists (11.88 per set), 14 digs, six blocks and five kills. This is Bradbury’s fourth career OVC weekly award. She is the only player in the OVC with double-digit assists, as her 10.39 leads the conference. Bradbury’s 592 assists make up for 86 percent of Eastern’s assists this season—the Panthers rank third in the OVC with 12.09 assists per set. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.
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Swedish golfer adapts to life in United States By Dan Hildebrandt Staff Reporter @DEN_Sports Coming all the way from Stockholm, Sweden, freshman golfer Marcus Dahlin has found himself a new home away from home at Eastern. Though he has felt at home with the help of his teammates, Dahlin still misses certain parts of Sweden. “I miss the food back home for sure,” Dahlin said. “I’m used to being around water a lot and around here there are a lot corn fields. But it’s starting to grow on me.” Being an applied engineering technology major and a golfer, Dahlin seemed to find the right balance between the two at Eastern. Both were important factors in his decision to come here. Though growing up playing many sports, no other sport peaked his interest like golf. “I tried a lot of sports when I was little, like soccer and basketball,” he said. “I used to mess around with my dad and friends on the (golf ) courses back home, but about five or seven years ago I started to play more seriously.” Dahlin knows when to take golf seriously, but he said he went out to a course with one of his friends one day and he definitely had a stroke of good luck when he got his first and only hole-in-one.
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Marcus Dahlin is a freshman who came from Sweden to study and play golf for the Panthers. Dahlin and the Panthers will compete in the Butler Fall Invitational in Indianapolis on Oct. 6.
“I was kind of just messing around with my friend and it just sort of happened,” he said. “He always claims it was his ball, but I know it was mine.” Also, on a course back in Sweden, Dahlin scored the lowest score he’s ever had, which was a 67. Dahlin said it took some adjusting to play on the courses in the United States.
“I’ve noticed that some of the courses here are a little bit more hilly,” Dahlin said. “They may even be a little trickier to play.” Being only a freshman, Dahlin’s academic and athletic careers at Eastern have just begun. He will have the rest of this year, and three more years to leave his impression on the Eastern golf team. His favorite pro golfer is Henrik
Stetson of Sweden. And Dahlin is still thinking about whether or not he should follow in Stenson’s footsteps by going pro, but it is certainly something that has crossed his mind. “I’m not sure if I’ll go pro,” he said. “I’ll just have to see.” Dan Hildebrandt can be reached at 581-2812 or djhildebrandt@eiu.edu.
Goodman, Garoppolo set records Sophomore defensive back Anthony Goodman capped off Eastern’s first half against Eastern Kentucky with a 70-yard fumble return for a touchdown with 23 seconds remaining. Goodman’s return was the Panthers’ fourth touchdown of the quarter, which led to a 35-0 lead at halftime and an eventual 42-7 win at O’Brien Field on Saturday. Junior Jourdan Wickliffe knocked the ball out of Eastern Kentucky’s quarterback Jared McClain’s hands. Eastern linebacker Robert Haynes attempted to grab the ball, but it bounced off of his hands into Goodman’s. The 70-yard return for a touchdown is the longest fumble return for a score in school history. Goodman’s run broke Tristan Burge’s record of 68 yards, which was set against Murray State in 2005. Goodman also had a team-high eight tackles as he received more playing time with starter Pete Houlihan having to sit out the first half after being ejected in the third quarter of Eastern’s previous game because of targeting. “I’ve had a lot of game experience, so it wasn’t really a big deal,” Goodman said. “I just had to keep everything in front of me and I knew I would have a good game.” Goodman’s performance earned him co-Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week. The rest of the Panther starters on defense held the Colonels to no points and allowed 140 yards before the backups came in after Jimmy Garoppolo threw his third touchdown pass of the game, putting
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Eastern ahead 42-0, with about five minutes left in the third quarter. Eastern Kentucky had 266 total yards on offense and turned the ball over four times. Garoppolo won the OVC Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth consecutive week, making the senior quarterback only the second player in conference history to win the award four straight weeks. The only other player to accomplish the feat was Ryan Perrilloux of Jacksonville State in 2009. Garoppolo finished Saturday’s game 26-of-39 (66.7 percent) for 322 yards and three touchdown passes. Garoppolo now has 88 career touchdown passes, making him the OVC and Eastern all-time leader, passing Tony Romo, who had 85 touchdown passes. Garoppolo also passed the 10,000 passing yard mark at 10,159, which is also a new OVC record, leaping ahead of Murray State’s Casey Brockman. Garoppolo only trails former Panther quarterback Sean Payton, who threw for 10,655 yards, for the school record in passing yards. Garoppolo said the only thing he was happy about was Eastern’s first OVC win. “If I would have gotten those records and we would have gotten blown out — if the score would have been the other way around it really would not have mattered,” Garoppolo said. “The way the guys came together — it was a whole team effort. Special teams, defense and offense; everyone played well.” The Panthers’ win against the OVC preseason No. 2 ranked Colonels, boosted Eastern to No. 5 in the FCS Coaches Top-25 poll and in the Sports Network Top-25 poll. This is the first time Eastern has been ranked in the top five in any FCS poll since 2002, when the Panthers were ranked as high
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Jimmy Garopplolo, a senior quarterback, prepares to pass the ball during a game against Eastern Kentucky Saturday at O’Brien Stadium.
