THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 www.easternprogress.com Independent student publication of Eastern Kentucky University since 1922
Alcohol on campus?
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By TOPHER PAYTON
christopher_payto3@mymail.eku.edu
Accessibility to alcohol in the dorms is still a little ways off despite the hopes of members of Student Government Association (SGA). A forum hosted by SGA Tuesday night addressed the idea of alcohol on campus, namely residence halls and alumni events. Several campus administrators and Student Body President Katie Scott served as panelists who spoke to a full house in Powell Underground. There has been some discussion in the past about allowing alcohol in upperclassmen dorms, said Billy Martin, executive director of Student Life and Auxiliary Services. The panelists made it clear, however, allowing students to have alcohol in Grand Campus has just been a pilot program, and that pilot has not been going well. "I do believe though, however, that we haven't got the level of responsibility at Grand Campus that we need for us to really consider our other halls," Martin said. The panelists discussed problems Grand Campus faces by allowing alcohol, namely underage drinking and parties with too many people in one apartment. "All it takes is to go over there any night of the week after 10 and you'll get a good idea of what we need changed before we can probably seriously consider putting in
alcohol into the other halls," Martin said. "It's very hard to start thinking about adding halls when we're struggling to get the one we're piloting to work." April Barnes, assistant dean of students in the Housing Office said there's been several disturbance calls made to police this semester. Martin said he doesn't think students know Grand Campus is being watched. He said maybe if they did they wouldn't take advantage of the policy. "I think if the message could get out that they're being watched maybe students would help police that some," Martin said. "Just like they'll probably help police the [Touchdown Terrace} area." Martin called on other students to help monitor the trouble areas, to ensure a few rowdy students don't blow the whole initiative for everyone at Eastern. "They can help by helping us," Martin said. "I mean they can get involved, they can help those students understand that SGA is working to broaden this perspective, and they're not helping SGA. And they're not helping their fellow students when they're not doing it responsibly." A check-in table for Resident Assistants was offered as a solution to what some audience members saw as a lack of infrastructure in the apartments. The RA's would check what students bring in to their apartments. Executive Vice President and University Counsel Laurie Carter said
Panel says many incidents at Grand Campus doesn't bode well for wider lenience
she'd rather treat students like the adults they are, not monitor their every move. "You shouldn't have to have rules and regulations or an infrastructure to tell you how to behave responsibly," Carter said. Carter said they are doing what they can to teach students how to behave properly, but it ultimately comes down to students acting like adults.
"Alcohol education programs will help that but it's really the mindset of the individuals that's going to make the difference in whether or not this initiative can move forward," Carter said. Moving from stricter regulations to allowing alcohol sales on campus, Professor
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Student Body President Katie Scott asked the university to consider a proposal to allow alcohol in dorms and at on-campus alumni functions for those of legal age.
EKU opts out of state oversight on building projects By KASEY TYRING
kasey_tyring@mymail.eku.edu
The future of Eastern construction is now securely in the hands of it's own committee that will be composed of
full time Eastern employees. Kentucky House-Bill 622 allows governing bodies of public universities to perform managment functions previously perfomed by the state. In it's current program the state is in control of
all capital construction projects worth more than $599,000. This could cause the state officials to not care as much about the project as they could, or cause them to burn out with all their other state projects, Paul Gannoe said,
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Nancy Collins shakes hands with University Council Laurie Carter after being reappointed to the Board of Regents. Student Body President Katie Scott also was sworn in at the board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The board voted to break away from state oversight on construction projects.
director of capital construction and project administration at Eastern. The Board of Regents met Tuesday, Sept. 8, voting in favor of opting out of the state bill, which opens up nearly every project Eastern administration has on their timeline. Choosing to take control of the management of capital project puts Eastern in league with the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Western, Northern and Murray. Gannoe explained what the transition means: "Since we've been doing capital construction on campus, we've been operating under the authority and direction of the finance and administration cabinet," Gannoe said. "When we want to start implementing capital construction projects, our first call is to them and we ask permission to procure the services of a design team, and they create a selection committee." Gannoe said not only is the current process slow because they have to ask permission for every detail of a construction project, the projects are also one of many the cabinet has to deal with including projects from Corrections, Education, and Health and Family Services and other public universities. The current system also doesn't work in Eastern's favor, Gannoe said. Stating the teams assembled for Eastern projects only have to have two people with connections to Eastern, the others can be independent or state employees. With Eastern having control over their own capital construction program it will be a full team of East-
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Students say they want more safety on campus and at night By HANNAH COSTELLE progress@eku.edu
Going back to the dorm alone at night has always been a daunting task for students walking on campus sidewalks. At the master planning session Tuesday, students their safety may be a bigger concern now more than ever. As part of Eastern’s reevaluation of its master plan, a group of landscape architects invited students to Combs on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to get their opinions
about the best and worst parts of resident life. The goal was to understand what students want for the campus in the future. Although only eight undergraduate students showed up to the event, many of them were Resident Assistants (RA) or members of the Resident Hall Association who adamantly represented the ideas and concerns of multiple students. The issues ranged from better kitchens to more efficient trash-dumping
procedures, but even when discussion jumped from topic to topic, the main message from students was a concern for safety. “I’ve had my car broken into three times this semester,” said Bert Kellems, a junior athletic training major and an RA in Telford Hall. “There’s nothing they can do because there’s no cameras.” “Safety is definitely an issue,” said Emma Schadler, a junior therapeutic
recreation major living in Sullivan Hall. “I can’t count on my fingers how many times I’ve been walking at night and never seen campus police.” Schadler told the group about a friend who had her bicycle vandalized four times while it was chained up on campus. “I’m not bringing my bike here,” she said. “If I put it in a bike rack, it’s going
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POLICE POLICE BEAT BEAT Sept. 1 A person reported items missing from their car at 6:03 p.m. in the Martin Lot. The person had left their vehicle overnight in the lot and stated it may have been unlocked. An officer responded to a verbal argument between two roommates at 7:03 p.m. in Clay Hall. Arrangements were made to separate the two after arguments continued. A person reported being harassed in the Wallace Building.
Sept. 2 The Richmond Fire
Department responded to a stove fire at 7:11 p.m. in the Brockton Studio Apartments. The fire was caused by items that were put into the broiler for storage. The residents were unaware of the broiler on the lower level of the stove.
