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EIU-UPI members to meet to address legislative issues By Rachel Rodgers Special Projects Reporter @rj_rodgers Eastern’s chapter of University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100 strives to achieve a position where members are not constantly responding to threats, the EIU-UPI vice president said. Continuing to advocate for the fair treatment of state workers, EIU-UPI members will address issues of reform in Illinois during its fall membership meeting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Coleman Auditorium. Developments in pension reform and legislation to move toward a progressive income tax system will be two key topics addressed during the meeting, said Fern Kory, an English professor and the EIU-UPI vice president. Pension reform that calls for diminishing benefits in the hopes to fill a fiscal hole of about $95 billion affects more than professors at the university, Kory said. “Everyone who works at EIU has based financial decisions—how much to spend, how much to save, whether to take a job at EIU versus somewhere else—on their expectation that they would get the
benefits they were promised, benefits that are protected by a constitutional amendment,” she said. “We can’t go back in time.” In early January, when the passing of pension reform was thought to occur during the lame-duck session in the Illinois General Assembly, UPI members gathered in Springfield to inform legislators of the potential negative effects pension reform could have on state workers. “A union is its members, and every action taken by those members has made a difference in our fight against reforms that unfairly punish state workers for a problem created by legislators,” Kory said. She said tax reform, as an alternative to pension reform that diminishes benefits, will help solve t h e Il l i n o i s f u n d i n g d i l e m m a , which could allow the state to focus more on jobs and education priorities. Tax reform would come in the form of House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 33, introduced by State Rep. Naomi Jakobsson who represents the 103rd district encompassing Champaign and Urbana.
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Freshman business major, Eric Benson, prepares to throw during a dodgeball match Wednesday at the Library Quad. Delta Delta Delta sorority organized the event to raise money for St. Jude Hospital.
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Conference to help educators deal with bullying consequences By Samantha McDaniel Associate News Editor @DEN_News While talking to a student about bullying and family issues he was dealing with, an Eastern faculty member was unsure of what to say because she felt unprepared to handle that emotional situation. Mildred Pearson, a professor in the Department of Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle Level Education,
said she has had students come to talk with her in the past about similar situations, but was not taught in graduate school how to handle some of the personal issues students deal with. “The emphasis for Bridging Voices in OUR Community began when students would be weeping in our class at night and they would share their own personal stories about attempting suicide,” Pearson said. “When I found myself in a very unfamiliar place after almost 30 years of teaching, I was like,
‘How do I deal with these issues?’” It is because of these feeling of uncertainty that Pearson said the third annual Bridging Voices in OUR Community Bullying Conference will focus around the social and emotional learning standards involved with bullying issues. The conference will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. throughout the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
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As the opportunity for special election voting ended early Wednesday night, five Eastern faculty members remained unopposed in their bids for committee spots. The special elections, which were to fill vacancies on eight different university committees, included positions on Faculty Senate, Council on Academic Affairs and University Personnel Committee. Of the eight elections, only one— that for Sanction and Terminations Hearing Committee—had more than one candidate, while two of the eight had no candidates whatsoever. Jon Oliver, a kinesiology and sports studies professor and vice-chair of Eastern’s Faculty Senate, said the low turnout among candidates was a result of having to hold special elections. Oliver said the positions are normally filled during the spring, during which he said there is a much more abundant and diverse field of candidates. However, as of this September,
when Faculty Senate began accepting nominations, there were a number of vacancies. Oliver said the spots were left open for a variety of reasons, including faculty leaving the university and resignation because of time constraints. He noted that, unfortunately, many faculty members already have expectations to serve within their respective departments, leaving them less time to serve on university committees. Regarding the two still-vacant positions on the University Personnel Committee and the Enrollment Management Advisory Committee, Oliver said he had high hopes that voting would result in write-in candidates. He said there has already been one write-in candidate from the College of Business, who will need an additional nine faculty confirmation votes from various faculty to receive the appointment. Ultimately, Oliver said while the turnout for the special elections were comparatively low, he was optimistic the spring elections would bring a larger pool of candidates.
