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The EIU Concert Band and Symphonic Band performed Tuesday in Doudna.

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Fraternity joins in Fund EIU movement ‘Collateral Damage’ campaign to send students’ letters directly to governor

By Janet Pernell Staff Reporter | @DEN_News

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Members of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority gather in the Library Quad on Tuesday to raise money for the sorority. Sigma Sigma Sigma members allowed students to pie them in the face for $1.

‘Take Back the Night’ to raise awareness of sexual violence

By Analicia Haynes Administration Editor | @Haynes1943 Eastern and Charleston community members will “Take Back the Night” at 6 p.m. Wednesday as they encourage survivors of sexual harassment or assault to feel empowered.

For 25 years, the Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service has hosted “Take Back the Night” as a way for individuals to raise awareness about sexual violence on the streets as well as rape culture. The rally will kick off at 6 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

A march will be at 6:45 p.m., and after the march participants will have the opportunity to

"It shows (survivors) that this is a supportive environment and these are people who understand."

Jana Roberts, administrative assistant for SACIS share music, art, dance and poetry during “Voices and Visions of Strength,” this year’s theme for “Take Back the Night.”

Amanda Feder, the community preventionist for SACIS, said they change it up every year, and this year should be neat because they scheduled everything ahead of time.

Feder said the rally, the march and the perfor-

mance afterward is a way for survivors to engage more with the community and build an understanding about rape culture.

“It’s a nice way to bring everyone together,” Feder said.

Feder said this is an ongoing march and anybody can be a victim, not just women.

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Booth Library hosts spring book sale Staff Report The Booth Library will be having its annual spring book sale on Wednesday outside the south entrance as a part of National Library Week.

The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and anyone from both Eastern and the Charleston community are welcome to stop by.

The spring book sale will offer a large selec-

tion of books in multiple subject areas, and will also include hundreds of different fiction titles, and all of them will be available for purchase.

Aside from books, the sale will also include magazines and CDs. Students, faculty and members of the Charleston community donated all of the items for sale.

Paperback books will be sold for $1, and hardcover books will be sold for $2.

Only cash and checks will be accepted as payment. The proceeds from the book sale will be used to enhance Booth Library’s programs and services.

Depending on the weather, the spring book sale will be postponed if there are signs of inclement weather.

The News staff can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.

The men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity are taking a stand with the Fund EIU movement by raising awareness in a new campaign.

The men of Alpha Phi Alpha have come up with the idea to write letters directly to Gov. Bruce Rauner, calling their campaign “Collateral Damage.”

“Collateral Damage” has been in place for three weeks now.

Every Wednesday, participants go to different locations on campus and set up a writing station for students to write their letters.

They plan to set the writing station from noon to 2 p.m. this Wednesday up outside of Coleman Hall.

Their campaign will take place until the end of the semester.

Phillip Love and Pleasant Singleton, members of Alpha Phi Alpha, said writing letters is a more effective way to get voices heard compared to tagging Rauner in a post online.

Singleton said he suggested directly mailing the letters to Rauner’s house as a way for the letters to hit home.

“I definitely think we are doing a big, big help,” Singleton said. “We are also here to give a helping hand to the campus.”

While the campaign is still taking place, Alpha Phi Alpha has received support from other organizations in the “Divine 9” and outside organizations as well.

So far, the “Collateral Damage” campaign has been successful in getting student letters.

The goal was to receive more than 100 letters to deliver, and so far, Alpha Phi Alpha has received more than 250.

The campaign has had some difficulties as well over the past few weeks.

Love said the hardest part is getting students to understand that this is their university and something everyone should be concerned about.

Love said his goal for the campaign is to hear a response back from Rauner.

“We say we love EIU as much as we do, but we must protect our school,” Love said. “This is not only something for us but for other generations.”

Singleton said his goal for the campaign is to let everyone’s voice be heard.

“Seeing everyone take action on what needs to be done because simply this school is basically all that’s left in Charleston,” Singleton said. “Without this school, businesses around Charleston probably wouldn’t be what they are now.”

Janet Pernell can be reached at 581-2812 or jopernell@eiu.edu.

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Volunteer group teams up with CTF

By Abbey Whittington Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News

The Civic Engagement and Volunteerism office has teamed up with the non-profit organization Charleston Transitional Facility to put on activities with individuals who have intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Individuals from the CTF have been coming to the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union to have lunch followed by an activity with the volunteer group from 11:30 p.m. to noon on Thursdays. This will be the group’s fourth week of meeting together.

Elizabeth Gillespie, interim director of the Civic Engagement and Volunteerism Office, said she met with a member of CTF’s leadership team and talked about wanting to help create a bright spot for the individuals who are at CTF as well as provide them a different activity to participate in.

