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TROUBLE AHEAD LITERARY LINGO After Saturday’s lost at SEMO winning the OVC title will be an up hill battle for the Panthers football team.

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Vitalization Baby Bonding workgroups to schedule meetings

By Cassie Buchman News Editor | @cjbuchman Meetings for vitalization project workgroups are being scheduled and meeting times and agendas will be put on the project’s webpage.

Ryan Hendrickson, task force committee chair and interim dean of the graduate school, said all the workgroup chairs are submitting times the groups will meet.

Meeting times will be posted as they come in to webmaster Ryan Gibson on the vitalization project’s website.

Some groups have already set preliminary meetings.

The President’s Liaison Subcommittee will meet 2 p.m. Thursday in the Greenup Room of the University Union.

According to its agenda, the group will hear a report from chairperson Rob Miller, general counsel for Eastern and discuss their objectives.

Miller declined to comment about the meeting.

According to their agenda, workgroup nine, Academic Visioning II, will meet Thursday as well.

The group will identify peer institutions, study organizational models, differential tuition models and variable learning formats, the agenda said.

Jody Stone, chair of workgroup three for enrollment management, said workgroup three will meet from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday mornings and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday in the Sullivan room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

However, this Thursday, they will be meeting in the basement of McAfee Gymnasium.

Stone said the workgroup will be discussing data they received from Institutional Research on Thursday.

On the vitalization project’s website is a tab with “Workgroup Meetings and Agendas” on it. In this tab is a list of the nine workgroups, which consists of ones in charge of student services, University Technology, Enrollment Management, Intercollegiate Athletics, Facilities, Marketing and University Branding, Academic Programs, Academic Visioning Workgroup I and Academic Visioning Workgroup II. These workgroups will analyze programs and services on campus on their viability, efficiency and sustainability, then make recommendations for how the administration should allocate future resources and how they will fund targeted investments.

The president announced the vitalization project during his State of the University Address.

Over 218 nominations consisting of faculty, staff and students to be on this task force were received by Eastern President David Glassman.

Cassie Buchman can be reached at 5812812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.

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Kadmon Squire (right), a sophomore business administration major, holds 21-month-old Aubrey Wilson (left) Monday in the South Quad.

Squire said he had just met Wilson two hours prior through a mutual friend. “I like kids who are one and younger, Squire said. “After that, they’re terrible.”

CPD continues shots fired investigation Staff Report | @DEN_News No one was hurt after shots fired were reported early Sunday morning, Charleston Det. Tony West said.

The shots were reported at 2 a.m. in the vicinity of 11th Street and Hayes Avenue.

The suspect has not yet been identified, and neither have any victims.

West said nobody approached the police department seeking assistance, and nobody came forward as a victim.

He added that the hospital would contact the police if anyone were admitted

with gunshot wounds.

There was no evidence recovered from the scene, West said, and the area is still being investigated.

West said police officers have been talking to residents of the neighborhood and anyone who might have been in the area. “(When) you get a call like this, (that’s) vague, happened in the area, it’s hard to pin down,” West said. “The officers found no obvious evidence of guns fired, blood on the ground, nothing you’d see on Hollywood shows.”

West said there is no connection between the robbery that happened at 10th

Street and Hayes Avenue and the shots, which happened on 11th Street and Hayes Avenue.

“What happened was a random deal,” West said, though it is not the first time shots have been fired.

Any more information on this incident should be directed to the Charleston Police at 345-8422 or the University Police Department at 581-3212.

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

City council to vote on closing roads Staff Report | @DEN_News Various street closures are up for discussion at this week’s Charleston city council meeting.

One of these street closures is for the city’s annual “Christmas in the Heart of Charleston” celebration. According to the agenda, the streets that needs to be closed for this are Monroe Avenue from 6th Street to 7th Street; 6th Street from Monroe Avenue to Van Buren Avenue; Jackson Avenue from 5th Street to 8th Street; Van Buren Avenue from 6th to 7th Street; and 7th Street from Van Buren Avenue to Madison Avenue. The streets will be closed from 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and the City Hall parking

lot between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.3.

For Eastern’s Homecoming parade on Saturday, Oct. 22, the streets that the city is voting on closing are 9th Street from Lincoln Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue; Johnson Avenue from 7th to 9th Street; Grant Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets and 7th Street from Grant Avenue to Lincoln Avenue. Closed to Southbound Traffic: 7th Street from Madison Avenue to Monroe Avenue If passed, closed to parking and traffic on parade day will be 7th Street from Lincoln Avenue to Monroe Avenue; Monroe Avenue from 7th Street to 6th Street; Jackson Avenue from 6th Street to 7th Street; 6th Street from Monroe Avenue to Polk Avenue; Polk Avenue from 6th Street to Divi-

sion Street; and Division Street from Polk Avenue to Grant Avenue.

