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Students compete Saturday night at the College Star talent show.

The Eastern football team defeated Illinois State, 24-21, Saturday capturing the Mid-America Classic.

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By Analicia Haynes Managing Editor | @Haynes1943 An external search firm to recruit a new vice president for academic affairs was approved Friday at the Board of Trustees meeting.

The board also gave its full support for the vitalization project and listened to faculty requests regarding the project.

The board approved the purchase of an external search firm after Eastern’s current vice president for academic affairs Blair Lord announced he would be retiring during the summer of 2017.

The purchase will not exceed $90,000 and the recommended vendor is the Witt/Kieffer search firm.

Eastern President David Glassman said the board’s justification for the purchase is based on the need for national attention to reach the largest and “most robust” pool of national candidates.

Kristopher Goetz, the board’s vice chair, said the university does not have the internal resources for a provost search, so there is a need for an external search firm.

Jemmie Robertson, the Faculty Senate chair, spoke on behalf of the senate and reported the concerns about the vitalization project the senate discussed at its past meeting.

Robertson said though the senate shares an interest in the success of the vitalization project and senses the potential for great achievement, senate members have concerns regarding workgroups one through seven.

Robertson said it is not explicitly stated that the outcomes of one through seven be published immediately like work groups 8 and 9.

“We request they be shared in reasonable manner with the campus community,” Robertson said.

Robertson also invited the board to consider the ratio between the administration and students.

“One point that I would like to bring up in the president’s address and again last week at (the Council on University Planning and Budget meeting), President Glassman mentioned that we need to adjust our faculty-to-student ratio perhaps and adjust our staff-tostudent ratio,” Robertson said. “However, nowhere in either of those addresses do I recall being mentioned that we should take a look at our administration-to-student ratio.”

Robertson pointed out that administrations have grown across the United States.

The board did not directly address Robertson’s concerns, but Joseph Dively, the chair of the board, said at the start of the meeting that the project is important and has the board’s full support.

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

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Rachel Snyder (middle), sophomore elementary education major, holds hands with the two Gamma Phi Circus clowns Saturday at the Special Olympics Family Festival.

Project nominations now accepted

By Cassie Buchman News Editor | @cjbuchman Nominations to be in nine task force workgroups for the vitalization project are being accepted through Wednesday.

Eastern President David Glassman announced the vitalization project during his State of the University Address.

The workgroups will analyze programs and services on campus and recommend how the administration should allocate future resources to them.

Workgroup members can recommend a program or service deletion, continue with increased resources, or

advocate for changes to be made to enhance its marketability.

The president and other administrators will then review these recommendations.

Glassman requested nominations from shared governance organizations such as the Council on University Planning and Budget, the Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Student Senate, Civil Service Council, Council of Chairs, Dean’s Council, and the vice presidents.

People are also encouraged to nominate themselves by emailing president@eiu.edu.

Staff Senate President Joann Daugherty said information on the vitalization project was given at the lat-

est staff senate meeting.

“They are going to take it back and make decisions,” Daugherty said.

One of the problems Daugherty sees with the project is the scheduling of the task force workgroups.

With the layoffs that occurred recently, many staff members cannot afford to leave their work area during the day because some areas are short staffed.

“One of the girls on Staff Senate is doing four people’s jobs,” Daugherty said. “If the phone’s ringing all day, she’s working with students all day.

There’s no way she can get away.”

Daugherty said this is the case for many departments, which could be a problem when trying to get enough

representation on these workgroups from staff members on campus.

Paul McCann, vice president for business affairs, was present at the Staff Senate meeting and emphasized a need for the workgroups to be representative of all areas on campus.

“They don’t want all faculty on there or (administrative and professional employees); they want a crosssection of everybody,” Daugherty said.

Despite their busy schedules, Daugherty said there was interest in joining these groups, with many people asking questions, though no concrete decisions on nominations had been made.

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Eastern ranks highest Illinois public school

By Angelica Cataldo Entertainment Reporter | @DEN_News According to the U.S. News and World Report’s annual college ranking for 2016–17, Eastern was the highest-ranking Illinois public school and was rated sixth for the Midwest’s public regional universities.

Eastern is ranked No. 40 among Midwestern regional institutions.

Eastern is also ranked as the top Illinois public university for veterans at No. 26.