“In our office we are trying to engage with students to volunteer and give them a chance to be in a leadership situation and kind of plan and own a project,” Gillespie said. “Our idea was that each of the six weeks that they are here, a different student group would be responsible for coming up with a 30 minute activity so that it’s different each week.”

Gillespie said if the weather is nice on Thursday they will be walking

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The Civic Engagement & Volunteerism service group visits with individuals from the Charleston Transitional Facility every Thursday afternoon.

around the quad for 20 minutes to enjoy the spring weather, and then move on to their activity, which will end at 1 p.m.

“We are always looking for new opportunities to partner with local organizations and help address a need that they have,” Gillespie said.

In the past weeks, the volunteer group had the Special Olympic Young Athletes’ Coaches, another program offered by the Volunteer office, come in and run activities with individuals from CTF including throwing activities like tossing a baseball around and group activities like playing bingo together.

This week, a group of students from the kinesiology and sport studies programs will be joining the volunteer members and individuals

from CTF to participate in sports related activities.

Gillespie said the Volunteer office has also come up with a one-on-one buddy system for Thursday’s activities so students can help people from CTF with the games they play.

For next week, they will be teaming up with members of the music department to play instruments.

“I’m hopeful that by coming to campus they will have more confidence in new situations, they’ll be more comfortable engaging with people they don’t know because they’ve had an experience here on campus where they’re celebrated, supported and welcomed,” Gillespie said.

Gretchen Butterfield, a foreign languages and pre-occupational ther-

apy double major, works as an undergraduate assistant in the volunteer office and is heavily involved with volunteer work in the service group. She agreed with the volunteer office’s program and encourages others to engage with the visitors from CTF. “I think there is a need for people to get involved with kids or adults with special needs in any community, and there are benefits of these kids or adults getting integrated with other people,” Butterfield said. “It is cool because there is that bond there where it’s like these people care about you and vice versa. Students can see there’s more than just one sort of friendship you can have.”

Butterfield started as a pre-medicine major, but after getting involved with different volunteer programs she decided she wanted to go into a profession that would help people with disabilities reintegrate into society decided instead of becoming a doctor.

“It is really nice to have the opportunity to volunteer and get my feet wet before I actually go into my field,” Butterfield said.

Any students interested in participating in activities and partnering with people from CTF can sign up at www.eiu.edu/volunteer.

Abbey Whittington can be reached at 581-2812 or anwhittington@eiu.edu.

Senate to vote on speaker, discuss budget

By Analicia Haynes Administration Editor | @Haynes1943 Student senators will vote on a new speaker of the senate and discuss seven bills at their meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Senator Christopher Pickard is running unopposed for speaker this week after his former opponent Katie St. John resigned from the Student Senate last week to recover from injuries and focus on classes after a recent car accident.

“I know I can do it,” Pickard said in response to potentially being the future speaker. “I may not be eloquent, but I know I can do it.”

Pickard said if he becomes speaker, he would like to strive to obtain productive office hours for senators.

He said he wants to further expand the communication between both student government and the student body.

“I’m nervous and excited,” Pickard said. “I’m curious to see how the discussion will go.”

Student Body President Shirmeen Ahmad said senators have three options when it comes to voting for the speaker.

“They can either vote for him, vote for no confidence, meaning they have no confidence in (Pickard), or abstain from voting, ” Ahmad said.

Ahmad said the student government is prepared with a backup plan in case there is a vote of no confidence.

The Student Senate will suspend the bylaws and open nominations up that night to have a candidate or candidates to vote for at the next meeting, Ahmad said.

“It still gives senators a week to discuss and decide who the best person is,” Ahmad said. “We wanted to be ready so we want to make sure we know what we’re doing.”

Ahmad said senators need that extra week to fully think about whom they want to vote for instead of voting

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under pressure and knowing nothing about the candidates.

“I just hope that they vote and actually voice their opinion and don’t think that just because he is the only candidate they have to vote for him,” Ahmad said. “Don’t go with the flow. It’s important that everyone votes the way they want to vote.”

Senators will have a brief discussion about the candidate and then take a vote. They will also discuss several bills and a bylaw change.

Representatives from the apportionment board will present their decision on the budget allocation for apportionment board, student government, University Board and the Student Recreation Center.

According to the bill, the apportionment board approved $50,233 for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

Pickard said senators will have this meeting to ask questions regarding the allocation and then take a vote next week.

He said the senators cannot be nit-

picky and must vote yes or no to the approved budgets.

