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The Eastern football team will attempt to snag its first win of the season against Tennessee Tech Saturday in Cookeville, Tenn.

The Council on Academic Affairs met Thursday and discussed they proposed general education committee, shared governance, the approval of a new minor and the role of diversity courses at Eastern.

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A student from Ford Hall paddles across the pond during the ROCFest Boat Race Thursday evening at the Campus Pond.

Thomas Hall wins ROCFest boat race

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Students from Taylor Hall carry their boat to the finish line at the ROCFest Boat Race Thursday evening at the Campus Pond.

Residents of Thomas Hall won the annual ROCFest boat race Thursday evening at Campus Pond despite their boat sinking early on in the race.

Each residence hall spent all week building different themed boats out of cardboard and duct tape.

Ryan Moore, president of Thomas Hall council and freshman history major, said his hall began building the boat Sunday night and finished Thursday.

The Thomas Hall boat’s design displayed “ROCFest” written out on the side of the duct-taped boat with many balloons decorated around it like the Disney-Pixar movie “Up.” “Our theme was ‘Up,’” Moore said. “That was our lobby theme as well.”

Other themes included “Shrek,” “Scooby Doo” and “The Incredibles,” among others.

Each residence hall lined up along the grass near the pond to have their boat decorations judged based on creativity, boat structure and how well the themes were incorporated.

After judging, the teams listened to the rules for the race, which included making three laps around the pond and carrying the boat across the finish line with each member of the team.

The race began, and two rowers from different teams fell in the water soon after.

Allyson Turner, freshman biology major, was the second-lap rower for Thomas Hall.

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Man arrested after driving car that was reported stolen Staff Report | @DEN_News A man was arrested in the Andrews Hall parking lot Thursday afternoon after a university police officer noticed he was driving a stolen car.

Charleston Police Department Chief Chad Reed said a UPD officer noticed the vehicle was stolen but did not have working lights or sirens on their vehicle.

Both departments responded to the call and Reed said because the car was reported stolen in

Chicago, they had to do a felony stop, meaning officers had to draw their weapons.

Reed said the suspect was compliant and after they had him, custody officers put their weapons away.

The car that was reported stolen was a red Ford Fusion.

The story will be updated as soon as more information becomes available.

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

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A man was arrested in the parking lot of Andrews Hall Thursday afternooon in connection to a stolen car. He was with two Eastern students at the time of his arrest.

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Trump shaken by Ford, but pleased with Kavanaugh in Senate hearings

2 teens shot to death

WASHINGTON (AP) — Glued to high-stakes testimony on his Supreme Court nominee, President Donald Trump and his allies were shaken by Christine Blasey Ford's emotional appearance on Capitol Hill but heartened by Judge Brett Kavanaugh's forceful pushback against the woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.

Trump watched the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday from his private office on Air Force One as he traveled from New York to Washington, then resumed monitoring back at the White House, where Ford's voice echoed from TVs around the building.

After Ford's tearful recounting of allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school, Trump expressed sympathy for Kavanaugh and his family for having to listen to the testimony, according to two Republicans close to the White House but not authorized to speak publicly about private conversations.

They added that Trump expressed some frustration at the process — and the staff work — that led Kavanaugh to this point.

After seeing Ford's powerful testimony, White House aides and allies expressed concern that Kavanaugh, whose nomination already seemed to be teetering, would have an uphill climb to deliver a strong enough showing to match hers.

CHICAGO (AP) — Police say two teenagers were shot to death three blocks from Chicago police headquarters after an argument outside a South Side alternative high school led to gunfire.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Wednesday the argument began outside Youth Connection Charter School. The victims, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, ran in the direction of a train line and Guaranteed Rate Field, the ballpark where the Chicago White Sox play, as the shooters fired at them.

Johnson says investigators are trying to determine what sparked the argument. He says the assailants, possibly as many as three, fled the scene in an SUV. No o n e w a s i n c u s t o d y l a t e Wednesday, but Johnson says detectives have a "very good eyewitness."

Investigators will be reviewing surveillance video.

Injured turtle heals while riding around on Lego wheelchair BALTIMORE (AP) — A wild turtle with a broken shell is rolling around on a wheelchair made of Legos while he's on the mend at the Maryland Zoo. News outlets report that veterinarians had performed surgery on the grapefruit-sized eastern box turtle found in July with fractures to the underside of his shell.

Zoo veterinary extern Garrett Fraess says keeping the shell bottom off the ground is important so it can heal.

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But Trump was encouraged by Kavanaugh's passionate denials of Ford's claims, including the judge's tearful description of the impact the accusations had on his family.

A White House official who was not authorized to speak publicly said the West Wing saw the judge's opening statement as "game changing" and said Trump appeared to be reacting positively.

Signaling the continued White House support for Kavanaugh, spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted praise for Sen. Lindsay Graham after the South Carolina Republican railed against Democrats, accusing them of treating Kavanaugh "despicably."