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CAA set to vote on allowing AP credit By Jack Cruikshank Staff Reporter @DEN_NEWS The Council on Academic Affairs will act upon a request from Bonnie Irwin, the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, to allow incoming students to transfer in Advanced Placement (AP) credit from high schools at their meeting today. The proposal would allow students to transfer credit from the AP Studio Art tests, contingent on the student receiving a four or five on the test. The Studio Art tests available through AP are 2-D Design, 3-D Design and Drawing.
If finalized, the plans would allow a student to receive three semester hours of Studio Art elective credit. However, no more than three hours of credit will be awarded through AP. Irwin said she agrees with the decision, stating other programs in the college, including Art History, have been allowing AP credit for a number of years. David Griffin, an art professor, said the art department faculty originally approved a resolution at the end of the 2013 spring semester to allow AP credits as a result of possibly losing quality applicants to other institutions. “The department surveyed what other comparable regional universities were
accepting and felt that the department should seriously look at this discrepancy,” Griffin said, regarding the process last semester of approving AP credits. As well as deciding on AP Studio Art credits, the CAA will act upon a proposal from Harold Ornes, the dean of the College of Sciences, to alter the course BIO 3850: Environmental Biology from three credits to four credits. If the biology course change is approved, the CAA will also vote to amend the course catalog to reflect new credit hours. Affected programs would include the Biological Sciences: environmental biology option major and the environment studies and environmental
sustainability minors. This meeting will be the group’s first meeting since the Sept. 19 meeting, when the group approved certain changes to the journalism curriculum. Stacey Ruholl, vice chairwoman of the CAA, said that the last two weekly meetings of the CAA have been canceled because of a lack of items on the agenda. The CAA will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Oakland Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Jack Cruikshank can be reached at 581-2812 or jdcruikshank@eiu.edu.
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Concert band to play first performance of semester By Marcus Curtis Entertainment Editor @DEN_News The EIU Concert Band members will be performing their first individual concert of the year Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The EIU Concert Band will be performing in the Dvorak Concert Hall in Doudna from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is $5. The EIU Concert Band focuses on the performance of woodwind, brass and percussion. The band consists of more than 60 members. Alicia Neal, the director of bands, said the band consists of students that she teaches, as well as members from the community that enjoy performing music. Neal said students who view the band’s performance on Tuesday would witness an assortment of music in the woodwind, brass and percussion area. “Students will be exposed to a wide variety of repertoire and a wide variety of musical style from both small and large groups,” she said. “Students will also be able to listen to a chamber ensemble.” A chamber ensemble is a musical performance from a small group of performers that does not have a con-
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Conductor and music professor Danelle Larson gestures to the EIU Concert Band after they performed “Satiric Dances (for a Comedy by Aristophanes)” by Norman Dello Joio.
ductor leading them through the performance. The band’s performance on Tuesday will be their first performance of
“I hope they enjoy themselves, this is a fun opportunity,” she said. “I hope they enjoy themselves, this is an opportunity to express themselves.”
the semester out of two. Neal said the band practices two times out the week, but she wants them to have fun while performing.
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Student Senate planned expense resolutions By Jarad Jarmon Student Governance Editor @JJarmon Reporter Student Senate members presented a resolution to approve $90 in expenses for a co-sponsored community service project with the Big Brothers Big Sisters registered student organization at their meeting Wednesday. Those volunteering for the project will be helping underprivileged kids learn hygiene and grooming tips at 4 to 6 p.m in the University
Bowling Alley in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Volunteers will also be teaching these kids the importance of good self-esteem. Phillip Love, the diversity committee chairman,said Big Brothers Big Sisters is asking for a minimal amount of money. They have also have proposed a resolution, which will approve the budget for $583 to allow the Student Action Team to drive to Springfield on Oct. 23 to lobby on behalf of Eastern.
mittee meeting. All three resolutions will be voted on at the next meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Arcola-Tuscola room in the Union.