Ahmad said one thing student government asked the apportionment board for was a grad assistant that will work solely for student government.

Ahmad said the student government decided to include funding for a grad assistant in their budget because they needed a stable assistant.

“Normally, the university student affairs office covers that cost (for the assistant) but since that office is always running low on funds and it’s always on and off so we never know if we can get someone,” Ahmad said.

Ahmad said the meeting was pushed up from its original 7 p.m. start time because student government wanted to attend the Take Back the Night march. Ahmad also said there will not be committee or executive reports at this session for the same reason.

Analicia Haynes can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.

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The EIU Concert Band, Eastern Symphonic Band and EIU Jazz Lab Band performed at their 2016 Spring Concert on Tuesday.

Starting promptly at 7:30 p.m., the first to perform was the Eastern Symphonic Band.

“On a Hymnsong of Phillip Bliss” by David Holsinger was among the few songs performed with an introduction from James Hile, conductor of the Eastern Symphonic Band and the EIU Concert Band.

Before the Eastern Symphoni c Ba n d p e r f o r m e d t h e p i e c e , Hile said the song is connected to death and grief, and he told the musicians they must experience life in order to connect to this piece.

Hile said he started with 23 musicians in the beginning of the semester, and the band has now blossomed with more musicians than he had imagined.

Iulia Ionescu, junior music major, experienced her first performance with the Eastern Symphonic Band as a percussionist on Tuesday. Ionescu is usually a saxophonist and tuba player.

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The EIU Concert Band and Symphonic Band perform Tuesday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

“It was a lot of fun,” Ionescu said. “I don’t usually play percussion so it was a different challenge, but it was a lot of fun.”

Next in line to perform was the EIU Jazz Lab band.

The EIU Jazz Lab Band’s perf o r m a n c e , c o n d u c t e d b y Pa u l Johnston, was different from the other ensembles because there were more solos while the other musicians played in the background.

Each solo lasted for about 30 seconds, and the audience ap plauded each musician once they

had completed their part in the song.

During the performance of “A Child Is Born,” by Thad Jones, the musicians were accompanied by Andrew Cheetham, their trumpet professor, who performed a solo to this song, in addition to a solo in “In Walked Horace,” by J.J. Johnson.

Other featured soloists in the Jazz Lab Band included Willie Morris who played the bari, Zac Cofoid who played guitar, and Ben Damaan on the vibraphone for the song “Straight, No Chas-

er,” by Thelonious Monk.

The last band to perform for the night was the Concert Band, and before they played their set of music, Hile introduced a few songs with their backstory.

“Nessun Dorma from ‘Turandot,’” by Giacomo Puccini, was one of the songs introduced with a story on behalf of one of his students. He said one student wanted to present it as a dedication to their friend from high school that committed suicide days before the performance.

After Hile told the audience

about the student’s loss, he went on to explain nessun means “none shall sleep.” The song tells the story of a woman who requests that a man must answer three riddles to wed her, and if the man could not answer the three riddles, they would be beheaded; however, the man who is chasing after her heart correctly answers the three riddles.

Another song introduced and performed by the Concert Band with a backstor y was “Pines of the Appian Way,” by Ottorino Respighi.

This song tells the story of soldiers marching along a pine tree lined road to Rome, and concluded the ensembles performances for the evening.

Citlally Fabela, junior biology major and percussionist, played the bass drum in the Concert Band and said her favorite song to perform was “Fantasia in G,” by Timothy Mahr.

“I liked the tempo and the build up of the song,” Fabela said.

Fabela also said she enjoyed the variety of musicians at the concert and commended the Jazz Band’s performance.

T’amber Sherrod can be reached at 581-2812 or tlsherrod@eiu.edu.

Coles County Board hears from workforce group

By Mackenzie Freund Online Producer | @mgfreund_news Former Eastern employees have begun to seek outside help to further their skills so they can get new jobs, according to a Coles County Board member at their meeting Tuesday in the Coles County Courthouse.

Nancy Purdy, a member of the Coles County Board, said she belongs to the Workforce Investment Board, which functions under the recently updated Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act, or WIOA. Purdy also mentioned the CEFS building, which originally stood for Coles, Effingham, Fayette and Shel-

by, now includes 14 counties, offering services to people who need them.

This includes people who have dropped out of school or have been laid off, along with former incarcerated inmates and veterans.

The services provided by the agency include ways to develop skills, work on resumes and find other employment.

“From what I understand from our meeting, after the last layoff of 177 employees we apparently approached Eastern to offer services,” Purdy said. “I don’t know if they have their own program for their employees, I just know they opted not to be an employer taking our

services.”

Purdy said some of the laid off employees have been coming to different programs individually, such as the dislocated workers center.