Sept. 3 An 18-year-old student from Covington was cited and released for possession of alcohol by a minor at 5:43 p.m. in the Alumni Coliseum Lot. A 19-year-old student from Villa Hills was cited for possession of alcohol by a minor at 6:02 p.m. in the Alumni Coliseum Lot. A 22-year-old student from Cherryville, NC, was cited for alcohol intoxication at 6:35 p.m. in the Alumni Colise-
um Lot. They were transported to the Madison County Detention Center. A 21-year-old student from Covington was cited for alcohol intoxication at 6:55 p.m. in the Alumni Coliseum Lot after walking on the bypass, with a beer in hand, causing traffic to stop. They were transported to the Madison County Detention Center.
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A resident student reported her Chaco sandals were missing at 8:48 p.m. in Todd Hall. A person reported a hit and run in the Commonwealth Lot. A person reported being assaulted by someone on Summit Street.
Sept. 4
A 20-year-old student from Richmond was cited and released for possession of alcohol by a minor at 8:17 p.m. in the Alumni Coliseum Lot.
A student reported the back of his vehicle had been shot with a paintball at 1:18 p.m. in the Commonwealth Lot.
A 22-year-old student from Richmond was cited for alcohol intoxication and resisting arrest at 8:52 p.m. in the Alumni Coliseum Lot. They were transported to the Madison County Detention Center.
Sept. 7 Two resident students were walking in a crosswalk at 7:07 p.m. on Kit Carson Drive when they reported being nearly struck by a car.
Student group to host presidential debate viewing The Students for Rand chapter would like to invite all Rand Paul supporters to Gillums Sports Lounge at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16, to watch the CNN GOP Presidential debate. Rand Paul supporters can gather and show the nation Rand Paul’s grassroots support. Gillums Sports Lounge is located in the old Richmond Mall beside Furniture World. Students for Rand is accepting new members. There are currently leadership opportunities available, some of which students can earn college credit from. Students could have a chance to become an intern for the Rand Paul campaign.
For more information regarding SFR, call the Chapter President, Dustin Isaacs at (859) 582-6136, or email him at dustin.isaacs1517@ gmail.com.
Upcoming auditions for Dance Theatre EKU Dance Theatre will soon be hosting auditions for the upcoming season. Auditions will be from 2-5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12, in the Weaver Dance Studio. Anyone is welcome to attend. No dance experience is required to audition. This semester, EKU Dance Theatre will be focusing on spreading the joys and the world of dance to a younger audience. The company as a whole will be traveling around Kentucky and performing at local schools in hopes to broaden the knowledge of children in the art of dance.
THE COLONEL’S CALENDAR
THE COLONEL’S CALENDAR Week of Nov. 13 – Nov. 19
Week of Sept. 10 – Sept. 16
THURSDAY
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10 a.m. Farmer’s Market Powell’s Visitor’s Lot
8:30 a.m. Memorial Service Powell Plaza
11 a.m. Young Americans for Liberty: Drowning in Debt Powell Corner
9 p.m. Remembrance Challenge Fitness and Wellness Center
12:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. University of Notre Dame South Bend, Ind.
1 p.m. Soccer vs. Xavier Cincinnati
5 p.m. Microwave Mania Monday Fitness and Wellness Center
10 a.m. Latino Student Association Open House Middle Powell
5 p.m. Free Dinner and Discussion Wesley Foundation
4:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Penn State South Bend, Ind.
6 p.m. Football vs. NC State Raleigh, NC 7:30 p.m. Vince Gail EKU Center for the Arts
6 p.m. Faculty Voice Recital Walnut Hall, Keen Johnson
9 p.m. Plank Challenge Fitness and Wellness Center
8 p.m. Students for Rand presidential debate viewing Gillums Sports Lounge
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SAFETY APP SGA PRESIDENT SAYS APP WILL OFFER GPS TRACKING AND CALL BOX FEATURES By MEAGAN COCHRAN progress@eku.edu
The Student Government Association (SGA) is taking a step forward in student safety by collaborating with the administration for a smart phone safety application. While unable to officially release a name, SGA President Katie Scott said the choice has been narrowed down to two companies. Further developments on the safety app will be put into action after the appropriations meeting Nov. 3, and it should be available by the beginning of the spring semester, Scott said. The application will be like a “call box in your pocket.” The user will create a personal profile during set up,
and it will have a geolocation feature built in so police will know exactly where you are when you need help. It has potential to expand outside of campus as well, being designed to work in the city for commuters. It will be more readily available than the call boxes around campus. Scott said she had a personal experience as an on-campus resident when she was chased all the way to her hall by someone after passing the last emergency call box on her route. The app will be available to everyone with a smartphone in the App Store and Google Play. Scott said this was important because, as a commuter, she feels less safe leaving her office late to go back to the city than she did leaving a building late to walk back to her dorm. Scott came up with the idea, which she calls a “simple solution” to a prevalent problem, after the terroristic
threat last semester. As she walked around campus that Wednesday, she said she was uneasy with how empty the sidewalks were. After having these experiences and listening to what the student body had to say, Scott decided Eastern was “severely lacking” in this department, and she wanted to give both residents and commuters a greater peace of mind. Working with SGA Executive Vice President Collin Potter, Scott was able to get the administration on board to help make the app reality. Funding for the project will come from an IT grant that will be discussed at the appropriations meeting in November. The safety app is one step SGA is excited about, Scott said. The cuurent administration has big dreams for Eastern, and making students feel safe is an important step in the process, Scott said.
ern-centric people. "It's about priorities. It's about time frames. It's about the ability to make the selections with five or six or seven EKU-connected people...instead of two people with the best interest of EKU in mind," Gannoe said. Eastern already has a team in place ready to take the responsibility including a civil engineer, an architect and they even have two graduates of the construction management program working on the team. He said the projects under construction right now will continue to operate under the finance department. Such as some athletics improvements and the upgrades to Ramsey Heat Plant. Amy Theime, faculty regent, asked if the change would create additional costs to the university and if so, would the costs be worth the extra responsibility? Gannoe said the additional costs would be minimal, there would only be one new hire for the team and any other costs would be to update software or train the employees on the team. Most Eastern employees working on the projects would already be with Eastern, just under a different position. Gannoe said the additional costs would be worth it just to make the process more efficient, with better quality work because they'll have tighter control of the outcome. President Michael Benson said the change, while risky, would be best the university. "To be able to control our own destiny and meet the timeline we've set [for compital projects]...knowing that we can either speed it up or gum it up...it's all up to this crew and that's what we want, to be in control of our own destiny." Also during the meeting, Katie Scott, Nancy Collins and Craig King were sworn in as Regents.
