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BOT hears university fee concerns By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor | @cjbuchman The Board of Trustees heard concerns from the faculty regarding student fee increases and shared governance at their meeting Friday. Jemmie Robertson, Faculty Senate chair, spoke to the board on some of these questions and concerns the senate had. Robertson shared a story of a girl he met while in line for coffee who was visibly upset at the fact that she did not know how she was going to pay her student loans. “This is unfortunately a story for many graduates around the country now,” Robertson said. “However, I believe she will be successful in her investment and completion of a higher ed. degree will pay great dividends in her life both personally and professionally. Yet, are we doing all we can to contain costs for our students?” Robertson asked the board if they did all they could last spring to contain costs for student fees. “I believe, and many of my faculty colleagues feel strongly, that the answer to that question is a resounding ‘no,’” he said. “The mounting costs of higher education is a national concern, yet we must remember it is also an individual issue for each of our students.” Robertson also asked how they planned to uphold the principles of shared governance at Eastern. “Did we uphold those principles of shared governance when the board and president approved substantial fee increases that largely benefited athletics?” Robertson asked. “Please remember that last spring the Faculty Senate and the Student Senate both strongly opposed those increases, yet they were implemented anyway.” Robertson also asked if they were being fully transparent about how much revenue is being generated by those fees and where they are going. 78 percent of Grant-in-Aid fees goes to athletics, Robertson said. “As you will recall, the board of trustees approved a 50 percent increase in athletic fees last spring,” Robertson said. “However, when that was proposed, was it clearly presented to you that Eastern’s quote-unquote ‘comparatively low’ athletic fee did not include the revenue generated from athletics’ substantial Grant-inAid fees? Is that shared governance? Is that full transparency? If we can rescind an instructor’s contract, can we not rescind a fee increase?” Tom Michael, director of athletics, also spoke at the meeting during the president’s report to give a year in review for the athletics department. “We have had many successes in facing adversity, and dealt with everything with a very direct approach of finding a correct solution not only that is correct for the present time, but also thinking forward as to how it will impact EIU in the future as well,” Michael said. He said the student athletes have performed at a high level academically. In the fall semester, the overall GPA for all sports was 3.13. 16 sports had a team GPA of 3.0 or higher and 60 percent of all student athletes had a GPA of 3.0 or higher. In the spring semester, the overall GPA was 3.15, with 17 sports having a 3.0 or higher and 63 percent of student’s athletes having over a 3.0.
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The Mattoon High School JROTC color guard marches down the parade route to present the colors during the singing of the national anthem on Saturday. The JROTC color guard consisted of cadets Sam Uphoff, Elijah Milligan, Trenton Bitting and Toni Enlow.
Olympians meet cartoon characters By Sydney Edwards Copy Editor| @DEN_News As the national anthem was sung during the annual Special Olympics Family Festival on Saturday, the Olympians waited to meet their friend-for-a-day buddies and favorite cartoon characters. Cheryl Cunico, a volunteer for the festival, said she takes pleasure in volunteering with the festival. “I saw an ad in the paper eight years ago, and have been volunteering ever since,” Cunico said. “I enjoy seeing the people. It’s a good time.” Cunico worked as one of the volunteer positions in the food tent during the event. Individuals can sign up to be a general volunteer where they can help with games or serving food. Volunteers can even be a friend-for-aday, which allows them to be paired with an Olympian during the festival. The Olympians got to pick whom they wanted as their friend-for-a-day. The festival volunteers put the Olympians
“I saw an ad in the paper eight years ago and have been volunteering ever since.” - Cheryl Cunico, festival volunteer in front of the group of volunteers and told them to pick whom they wanted to spend the day with. As soon as the Olympians chose their friends, they grabbed their hands with big smiles on their faces as they walked away. Many of the friend-for-a-day volunteers came from Eastern, and the festival committee gave special thanks for those who came out. The event consisted of many Special Olympians from all over the area and community. A few even dressed up as cartoon characters. The theme for this year’s festival was
“Toon Town.” Olympians at the event were able to meet cartoon characters from various shows and movies such as: The Cookie Monster, Woody from “Toy Story,” and Scooby-Doo. During the opening ceremonies, volunteers lit torches and released balloons. Olympians were treated to a parade, where they lined up and waved to participants. The cartoon characters, the Mattoon, Lake Land and Coles County police departments, the Mattoon fire department, and even Santa walked down the route to meet the Olympians with warm smiles. After the opening ceremony, the Olympians were able to go to different tents to play games, sing karaoke and get temporary tattoos. Special Olympics will take place at Eastern again in Spring 2016, and the Family Festival will take place at Lake Land College again next fall. Sydney Edwards can be reached at 581-2812 or at skedwards2@eiu.edu.