Jefferson Elementary Grade School is also asking to close 8th Street from Jefferson Avenue to Monroe Avenue; Monroe Avenue from 8th Street to 6th Street; 6th Street from Monroe Avenue to Jackson Avenue; Jackson Avenue from 6th Street to 7th Street and 7th Street from Jackson Avenue to Monroe Avenue for their annual Halloween parade Friday, Oct. 28.

At the meeting, the Mayor is also slated to announce trick or treat hours to be 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31.

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

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Illinois suspends $30B in Wells Fargo activity SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois state Treasurer Michael Frerichs suspended $30 billion in state investment activity with Wells Fargo on Monday, joining a swelling chorus of outrage over the scandal which saw bank employees opening millions of phony accounts to meet sales goals.

Frerichs was uncertain how much the yearlong suspension would cost the nation's second-largest bank, which serves as broker-dealer for state investments, but said it likely amounts to millions of dollars.

"Wells Fargo is a big financial player in Illinois, and I hope to send the message that their unscrupulous practices are not welcome and will not be tolerated," the Democrat said at a news conference in Chicago.

The move by Illinois, which has nearly $1 trillion a year in banking activities, follows closely on similar action last week by California after regulators in that state and the federal government fined the company $185 million.

A federal consent order issued in September found that bank employees, scrambling to meet sales goals, opened about 2 million deposit, credit card, debit card and online accounts without customers' knowledge, charging fees and, in some cases, damaging their credit so they had to pay higher interest rates on loans.

Wells Fargo spokesman Gabriel Boehmer noted that the problems occurred in the company's retail bank, but that its Government and Institutional Banking division has "diligently and professionally" worked with Illinois since 1970.

"We are very sorry and take full responsibility for the incidents in our retail bank," Boehmer said in a written statement. "We have already taken important steps, and will continue to do so, to address these issues and rebuild the state's trust."

Frerichs noted that Wells Fargo in 2012 paid a $175 million joint settlement, in a suit led by Illinois, to settle allegations its independent brokers racially discriminating against 3,000 mortgage borrowers. He added that his office would conduct an audit to see if any fake accounts interfered with unclaimed assets in banks that should be returned to the original owner's state within five years so it can be distributed to heirs.

California state Treasurer John Chiang, who announced last week the

state's $75 billion portfolio would not be used for business with Wells Fargo for a year, issued a statement backing Frerichs.

"Wells Fargo is just the most recent example of the craven abuses that can be perpetrated when a financial institution comes to serve itself rather than its customers," Chiang said.

Kankakee County: 4 homicides in less than 36 hours KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Four homicides, including a triple homicide, occurred in less than 36 hours in a northeastern Illinois township and police said Monday that it appears the crimes are related.

Ralph Ledet, 46, of Pembroke Township was found dead in his driveway shot in his head about 1 a.m. Saturday, Kankakee County officials said. The next day just before 1 p.m. deputies investigating a report of three men shot found a father and two sons dead.

Those victims were identified as Reginald Neal, 56, Dangelo Neal, 24, and Davante Hopkins, 21. The Kankakee County coroner plans autopsies Monday morning. The three men suffered multiple gunshot wounds, Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey said at a Monday morning news conference.

The sheriff said there is a $1,000 reward for information in the cases and law enforcement are asking anyone with information to come forward.

The three men found dead Sunday were discovered by a relative who called police, Downey said.

Downey said investigators believe the killings were targeted "because of the way they were killed." He said the victims weren't restrained and there were no signs of struggle.

"Triple homicides are not something that happen in Kankakee County," Downey said. "I would just let the community know in Pembroke that we are here. We are available. If they see something, say something."

Pembroke Township is about 65 miles south of Chicago along the Indiana border.

Illinois State Police crime scene technicians processed both scenes.

Clinton receives endorsements

NEW YORK (AP) — "A clear and present danger to our country." ''Xenophobia, racism and misogyny."

''Beneath our national dignity."

Those aren't excerpts from attack ads by Hillary Clinton's campaign.

Those are longtime Republican newspapers disavowing Donald Trump.

If newspaper endorsements equaled victory, Clinton would be in line for a historic landslide. She has been endorsed by dozens of papers ranging from such expected backers as The New York Times to such once-certain GOP advocates as The Dallas Morning News, the Arizona Republic and the Cincinnati Enquirer, which on Sept. 23 called for "a leader who will bring out the best in Americans, not the worst."

On Friday, USA Today ended its tradition of not taking sides and published an anti-endorsement, contending that Trump "lacks the temperament, knowledge, steadiness and honesty that America needs from its presidents." The paper didn't back Clinton but advised readers to "Stay true to your convictions." The same day, The San Diego Union-Tribune endorsed Clinton — the first Democrat it has endorsed in its history.