Parking officials now ticketing for tobacco use By TOSHA BAKER progress@eku.edu
As of Sept. 1, the campus tobacco-free policy that was put into place in 2014 will now be enforced by parking officials through a new ticketing system. The tobacco free policy includes the removal of tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars and smokeless tobacco. It also includes vaping of any kind and hookah. If someone is caught smoking by a student ambassador, they will be given a warning. If they are caught by a parking official they will be issued a $25 citation. After violators are caught they will be asked for a photo I.D. to verify the citation is being issued to the correct person. Mark Jozefowicz, director of Parking and Transportation, said he has already received eight online complaints. “Nobody likes getting tickets,” Jozefowicz said. “Whether it’s for speeding, parking, or smoking.” Jozefowicz said it’s a pretty cut-anddry situation; students are either smoking on campus or they're not. He said they are doing the ticketing with the existing staff, so it creates a little more work for them but they are perfectly capable of doing it. Though they can’t catch everyone, they will be scanning the “Hot Zones” where students are normally caught smoking and investigating any complaints made. “Hopefully the culture will change,” Jozefowicz said. “And in another year we won’t be talking about this.” Jack Rutherford, chair professor of
exercise and sports science and also a co-chair of the Tobacco Free Task Force, said the new ticketing system isn’t going anywhere. Rutherford said a survey was issued campus wide and two out of every three people favored a tobacco free campus. And though one would argue that vaping is not a tobacco product, it is still doubted as a cessation device and thought to be harmful, Rutherford said. “It was included in the policy for health reasons and compliancy,” Rutherford said. One area students are allowed to smoke is on the sidewalk along Lancaster Avenue. Jonathon Minton, 18, a chemistry major from Georgetown, said he was told by a staff member that students are allowed to smoke on the sidewalk but they are not allowed to sit on the wall. Another student, Cassidy Stachulzki, 18, a nursing major from Garrard County, said sitting on the wall helped students who were smoking stay out of the way for those who were walking down the sidewalk. “If we have enough respect to walk off campus, then we should be able to sit on the wall to stay out of people’s way,” Stachulzki said. Kristi Middleton, chief external affairs officer, said the Tobacco Free Task Force and the Kick Butt Team were giving warnings to those smoking on campus after the tobacco free campus policy was issued in 2014. Middleton said it became clear to college leadership that without enforcement there needed to be improvement to ensure East-
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Eastern has made its tobacco free policy known on campus with sidewalk markings and signs, reminding students to avoid using any tobacco product or they will be ticketed.
ern could be 100 percent tobacco free campus. “This is the first semester that its been in effect,” Middleton said. “So we'll certainly see how it goes and see if there are any areas for improvement." Middleton said the university decided to put the money collected from citations into a scholarship fund for students. “We want to continue to support opportunities for students here at Eastern Kentucky University and we don’t want this to be something that generates money,” Middleton said. “Ideally ev-
ulty to meet as well as a place for students to show off their work. "It's not just consumption because once again once if we have students taking these courses they can actually be involved in production then you have I think more knowledge to gain more respect for the industry," Smith said. Scott said this is a discussion that can very likely continue in SGA and student input on the renovation to the Powell Building. "In Student Government nothing has been set for the renovation of the Powell Building, but it's nice that students will have some say in that," Scott said. "So if that's something that students are centered around then that conversation will have to continue there." An on-campus pub would show there are a lot of positives to the fermentation industry, Smith said. "We have then this idea that we can use this not just as a economic revenue generator but as an education center-point and actually bring [the industry] out in the open," Smith said. He added students in studying fermentation wouldn't misuse the program because they respect the industry, and if they do misuse it, they are damaging their future careers. Scott brought up the necessity of giving students a full education when they come to Eastern, and part of that is not shaming alcohol, but teaching students how to do consume alcohol responsibly. "If we're not teaching them how to be an adult, then we're hindering them from a full education," Scott said. She added college is a time to learn how to socialize and where teenagers learn to be adults. She said college is place of firsts, a lot of times college is the first time students come in contact with alcohol. And if they can bring it to the campus in more places, they are "bolstering the prestigious young adults this university produces." The purpose of a college education is to produce responsible adults alongside a degree, Scott said. "If we're not teaching them how to responsibly manage alcohol then we're doing them a huge disservice," said Scott.
eryone would cooperate with the policy and we wouldn’t have to collect any fees and penalties for violations.” Middleton also mentioned that Eastern provides help for those who want to quit smoking. “As part of our Healthy You! at EKU program there are lots of opportunities for tobacco cessation, education and some tools to help folks try to stop smoking or stop tobacco use,” Middleton said. “So those are things that are already being provided here and we hope folks will take advantage in inter-
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 to be destroyed.” But if a lack of cameras and officers is the reason students don’t trust the campus with their cars and bikes, a lack of parking and lighting is why they don’t trust it with their personal protection. Several students had stories about being nervous walking back to their dorms at night from far-away parking spaces, sometimes even calling friends to drive them to the door instead of risking the trek. These walks would be less intimidating, students said, if the sidewalks in less populated areas of campus were better lit. During an activity in which students took a sharpie and outlined their typical daily walks on a campus map, Kellems traced his running path and pointed out large sections of unlit street. Unsurprisingly, a pattern emerged as other students added their sharpie lines to the map. Most of them said they stick to the center of campus where lighting is better. “As the rest of the campus goes in the right direction,” Kellems said, “[safety] is going in the wrong direction.”
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Rowan County Clerk continues to defy job duties Julia Dake
If you were paying attention during the month of June, you were probably aware of the Supreme Court ruling to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. This move proved to be joyous for many Americans, but to some this was viewed as an infringement upon their "religious liberties." Most of the folks who opposed the ruling took to social media to gripe about it, but Kim Davis proved to be a special exception. Davis is a Rowan County clerk, a job position which entails issuing marriage licenses.