Including the expenses for travelling, the budget will also be covering a luncheon with alumni who work in Springfield. Student Senate Speaker Jesse Green said the budget to go there was relatively the same price as last year, but this year there will be more students going to lobby. The senate members also tabled a resolution to approve $155 in travel expenses for four senate members to drive up to Springfield on Nov. 2 to attend the Illinois Board of Higher Education- Student Advisory Com-
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In addition to fun, the band also focuses on gaining a musical performance experience through the performances that they have each semester. Neal said in addition to the students having fun experience, she also wants them to gain a sense of pride from performing for the campus. “I want them to have something to be proud of,” Neal said. The EIU Concert Band happens to be one of the largest bands on campus that consists primarily of students, including freshmen and graduate students. The band even has a few members from the Charleston community that are not enrolled at Eastern. Despite the fact that the students performing are not professionals, Neal said she expects to get a substantial amount of attendees at Tuesday’s performance. “I think we’ll get a pretty good crowd,” she said. She also said she hopes the crowd is affianced in observing the performance from the band. “I hope the crowd is engaged in the performers,” she said. “I hope they stick around to congratulate the students on their hard work.” Marcus Curtis can be reached at 581-2812 or mlcurtis@eiu.edu.
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Use fall break to catch up, relax We’re all in need of a well-deserved fall break, which happens this Go through your desk or workspace and get rid of any weekend. It may only be one day off, but that extra day of no classes unneeded clutter. Throw away those papers from September that is going to come in handy, especially now with the semester heating you don’t need anymore and make room for the more junk that up going into the midterm. you’ll probably be accumulating over the next couple of weeks. Try You may just be tempted to sleep and make yourself organized. Make foldin all day Friday and just actually be lazy for ers and binders for your documents. If you Our POSITION once. No one would judge you if you did, haven’t already, fall break can be a gold• Situation: Fall Break is ths weekend. Some but there’s still a few things that you could en opportunity to do this. And that doesn’t students are going home, others are not. do with your day off that might actually be just go for your desk. Clean up your desk• Stance: Take the next few days to relax and beneficial, and we promise, it’ll only take a top on your laptop. Clean up files that you recharge. little bit of your time and then you can get don’t need anymore, put them in the trash, right back to sleep. make a special folder for them or move Fall break is a good time to take a them all to an external hard drive. step back and analyze where you are in the semester. Check out your But still, fall break is a break, so make sure you do treat grades and try and figure out how well you need to do in the rest of yourself to some extra sleep if you can or a few extra hours out with the semester to get your desired grade. You might just be closer to your friends if you’re not going home. that “A” than you think. Or, on the opposite spectrum, find out just Fall break is a good chance to relax and catch up. It sounds how much class you’ve missed and figure out where you need to go crazy, but yes, the semester is almost halfway over. Don’t let it pass from here and how you’re going to dig yourself out of a hole. you by completely. Fall break presents another good opportunity to go back over your calendar and make adjustments to your schedule. Set aside time to The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of work on group projects and long term assignments now and stick to it. The Daily Eastern News. You’re more likely to do something if you put it on your calendar.
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Among many other things, the 2013-14 school year marks the 50th anniversary of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, and though we are still a few months removed from the case’s official March 9 jubilee celebration date, it never seems inappropriate to reflect on the case’s monumental precedent, even a half-century later. For the unfamiliar, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan was a 1964 Supreme Court case that gave journalists unprecedented protection from libel suits. By redefining the federal standard for defamation so as to require proof of “actual malice,” or, evidence that such works were published “with knowledge that it was false of with reckless disregard of whether it was false of not,” the Supreme Court granted protection to journalists that was virtually unheard of prior to the Court’s decision. It was, in some ways, the most important legal decisions in the history of American journalism, and despite only standing as precedent for roughly 50 years, the influence and prominence of the case are, to say the least, noteworthy. Of course, as an aspiring journalist, putting to print my outright backing of the case seems rather unnecessary— one could reasonably assume my opinion on the case to be adamant and resounding in its support, and they would be correct. However, my personal adoration for the case aside, it seems necessary to nonetheless reflect on
Robert Downen how integral NYT Co. v. Sullivan has been to journalism, and, consequently, American culture altogether. When America’s founding fathers adopted the Bill of Rights in 1789, they minced no words with regards to the importance of a free press in democracy. Yet, while it would be unfair to claim the press as being restricted prior to 1964, the passing of NYT Co. v. Sullivan in many ways re-laid the foundation for the slew of investigative journalism that would come over the next two decades. In the Watergate era, as aggressive investigative reporting came into head-on conflict with the seedy political underbody of the Nixon administration, the protections allotted under NYT Co. v. Sullivan allowed journalists like Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward to explore and exploit vast-spanning corruption schemes without fear of legal retribution.