Sanders tweeted that Graham "has more decency and courage than every Democrat member of the committee combined. God bless him."

Trump's son, Donald Jr., tweeted his review: "I love Kavanaugh's tone. It's nice to see a conservative man fight for his honor and his family against a 35 year old claim with ZERO evidence and lots of holes that amounts to nothing more than a political hit job by the Dems."

Going into the hearing, Trump had grown increasingly frustrated, angry at members of his staff — and, in particular, White House counsel Don McGahn — for not better managing the confirmation process for his second Supreme Court nominee.

McGahn, who is set to depart his post in coming weeks, had advocated for Kavanaugh, seeing his confirmation as the crowning achievement of his tenure — and part of a decades-long effort to install more conservatives on the high court.

Trump has also criticized Republican leaders in Congress for not speeding the process along, leading to days' worth of revelations against Kavanaugh.

White House aides have bemoaned the drip-drip-drip nature of the emerging allegations and thought a faster process could have avoided Ford's testimony.

As the day unfolded, White House aides and allies offered a mix of optimism and frustration.

Viewing the hearing from their desks, some aides expressed concerns that Ford appeared highly credible, though others noted there were still gaps in her decadesold story.

How the proceedings were playing out on television was a key anxiety.

Some White House officials were not pleased with the questioning from Phoenix prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, saying she did not effectively target the weak spots in Ford's narrative and worrying that the Democrats had seized the moment.

But many felt the proceeding took a turn once Kavanaugh appeared. Aides said they thought Kavanaugh was effectively fighting back and expressed optimism he could survive the process.

sized wheelchairs, so he sent sketches to a friend who's a Lego enthusiast.

A few weeks after the surgery, the turtle had the wheelchair, which gets the shell off the ground and allows his legs to move.

Dr. Ellen Bronson says the turtle likely will use the wheelchair into the spring.

ta home is so scary that it prompted calls from concerned neighbors and at least one plea for police assistance.

The sign reading "Help Me," which appears to be written in blood, is part of Becky Muhs' display for her favorite holiday at her West Fargo home.

WDAY-TV repor ts that Muhs and her husband began getting messages from neighbors over the weekend asking if they were OK, and one neighbor even dialed 911, leading to a visit from a police officer.

Muhs says the incident ended in a laugh and that the officer didn't ask her to take the sign down.

Boo! A Halloween display so scary that neighbor calls 911 WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Halloween decoration hanging in the window of a North Dako-

in Chicago after argument near school

Michigan township allows autistic boy to keep therapy ducks GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — New guidelines will allow a 12-year-old western Michigan boy with autism to keep his ducks, which are his emotional support animals.

Georgetown Township officials had issued a nuisance order to Mark and Jennifer Dyke after receiving multiple complaints from neighbors about their son's ducks straying from their property. The complaints cited concerns about the ducks' unpleasant smell and their impact on area property values.

The Dykes requested an ordinance variance to allow their son, Dylan, to keep the ducks and members of the township's zoning appeals board were open to the idea . A variance approved Wednesday night includes 18 guidelines, including specifics on the coop for the ducks named Bill and Nibbles.

Jennifer Dyke says the family is "ready to just move on with our life."

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CAA talks updates, new minor

By Brooke Schwartz News Editor | @DEN_News The Council on Academic Affairs met Thursday and discussed the proposed general education committee, shared governance updates, the approval of a new minor and the role of diversity courses at Eastern.

The general education committee and the position of general education coordinator have been discussed since last year, with specifics being added Thursday to what the committee will look like.

Marita Gronnvoll, CAA chair and communication studies professor, said she met earlier in the week with provost Jay Gatrell to discuss details.

They discussed the creation of a subcommittee of the CAA that would be comprised of eight to 10 people and would be in charge of general education at Eastern.

Gronnvoll said Gatrell said he wants at least three colleges represented on the subcommittee, though CAA discussed comprising the committee mostly of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences since 90 percent of Eastern’s general education courses are now housed in that college.

A search for a general education coordinator will happen this year, the provost told Gronnvoll, and the search committee will look internally for someone pref-

erably with CAA and general education experience.

The post would be a three-year term and the search is expected to start this spring.

One of the first tasks the committee will look at will be the implementation of learning goals into general education courses, Gronnvoll said.

The shared governance vote, which was scheduled to happen at the Faculty Senate’s Oct. 2 meeting, now has been tabled by Jeff Stowell, senate vice chair and psychology professor, Gronnvoll said.

A potential course list for the Passport to Diversity program was discussed at the council’s meeting.

Passport to Diversity, which was started last year through Making Excellence Inclusive, is a way to try and more formally include diversity in students’ education.

Jeanne Lord, the dean of the College of Health and Human Services, said the program was initially started in part because of some Higher Learning Commission concerns with diversity on campus.

“One of the things that the Higher Learning Commission wrote is they said ‘EIU may want to extend the designation of a human and cultural diversity course more broadly, perhaps including upper division courses as well as courses in the

graduate programs,’” Lord said.