Trump, meanwhile, is supported by far fewer publications. They include a paper owned by son-in-law Jared Kushner (the New York Observer) and the National Enquirer, a tabloid whose parent company is run

by Trump friend David Pecker and whose content usually focuses on celebrity scandal.

Trump scorned the negative editorials Friday, tweeting that "The people are really smart in cancelling subscriptions to the Dallas & Arizona papers & now USA Today will lose readers!

The people get it!"

"I don't read USA Today," he said later to WZZM13 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, "It's not much of a newspaper as far as I'm concerned."

If Clinton's overwhelming advantage among editorial boards mirrors the revulsion Trump has inspired from officials in both parties, the endorsements may also illustrate the decline in newspapers' power to shape opinions and the strength of Trump's anti-establishment appeal. Polls show Clinton trailing in Texas, Arizona and Ohio despite the unexpected support of GOP papers. During the primaries, the venerable conservative paper the New Hampshire Union Leader endorsed Chris Christie, only to have the New Jersey governor lose the state decisively, drop out and back Trump.

The Arizona Republic favored John Kasich in the state's GOP primary, but Trump won easily, and the Ohio governor finished fourth.

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"Newspaper endorsements don't have nearly the impact they used to," says Mark McKinnon, co-host of Showtime's political show "The Circus" and a longtime adviser who has worked with former President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the GOP's 2008 presidential candidate. "There are just way too many other sources of information for voters today."

Readers may not let editorials tell them how to vote, but they care enough to respond. Dallas Morning News editor Mike Wilson recalls a group of about a dozen people demonstrated against the endorsement across the street from the paper. Wilson went down to talk with them. In a series of tweets, he described a discussion that began angrily but settled into a serious dialogue. "I got a few words in and persuaded zero people," he tweeted.

Wilson said he's received some messages from Clinton supporters thanking the newspaper for the editorial, but hasn't heard that it changed anyone's mind. "They're not really meant to end arguments, they're mean to start discussions, and this one certainly did that," he said.

"One of the reasons we exist is to take editorial positions on things that can improve lives in our community," he said. "That is one of the core functions of a newspaper."

Peter Bhatia, editor and vice president of audience engagement at the Cincinnati Enquirer, said he knows that the impact of editorial endorsements has lessened. "The days of people taking the endorsements of an editorial board and going into the polling place with them are pretty much long gone," he said. But he still considers it an important obligation. The newspaper's editorial board came to consensus pretty quickly so they decided to get it out.

As anticipated, some readers lashed out. Bhatia said he received some 150 angry emails and there were some canceled subscriptions. "I am impressed by how thoroughly rehearsed some of the attacks on Hillary Clinton are," he said. "They have a very familiar bent to them."

He also cites their incivility, but doesn't find that unusual in the internet age. He said there also have been a few dozen positive notes. He said he gave an interview to CBC radio in Canada and got a long email from someone who found his arguments convincing.

Just one problem: The person lives in Canada and can't vote.

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Ted Underwood to lecture about literary history

By Angelica Cataldo Entertainment Reporter | @DEN_news

English professor Ted Underwood will discuss the understanding of literary history at Eastern as a part of the Center for the Humanities’ guest speaker series at 5 p.m.

Wednesday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.

Underwood teaches mainly British 18th and 19th century English literature at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is also a published author. He is trained in the studies of romanticism and also focuses on informational science studies.

His literature works include the titles “Why Literary Periods Mattered” and “The Work of the Sun: Literature, Science, and Political Economy.”

Romanticism is an era in literature between the 18th and 19th centuries that focuses on individual consciousness and the lessening of strict rules and limitations in writing.

Under wood’s work in informational science studies takes the physical pieces of literature and examines them through a series of digital libraries.

C.C. Wharram, English profes-

sor and director of the Center for the Humanities, said that Underwood’s work will discuss analyses of computational technology such as algorithms that have the ability to process large quantities of literary works and produce visual data regarding those pieces.

This technology has been around roughly 10 years, and has slowly been making its way into the hands of other English scholars.

Wharram said studies that research these algorithms allow scholars to analyze aspects such as how certain words have changed over time and other literary and cultural patterns. “(This technology) allows us to see things we weren’t able to see before,” Wharram said. “We used to think there were very clear breaks in moments of literary history, but (Underwood’s) work suggests that these (changes) happen very slowly.”

Under wood will be speaking about his research and observations and present his work as a way for people to differently view how literary works are studied and taught as separate historical periods in history.

Wharram met Underwood at a romanticism conference and had contacted Underwood over a year

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ago about lecturing at Eastern.