And while the factuality of the Watergate claims were eventually verified, it should be noted that, without those protections, risks taken by Bernstein, Woodward and The Washington Post could very-well have discouraged them from their pursuits. However, most importantly, NYT Co. v. Sullivan reinforced the idea of democracy functioning as “a marketplace of ideas.” That iteration— that all-but unimpeded thought that democracy serve the passions and opinions of all—is at the core of the American spirit. Above all else, the freedom of the average American to throw themselves into the public dialogue is inherent to freedom and, thus, democracy. By repealing the scope with which criticisms lobbed from the average American citizen have impunity, the Supreme Court yet again established freedom of speech as integral to our democracy. And while sometimes those criticisms are ugly, mean or downright wrong, we should never take for granted the freedom we all have to express them. Robert Downen is a senior journalism and political science major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or DENopinions@gmail.com.
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The bill calls for the implementation of a progressive income tax in Illinois, where lower tax rates would apply to lower income levels and higher rates for higher income levels. The state currently employs a flat tax, where all income levels are taxed at the same rate. “The present flat tax cannot put Illinois back in business,” Kory said. “Neither can spending cuts or unconstitutional reforms.” EIU-UPI hosted a presentation on Sept. 12 where Jakobsson and Ralph Martire, the executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, addressed the fiscal state of Illinois and spoke on
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the importance of producing more revenue in the state instead of making additional expenditure cuts. In addition to legislative issues, Kory said EIU-UPI will update its
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Ellie Sullivan, the president of the UPI Local 4100, to update members on recent legislation, and Dave Beck, a field representative from the Illinois Federation of Teachers,
“The present flat tax cannot put Illinois back in business. Neither can spending cuts or unconstitutional reforms.”
-Fern Kory, EIU-UPI vice president members on a pending labor action within the university regarding an evaluation system used to assign extra classes to professors, which was instituted by Harold Ornes, the dean of the College of Sciences. Attending the meeting will be
to speak about A Better Illinois Coalition, which promotes the implementation of a progressive income tax.
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Registration for the conference ends at 5 p.m. Thursday. Interested people can register online through the Eastern website and searching for the conference. In Illinois, all teachers are required to teach using the SEL standards, but are not taught how to implement them. Pearson said the conference will teach educators how to implement the standards in the classroom and improve the issues of bullying. “I think often times, we expect teachers to do all the things the state or the legislation requires, and then we don’t give them the tools,” Pearson said. The sessions in the conference will center around the five aspects of the SEL standards. She said these standards are the processes in which people develop their social-emotional competence. The five aspects are self-awareness, self-management, socialawareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making. “It is said that if SEL programing is meaningful or relevant, challenging and engaging, then we will see student, not only live productive lives in school, but productive lives as citizens,” Pearson said. The first aspect, self-awareness, helps students understand who they are and what their strengths and weaknesses are. The second aspect of self-management is about helping students to manage their emotions and conflict resolution. Pearson said it is also about teaching students that it
is important to set goals, but if they do not reach their goals they can make adjustments. Pearson said this comes into play when people commit, or try to commit, suicide because something does not go their way. Social-awareness is about being able to take different perspectives, appreciation of other cultures and seeing things from a different lense. Relationship skills are about helping show students the importance of collaboration and cooperating with others.
