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Crafting his own ‘Canterbury Tale’
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English professor Dr. David Raybin will travel to England in the upcoming summer to give a four-week sseminar on Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” The trip will include a two-day trip to Canterbury to visit sites from the story.
Professor to embark on Chaucerian journey By: Katie Smith Photo Editor | @DEN_News David Raybin’s journey starts at an airport in Kent, Ohio. His story is one that can be packed neatly – although admittedly – last minute, into a suitcase headed for London. In July Raybin, an English professor and editor of The Chaucer Review, will travel roughly 4,080 miles reliving the stories and landscapes of Geoffrey Chaucer’s magnum opus, “The Canterbury Tales.” The book, which tells the story of 29 pilgrims’ journey from Southwark to the shrine of the
martyr Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury, is not far off from the $118,000 trip Raybin has planned. He and 16 strangers will travel abroad, making stops at medieval landmarks, including Chaucer’s birthplace and site of death. Although the trip will consist of 17 three-hour morning seminars, for two days the group will embark on their own Chaucer-esque journey to a Canterbury Cathedral, Raybin said. “We’ll also take a day trip to Oxford to visit a medieval university town where one of Chaucer’s tales is set and a two-day trip to Canterbury that allows us to fol-
low the route of Chaucer’s pilgrims and visit the magnificent cathedral that is the object of their journey,” he said. Raybin said the passion he has for his research fuels his journey. “That’s easy: Chaucer is my favorite poet,” he said. The author has often been cited as the finest non-dramatic poet in English literature, Raybin added. The book’s appeal is in the tales’ range from uproariously funny to tremendously moving, Raybin said. Raybin thinks this is why the summer seminar received applications from about 150 schoolteachers.
Of those 150, Raybin said 16 will be chosen to attend. Getting to know the group of travelers is of no concern to Raybin, who has been leading similar seminars since 1998. “Our previous seminars have included many fantastic people,” Raybin said. “I see no reason to expect next summer’s group to be any different.” Beyond his enthusiasm for this literary exploration, is the fear of dealing with stress of shutdowns on travel days and other unexpected complications.
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Eastern to launch online annual report By Robert Downen Administration Editor | @DEN_NEWS The university will make an interactive annual report public on its website later this week. The report, which has been in the works since early this year, will act as a “one-stop shop” for those interested in learning about the university, utilizing a combination of interactive media and digital content to concisely present basic information about Eastern to the public. President Bill Perry said this year will be the first time to his knowl-
edge that Eastern has conducted a comprehensive report of activity on campus and made it available for public viewing. “It hasn’t normally been the tradition at Eastern Illinois to do annual reports, but I thought it would be a reasonable thing to start doing,” Perry said. The choice to go digital, Perry said, was fairly obvious, as moving away from paper-based reports not only allows for wider distribution and fewer technical costs, but allows for the hosting of much newer forms of content and media. By integrating new media con-
tent such as videos, pictures and testimonials from students and faculty, Perry said he hoped to create a more inviting and engaging experience, with most of the site focusing on academic and leadership opportunities on Eastern’s campus. “We wanted it to fit around the history of the institution and five of the six themes in our strategic plan,” he said. Perry noted the only criterion not accessible on the site, “Marketing and Communication,” would already be fulfilled by the mere existence of the report. “Through the report, within 15
or 20 minutes, you can get a good feel for the university’s history and mission,” Perry said. Currently, the site hosts information on a range of different opportunities and programs at Eastern, notably with a focus on the university’s financial sustainability, affordability, diversity and new programs like the Center for Clean Energy Research and Education. Under each section, there will be some form of testimonial from a student or staff member.
