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Cassy Hodge, a senior mass communications major, tells listeners what song will be playing next on Hit-Mix 88.9. The station has been a finalist in multiple college-level contests, and was nominated for an mtvU Woodie Award.

Hit-Mix 88.9 WEIU wins spot on top 10 college radios list By Rose Sacco Verge Designer | @den_verge

Over the summer, HitMix 88.9 WEIU was awarded a spot on gearpatrol.com’s 10 College Radio Stations that Rock. On July 8, the online media site, based out of New York, gave 10 college radio stations from all over the country recognition overall for the way they operate. The site granted Hit-Mix 88.9 WEIU the honor for “claiming to offer 'the story of your life in music'." "WEIU offers — first and foremost — professional training for its student radio hopefuls, and also aims for quality in its music and community broadcasting," according to Gear Patrol's website. Although Hit-Mix 88.9 was not nominated for this title

and did not submit any work, the radio station’s director, Jeffrey Owens, was quite pleased. “It’s a result of hard work and dedication to our craft,” Owens said. “What makes us stick out (from other college radio stations) is our students love the station and love the fact they have a great interactive audience who use the station on a daily basis.” The radio station is live from 6-9 a.m. and has students working it all day. It also is a flagship for Eastern football and basketball. No day looks the same to the radio team. Past honors include students' individual awards, such as the National Sportscaster of the Year, IBA-U Silver Dome Awards, CBI Awards, and Statewide PSA Awards. The station has been a finalist for the mtvU Woodie

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cap that we are getting nationally recognized. It shows the hard work that our students put in is being appreciated, not only locally, but also throughout the country,” Calhoun said. He said Hit-Mix 88.9 WEIU has what it takes to stand out in the entertainment crowd, both in a collegiate setting as well as a professional setting. “We are not like any other radio station in the country. We play hit music from the ‘50s to today. Most stations will play a hodgepodge of many different genres and songs that have not been hits," Calhoun said. "We feel our format better prepares our students to get jobs following college." Several student workers at the radio station are up for IBA-U Silver Dome Awards

again. The finalists will be announced soon, Calhoun said. Two-year on-air personality James Bateman said he could not be happier for the title from Gear Patrol. “I showed my mom after I read it and I was so proud to be a part of something that was getting national attention,” Bateman said. “For a college radio station that is considered a small school compared to some of the other schools on the list, it is nice to see all the hard work we do paid off.” He added this is the biggest nomination the radio station has received since he started working on-air.

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ROTC undergoes combat water training at pool By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor|@cjbuchman Members of the ROTC swam across the Charleston Rotary Pool in full uniform with plastic rifles in their arms for water training Thursday afternoon. Their uniforms were dripping with water upon exiting the pool with their boots flooded. ROTC members went through five events meant to train them for situations where they have to swim while in combat. For the first event, each member swam 15 meters in full uniform carrying a plastic rifle. After that, they were taken to the diving board where an instructor pushed them off while they wore a hat on their head that covered their eyes. Dylan Doughty, a senior business major, said the point of the blindfolds is so they are disoriented when they hit the water. “You’re supposed to keep your calm, remove your blindfold, and swim back to the side you came from,” Doughty said. The other event was on the far side of the pool. Leaders put the equipment on the ROTC members, and then they were pushed into the pool. “As you fall in backwards, you’re supposed to get all the equipment off you while you’re underwater just so you get used to maneuvering all that gear because it gets heavy,” Doughty said. The last two events are a 10-minute swim and five minutes treading water. During the swim, students cheered as the instructor announced there was only one minute left. Maryneth Biyok, a freshman clinical laboratory science major, said

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Junior pre-nursing major Angela Robison is pushed off the diving board during combat water training on Thursday at the Charleston Rotary Pool.

swimming for ten minutes was easy for her. Biyok said this was because they were not wearing their uniforms, and because she is from the Philippines, where she swam a lot. “I think I could go 20 minutes, it’s not really that bad,” she said.