In short, Davis doesn't agree with the Supreme Court's decision, so she took it upon herself to deny marriage licenses to anyone who came into her office in protest of the new ruling. She attempted to appeal this decision to the Sixth Circuit Court, who ordered her to issue marriage licenses. Davis then took this to the Supreme Court, who also demanded that she start issuing marriage licenses. After refusing to do so, Davis was held in contempt of court and was in jail, but she has since been released. When I first heard of the Kim Davis controversy, I just viewed it as bad PR for the state of Kentucky, and nothing more. I was under the impression that it would blow over in a week or two, and we would never hear from her again. That is clearly not the case, and the controversy seems to grow every day. Some people argue this is a war on religious belief, when it's really just an example of a government official not doing their job. Davis makes $80,000 annually,
funded by Kentucky taxpayers. As a county clerk, Davis understood that part of the job requires issuing marriage licenses, a task which she is being paid for, but isn't doing. If any other person refused to do an integral part of their job, they would be fired without question. I don't doubt for one second that Davis feels strongly about her religious faith. The problem doesn't lie in practicing a particular religion, it lies in the idea that you can infringe the rights of others simply because "you don't believe in it." Davis is projecting her personal dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court ruling by claiming religious liberty. In reality, this defiance opened doors for people to cherry pick rules they don't want to follow, just because their faith "orders them not to." No one, not even Kim Davis, is above the law. Faith or lack thereof does not dictate which laws apply to whom, and no amount of self-righteousness can change that.
The warrior and the wasp: the trials (and terrors) of dorm life Cassandrea Grey The distant cousin of the bee, wasps exist for one reason and one reason alone: to terrorize unsuspecting and undeserving humans. Up until last semester, I had been able to avoid the wrath of these demonic insects through a series of clever and well thought out schemes (meaning I stayed inside with closed windows). However, the wasps are a tricky group and found their way into my life, whether I wanted them there or not. My first experience with wasps indoors I credit to one of the unnamed residence halls at Eastern. It started out casual; I heard a buzzing and then a scream, which later turned out to be my own. We killed the wasp, crushing
it with the nearest sandal. This was our first mistake. Unbeknownst to the average person, wasps carry with them a sense of honor. Dying by the hands of footwear is the least honorable way to die, therefore my roommate and I needed to be punished. The wasps sent their best warriors, and one by one, they all died in a similar fate. In an attempt to secure our room, we kept the window closed constantly. This did little to thwart the attacks and we felt the need to take our issue to a higher authority: EKU maintenance. A week after the first barrage of wasps, morale was low in our small, florescent lit room. We had no word of reinforcements and our resident assistant, although helpful in the murder of these winged beasts, could do no more than we could. After coming face to face with over 15 wasps in a little over an hour, my roommate and I could take no more. I did what any rational warrior would do in a time of great distress. I tweeted President Benson. Although this action was not well received by those in charge of the residence hall, I was greeted by the cheerful faces of the maintenance crew the next day. I learned that they had not got-
ten any of the maintenance requests I had sent in, nor any of those from my roommate. My S.O.S. was not given to reinforcements, and I had been left to die (not really). Long story short, my roommate and I finally were moved to another room after I was stung twice by wasps while I was sleeping. This had to be at least a month after the initial attacks. Eastern's residence halls are nothing to write home about as is, and this complete disregard of my legitimate complaint was completely unprofessional on the university's part. We as students pay at minimum $2,000 a semester, and for what? A small, shoddy room with a communal bathroom in the vicinity. How about instead of forcing students to pay an extra $300 a year for a new fitness center, when we have two perfectly functional ones, we focus on dorms instead. Eastern should renovate the existing buildings. However, this is not the case. I would rant more, but I have to dump out the cup that catches water from the leaking pipes above me.
Athletics is questionable path to pursue goals of university growth At the July meeting of the board of regents, Eastern Athletic Director Steve Lochmueller shared the following vision for athletics: “Continue to focus on student athlete’s success in the classroom, support efforts to broaden student athletes foundation for their future outside of athletics, continue to raise the bar and pursue Championships in non-revenue sports, focus on building and elevating successful revenue sports to win Championships and finally seek opportunities to move into FBS [Football Bowl Subdivision, the NCAA’s upper tier] for the benefit of our athletics programs, but more importantly, to bring visibility, growth and opportunities to Eastern Kentucky University.” I love athletics and I fully support the goals of visibility, growth, and opportunities for EKU, but I believe that athletics may not be the best way to pursue those goals. Very few universities make a profit from athletics. Most of the successful and famous schools spend millions on their athletics programs. If you look at data published in USA Today you will see that even UK subsidizes its athletic program. Western Kentucky, a model for some proponents of Eastern’s move to the big time, subsidizes athletics to the tune of $16 million. In short, moving to the FBS is no guarantee of prosperity. In fact, the reverse is more likely. It is probable that moving to the FBS would be a significant financial drain for Eastern. In The Dynamic Advertising Effect of Collegiate Athletics, Doug Chung of Harvard Business School con-
cludes the following: “Overall, athletic success has a significant long-term goodwill effect on future applications and quality. However, students with lower than average SAT scores tend to have a stronger preference for athletic success, while students with higher SAT scores have a greater preference for academic quality. Furthermore, the decay rate of athletics goodwill is significant only for students with lower SAT scores, suggesting that the goodwill created by intercollegiate athletics resides more extensively with low-ability students than with their high-ability counterparts.” In other words, if by some miracle Eastern not only moves up to the FBS but also becomes successful there, we will be attracting more students with lower test scores than higher test scores. Chung also points out that “To achieve similar effects, a school would have to either decrease its tuition by 3.8 percent or increase the quality of its education by recruiting higher-quality faculty who are paid 5.1 percent more in the academic labor market.” This is another key issue. Big-time athletics is only one of many possible ways of pursuing “visibility, growth and opportunities.” My other major concern is that big-time athletics can have a negative impact on academics in three major ways. First, athletes themselves can easily become convinced that athletics are more important than academics. Second, it’s simply a matter of emphasis. Why are we spending so much money on this non-academic activity?