Karla Sanders, the executive director of the academic success center, said implementing diversity courses into higher level classes has many benefits.

With the increased number of credits students are entering college with, Sanders said having cultural diversity classes spread throughout college courses is a way to ensure those students get diversity courses.

“If we had cultural diversity classes in 3 or 4000 level, or in the major, that would give students a way to get a cultural diversity class without, perhaps, having to repeat some gen ed that they had already taken, and that includes transfer students,” Sanders said.

It was decided the best way to start making the diversity courses official would be to come up with a standard definition of what diversity means and how that translates to a class, as well as starting to get courses through the different college curriculum committee meetings.

A new minor in computer sciences was approved and the reduction in certain transfer credits, specifically the senior institute credits, was also approved at the council’s meeting.

Brooke Schwartz can be reached at 581-2812 or at bsschwartz@eiu.edu.

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Jeanne Lord, the dean of the College of Health and Human Services, at the Council of Academic Affairs meeting Thursday in Booth Library. She went to the CAA meeting to discuss Passport to Diversity courses.

‘Vamos a Bailar,’ annual dance set for Saturday in Union

By Logan Raschke Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Vamos a Bailar, the Latin American Student Organization’s annual dance event, will be from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Cristina Colin, event coordinator for LASO, said Vamos a Bailar means “come to dance,” and everyone is welcome to the event.

She said the Ballroom Dance Society will come to teach the group lessons about Merengue and Tango dancing for a half hour and it is for free. “(After lessons), the rest of the night (consists of) different types of music we’ll be playing, and everyone’s welcome to dance and chat with each other, making new friends,” she said.

Mitzi Morales, vice president of LASO, said Vamos a Bailar takes place during a time when students are strug-

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gling to prepare for exams, and part of its purpose is to take a load off their shoulders. “(Vamos a Bailar) is always before midterms because it’s just a time to de-stress for a little bit and learn a new dance,” she said.

People who do not normally dance or have never taken lessons can learn a lot about Latin American dancing from the ballroom dance society’s lesson, she said.

“I don’t even know how to dance,” she

said. “People seem to enjoy it because you don’t have to have experience, and you can choose your partner.”

Colin said attending Vamos a Bailar is a great learning experience for anyone who does not know about Latin American culture.

“I feel like if you don’t know about a certain culture, it’s important to learn,” she said. “You get to meet new people from different cultures that you’re not familiar with.”

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Morales said she and other people who have attended Vamos a Bailar in the past have made great friends, and that is what she enjoys most about it.

“I went last year as a freshman and I didn’t have as many friends as I wanted, and (Vamos a Bailar) helped me bond with LASO and their general body and build those friendships,” she said.

Logan Raschke can be reached at 581-2812 or at lrraschke@eiu.edu.

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In a perfect world, there would be no rules.

Everyone would be on the same page, everyone would be happy; it would be this beautiful utopia where rabbits and deer nibble blades of grass and lettuce out of your hands.

This isn’t a perfect world and because it isn’t rules need to be followed.

At the Student Senate meeting on Wednesday, senators voted to see who would be the next speaker of the senate.

There was only one candidate and several senators spoke up and addressed their concerns regarding her leadership, or lack thereof.

In the end, the candidate lost by 14-2 with two abstentions.

There was nothing wrong with the opinions shared by the student senators, and if that is what our student senators saw fit, then that’s fine.

The problem was the voting process, because instead of following their bylaws and taking a roll call vote, senators voted on a piece of paper and those paper votes were counted outside of the meeting room.

Furthermore, there wasn’t a motion to suspend the bylaws at the meeting and when the tallies were counted, it was just announced that the candidate lost. That’s it. No number, no information, just she lost, let’s move on.

The point of having those bylaws, following them and having roll call voting is to be transparent and to own up to your vote.

Don’t hide behind a piece of paper because you’re afraid of hurting someone’s feelings.

That’s life and it isn’t fair to the candidate if they don’t know why they didn’t win and it’s not fair to your constituents if they don’t know what’s going on.

It was stated in Wednesday’s article about the Student Senate meeting in The Daily Eastern News that the reason senators did not vote was because they “wanted to save feelings” and did not want to be influenced by other votes.

It’s a nice thought to want to spare the feelings of the candidate because none of us want to hurt someone’s feelings and we get that it’s easy to be influenced by others.

But, this isn’t a perfect world and if the Student Senate doesn’t rip off the band-aid now and do this then it will have a rude awakening.

The Student Senate is a public body that is supposed to represent the students and therefore it is expected that they follow their rules and aren’t afraid of putting their names behind their vote, especially if it is what they believe is right.

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Finding different ways to celebrate fall The leaves are turning orange. The weather is getting chilly. The sun is saying goodbye earlier and earlier. You know what that means?

It’s fall, y’all, and if you can’t tell, I am overjoyed. Fall has always been my favorite time of year, and even though fall activities change as you get older, it’s still the same feeling. Here are just some of the reasons why I am so happy for fall: Long socks with boots. Long, fuzzy socks fill me with so much joy. They look cute peeking out over the tops of boots and they keep your feet warm. Walmart has a lot of really cute, inexpensive socks!