The statistics for 2016–17 were

taken based off data from the 2015– 16 school year. The U.S. News ranks schools, taking into account the university’s objectives and regional location. Schools are then ranked according to academic excellence such as the four-year graduation rate, selectivity and the student-to-faculty ratio.

Eastern has a 15:1 student-to-faculty ratio with a 32 percent four-year graduation rate and a 58 percent overall graduation rate.

After academics have been taken into account, the school is then ranked based on the programs and

student activities that are offered.

Then the cost of tuition for both instate and out-of-state students is rated.

The U.S. News also recognized Eastern’s student clubs and organizations on campus, which total 200, as well as the $11,580 in-state tuition fee and the $13,740 out-of-state tuition fee as notable qualities for the institution.

Other states in the Midwest region included in the ranking were Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,

Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Charleston has also been named second in a list of the top 50 safest college towns, according to Safewise.com.

This site takes into account the location of the university and evaluates the most recent FBI crime statistics for that area. Charleston ranks No. 41 in a list of the safest cities in America overall.

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

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By: Samuel Nusbaum Administration Reporter | @DEN_News A panel of professors will discuss a wide variety of topics such as political protests and what it means to exercise one’s freedom of religion for this year’s Constitution Day. The panel is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Monday in the Lumpkin Auditorium.

Constitution Day is a nationally recognized day meant to show how complex the Constitution is and how important it is to understand.

Richard Wandling, chair of the political science department, will be on the panel along with political science professor Karen Swenson and journalism professor Lola Burnham.

The Society for Collegiate Journalists, the Pre-Law Society and the Political Science Association are in charge of planning this panel.

Wandling said the groups have been talking to each other and have come up with a list of topics to ask questions about.

This year, the discussion will be focused on the First Amendment.

Discussion topics will range from flag burning as a form of political protest, Internet neutrality and Internet access.

Topics will even include events that affect the university, such as when preachers come on campus to share their views and controversies associated with it.

Wandling said national controversies, such as San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem, will also be talked about.

Wandling said while there are different opinions on the action itself, this is part of living in a democratic society.

People will exercise their freedoms in ways others will not agree with, but people need to appreciate and understand it, Wandling said.

Wandling said it is important to help students understand the Constitution because it will help them understand issues that affect them on campus and in general.

“We live in an era where we see some disturbing examples of where ba-

sic freedoms and rights may not be fully appreciated,” Wandling said. “This is our one little opportunity to contribute to some civil discourse and meaningful discourse.”

Wandling said the students are the real driving force of the panel, since they are the ones coming up with the questions and who are interested in the topic.

Something Wandling hopes people will take away from the panel is an appreciation of how difficult it is to interpret the Constitution and how important it is to have discussions about it.

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

Bomb set off in NYC, motivation unclear NEW YORK (AP) — The bomb that rocked a New York City neighborhood known for its vibrant arts scene and large gay community contained residue of an explosive often used for target practice that can be picked up in many sporting goods stores, a federal law enforcement official said Sunday, as authorities tried to unravel who planted the device and why.

The discovery of Tannerite in materials recovered from the Saturday night explosion that injured 29 people may be important as authorities probe whether the blast was connected to an unexploded pressurecooker device found by state troopers just blocks away, as well as a pipe bomb blast in a New Jersey shore town earlier in the day.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, touring the site of the blast in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, said there didn’t appear to be any link to international terrorism. He said the second device appeared “similar in design” to the first, but did not provide details.

Cell phones were discovered at the site of both bombings, but no Tannerite residue was identified in the New Jersey bomb remnants, in which a black powder was detected, said the official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to comment on an ongoing investigation.

Authorities said the Manhattan bombing and the blast 11 hours earlier at the site of a 5K race to benefit

Marines and sailors in Seaside Park, New Jersey, didn’t appear to be connected, though they weren’t ruling anything out.

Technicians in Quantico, Virginia, were examining evidence from the Manhattan bombing, described by witnesses as a deafening blast that shattered storefront windows and injured bystanders with shrapnel in the mostly residential neighborhood on the city’s west side.

Tannerite, which is often used in target practice to mark a shot with a cloud of smoke and small explosion, is legal to purchase and can be found in many sporting goods stores. Experts said a large amount would be required to create a blast like the one Saturday night, as well as an accelerant or other ignitor.