EIU Alerts warns of 4th robbery in 7 days Staff report Eastern’s emergency alert system notified students and faculty Sunday of the fourth onfoot robbery reported since the morning of Sept. 13. A robbery was reported late Sunday afternoon after an incident occurred at the Fourth Street basketball courts near the intersection of Fourth and Roosevelt streets. There were no injuries as a result of the crime, and two suspects were arrested. Eastern included a list of crime-prevention tips in the advisory email, which includes many tips implying an increased risk for dan-
ger when the sun goes down. *Keep your door locked when you nap or go to bed for the night. *Report lights that are out and any hazardous conditions immediately. *Remember the location of the emergency phones. Walking? Avoid traveling alone at night. *Confine walking to well-lit, regular traveled walks and pathways. Avoid shortcuts and keep away from shrubbery, bushes, alleyways, or any other areas where an assailant might be lurking. *Avoid the athletic fields after dark. The fact remains; Sunday’s occurrence is al-
ready the second afternoon robbery in less than a week. A student reported a robbery between the Lumpkin and Klehm Halls around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and was followed by another instance less than 12 hours later at the intersection of Fourth and Polk streets. The first of these four crimes took place on the south side of Booth Library last Sunday morning and is the only one of which is being reported as battery along with the robbery. Any information regarding the incident should be reported to the Charleston Police Department at 345-8422.
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Booth Library observes Curiosity Day By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor| @DEN_News For the first time in 13 years, Booth Library now has an event to introduce kids and their families to the story telling program. Jeanne Goble, the senior library specialist at Booth Library, said the idea for the event was to help introduce library story time programs to the Charleston community. “This is our first time, and we hope to do it every fall as an introduction to our story time programs,” Goble said. The event happened to fall on Curiosity Day, an observation celebrating "Curious George," a popular children’s book series. “It originated in Boston Public Library, but it seems lots of libraries, schools and bookstores are doing this as well,” Goble said. Goble said during Saturday’s event, all the children's activities were centered on "Curious George." “(We’re) planning activities around 'Curious George',” Goble said. “We’re encouraging kids to explore and to read and just try doing different things, and we like them to try using the collection and their parents too.” “Every fall and spring semester, we do story times. We do at least six a semester,” Goble said. “This particular event seemed like a very good beginning to start off our story themes events.” Goble said since "Curious George" is a classic children’s book series, most of the kids in attendance have experience with curiosity and exploration
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David Cook II and his daughter, Opal, 2, make a monkey puppet during Curiosity Day on Saturday in Booth Library. Curiosity Day recognized the 70th anniversary of Curious George.
ferent things to play with,” Cook said. “I think it’s great that they have so many options here for kids.” Cook said his daughter was very curious about all the stuffed animals and the puppets available for the kids to play with. “We enjoyed playing with the shapes,” Cook said. “She really enjoyed the story time. She enjoyed how animated the people were when they were telling the stories.” Cook said his daughter was really looking forward to making her own monkey puppet. Cook said it is nice the children have a lot to do, and that it is great Booth Library picked a theme that kids could explore. “We have other story times coming up with various student groups from campus,” Goble said. “There’s a lot of stuff planned. There will be a theme for each one.” Goble said on Halloween, Jemmie Robertson, a music professor, is having a musical program for the kids, and would encourage them to be in Halloween costumes. There will even be a petting zoo. “Next spring, we have a spring opening that will coincide with the English department’s Lions In Winter program,” Goble said. “So we’re having a famous children’s illustrator author, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, come in.” Goble said that, when Gilchrist comes in the spring, the program will take a look at some of her literary works.
put on by the Lincoln Log Cabin. Kirsten Bay was one of the people leading the tour. She explained most of the history behind the courthouse. The Coles County courthouse was built in 1835 as a small log cabin just south of the current location. From 1866 to 1898, the courthouse was designed to resemble a southern courthouse. In 1898, lawyers and city officials attempted to pass referendums to rebuild the courthouse. When referendums were not passed, the city officials decided they were going to “remodel” the courthouse, which cost around $195,000 of the tax-payers money. “Taxpayers did not want to pay for the repairs because they did not want it, and the city did not want to pay because of how much it cost,” Bay said. “Architectural firms and the builder sued the city because they wanted to be paid.”
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Bay said the case went all the way to the Supreme Court, where the city was told to pay the workers. The current courthouse was built between 1898 and 1900, and now stands in the Charleston square. People were led through the courtrooms on the second floor where Bay and Judge Shick explained what each courtroom was typically used for. In courtroom one, Judge Shick and Matthew Mittelstedt, the site manager of the Lincoln Log Cabin, gave background information on court documents and the Charleston Riot. Judge Shick said the Coles County Sheriff led copperheads, which were Civil War opposers, and democrats in killing the Union soldiers. Over 100 copperheads were in the square. When the riot was over, nine people were killed and 12 were wounded. Judge Shick said the copperheads all ran and left Coles County, and the sheriff escaped to Canada.