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The Charleston City Council will meet Tuesday to review a resolution regarding a settlement agreement between the city and L.D. & B. Investments, Inc., the group that rented the property to Phi Beta Sigma fraternity for the “Barn Party.” The party at L.D. & B.’s property took place in the late evening Sept. 14 and into the early morning hours of Sept. 15. The gathering turned violent when shots were fired, forcing the city to dispatch police, ambulances and fire service personnel to the property. The city of Charleston claims renting the property for the event was a violation of city ordinances and that it was the responsibility of L.D. & B. to make sure the property was not used for such a large party, Mayor Larry Rennels said. “If you have a building that is intended to be a warehouse, it does not have to be built to the same standards as a building that is going to have a large party in it,” Rennels said. In order to avoid costly litigation, the property owner and the city have reached a settlement agreement of $3183, enough to cover a moderate fine and the legal expenses incurred by the city during preparation of court documents. Additionally, the resolution states that the property owner will be placed on a one-year probationary period wherein the company will be required to produce another similar fine if another ordinance violation occurs at the property. By approving the settlement, the city will agree to dismiss all of the pending court actions against L.D. & B. for the events surrounding the “Barn Party.” Rennels said he was confident that there would be little chance of businesses being repeat offenders because of the city’s reaction to the incident. “We expect that there won’t be something like this that will happen again. The fact that this has occurred, and as public as it has been, I believe that most people are now a lot more sensitive to the issue than they were in the past and I suspect that will go a long way in preventing it from happening,” he said. Additionally, the council will meet to approve three separate resolutions to approve a mutual aid agreement that will allow several private ambulance companies to serve the city of Charleston in the event that the city’s ambulances are all otherwise engaged. Among the other items to be examined are the approvals of several road closures for the running of Eastern’s Nearly Naked Mile. Additionally, the council will decide whether or not to approve the placement of two stop signs at the intersections of Cortland Drive and Lover’s Lane and the intersection of University Drive and Sunnydale Drive. Michael Spencer can be reached at 581-2812 or at tmspencer2@eiu.edu.
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Drag show to present unique styles for charity By Elizabeth Dowell Staff Reporter | @DEN_News As models take the stage for EIU Pride’s 11th Diva Drag Show, the theme will center on “Over the Rainbow.” The drag show will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Males wearing female clothing, Molly Ferris, the vice president of EIU Pride, said, will perform the show. “We will have nine professional performers this year: Ceduxion Carrington, Leiloni Stars, Amaya Mann, Kelasia Karmichael, Aurora Lamont-Carrington, Sienna Mann, Calexus Carrington- Steele, Amaya St. James, and B.P. Carrington,” Ferris said. Wi t h t h e e xc e p t i o n o f C a r rington, all of the models are returning from last year’s show, Ferris said. The performers have been coming to Eastern for a few years, she added. This is the 11th year the Diva Drag show had been presented, and there is a different theme each year. “Last year we had a very successful show. We had an audience of about 350 students and community members,” Ferris said. Ferris said the Diva Drag Show started 11 years ago when Doug DiBianco, the adviser, suggested hosting the show would be a good experience. The executive board of that time loved it and decided to continue hosting the show, Ferris said. EIU Pride receives funding from outside donations and charging a $4 entrance fee for the drag show. EIU Pride members host the shows for a social event for the community but also a fundraiser for Pride to fund the rest of its educational events. Ferris said she wants students to come out and enjoy themselves as well experience a good performance. “We would like students to come out and experience a night filled with high energy and quality per-
Adding to the list of stops Dial-ARide already offers, this year two new stops have been added for students. The Newman Catholic Center and the Lakeland College of Nursing are now locations Dial-A-Ride can pick up students at. Susan Starwalt, the director of the Coles County Council on the Dial-ARide transportation program, said this was to help students find new times for their rides. “We hope to provide more times for students to get a ride with these new routes,” Starwalt said. When Dial-A-Ride first started, it had just one stop at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, and now the service offers students transportation outside of Charleston. “We are all about mobility and so we want to help students get from point A to point B in the least expensive way possible,” Starwalt said. The average cost to ride on one of the buses is 50 cents at the bus stop.
Theft, cannabis complaint reported • On Friday at 1:37 p.m., criminal damage to property was reported near Lincoln Hall. This incident is under investigation. • On Friday at 3:31 p.m., criminal damage to property was reported at Greek Court. This incident is under investigation. • On Friday at 8:16 p.m., a cannabis complaint was reported at Lawson Hall. This incident was referred to the Office of Student Standards. • On Saturday at 1:18 a.m., illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor was reported at Pemberton Hall. This incident was referred to the Office of Student Standards and the State’s Attorney. • On Saturday at 2:49 a.m., a report of possession of false ID and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor was taken near the Steam Plant. This incident was referred to the Office of Student Standards and the Secretary of State. • On Saturday at 2:31 a.m., a domestic battery was reported at Greek Court. On the same day at 10:49 a.m., Jason Scholl, 19, 829 Sutton Dr., Northbrook, Ill., was arrested at the University Police Department. He was charged with domestic battery, aggravated battery and possession of liquor by a minor and released to the custody of the Coles County Sheriff’s Office at 10:59 a.m., pending $5,000 bond. • On Saturday at 2:39 a.m., a cannabis complaint was reported near Thomas Hall. This incident was referred to the Office of Student Standards.