“(I’ll focus on) the extent of it, the type, the typical way it is happening, and preparing the audience for dealing with issues that may arise in schools that relate to the teens misuse of technology,” Patchin said. Along with his partner, Sameer Hinduja, they have studied cyberbullying for about 10 years, surveying 14,000 middle and high school students about their experiences with cyberbullying. Patchin and Hinduja use their research to find the problems and help empower the teenagers, as well as the adults, to deal with the problems of cyberbullying. The research done by Patchin and his partner is available at the Cyberbullying Research Center’s website. The center was started in 2005 or 2006 as a way to get the research into the hands of those who could benefit from it, he said. On average 20 to 25 percent of middle and high school students have experienced cyberbullying, a rate, which Patchin said has been relatively flat over the last 10 years. “Bullying still happens more frequently at school than it does online, which is kind of surprising,” Patchin said. He said most online bullying is an extension of bullying that started at school and is most often caused by some relationship issue. Patchin said the conference is a great way to interact with people who are essential to his research. “It allows me to present what I’ve
Pearson said some issues of bullying spring from lack of SEL standards skills. For example, suicide can be linked to self-management, because if they can control their emotions, they are less likely to commit suicide, which is one consequence of bullying. “It links so well to the SEL standards, because I don’t think we can remove our emotions from anything,” Pearson said. “You don’t separate who you are when you come to class.”
“Bullying still happens more frequently at school than it does online, which is kind of surprising.” -Justin Patchin, co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center “I don’t know any job that you’ll have where you won’t have to work with people,” Pearson said. The last aspect of SEL is responsible decision making at home, at school and in the community. Pearson said these five aspects will help encompass a person entirely. “We are so often caught up in our education in content and testing, but that’s all one domain of learning, the cognitive domain,” Pearson said. “What about the affective domain of learning? We learn through the social environment in which we are placed.” The conference is a collaboration of different groups, registered student organizations and will even have performances by theatre arts majors who will display acts of bullying.
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The keynote speaker will also focus on some of the effects of cyberbullying and way teachers can help with those effects. Justin Patchin, the co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, will be addressing some of the issues revolving around cyberbullying in his keynote speech. Patchin, a criminal justice professor at the University of WisconsinEau Clair, will be discussing the effects of cyberbullying in his sessions “Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard” and “School Climate 2.0: Preventing Cyberbullying and Other High Tech Problems One Classroom at a Time.” Patchin said he will present general findings from his research on the misuse of technology by teenagers.
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learned in my research and conversations with teens to educators and others who interact with them on a daily basis.” He said this is the time educators can ask him questions about what cyberbullying is and what they can do about it. The other sessions will include prevention, intervention and leadership sessions. Other focuses will be on how to help those who do the bullying and helping bully victims recover. The conference will also represent some of the goals listed in the Eastern mission statement, such as empathy, diversity, leadership and student/faculty academia. Pearson said they will also expand some of the things talked about at the conference to some of the local area schools. “After the conference, we want to expand it and extend it into the communities,” Pearson said. “Then we can cater it to what ever that school’s needs may be.” She said the committee can help analyze data or create lesson plans that teach the five aspects of the SEL standards. “It starts with us. You know that old notion of be the change you want to be,” she said. “I think it starts with us offering support wherever we see the need.”
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Eastern travels to Fort Wayne By Michael Spencer Staff Reporter @tmskeeper
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Red-shirt junior defender midfielder Lauren Hoppensteadt goes in for the slide tackle in a game on Sunday at Lakeside Field. The Panthers beat the Colonels 1-0.