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Mittelstaedt told the tour attendees about the history of being free in Illinois. “To be free and black in Illinois was an awkward thing,” Mittelstaedt said. Mittelstaedt said the first four Illinois governors came to Illinois with slaves. Edward Coles, Illinois’ second governor and namesake of Coles County, came and freed his slaves. Coles was sued after he freed his slaves because he had broken the law. Mittelstaedt said to be free slaves had to carry specific documents that showed their freedom. If a free person did not have their papers they could be arrested and prosecuted for being a runaway slave. Mittelstaedt said this is the third tour of the courthouse given by the Charleston Parks and Recreation Department this year. Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or at mgfreund@eiu.edu.
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By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_news Through dance, dramatization and monologues, students are able to express their issues on controversial topics throughout the world in The Untold Truth. The Untold Truth is a Registered Student Organization on cam pus whose purpose is to unite, empower and inform the campus of political, civic and domestic topics around the world, and even at Eastern. Zachary Booth, the president of The Untold Truth, said the RSO is a way for students to address worldly topics. The RSO has an upcoming event, which is directed toward how Americans depicts different acts of violence.
“We have to try not to do the same thing that other RSOs are doing, making sure that we are staying to our purpose and staying fresh, not falling into the same categories as others.” -Zachary Booth, president of The Unknown Truth The organization wants to dig deeper and tell audience members to voice their experiences with violence wherever they come from,
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Jasmine Price, a sophomore family and consumer sciences major, watches a video about the pros and cons of college during the Untold Truth meeting Thursday in the Oakland Room of the Martin Luther King Jr., University Union.
Booth said. Booth said what sets them apart from other organizations are the topics being brought up. He said the organization talks about the issues members feel would unite the campus. The Untold Truth is in its second year of operation, and Booth said the organization is still trying to get its name out. “We have to try not to do the
same thing that other RSOs are doing, making sure that we are staying to our purpose and staying fresh, not falling into the same categories as others,” Booth said. “It’s not going to happen tomorrow, but that’s OK.” Booth said while the RSO was still being organized, one of the biggest challenges was the structure of the organization-- he said they had to figure out how the organiza-
tion would run. The easiest thing about being a new RSO is how much time is invested in building a better executive board. They got to know each other and bond, which results in a greater level of understanding and respect. A strong exec board follows an even stronger organization, Booth said.
Thomas Wilson, the vice president of The Untold Truth, said because the organization is new, members have a chance to draw in a crowd based on students’ curiosity about The Untold Truth. He said the advantage is that students are unfamiliar with the RSO, so they can still shape the organization to what is appealing to them. Wilson said people expect established RSOs to run a certain way, and because The Untold Truth is still finding itself as an organization, it gives them a chance to take a different direction in leadership. Wilson said the organization also holds discussions, but those meetings are not their main tactic of getting knowledge to students. “You can’t really solve anything through discussions, but with those open dialogues you can get a better understanding and it gives people a place to voice their opinions and feedback,” Wilson said. One meeting involved an open discussion on why it is important to attend college, and members asked students the benefits of college and if it is worth the expense and time. Wilson said one thing he wanted to do through the organization is think of a creative way to shed light on the robberies happening on campus. He said he wants to do something to help students be aware of their surroundings. T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.