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bLeiloni Stars performs a Beyonce song during EIU PRIDE's "DIVA Drag Show" Oct. 28, 2012 in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. This year makes the 10th annual DIVA Drag Show.
formances from these professional performers who have put on a great show year after year,” Ferris said. Ferris also said people should enjoy the performance whether they have been to a drag show before or not. “It is a fun night for everyone to experience, from those who have
never been to a drag show, to those who have been before and maybe miss the environment,” she said. The tickets cost $4. Additional proceeds go to Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service. Elizabeth Dowell can be reached at 581-2812 or ehdowell@eiu.edu.
Dial-A-Ride adds new stops to routes to improve system By Alex Seidler Staff Reporter | @DEN_News
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The Dial-A-Ride started back in October of last year and, since then, has been taking students to wherever they need to be in Coles County. According to its website Dial-ARide serviced 2,954 clients in Coles County with 20,837 units of service in 2011. While Dial-A-Ride and Panther Shuttle offer similar services to students, Panther Shuttle focuses on providing transportation across campus. The difference between this and the Panther Shuttle is that the shuttle only takes students to areas within Charleston, Starwalt said. The other main difference between the Dial-A-Ride and Panther Shuttle is that Dial-A-Ride can be requested at any time, Starwalt said. Amy Whitcomb, a graduate psychology major, said she enjoyed the Dial-A-Ride service as compared to the Panther Shuttle or taxi service. “They are very prompted and for a great price so I think it is a good alternative to a taxi,” Whitcomb said. “I think they are very friendly and get you right where you need which is very
convenient.” Starwalt said even though the Panther Shuttle has restrictions, the two services work in tandem. “We are in concert with Panther Shuttle and have great respect for them but they are mostly Charleston restricted,” Starwalt said. However, the Dial-A-Ride requires money as oppose to the free service from the Panther Shuttle. While Dial-A-Ride does transport students to some areas in Charleston it also takes them to places outside of their city like Champaign, Effingham and Mattoon, Ill. They also make stops in Cook, McHenry, DuPage, Kane, Will and Lake Counties. The service is open Monday through Friday at 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. To request a ride at a specific location will cost $4. Alex Seidler can be reached at 581-2812 or ajseidler@eiu.edu.
• On Sunday at 1:27 a.m., a cannabis complaint was reported near Booth Library. This incident was referred to the Office of Student Standards and the State’s Attorney. • On Sunday at 1:23 a.m., Deanna Schumacher, 18, 6217 S. Mason, Chicago, Ill., was arrested at Fourth Street and Lincoln Avenue. She was charged with possession of fictitious or altered driver’s license, illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor and was released at 1:39 a.m. after posting 10 percent of $1,000 bond. • On Sunday at 8:30 p.m., a theft was reported near Pemberton Hall. This incident is under investigation.
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RA applications are now available By Jarad Jarmon Student Governance Editor | @JJarmonReporter Housing and Dining Services are now accepting applications from students interested in becoming a Resident Assistant in the residence halls for the Fall 2014 semester. The applications are available online on the Housing page and are due by 4:30 p.m. Jan. 17. Monique Harmon, the area director of Thomas and Taylor Hall, said the primary role of an RA is to be a facilitator for the residence hall community and to enhance the residents’ experience. “We are just looking for someone who has the potential to be trained to follow policies and procedures,” Harmon said. She added they are expected to mingle with the residents and them get involved. “We get you involved on campus. We try to get you to go to certain events the first eight weeks, to join an (Registered Student Organization),” Harmon said. “They are role models.” RA’s are required to have at least a 2.5 GPA and maintain it if hired. They must have also must
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Senior resident assitant, Nick Teiman, keeps and open door to his room in Ford Hall on move-in day August 4. RA’s are required to have and maintain a 2.5 GPA, must have lived in University Housing for at least two semesters and be a full-time student.