Panthers prepare for tough task at Austin Peay By Dominic Renzetti Managing Editor @domrenzetti The Eastern women’s soccer team (4-9-0, 4-0) will face a tough test this weekend, taking on second place Austin Peay (8-1-2, 3-01) and Murray State (4-6-1, 1-3) on the road on Friday and Sunday, respectively. Friday’s match in Clarksville, Tenn., will feature all three of the Ohio Valley Conference’s Players of the Week, two of which are Panthers. Eastern junior defender Lauren Hoppensteadt was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week after missing the team’s previous four matches with a concussion. Hoppensteadt played in both of the team’s matches last weekend, moving from midfield to defense, helping the Panthers give up just one shot on goal in Sunday’s 1-0 win over Eastern Kentucky at Lakeside Field. Another key part of that Panthers’ defense has been sophomore goalkeeper Cortney Jerzy. With redshirt freshman Kylie Morgan sidelined with a hand injury, Jerzy has stepped in and recorded three shut-
outs in the last four matches. Jerzy was named OVC Goalkeeper of the Week for the second straight week. OVC Offensive Player of the Week, Austin Peay senior forward Tatiana Ariza is coming off a week where she recorded her third career hat-trick against Tennessee Tech on Friday. Ariza, from Bogota, Colombia, is the league leader in goals (11) and points (25). Eastern coach Jason Cherry said keeping the ball away from Ariza is going to be key for this Friday’s match. “We’re going to try and deny her
The three goals gave her 50 in her collegiate career, putting the senior 12 goals behind the all-time conference leader, former Panther Beth Liesen, who played from 2000-03. Cherry said the Panthers are going to need to deny Ariza easy passes and make her look elsewhere for other options. Most of all, the Panthers need to know exactly where she is at all times. “We’re going to have to be aware of where she it at all times in order to disrupt their play,” Cherry said. Ariza’s twin sister Natalia is also on the team. Both players compet-
“We can’t give her time on the ball. If we give her to receive the ball and face one of our defenders, then that’s going to be a lot of trouble.” -Jason Cherry, Eastern Coach the ball,” he said. “We can’t give her time on the ball. If we give her to receive the ball and face one of our defenders, then that’s going to be a lot of trouble.” Ariza’s seven-point performance against Tennessee Tech was the best by any Governor player since 2010.
ed for Colombia in the 2012 London Olympics. “It’s going to be a tough game,” Cherry said. “The two Colombian national players are a handful.” Sophomore goalkeeper Nikki Filippone has started all 11 matches for the Governors this season. The
Ontario, Canada, native made just three appearances in 2012 before an injury ended her season. She has given up just four goals so far this season. On Sunday, Eastern will take on Murray State; a team that just recorded its first conference win of the season on Sunday over Tennessee Tech. Cherry remembers last season’s 1-0 win over Murray State at Lakeside Field. “Last year we had a good game against them,” he said. “It was a back and forth game.” The Racers’ win over Tennessee Tech snapped a six game losing streak for Murray State. Junior midfielder Julie Mooney leads the team in goals this season with five. Freshman goalkeeper Savannah Haberman has seen the most time in goal for the Racers, appearing in all 11 matches. She has made 54 saves and given up 15 goals. The Panthers and Austin Peay will face off at 7 p.m. Friday in Clarksville, then again at 1 p.m. Sunday against Murray State in Murray, Ky.
The Eastern men’s soccer team will attempt to rebound from Tuesday’s double-overtime loss to the University of Illinois-Chicago as they go on the road against Fort Wayne. The Saturday evening matchup will be Eastern’s third Summit League contest of the regular season. The Panthers (0-8-2, 0-1-1) have only collected a single point from their two prior conference games. Eastern is sixth in the standings out of seven Summit League teams. Fort Wayne (0-10-2, 0-2) occupies the seventh spot. The Mastodons have scored eight goals this season and have been shutout in five of their 12 games in 2013. Fort Wayne’s greatest offensive threat comes from English forward Oscar Uyamadu, who has scored three of the team’s eight goals. Defensively, Fort Wayne has hemorrhaged goals, conceding 34 times this season. Eastern coach Adam Howarth said the Panthers have to come up with some points against Fort Wayne. “We’ve got a big game on Saturday,” he said. “We have to try to steal something on the road to get back in contention.” Howarth said he rested players on Tuesday against Illinois-Chicago in order to maintain fitness for the match with Fort Wayne this weekend. “I think the players we used (against Illinois-Chicago) did a fantastic job,” Howarth said. “With the guys that came in, we tried to matchup with what they had. I think for the majority of the game it was. Coach (Mark) Hansen and I put some things together and switched some things around and it worked really well.” Two of Eastern’s attacking threats had the day off too. Red-shirt sophomore forward Garet Christianson and junior forward Tayron Martin have been fixtures in Howarth’s side, but were not on display against the Flames Tuesday night. Red-shirt freshman Ben Feltes has made two consecutive starts for the Panthers after being benched for sophomore Garret Creasor against IUPUI on Sept. 29. Feltes was back between the posts Tuesday night and the remaining practices this week will serve to determine who will start against Fort Wayne.