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Moving on from issues I never thought I had a problem with it until I said I was not going to do it anymore— that is when I realized how badly I depended on it. Although I have not done it in years, selfharm is something I have struggled with since I was a child. According to Mental Health America’s website, self-harm is when people intentionally and repeatedly injure themselves; the most common method is cutting, but it can also include burning, hitting or ingesting harmful substances. The website states about 2 million people in the U.S. self-harm, the majority of whom are teenagers or young adults with women outnumbering men. Like any addiction, though, there is hope for those afflicted. A common perception about those who selfharm is they are only looking for attention. This can be true to an extent; for some, the only way they know to communicate that they need help is by acting out in an extreme way. However, being discovered can be a humiliating experience, even for those who were seeking help in the first place. I still remember the day in grade school when my teacher noticed my injuries, took me out into the hallway for a “talk,” sent me to the counselor and called my parents, who proceeded to fight about it when I got home but never followed through to actually get me help for it. When trying to help friends, it is crucial to be sensitive and not shame them. It can be difficult, though, when they deny needing help at all. I never used to think this behavior was a problem. I compared self-harm to other bad habits. Some people smoke and drink when they are stressed, which are two behaviors proven to cause deadly ailments later in life. To me, because scars or bruises were temporary and not likely to cause long-term health problems, this was a perfectly reasonable way to occasionally deal with stress. This illusion of control was shattered when I decided to go cold turkey once I got to college. It was easy at first, but as soon as the stress of college life settled in, I realized my main coping mechanism was gone, and I felt completely lost. Only then was I forced to use logic to conquer my emotions. “If I sit here and do this, it will feel good for a minute, but then the lights will come back on, I’ll open my eyes and my problems will still be here. This is a waste of time.” If you know people dealing with this, make it known that you are there to help, but also understand they need to go through their own internal process to figure out their true priorities. If you are struggling yourself, you are probably someone who is used to dealing with his or her own problems, but know that you don’t have to. There are healthy and productive ways to deal with stress, and distracting yourself from a harsh reality won’t make it go away. Nothing will get better until you face your problems head-on. Stephanie Markham is a senior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or deneic@gmail.com
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Be proactive about applying for scholarships Do not be that student sitting back with jealous rage when hearing of all the scholarship money friends have received from their admittedly superior study habits. We are not saying you should be ashamed of your bad study habits. Do not get us wrong, you probably should be, but it is not the point of this particular piece. You do not have to be a better grade-getter, but a better scholarship-getter. Seriously! Scholarship money is literally1 waiting for you to pick it up off the ground. Walk through Old Main and you will see dollar bills just kicked back breathing in all the administrative stuffiness rising from the fabric of ill-fitting suits and probably some muchneeded hair pieces. The biggest thing you might need to do is just open your pretty2 little eyes and ears. There are plenty of opportunities for you to
get some extra cash to pay for your educational needs. Get involved! Just by joining different extracurricular activities, you can “earn” money for your account. Your major might even have some money they can throw at you. Do not be afraid to ask! Here is a tip; asking can never go wrong, unless it is your girlfriend. Then you might end up sleeping on the couch. Professors should be more than willing to help you though. They know you do not have any money left over from lifeguarding the past three summers. Oh yeah, and do not be stupid. Some people think scholarships are silly because “hey I am getting loans to pay for school anyway, so I do not have to worry about paying these bills until later in life anyway.” Do not fill out a FAFSA and become complacent. Always remember the wise words of Miami Heat general manager Pat Riley,
“When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.” More expert tips: Do not make excuses and do not borrow more money than you have to, especially after you graduate. Life is going to suck after college, do not make it suck worse by piling up loan debt like pizza boxes next to your kitchen counter because you are too lazy to take out the trash at least once a week. If you do things to help yourself out, some of this scholarship money can end up in your pocket to pay for things outside of tuition. 1. Not literally. Pretty far from literally. 2. Your eyes are not pretty. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
What does “just a nurse” really mean? “Just a nurse,” a phrase that has been taking over news headlines, social media and hospitals. What does it mean to be “just a nurse”? In the Miss America pageant on Sunday Sept. 13, Miss Colorado, Kelley Johnson, performed a monologue for her talent. On “The View” the next morning, a conversation between hosts Michelle Collins and Joy Behar started an irreversible controversy when Behar said “Why does she have a doctor’s stethoscope around her neck?” On Wednesday, Collins and Behar made an apology on their show that may have even made matters worse. In Behar’s apology, she said she did not know Johnson was a nurse and thought the scrubs were a costume. Admitting that she was unaware of what the monologue was truly portraying and simply just spewing words out with little attentiveness to the harm. The backlash to these irresponsible and even disrespectful remarks has been unreal. On Thursday, Ellen DeGeneres invited Johnson onto her show to talk about her monologue. While explaining her reasoning behind the monologue Johnson said, “I wanted to give the nurses that don’t have that voice, that voice and that recognition.” Johnson also went on to explain how she achieved her goal. She said it was a great feeling to bring those nurses together and have everybody standing up for the nursing profession. The “just a nurse” cause spread insanely fast through the media.