Not everyone that attempted the event was a strong swimmer, but part of water training was identifying the weaker swimmers. “ We have swimming lessons throughout the semester,” Doughty said. K Saldanas, a senior sociology ma-

jor, was not a swimmer when first starting water training. “I failed everything my freshman year, then sophomore year I started training with Captain Alix to improve, but by my junior year I passed everything,” Saldanas said. “I think training is good for everyone to face

their fears, because I’m still scared of swimming.” Abby Robison, a junior pre-nursing major, has had three previous experiences with water training for the ROTC.

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Stevenson Hall fire Students see results in Gateway forces evacuation By T’Nerra Butler Multicutural Editor | @DEN_News

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A maintenance worker removes damaged ceiling tiles in the lobby of Stevenson Hall. Flashing alarms continued after sprinklers were activated to extinguish a fire on the fifth floor Thursday. Charleston Fire Chief Pat Goodwin said units were dispatched for an activated fire alarm and that fire pumps were active as firefighters arrived on scene. The fire was discovered in a closet and the sprinklers extinguished the fire. Water could be seen dripping into the Stevenson Hall lobby. Maintenance workers were seen removing damaged ceiling tile. The cause is under investigation.

Yolanda Williams, a Gateway adviser, started her advising career at Eastern. Williams said this year Gateway has more than 200 students in the program. She said the average student is released from the program in their second year. “There are 38 to 40 second-years in Gateway and a little over 180 for freshmen,” Williams said. “Our program is one of the few programs on campus that continually has students.” Williams said her approach as an adviser is to treat her students as if they were her own. “We have intrusive advising, and intrusive advising means that we’re not just talking about grades.” Williams said. “We’re talking about roommates and how that’s going, and how they are getting along at Eastern.” Williams said she talks to her students on a personal level so they never feel like they are getting a PIN num-

ber and a ‘see you in two weeks.’” Williams said Gateway gives students a lift up and pushes them to be successful. Corinthian Bethel, a senior family and consumer sciences major, said Gateway is like a family to him and played a vital role in his college years. “What lead me to being a president is being able to help other students and stand for what I believe in. African American studies is my passion,” Bethel said. “I saw the need for Gateway students to be involved and make a difference, and I did just that.” Bethel said the worst part about Gateway were the rules and regulations. He said those vigorous activities consumed his social life and not his academic life, so it benefits the student in the end. “Gateway works,” Bethel said. “I am a product of it.” Chelsea Ray, a junior communications major, said she was in Gateway for two years. She said Gateway helped her become a better student. “Now that I am a junior I feel that Gateway has helped me improve myself,” Ray said. “My sophomore year I

was given an award for having a GPA of 3.0.” Ray said she feels odd about not going to study tables or having priority towards a certain thing on campus. She said in study tables students are required to stay four hours a week. Roosevelt Martin, a freshman business major, said he is in Gateway because of his ACT score. Martin has a twin brother who is also a business major, but not in Gateway. “It’s different requirements than students that got in through regular admissions,” Martin said. “They’re on us a lot harder, so I actually feel like I’m going to come out better than most students.” Martin said his brother got a 19 on the ACT compared to his 17. Martin said this is not the first time his brother has outdone him. He said he could have a different outcome this time around. “Because of the extra push I get, I might come out higher,” Martin said. T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.

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By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_new Pride president Jo Stauder said the organization is ready to be united with the community and other RSOs on campus. “A lot of the reasons we don’t get members is because people don’t know about us or people think we won’t accept them.” Stauder said. “They think ‘oh, I’m an ally, so I can’t go’ or ‘oh, I’m a person of color, so I can’t go,’ and that’s not true.” Stauder said Pride has conferences throughout the year to brainstorm ways to become leaders to the LBGT community. Stauder also said the members of Pride fluctuate throughout the semester. “We’re hoping to retain more members this semester because we are hoping to draw in more members by advertising more and incorporating ourselves in other groups,” Stauder said. One of Stauder’s biggest personal goals as president is to collaborate with minority RSOs. Stauder said Pride members want to make the campus climate better for everyone. “I want to make those changes on campus, make everyone comfortable within themselves,” Stauder said. “First and foremost Pride is a community and a support system, and it’s just a place where LGBTQ folks can go and not have to worry about people harassing or making fun of them.” Thursday, Stauder and members of Pride confronted a man named Brother Jed for condemning people on campus. “I heard that Brother Jed was on campus and I have seen him before,” Stauder said. “He just annoys me and I think it would be most effective if people didn’t pay attention to him, but that never happens.” Stauder said people usually give Jed an audience, and he thrives off it.