The board members also voted to reduce the ratio of the food to liquor sales at the Meadowview golf course in Mattoon.

Jan Eads, a county board member and member of the Liquor Control Committee, said the board had approved a liquor license for the golf course in December and now they requested the ratio be changed.

“They wanted to come back to us and say ‘your ratio of food to liquor is too high for the food; we don’t want to have to have that much

food,’” Eads said. “We changed the ratio (tonight) to match what Charleston does.”

The Liquor Commission voted in favor of the request and sent a recommendation to the board to vote on as well. The board voted to pass the request, which will decrease the ratio amount from its current 60 percent to 51 percent.

The board also voted on two petitions from the Road and Bridge committee for the Seven Hickory Township and the East Oakland Township.

Mike Zuhone, the chairman for the committee, said the committee was also presented with a local agency agreement with federal participa-

tion allocated money for structure replacement in Paradise Township.

The board voted to approve of the agreement.

Zuhone presented the petitions for Seven Hickory and East Oakland townships to the board to be voted on. The project for Seven Hickory Township will be on what is known as North 14th Street two miles north of Charleston and will cost $7,800.

The East Oakland project will be about a quarter mile northwest of Oakland and will cost $5,800.

The county and the townships will be sharing the costs equally.

Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or at mgfreund@eiu.edu.

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End of the Semester, Right Ahead

Liz Dowell

Anxiety is not a ‘cookiecutter’ illness Anxiety can happen anytime, anywhere and on any day of the week. Panic attacks are not something that can just be taken care of with some breathing exercises.

Anxiety is not a “cookie-cutter” illness. It doesn’t just happen when you have two 15-page essays and two final projects due. Stress happens when you have two 15-page essays and two final projects.

Panic attacks are not cured with just closing your eyes and breathing, especially if you’re in the middle of traffic in the city.

There are multiple triggers to anxiety, and yes stress is a factor, but stress is not the only factor.

Public speaking, the dark and close spaces are just some of my own anxiety triggers.

I know many people whose anxiety gets triggered by socializing, shopping by themselves, eating by themselves and eating in front of people.

Anxiety is like living with two different people in your head at once. One person is the rational one, and the other is their wigged out twin who freaks out about everything. Panic attacks can happen when you least expect it.

There are different degrees of panic attacks and not all of them are your normal hyperventilating. Your heart can beat fast, you could be talking superfast, you may start twitching or want to sit in the corner some scream really loud.

Also, panic attacks do not happen in same way all the time. One time it could be you crying in the corner, and the next one your heart could just start beating really fast.

Calming down from panic attacks are not the same thing for everyone either. It may help some people to close their eyes and focus on their breathing. With others it may help if they’re on their own.

The best thing to do with someone who is having a panic attack is to find out beforehand how you can help if they were to have a panic attack while they are with you.

For me, telling me to calm down just upsets me more. Also, if you know someone who has anxiety and you know they are prone to panic attacks, do not tell them to calm down. That’s just going to upset them.

There are many ways to help someone who has anxiety, and there are many types of triggers that I did not mention in this column.

There are many different ways to help relieve anxiety also. My point is to bring awareness to anxiety and spread understanding that anxiety is not just a “cookie-cutter” illness.

Liz Dowell is a senior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or ehdowell@eiu.edu.

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Letters should preferably be 200-250 words in length. Please include a headline as well.

If a student, please include name, major and year in school. If a resident, please include name and city of residency.

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Conflicts of interest should be avoided After a clear and avoidable conflict of interest occurred in this year’s student government election, members should take their election commission’s suggestions seriously and work to avoid this in the future.

Last Wednesday, the commission ruled that election results would stand after a grievance was filed claiming the student government gave an unfair advantage to two candidates by promoting their campaigns on social media.

The commission’s reasoning was that both Maralea Negron, who was running for executive vice president, and Derek Pierce, running for vice president of student affairs, won by more than 200 votes.

The commission also cited the resources needed to run another election and the likelihood that voter turnout would be lower.

But the main reason and the biggest issue that allowed for this conflict to occur was that no election rules existed against this, hence no violation was cited in the grievance.

The commission’s ruling was sensible, as the wide margin of their victories means the potential advantage from the Instagram post would have been minimal.

It is unlikely that anyone on the student government intended to create a conflict; they were probably only trying to promote their members’ activity and the election itself.

Regardless of intent, though, the appearance from the perspective of the student body is that the student government was endorsing those candidates.

The commission’s report indicated that, because the student government is a registered student organization, it was technically allowed to promote candidates like any other RSO. However, as the organization hosting the election, it was unwise for the student government to imply their support of certain candidates over others. Rather, the organization hosting any election should strive to be as unbiased to the results as possible.