Cheyenne Fitzgerald YouTube videos were posted within hours demanding respect and recognition for their jobs as well as mocking the lack of knowledge behind the comments. One video pointed out that it is nurses who “assess, plan, implement and evaluate on the patients.” Not only did Johnson have other nurses backing her up and coming together, but sponsors of “The View” were on her side as well. Johnson & Johnson and Eggland’s Best dropped their advertisements from the show after receiving requests from healthcare professionals. Nursing has been up against this stigma that they are unneeded and not appreciated enough for the amount of hours, care and hard work they put in. Many people believe that because we have doctors, nurses are simply inadequate in comparison. Personally, I do not agree. Being in my 20s,
many of my friends are in college and some are even pursuing nursing professions. The amount of time and effort put into their studies has seemed to be close to double of what my average per week usually is. In some programs, the students are required to maintain a 77 percent test average. There is also the stress of having to pass the National Council Licensure Examination that they are only allowed three chances to pass. Lakeview College nursing student Marcella Toups said, “We assess the patient the moment we or they come into the room. We are constantly looking for signs of anxiety, pain, assessing their gait, posture, how the look and communicate with us.” When asked about the use of the stethoscope that was said to be a doctor’s utility Toups said, “We use them to measure blood pressure, listen to the lungs, heart, intestines, organs, and some veins to ensure our patients organs are healthy and functioning properly.” Without it, the nurses would not be able to do their jobs to the degree that is needed for the patients’ safety. Johnson did a brave thing breaking the typical talent selections. By doing that, she empowered those in her profession and started what may be a new beginning that includes well-deserved recognition for nurses. Cheyenne Fitzgerald is a senior journalism and psychology major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or cmfitzgerald@eiu.edu.
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Adviser reflects on short life of student-run magazine By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_news A vision came to life in 2005 when the University Board created an entertainment publication designed to bring attention to performances and events on campus. “Pulse” was originally an entertainment magazine the UB created for campus. Cecilia Brinker, director of student life and former adviser for “AMP,” said one of the voids the UB wanted to fill was getting coverage of a lot of things happening on campus. She said the UB wanted one specific media source to capture the entertaining events. One man did just the thing. Ken Bauer approached the board with the idea of creating the magazine and had the vision to create the medium. Once ready, he sought a partner to make the vision come to life, Brinker said. Brinker said Bauer had a strong background with media because of his familiarity with public relations. She said the idea was also created to help students who were interested in learning how to put out a proper magazine. She said it had an educational value as an informative publication. “That was a part of the driving force for Ken because it was a good public relations tool to hone his skills and provide other students to follow in his footsteps,” Brinker said. Pulse had a 12-person paid staff with jobs such as graphic designers, reporters, sales representatives, pho-
tographers and editors. “The quality of the magazine was impressive. The design, layouts and content of the magazine was impressive, and what made it so was because it was all done by students,” Brinker said. “It was a very impressive piece of marketing and journalism represented by students and their expertise.”
“It got to the point where it was impacting UB’s overall operational budget because they were putting so much of their funding into sustaining the magazine itself. ” - Cecilia Brinker director of student life The first name of the magazine was called the “Pulse,” but later on it was named the “AMP.” The prompt change occurred because another university had a magazine with the same name. Part of the reason for naming it “AMP” was because UB wanted to amplify the entertainment on campus. “AMP” published around five editions with up to 30 pages in each issue. Brinker said most of the content highlighted the UB events and other organization activities. The budget was about $25,000 to put out four or five editions through
the semester; each edition was around $5,000 and was printed off campus. Brinker said the magazine relied somewhat on advertising, and the money was still not enough. “It was all done in color, very sharp, glossy stock paper was used,” Brinker said. “Students with graphic design skills were very creative with the layouts and photoshoots that they did. It was well put together.” Brinker said what lead to “AMP’s” downfall was the cost of producing the magazine each month. She said the revenue from the advertising was not contributing to paying for the print. “It got to the point where it was impacting the UB’s overall operational budget, because they were putting so much of their funding into sustaining the magazine itself,” Brinker said. The goal was to do a trial period and have the magazine running for a couple of months and then eventually the publication was supposed become self-sufficient, with no financial help from the university. Brinker said because of financial constraints and staff challenges, the magazine did not go through a full academic term. Though the vision did not live on, Brinker said while “AMP” resided on publication racks around campus, it was hard to keep those copies on newsstands for long. T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.
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Published poets, songwriter to give memorial reading By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News The Doudna Fine Arts Center will host the Allen Neff Memorial poetry reading at 7 p.m. on Monday in the Recital Hall. The poetry reading will include feature poets Wyn Cooper and Matthew Minicucci. The center for the humanities, the English department, the Nancy Hennings Memorial Poetry Reading Series and the Lynch Humanities Lectur Series are all sponsors for
this event. Cooper is a poet and a songwriter who has published four books of poetry, “The Country of Here Below,” “The Way Back,” “Postcards from the Interior” and “Chaos is the New Calm.” His work has also been featured in over a 100 different poetry magazines including “Poetry,” “Ploughshares,” “Slate,” “Crazyhorse,” ”Agni” and “The Southern Review.” One of Cooper’s poems, “Fun,” was modified to become the lyrics for Sheryl Crow’s “All I Wanna Do,”
which won a Grammy. Aside from his written work, Cooper also released two CDs titled “Forty Words for Fear” and “Postcards Out of the Blue.” He taught at the University of Utah, Bennington College, Marlboro College and at the Frost Place, a museum commemorating poet Robert Frost. Some of his musical works have even been discussed in “Esquire,” “The New York Times Magazine,” and “The New York Observer.” According to Cooper’s website,
his music has also been featured on National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition. Minicucci’s recent full-length poetry collection, “Translation,” was chosen as the 2014 Wick Poetry Prize winner, and was published by the Kent State University Press this year. Minicucci’s work was also featured in many different journals, including “ The Cincinnati Review,” “The Massachusetts Review,” “The Southern Review,” and “West Branch.”