What message are we sending about priorities? What is the academic role of big-time athletics? If the only answer is “visibility, growth and opportunities,” that is simply not an adequate response. As I mentioned above, there are many ways to pursue “visibility, growth and opportunities” that are more academic and less costly. Third, there is real evidence that big-time evidence has a negative impact on student academic performance. The article “Are Big-Time Sports a Threat to Student Achievement?” by three University of Oregon professors states the following: “We consider the relationship between collegiate football success and non-athlete student performance. We find that the team’s success significantly reduces male grades relative to female grades, and only in fall quarters, which coincides with the football season. Using survey data, we find that males are more likely than females to increase alcohol consumption, decrease studying, and increase partying in response to the success of the team.” Yes, let’s pursue innovative ways of bringing visibility, growth and opportunities to Eastern, but let’s do it in a way that puts academics first and that does not endanger the financial health of this university. Todd Hartch Professor of History Eastern Kentucky University
Campus Sound Off What do you think about the food on campus? What would you change if you could? "I do like USP, but I don’t feel like there’s much variety. The back half seems empty all the time. I would change the hours on the weekends because some students don’t go home, like me, and have to wait until later to eat.” Brent Strauss Hometown: Berea Major: History Year: Freshman
“There’s a lot of options, which is nice. I like that there’s a variation of healthy and unhealthy options. I’m a commuter, so I never eat much on campus anyway.” Courtney Williams Hometown: White Plains Major: ASL to English interpretation Year: Sophomore
“It’s okay. We need more options, maybe. I never know what I want. I do like the milkshake machine.”
“Personally, I’m satisfied with everything on campus. I really like the Twisted Taco. I think there’s a good variety.”
Kasey Morris Hometown: Barbourville Major: Graphic Design Year: Senior
Joshua Jones Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla. Major: Accounting Year: Junior
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Remembering eastern’s CHERISHED band director By REBECCA WOOD progress@eku.edu
Everyone can think of someone in their life who has motivated them; someone who taught them how to live, learn and inspire others. On Aug. 16, thousands of Eastern students, teachers, alumni and musicians throughout Kentucky lost a mentor, teacher and friend. The late band director, trombone player and assistant professor Ken Haddix passed away after battling cancer. But not before living a life of teaching music and building meaningful relationships. The funeral director said, in his 30 years of service, he had never seen so many people show up for a funeral. Haddix’s family said more than 700 people signed the visitation book. People came from all over Kentucky to pay their respects. Haddix’s former student and now the Madison Middle School Band Director, Kerry Evans, learned music education at Eastern. Evans also worked with Haddix while pursuing his undergraduate degree, and again worked closely with him while getting his graduate degree in instrumental conducting.
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The late Eastern Band Director Ken Haddix was like a father figure to students in the music department, supporting them in all of their endeavors.
FALL LOOKS INSPIRED BY 60s FASHION By JULIA DAKE
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Fall is a season typically associated with pumpkin spice lattes and incessant Instagram posts. It is also the perfect time to switch up your wardrobe. As the season transitions from summer to fall we can begin transitioning our summer closets into our autumn attire. Remember that tank top you wore the entire month of August? Throw on a sweater or a scarf and you have a perfect ensemble for the impending brisk weather. Sundresses can also be warmed up with leggings and a sweater, which would make a perfect look for class. Boots are also extremely popular, with combat and riding boots being the most popular styles. Boots can be fashionable for both genders and they’re versatile for a variety of outfits. The 60s also seem to be making a reappearance with clean lines for both men a women. The look is more polished, however interesting prints keep it fun. For women this means flowing tops with tighter pants or skirts, which aids in creating a professional appearance. For men, this translates to more form-fitting attire and adding a variety of colors keeps it interesting. You could also make this look more bohemian by incorporating looser fitting pieces and quirky accessories. The great thing about 60s fashion is that it’s versatile enough to look old-school and modern at the same. Fall is the time to incorporate well-loved summer pieces into new and warmer styles. American Apparel is a good place to look for basics, while stores like Forever 21 and H&M allow you to try out trends without breaking the bank. Whatever the trends may be, it’s important you find an aesthetic that works best for you.
Debut album reflects Hasley’s young life By ASHLEY OWENS
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In her debut album, Badlands, newcomer Halsey brings to life a play-pretend world full of wanderlust, sex and brutal honesty in the form of an electro-pop sound. Halsey said, in an interview with Billboard, the album title itself represents a world in Halsey’s mind, which blends “hedonistic hubs like Las Vegas” and the Star Wars planet Tatooine. In this dystopian world, the 20-year-old recounts the adventures of growing up in her own world full of diversity and void of uniformity. As Halsey uses her raspy tone to take the listener through her journey to individuality over the course of 16 tracks, she presents this top-layer illusion of a good time, nothing but a party. While the lyrics do convey a message of unruliness on the surface, underneath there is a deeper meaning of finding independence in a world where different is doomed to the “Badlands”. Each song carries an uncensored truth to showcased just how wicked Halsey’s life of drugs, sex and teenage rebellion could get. One minute Halsey showcases acceptance and lov-
ing someone’s demons in Colors, with the emotionally heavy lyrics “You’re ripped at the edge but you’re a masterpiece and now I’m tearing through the pages and the ink.” Then, just a few tracks later, she jumps back to that profound and gritty sexuality she’s known for in the track Young God, with its lyrics, “There’s a light in the crack that’s separating your thighs and if you wanna go to heaven you should fuck me tonight.” This transition is an example of the journey traveled to reach this newfound liberation. It’s an album chalkfull of a coming-of-age essence perfect for reflecting on your own life with the windows down, driving through winding back roads. Halsey takes you right to the heart of the “Badlands” with her visual lyrics, then brings you back out halfway through the album with her break down of social barriers, including labels and stereotypes. The album is a timeline of Halsey losing her innocence and coming to understand the diverse colors of the world she’s grown up in. It’s raw and laced with vulnerability in every line.