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Junior midfield forward Meagan Radloff takes some practice shots before soccer practice begins on Wednesday at Lakeside Field. Radloff scored the only goals in the last two soccer games.
Radloff’s late goals bring team to conference top By Dominic Renzetti Managing Editor @domrenzetti In both of the Eastern women’s soccer team’s matches in the second week of Ohio Valley Conference play, it looked as if the Panthers might be heading to overtime. The Panthers won their first match of the season against Belmont in overtime on Sept. 21 in Nashville, Tenn., and last season, the Panthers played a total of six matches in overtime or double overtime. In both matches last Friday and Sunday, it appeared the Panthers might be heading back to the overtime shift, tied 0-0 in both matches 80 minutes into the game.
But in both matches, junior forward Meagan Radloff was able to find the back of the net to lead the Panthers to a pair of 1-0 wins over Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky. In Friday’s match against Morehead State at Lakeside Field, the Eagles had more than doubled the Panthers’s shot total, outshooting the Panthers 18-7, but Radloff was able to put the ball in the back of the net in the 82nd minute. “Just pressuring the defense and the ball happened to deflect into the perfect spot,” Radloff said. Radloff watched the ball sail over the head of red-shirt sophomore goalkeeper Emily Floyd in what she described as slow motion. “It was, like, going slow motion over the goalie,” she said. “It was a little
nerve racking, but that’s OK.” Radloff was coming off a two-goal performance on Sept. 29 against Tennessee Tech on her 21st birthday. “Meagan Radloff just keeps on stepping up for us — opportunistic in that shot and it helped us win the game,” Eastern interim head coach Jason Cherry said. Radloff and the Panthers hit the field again on Sunday against Eastern Kentucky for what would be the team’s fourth win of the season, putting Eastern at 4-0 in the OVC for the first time since the 2000 season. Again, the Panthers found themselves scoreless late in the game, but a red card on Eastern Kentucky’s goalkeeper would create opportunities for the Panthers to take advantage. The Panthers had plenty of opportu-
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nities all game, but wouldn’t score until the 87th minute. “Coming with such short time left, we’re thinking we’re going into overtime, but just to finish it off, it’s such a great feeling,” Radloff said. Radloff said the ball was deflected and she saw it come out and was able to put it in the net. “I think it got deflected and I just saw it coming out at the top of the 18 and just shot it, hoping for the best,” she said. Cherry called the win and the way the conference season started unbelievable. “It’s what we wanted and we couldn’t imagine anything better, of course,” he said. “To win all four first conference games is huge for us.”
Radloff, a West Chicago native, was an OVC All-Newcomer in 2011, and is currently the team’s leading scorer. The Panthers, who were picked to finish near the bottom of the OVC in the preseason polls, are currently in first place and have already tied their conference win total from last season, when they missed the tournament. “We’re strong right now,” she said after the win over Morehead State. “We’re just going to keep continuing what we’re doing because it’s working. Hopefully we’ll get a couple more wins to ensure our spot in the tournament later.” Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.