have lived in University Housing for at least two semesters and 24 credit hours prior to employment. They must also be a full-time student, which means registering for
12 hours. Those interested in applying must also be in good judicial standing with the university. Harmon said Judicial Affairs will look at the
student’s file to see if there was anything that would draw attention making them ineligible for the position. “If you were involved in some-
thing violent like assault or a fight, that would flag where you wouldn’t be hired as an RA,” Harmon said. After a student fills out an application and turns it in, students will be scheduled for an in-hall interview for the hall they applied to from Jan. 28 to Feb. 5. If they meet all of the requirements and score high enough in the in-hall interview, they will then interview them in the Housing department from Feb. 20 to 23. Those who are currently RA’s do not go through the same process. They will go through an evaluation process to ensure they are a good fit for the position. RA’s receive free room and board and receive a 15-meal meal plan. They also are given a $70 stipend. More information for the position will be available at 7 p.m. Monday in the Great Hall in Pemberton Hall, at 5 p.m. Nov. 20 in the Thomas Classroom in Thomas Hall and at 6 p.m. Dec. 2 in the Oakland Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Jarad Jarmon can be reached at 581-2812 or jsjarmon@eiu.edu
Upcoming graduation bash for Seniors
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The last chance for all seniors to apply for graduation in the fall is happening soon. A “Grad Bash” is being hosted at 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday for all students graduating in the fall of 2013 in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. This will be seniors’ last chance to apply for graduation, Erin Clemons, the assistant director for Alumni Services, said. All seniors graduating in the fall
are encouraged to attend this event, she added. The ballroom will be filled with different booths that students can stop by and get all their graduation questions answered and register for all they need for commencement, which will be Dec. 14. Herff Jones, a company that provides graduation commodities, will be at the event so students will be able to get measured for their cap and gown and also order a class ring to commemorate their time at Eastern. New this year, alumni faculty
members will be there to review students’ resumes and give feedback. If students are interested in having their resumes reviewed, they should bring a paper copy. Students will also be able to participate in mock interviews, in order to practice for future job opportunities after graduation. Students are advised to wear professional attire, as they will have the opportunity to be photographed for their Linkedin profile, Clemons said. Linkedin is a social network website people use for their professional careers. There will also be Grad Packs for
sale for $15 that will include a year membership to the Alumni Association, a license plate frame and a Tshirt. The registrar’s office will be there so students will have the ability to update their address for their diploma. There will be raffles throughout the day and opportunities to win giveaways including a free cap and gown rental and a diploma display. Refreshments will also be provided. For information about what to do after graduation, Career Services and the Graduate School will be there to
provide guidance, Clemons said. Students will have the chance to ask questions about anything concerning what to do after they graduate. Students who wish to apply for graduation in the spring should not attend this “Grad Bash.” For seniors graduating in the spring, a separate registration date will be in March. Ave Rio can be reached at 581-2812 or agrio@eiu.edu.
Photo award ceremony to reveal travel snapshots By Denise Jimenez Staff Reporter | @DEN_News The office of Study Abroad will be hosting an award ceremony for its photo contest from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Tarble Arts Center. The award ceremony will commemorate the photographs that were selected during the study abroad photo competition during the week of Oct. 28. The winning photos will be mounted and displayed for the public to see. The photo contest is a first for the Office of Study Abroad, Marissa Sutera, a graduate assistant in the Office of Study Abroad, said. It was Sutera who came up with the idea for the competition. “I was just thinking about it, you know. We had students who would
submit to us and we would see the photos they took abroad. They were captivating images,” she said. “I thought it would be great to get those photos out to the public and EIU community, show them the international experience EIU students were having.” Students that have studied abroad or students who are studying abroad were the only individuals eligible to submit photographs. The contest was divided into five categories: landscapes, food, people, architecture and monuments, and funny. Each student was able to submit two photos per category. A total number of 20 students were submitted into the contest. Through the Study Abroad Facebook page people had the ability to like the photographs. The number of likes a photo-
correc tion In Monday’s issue of The Daily Eastern News, the article, titled “Graduation deadlines approaching,” mistakenly identified the deadline to apply for fall 2013 as Wednesday, Nov. 6, instead of its actual date, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Additionally, the article stated future graduates contact Patti Bailey for more information. However, majors in the Lumpkin College of Busi-
ness and Applied Sciences should contact Mary Hennig. Undergraduate majors in the College of Sciences should contact Amy Lynch. Students in the College of Education and Professional Studies should contact Bonnie Wilson, and undergraduate majors in the College of Arts and Humanities should contact Betsy Miller. The News regrets the errors.
"I thought it would be great to get those photos out to the public and EIU community, show them the international experience EIU students were having," Marissa Sutera, Office of Study Abroad “I really hope the ceremony makes graph received allowed the photographs to be displayed at Tarble during the people want to study abroad. I came back and that’s all I can talk about. I award ceremony. President Bill Perry, Jay Grabiec, the want people to get that experience beonline specialist and Bill Weber, the vice cause it was important to me,” Korpresident for business affairs, will judge neta said. “The fun stuff does require the photographs and choose the top some work sometimes like research and stuff but I think the picture is definitethree overall winners. First place winner of the competition ly about the fun and the things you can see.” will receive digital camera. Ryan Freer, a senior political science Mattie Korneta, a senior history major, whose photograph is one of the top major, said the contest is a good opporthree in the category of “funny” said she tunity for others to experience their exlearned a lot about herself while abroad. periences.