The bomb in Manhattan appeared to have been placed near a large dumpster in front of a building undergoing construction, another law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation, told the AP. The second device, described by the same official as a pressure cooker with wires and a cellphone attached to it, was removed early Sunday by a bomb squad robot and New York City police were preparing to blow it up in a controlled explosion later in the day, authorities said.

Officials solicited tips from the public, telling reporters at a news conference in the New York Police Department’s headquarters that they didn’t know who set off the bomb or why.

Islamic State claims link to mall stabbing ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A man in a private security uniform stabbed nine people at a Minnesota shopping mall, reportedly asking one victim if they were Muslim before an off-duty police officer shot and killed him in an attack the Islamic State group claimed as its own.

None of the nine people who were stabbed in Saturday night’s attack received life-threatening wounds, St. Cloud police Chief Blair Anderson said. He said it doesn’t appear that anyone else was involved in the attack at the Crossroads Center in St. Cloud, which began at around 8 p.m. and

was over within minutes.

At a news conference Sunday, FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Rick Thornton said the attack was being investigated as a possible act of terrorism and that agents were still digging into the attacker’s background and possible motives.

An Islamic State-run news agency, Rasd, claimed Sunday that the attacker was a “soldier of the Islamic State” who had heeded the group’s calls for attacks in countries that are part of a U.S.-led anti-IS coalition.

It was not immediately clear if the extremist group had planned the at-

tack or even knew about it beforehand.

Authorities didn’t identify the attacker, but the Star Tribune of Minneapolis said the man’s father identified him as Dahir A. Adan, 22. Speaking to the newspaper through an interpreter, Ahmed Adan, whose family is Somali, said his son was born in Africa and had lived in the U.S. for 15 years.

According to Anderson, the attacker, dressed in a security uniform and wielding what appeared to be a kitchen knife, began attacking people right after entering the mall, stabbing people in several spots inside the building,

including corridors, businesses and common areas.

Five minutes after authorities received the first 911 call, Jason Falconer, a part-time officer in the city of Avon, shot and killed the attacker. Anderson said Falconer fired as the attacker was lunging at him with the knife, and continued to engage him as the attacker got up three times.

Leaders of the Somali community in central Minnesota united to condemn the stabbings. They said the suspect does not represent the larger Somali community, and they expressed fear about backlash over the attack.

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College Star talent show defies all odds

By Janet Pernell Multicultural Reporter | @DEN_News College Star contestant Devon Davis promised his grandfather he would not perform sensual music at the College Star talent show.

However, to the audience’s delight, he started performing sensual songs and dancing during the later part of his performance.

Davis ended up winning first place at the College Star talent show, which took place Saturday night in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

College Star showed the talents of seven performers, ranging from Rhythm and X-tacy dancing to a mash-up of different songs, a cover of “Rather Be” on the ukulele and singing

by Alexa Gallione and tap dancing and singing by Keyana Latimer.

There was also a gospel rap performed by Roosevelt and Russel Martin and singing by a group called The Heartbreakers and a solo artist named Taleiya Baker.

The performers were not the only ones having fun during College Star.

Before the show, students danced to rap music while they waited for the show to begin.

During the intermission, the show turned into a large dance party as students danced on the stage, the front of the ballroom and in their seats.

Also during intermission, Greek organizations from National Pan-Hellenic Council gathered on stage to stroll, wrapped in toilet paper. After this, they showed off their strolls on the ballroom floor.

Organizers of the College Star talent show live-streamed the performances on their website.

Tylen Elliott, who planned the show, said he loved its diversity.

“We had people of all races, and they were turning up to the same music,” Elliott said.

Elliott said he will use College Star as an example to make future shows even greater as he plans College Star talent shows at other universities.

Elliott said College Star is scheduled at Illinois State University where he hopes for an even better response and more ticket sales.

Melanie Dyer, one of the hosts for College Star, said she enjoyed Baker’s performance because of how she added her own flavor to her music.

“I think she’s a very dope person personality-wise and I enjoyed her,” Dyer said.

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The Rhythm and X-Tacy dance group performs during the College Star talent show in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Saturday night.

Dyer said everyone else performing was being themselves as well, and no one was trying to be someone they were not on stage.

Elijah Weathers, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, said he liked all of the acts because they were diverse. He said it was hard to pick a favorite performance.

Weathers added that he has never seen Eastern as energetic as it was at College Star.

Rachel Hampton, a senior family and consumer sciences major, said she was not expecting to have as much fun as she did.