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Eastern faces first conference Golf teams to compete opponent in Austin Peay game at Austin Peay Invite By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor @AldoSoto21 The Eastern football team’s No. 1 ranked offense will step on Governors Stadium to play Austin Peay’s No.122 ranked offense, which sits as the worst in the FCS. The Panthers, who are 5-1 overall and 1-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference, are heading into their first conference road game against the 0-5 Governors, which lost their OVC opener to Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. Through five games the Governors have averaged 3.2 points, averaging 193.3 yards per game. Their defense is ranked No. 112, allowing 40.2 points a game — Eastern’s 43.6 points per game is fourth in the nation. First year coach at Austin Peay, Kirby Cannon, has seen the Governors outscored 201-16. “Our kids don’t need to read a stat to understand how much we’ve struggled on offense,” Cannon said. “We don’t concentrate on that stat. It’s not an anger issue, it’s more of what can we do to get better.” While Eastern began the season defeating an FBS opponent, San Diego State 40-19, Austin Peay played back-to-back programs from the Southeastern Conference. The Governors lost 45-0 and 38-3 to Tennessee and Vanderbilt, respec-
tively, to open their season. Before Austin Peay’s OVC opener, it faced a third FBS opponent: Ohio. The Bobcats shutout Austin Peay 38-0. “That’s the challenge right now: we are not competitive on offense,” Cannon said. “Some of it has been our own doing and some of it has certainly been our competition.” Eastern coach Dino Babers said although the Governors are 0-5, their opponents have prepared them well for the matchup in Clarksville, Tenn. “What better five teams could prepare you to play a top five team than the teams (Austin Peay) has played,” Babers said. “The guys that we lineup are not going to look any different or any better than the guys they have been lining up and playing against in the first five weeks.” Babers said another advantage the Governors could have in the game is playing at home for the first time this year. “That place could be packed and rocking,” he said. “Everybody will be cheering them on for an upset. We have to make sure that we’re doing the things that we need to do, so that it’s not a happy ending to the story they’re trying to write over there.” Adding to the mismatch seen on paper, Eastern is also coming off its bye week, while Austin Peay played on Saturday on the road. Babers said it is definitely an advantage, but that does not mean the Governors are go-
ing to concede the game. Cannon, who had to deal with a short week, had the Governors practice on Sunday, after their game at Eastern Kentucky. He also said that not having as much time this week to practice on the field is not as big of a disadvantage now as it would be earlier in the season. “By this time of year your need for long, exhausting practices is beginning to decrease anyway, and your kids are better at the learning side,” Cannon said. Austin Peay has been watching film since Sunday morning and the Governors have seen senior quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo, despite playing one game less than a couple of his OVC counterparts, leads the nation in passing touchdowns (23) and passing yards (2,053). Austin Peay has to get the Panthers’ offense off the field to have a chance, Cannon said. “If we don’t get turnovers against Eastern Illinois and keep their offense off the field then there is no formula for winning,” he said. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Governors Stadium in Clarksville, Tenn., on Thursday. The game will be streamed online at http://www.ovcdigitalnetwork. com/showcase/. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
By Dan Hildebrandt Staff Reporter The course for the men will be The Links at Novadell in Hopkinsville, Tenn. while the women’s team will be playing at Clarksville Country Club in Clarksville, Tenn. For the men, this will be the last tournament of the fall portion of the season. Coming off a fourth place finish at the Butler Invitational, the
"I expect the team to figure out what they did wrong in the last tournament,” Elyse Banovic, Senior Eastern’s men have higher expectations for the upcoming tournament and will be looking to finish the fall portion of the season on a positive note. “I have high expectations for this tournament,” sophomore Austin Sproles said. “We want to end the fall season well.” The Panthers will have to keep the big numbers off the scorecards again and also play well on and around the greens to have a successful tournament, Sproles said. Sproles said the team will be using its preparation time to practice
some short game. “ We are going to need some low numbers at Austin Peay,” Sproles said. “We need to work on our short game the next few days before the trip.” Unlike the men, the women’s team will still have another chance to compete this fall, but the team will still have to be ready to play come Oct. 13 at Austin Peay. The women are set to compete again at Austin Peay after its sixth place finish at the Butler Invitational. This time around, the Panthers will be looking to improve on their most recent performance. Senior Elyse Banovic said she believes the Panthers can learn from competing at Butler and use what they learned to execute at Austin Peay. “I expect the team to figure out what they did wrong in the last tournament,” she said. “And to make improvements.” Banovic also said the short game will be the key to the team’s execution at Clarksville Country Club. With the tee-time still yet to be determined, the teams will have practice rounds through Sunday, but will follow up with competitive play on Monday and Tuesday. Dan Hildebrandt can be reached at 581-2812or djhildebrandt@eiu.edu.