“It provides a snapshot for people,” he said. “If someone submitted a picture from the UK, you think of London but, if someone sees pictures of Harlaxton it broadens the horizon for the person going there but (also) the person seeing the picture. There’s more to the country than the main city.” After the ceremony the photographs will be on display at Booth Library until the end of the semester. “Students will be able to see the photos of fellow classmates who have gone abroad and realize one, that it’s possible for them to go abroad, and two, to see how awesome these photos are. A lot of them are breathtaking, and it makes you realize how much else there is in the world,” Sutera said. Denise Jimenez can be reached at 581-2812 or dgjimenez@eiu.edu
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Editorial failed at praising N.A. culture Dear News Staff, I have read your staff editorial on American Indian history and was rather disappointed. Your editorial is full of platitudes and half-truths. I was quite amazed at the blind assertions on historical events. I was even a little insulted on how you placed blame for the Trail of Tears, as you stated, “almost wholly” on President Andrew Jackson; as if to say that our Union followed the whims of a tyrannical bigot. You also claim that Europeans ‘first settled’ in North America in the 1600s and 1700s, in spite the fact that such colonies were founded as early as the 1490’s and throughout the 1500s. You claimed that North America was an “agricultural haven” for the Native Americans, illustrating, yet again, that you’ve completed no research on this topic. Your attempts at praising Native American culture are undermined by your obvious lack of interest in the subject. Even mentioning the Disney film, “Pocahontas”, in an editorial celebrating Native American history, demonstrates that the editorial staff of the DEN has less-than-adequate grasp on American history in general. How does anybody learn about Native American culture from a film that doesn’t even come close representing any of the historical figures with historical accuracy? Please consider a little research before you attempt to engage your readers with trite platitudes and falsities. Your attentive reader, S. W. Mowrer
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Panther Patrol will create safer campus Unfortunately, Eastern has some very useful services, which are not the supply in this case. used to the extent they probably deserve to be. Panther Patrol is one They currently plan to have four to eight patrollers walking the camof those services, which needs to be utilized when it is available. pus watching buildings and escorting students to on-campus destinaPanther Patrol, an escort service for students who feel unsafe walktions. If there was large demand for these patrollers the program might ing through campus, is run by the University Police Department to even increase the amount of patrollers campus to account for demand. combat the unsafe feeling students have on campus. They might then also have the ability to stretch outside of camThis service is a good step for the UPD in order to ensure safety on pus limits. It is unfortunate that the program is so centralized, but if campus for those looking for it. enough people want it, the patrol limits might expand so students do If a student is intoxicated and not have to feel unsafe when walking from bars or does not feel comfortable walking parties, which might be a great distance away from Our POSITION home alone, they will be able to call the campus. • Situation: Panther Patrol will be starting soon. a dispatch number who will direct There have been other volunteer programs simi• Stance: It is a great step for Eastern to become two patrollers to their location in lar to Panther Patrol from the ROTC and fraternisafer by having the Panther Patrol . order to walk them home. ties, but they have been less than successful, partIt is said students should stick ly because of the less structured manner in which with friends especially at night. they ran. Sometimes it is impractical though The panther patrollers will be paid and trained for a person to have friends everyto be responsible and organized and not do things where they are. like flirt with the students the are escorting. While the patrollers are not bodyguards, they will still be with the The Panther Patrol has a lot of potential, and students should take student, and safety in numbers is always helpful. advantage of the program in order to stay safe at night. When the Panther Patrol program becomes available, it will be in The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of a test run phase to see if it is effective and worth it. If no one uses this The Daily Eastern News. service, there would be little reason to keep it. The demand must meet
Addicted, confused: My relationship with technology This past weekend my computed died. Like screen shattered, hard drive damaged died. It was not pleasant and I am still in the process of picking up the pieces. Through this process I have learned a lot about myself, as well as our generation and our relationship with technology. Let me start at the beginning. So my laptop breaks, and what is my reaction? I yelled and cried. Yes, I cried over a metal rectangle. I cried over the loss of my files (and I now know many are gone for good). I also cried for my poor wallet. Technology is expensive, something I had forgotten during my lovely four-year relationship with my now deceased electronic companion. When I got to the store I couldn’t believe my eyes. Seriously? $500 for a metal box? And that’s not even including software. I bought my laptop three and a half years ago and suddenly my software is out of date, so there goes another $200 easily, and my ability to eat out for a while. I finally get the thing set up and manage to lock myself out within the first half hour because I’m in so much a rush to get it all
Amy Wywialowski set up that I forgot my password. Then there is the attempt to save my old hard drive, which ends with most of the stuff not working because it’s outdated. Big surprise. Realistically I don’t know why this “outdate” phenomenon is happening but I know it bugs me and that my generation is only making things worse. We are so obsessed with having the “latest and greatest” that we have allowed companies to get away with charging us an arm and a leg. What happened to operating systems that read programs three or four “product generations” back? Maybe there are still some out there but they are definitely harder to find, especially for the technology inept person like myself.