Underwood was originally scheduled to speak in the spring, but due to the budget impasse the lecture was postponed to this fall.

Underwood’s lecture is free to the public and is presented in conjunc-

tion with the Susan Bazargan Graduate Lecture in English and the Lynch Humanities Speaker Series. “(Underwood) is not that type of dogmatic speaker, he’s open minded to thinking about all the possibilities that exist.” Wharram said.

“ He’s sort of the vanguard of this kind of work.”

Angelica Cataldo can be reached at 581-2812 or amcataldo@eiu.edu.

Faculty senate to consider role in vitalization project

By Samuel Nusbaum Administration Reporter | @DEN_News Faculty senate will talk about their roles both individually and as a governing body in the vitalization project in their next meeting.

Senator Teshome Abebe said there will be discussions about hosting a faculty forum for both of the candidates for Illinois State Representative, incumbent Reggie Phillips and challenger Dennis Malak.

He said they will also be talking about a request from Eastern’s President David Glassman on representatives on the search committee for the provost.

Abebe said the senate will be talking about the staffing on the various committees of the faculty senate.

“Sometimes faculty resign or they need to be replaced, they are on sabbati-

cal or something of that nature, or their term expires. So the faculty senate has to fill them, so it is really a management issue,” Abebe said.

Abebe said there will be discussion from now until December about the vitalization project.

Glassman, as a means to help the university rebound after a rough last year introduced the vitalization project.

It is comprised of nine work groups which will look at all aspects of the university, from enrollment, athletics and student services, to marketing and academics.

Abebe said the senate needs to keep in mind what kinds of data and criteria are used by the work groups.

When he talks about data he means the information the work groups receive. The work groups will meet separately to solve a given a problem by using the proper criteria.

He said the senate needs to question if the data is accurate, consistent and if the data is valid for the purpose it has been chosen for.

He said the criteria needs to be valid, applicable and solve the assigned problem.

Abebe also said the recommended solutions the work groups decide need to be manageable and applicable.

Abebe said the faculty senate’s role is like any other member of Eastern’s community.

“We have been requested to nominate names just like everyone else has been asked to nominate that has been our role so far, nothing more nothing less,” Abebe said.

Abebe said he personally thinks everything has been expressed to him as a money issue. He said having a money-focused perspective; turns everything into an accounting problem, where he

sees everything as a growth issue.

He said if everything is seen as a money issue, then cuts are the only way to go and growth cannot take place when cuts are happening.

He said if the university can grow, then any cost problems the university is having become manageable.

Senator Jeffrey Stowell said the members will talk about how the profit loss numbers were generated, which Grant Sterling, from their budget transparency committee, will be bringing up.

Stowell said Sterling has asked questions on how the profit loss data sheets were calculated.

An example he gave was how scholarships and waivers are included in the calculations, how credit units for things outside of teaching may be included and questions about money made through music camps and study abroad.

Stowell said four members of faculty

senate who are in the vitalization project work groups.

They are Senator Billy Hung in work group two, Senator Todd Bruns is in work group three, and both Stowell and Senator Amy Rosenstein are in work group eight.

Stowell said he is certain the senate’s participation in the vitalization project will lead to talks about the projects’ progress.

“For example, our budget transparency committee has already started raising questions about budget numbers,” Stowell said.

Stowell said he is hopeful good discussion will take place in order to make the process as open and transparent as possible.

Samuel Nusbaum can be reached at 581-2812 or at scnusbaum@eiu.edu.

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Intramural sports are a great way to stay involved Here at Eastern, we are lucky enough to have a variety of different intramural sports such as basketball, ultimate Frisbee, flag football, volleyball and many other sports that any student can join.

Intramural sports are not only beneficial for becoming more active, but it also helps students become more social and relieve stress from their school work.

There is always a stereotype of college students gaining weight (think “freshman 15”), but this can be avoided by getting involved in an intramural sport.

Teams would get together and play every week promoting physical activity in a fun way compared to the traditional treadmill, elliptical or bike workout for cardio.

By playing a sport that students enjoy and look forward to every week with friends, it establishes healthy competition and a great workout.

Intramural sports also help students become more social because each student may not know everyone on their team or the other students they are playing against.

Because each team plays their sport every week, they keep in contact with their teammates, and they meet new teams every week which helps all students meet and introduce one another.

Becoming friends with new people is one aspect that all students need because people befriend and keep in touch with one another throughout the years.

Building relationships that last a lifetime are healthy, and they help students feel more comfortable through their college years.

With intramural sports promoting physical activity and socialization, it also provides students an outlet to all of their school work that causes them stress.

Working out is one of the leading factors to help one relieve stress, improve their health, fight diseases and become a happier person.