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Members of EIU Pride talk with students visiting their booth at Pantherpalooza on Wednesday in the South Quad.

“First and foremost, Pride is a community and a support system, and it's just a place where LGBTQ folks can go and not have to worry about people harassing or making fun of them." -Jo Stauder, Pride president Stauder also said Pride members are known for being the voice of the community with their activism.

transgender community. “The number of transgender women murdered so far in 2015 is now 17,” Stauder said. “I’m not exactly sure how many of those are women of color, but I know they make up most of that number.” Stauder said most of all transgender murders happen to those of color. Pride has meetings every Monday at 8 p.m. in the Charleston-Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Junior University Union. The first meeting is this Monday.

Stauder said another thing Pride members want to accomplish this year is making the campus safe for the

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Degas exhibition makes last stop at Tarble By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor| @DEN_News The “Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist” exhibit will make its last stop on its exhibition tour at the Tarble Arts Center before it heads back home. The exhibition will include some of the well-known artist’s work, including works made after the artist’s death. Mike Schuetz, the assistant director of Tarble, said the former director Michael Watts, played a big part in bringing well-known artist exhibitions to the center. “Back in probably 2014, the former director Mike Watts was following up with a new program with Tarble, and that was to bring larger exhibitions with more well-known name

to Tarble,” Schuetz said. “In the years prior to that, he had secured some funding through the Tarble Family Foundation.” Schuetz also said the program created with that funding became the Major Art and Artist fund, which was used to help bring artists such as Chuck Close and Ansel Adams to Tarble. “This was one of the last shows (Watts) put together before he retired,” Schuetz said. “Generally the name Degas has a broad appeal. This particular show ‘Degas: The Private Impressionist’ comes from a private collection.” Sally Bock, the office administrator for Tarble, said the gallery was able to receive some other funds to bring large exhibits such as Degas to Tarble. “This all started because we re-

ceived a major exhibition endowment so we can bring well-known artists to campus,” Bock said. “All of the money that we spend here, a lot of it has to be donated. We have memberships that help pay for these, help pay for staffing of students.” Bock also said years ago, a group of donors worked to bring Degas to Eastern. “Years ago, some of our donors got together and decided to do this major exhibition’s endowment,” Bock said. “We are able to bring well-known artists to Charleston, Illinois, so you don’t have to go to St. Louis, Chicago or Indianapolis to see a well known artist.” Schuetz said he thinks that Degas is a relevant name, and this will be a main reason why people will come to this exhibit.

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“I think it definitely has some relevance in terms of art history, so I think there will be draws for that in terms of students coming in and seeing the show,” Schuetz said. “I don’t particularly think that this show carries with it a social message or appeal, which is very common now… so in a way this is sort of like a history exhibition.” There will also be a few events correlating with the show, including a VIP members reception and a lecture co-sponsored by the Adult Lifetime Learning program in October. The Degas exhibition will remain in Tarble until Nov. 1. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.

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Brother Jed, Campus Ministry returns to Eastern By Mackenzie Freund City Editor | @ mgfreund_news Brother Jed and Brother Mikhail were at the Mellin Steps outside of the Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday afternoon to share their beliefs with Eastern students. Brother Jed and other members of The Campus Ministry USA travel around to college campuses to spread their beliefs to students. Brother Jed and his guest comes to Eastern’s campus every semester to speak at the Mellin steps. Brother Mikhail said the ultimate goal of their travels to college campuses is to get students to become Christian. “The goal is to get students to start thinking about the issues of God, like heaven and hell,” Brother Mikhail said. “Ultimately, that they will become a Christian and give their life and follow him.” While Brother Jed was speaking to the students at the steps, Brother Mikhail sat a bit farther back talking to another group of students. Miranda Rutter, a freshman family and consumer sciences major, asked Brother Mikhail why he does not like tattoos. “God gave you your body, and you’re doing all these wicked things to