So even though I was laptop-less this weekend I was not completely technology free. A friend let me borrow his Kindle so that I “wasn’t completely with out internet access,” because I don’t have a smart phone. It got me thinking. Are we really that addicted to technology that it would have been super difficult for me to live without Internet access for a day? Unfortunately, I think the answer is yes. This was confirmed to me as I waited in line at the computer store. A woman and I had been standing in line together for about 25 minutes and were getting equally frustrated as was evident by our faces. But did she and I share our frustration with each other or make small talk to make the time go faster? No, we simply glanced at one another and went back to checking our cell phones. Once again this confirms that human interaction is going to the wayside. I’m not condoning it at all but unfortunately I think it is just a part of our society. Amy Wywialowski is a senior history major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or DENopinions@gmail.com.
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Still, Raybin said he is prepared to make the most of any environment his journey may challenge him with. “I’ve been in England enough to be accustomed to all this, but it still requires a lot of adapting each time,” he said. As he adapts, Raybin expects to grow used to living out of a suit-
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case, using extensive public transportation, thinking in terms of foreign currency and eating a British diet of good Indian food and not enough vegetables. Until then, he looks forward to teaching a Tuesday-evening springsemester class on “The Canterbury Tales,” and said he is eager to see both English majors and non-Eng-
lish majors in attendance. “Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’ is one of the handful of finest books in English language literature,” he said. “Chaucer’s writing is sublime and pretty much everyone who reads the book likes it.” Katie Smith can be reached at 581-2812 or kesmith2@eiu.edu.
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Perry said by personalizing the university’s message and mission, he hoped to verify the opportunities available to students at Eastern through small class sizes and individualized attention. Additionally, the site will host features on students who have studied abroad or have shown extraordinary
discipline and competence within their respective fields. Perry said the site also serves as a recruiting tool, though he stressed how he intended to increase administrative transparency through it as well. “We want to make people see we have important things like shared
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Youth wrestlers to prepare for club season By Michael Spencer City Editor | @tmskeeper The Charleston Department of Parks and Recreation will hold a wrestling clinic for area children Tuesday at Charleston High School. The three-day clinic will focus on preparing young wrestlers for the club wrestling team’s season. The club is operated by the parks and recreation department and serves individuals from first though twelfth grade. C.J. Applegate, the athletics supervisor for the department, said the clinic is a great way to prepare athletes for the upcoming wrestling season. “Before club starts, (the club coaches) always do a three day clinic which is basically for veterans to get back into shape… or the first timers just trying it,” Applegate said. Applegate also said that the clinic will also be open to individuals that are younger than first grade but that show interest in learning wrestling fundamentals. Additionally, the coaches running the training sessions hope to make wrestling accessible to younger children that might otherwise only get exposed to the more mainstream sports like basketball, football or baseball.
“It’s one of those sports that not everybody tries so (the clinic) basically tries to get kids out there to see if they like it,” Applegate said. It is the intention of the department for young athletes to continue with the program in order to participate in the club team’s season. However, it is not a requirement for attending the clinic. “We try to get people involved in (wrestling) and then hopefully they stick with the club,” Applegate said. In terms of local popularity, it is a sport that does pull a considerable number of individuals to the wrestling-mats during the winter months. Applegate said that there are as many as 20-40 kids involved with the club in any given year and that most of the younger wrestlers do attend the clinic. The club is particularly popular among individuals in junior high because Charleston Middle School does not have a wrestling program. The clinic will meet 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 5, 7 and 12 in the CHS wrestling room and cost $20 for each attendee. Michael Spencer can be reached at 581-2812 or at tmspencer2@eiu.edu.
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Red-shirt freshman flanker, Emalie Thorton, tries to keep possession of the ball during a game against the Wisconsin All-Stars Sept. 9 at Lakeside Field. Saturday’s rugby game has been canceled.
Rugby cancels third straight game, rescheduled By Bob Reynolds Staff Reporter The Eastern rugby team had its game canceled on Saturday, which was scheduled to be played against Grand Valley State. The Panthers were scheduled to travel to Grand Valley State on Friday, but were not able to get any transportation to take them to the game, because all the buses were booked. Coach Frank Graziano said he was scrambling all week after he found out there was no transportation available. He was originally trying to reschedule the game, but was unable to do so.