When students join intramural sports teams, they are able to have a well-deserved break from their studies, become physically active and meet other students that they can potentially be in contact with for the rest of their lives.

Georgia Danos is a senior English language arts major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or gvdanos@eiu.edu.

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Stealing from the rich, poor is never OK In a capitalistic society where wealth is unequally distributed, it is is easy to develop a “Robin Hood” philosophy where people justify stealing from the rich to give to the poor.

According to Businessinsider.com, about 80% of America’s population share only 7% of America’s wealth, while the top one percent of the wealthiest citizens share 40% of the nation’s wealth.

This large disparity between the extremely wealthy and poor causes tension, conflict and crime.

While participating in Paris’ fashion week, celebrity Kim Kardashian was robbed of her jewelry at gunpoint by two men who were dressed as police officers, CNN.com said.

In the CNN article, the jewelry that was reported stolen included a ring worth approximately $4.49 million and a jewelry box filled with valuables totaling about $ 5.6 million.

The Daily Eastern News understands that some citizens in their lifetimes may never earn the amount of money that equals the value of Kim Kardashian’s

jewelry. However, it still it belongs to her.

It is unfair to punish one person for the poverty other people face.

Kim Kardashian’s jewelry was the most recent theft, but several celebrities’ homes have been broken in to and robbed.

Reality show celebrities can become easy targets for crime because their lives are constantly being publicized, recorded and broadcast.

Seeing the lavish lifestyles and the over-the-top luxuries these celebrities indulge in can be hard to watch when a person is financially struggling.

The News editorial board consist of students with thousands of dollars accumulated in student loans: the thought, to us, of owning jewelry valued at more than $10 million would be amazing.

However, our staff understands that It is unethical and illegal to steal from anyone.

The effort it takes to decide a target, create a scheme and execute it takes cunning, skill and ambition, which are all transformable skills.

Instead of putting that amount of effort into something illegal, people could easily invest their time into a practical business, into a career or into their communities.

The idea that by completing one robbery a person could become a millionaire does sound appealing, because it would expedite wealth greatly.

But face it: the risk is not worth the reward.

These celebrities may benefit from the socio-economic imbalance, but it is not their fault nor is it their responsibility to fix it.

The Daily Eastern News agrees that the large gap between the rich and poor is unethical and disservices millions of citizens and our focus as a country should be to eliminate the gap.

The thought of using crime to achieve this is noble and filled with good intentions, similar to Robin Hood, but it is wrong.

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

Be ready for when midterms come around It is that time of the semester again. Beautiful weather, trips to the pumpkin patch, hot apple cider and long nights filled with tears and the worry that your hair seems to be falling out at an alarming rate.

You heard right: midterms are around the corner and I am just as unprepared for them as I was the last few semesters. Every semester I know they are coming, yet it feels like they creep up on me every time.

School work has begun to pile up, and somehow all of it ends up being due on the same day.

This then leads to a lot of procrastination caused by the fear of the workload, which in turn causes me to have a mental breakdown the night before it is due.

What makes it worse is that while I am internally screaming at myself, the weather just mocks me.

Oh, you have 3 essays, 2 tests, and 1 project due next week? No problem! It is just 64 degrees and sunny, essentially the weather you have been waiting for all semester. It is like the weather is daring me to put off all adult responsibilities.

After every midterm I swear that next semester will be different, that I will not binge-watch Blue Bloods instead of doing my homework, but that never happens. However, I have found ways to lessen my stress levels during midterms.

First, find a study buddy. I do not mean

Alex Bonnot someone who simply agrees to study with you but then ends up getting no work done. I mean someone who will keep you focused.

Doing homework is way easier when you can find someone who is willing to do it with you and keep you focused.

Second, when you finally decide to stop binge-watching the Netflix show of your choice, pick a place where you will be less likely to get distracted. I personally like going to the library.

It provides a quiet work area that allows for minimal distractions, but this might not be the place for you.

If you need a place that has a bit more noise, you can try doing homework at Starbucks or The JAC. You can even try doing homework outside if you want some fresh air.

Third, always bring your charger and headphones with you. You do not want to have to stop while you are in the zone because of the low battery message on your screen.

Headphones are always a must as well, because even if you are in a place that is supposed to be quiet, the people around you may not adhere to those rules. If people get too loud, you can pop your headphones in and listen to something that tunes them out.

Last, and most importantly, do not overwork yourself. During midterms, it can be easy to burn yourself out because you feel like everything has to be done right here, right now. Avoid that way of thinking and plan out your study time.

Instead of jamming an unrealistic amount of work to be done into an hour, say to yourself that you will get one assignment done by a certain time, and then take a break. When you decide to take a break, make sure you plan how long it will last, otherwise it will probably never end.