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Brother Mikhail sat back holding one of the signs while Brother Jed talked to students on the Mellin Steps Thursday afternoon. Brother Mikhail was talking to a group of students separate from Brother Jed.

your body,” Brother Mikhail said. Ariana Moore, a senior kinesiology and sport studies major, said that she saw Brother Jed the first time when he visited last spring.

Moore said that she agrees with some of the points Brother Jed and his guest make because of her religion, but she does not agree with the execution of the beliefs.

“The way they go about telling people is very hateful and very judgmental,” Moore said. “To get people to come to Christ is not to tell them they’re going to hell.”

Kristina Beitz, a freshman history major, said she thinks most of the students who watch Brother Jed see it as entertainment. “No one really thinks what he’s saying is true,” Beitz said. Kyle Cooke, a junior economics major, said he has been seeing Brother Jed speak since his freshman year. Cooke said he thinks the worst thing students can do is react and get mad at Brother Jed’s messages. Cooke was making signs of his own to speak to students about ignoring Brother Jed. “I have this sign ‘if you stop listening, they’ll leave,’” Cooke said. “If they’re just preaching to an empty staircase, they’ll go away.” Moore said she feels that people overreact to Brother Jed and disrespect him when he comes to campus. “Last semester (Brother Jed) was spit on, somebody stole his chair, people were blowing smoke in his face, stole his signs, people tried to assault him,” Moore said. “No matter what his message is, disrespect is always going to be disrespect, and it should not be tolerated. Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or at mgfreund@eiu.edu.

CAA passes class revisions, discusses subcommittee By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor| @cjbuchman The Council on Academic Affairs passed a revision on a communication studies course at its meeting Thursday. The class, CMN 3660 Communication and Conflict Management, was revised to include an online element. Beth Gill, a professor from the communication studies department, attended the meeting to explain what changes were being proposed for the course. “The course is a required course for the interpersonal concentration,” Gill said. “There were several reasons for the changes we made.” Gill said the CAA updated the course description, which was formerly outdated, to fall in line with the University Learning Goals. They also added a component for online delivery, as they want more courses delivered online in the future.

The course was changed from being writing intensive to writing active. “It is more of a course that is focused on skill development,” Gill said. “They do writing in the course but they don’t have the high percentage of written assignments.” No questions were asked about the proposal and the item was unanimously approved. The status of the general education subcommittee was discussed at the meeting. Rebecca Throneburg, a professor in the communication disorders and sciences department, said the CAA started to recruit members for the general education subcommittee at the end of last spring. Though the original plan was to slow down subcommittee planning by a semester, CAA was hoping ultimately to have the committee populated by the beginning of fall. “During the fall we were going to

be trying to finish the general education handbook, and we had a set of course proposals we were working on during the summer,” she said. She said two out of the three proposals were finished, with the third one still in progress. However, Throneburg said the people who would have worked with the general education subcommittee and the learning goal subcommittees at first have had changes of assignment, leaving the subcommittees shortstaffed. Because of changes that happened during the summer, many of these volunteers became a lot busier. “Even the leader said, ‘Yes, this is a very important project that we want to continue,’ but will we have the bodies to fill the committees? And even if we get yeses, those of us that are planning on 10-15 hours per week on this project may only have four,” she said. “What can we really get

done, or get done well?” In the spring, the department chairs were able to be more positive about progress in the subcommittee, but during the summer they lost members of faculty and other staff members because of layoffs. Faculty members were also given new assignments and shifted around, making things difficult. Since the committee would involve people taking on more work and responsibility, it was decided that in light of recent events, it would be a bad idea to ask people join. “We’ve done a lot on campus. It’s an important project, but right now I think we’d be viewed as insensitive and unrealistic, like we were trying to shove things down people’s throats,” Throneburg said. It was decided that the general education subcommittee decisions would be slowed down, and its deadlines would be reevaluated.