Sweaters. Who doesn’t love wearing an oversized sweater when it’s chilly outside? Sweaters are the perfect combination of cozy and stylish to tie together your fall look. Maurices has some of the cutest sweaters you can find, and they are always having sales.

Pumpkin patches. Going to a pumpkin patch in the fall is a magical experience. Going with your friends to pick out the best pumpkins is childlike and fun. The best part, in my opinion, is taking the pumpkins home and carving silly faces into them (and using the insides to make pumpkin bread and roasted pumpkin seeds!)

JESSIC A STE WART Scary movies. My friend group loves sitting in the dark with big bowls of popcorn and watching scary movies. This time of year is when most scary movies are set since Halloween is quickly approaching, so it gets us in the perfect mood for a marathon. To top it off, Freeform is now doing 31 Nights of Halloween instead of the traditional 13, so it looks like we get even more Hocus Pocus than we hoped for!

Halloween. Halloween is fun for all ages in different ways. In college, we might miss trickor-treating, but now we can start handing out the candy and dishing out the scares. If you

live off campus, you might get trick-or-treaters, and you might try to scare them by jumping out from behind a bush while wearing a scary mask. Just don’t scare them too much or you’ll have angry parents on your hands.

Thanksgiving. Turkey. Potatoes. Stuffing.

Macaroni and cheese. Green bean casserole.

Corn. Sweet rolls. Pie. GRAVY. Who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? Gathering all together with your family to eat good food and watch football is an unmatchable happiness. Everyone is happy because they’re eating their favorite foods, and if our football team is winning, the atmosphere is even better.

Homecoming. Speaking of football, homecoming is coming up next month. If you only go to one football game each year, it should be this one. A lot of EIU alumni come back to campus for this game, and it’s really cool to see so many people supporting your school.

Fall has finally begun, and I hope you’re just as excited as I am, because there are a lot of things to enjoy about this time of year!

Jessica Stewart is a sophomore English education major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or at jrstewart3@eiu.edu.

Classmate Crisis: dealing with individuals Lately, I have been at a crossroads. As an education major, a future teacher, I feel pressured to make positive connections and acquaintances in every space that I’m in. To be a teacher is to be fair, nonjudgmental and patient.

I feel like I can be fair. I can withhold judgement. These things are not difficult.

Patience, on the other hand, can be a challenge.

Oddly enough, I do not worry about being patient with my students. Having positive relationships with students is not a walk in the park, but it’s a part of the calling. One either connects with the future of America or they do not. Easy enough. What is not so clearly defined is the expectation to get along and play nice with all the other teachers.

This thought has been click-clacking around my brain for a while.

It was early in my college career when I encountered the bane of my existence and the one who would later lead me to question my ability to be a good teacher.

For privacy’s sake, let’s call him John. John was rude to the professors, slept in class, complained all the time, was always eager to challenge the professor and would never contribute to group projects.

In fact, he prided himself on never having

to because “people always gave in.”

In short, John was the worst, but I never felt forced to have a professional or civil relationship with him. I avoided him like the plague and, by the grace of a higher power, he graduated and I will never see him again.

Or so I thought.

Recently, life has brought another John into my life.

For clarity’s sake, we’ll call him John #2.

John #2, while not the type to fall asleep in class, is the absolute antithesis of all that I believe is good and decent. Worst of all, his problematic tendencies are always directed toward women, which is especially annoying

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(yet not uncommon) in professional spaces.

So what am I to do? What are any of us expected to do when we are confronted with an individual who, in almost every sense, is an “equal,” but drives us bananas? At this point, I do not have anything concrete to support my annoyances, and most pressing, being aggravating is not something someone can be punished for.

Unfortunately, the world is filled with people we would rather avoid; Republicans vs Democrats, Vegetarians vs Ron Swanson idolizers, and Apple vs Android, for example. Jokes aside, people who really seem to be in opposition to one another are so for reasons that are more ill defined, yet one truth remains the same, and it is that people cannot always be friends.

Going forward, I can only try to be the best teacher, columnist, poet, and authentic self that I can possibly be. I can defend myself when need be, and I can do my best to keep company with those who will challenge and inspire me to be the best version of myself.

And for John and John #2, I wish them the same thing (and soon, I do not know how much longer I can stand the latter).

Abby Carlin is a senior English language arts major.

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

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PMB Festival kicks off 42nd year on Saturday at O’Brien

By Yifei Ma Staff Reporter | @DEN_News The Panther Marching Band will host its 42nd PMB Festival Saturday at O’Brien Field.

Benjamin Druffel, the director of the Panther Marching Band, said PMB Festival is a rich event.

“It helps us to recruit. For this year, we invited high school marching bands to come on campus and perform the show,” Druffel said. “There are 23 bands coming this year, about 1,300 high school students, also their families and friends will come too. It is also a good opportunity that shows … people what Charleston and Eastern is like.”