CONCERT RAISES AWARENESS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN RED ZONE ROCK AGAINST RAPE AWARENESS EVENT MOVES TO FALL SEMESTER By TOSHA BAKER progress@eku.edu
Back for its second year, Rock Against Rape, normally hosted in the spring, will take place this fall because of the urgency of the message it brings. R o c k Against Rape is a free awareness event and concert. It will start at 7 p.m. and end at 10 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the Ravine. Such bands as Galaxies, Tony Toy and Wicked Peace will perform and free T-Shirts will be given to the first 100 attendees. “We decided to have it early in the fall semester because of the Red Zone,”
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said Lisa Day, director of women and gender studies. “The Red Zone is the period of the first six to eight weeks of the fall semester for first year students, during which time it is most likely they will experience a sexual assault.” According to a 2007 Campus Sexual Assault Study, more than 50 percent of college sexual assaults occur during the months of August through November and women are in most danger of sexual assault early on in their college tenure. Assailants and perpetrators can recognize a first year student very quickly and take advantage of their lack of experience, Day said. In another study from West Virginia University, during the Red Zone, students are meeting new people, trying to fit in and participating in certain activities for the first time. They also have increased independence, which may lead to behavior such as experimenting with alcohol or other drugs. Students may also be adjusting to a new environment. “We want attention on the people who are committing these crimes as well as on the bystanders who can see things happening as their brewing,” said Day.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Haddix kept in contact with many former students and continued to mentor them throughout their careers, Evans said. “He was a person of complete approachability. He had a genuine interest in your current self and future self of who you would be after college,” Evans said. “He made me a better teacher,” Evans said. “He always taught in his classes to seek out the very best in your students and in yourself. When you are teaching music, you have to constantly push students to do more and to do better, and I think that is something he ingrained in me that I do out in the real world.” Haddix became an encouraging friend to many former students. Mary Israel was color guard captain for four years during her time at Eastern and routinely confided in Haddix. She said she tried to get a teaching job for years and Haddix encouraged her to never give up. “I just started at Eastern three to four weeks ago and I thought I was going to call Haddix and give him the biggest surprise of his life,” Israel said. “And then two
days later I found out he was in the hospi- al, but off campus he was just so funny,” tal. I just couldn’t believe it.” Dean said. Dean worked with Haddix for Israel said watching Haddix taught her more than 12 years at Eastern and would tips on time management and how to be carpool to Owensboro with him where a parent. they played in an orchestra. “He raised two fan“It was always so tastic children and hard going anywhere just using his modwith him because he el on how to treat your knew everyone and I kids, spend time with would try to rush him them and how to talk past everyone, but to them,” Israel said. “It he would have to say was a wonderful examhi,” Dean said with a ple for all of us. He and laugh. “Afterwards he his family were great would tease me about toward all of us, espebeing such a Yankee cially me and my husand I would tease him band. There is nothback about his southing we wouldn’t do for ern pace.” them.” The first time she Haddix was also a Mary Haddix will make that drive to great friend to his colKen Haddix’s daughter Owensboro alone will leagues. Music theobe an emotional one, ry and flute professor Dean said. Karen Dean described Haddix left behind Haddix as a fun olda wife and two children. er brother with a big smile, which would His daughter, Mary Haddix, 18, a music crinkle up his whole face, and wasn’t education sophomore at Eastern, plays the afraid to laugh at his own jokes. Dean also French horn and wants to teach music like said he knew almost everyone in Ken- her father. tucky who was associated with music. “My dad was a lot of things to me,” said “On campus, he was very profession- Mary Haddix. “I was always a daddy’s girl,
“I think we all have a different story about him. He’ll never stop giving me a reason to laugh or love, and I think that’s true for everyone.”
I guess I still am. When I was little he was my super hero. I absolutely adored everything he did.” Mary Haddix recalls her favorite memory of her father. It was during a rehearsal when she was about four years old. “He sang to me in front of the Keen Johnson building,” said Mary Haddix. “One of the stand tunes we normally do during games is Hey, Baby. In the middle of the tune the band gets to sing, and the lyrics go ‘Hey, hey baby... I wanna kno-oo-ow, if you’ll be my girl.’ This is the first time I ever heard the song--and Dad sang it to me. It’s always been a favorite of mine because of that, and especially now it holds a special place in my heart. I’ll never forget that day.” Haddix said she wants everyone to remember her father in his or her own way. “He was so special to everyone he met, and it has always shown. Whether it be listening to Heartbreaker every once in a while, or praying about seeing him again or squeezing their children a little tighter each day. I think we all have a different story about him,” Mary Haddix said. “He’ll never stop giving me a reason to laugh or love, and I think that’s true for everyone.”
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Ken Haddix sings to his then five-year-old daughter, Mary, in front of the Keen Johnson building during his first season as band director in 2001.
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Band Director Ken Haddix poses with his basketball pep-band that traveled with the boys and girls team to the NCAA tournaments in Indy, and Frezno.
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Ken Haddix (second from left) played with the EKU Faculty Brass Quintet at a former students wedding.
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Ken Haddix poses with two of his band students who made T-shirts with his face on them.
New council seeks to shine a spotlight on student group’s philanthropic works By ASHLEY OWENS
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A new council, dubbed Community Service Council (CSC), is in the works to increase awareness and involvement of community service activities around campus and Richmond. Student Life is one of the council’s main contributors and intends to use CSC to funnel information to anyone interested in community service projects. Cody Whittington, a senior philosophy major, said service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, sorority Kappa Delta Tau, the Green Crew and the Red Cross Club are just a few of many service organizations already showing interest in CSC.
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Eastern’s golf teams gearing up for season By TREY BAKER progress@eku.edu
With golf season approaching, Eastern’s men and women golf teams look to build off of last season’s successful year. This season, the Eastern men work toward its 13th Ohio Valley Conference championship. With the loss of Taylor Riggs and Patric Sundlof, the Eastern men’s coach Pat Stephens looks to senior Daniel DeLuca to accept the leadership role. “We have a lot of veteran players returning, but Daniel is really stepping in to lead by example and lead the team this year,” Stephens said.