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Subcommittee plans will not be stopped completely, and Marita Gronnvoll said she hoped to pick things back up next year. CAA also had a brief orientation for new members, during which Gronnvoll explained what CAA does and the importance of attendance. “The CAA makes course recommendations to the president regarding undergraduate curriculum,” she said. “We are down some people this year, and we need eight people to make quorum. We cannot proceed to do any business at all without eight people.” Faculty Senate will appoint a member to replace a member who is on sabbatical. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu

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Stereotyping will get you nowhere, so stop doing it A lot of people think that I am a bandwagon fan for a lot of different things. I’ve had people question me on why I like the sports teams I like, the movies I like, and the music I like too. I think the most popular one I hear is actually about the music I listen to. Someone I knew from high school heard me talking about my favorite band and they questioned why I “think I like them.” My question is, why do people stereotype people and try to guess what kind of music they listen to based on how they look? Yes, sometimes I wear dresses, and I love to wear lipstick, but why is it a shock to people when they find out that my favorite band is All Time Low? Why are people shocked that my favorite thing to do in the winter is go to hockey games? I’ve had people tell me what they think I would like and often they are wrong. Why should the way that someone looks determine what they should like? Why does it matter if I like things that most people wouldn’t think I like? Why do we thrive on trying to guess what people are like based on how they present themselves. We say that people are jerks if they are having an argument on the phone, or that people are weird if they have their hair dyed an unnatural color, or that people are stupid for getting a tattoo. I want to know why we need to be part of other people’s lives and why we need to judge people based on how they look. Why do we spend so much of our time and energy trying to figure people out? I see this everywhere around campus. We spend all this time trying to guess and see if we can predict people, that it seems like we have turned it into a game within our friend groups. We have all of these assumptions about people that I can’t figure out why we do it. I’ll admit that I play the guessing game with my best friend sometimes. My question is, why do we do this? Why do we make a guessing game out of other people? I get judged because people think they have me “figured out” and when they find out that I prefer to go to Warped Tour over a Taylor Swift concert, they are somehow offended that they were wrong, when I was the one that was stereotyped. Mackenzie Freund is a junior journalism major. She can be reached at mgfreund@eiu.edu.

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Safety should be top priority at parties In Eastern’s recent history, there have been a couple of instances of gun violence off campus. This violence has shaken the school and may have left students wondering about their safety on and off campus. Monday’s issue of The Daily Eastern News reported that police responded to a call that gunshots had been fired at about 1:45 a.m Saturday at the 1500th block of First Street. Though no evidence was found that shots were fired at the scene, it’s still scary for the students that something could happen so close to campus. Witnesses reported hearing loud noises that sounded like gunshots, and whether they occured or not, there were still large fights involving groups of 10 to 15 people, with an estimated 400 to 500 total attendees. It’s understandable for people to be scared when things like this happen. However, this shouldn’t stop students from having fun and going out like they normally would. Party hosts should keep in mind that they have a responsibility to make sure that everyone at the party remains safe. They should be especially cautious the more

people are expected to be in attendance at their parties, as more people pose a greater risk for incidents. Hosts shouldn’t be afraid to enforce a cap on the number of people who may attend based on the safety of those who attend. Incidents of violence at parties near Eastern do not necessarily mean that people at Eastern are violent, and situations like last Saturday’s reported fights should not leave people with a bad impression that Eastern as a whole is unsafe. Problems tend to happen when there is a larger number of people, and in the cases of these recent events, when there is a huge population of people who do not attend Eastern. Though guests from other towns and schools should be welcomed, host should take extra security procedures to make sure that everyone, guest included, remain safe at parties. Hosts are not the only people that are responsible for safety when going out or attending parties. Students need to remember safety procedures of going out at night. When going out it is important to stay with a buddy or a group. Having more people will help students stay

out of vulnerable situations and stay safe. If a student must walk alone at night, the student should remember to stay in well lit areas. Students should remember to utilize the University Police Department and not be afraid to call if they feel unsafe. There are 21 total 7-foot-tall emergency phones located around campus for students use in cases of emergency. Students can find the map and location list of these phones on the University Police Department website. Students should also respect police in dangerous situations. Last Saturday, witnesses reported being escorted off the scene by police. Students should not be afraid to ask for help from the police and should follow their lead when the situation gets dangerous. Students should keep in mind that gun violence at parties does happen but if they remain calm and remember basic safety procedures they will be more likely to stay safe during high-stress situations. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