Druffel said the festival takes a year of preparation and planning and there are always different challenges that come up, like finding the right date and the judges, which he said are very qualified people and in demand. “ I have to contact (the judges) a year in advance to make sure they book (PMB) on their calendar; well-expected and well-known judges … make high schools want to come. And other pieces of work need professional staff to cooperate with each other to ensure the day of festival can go well,” he said.

Kelly Prete, a freshman psychology major and a member of the Panther Marching Band, said she is looking forward to playing at this year’s festival.

“We practice on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It is interesting

and I am excited (for) this year’s festival,” Prete said.

On the day of festival, all the high schools will perform first and the Panther Marching Band will perform at the end.

This is also a recruitment opportunity for the high school students, as they will see how the Panther Marching Band is and if they want to join in it.

After high school bands perform at the show, the professional judges will evaluate the bands on how well they play the music, how well they march and how well both the music and the march come together.

Then awards will be given to different bands depending on how well they do.

Bethany McDaniel, a freshman music major and a member of the Panther Marching Band, said she is excited and nervous to play in front of the high schoolers.

“We have to practice more careful than before, because these high school students know how … bands perform. And I am so happy that my high school will also come,” McDaniel said.

The Panther Marching Band always performs during football games during this part of the semester, but Caleb Pook, a junior sociology major and psychology minor and a member of the marching band, said the band is excited for the change in audiences.

“It is different and it is fun,” Pook said.

Yifei Ma can be reached at 581-2812 or at yma@eiu.edu.

SACIS hosts 5th annual ‘Take Back the Day’ run/walk Saturday at Sister City Park Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service will host its 5th annual “Take Back the Day” 5K walk/ run 8 p.m. Saturday at Sister City Park on 18th Street in Charleston.

On-site registration is from 7:15 a.m. to 8 a.m. and the entry fee for adults is $25, $10 for seniors and stu-

dents and children under six years of age can attend for free. According to SACIS’ website, the race will continue unless the weather is too severe.

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

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A student gets stuck during the ROCFest Boat Race Thursday evening at the Campus Pond. The race was three laps back and forth across the pond.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “(I thought) it was going to be easier than it was,” she said. “It was actually pretty physically demanding.”

Turner said she did not have a technique planned out, nor did she get to practice beforehand because she said she did not want the boat to get ruined.

“I wanted to get into the boat,” she said. “But it had already sank by the time it got back to me.”

She said her new plan was to hold on to the boat, since she could not sit in it,

and swim with one arm to complete her lap.

Moore said their team consisted of a member of Eastern’s swim team and two former lifeguards, which Moore said was part of the team’s strategy in case the boat sank.

“We put a lot of duct tape on (the boat),” he said. “But our cardboard wasn’t strong enough.”

Moore said it felt good to win the boat race and that he was proud of his hall, as

they won other events during ROCFest, including Trivia Night and the obstacle course.

Turner said she was glad they won and the event was fun.

The winners of ROCFest have not been announced yet, but Moore said Thomas Hall is feeling confident that they will win.

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

90s-themed party set for Saturday Corryn Brock Staff Reporter | @corryn_brock Eastern’s chapter of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs will be hosting a 90s-themed party with Couture Models Saturday in the University Ballroom of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

The 90s party will start around 9 p.m. or 10 p.m., depending on the amount of people waiting to come in, and end at around 1:30 a.m.

The event will feature 90s-themed attire and music for those who come to listen and dance to.

Morgan Colvin, vice president of NACWC, said everyone is welcome to come, but they are hoping a lot of freshmen come to the event.

“We’re trying to get (freshmen) to come out and see, and just really explore,” Colvin said. “It’s a Union party, and everyone thinks those are pretty lame … but no, (Union parties) can be fun. Hopefully everyone loves the music and dancing.”

Colvin said she is excited to see everyone’s outfits at the event and that a lot of the women in her organization are planning to go out of their way with the outfits. Some will be dressing as TLC, characters from the 90s, rappers and singers.

The event will be focusing on getting people out of their rooms and helping them feel comfortable.

“Even though it’s (toward the end of September), people aren’t out exploring campus and we really want to offer those resources for people,” Colvin said.

Colvin said she is also looking forward to upcoming NACWC events.

“We’re such a fun group and we have so many things planned for this semester and next semester,” Colvin said. “Hopefully people come.”

Corryn Brock can be reached at 581-2812 or at cebrock@eiu.edu.

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Comedian Jeffrey Jay will be performing a comedy routine at 7 p.m. Friday at the 7th Street Underground.

The show will be free and open to the public.

As a transgender comedian, Jay will use comedy to tell his story of transition.

Lauren King, the University Board Spotlight Coordinator, said she is looking forward to seeing and hosting Jay’s show.

“I think it’s a really good idea to have somebody of the LGBT community come,” King said. “It brings more of a liberalness. It shows that we’re progressing as a culture in general just being able to support someone who’s different, who’s transgender. I think that’s going to be fun.”