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He was a part of the Best New Poets 2014 anthology. He also currently teaches writing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The event will be free and open to both students and Charleston residents. Dana Ringuette, the chair for the English Department at Eastern, could not be reached for comment. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.
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Michael said the financial climate at Eastern has had an impact in athletics. “ We have and are fully participating in reducing operating expenses to be fiscally responsible along with all the other units on campus,” Michael said. “We have made significant cuts to appropriated and local budgets by reducing personnel and operating budgets for athletic teams.” Michael said they are continuing to look at cost-cutting measures in the department to better their efficiency without diminishing the experience for student athletes. “We will also continue to work diligently to find other ways to increase our revenue through alumni donors and friends of EIU,” Michael said. They are also looking at corporate sponsorships and are trying to expand the network of businesses to increase
compliant with the rules and their revenue opportunities. The board also voted on a regulations of the Ohio Valnew degree program offering ley Conference. Dan Nadler, the vice presa Master of Science in biotechnology and biochemistry. ident of student affairs, said Provost Blair Lord said this is has been done since biochemistry, biotechnolo- Eastern was a member of the gy and anything having to do OVC. The OVC is run by the with health or medical care tends to be of high interest member institutions, their and growing demand among presidents and their director of athletics. students. “The intention of this is to “This program is designed to leverage the resources of be a reminder of the imporour biological sciences unit tance of being in compliance and our chemistr y unit,” and the outbreak in a great deal of courage and integrity Lord said. The creation of the new academically and outside the degree was discussed at the classroom,” Nadler said. The members of the board board retreat this past sumquestioned whether the OVC mer. The Statement on Inter- was a good conference for collegiate Athletics was also them to compete in. Nadler said they had been reported on. It is required for the board, competitive in previous years, the university president and either winning the CommisCup orCorporation finishing in the administration to be Syndication re- sioner’s Sales The New York Times second place. sponsible for the department 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 “We also tend to finish in of athletics. For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 the top one or two in regards It must with integ- September For operate Release Monday, 21, 2015 rity, standards and be fully to academic achievement as
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Seniors lead Panthers to win over Chicago State By Maher Kawash Staff reporter | @DEN_Sports There was a special feeling in the air for the Eastern women’s soccer team as they honored their seniors before the game. In what was already a special day for seniors Molly Hawkins and Hannah Miller, they made it even sweeter by scoring two goals each to lead their team to a 4-1 victory over Chicago State Sunday at Lakeside Field. “I’m really happy for the seniors to be able to have a big day like this, and I’m happy we got the win for them,” Eastern coach Jason Cherry said. “It was a great team effort led by our seniors making it a phenomenal day.” The Panthers got off to a slow start as they gave up the first goal of the game in the 35 th minute, but were quick to bounce back as they tied the game with a goal one minute later by Miller. After going into the half tied at one, the team came out with an aggressive attitude which led to three unanswered goals, and their first four goal game since Sept. 29, 2013. The only downside of the game was Hawkins and Miller being one goal away from a hat trick, but there was still little to be upset about for those two and the rest of the team. “It was really cool for myself and Hannah to get some goals on a special day like this,” Hawkins said.
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Senior forward Hannah Miller scored two goals in the 4-1 win against Chicago State Sunday at Lakeside Field.
The special day for the seniors was also a special day for freshman Kaci Schonert, who provided a solid performance. Schonert was substituted in during the first half and played a big role by assisting on two of the four goals. “Assisting to two of the seniors was cool, and it really boosts my confidence to have a game like this,” Schonert said.