Midterms may be stressful and procrastinating may be tempting, but remember: the sooner you finish your assignments, the sooner you can get back to watching Netflix.

Alex Bonnot is a senior English language arts major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or agbonnot@eiu.edu.

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Kappa Alpha Psi honors Breast Cancer Awareness Week

By Chrissy Miller Staff Reporter @DEN_News Kappa Alpha Psi is holding their Kappa Cares week from Monday through Saturday.

Joseph Archey, records keeper for the fraternity, said the week will include of mixture of social events and raising awareness to breast cancer.

“We have this week that’s not only centered around the fight for breast cancer, but also centered around community involvement,” Archey said “We just want to show we care for our community that we are involved in.”

To accomplish this, they started the week with a forum on college relationships and how to manage them called “Consistency.”

“Picture these Boobies” will be held from 12 to 4 p.m. today on the South Quad. The group will have signs up to advocate fighting breast cancer and be giving out free hugs to promote awareness.

“You know, some people just need a hug to see we care about them and we support what’s going on with the fight for breast cancer,” Archey said.

This cause is important to the fraternity on many levels, vice president Nick Horne said.

“I had an auntie that beat breast cancer. So, I’m actually a big supporter of this cause. That’s why on Tuesday I’ll be making multiple signs,” Horne said. “My brothers in my fraternity are big supporters too.

We’ve done this for two or three years now.”

Their “Dodging Boobies” dodge ball game will be held Wednesday at 7:11 p.m. in the Student Recreational Center and is open to all. The different colored dodge balls will represent the different types of cancer. It is a clever way to promote awareness while having fun, Horne said.

President Malcolm Miller explained the time for this event is because their fraternity was founded in 1911. In honor of this, many of their events start at eleven minutes after the hour.

On Thursday, the fraternity plans to hold a “Paint and Sit” at the Kappa house to give students the opportunity to hang out and paint everything from posters to canvases.

This will provide a lead into their more social based events Friday and Saturday, Archey said. “Coolin’ on the Quad” will be at 12:11 p.m. on Friday Members of the fraternity will be interacting with students and handing out Kool-Aid, water and popsicles.

Kappa Alpha Psi will finish off their

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Jarvis Burks, an alumna Kappa Alpha Psi member and communication studies major, takes a photograph of Cyle Cobolt, an alumna Kappa Alpha Psi member and a communications major and Cassy Hodge a breast cancer supporter at the Kappa Alpha Psi and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. breast cancer awareness event Sept. 30, 2014 in front of Thomas Residence Hall.

week with a Tailgate at 3 p.m. Saturday at O’Brien Stadium. Free food will be provided and the fraternity hopes this event will help students have a good time right before the football game, Horne said.

Getting to work hard to give back to the people that give to us makes this an experience worth having, Archey said. He also said he enjoys that this week gives his fraternity the opportunity to decrease stigma about Greek organization members just being concerned with partying and show them for what they truly are: helpful, community oriented leaders and volunteers.

“We have been working really hard to prepare this week for the campus. We would

“I had an auntie that beat breast cancer So, I’m actually a big supporter of this cause. That’s why on Tuesday I’ll be making multiple signs” -Nick Horne like it if you guys could come out and see what we have going on,” Archey said.

The motive for this week is getting people out on campus by being active in raising awareness for cancer and having fun, Miller said.

“We just want to let people know who we are on this campus and what we repre-

sent and that is achievement in every field of human endeavor,” Miller said.

Chrissy Miller can be reached at 581-2812 or clmiller9@eiu.edu.

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Men’s golf in good shape after day one “We should’ve been better in the first round, but we played well as a team.”

By JJ Bullock Men’s golf reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern men’s golf team is living up to the expectations they had going into the Drake University Zach Johnson invite at Harvester Golf Club in Rhoades, Iowa.

The Panthers currently sit in third place through the first day of play logging a total score of 608.

If they can stay in third place and perform well on the final 18 holes tomorrow, Eastern will have its highest finish of the season.

“I feel like we played decent as a team,” Eastern senior golfer Alex Gowin said. “We should’ve been better in the first round, but the second round we played well as a team. Especially since the wind was blowing hard during the second round and the course played

-Alex Gowin, Senior golfer what Eastern would have to do to catch the leading Bradley team.

“We will have to play well ... no doubt about it,” Gowin said. “But, it’ll be a good chance for us to win a tournament.”

Individually, the two leading teams, Bradley and Indian Hills, boast the top two golfers after day one.

Br a d l e y’s Dr a k e Bu s h o n g i s three under par and is the top golfer in the event after one day of play. Indian Hills’ Jakob Bares, who is four strokes behind at one over par, follows him.