“I did not expect it to be all live, exciting and people turning up,” Hampton said. “Eastern has been very dry lately and (the performers) had such a good performance.”

Hampton said she would rate the show a ten because she had a good time.

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

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College Star contestant Taleiya Baker performed her piece Saturday night and placed third in the competition.

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Eliminate the hurtful use of ableist slurs This past Saturday, I attended the Special Olympics Family Festival located in Mattoon.

The Family Festival is essentially an event where several different games, crafts and activities are set up for you to show the athletes a great time.

Each volunteer is partnered with one of the athletes where one is able to serve as a “friend for a day” and get to visit the different attractions with their buddy.

This was my first year participating and I could not have imagined having a greater experience. The buddy I was partnered with was so incredibly sweet, loving, caring, funny and intelligent. Every minute spent with her had me laughing, smiling and fighting back tears of joy.

The event overall was an incredibly rewarding experience. With me being an emotionally empathetic person, I found myself several times crying tears of joy because the happiness and appreciation for this event was overwhelmingly contagious.

While I normally would have spent my Saturday morning being a couch potato, I just had the most amazing time meeting a new friend and spending the day with her. As I drove home from the event, I began to think about the generic use of the R-word. I just had the most amazing day with my buddy and the thought of anyone using the R-word towards her made me sick to my stomach.

When looking at the use of the R-word as an English major, there are so many negative connotations associated with the word. The R-word is often used in place of a word like “stupid” or “wrong” or anything that is generally deemed as unpleasant.

When one associates unpleasant events to a word like the R-word, it develops a stigma that becomes forever associated with that term.

Then, when the R-word is used in order to label a person with a disability, all of these negative associations essentially are involuntarily attached to the word and now in the context which it is being used.

After developing such a close bond with my buddy this past weekend, it breaks my heart that anyone should try to label her in such a demeaning manner.

There are many words that are used colloquially that have underlying meanings that can harm others. Whether intentional or not, these messages can be perceived as offensive and discouraging. When someone uses a derogatory and labeling term such as the R-word, it sends a rather malicious message that the user has disregarded the negative and harmful connotations associated with this word and would rather insult someone rather than simply picking a different, more appropriate adjective.

I myself am not perfect and I am sure I have used derogatory labeling at some point in my life. However, in growing up I have taken on the effort to educate myself on these infractions within our social norms.

Just because people “use it all the time” does not make words any less offensive or immoral.

Sticks and stones may break bones, but some words hurt much, much more.

Sierra Falk is a senior English language arts major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or stfalk@eiu.edu.

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Keep hazing out of Eastern’s student life With the school year in full swing and new members joining clubs, Greek organizations and RSOs, the season for hazing is upon us.

Hazing is a term that refers to any number of forced initiation rites that cause pain, discomfort or distress to those who are joining or about to join a group or organization. It can run the gamut from forced ingestion of unappetizing foods to physical pain and public humiliation.

Because hazing can take so many forms, it can be hard to recognize, especially in the exhilarating rush of joining a new group. In order to identify hazing if it happens to you, hazingprevention.org suggests asking yourself some simple questions: would you feel comfortable performing this act if your parents or a school administrator was nearby? Is the activity illegal? Is it causing other people or me stress and discomfort? Finally, does this act violate my values?

While it is often, sadly, up to initiates to protect themselves from hazing in the present, the future prevention of hazing lies in the hands of

those in power. Initiation rites, and hazing by extension, are passed down from older group members to the younger, newer members in a vicious, never-ending cycle. However, the choice to continue hazing rituals is always a choice at the start of every new year.

If you are in a position of power within a group that hazes, please consider the following: you, as an individual, are not solely in power to guard your group’s gates. Testing and validating new members is not your job; instead, your job should be to guide them.

Furthermore, the consequences for hazing can be harsh. Eastern has an explicit anti-hazing policy, and the state of Illinois also has laws condemning hazing. An Eastern student found to be hazing others may be subject to school discipline and criminal prosecution. In this state, hazing is a Class A misdemeanor and may garner a fine of up to $2,500 or up to a year of jail time. Hazing incidents resulting in death are even more heavily regulated: these incidents may

be charged at a Class 4 felony.

Criminal charges from enforcing hazing may follow you the rest of your life, but criminal charges may also be pressed against hazing victims depending upon their actions. Those in power in a hazing group may be technically to blame for criminal charges pressed against their younger members.

Please keep the honeymoon phase of new group membership a true honeymoon: joyous, celebratory and memorable. But please also be on your guard. Keep an eye out for hazing in your group and in others. If you see possible hazing activity, report it to the University Police Department, the Office of Student Standards and the Office of Student Affairs, or fill out the confidential form found on Eastern’s Greek Life webpage.

Have fun, and keep your fellow Panthers safe.

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

Respect others’ decisions to join Greek life Let me begin this column by stating that I am not involved with Greek life, nor do I plan on becoming involved in the future.

That being said, I recognize the negative stigmas associated with Greek life and I find it rather unfortunate that such a divide exists on our campus.

Through most of last week, I watched many my friends rush and go through the entire bidding process. At the end of the week, I was so pleased to see them get into their desired houses and begin to become a part of their new family. However, their excitement was muted by the loud outcry against Greek life.

One does not have to venture far out of their dorm to hear the rebellion. “Well, I don’t feel like paying $300 a semester when I can make friends for free” is probably one of the more popular backlashes. However, I would like to clarify, as someone who is not a part of the Greek community, that these kinds of statements are simply inaccurate and belittle the good that Greek life does for our campus.

Greek life is meant to connect and empower young individuals for life. Sure, there are parties and drinking, but there are also philanthropy and study tables. In order to

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Abigail Carlin remain a part of Greek life, a certain standard is put into place to keep people from falling off the edge. Even more than that, Greek fraternities and sororities are a grouping of young people who want to empower one another and make the most of their college years together.

Greek life is the glue that holds our campus together. Where else, other than RSO’s, can you find such a closely-knit group of people with one common goal? People of different majors, minors, socioeconomic backgrounds and interests elected to live and work together for the remainder of their college career. I think this commitment is something to be admired, for it is a commitment that I know I am not mature enough

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to make in my own life. I admire those who have taken the leap and joined fraternities and sororities, and I also applaud them for their efforts in their philanthropies to try improve both the Charleston community and the world around them.

Despite your personal feelings about Greek life, partying or the certain individuals involved in Greek life, I think it is important to reflect on the negative stereotypes surrounding them. It is unfair for those of us not in Greek life to heavily judge those who are, if we judge them at all. At the end of the day, their lives are simply not our business.

After all, we are all Panthers, and instead of trying to ruin the fun of others, we should be building each other up. This means respecting one’s own life experience opinions, and interests, as well as someone else’s.

No one has to agree or disagree on anything, and that is one of the biggest advantages of living on a diverse campus such as ours. You are free to pursue your own interests; therefore, you should respect everyone else’s freedom to do the same.

Abigail Carlin is a sophomore English language arts major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or alcarlin@eiu.edu.

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McCann also declined to comment on what changes he wants to see come from the vitalization project or what he wants them to focus on.

“That’s not for me to decide,” he said. “That’s for the committees to decide.”

Student Body President Catie Witt sent an email out to student senators detailing aspects of the vitalization project.

Though she has not heard anything back from senators regarding nominations, she wrote in an email that she would love to see a variety of students taking part, including student leaders not in the senate.

“This is a position that will require time, but we also want students that are willing and able to attend these meetings and work diligently in order for this to be successful,” she said.

Witt added that the student should be available and dedicated.

“Critical thinking and creativity will definitely be used,” she said.

Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.

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“They’re going to have to look at their responsibilities with their families and their job, of course, with some of them working split schedules,” she said.

Blair Lord, vice president for academic affairs, said he thought of a few people to nominate, but the person he chose decided to nominate himself or herself already.

When choosing whom to nominate, Lord said he considered the person’s wisdom, creativity and problemsolving ability. “(Someone who will have) creative solutions for helping the university move forward,” Lord said.

He did not comment on what changes he would want to see the workgroups make.

“The provost isn’t going to try to interfere intentionally or accidentally,” Lord said.

McCann said he has been asking staff from his department to provide suggestions of people to nominate.

He said as of yet, there are a few people asking questions, but nothing is set in stone.

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Panthers complete non-conference slate

By Maher Kawash Volleyball Reporter | @DEN_Sports It was all or nothing for the Eastern volleyball team the past few days as it wrapped up the final weekend of non-conference play for the season.

The Panthers showed two sides in the tournament, winning one match in straight sets but also losing two in straight sets.

The tournament took place in Starkville, Miss., and the Panthers faced off against Troy, Florida International and a Power 5 conference opponent Mississippi State.

Eastern had most of its success in the tournament against Troy and FIU but still gained plenty of experience facing off against a top dog such as Mississippi State.

The highlight of the tournament came Saturday morning as the Panthers pulled away with a sweeping victory over Troy.

Not only was it Eastern’s first win of the tournament, but it was also the first win against Troy in program history, as the two teams have never faced off before.

Although it was a sweeping win, all three sets in the match came down to the wire.

The Panthers pulled away in the first set by a margin of just three, and they won the final two sets by two points in each one.

The first match of the tournament for EastJUSTIN BROWN | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS ern was against Florida International, and EastRed-shirt freshman Gina Furlin sets up a teammate during the Panthers' match against Butler on Aug. 30, 2016, in Lantz Arena. The Panthers ern kept it close but fell just short. lost 2-3.

The Panthers fell 25-20 in the first set then The Bulldogs went on a five-point run to Furlin was named to the Maroon Classic AllAlthough the losses stood out for the Panfollowed with two more 25-21 losses to wrap up Tournament Team after posting 30 assists and take the set, but Sommer showed her growth thers, the growth did as well. the match. throughout.

Eastern continues to ride a team with no se- 20 digs over the weekend.

While the win against Troy highlighted EastThe Panthers now turn their focus to Ohio Taylor Smith continues her special sophoern’s tournament, it was the test of facing Missis- niors, but others have only elevated their play more campaign, posting yet another triple-dou- Valley Conference play. because of it. sippi State that was most interesting.

Eastern is coming out of the non-conference After being sidelined due to injury a year ago, ble to her NCAA Division I lead.

The Bulldogs are the only Power 5 team the Freshman Katie Sommer is also emerging in slate with a 3-11 record on the season, and the Panthers will see this season, and the match fol- red-shirt freshman Gina Furlin has bounced her first year with the team, and she was a part Panthers will begin conference play Wednesday back in a special way. lowed a similar trend as the rest of the season. against Southern Illinois Edwardsville.

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Late goal dooms men’s soccer team

By Mark Shanahan Assistant Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports A late goal from Western Michigan downed Eastern 3-2 in the Sunday afternoon match.

With the loss, Eastern falls to 2-31 on the season, while Western Michigan improves to 6-1. The Panthers were able to answer when Western Michigan took the lead twice in the game.

Western Michigan opened up the scoring in the 23rd minute by Jay McIntosh. His second goal of the season started from a corner kick by teammate Edu Jimenez. The corner kick was sent to the penalty box and was handled by Connor McNulty who passed it back out to McIntosh for the score.

The Panthers answered back in the 35th minute with a goal by senior Miguel Carillo. Carillo shot the ball from 20 yards out and was able to beat the Broncos’ goalkeeper. The goal made the score 1-1 and it stayed that way going into halftime.

Junior goalkeeper Mike Novotny got the start for Eastern and made two saves and gave up one goal in the first half.

He was replaced in the second half by red-shirt freshman R.J. Hill. Hill had three saves in the second half, while giving up two goals.

Western Michigan took the lead again in the 54th minute from a penalty kick. Jimenez took the penalty kick for the Broncos and shot it past Hill for the 2-1 lead. Eastern quickly responded with a goal from sophomore Trevor Kerns. Kerns was set up

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Midfielder Christian Sosnowski passes the ball between St. Ambrose defenders Wednesday at Lakeside Field. The Panthers defeated the Fighting Bees, 2-1. The Panthers fell to Western Michigan, 3-2, Sunday.

by freshman Yann Nsoga, who forced a turnover and found Kerns, who was one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

His first goal of the season came in the 57th minute and helped Eastern tie the game up at two. Nsoga now has two assists so far on the season.

Western Michigan was on the at-

tack for the majority of the second half as they had 14 shots.

Just as it looked like the game would be heading into overtime, Western Michigan found the gamewinning goal from Cameron Sipple. His first goal of the season came in the 85th minute off of a pass from

Jimenez to set Sipple up with a oneon-one with Hill.

Kerns led the Panthers with three total shots, and two of them were on goal.

Freshman Jonathan Huerta recorded a shot on goal with his only shot of the game. Western Michigan outshot

Eastern 21-6 in the game and recorded nine shots on goal. Eastern had four shots on goal.

Eastern will continue its road trip at Wright State on Wednesday.

Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.

Panther cross-country season in full swing

By Alex Hartman Cross Country Reporter | @DEN_Sports With two meets for the Panther cross-country team in the books, the season for Eastern and the rest of the Ohio Valley Conference is in full swing.

The conference is looking contested this year with Eastern Kentucky leading the men’s side, and Southeast Missouri and Eastern leading the women’s side for hopes of a conference title and a national championship invite.

There are many successful runners this season in the Ohio Valley Conference — from newcomers to veterans.

Some of the promising runners in the conference include freshman Gil-

bert Bolt of Tennessee Tech, sophomore Erick Rotich from Eastern Kentucky and junior Maria Baldwin of Eastern.

These runners will look to earn multiple OVC runners of the week awards and break PRs throughout the season.

Baldwin helped the women capture the EIU Walt Crawford Open to open their season.

The Eastern men also took first place in the event.

The Panthers could not find the same success the following week at the Illinois State invite.

The women took fourth out of 10 teams. The men were almost able to get back-to-back wins but took sec-

ond place behind Iowa.

Eastern had this weekend off from competition, but the Panthers will head to the Notre Dame invitational on Friday.

For the strongest teams on the women’s side of cross country, besides the favorite Eastern Kentucky, two currently stand out as possible conference champs — Southeast Missouri and Eastern.

Southeast Missouri holds the top two times for the 5K and the 4K with times of 17:24.1 from senior Megan Parks and sophomore Kaitlyn Shea with a time of 17:30.3 in the 5K. The two have times of 14:21.9 and 14:05.1, respectively for the 4K. Baldwin has won back-to-back

OVC female runner of the week and will look to continue leading the team.

The strongest team in the conference is Eastern Kentucky, according to preseason ranking, finishing No. 9 in the polls on the men’s side.

They are just behind many schools in the nation such as Syracuse (No. 1), Stanford (No. 4), Arkansas (No. 6) and Washington (No. 8), as well as being ranked higher than other notable schools like Wisconsin and Oklahoma.

Eastern Kentucky has all seven of their top runners from last year’s team returning as well.

So far they have had Rotich named the male OVC runner of the week

once as well as being named the National Athlete of the Week on Sept.

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Eastern Kentucky is looking for another successful year as they finished 17th in Nationals last year.

Both the men’s and women’s team won the conference title in 2015.

The season for each team consists of around five meets before the conference meet held this year at Belmont Oct. 29 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. The NCAA Midwest Regional will be Nov. 11 in Iowa City, Iowa, and the NCAA Championships will be Nov. 19 in Terre Haute, Ind. Alex Hartman can be reached at 581-2812 or aihartman@eiu.edu.

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Eastern players celebrate with the Mid-America Classic trophy Saturday at Hancock Stadium. The Panthers beat the Illinois State Redbirds 24-21. Eastern head football coach Kim Dameron said it was his biggest win yet.

Eastern wins Mid-America Classic

By Sean Hastings Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports NORMAL — Kim Dameron had won 13 games as the coach of the Eastern football team, but his 14th win against Illinois State Saturday was his biggest win yet.

In the 105th Mid-America Classic, Dameron and the Panthers went into Hancock Stadium and took back the trophy Illinois State left O’Brien Field with in 2015. Eastern won 24-21, but a late score by Illinois State made it closer than it seemed.

It was Family Weekend for Illinois State, and when Eastern had a 24-7 lead in the fourth quarter, the sellout crowd of 13,391 fans started to find their ways to the exit. Eastern shut out the Redbirds in the first half 10-0 with a field goal by junior kicker Nick Bruno and a touchdown by red-shirt junior Addison Bounds in the second quarter.

It was Bounds’ birthday, and he said it was the best present he could have received.

Eastern knocked off FBS opponent Miami of Ohio, and after that win, it was Dameron’s biggest win at Eastern.

“This one’s bigger,” Dameron said.

“Because of who it is, the trophy, all that. This is definitely the biggest win I’ve had so far at Eastern.”

Looking at the stat sheet, Illinois State dominated Eastern in terms of total yards, racking up 443 yards compared to Eastern’s 263.

Any time a team can put up 443 yards of total offense, it is a lot. But the way the Panther defense looks at it, it does not matter.

Red-shirt junior Nick Horne said they were taught you can bend, but don’t break. And that is what the Eastern defense did.

“You can make it all the way down the field, but we’re still going to fight,” Horne said. “They missed a field goal; that’s not breaking. We said ‘you’re not going to score on us.’”

The Panthers may not have had anywhere near the amount of yards Illinois State had, but the turnover numbers stand out. Eastern forced three turnovers resulting in 10 points.

“I promised the offense if they didn’t turn it over that they would win,” Dameron said. “I’m a man of

my word.”

Red-shirt junior quarterback Mitch Kimble had another strong performance, throwing two touchdowns for 108 yards, but late in the third quarter Kimble was sacked hard, and he did not return.

Red-shirt junior quarterback Austin Green replaced him for the fourth quarter. He also had one drive to start the second quarter.

Green was 2-for-4 on pass attempts in his time in the game. Eastern scored its touchdown early in the fourth quarter off a 30-yard touchdown run to make it 24-7. Red-shirt running back Devin Church rushed for 76 yards in the game, and the Panthers’ rushing game is one aspect they have looked to improve on.

Kimble has been the Panthers’ starting quarterback in 2016, but Dameron has noted many times the importance of having two quarterbacks ready to go at all times.

Through two games, Green saw his one drive in the second quarter, but having two quarterbacks ready came up big when Kimble went down with an apparent injury late in the third quarter.

“I thought (Green) did fantastic,” Dameron said. “The thing that we know about Austin is that he’s going to go in, he’s going to be sound, he’s going to compete, and he’s going to execute our offense and that is what he did. I’m proud of the way he answered the call.”

Illinois State made the game much closer than it should have been in the last six minutes of the game.

Eastern all but had the game in the bag, but the Redbirds scored 14 points fast and cut the game to just a field goal. Illinois State’s kicker missed a 40-yard field goal in the first quarter that would have tied the game at 3.

Bruno hit a 42-yard field goal earlier in the quarter. He was 1-for-2 in the game.

Last season, the Panthers went into Ohio Valley Conference play sitting at 0-3; now they are 2-1 going in when they host Austin Peay next weekend.

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

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Defensive lineman Tayler Arterburn (98) recovers a fumble forced by linebacker Nick Horne (30) after a hit on Illinois State quarterback Jake Kolbe Saturday at Hancock Stadium.

Defense carries Panther team in 24-21 upset win

By Maher Kawash Football Reporter | @DEN_Sports Every team in sports has an identity, and for the Eastern football team that has been its defense.

It was all about defense Saturday afternoon in Normal as the Panthers shut out a nationally ranked Illinois State squad in the first half of the game.

Eastern sent a message with its 10-0 lead in the half and did so in front of a sellout crowd, as 13,391 fans saw the Panthers come out in the second half even stronger.

Eastern went on to allow 21 points in the second half as well as over 400 total yards of offense in the game, but this game went beyond the numbers.

“The yards don’t really mean anything to us, because we were taught that you can bend but don’t break,” red-shirt junior Nick Horne said.

“You can make it all the way down the field, but we’re still going to fight.”

Horne finished the game with two

tackles for loss and a sack in a key moment of the game.

In the end, Eastern stood its ground long enough to hold off Illinois State and knock off the fifthranked Redbirds.

That was done after the Panthers used two second-half touchdowns to take a convincing 24-7 lead as time continued to wind down.

Illinois State refused to go down easily in front of its home crowd following that and quickly cut the deficit to 24-21 with under a minute left.

Eastern may have allowed over 400 yards in the game, but its defense relied on one aspect to take advantage of: the turnover battle.

The Panthers forced three turnovers in the game while their offense did not turn it over once.

“I told them beforehand if we win the turnover battle then we win the game, and we did that,” head football coach Kim Dameron said.

Dameron has stressed the defense and run game as one of the most important parts of his team’s success

this season.

“We’re a real sound defense; we’re coached really well, and we just execute,” Horne said. “When we execute our job, I don’t think there is an offense that can score on us.”

The Panthers were coming off a win against FBS opponent Miami of Ohio and followed with this victory over Illinois State.

“This is a great win for our program, and this is definitely my biggest win so far at Eastern,” Dameron said.

This win wrapped up conference play for the Panthers, and the defense is now set to take on some easier opponents.

With the task of taking on teams like Western, Miami-Ohio and Illinois State, Eastern is well prepared to take on its conference schedule.

That conference schedule kicks off with Austin Peay coming to town for Eastern’s Family Weekend Saturday.

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