Stephens also expects his “younger guys” to compete and give Eastern a competitive edge this season. Along with the OVC championship, Stephens and the Colonels hope to qualify for NCAA Daniel Deluca Regionals. “Team chemistry is the key to success,” Stephens said. “College golf is a team-oriented sport. You may be hitting your ball, but you’re working together to win.” The Eastern men kick off the season
at the Marshall University Invitational from Sept. 14-15 in Huntington, W.Va.. The Eastern women plan on improving on last year’s run in the NCAA Regionals where they placed 15th, the best ever by an OVC team. Head Coach Mike Whitson explained his expectations of this season in four words: “Work hard every day.” “Well, I’m a day-to-day kind of coach,” Whitson said. “As long as we work hard and stay focused every day, success will come,” The Eastern women opened up the season at the Bluegrass Kick-Off, where the team went up against Belmont, Marshall, Morehead State and
Western Kentucky. Led by freshman Amanda Lindahl, the Colonels fought back to win its season opener after falling three shots back after the firstround. Lindahl placed third in her first collegiate event. “I was really impressed with the way we were able to stay focused and fight our way back. It says a lot about our team,” Whitson said. “For her first collegiate, she [Lindahl] played very good.” The Eastern women hope to have another good outing when they compete in the William and Mary Invitational from Sept. 13-15.
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Rachel Vick has played every game in the three years she’s been a part of Eastern’s volleyball team. Going into her fourth and final season, Vick hopes to grow the young team, gets some W’s on the schedule and become the top player in the conference. While Vick admits some of the goals are lofty, they’re not at all unattainable. Last year Vick finished fourth overall in Ohio Valley Conference hitting average and had a career-high 20 kills in a single game against Jacksonville State. And her best season isn’t behind her, Vick said. Especially since she was picked to be Preseason All-Conference, a list of stand-out players for the year. “It was really exciting for me,” Vick said. “I have my goals set to be on the All-Conference team for the OVC, and to have a high hitting-percentage this year; one of the higher percentages in the conference would be awesome...OVC player of the year is a lofty goal, but I’m not going to rule anything out. I’m going to keep working...If I can reach for that, then maybe I can accomplish some of the other goals as well.” Becoming OVC Player of the Year requires a great year for the team; so great they’ll have to win the conference or have a stand-out season, and as for Vick, she’ll have to prove to the OVC coaches that she’s worthy of the title. “I would just have to prove in every game that I deserve it, through my stats and the way I play, I would just have to prove it every single game,” Vick said. The team starts the competitive season by competing in four non-conference tournaments before entering OVC play. So far, they’ve yet to win a game, but Vick says the young team uses the time to prepare for conference games. “Hopefully during conference play we will be able to turn things around a lit-
tle bit,” Vick said.” During the next two weekends, Eastern will be competing in tournaments with bigger competition, including top schools such as Penn State: last year’s national champions. Facing these big-name competitors sets the team up for its conference schedule. “It’s an awesome experience [playing Penn State],” Vick said. “To push ourselves and enter that match with a positive attitude and be like ‘we have nothing to lose, let’s see what we can do against teams like that.’” A goal she has for the team is to develop the young players. Her role as a seasoned player is to make them feel confident playing at the college level, Vick said. “As a freshman you’re thrown in really quickly and it’s hard to realize you can make an impact on the court even though you’re a younger player,” Vick said. “My role is to help them not feel afraid to take risks on the court and to be confident in themselves that they can contribute right away.” Vick started playing volleyball as a fourth-grader and never stopped. Once she saw a college game in the eighth grade she was sold on the sport and wanted to be a college player. In high school she played club ball and was scouted by Laurie Duncan, Eastern’s head volleyball coach, her junior year. Besides sports, Vick has a big interest in the arts. She has played piano since the second grade, and started playing around with the guitar in the past year. She also dabbles in painting and drawing. “It’s nice to step away from the sports-world a little bit and dive into
something else,” Vick said. She’ll use these hobbies in the future, possibly when she practices Occupational Therapy. Vick said she is interested in therapeutic art. Entering her final season, Vick is nearing the close of her competitive volleyball career. She said the aspect she’ll miss most is being a part of a team. “I’ve been on a team since I was eight years old,” Vick said. “And having the support system that will back you up and having those deep connections that you can’t get with just a normal classmate or friend...your bonds are really strong, being a part of it is gonna be hard to let go of.” Tournament play continues this weekend as the team competes in the Shamrock Invitational at Notre Dame. Conference play begins Sep. 25 at Eastern against Belmont University.
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EKU dominates valpo By EVAN NICHOLS
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With a stout outing by its defense, as well as a balanced offensive effort, the Colonels ran away with a 52-10 victory over Valparaiso during its opening game of the season. All-OVC cornerback Stanley Absanon was as explosive as advertised when Eastern (1-0, 0-0) faced the Crusaders (0-1, 0-0) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, at Roy Kidd Stadium. The defensive back set the tone for the night during the Colonels first defensive series by grabbing an interception for Eastern as Valparaiso elected to pass, rather than punt, on a short fourth down situation near midfield. Absanon returned the interception to the house to give Eastern an early 14-0 lead. “Throughout the whole week (of practice) they had been running that play,” said Absanon on the play that led to the interception. “That was one of the main plays that we had to stop. I saw the receiver split and I just drove the route.” The Colonel defense stifled the Valparaiso offense all night, only allowing the Crusaders to accumulate 38 rushing yards and 220 total yards of offense. D’vonta Derricott, a junior linebacker for Eastern, manned the middle and led the defense with eight tackles in his first game wearing a Colonel uniform. Sophomore defensive lineman Sheldon Fleming had two sacks and two tackles-for-loss for Eastern. “When you’ve got explosive guys on each level (of the defense), you’ve got the potential to really make some big plays,” said Head Coach Dean Hood.