For Eastern, sophomore Alvaro Hernandez and freshman Romeo Perez led the team in scoring.

Perez is the team’s leader after two rounds and is in eighth

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much tougher.”

Bradley University is seated in first place with a 13-stroke lead over Eastern and a cumulative score of 595. Following them is Indian Hills Community College who finished with a stroke total of 599 after the first two rounds.

Gowin shared his thoughts on

place in the tournament. He shot a 73, one over par, in his first round, rallying off three birdies and 11 pars. He took a slight step back in the second, he again had three birdies, but added six bogeys and one double bogey on the third hole to give him a 77 on the round and elevate his total score to eight over par.

Hernandez is once again showcasing he is one of the top golfers on the team. The sophomore had a fine first round, shooting a 74. However, the second round set him back as well, he had four birdies but erased them with two double bogeys on the 16th and 18th holes. With five bogeys on top of that he finished the second round with a 77.

Women’s Golf in fifth place at Invite

By Vince Lovergine Women’s Golf reporter | @DEN_Sports The Women’s golf team kicked off their second invitational of the fall schedule and saw some improvements. The event teed off Monday with the women playing a par-70, 6,050-yard course at the Highland Golf Club in Indianapolis, Ind. The 11-team invitational features two Ohio Valley Conference teams (Eastern and Morehead State), two Great Lake Valley Conference teams (Indianapolis and Bellarmine). The remaining seven teams to round out the field include: Butler, Evansville, Marian University, Chicago State, IUPUI, and Vincennes University.

Despite the below average temperatures and wet course the Panthers performed well as a team on

the opening day. Eastern finished fifth out of 11 teams that were qualifying for a top seven spot with a first round score of 318.

Junior Anne Bahr led Eastern with a score of 74. Senior Chloe Wong wasn’t too far behind with a score of 79, followed by senior Alexandra Pickens (81), senior Madison Burgett (84) and redshirt junior Erika Von Itter finishing it off with an 86.

Wong credits the teams ability to stay positive and patient on the course despite the less than ideal playing conditions.

“I liked how we all kept a positive attitude on the golf course today,” Wong said. “Because there were so many people on the golf course, the round was extra slow and I think we did a good job with staying patient.”

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While Wong has had some impressive scores over the fall schedule she still sees room for improvement in her game. “’My short game still needs a lot of improvements,” she said. “I have been hitting the ball better than ever and I just need to make sure

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Pickens thinks the team is on the right track and is confident in her team after today.

“I think the best thing that we could do as a team would just be to make more pars as the season goes along,” Pickens said.

In the current standings after day one, Eastern trails top four teams: University of Indianapolis, Butler University, IUPUI and Marian University. Chicago State follows Eastern in sixth with Bellarmine University in seventh with a score of 335.

The final round will begin Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. with 18 holes at the Highland Golf and Country Club in Indianapolis.

Vince Lovergine can be reached at 581-2812 or vplovergine@eiu.edu.

Gowin is in a tie for 18th place individually with a 79 in the first round and an improved score of 74 in the second.

Eastern’s Charlie Adare had a first round to forget. He shot a team high 84 in the first round, putting three double bogeys on his scorecard. However, he rebounded in a big way shooting a team best 72 in the second round. His second round comeback put him in a tie for 27th place.

Rounding out the group, the Panther’s Grant Miller shot an 82 in the first round and an 83 in the second, putting him in a tie for 48th place.

JJ Bullock can be reached at 5812812 or jpbullock@eiu.edu

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Eastern falls to 1-1, SEMO leads OVC at 2-0

By Sean Hastings Sports Editor| @DEN_Sports When a team in the Ohio Valley Conference only plays eight games, one loss can make it hard for a team to comeback and win the OVC title.

At least that was the case last year.

In 2015, the OVC title came down to Eastern and Jacksonville State. The Gamecocks came into O’Brien Field and beat the Panthers, ultimately decided Jacksonville State the OVC winner.

That was Eastern’s only conference loss of the season and it had them come up short of the OVC title. Now here in 2016, Eastern already has one loss and it didn’t even come against Jacksonville State, the favorite to win the OVC. But what has worked for the Panthers in their wins this season is the depth and reliability at all positions.

Redshirt junior quarterback Austin Green handled the offense well as the team’s starter in the last two games replacing the injured redshirt junior Mitch Kimble.

There is no word yet on who will be the starting quarterback for Eastern this coming Saturday.

Eastern has also been able to keep their running backs fresh, rotating in two, sometimes three players.

It came Saturday against Southeast Missouri, a game where the Panthers just did not seem on their game and are now 1-1 in OVC play.

The Redhawks’ hot start has them atop the conference with a 2-0 record following a late win against Murray State and their win over the Panthers.