as No. 2 near the end of the season. Around the OVC Tennessee Tech’s James Huguely shared the conference’s defensive weekly award with Goodman after scoring a touchdown in the Golden Eagles 38-37 win against Indiana State on Saturday. Huguely recovered a blocked fieldgoal attempt in the first quarter and streaked into the end zone after an 87yard return. Huguely also had a teamhigh 12 tackles in the one-point victory. Huguely’s teammate Jordan Johnson was honored as OVC Specialist of the Week. Johnson blocked Indiana State’s 20-yard field goal attempt that resulted in a touchdown for Tennessee Tech. That blocked field goal came after Johnson blocked Indiana State’s extra point-attempt, following its first touchdown of the game. Maikhail Miller completed a pass to Jeremy Harness in overtime, convert-
ing the two-point play that gave Murray State a 35-34 win against Jacksonville State. The two-point conversion came after Miller scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown. Murray State’s coach Chris Hatcher said he decided to go for two points because his defense was too tired. “(The defense) had run its course for the game and they played outstanding,” Hatcher said in a postgame interview. “They got a little tired at the end and you can tell. They played a lot of snaps.” Miller finished the game 14-of-26 passing for 109 yards and a touchdown. He also ran the ball 24 times for a team-high 134 yards and two touchdowns. The University of Mississippi transfer was awarded with OVC Newcomer of the Week. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
The Eastern hockey club surrendered a pair of losses to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville over the weekend in East Alton, dropping the team 1-3 on the season. Things got heated in the team’s 12-1 loss on Friday in the second period, when senior goalie Andrew Teske was slashed by an opposing player, resulting in a scrum between the two teams. “You are taught your whole life to protect your goalie no matter what,” senior Chris Gallagher said. “When something like that happens emotions take over, one thing leads to another, and it’s hard to get the boys under control when that breaks out.” Teske and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville goalie Danny Selby met at center ice ready to drop gloves, but officials ejected both players. Sophomore Zach Peifer finished the game in net for the Panthers. Teske was allowed to return for the second game, but skaters Sam Turk and Brendan Terbrock, who were also ejected in the game, were disqualified for Saturday’s game. “This team was really fast and could move the puck well,” Gallagher said. “The first game was close until the third period came along. We need to stay out of the box and take more shots.” The Panthers would fall 6-3 on Saturday, playing with only six skaters on their bench. “Our short bench really hurt us during the third, because we were down to about two offensive lines and about 4 defensemen,” Gallagher said. Despite the loss, Gallagher said the team played well in the second game, especially with the short bench. “Even with a few players sitting out the second game we kept grinding and almost pulled out a W in game two,” he said. “We played well the second game and really executed everything we talked about after the first game.” The Panthers take on Missouri (04) this weekend in Jefferson City, Mo. The first game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, with the second starting at 11:30 a.m. Both games are at the Washington Park Ice Arena. “We are only going to get better from this and we have a good idea what we need to work on in practice this week to come home with two wins against Mizzou this weekend,” Gallagher said. The Panthers have also rescheduled games against Bradley and Illinois. The Panthers and Braves will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the Owens Center in Peoria. The teams were unable to play in Danville on Sept. 14 after officials deemed the ice surface unplayable. The Panthers and Illini will meet at 9:10 p.m. on Nov. 15 at the Bloomington Ice Arena in Bloomington. The Panthers and Illini were unable to schedule a game at the Illinois Ice Arena in Champaign, originally set for Sept. 21. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.