Following Jay’s performance will be a 30-minute question & answer in which attendees will be given the opportunity to ask Jay questions about his life and transition.

Tess McArthy, the University Board Human Potential Coordinator, said she thinks the Q&A will be really interesting.

“Students don’t have to be afraid to ask the question that’s really boggling their mind about going through transitions,” McArthy said. “It’s not just for students who may think about going through a transition later in life. It could also be really informative to people who are just curious, and feed those curiosities a little bit.”

As well as doing comedy acts and skits, Jay travels to different schools and colleges to offer education about transgender issues and ally training.

McArthy said the University Board has been looking at bringing Jeffrey Jay to campus since last semester.

“We just think that Jeffrey Jay is going to be someone that students can learn a lot from,” McArthy said. “Also, he’s a very funny guy, so it’s not going to be boring or anything. It’s fun learning.”

As for attendance, McArthy said she thinks the show could see a larger attendance than some previous similar events.

“We are bringing in a different demographic that we don’t normally bring in for our comedy events,” McArthy said.

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King said attendees can expect a lot of laughs and jokes from the first half of the performance, while the second half will be more intimate and informative.

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“Then they can also expect a real sitdown, intimate group moment where he explains what he had to go through, like his parents and how they took it, and how he navigates through society being transgender.”

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Volleyball looks to Hughes for this weekend’s matches

By Tom O'Connor Volleyball Reporter | @DEN_Sports Homesickness in college volleyball, or any sport for that matter, is a formidable challenge, occurring when teams experience separation anxiety from their fan base. There are some places, though, that teams find all the more stressful.

Lantz Arena can be a rather daunting venue to play at, that is, if the teams happen to be Southeast Missouri or Tennessee-Martin, which have not won at Eastern since the 2016 season.

As such, the two schools will travel to Eastern this weekend for the first time in the 2018 calendar year.

Eastern trounced the Redhawks and Skyhawks last season, as the Panthers, who won both home matches, came out 3-1 over them.

If the Panthers take both matches, they will, by the end of the weekend, bulldoze both teams in the standings.

Three teams, Tennessee-Martin and Southeast Missouri included, are tied with Eastern for the fourth place slot in

the standings (1-1 conference records).

These home conference matches point to a shift in the schedule from here on.

After defeating Chicago State on Tuesday, the Panthers officially returned from their non-conference tour, claiming four wins and 11 losses, which, to Eastern’s benefit, do not factor into the standings.

Only the results from conference matchups, such as this weekend’s lineup, will be germane to Eastern’s postseason odds.

“Truly, I am going to always be happy if we keep learning from it,” head coach Julie Allen said. “This conference is great, they are very competitive, they are athletic. I am hoping we can be more aggressive and then maintain our defense with Anne (Hughes) back there.”

Speaking of Hughes, Allen has characterized the redshirt junior as a voracious defender and a mainstay on the Eastern roster.

The Redhawks, a team with a 9-6 record overall, are one of the most prolific offenses in the conference, ravaging

teams with what is the third highest hitting percentage and second finest kills per set average.

Allen stressed the impact of Hughes who, as a defensive specialist, has been a frontrunner in the conference with regards to digs per set (5.47), which is 13th best in Division I. Two of her assets as a volleyball player, from Allen’s perspective, exceed them all.

“Anne’s calm demeanor on the court, as well as her leadership skills,” Allen said. “She commands a lot of effort and respect and determination to get that ball up for her teammates. So she does it first by example and then communicating and getting it to her teammates.”

Her presence, Allen said, has become ingrained into every fiber of the Eastern volleyball team’s existence, as the freshman and sophomore players have received a vast inheritance from Hughes.

Hughes’ knack for flagging down loose balls, all while remaining unruffled under pressure, has been passed along, almost as an obligation.

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Eastern players Abby Knight (left) and Kylie Michael both attempt a block against Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Sept. 19, a 3-0 Eastern win.

our younger players in how to remain calm and yet still be a little aggressive out there on the court when it needs to be,” Allen said. “Every time she gets that opportunity to talk to them, they respond quite well. I look to give her some more information and she takes it and talks to her teammates how she wants, but she delivers a great message and they follow.”

Composure, so to speak, should be pertinent to the Tennessee-Martin match. Close to half of TennesseeMartin’s matches have stretched to five games, with four of the games resulting in victories for the Skyhawks.

Tom O’Connor can be reached at 581-2812 or troconnor@eiu.edu.

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Men’s soccer hosts conference-leading Denver Saturday

By Dillan Schorfheide Assistant Sports Editor | @Eiu_journalist Eastern’s men’s soccer team is currently riding a three-match losing streak, going into what quite possibly will be its toughest match of the season. The Panthers host Summit League powerhouse Denver Saturday at Lakeside Field at 3 p.m., in what is Eastern’s conference-opening match.

With conference play starting, what better time than now to look at the current conference standings, and see who ranks where in my power rankings.