Senior Shelby Pilch said the game was canceled because of a situation they could not control. Pilch said this was a huge letdown for her team. “We practiced hard throughout the week and we were ready to get another shot at a team that has already beat us this season,” she said. “We were really confident about our chances of winning.” This would have been the second time the Panthers played Grand Valley earlier this season on Sept. 22, where they lost 25-11 to the Lakers. The Panthers are looking to add another
game this week against Tennessee, who they played earlier in the season, but Pilch said she is unsure of any information about that. Tennessee defeated the Panthers 33-17 in the last contest. She added that Eastern would not know until later in the week on whether or not Eastern will be able schedule a match against Tennessee. Pilch said it is frustrating not knowing whether or not they are going to have a game. “Rugby is our job, and we will practice and play until we are told otherwise,” she said. The Panthers have lost six of their seven games this year, but the most recent game was
a 61-0 win over Kentucky on Oct. 19. There are nine players on the team that have never played rugby before this season, but that should give Eastern more experience next season. Red-shirt freshman Miranda Hankins leads the team with four tries this season. Junior Ellen Wilson, who is one of four veterans on the team, leads the team with 62 tackles and redshirt freshman Emalie Thornton has 50. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.
OVC Women’s soccer tournament set, season ends By Dominic Renzetti Managing Editor | @domrenzetti With the regular season coming to a close on Sunday, the Ohio Valley Conference women’s soccer tournament is set. With a 1-0 win on Friday in Martin, Tenn., Tennessee-Martin earned the right to host to the tournament, finishing the season with 24 points. The Skyhawks finished 8-2 in conference and will be the No. 1 seed. Morehead State will be the No. 2 seed, finishing the season with 21 points and a 7-3 record. The Eagles closed out their schedule with a 4-0 win over Eastern Kentucky. Southeast Missouri is the No. 3 seed after losing to Tennessee-Martin on Friday. The Redhawks have 20 points and a 6-2-2 record. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is the No. 4 seed, finishing with 19 points and a 6-31 record. Eastern, after being tied for first place most of the season, dropped three straight matches to finish the season at 6-4, earning the No. 5 seed. Austin Peay earned the last spot in the tournament with a 5-4-1 record and 16 points. The tournament opens at 4 p.m. on Thursday in Martin, with Eastern taking on Edwardsville in a rematch of the season finale. Southeast Missouri and Austin Peay play in the second game at 7 p.m. The winner of Eastern and Edwardsville will take on Tennessee-Martin in the first
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Red-shirt sophomore forward Chris Reed sends the ball up the pitch in a game on Sunday at Lakeside Field. The Panthers lost to the Cougars 2-1.
match on Friday. Following that match, the winner of the Southeast Missouri and Austin Peay will play Morehead State.
The start times of those matches have yet to be announced. The championship match will be Sunday. The winner of the tournament gets an auto-
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Panthers open season under first-year coach By Bob Reynolds Staff Reporter The Eastern women’s basketball team has been picked to finish third in the Ohio Valley Conference west division as voted on by head coaches and sports information directors, under first-year head coach Debbie Black. The Panthers have seven returning players from last year’s team that captured the OVC regular-season title. Eastern posted a 20-12 record overall and a 12-4 mark in conference play. Last season, the Panthers advanced to their fourth consecutive postseason tournament and defeated Missouri 60-58 in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, before losing to Illinois 62-54 in the second round. After the sudden departure of former head coach Lee Buchanan, the 2012 OVC Coach of the Year, the Panthers hired a new head coach in June. Black is joining the team after a successful eight-year run as an assistant at Ohio State under Jim Foster, which saw the Buckeyes win six Big Ten Conference Championships in eight seasons. Black said her team is trying to establish its identity this season and find out who exactly they are. “ O b v i o u s l y b e i n g t h e OVC champions and losing four starters, six seniors, I think they are trying to find out who this team is, not who they were,” she said. “It is the mindset of we’re going to let everybody know who we are. This is a different team.” The only returning starter from last season is junior forward Sabina Oroszova, who averaged 5.9 points and seven rebounds a game a year
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Illini Adrienne GodBold, a guard, fights to steal the ball from Eastern’s forward Sydney Mitchell, during the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament in Assembly Hall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign March 25. The Panthers lost the game 62-54 eliminating them from the WNIT.
ago. Black has made it clear that senior Jordyne Crunk will be her starting point guard, who averaged 5.8 points per game last season, shooting 34.7 percent from 3-point range and made 85 percent of her free throw attempts. “She has been a proven leader from the beginning,” Black said. Crunk is filling the void of former Eastern guard Ta’Kenya Nix-
on. She graduated from Eastern last year as the program’s top scorer alltime. This will be the third head coach both Oroszova and Crunk will have in the last three years. But there was a new rule established this season that the coaches were allowed to be in the gym with the team during the offseason and Black said it has been good for her, because she got to know her players.