If all candidates did not submit promotional materials, none of them should have been posted directly on the student government’s account.

Instead, the student government could have shared posts from the accounts of the candidates themselves. Language could have been included asking people to vote in the elections but not specifically for any particular candidates.

News organizations often run into this problem on social media when interacting with politicians or others with political affiliations, which is why many journalists’ Twitter accounts will say something like, “retweets do not equal endorsement.”

As social media becomes more prevalent every year, it is important that guidelines are set into place to prevent future conflicts from occurring.

According to an April 7 article in The Daily Eastern News, election commission member Kimberly Cuspa said social media is a fairly gray area, which is why the commission would continue to work on social media election guidelines and get input from the Student Senate.

The senate will have to vote on the new guidelines before next year’s election.

Meanwhile, it is up to the student government to take this situation seriously and not brush it off as though no mistake was made.

Members should seek to make the election process as clear as possible for newcomers so that more conflicts can be avoided.

The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

The distance from Eastern to home is ruff I would like to begin by apologizing and warning readers that my inner crazy dog lady will be unleashed in this column.

I do not wish to offend to my human friends and family for showing appreciation to my dogs over them.

I think one of my biggest struggles as a freshman in college has been the distance between me and my five furry friends.

Yes, five. Three Chihuahuas and two beagles, and I would not mind having five more. Or 10. Or 20.

My two beagles, Bella and Buster, and my three Chihuahuas, Mister, Frenchie, and Lily are more than just household pets; they are family members. All five have big personalities that make my heart burst with joy.

I am a crazy dog lady from a crazy dog family, and we make sure to celebrate their birthdays as well as Christmas. And yes, our Chihuahuas have their own sweaters and winter coats, but I promise they love it.

Every year we wrap dog treats and toys in Christmas wrapping paper, and they open the presents themselves.

In addition to celebrating holidays and birthdays with our dog family, my mom and stepdad both have tattoos of our dogs.

My mom has a tattoo of Mister, my stepdad has a tattoo of our deceased boxer, Dobie, and I will eventually get one of Lily.

Managing Editor Lauren McQueen

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Abbey Whittington The moral support I have received from my dogs has been immeasurable and unconditional.

I feel there may be a telepathic or spiritual connection between us because every time I am upset, it’s as if they are notified and come to my aid.

While coming to Eastern has been a great experience, sometimes I wish I could have been home with my dogs to cheer myself up during the stressful weeks I’ve had at school.

I miss having a literal dog pile on me when I would wake up in the morning or when I went to take a nap.

In coping with the hardships of doggy long distance, my siblings have sent me Snapchats of our furry friends. Any oppor-

Associate News Editor Cassie Buchman

Photo Editor Josh Saxton

tunity I’ve had to interact with a dog, I have taken.

Not only do I love the relationship I have with my dogs, but I also appreciate seeing the close relationships they have with each other.

My family got our beagles from a farm, and all three of our Chihuahuas were rescued. On a cold night in March, we found Mister in our backyard, and when we put up found signs no one claimed him, so we took him in.

We found Lily on a lost and found Facebook page, and when no one claimed her, we took her in as well.

Frenchie was saved from an abusive home by an animal shelter called Settler’s Pond, and after visiting the shelter we took her home with us (we almost took two dogs home that day.)

These five pups are not only best friends with our family, but with each other, and knowing we have given them a better home is a good feeling.

I hope more people consider rescuing their dogs rather than buying one from a pet store that probably came from a puppy mill.

Abbey Whittington is a freshman journalism major.

She can be reached at 581-2812 or anwhittington@eiu.edu.

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“One person is enough,” Feder said. “Once you realize that it is not just strangers who are victims but your friends, then it changes how you see things.”

Feder said this will be a way to call attention to sexual assault so that the community can make a change. “(The) community can make that change and try to put an end to this (sexual assault) and we need that effort because it can’t fall on the victim,” Feder said.

Jana Roberts, the administrative assistant for SACIS, said the march is a national phenomenon and is big on campus.

“It shows (survivors) that this is a supportive environment and these are people who understand,” Roberts said. “People have been affected by sexual violence whether they are aware of it or not.”

Feder said survivors will realize that the assault was not their fault, and they can receive that reassurance from the event.

“It’s never the victim’s fault,” Roberts said.

Feder said the only way to understand sexual violence and the affects of rape culture is to talk about it and educate the community and not treat it like it is taboo.

Analicia Haynes can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.