Denver- With no surprise, the Pioneers are first in the conference and first in these power rankings. With a current 8-01 record, including a 4-3 win over conference foe Omaha, Denver already has a step ahead of the rest of the conference.

And, if nothing else, Denver has a prolific scorer in Andre Shinyashiki, who was just named the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week for the second straight week. Not to mention, he has 19 goals and two assists. In Denver’s win over Omaha, Shinyashiki scored all four goals.

DILL AN SCHORFHEIDE Oh, and Denver is No. 4 in Division 1 men’s soccer rankings.

Fort Wayne- The Mastodons have made a name for themselves so far this year, after finishing last in the Summit League last year. This year, Fort Wayne is 6-3, including a 1-0 win over Green Bay, who defeated Eastern by that same score.

Fort Wayne’s offensive attack has also been potent this year, scoring the secondmost goals out of the Summit League teams (24, Denver leads with 25). Leading that attack is Matthew Lieshout, who has eight goals and one assist. In total, seven Mastodons have scored this year, all of whom, except one, have multiple goals.

Oral Roberts- With a similar story to Fort Wayne, Oral Roberts finished fifth in the conference last year, and now sit in third in conference standings and in my power rankings. The Golden Eagles have 16 goals on the season, good for third in the conference. Oral Roberts will have its conference opener Saturday against Western Illinois, and if the season so far is any indicator, the Golden Eagles will grab the victory there. Dante Brigida leads Oral Roberts with six goals and one assist.

Eastern- The upside for the Panthers is that the offense started the season on an improved note compared to last season as a whole, averaging more shots per game and scoring half of last season’s goal total in six matches. Christian Sosnowski leads Eastern with two goals, while five other Panthers have scored a goal each as well.

Jonathan Burke has been solid in goal, allowing a .95 goals against average and saving 78.4 percent of the shots he faces. A slight bump in the road has derailed the Panthers, as they have averaged only 5.3 shots per game their last three matches, down from the 10 shots per game aver-

age over its first six matches. They did fire off eight shots in Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to Belmont, but a tie, at least, would be helpful for eastern Saturday.

Omaha- The Mavericks may be a surprising choice to be fifth, and realistically, they could be fourth if I wanted to rank them higher based on potential, rather than current numbers. But from that numbers standpoint, Omaha is only 1-5 so far this year and last in the Summit League, surprising after finishing third in the regular season last year. But they take the fifth spot because they have scored more than Western Illinois on the season, and they have put up commendable fights against Denver, who as already established is fourth in the entire nation, and UCLA, who was ranked 11th in the nation and narrowly beat Omaha 2-1.

That being said, the Mavericks’ defense will need to hunker down to give them a fighting chance, as Omaha’s opponents are taking 12.8 shots per game, compared to Omaha’s 9.3. Scoring one goal against No. 11 UCLA, then three on Denver in back-to-back matches is a good way to

build momentum going into the rest of the conference schedule.

Western Illinois- Even though the Leathernecks are currently ahead of Omaha in the Summit League, they have failed to really do anything noteworthy thus far.

In any statistical category that the Summit League recognizes and tracks, no Western Illinois player is in the top 3, while every other team has at least one player in a top-3 spot. Paul Kirdorf leads Western with two goals, and three other Leathernecks have added a goal each. Western has had similar results to some common opponents as Eastern: Western lost 2-0 to Green Bay, while Eastern lost 1-0; Western defeated IUPUI 1-0, and Eastern tied IUPUI 0-0; lastly, Western only lost to Northern Illinois 1-0, and Eastern lost to the Huskies 2-0. But despite that, Western does not have a threatening offensive attack and has given up 15 goals this season, tied for the most of any Summit League team with Fort Wayne.

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

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Eastern to give new defensive scheme another go

By JJ Bullock Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports The Eastern football team right now is taking a risk that many teams would never consider taking, but one the coaching staff felt was necessary if the team was going to turn its season around. The risk?

Completely overhauling the defense midseason, switching from a 4-3 to a 3-3-5.

Rare? Yes. Guaranteed to work? No. But it’s a change Eastern is diving into headfirst without looking back.

The change was sparked by a 51-44 loss the team suffered to Indiana State, the third straight loss in which the Panthers had given up 40-plus points. Nothing on the defensive side of the ball was working and desperate times call for desperate measures, so the defensive got a facelift almost immediately.

In week one of the 3-3-5, results were mixed; Eastern blew a 21-point lead in a 41-40 loss to Tennesse State and still gave up 544-yards on defense. But, in the first half of the game, the potential of the new scheme flashed itself a couple of times and those flashes are what the team hopes to see materialize Saturday against Tennessee Tech.

“This week we will be able to add some new wrinkles and some things and so as the year progresses we definitely have a direction we’re going to go,” head coach Kim Dameron said. “I am hoping it’s much improved this week from last week.

The thing about it is we played pretty well for about a half and then we just gave up too many running yards.”