Cherry had high expectations for Schonert ever since he recruited her because of her ability to find her teammates. “Kaci is the type of kid who would rather have an assist over a goal and that’s why I recruited her,” Cherry said. “Great performance from her today.” Former rugby player and senior Hannah Veith got the start in goal in
an honorary move by Cherry. Veith gave up one goal and made one save before being substituted at the half. The Panthers will hope to continue their success as they head into conference play and will continue to lean on their seniors to lead the team. On Friday, Eastern was defeated by the University of Missouri-Kansas City 1-0 in overtime after Lexie How-
ard scored just about two minutes into overtime. The team begins their conference slate with a road game against Tennessee-Martin Friday at 7 p.m. Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or mwkawash@eiu.edu
Golf teams hope for better finish in tournament play By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor|@BobReynoldsDEN The Eastern men’s and women’s golf team will hope for a better finish from near the bottom performances in their respective tournaments last weekend. The Eastern women will play in the Loyola-Chicago fall invitational at the par-73, 6,132 yard Flossmoor Country Club in Flossmoor. It will be an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start both days. Eastern will go up against Loyola-Chicago, Evansville, Southern Illinois, Butler, Detroit, Green Bay, Illinois Chicago, Chicago State and Lewis University.
The Eastern women opened up their season with a tie for 10th place at the Murray State fall invite last weekend. Sophomore Anne Bahr shot a tworound total of 164, which was good for a 44th place finish. Junior Alexandra Pickens finished 47th for the tournament. Junior Chole Wong finished with a 172 last weekend, while junior Madison Burget finished with a 183. This will be the second of five tournaments the Panthers will play in the fall season. The Panthers will play three tournaments in October starting with the Butler Fall Invitational. Eastern will next travel to the Day-
ton Fall Invitational and then the Evansville Fall Intercollegiate. The Eastern men’s team will travel to Murray, Ky. to play in the Murray State Invitational. The Panthers will start a 54-hole event, which will begin Monday at 8:30 a.m. Monday will feature 36 holes of action. The final round will be Tuesday and will start at 9 a.m. The tournament will take place at the par-71, 6,601-yard Miller Memorial Golf Course, the same course which the Eastern women competed on last weekend. Along with host Murray State, the Panthers will be competing against
five other Ohio Valley Conference teams, which include Tennessee Tech, Tennessee State, Morehead State and Tennessee-Martin. Also in the field are Alabama State, Missouri Baptist, Western Illinois and Wright State. The Panther men opened up last week finishing in last place at the Illinois State D.A. Weibring Classic. The Panthers finished 50 strokes behind 17th place last weekend. Senior Austin Sproles shot a threeround total of 234 with a low round of 74, which was in the first round of the tournament. Freshman Alvaro Hernandez and junior Daniel Hughes both tied for
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90th place with a combined total of 241. The duo each shot a low round of 77 in the tournament. This will be the second of five tournaments for the Panther men as they will travel to the Southern IllinoisEdwardsville fall invitational next week, which is in Madison. Eastern will then travel to the John Dallio DePaul Memorial in Lemont. The Panthers will complete there fall season at the Austin Peay Fall Intercollegiate in a couple of weeks.
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Late mistakes hurt Panthers in loss to Illinois State By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @Banash5 Late mistakes cost the Eastern football team a chance at an upset over No. 5 Illinois State Saturday at O’Brien Field. The Panthers were tied at 31 late in the fourth quarter, but a missed 31yard field goal by sophomore kicker Nick Bruno in the fourth quarter, which would have won the game, and a fumble lost by redshirt sophomore running back Devin Church in overtime thwarted the would-be upset. After the Church fumble, Illinois State kicker Sean Slattery gave the Redbirds a 34-31 victory after making a 31-yard field goa in overtime. Church was one of several bright spots on the Panthers offense, rushing for 109 yards on 12 carries, and also catching four passes for 34 yards. He also scored on a five-yard touchdown run to give the Panthers a 14-10 lead in the first quarter. Eastern coach Kim Dameron said that he thought Church played extremely well and only made one mistake the whole game. “I told Devin after the game, ‘Forget it, let’s go.’ Because I don’t want him worrying about it,” Dameron said. “I know there’s not anybody on the planet that feels worse about it than he does.” Church would not be the only player or coach feeling bad about the loss. Red-shirt senior defensive tackle Dino Fanti said that while the Panthers did improve from the first two games of the season, in which they lost by a combined score of 74-5, the game’s outcome will also overshadow the effort made. “Well we improved, but you won’t see that until Sunday at film,” Fanti said. “Right now it’s just an ‘L’ and losing is not okay, and the whole team knows that it’s not okay.” Dameron also said that he doesn’t believe in “moral” victories, especially because a win over the Redbirds would have been a big win for the program and the season. Dameron was pleased with the Eastern running game, which rushed for 209 yards on 48 carries.
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Red-shirt junior running back Devin Church had 109 rushing yards and a touchdown during the Mid-America Classic against Illinois State on Saturday at O’Brien Field. The Panthers lost to the Redbirds 34-31. The Panthers are now 0-3 overall.