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Blue jeans are displayed on the stage of the 7th St. Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union during “Take Back the Night” on April 10, 2014. The denim was adorned with accessories and fabric paint in honor of a case in which a woman’s battle against her attacker was challenged because she was “wearing tight jeans.” This year’s “Take Back the Night” will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday starting in the Grand Ballroom of the Union.

Sorority hosts speed-dating event for Delta Week

By Datasia Lenton Staff Reporter | @DEN_News In effort to bring awareness to the importance of one’s self worth and value, the Theta Zeta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will be hosting a speed-dating event titled “Why Do Fools Fall in Love.”

The event will take place at 6:13 p.m. Wednesday in the common area of Greek Court.

With this week being titled “Delta Cinema,” Delta Sigma Theta will host an array of events named after different movie titles.

“Why Do Fools Fall in Love” will be the second event held in honor of Delta Week, a form of speed dating with a twist.

Paulette Horton, the financial secretary of Delta Sigma Theta and chair of Delta Week, said the speed-dating event hosted by the organization last

“We just want them to look at us as individuals and be open minded because we’re still trying to teach the campus something at the end of the day.”

-Paulette Horton, chair of Delta Week year focused on the do’s and don’ts of dating and tips on maintaining healthy relationships and friendships.

“This time around, instead of talking about relationships, I kind of wanted to go into depth about selfconcepts,” Horton said. “Like selflove, self-awareness and self-worth.”

It was tricky for the organization to arrange Delta Week in a way that would bring the campus out to support, Horton said.

“The concepts that we had were really on a serious tip,” Horton said.

“We were thinking of ways that we could address the campus where everyone would to come and it not seem like a class or lecture.”

Kathryn McIntosh, the chapter president of Delta Sigma Theta, said Delta Week is a week of collective events produced by the organization geared toward getting the campus to come out and support. Last year, the

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“This year we’re focusing on health, self-development, and excellence; so we’re trying to gear it (the events) towards that,” McIntosh said. “Speed dating is something that we know people are going to come to, but we want to mix it up so that they get a learning lesson out of it.”

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“We just want them to look at us as individuals and be open minded because we’re still trying to teach the campus something at the end of the day,” Horton said.

With Delta Week still continuing on, students on campus can continue to support the organization through the rest of their events.

“I want everyone to have a better awareness of their surroundings.

A better awareness of themselves and who they choose to hang out with,” Horton said. “I want them to focus on their purpose in life.”

“Do the right thing,” a community service event with Teen Reach, will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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Amazing Grace: sophomore climbs Eastern’s ranks

By Kaitlin Cordes Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports Her match days begin with a macaroni and cheese breakfast and music blasting. Sometimes, she tinkers with a piece or two in her Star Wars themed puzzle to gain focus for her match.

Sophomore tennis player Grace Summers said she likes to wake up early (around 7 a.m.) on match days because she hates sleeping in when there is a match to be played.

Another ritual she sticks to is avoiding homework before matches. Summers said she likes to put all of her focus into the match and leave the homework for later.

All of these elements and rituals put her in the right frame of mind for the day’s competition, she said.

Summers said she puts everything she has into matches and plays them one match at a time.

“I lay it all out on the court,” Summers said. “I’m not one of those girls who goes out and smashes the ball. I’m more of a ‘hit that spot’ and ‘keep it in play’ kind of player.”

In this season alone, the sophomore has earned two consecutive Ohio Valley Conference Athlete of the Week honors and has made Eastern’s history by becoming the second most victorious Panther at the No. 3 spot in singles.

Summers’ all-time singles record currently sits at 22-4, putting her just below record holder Madina Mambetova, who accumulated 24 victories in her 20042007 career at Eastern. The two remaining regular season matches could tie the two, however.

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Sophomore Grace Summers defeated Belmont’s Suzanna Stapler 6-1 and 6-0 on April 1 at the Darling Courts.

Summers’ successful season did not start out mirroring her recent winning ways.

She added her fourth loss in singles in the first match of the spring season with a close three-set loss to the Illinois’ Jerricka Boone. Boone won by a narrow 6-7 (57), 7-5, 1-0 (10-7) margin.

Summers said the loss was just the motivation she needed to avoid future threeset losses.

“The loss made me want to win that much more,” Summers said. “It forced

me to work hard and fight more and made me not want to lose like that again.”

Senior Hannah Kimbrough has teamed up with Summers this season for doubles play.

Together, the duo has hashed out 12 wins and have suffered just four losses.

Half of those wins are conference victories.

Kimbrough said that their opposite styles of play make for the perfect pairing.

“I would say that I’m really intense

and serious, and Grace is more laid back and likes to have fun,” Kimbrough said. “(It) makes for a perfect partnership because we really balance each other out.”