The scheme featured a three-down lineman rotation of Levi Watson and Josh Price at the defensive end positions, with Taylon Shepard playing the tackle position up the middle. Those three rotated in and out with another group that featured D’Mitri George and Ryan Coleman at the ends, with Terrell Greer up the middle.

Both groups left some things to be desired on the field, but Dameron said anytime a team switches to a three-down scheme, the opposition gets a tendency to “lean on you”, which can open up big plays in the run game.

What did not help against Tennessee

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A trio of Eastern players, Iziah Gulley, Mark Williams and Joe Caputo, work to bring down an Indiana State ball carrier in the Panthers’ 55-41 week three loss. In week five against Tennessee Tech, Eastern will once again deploy 3-3-5 defense for the second week in a row.

State, Dameron said, was the back end of the field had to be wary of Tennessee State’s receivers, which meant they could not focus all their attention on the run.

Dytarious Johnson, Joe Caputo and Nolan Dean got the starts at linebacker and are listed there again for the Tennessee Tech game. The secondary remained mostly the same with the switch, DySaun Smith and Mark Williams held their typical spots at cornerback. Raymond Crittenden and Corneliuss Page stayed at the safety and star spots and Iziah Gulley played the rover.

Gulley has been replaced on the depth

chart by Edwyn Brown at the rover spot ahead of the Tennessee Tech game.

The Golden Eagles are a team that likes to run the ball, but they have not shown the same type of passing threat Tennessee State had which made them so dangerous against the 3-3-5. And although the Golden Eagles are 0-4 and rank last in almost every statistical category in the conference on both offense and defense, Dameron is expecting them to be better on Saturday than a lot of people give them credit for.

“I expect them to be well-coached and physical, be able to run the ball,” Damer-

on said. “They’re more of a pro-style, they run the ball a little more.”

Tennessee Tech starts freshman Bailey Fisher at quarterback. Fisher has two touchdowns and is last in the OVC in quarterback efficiency, but Dameron still views him as a threat.

“Dual-threat guy, he can run, but he can throw it better than what people give him credit for, I think,” Dameron said.

“I’ve been really impressed by him and just his presence on the field as a truefreshman.”

Other notes: -Harry Woodbery is once again list-

ed as the starting quarterback for Eastern along with Johnathan Brantley. Woodbery threw for over 100 yards and a touchdown in the fouth quarter last week.

-Tennessee Tech is last in the OVC allowing 51 points per game, just three points more than Eastern, who sits right behind them.

-Both teams will be playing for their first wins of the season.

-The game begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday in Cookeville, Tenn.

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

Women’s soccer prepares for Belmont, Tennessee-Martin

By Adam Tumino Women’s Soccer Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s soccer team has two home matches this weekend against conference opponents, playing Belmont on Friday and Tennessee-Martin on Sunday.

The two matches will close out a four-match home stand. The Panthers went 1-1 in the first two matches last weekend, losing 2-1 to Murray State and beating Austin Peay 1-0.

They are 2-1-1 in conference play this season and are in second place in the OVC behind Southern Illinois Edwardsville.

The Panthers were winless in conference play last season, finishing in last place. This season they have a real chance to make the OVC tournament.

Defense has been Eastern’s calling card in conference play so far in 2018.

They have allowed only two goals in four OVC matches.

Only their upcoming opponents Belmont and Tennessee-Martin have allowed fewer, and both teams have only played two conference matches.

Eastern’s junior goalkeeper Sara Teteak has 19 saves, three shutouts and a .905 save percentage in OVC play, leading the conference in each category.

Teteak and the Panther defense

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Eastern sophomore defender Victoria Wharton keeps the ball away from a Murray State player on Sept. 21. The Panthers lost the match 2-1 to the Racers.

will be facing the OVC’s best offense on Sunday when Tennessee-Martin comes to Lakeside Field.

They have scored 23 goals in nine games, averaging over 2.5 goals per

game.

They also have the most balanced attack in the conference with nine different players registering a goal this season.

Head coach Jake Plant said that the overall defensive approach will not change much depending on the opponent, but when a team has so many scoring threats, more video will be ex-

amined.

“We may watch a little more (Tennessee-Martin) than we normally would, but I don’t see us having to adjust too many things,” Plant said.

Plant also talked about the advantages of having extended home stands, as the Panthers are in the middle of a three-week stretch between away matches.

“When you can build a reputation that Lakeside Field is a tough place for any team to come and play, that would be the advantage,” Plant said.

“That reputation starts to affect the way other teams play against you.”

He also said that the lack of travel is easier on the team.

“Being student athletes, when you’re on the road and you constantly have to do assignments on the bus or in hotel rooms, that’s an added stress,” Plant said. “So when you can have three weeks at home, those stresses aren’t really there and you can focus on being a good student athlete.”

The match against Belmont will be at 3 p.m. on Friday, and the Tennessee-Martin match will be Sunday at 1 p.m.

The Panther’s next home match will also be their final one, and it will be at 2 p.m. on Oct. 11.

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