Junior Kyle Romano got the start at quarterback for the Colonels and completed all five of his passes for 64 yards to lead Eastern down the field on its first drive. Freshman running back Ethan Thomas capped the drive with a 4-yard touchdown run to put the Colonels up 7-0 just over four minutes into the game. Just over 10 minutes into the second quarter, Absanon came up with another big play when he returned a punt 34 yards to the Valpo 23-yard line. A personal foul penalty at the end of the return set up Eastern on the Crusaders’ 11-yard line. On Eastern’s first play after the return, freshman receiver Arien Beasley punched in an 11-yard touchdown rush to give the Colonels a 24-3 lead. Absanon led all players during the game with 182 all-purpose yards. Junior quarterback Bennie Coney, who wasn’t in the Eastern starting lineup due to an allergic reaction right before kickoff, came in for the Colonels on its’ second possession of the game. After a slow start, Coney caught fire just before halftime and led Eastern on a nine-play, 73-yard scoring drive. That drive came to a head with just 39 seconds remaining in the half when Coney connected with senior wideout Jeff Glover on a 3-yard touchdown pass. Coney completed 6 of 9 passes on the drive for all 73 of the Colonels’ yards. Coney led all passers during the game, converting 11 of 20 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Eastern took a comfortable 31-3 lead into halftime and never looked back. After a few three-and-outs from both teams coming out of the locker room, newcomer Noah Spence forced a
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Dy’Shawn Mobley runs behind his blocker for a short gain, Mobley had 7 yards for the game.
fumble that was recovered by his Colonel teammate, Patrick Graffree, to give Eastern the ball on its own 29-yard line. Coney made the most of the turnover, finding Glover twice for a combined 65 yards and a touchdown on the drive. The score gave the Colonels a 38-3 lead with 4:43 remaining in the third quarter. Glover led all receivers in the game with 95 yards and two touchdowns on five receptions. “We just wanted to go out there and execute the plays,” said Glover. “The ‘D’ was rolling, the offense was rolling, and it really just ended up working out for us.” Eastern went on to punch in two more rushing touchdowns behind the legs of running backs Adam Lane and
Kentayvus Hopkins. Lane’s 3-yard score was the first of his career wearing maroon. Lane recently joined the team after transferring from the University of Florida. Hopkins led all rushers with 60 yards on just seven carries. It was a well-rounded night for the Colonels as five different players combined for seven touchdowns. Eastern had 274 passing yards and 136 rushing yards during the game for a combined 410 yards of total offense. All-American Dy’Shawn Mobley, who has been hampered by a hamstring injury, only had seven yards on six rushes during the night. The coaching staff chose to let the 2014 OVC Offensive Player of the Year rest after the game was already well in hand.
Soccer faces early season struggles losing two more on the road By ROBERT RISTANEO progress@eku.edu
It was another tough game for the Colonels on Wednesday, Sept. 6 as Eastern (0-7) fell to the East Tennessee State Buccaneers 4-2 in Tennessee. East Tennessee jumped out early, scoring in the second minute on a goal from forward Molly Collinson. The Bucs scored again in the first half thanks to mid-fielder Paola Roversi to take a 2-0 lead into halftime. The Bucs scored two more times on goals from forward Molly Collinson and mid-fielder Alexa Passingham before Eastern sophomore Logan Harvey knocked in two goals with under 10 minutes to play. Harvey became the eighth Colonel in the
team’s short history to score two goals in one game. Eastern players Dani Cant, Emmi Carroll and Cassie Smith all three scored at least two goals in a game last season. Its been a challenging season for interim coach Andrew Fleming, who was thrust into the head coaching position on Aug. 8, when former coach Melissa Barnes stepped down to pursue interests outside of soccer. Barnes coached the team for two seasons. However, the future looks bright for the program as 18 of the 27 players currently on the roster are either a freshman or a sophomore. The Colonels are still looking to build off last season, when Eastern finished 4-14-1 and ranked 300 in the final RPI poll. Monday night was not any easier for the Colonels, as Eastern fell to Marshall by a
score of 5-1. The Bison had a whopping 24 shots compared to the Colonels’ seven. The Bison came out strong, scoring in the second minute on a goal from forward Erin Simmons. Marshall mid-fielder Kelly Culicerto added another goal at the 23 minute mark to make it a 2-0 Bison lead at half. Simmons added her second goal 12 minutes into the half before Colonel forward Cassie Smith got her first goal of the season two minutes later. The next minute saw Marshall forward Sydney Arnold score two goals within two minutes to solidify a 5-1 victory for the Bison. The score for Smith gave her the 13th goal of her career, four shy of the school’s career record of 17 held by Nikki Donnelly.
Smith, a junior, is well on pace to rewrite the Colonels record books. “I really like this team,” said Fleming. “I like the talent, the ability and the work ethic. We are much better than our record shows. I think we have a strong second half to our season.” Fleming also had strong words regarding the team’s work ethic. “This team has faced more adversity at this point in the season than any team has all year during my 16 years of coaching, but they continue to work and that’s a bright spot for us,” Fleming said. The Colonels’ next game will be at 1 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 13, when Eastern travels to Cincinnati to take on the Xavier Musketeers.
Eastern Volleyball goes winless in first seven games By JOSEPH CHAPMAN progress@eku.edu
After opening the 2015 with a disappointing 0-4 record, the young Colonels volleyball team entered the Lady Vol Classic with hopes of getting its season back on track. Competition began Friday when the Colonels faced off against UNC Greensboro who was fresh off a win against Farleigh Dickinson. 18 points wouldn’t be enough for the Colonels in the first two sets, as Eastern quickly fell behind 2-0. The Colonels were down, but never out as they battled back from the deficit to win their next two sets 25-19 and 25-17, forcing a fifth set to decide the winner. UNC Greensboro played strong out
of the gate and denied a comeback from the Colonels to win the set 15-12, and the match 3-2. There was still a chance for Eastern to grab a win as they squared off against North Florida in its second match of the day. Seemingly even-matched, Eastern and UNF traded wins in the first two sets, though the Colonels put the Ospreys in checkmate with a 25-20 win in the third set. UNF proved to be too much as it set up a comeback and forced a decisive fifth set, winning the set 15-10 and improving its overall record to 4-1. Sophomore outside hitter Danielle Hicks was the leading performer for Eastern, finishing the day with 26 kills. The rough Friday lead to an even tougher Saturday against an undefeated Tennessee Volunteers (7-0) team.
The Colonels struggled to get in a groove during the first set, dropping it 25-18. Sophomore Celina Sanks led a Colonels comeback in the second set, as Eastern rallied to grab a 22-20 lead over the Vols. Tennessee withstood the Colonels’ rally and finished the set strong, winning 25-23. The Vols then defeated the Colonels 25-16 in the third set to take the match 3-0. The Colonels (0-7) continue to vie for their first win of the season, but will be facing stout competition ahead. Eastern heads to South Bend, Ind., this weekend for the Shamrock Invitational where they will face Penn State (5-0) on Friday, then Notre Dame (2-4) and Mississippi State (6-1) on Saturday.