Kimbrough also said she felt that the fact that she and Summers are both from Tennessee created a bond between the two.

Summers and Kimbrough are close friends off the court, said Kimbrough.

Their friendship allows the duo to have open communication on the court.

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friends works to their advantage when they are under high pressure situations during matches.

“She always reminds me to have fun when I get down on myself, and she always cracks jokes to calm my nerves,” said Kimbrough.

Summers labels her style of play as one of the best parts of her gameplay. She also said she feels that her serve is one of the best aspects of her game as well.

Summers said head coach Emily Wang has helped her and Kimbrough improve their formations. Former head coach John Blackburn also worked with the two on formations during Summers’ freshman year, but Wang has emphasized the importance of accurate formations.

Summers’ tennis career began when she was eight years old. She said that she also participated in soccer, basketball and softball before entering the tennis world.

She credits much of her tennis knowledge and career to her former coach.

“Coach Bryan worked with me for eight years before he moved to Texas,” Summers said. “He taught me most of what I know, and I credit him with my career.”

Summers said she attributes her decision to play for Eastern to former coach John Blackburn, the tennis team and her desired kinesiology and sports studies major.

Summers said she wants to work as a tennis coach. She also plans get her pilot’s license and become a helicopter pilot after she graduates.

Kaitlin Cordes can be reached at 581-2812 or krcordes@eiu.edu.

Baseball team falls to SIUC, drops 5th straight game

By Maher Kawash Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern baseball team fell behind early and never found its way back in a single-game matchup against Southern Illinois. The Panthers dropped to 5-27 on the season after failing to produce runs and lost to the Salukis 10-2 in Carbondale.

Junior Chase Thurston was the man on the mound for Eastern, and he fell behind quickly in the third inning. Thurston allowed four runs to cross the plate in that inning; that ended his day on the mound.

Eastern coach Jason Anderson pulled Thurston from the game in the third after he allowed four runs on six hits and three

walks in 2.2 innings pitched. Thurston’s record this season dropped to 0-3 with the loss, and his ERA increased to 9.78.

While Thurston struggled early on the mound, the Panthers’ bullpen could not keep up with Southern Illinois either. Johansmeier was the next man up in relief of Thurston, and he allowed three runs on four hits in 3.1 innings pitched.

Two of his three runs allowed came in the sixth inning, and he faced 16 batters total in the game.

Ben Hughes and Jake Haberer were the other two relievers who combined for another three runs allowed on the mound.

The pitching staff finished the game with a 7.28 ERA, and allowed 15 hits against Southern Illinois.

But the Panthers’ pitching struggles were just the beginning of their problems in this game. Eastern managed to get nine hits in the game, but only produced two runs off those hits.

Four Panthers got on base with a walk, but it still resulted in eight runners left on base against the Salukis.

Eastern struck out nine times in the game, and finished with just three extra base-hits.

While Eastern’s offense struggled, some guys still had a productive day at the plate.

Sophomore Cale Hennemann continued his strong campaign at the plate as he finished the day going 3-for-4 with a double.

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tinues to succeed out of the Panthers’ leadoff spot as he went 3-for-5 at the plate and added a double as well.

With those two combining for six of Eastern’s nine hits in the game, Freshman Dane Toppel, Nick Maton, and Tyler Tesmond were the only others to earn a hit.

Hennemann continues to lead the Panthers’ starters with his .317 batting average, and Duncan is right behind with his .294 batting average. Hennemann also leads the team in walks and doubles while Duncan leads the Panthers with 21 stolen bases this season.

Eastern will rely on those two for continued productiveness at the plate as the team has a tall task ahead following this game.

As the Panthers are riding a five game losing streak, they turn their focus to the toughest series of the season so far. Eastern wraps up its four game road trip this weekend with a three-game series against Southeast Missouri State.

The Redhawks are the top dog in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 22-10 record overall and a 13-2 record in conference play. Southeast Missouri State has lost two of its last three games, but the Panthers are still without a series victory this season.

The Panthers will attempt to turn things around when that series gets underway Friday in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or mwkawash@eiu.edu.

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By Sean Hastings Sports Editor| @DEN_Sports Eastern Kentucky had the best record in the Ohio Valley Conference heading into last weekend until they ran into sophomore pitcher Jessica Wireman.

The Colonels and the Panthers had a 12-inning showdown with the first run coming in the bottom of the 12th inning off a squeeze play perfected

by Eastern’s junior catcher Ashlynne Paul.

But the story of the day was Wireman. Wireman fanned 22 batters in 12 innings pitched, earning a shutout in the process.