“I was allowed to do a lot of individual work,” she said. “We put in a very tough conditioning program, and I found a point that the fittest teams win. You have to be in shape to play this game, and you have to be able to play 40 minutes or 45 minutes.” The Panthers have about 11 players fighting for starting jobs, and as a head coach Black said that is good for the team.
“I think competition is what makes you strong, and I think that is what we have,” she said. “Truth be told, it is pretty even. It has been a lot of fun in the gym that way.” The Panthers will open up the season against Evansville at 7 p.m. Friday. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.
Panthers’ explosive offense leads to 35-point victory By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor @AldoSoto2 The Eastern football team scored at least 40 points for the seventh time this year after beating Tennessee Tech 5621 Saturday at O’Brien Field, which included two special teams touchdowns. Erik Lora and Shepard Little both returned punts for touchdowns against the Golden Eagles. Lora’s 80-yard return tied a school record for the longest punt return for a touchdown. Little’s 75-yard return is Eastern’s fourth longest of all time. Lora won the Ohio Valley Conference Specialist of the Week, following Saturday’s game when he had a total of 115 yards on three punt returns to go along with his touchdown. The Miami, Fla., native was also nominated for OVC Offensive Player of the Week, with 12 receptions for 119 yards and scoring three touchdowns. Lora’s 12 receptions were the second highest total this season for the senior. Senior quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw 399 yards and tossed four touchdowns. Adding to his two fiveyard touchdowns and 29-yard touchdown to Lora, Garoppolo had a 79yard touchdown pass to sophomore Keiondre Gober. Including special teams and defense, the Panthers have scored 12 touchdowns of at least 60 yards this season after three against Tennessee Tech. Eastern’s high-scoring offense, which is averaging 47.3 points per game, second to Coastal Carolina (47.7 points
per game), has led to five consecutive OVC wins this season. Dating back to last year, the Panthers have won seven straight conference home games and are 9-0 overall at home under Dino Babers. The Panthers’ defense allowed 21 points to the Golden Eagles, but 14 of them were scored in the fourth quarter when Babers took out the Eastern starters. Eastern held the Tennessee Tech running attack to 2.6 yards per carry, as seven Golden Eagles combined to rush for 83 yards on 32 attempts. Darian Stone, who started as the quarterback for Tennessee Tech was replaced twice in the game, first in the second quarter and then he saw one possession to start the third quarter before being taken out of the game for Jared Davis. Davis fared better against Eastern, throwing two touchdowns to Eric Belew. Stone completed 7-of-11 passes, but only for 15 yards. Stone and Davis combined for 198 passing yards. Eastern is now ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in OVC play in passing and rushing defense, respectively. The Panthers have allowed an average of 155 passing yards and 143.4 rushing yards in their five conference games. Around the OVC Running back DaMarcus James scored five rushing touchdowns, tying an OVC single-game record in Jacksonville State’s 42-10 win over Austin Peay on Saturday. James ran for 102 yards on 19 carries that added to his five touchdowns for the Gamecocks. James won OVC Offensive Player of
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Keiondre Gober, sophomore wide receiver, runs past a Tennessee Tech. defender during Saturday’s game at O’Brien Field. Gober had five catches for 129 yards, including a 79-yard touchdown.
the Week and is now tied at No. 3 in the FCS with 17 rushing touchdowns. Eastern will play the Gamecocks on Nov. 16. at O’Brien Field. Linebacker Tony Bell was awarded with OVC Defensive Player of the Week, following his 4.5 sack performance against Murray State, leading Tennessee-Martin to a 45-17 win. Bell’s 4.5 sacks are the most sacks by a player
in a game in the FCS and FBS this season. Marcus Edwards was the last OVC player to record 4.5 sacks in a game, doing it in 2010, with Tennessee Tech. Austin Peay’s Omar Williams had a career-high 179 rushing yards on 35 carries against Jacksonville State and was honored with OVC Newcomer of the Week. The transfer running back had the most carries by any OVC play-
er this season and rushed for the most yards for Austin Peay since 2009. Williams had more rushing yards than Jacksonville State (179-175). The Gamecocks are ranked second in the OVC, averaging 206.1 rushing yards per game this season. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.