Senior quarterback Jalen Whitlow rushed for 55 yards, while red-shirt senior Shepard Little ran for 44 yards on eight carries. “We felt there were times in the game when they were just gassed, so that’s what we tried to do, which was get fresh people in there and go,” Dameron said. “Shep did a heck of a job, and ran extremely hard.” Whitlow also threw the ball for 168 yards and a 23-yard touchdown pass to red-shirt junior wide receiver Anthony Taylor on the Panthers opening drive. Taylor caught four passes for 49 yards, while fellow red-shirt junior Isaiah Nelson snagged five passes for 62 yards. Nelson said that the ultimate goal for any game is to win and not just to improve on past performances. “Anytime you look up at the score-
board and see points on the board, whereas last week there were no points on the board, that’s an improvement,” Nelson said. “But at the same time when you lose, you’re not thinking about it. You’re thinking that there were 2-3 plays we could’ve made differently.” One area that Dameron believes the Panthers need to improve on is their third and fourth down defense. The Redbirds were 8-for-19 on third down conversions and a perfect 3-for-3 on fourth down conversions. All three first down conversions resulted in runs of 14, 10 and 15 yards by senior quarterback Tre Roberson and senior running back Marshaun Coprich. Coprich led the Redbirds rushing attack with 178 yards on 33 carries and two touchdowns, while Roberson rushed for 28 yards on 10 carries.
Roberson also threw for 204 yards and touchdown. “The biggest difference in the game and why we weren’t ahead was because of third down,” Dameron said. “We’re not anywhere close to where we need to be. But I felt that our effort was tremendous.” The defense did make a number of key plays, including a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown by junior linebacker Seth McDonald. McDonald picked off Roberson and raced to the end zone to shorten the Illinois State lead to 24-21 heading into the half. McDonald and senior cornerback Anthony Goodman led the defense with 12 tackles. This was the third straight game that McDonald has recorded doubledigit tackles. “There’s no one I’m more proud
of right now than Seth McDonald,” Fanti said. “That interception was a huge play for him, and it’s a huge step as a player to make a play like that.” McDonald was named Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Sunday, for the second time in three weeks. Eastern will have a bye week this week before traveling to Austin Peay on Oct. 3 to begin Ohio Valley Conference play. “Going into the bye week with a loss is tough because you’re thinking about the last game that we lost,” Nelson said. “We’ve got to get a short memory and put this behind us.” Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu
Losing streak continues for Panther volleyball By Sean Hastings Assistant Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports The Eastern volleyball team has lost seven matches in a row after starting the season winning its first five of seven matches. The last time the Panthers won a match was two weeks ago when the Panthers defeated Toledo at the DePaul Invitational. The Panthers started their season by winning the Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne Invitational, and then took second place in the DePaul Invitational. Last weekend’s invitational at Dayton was going to be one of the toughest the Panthers would play before conference play starts according to coach Sam Wolinski. After playing their toughest weekend at Dayton, things did not get much easier this past weekend. The Panthers lost all four matches in the Oakland Golden Grizzly invitational. The weekend started by playing No. 13 Ohio State in which the Panthers lost 3-0. One player that had a strong match was sophomore Maria Brown. Brown led the team with 13 kills and 15
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Senior setter Marah Bradbury sets the ball up for a kill during the Panthers' 3-1 loss to Indiana State on Sept. 1 in Lantz Arena.
digs. Even though the Panthers lost, Brown’s 13 kills led everyone on the Ohio State roster as well. “I think we have played some tough competition,” Wolinski said. “We just haven’t come out on the winning end. I think at times we are doing what we need to do, we just have to find a way to finish right
now.” She added that the Panthers are a little banged up right now and that also plays into it. After losing to Ohio State, the Panthers were defeated by host Oakland. The Panthers won the first two sets of the match only needing one more to get the match win, but Oakland
won three straight to make the comeback. Dartmouth was the next team to beat the Panthers as they won 3-1. Eastern lost the first set and won the second. But Dartmouth won the next two to get the win. The Panthers were able to force a fifth set with Western Michigan after
losing the first two sets. The Broncos won the fifth set 15-9. Wolinski also mentioned that senior captain Stephanie Wallace, and freshman Taylor Smith were strong all weekend long. Wallace had a good weekend in the back row, and Smith’s versatility was shown as she was able to do a lot for the Panthers over the weekend. Next up for the Panthers will be Tennessee Tech to start conference play. The Panthers know that they have to improve their consistency in all areas. “It’s just a matter of putting all that together so that we can finish the matches and get a couple wins,” Wolinski said. All the games the Panthers have played do not count towards their conference record. They are motivated to get playing for real. Wolinski said that starting Monday, it is a new season. “The record is 0-0. That’s what everybody is heading into OVC play, so it’s time to get better at a couple things,” Wolinski said. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu