2018.09.24

DEFENSE FALLS

POP-UP PRINT SALE

The Eastern football team lost 41-40 to Tennessee State Saturday at O’Brien Field.

The Panthers fell to 0-4 with the loss and gave up over 40 points for the 4th time this season.

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The first pop-up print sale for the Art Association was held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday in the Library Quad.

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ROC Fest Family Weekend: making memories kicks off Monday Residents prepare for annual battle between the halls

By Faith Morris Contributing Writer | @DEN_News

By Analicia Haynes Editor-in-Chief | @Haynes1943 The Residence Hall Association is hosting its annual “ROCFest,” the campus-wide competition between residence halls, starting Monday.

This year’s theme is “Panthers go to Hollywood,” and ROCFest will kick off this year with the Panther Babies search on Monday that lasts until Thursday and a trivia night at 5 p.m.

Monday in Pemberton Hall’s Great Room.

Those participating in the hunt for the Panther Babies will have to wait for RHA to make a post on its Facebook page indicating that the search has begun.

RHA President Chris Dixon said ROCFest is intended as a way to celebrate the on-campus community and unites the residents in each hall.

“It creates a sense of friendly competition between (the halls), which is a great thing,” Dixon said.

Julia Contreras, a representative from Andrews Hall on RHA, said ROCFest is an opportunity for people to get involved and make new friends.

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Jeremy Billy, a sophomore kinesiology and sports studies major, holds his younger brother, Connor Billy, and shows off his recently “pied” face from one of the booths at the RHA Family Carnival. Connor Billy said his favorite part of the carnival was seeing his older brother and the inflatables offered at the carnival.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday-Thursday: Panther Babies *Check RHA Facebook to see when Panther Babies will be released Monday: Trivia *5 p.m. at Pemberton Hall Great Room Tuesday: Movie Star Scavenger Hunt *12 p.m - 3 p.m. on the main campus Wednesday: Movie Premiere Obstacle Course *4 p.m. in the North Quad Thursday: Boat Relay Race *5:30 p.m. Campus Pond

Students practice fashion talents in new lab

(Above) Mishal Khamisani makes a bracelet at the Andrews Hall booth for the RHA Family Carnival while visiting her cousin, Noor Khamisani, for Family Weekend.

(Top right) Lashonda Banks celebrates her win at balloon darts at the RHA Family Carnival. Banks was visiting her son Jeremy Banks for Family Weekend. “Family Weekend is very important to us because we still get to be together with (Jeremy) who is now apart from us,” Banks said.

(Bottom right) Anthony Thomas throws a dart at balloons from one of the booths offered at the RHA Family Carnival.

Multiple people participated in the booth, and those who won received suckers as a prize.

A new fashion lab, located in room 2790 of the Doudna Fine Arts Center, offers a place for students to design, sew and create products.

The lab houses dress forms, ironing boards, mannequins and 16 sewing machines.

Besides being a workspace, the fashion lab also functions as a classroom where students can actively work on their assignments while being taught.

Maggie McPherson, a sophomore fashion merchandising and design major, said she loves the lab.

“I like that it’s hands-on and you can do everything by yourself,” she said. “You don’t have to sit in a lecture, (the professor) gives you your instructions and you can do it at your own pace.”

The lab is also open outside of class allowing students to work on various projects or sew at their leisure.

Over the summer, the fashion merchandising and design department moved from Klehm Hall to Doudna and became a part of the art department.

Katherine Shaw, associate professor of fashion merchandising and design, said she was very excited about the move.

“Having the fashion lab in Doudna, which is such a creative space, has already been more energizing and a great, fresh start for our program,” Shaw said.

Along with the physical move across campus, the entire fashion merchandising and design curriculum has been restructured and a minor was created this fall semester.

De b o r a h Re i f s t e c k , i n s t r u ctor and academic advisor of fashion merchandising and design, explained that the program is a combination of two previous majors— merchandising and apparel and textile design.

Merging the two majors better prepares students for careers requiring both design and business knowledge, Reifsteck said.

“The way that the retail industry is changing is something we are tackling in our program. We want to train students to be ready for it as they go into the professional world,” Reifsteck said.

Shaw and Reifsteck said students with no sewing experience are welcome to join their program.

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Kavanaugh, Ford will testify in open hearing Thursday WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing Thursday for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, a woman who says he sexually assaulted her as a teenager, agreeing to a date and time after nearly a week of uncertainty over whether Ford would appear at all.

The agreement sets the stage for a dramatic showdown as Kavanaugh and Ford each tell their side of the story. It will also determine the fate of Kavanaugh's confirmation, which hangs on the votes of a handful of senators. It had seemed assured before Ford, now a 51-year-old California college professor, went public a week ago with her allegation that Kavanaugh assaulted her at a party when they were in high school.

Kavanaugh, 53, an appellate court judge, has denied the allegation and

said he wanted to testify as soon as possible to clear his name.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, wrangled with Ford's lawyers for the last week over the exact terms of her appearance. She made several requests, some of which were accommodated — a Thursday hearing, three days later than originally scheduled, and a smaller hearing room with less press access to avoid a media circus, for example. Grassley's staff also agreed to let Ford testify without Kavanaugh in the room, for there to be only one camera in the room, "adequate" breaks and a high security presence.

The committee said it would not negotiate on other points, though, including Ford's desire for additional witnesses and a request to testify after, not before, Kavanaugh.

"As with any witness who comes before the Senate, the Senate Judi-

Burials begin as deaths from capsized ferry rise to 224 UKARA ISLAND, Tanzania (AP) — Relatives wept in grief on Sunday at the mass burial in Tanzania of many of the 224 people who drowned when a ferry in capsized on Lake Victoria.

Colorfully painted coffins were lined up to go into graves on Ukara Island.

Grieving family members places wreaths of flowers on the coffins.

The overloaded boat tipped over Thursday as it got to about 50 meters (55 yards) from the island's dock. People carrying their goods from a busy market day prepared to disembark, unbalancing the ferry which turned over. Horrified fishermen and others watched from the shore.

One survivor said he is still searching for his daughter.

"My child might have been found, but I have not seen her," said Magesa Chibuga, in Swahili. "I am therefore waiting for this ferry to be lifted from the water so that I can see whether she is there or not.

But I am feeling very bad. I thank God I have found my wife, but the child is still missing. So God has every plan."

Chibuga described how he survived when the boat capsized.

"I heard people shouting 'Accident, accident!' I was seated with my bag. I put it on my chest, removed my phone and

put it in my bag, and then jumped. After I jumped, I found a lifesaver, grabbed it and that's how I escaped."

Identifications have been made for 172 people who died in the boat tragedy, Tanzania's Minister of Works, Transport and Communication Isack Kamwelwe said.

The bodies of 37 others have not yet been identified, he told the broadcaster. At least 40 people were rescued, officials said.

Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa led mourners at the funeral service.

"Our country has been hit by a big tragedy. We lost brothers, relatives and friends. Our call is for us to be united during this hard time and understand that our countrymen have been left by beloved parents, brothers, sisters, children and friends in this big tragedy," he said. "So we need to console them instead of feeding them with bad words. Let's leave the government and relevant authorities to do their work."

Adla Bakari said she lost her son and neighbors.

"We are coming for the burial," said Bakari. "This ferry has killed our people. If we tell them not to overload the ferry, they don't listen to us, just like last Thursday.

We urge the government to take care of us.

Otherwise we will be finished like that."

ciary Committee cannot hand over its constitutional duties to attorneys for outside witnesses," Mike Davis, Grassley's top nominations counsel, wrote in an email exchange with Ford's lawyers obtained by The Associated Press. "The committee determines which witnesses to call, how many witnesses to call, in what order to call them, and who will question them. These are non-negotiable."

Ford's lawyers said it was still unclear who will ask questions, as Republicans were trying to hire an outside female counsel who could take over the questioning. The 11 senators on the GOP side of the dais are all men, which could send an unwanted message on live television against the backdrop of the #MeToo era. They could also use Republican staff attorneys on the committee.

Democratic senators were expected to ask their own questions.

Chicago State gets grant to increase minority participation CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago State University is receiving a $1.3 million federal grant to increase minority participation in science, technology, engineering and math.

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush said the National Science Foundation is providing the funding to the Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence. The center is a partnership between Chicago State University and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Rush says it's "a major win for Chicago State University" and that it's important to see the institution develop and lead "a diverse new generation of researchers."

The university's student body is predominantly African-American.

Congress takes aim at shrinking seats, legroom on airplanes WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes under legislation to be considered in the House this week, possibly giving passengers a break from ever-shrinking legroom and cramped quarters.

The regulation of seat width and legroom is part of a five-year extension of federal aviation programs announced early Saturday by Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate committees that oversee the nation's air travel.

Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to keep FAA programs running. The Senate will also need to take up the bill this week or both chambers will need to pass a short-term extension.

The bill would prohibit the involuntary bumping of passengers who have already boarded a plane. But in a nod to the power of the commercial airliners, lawmakers declined to include language that would have prohibited airlines from imposing fees deemed "not reasonable and proportional."

Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida said lawmakers from both chambers agreed it was time to take action on "ever-shrinking seats."

"Relief could soon be on the way for weary airline passengers facing smaller and smaller seats," Nelson said.

In July, the FAA rejected the idea of setting minimum standards for airlines seats and legroom as a safety measure. But Congress appears determined to require the FAA to do so.

The room between rows — measured from a point on one seat to the same point on the seat in the next row — has been shrinking for many years as airlines squeeze more seats onto their planes. It was once commonly 34 or 35 inches, and is now less than 30 inches on some planes.

State police taking part in Rail Safety Week CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois State Police will be out this week issuing tickets and handing out safety literature in a bid to bring down numbers of railroad-crossing deaths in the state.

A greater emphasis on the problem in Illinois comes during U.S. Rail Safety Week this week.

The (Champaign) News-Gazette re-

ports that state police will work with local and federal agencies throughout the week.

That will entail ticketing drivers who illegally stop on railroad tracks or pedestrians who ignore warning bells to cross tracks.

The newspaper reports that there were over 100 railroad-crossing collisions in Illinois involving vehicles last year, leaving 25 people dead and causing 29 injuries.

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Art Association holds first pop-up print sale

By Hannah Shillo Staff Reporter | @DEN_News The first pop-up print sale for the Art Association was held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday in the Library Quad.

Vanessa Lopez, president of Art Association and senior graphic design major, said the club hosts a bigger sale each semester, but they wanted to try a few pop-up sales this year.

Lopez said the club hoped to make at least 500 dollars in sales. “(The sale) was lightly advertised,” she said, “so, this is like a test to see if (pop-up sales) work.”

Lopez said print sales are great for Eastern’s art students because they help the students showcase their work and develop skills to work with others in the community.

“I just became president this year,” she said.

“It’s actually helping me a lot with communication skills, getting used to the whole artwork flow, how to sell my stuff and how to get out there in the community.”

Lopez said the print sale is also great for students because buyers will come back asking for a particular person’s work.

“We usually host a smaller sale in October,” she said. “Usually by the time the spring sale comes up, there are people asking for a certain person’s work, so it’s a good feeling.”

Liz Wilson, a junior studio art major, said this was her first time being a part of the print sale.

“I’m hoping to sell some stuff and get people supporting the art students here,” she said. “Do you know how expensive art supplies are?”

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Lopez said screen prints can take anywhere from minutes to hours to complete, depending on the level of detail going into the piece.

Wilson said the prints were being sold for a fairly cheap price, considering the amount of time spent creating the prints and the supplies used.

She said the sale provides a good experience for students to see what is marketable to people.

Wilson said when making a print, she creates what she would want to buy herself, but keeps in mind what others would find appealing as well.

Wilson designed an Eastern logo onto cards and envelopes, which were available for sale on Friday.

“I would like those, too,” she said, “but I know a lot of people would want Eastern stuff because they go to Eastern.”

Lopez said all of the prints were created by students, and each piece sold goes directly back to the artist.

She said most graduated students from previous years will donate their work for the print sales, and the proceeds from those works go back to the club.

“It depends on what events we are doing throughout the year,” she said, adding that the club has to rent supplies for different events. “We can use that money to fund those events.”

Lopez said she has to control her spending during the print sales.

“I buy every time,” she said. “I’m trying to keep myself from spending all of my money on everybody else’s prints because I would love to buy every single one of them.”

Hannah Shillo can be reached at 581-2812 or hlshillo@eiu.edu.

In Friday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News, it was stated that students recieved two free tickets to the Eastern football game, one for them and one for a relative. Students attend games for free, however guests must pay for a ticket. The News regrets the error.

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Emily Sostre, a freshman biological sciences major, repels down the side of Klehm Hall Friday morning. Students were able to strap on a harness, climb the steps in Klehm Hall up to the roof and “walk” down the building with the help of Eastern’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Sostre had a minor slip while repelling but with help she was able to regain footing and continue her climb down. Sostre said she is scared of heights, and during the descent she was worried about falling. “When I jumped off the first time it was kind of scary because my back hit the wall but I was fine … I was just overreacting.”

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Tarble Atrium Cinema: Women Without Men 6:00 pm, Atrium

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Curator’s Conversation: Zoë Buckman & Erin J. Gilbert 5:30 pm, Atrium

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Throwing stuff in the closet is cleaning

Appreciate the beauty of campus Eastern’s campus is full of history and is truly beautiful. Often, students take advantage of the campus but do not take the time to actually appreciate it.

We at The Daily Eastern News feel that preserving the campus and keeping it clean, as well as keeping the beauty alive, is imperative.

It is understandable that humans naturally feel lazy, but it should not take too much time and effort to pick up a piece of trash off the ground and throw it in a garbage can.

Often, people feel that because they were not the ones who littered, they should not have to be the ones to clean the trash up. In all seriousness, this way of thinking will only make the problem worse.

Regardless of who threw their empty Wendy’s bag on the ground, we all should have the audacity to feel that the campus should be kept neat, and we should want to actually participate in doing that.

Eastern’s campus is full of beautiful buildings, plants and scenery, all of which are a part of what makes this place truly extraordinary.

There are so many different things we as students can do to help maintain Eastern’s campus. Besides picking up trash, we can also take part in moving things from where they do not belong.

It is likely that there have been times we have walked into a building or walked on campus and saw a random book or folder laying on the ground.

Our first thought is, “I don’t know who this belongs to, so I will just let it be.”

However, that random item or book likely belongs to another student who is missing it, and it is possible to find out who the owner is and return the item to them. Otherwise, that item is likely to be left for an extended period of time, either because the owner cannot find it or because they do not care.

We at The Daily Eastern News encourage everyone to pick up those random objects on the ground and either find out who they belong to, or turn them in to a lost-and-found.

We believe that the beauty of Eastern’s campus does not just revolve on its appearance. It also revolves around how we as a student body treat others and help people in a time of need.

There is no excuse for anyone to walk past a student who has dropped all their books in the hallway, and not help pick them up.

We all should be proud to be a part of Eastern, and we should truly give the school a good name and reputation by having respect and kindness for not just the campus but for everyone on it.

At the end of the day, if we want respect for ourselves and our own belongings, we need to have respect for everything and everyone else.

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Even apps can objectify women Hypocrisy can be a funny thing.

Everyone does it, even myself, and I am near perfect.

All kidding aside, there is one mobile phone app that has been popular for a while now that has gotten on my watch list for hypocrisy at its finest. Yes, I have a list and like to refer to it and laugh at it often.

Anyway, that app is Live.me.

There are other apps that are related to this app, who do basically the same thing with some twist to them, but Live.me is the first that comes to mind and is the most known.

If you ever get curious and download it like I did, one rule the app makes a point to broadcast to everyone is that no sexual content is allowed. In what is assumed by the app’s developers, anyone who is doing such activities can and should be reported. Those users found to be doing those things will be kicked off the app, assumedly.

More to the point, the marketing department has not spoken to the app’s developers very well apparently because every advertisement you see for the app has young, attractive girls, often who have noticeable features, posing in a way that

DILL AN SCHORFHEIDE makes those features more noticeable.

I do not know what the app is trying to do by having this contradictory and downright hypocritical appearance, but it brings up a bigger point that women and girls are still objectified in society.

I know, Captain Obvious is running to find me and tell me what he knows best.

But in a time when women are fighting for more equality and people do not want others to objectify women, what type of message is this app promoting?

I would think an app that has grown a fan base and should have a reputation as being a friendly app would not want something like this happening.

The bottom line is that women’s push for equality and to not be objectified is being hindered in simple and not mainstream ways.

An app that is supposed to be a way for people to have a voice and just ‘chill out’ with people interacting with them is seemingly unintentionally hurting a bigger cause.

What are young boys supposed to think when they see young girls posing with their bodies being shown in, while mild, suggestive ways?

What is happening is that the kids we as a society want to teach about how to treat women properly, are seeing these advertisements and thinking that if a mainstream app is showing girls like this, then why should they see women any other way?

Like I said, similar apps do the same thing with their advertisements, and many more mainstream publications do the same thing. Unfortunately, Live.me, you were in my headlights, so I had to bring up what is wrong with your advertisements.

Dillan Schorfheide is a junior journalism major.

He can be reached at 581-2812 or at dtschorfheide@eiu.edu.

Handshakes create an impression Something I have noticed far too often when meeting new people is the absence of a good handshake.

Be it simply the reluctance or refusal to offer a handshake or a limp-handed excuse for one, I have noted the number of successful handshakes I engage in dwindling startlingly.

I find this concerning not only because it can come off as rude, but because it can affect other people’s opinions of that person.

While many would consider a firm handshake to be good manners, it is not only a matter of courtesy.

A handshake can serve as an excellent first impression maker.

This can be either a gift or a curse when meeting people in everyday life, in job interviews, in relationships, or many other areas.

A handshake is not only a fleeting chance to create a good first impression, it is also a great way to establish a connection with someone one has never met before.

It has been said that potential employers often form impressions of interviewees within the first few minutes of an interview, regardless of how long it lasts.

In these cases, a handshake can be an important indicator of confidence and poise. It can also convey a sense of camara-

derie and easygoingness.

A common misconception is the idea that handshaking is an exclusively male custom.

Not only is handshaking devoid of gender exclusivity, it is an excellent way to establish oneself as an equal without giving a harsh or defensive impression.

That said, it is important to execute a handshake properly.

A handshake should be firm but not bone-crushing, and it should nearly always be executed with the right hand.

The hands should meet at the web of skin between the thumb and forefinger, with the fingers fully grasping the other person’s palm.

It is important to smile warmly, however

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holding the smile too long can be seen as overeagerness or nervousness.

One should also make certain to keep the hand perpendicular to the floor rather than tilting it up or down.

A hand extended palm down can be subliminally interpreted as an attempt to establish dominance, while a hand extended palm up could be construed as submissiveness.

If germs are a concern, one can carry sanitizer or cleansing wipes on their person.

A blatant refusal to shake hands can be off-putting not only because it can be perceived as rude, but because it can be considered insulting to the offerer.

The physical act of shaking someone’s hand creates a tangible action representing the new connection between the two people who are meeting.

If that action registers psychologically as a pleasant one, then those people are more likely to associate pleasant feelings with that person.

Thus, if a handshake is a pleasant experience for both parties, the relationship between the two is much more likely to be fulfilling.

Mercury Bowen is a senior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or at mjbowen@eiu.edu.

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“Some people have never touched a sewing machine before and some have been sewing since they were eight years old,” Shaw said. “So we start at a level where we assume everyone in class knows nothing.”

In addition to being very inclusive, Jennings Barnfield, a junior career and technical education major, said that the students who take the classes are very “supportive of each other’s skills and willing to help each other out.”

He said he would compare his classmates to a family where everyone wants to see each other succeed.

“If you have no experience like me, it’s going to feel like a lot of work; but, you learn so much and it’s really rewarding to see the end product,” Barnfield said.

He said he encourages students to give fashion merchandising and design classes a chance.

Besides being a creative space

where students learn, design and construct clothing, the fashion lab will also become a place community members can use.

Shaw said that once a month, the public will be invited to use the facility alongside students. At these events, people can pursue their own projects, socialize with fellow designers or learn a new skill.

To spread the word about this new creative resource on campus, the Fashion Merchandising and Design faculty will hold an open house from 2-4 p.m. on Monday, Oct.15.

Shaw said interested students and community members are welcome to visit the fashion lab to observe real students working on current projects, explore the facility, ask questions and get information about the fashion merchandising and design program.

gized for how she reacted.

“They (said), ‘No, you made everybody laugh, that was just funny,” she said.

Overall, Dixon said the sense of comradery among the residents and the memories that come from participating in ROCFest is one of the best parts of the week.

Contreras said the best part of ROCFest would have to be the team spirit the halls experience and said she will go with anyone who might feel nervous about attending any of the events.

She said last year when she was a freshman, people helped her out and this year she is giving back. “(I want to) show you it’s not that bad,” she said.

Dixon said residents, especially the ones that are hesitant about participating in ROCFest, have to just go for it.

“If you want to get involved, if you want to have a chance to become a (resident assistant) or get involved in RHA then ROCFest is a great starting point for that,” Dixon said. “You see everybody working together.”

On Tuesday, there will be a movie star scavenger hunt from noon to 3 p.m. all over campus; Wednesday residents can compete in a movie premiere obstacle course at 4 p.m. in the North Quad; and on Thursday, the winners will be announced for the window painting contest that was judged on Sept. 20 as well as the boat races which will start at 5:30 p.m. at Campus Pond.

For more information, students can visit the RHA Facebook page at EIURHA.

Faith Morris can be reached at 581-2812 or at fdmorris@eiu.edu.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 She said aside from getting involved and having a competition while having fun, she also said it helps students relieve stress.

“We all know school can get us very stressful and what better way to undo the stress than get involved and go against other halls and get points for your hall,” she said.

Dixon and Contreras said ROCFest helps create lasting memories as well, similar to the ones they share.

Dixon said one of his best memories of ROCFest was placing in second in the boat race last year. He was a resident in Douglas Hall and said though he was just in the support group, the small victory was still a great feeling.

Dixon said another great feeling he remembered from ROCFest was searching for Panther Babies.

“I have all these memories just

rushing through my head,” Dixon said. “I will never forget just sitting in Douglas Hall, watching my Facebook feed (and) I’m scrolling through like, ‘Please post, please post,’ and then boom it posts, it’s amazing (the feeling of anticipa-

Babies.

“I was on my phone, while listening to what was going on and then when the message came up, the RA (she was sitting next) looked at my phone and said, ‘Hey guys, the Panther Babies are out,’ and I jumped

“If you want to get involved, if you want to have a chance to become a (resident assistant) or get involved in RHA then ROCFest is a great starting point for that.”

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Contreras said her favorite ROCFest memory was during an Andrews Hall Council meeting last year when she was scrolling through her Facebook feed to see when the RHA would post about the Panther

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Panthers in 2nd place after weekend split

By Adam Tumino Women’s Soccer Reporter | @DEN_Sports With their second conference victory of the season on Sunday, the Eastern women’s soccer team has matched their conference win total from the last two seasons combined.

They went 1-1 in conference play this weekend, losing 2-1 to Murray State on Friday and then beating Austin Peay 1-0 on Sunday.

The Panthers’ overall record is 3-5-3.

With six OVC matches remaining before the tournament, the Panthers are 2-1-1 in the OVC and are in second place in the standings.

Through four conference matches this season, Eastern has surrendered just two goals while scoring three. They are the only OVC team to register three shutouts in conference play.

Although the Murray State match on Friday ended up in the loss column, head coach Jake Plant said he liked what he saw from the Panthers against the reigning OVC champions.

“To go on our home field, take the lead and really worry them for a while, it's kudos to the work the girls have put in,” Plant said.

Junior goalkeeper Sara Teteak made seven saves against Murray State, including two saves against Miyah Watford, the OVC’s leading scorer. It was Watford’s first game of the season without a goal.

The Panthers’ lone goal came courtesy

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Eastern senior Kate Olson pushes the ball on offense against Murray State on Sept. 21. Olson scored her first goal of the season in the match, which the Panthers lost 2-1.

of senior Kate Olson, her first of the year.

On Sunday against Austin Peay, senior Kayla Stolfa registered her first goal of the season in the 71st minute. The Panther defense shut down the Governors the rest

of the way for the shutout win.

The defense only surrendered two shots on goal, both saved by Teteak.

“It was probably our best performance all year, and it was finished off with a

great goal,” Plant said. “The girls are very much in a great spot to get into the tournament.”

Looking forward through the remainder of conference play, Plant hopes the de-

fensive play can continue to be consistent.

“It’s not just luck at this point,” he said.

“The big thing is that the girls are buying in the idea of how we defend and how we attack. They believe in what we’re doing.”

Teteak is the individual Panther who is making the most appearances on OVC leaderboards this season. She is third in the OVC in saves with 41. Her shutout against Austin Peay moved her into sole possession of the OVC lead in shutouts with five.

Junior Lexi Ketterhagen is also among the OVC leaders in assists after picking up her third on Sunday.

Plant said he has been stressing consistency since the preseason and said he is happy with the team’s recent performances.

“It’s been excellent from everybody, from start to finish. From the keeper, to the backlines, to the forwards, to the subs that come in,” Plant said. “Everyone should be proud of what they’ve done so far. But their job isn’t done. They’ve got work to do next week.”

The Panthers will be home again next week facing Belmont at 3 p.m. on Friday and Tennessee Martin at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Tennessee-Martin has only played two conference matches this season but have won both. They have the best overall record in the OVC at 7-2.

Adam Tumino can be reached at 581-2812 or ajtumino@eiu.edu.

Men’s soccer team shut out 2-0 by Northern Illinois

By Dillan Schorfheide Assistant Sports Editor | @Eiu_journalist The men’s soccer team suffered its second straight loss on Friday as Northern Illinois came to Lakeside Field and defeated the Panthers by scoring two goals with some flare.

Northern Illinois (6-2-0) netted two shots off impressive volleys from crosses into the Eastern (2-4-2) 18-yard box.

The Huskies got on the board 16 minutes into the first half, when they worked the ball into the right corner of the field. Midfielder Kevin Rodriguez kicked a low-flying cross to about the penalty kick marker in the Panthers’ box,

where defender Anthon Markanich flew in late and jump-kicked a line drive to the back of the net off one bounce.

“They did break us there, we didn’t get to the ball and to defend the cross well,” head coach Kiki Lara said.

Northern Illinois’ second goal was scored just under nine minutes into the second half, when Northern midfielder Irvin Dominguez crossed the ball from the opposite corner on the same side of the field to forward Nick Markanich, who was waiting at the top of Eastern’s box. He perfectly timed a sideway bicycle kick and put a line drive in the back of the net for a security goal.

Along with saying his team did not

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defend the crosses well that led to Northern’s goals, Lara said Northern’s volleygoals were very good shots. The Huskies finished the match with seven shots on goal.

In his eighth start in goal this season, Jonathan Burke gave up two goals on the great shots from Northern and faced plenty of other hard shots.

Three minutes into the match, Northern forward Jan Maertins got a shot from six yards out, but Burke made the save.

In the whole match, Burke faced nine shots and made five saves.

On the offensive side, Eastern, for the second straight match, had a hard time formulating an offensive attack and get-

ting shots.

The Panthers finished Friday’s match with three shots, none of them on goal.

Lara said the Panthers had a hard time getting the ball to the forwards and playing around them, and that his team’s rotational play was off.

Friday was the second straight match where Eastern had trouble getting shots against its opponent.

On Tuesday, in a 2-0 loss to Wright State, Eastern only had five shots and two on goal.

The Panthers did have two really good chances to score: With 21 minutes left in the match, Eric Anderson, who was fresh into the match, made a cross from

the right corner into the box, and Shady Omar attempted a diving header and missed the ball, and what would have likely been a goal, by less than an inch.

Then with seven minutes left in the match, Anderson had a wide open shot from a few feet away from the goal and hit the ball too hard over the net.

With Friday’s loss, Eastern is still looking for its first home win of the season, currently holding a 0-2-1 home record.

The Panthers’ next match is Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., when they travel south to face Belmont.

Dillan Schorfheide can be reached at 581-2812 or dtschorfheide@eiu.edu.

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Eastern running back Isaiah Johnson moves up the field in the Panthers’ 41-40 loss to Tennessee State Saturday at O’Brien Field. The Panthers fell to 0-4 with the loss and gave up over 40 points for the 4th time this season.

Defense cannot hold on in 41-40 loss

By JJ Bullock Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports For the third week in a row, all that could be said by the Eastern football team after suffering a loss was that something needed to change. After losing to Tennessee State 41-40 on Saturday at O’Brien Field, in a game where the Panthers led by 21-points, Eastern is now 0-4, looking for answers, and as tight end James Sheehan put it, literally “have their backs against the wall.”

Eastern switched defensive schemes this week from its traditional 4-3 set to a 3-3-5 in hopes to fix a defensive unit that had given up over 40 points in all three of the team’s first games. At first, the switch seemed to have worked; at the end of the first quarter Eastern was leading the Tigers 17-0 and the defense had forced two turnovers.

But, something happened. In the second quarter Tennessee State started to move the ball a little easier, and less than two minutes into the quarter they kicked a field goal to push the score to 17-3. Eastern quickly responded, making the score 24-3 after quarterback Johnathan Brantley connected with receiver Aaron Gooch for a 71yard score, seemingly keeping momentum on their side. But, Tennessee State moved back down the field and kicked another field goal. 24-6.

Eastern got the ball back with a little time left before halftime, when head coach Kim Dameron decided to take a shot down the field rather than sit on the ball. This very well could have been the moment where momentum switched completely.

Brantley was looking to throw down the field when he was hit from behind and fumbled the ball. Tennessee State recovered and in one play on offense scored a touchdown to put the score at 24-13 heading into halftime.

“That was called by me, it was my

fault. I got greedy,” Dameron said of the fumble. “I wanted to take one shot, we didn’t run the clock out, had no idea we’d get hit in the back with the fumble. It’s on me, I called it, I told them to throw it deep. I wanted to take one shot, maybe throw it to (Alexander Hollins) or (Nick Atoyebi) before the half to see if maybe we could pop something and get some momentum and trying to be aggressive before half bit me in the butt. And to be honest with you, I know better.”

Tennessee State received the second half kick and with the start of the third quarter, it seemed the demons that plagued the defense in the first three games of the season crawled back out from under the bed.

Tennessee State scored two touchdowns in the third quarter, putting up 151 yards on 19 plays. By the time all was said and done in the quarter, Tennessee State had cut Eastern’s lead down to 31-26.

“We were up 17-0, momentum was all us, it shifted at some point.

They had a turnover in our red zone, scored on the next play, had some bad field position when they scored on the next play. A couple of quick hits, then next thing you know the score was a five-point game,” senior linebacker Joe Caputo said. “But that’s on the defense for sure, they can’t be putting up 41-points week in and week out.”

Eastern opened the fourth quarter with a field goal, but the defense could not hold up and let Tennessee State respond with a field goal and a 49yard touchdown pass on back-to-back drives. With 7:31 to play in the game, Tennessee State had a 35-34 lead.

The Panthers’ offense responded to Tennessee State taking the lead by scoring immediately on the next drive when quarterback Harry Woodbery found Alexander Hollins for a 72-yard score. Eastern failed at a two-point

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Eastern safety Raymond Crittenden tries to break up a pass thrown to Tennessee State’s tight end Kyle Oliver. Crittenden and the Panthers’ secondary gave up 349 passing yards in the game.

conversion attempt, but still owned a 40-35 lead with 6:27 to play.

Now all Eastern needed to happen was for its struggling defense to buckle down and make a stop. But, what happened instead lost Eastern the game.

Tennessee State marched down the field and scored a touchdown, a fouryard run by Earl Harrison, to take a 41-40 lead with 3:06 remaining.

With the ball back in possession, the Eastern offense trudged into Tennesse State territory and eventually faced a crucial third and three situation. The Panthers ran the ball with running back Darshon McCullough, but he was unable to pick up the first down.

Against Illinois State, Eastern faced a similar situation where they elected

to run the ball with Robert Columbus rather than big running back Jamal Scott, a decision that was questioned after the game and one that Dameron said would never happen again. So when the team ran it with McCullough on the play instead of Scott, the descision was questioned once again, but Dameron said because of McCullough pass blocking ability and his understanding of the offense, he will always be the running back in the final two-minutes of the game “period.”

Eastern attempted a 47-yard field goal with 1:13 remaining to take the lead, but the kick was blocked, sealing a win for Tennessee State.

By the time the game was done,

Eastern had watched a 21-point lead slip away and saw its new look defense give up 41-points and 544 yards.

“I don’t know, at some point it just has to be a mindset that we go out and practice every day, give our effort, we prepare the right way. I mean, something has got to change though obviously, and we thought we changed something this week, and it didn’t work,” Caputo said. “I really don’t know what the difference is, we all give our 100 percent effort, we’re all strong, tackling obviously is an issue, from everybody, myself included and … I don’t know.”

JJ Bullock can be reached at 581-2812 or jpbullock@eiu.edu.