All nine teams except for Jacksonville State have begun conference play.

Tennessee State and SEMO are both undefeated to start. Tennessee State is 1-0 after their first week of OVC play.

Jacksonville State will host Tennessee Tech Saturday to open OVC play. Tennessee Tech is 2-1 after wins against Austin Peay and Eastern Kentucky. Tennessee-Martin earned its only win in OVC play on Sept. 17 against Tennessee Tech.

As far as Eastern goes, and getting a conference title, winning out and having Jacksonville State suffer a loss can make things better.

Austin Peay has not had a good

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Quarterback Austin Green scrambles with the ball Saturday at Houck Stadium in a 21-14 loss to SEMO. Green carried the ball seven times for 18 yards and passed for 188 yards completing 19-of-33 attempts.

start to the year, the Governors are 0-3 in OVC play and 0-4 overall.

Eastern had a 56-35 blowout win against them, but the Governors never went away and almost tied the game.

While the Governors almost knocked off the Panthers, their three other games have not looked so good.

Austin Peay has given up 199 points and only have scored 76.

Tennessee State’s first OVC win came over Tennessee-Martin and now have 4-0 overall record. The Tigers escaped Saturday’s win in the last 10 seconds, a game they trailed 30-27 with nine seconds left Quarterback Ronald Butler found Patrick Smith in the end zone for the game winning score. The Tigers will go on the road to play Eastern Satur-

day.

It’s still early in the season with most teams having 6-7 OVC games left, but having one loss can put a team in the hole and that proved to be true. Jacksonville State went undefeated and won the title.

All but three teams, including Jacksonville State who does not have an OVC game under its belt, have a loss.

SEMO will head to Eastern Kentucky next week to take on the Colonels and Eastern welcomes in Tennessee State.

Eastern Kentucky will be looking for it’s first win after suffering a loss in its first OVC game.

Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.

SATURDAY’S OVC RESULTS Tennessee State 34 UT-Martin 30

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SEMO 2-0 2-3 Tennessee State 1-0 4-0 Tennessee Tech 2-1 2-3 Eastern 1-1 3-2 UT-Martin 1-1 2-3 Murray State 1-1 1-4 Jacksonville State 0-0 3-1 Eastern Ky. 0-1 1-3 Austin Peay 0-3 0-4

Volleyball team falling short of preseason predictions A young Panther team struggles to find its way in the 2016 season

By Maher Kawash Volleyball Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern volleyball team came into this season voted to finish fourth among Ohio Valley Conference opponents, but that has not quite been the result 19 games into the season.

The Panthers earned their first OVC win of the season this past weekend against a team that was also winless in conference play.

It was a four set win against TennesseeMartin, but the Panthers recent struggles were apparent in both of its matches over the weekend.

Eastern has pushed through this part of the season while holding a 4-15 record on the year, and they are sitting at 1-3 in conference play.

That win against the Skyhawks came after Eastern was swept in three sets by a 1-15

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Southeast Missouri State team just a day before.

The Panthers up and down performance in the weekend matches represents a trend the team has struggled all season long.

Eastern has been dealt the task of playing with zero seniors on the team, and it has forced some younger Panthers to step into bigger roles.

While the growth is apparent in each match, the win column represents a team

that has been close in many matches, but falls just short.

Eastern has either struggled in the first set of a match then improved as it goes on, but its beginning struggles prove to be the difference.

On the other hand, the Panthers have came out strong in many mathces, but have not had enough to finish it off.

A prime example of that would be Eastern’s match earlier on in the season against Butler.

That was a five set loss for the Panthers, but may be arguably one of their best matches of the season.

After dropping the first set to the Bulldogs, Eastern answered back by taking the next two.

The Panthers struggled in the final two sets on their way to dropping the match, but the loss did not seem like a normal loss.

The players were excited because they realized they grew in that match, and dealt with adversity.

While that could have been a turning point in this season for Eastern, the following matches have not met that yet.

Eastern has struggled at home (0-5),

and has fallen short of its competition as a young team would expect to do.

One factor that played into the team’s struggles has been a tougher non-conference schedule.

The Panthers have faced the likes of Mississippi State, a Power 5 conference team.

Along with other tough non-conference matchups, Eastern has its hands full in the OVC. The Panthers are about to return to Lantz Arena, and first up is a third place Austin Peay team.

While it is still early in the conference slate, second place Belmont has already knocked off Eastern, and now third place Austin Peay comes into Charleston.

Following that match, the Panthers are dealt the task of facing another 3-1 team in Murray State.

Time will tell which teams will emerge in the OVC, but the Panthers have an opportunity to turn this season around in some upcoming matches against top teams.

Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or mwkawash@eiu.edu.