If striking out 22 batters wasn’t impressive enough, Wireman did it against some of the OVC’s top hitters.

“I think the team knew that this game was going to be close from the start,” Paul said. “We always want to give (Wireman) run support because I know that allows her (to breathe) and not feel like she has to be perfect.”

The Colonels have five players batting over .300 with Paige Murphy batting .410. Kayla Joyce is right behind her bating .395.

Even though the two have been dangerous hitters all season long, Wireman shut both of them down, striking the two and three hitters out seven times combined. Joyce bats second for Eastern Kentucky, and Murphy bats third.

“I didn’t really know they were the top hitting team in the OVC or had really good hitters,” Wireman said.

“So now it feels really good. I’m really proud of myself and that’s a big accomplishment not only for me but the team. They know I have their back when they face tougher pitching.”

Wireman has pitched five shutouts this season, but this past weekend’s shutout against the then-top ranked Colonels stands out more to Paul.

Paul has caught Wireman for much of the season.

“That was definitely one of her best games she has thrown all year,” Paul said.

Paul and Wireman have a pitchercatcher relationship where being on the same page can be key.

The two did not talk much specifically, Paul said. But they knew they had to keep Eastern Kentucky off the base paths because they are a good team and will get the job done by moving the runners along and producing runs.

Wireman related this game back to last year’s regular season finale where she pitched 10 shutout innings against Southern Illinois Edwardsville.

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Sophomore Jessica Wireman pitches during game one of the Panthers’ doubleheader against Eastern Kentucky Saturday at Williams Field. The Panthers won, 1-0. Wireman struck out 22 batters during the 12-inning game, earning her Top Cat this week.

She struck out just six batters in the contest. Her career-high for strikeouts in a game before this game was 11.

“Last year against SIUE that was a 10-inning game that was just like (Saturday),” Wireman said. “It was a shutout for me but it was only 10 innings so it wasn’t anywhere near as long and I didn’t have anywhere near as many strikeouts. So this is probably the most I’ve ever pitched in with it being so long and being such and good team and so many strikeouts.”

With this being the longest game Wireman has ever pitched, after a while things became a little bit hectic, she said.

“For the first probably 10 innings it was fun and then after that it was kind of hectic,” she said. “I was just waiting for us to score because I knew they weren’t going to.”

All throughout the game, Wireman remained focused by talking to Eastern pitching coach Jackie Sernek.

Wireman sits at the end of the bench during the game and discusses previous hitters she has faced in the

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game and how to approach the next inning’s hitters.

“We have goals I have to make, so that keeps me in the game,” she said.

Wireman had a plan from the start of the game on how to attack Eastern Kentucky’s lineup.

The curve she used to get strikeouts worked like a charm.

This pitch is usually one of her best pitches, she said, but it has not been working as well lately. It got back on track for this game.

“Usually I first would go (inside),” she said. “Then towards the end of the at bat I would go (outside) and make them chase, but sometimes I would get them to chase on the in pitch too.”

Wireman’s plan seemed to be working on getting the batters to chase the pitches as 17 of her 22 strikeouts came on the swing.

Even though the game went 12 innings, Wireman did not need to make many changes.

“It was the same pitches over and over again,” she said. “Usually if I

struck a girl out on a curveball, the next couple at bats I was the same thing.”

She faced the first four batters of the lineup five times and the rest of the lineup four times.

“By the fourth time I think I had thrown everything I could against them so they had seen so much it was kind of nerve-racking,” Wireman said. “I wanted to get them to swing as much as I could without hitting.”

Wireman has had her ups and downs this season, but her standout moments have earned her OVC pitcher of the week three times.

Her most recent honor came Monday for her performance last week, based in part on the Eastern Kentucky game.

While the honor gives her a little more confidence moving forward, she does not focus on the awards too much, she said.

“I don’t really think about it too much,” Wireman said. “I get it then I forget about it 10 minutes later. My dad told me I got it for the third time

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and coach Angie (Nicholson) did as well. I don’t ever think about it.”

With the game being scoreless the whole way, the fact that nobody was scoring made it tough for Wireman, but beating the top team in the conference the way they did gives everyone else a little more confidence.

In a game where both teams were struggling to put the ball in play, it seemed only fitting that a squeeze play would end the game.

“The squeeze wasn’t planned, but we had worked bunting in practice a lot during the week,” Paul said. “Just trying to become confident and being able to lay it down whenever the time called for it.”

After the long 12-inning game, Wireman improved her record to 9-16 on the year and dropped her ERA to 3.53. She also has 130 strikeouts on the year now, which is good enough to be in the top 10 in the OVC. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.

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