Journalists have an ethical responsibility Just like any job, part of a journalist’s career involves upholding a set of ethics. One of the most important is to “minimize harm.” In the wake of the Virginia shooting, it seems that some media outlets have forgotten this most basic of values. Wednesday morning, WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker and videographer Adam Ward were taping an interview when they were shot by a gunman during their live broadcast.The gunman took his own video of the shooting, which he put on Twitter. According to The Guardian, “Several newspapers in the UK have led their Thursday’s front pages on pictures showing the killer pointing a gun at Parker, taken from the gunman’s own video.” The New York Daily News did the same. In posting pictures of the shooting from the gunman’s perspective, these publications and media outlets did exactly what he would have wanted. They played exactly into his hands. Even worse, they did exactly what the gunman would have wanted, and turned the attention onto one evil, crazy man instead of on mourning and honoring two lives that were

Cassie Buchman tragically cut short. This is not “minimizing harm.” This is not respectful to the victims or their families. This is not ethical in any way, shape, or form. It isn’t only the media that’s being problematic, however. Regular citizens have added fuel to the sensationalistic fire that has emerged from this story by sharing the gunman’s video on various social media sites. I have also heard people talk about the shooting as if it was just another viral video, or another “trending” news item. Alison Parker and Adam Ward were two tal-

ented and beloved members of their news team. The way they died should not be the thing people remember the most about them. Remember the fact that, according to CNN, Parker was a “rock star” reporter who loved Mexican food, whitewater kayaking and dark television characters such as “Breaking Bad’s” Walter White. Remember the fact that Ward’s professor at Virginia Tech said that he was a man who “wasn’t afraid to pitch in and do whatever was necessary for the broadcast,” and that “he did whatever was needed with a smile and with grace.” Remember the fact they both had family and friends who loved them more than anything. That they were both young, ambitious journalists who were going places, who had their whole lives ahead of them. Do not make their death the next viral video. Do not tweet or share a video of senseless, gratuitous violence just for a few likes. Have some respect. Cassie Buchman is a sophomore journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.

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By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor | @DEN_news The Moore Brothers Band will be the first performance of the fall semester hosted by the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The brothers are a part of Doudna’s New and Emerging Artists Series. According to the press release, the brothers will perform a combination of bluegrass music with both gospel and country music. The band is also known to even combine a touch of blues in its songs. The trio, hailing from North Carolina, consists of Daniel, 21, who plays bass; Jacob, 16, who plays the mandolin, banjo, and the fiddle; and Isaac, 12 who plays the guitar. Dan Crews, the director of patron services, said the brothers were under consideration to be brought to Eastern for a while. “The Moore Brothers Band are a band of young musicians who are fairly well known in the part of the country from where they live,” Crews said. “We have had our eye on them for a while, and it worked out that their schedule and our schedule worked out that this would be a good time to present them.” Crews also said with the amount of other performances and concerts Doudna has to present, it is challenging to schedule events. “They are professional touring musicians who blend bluegrass, folk, gospel, country and elements of blues into their performances,” Crews said. “What makes them unique is their ages-12, 16, 21. But they aren’t just young players, they are very talented players.” Crews also said there are a number of people on Eastern’s campus and in the Charleston community who en-

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The Moore Brothers Band is coming to Eastern for a performance in the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Saturday. The family trio consists of brothers Daniel, Jacob and Isaac. The band plays a mix of bluegrass, gospel, blues and country music.

joy and appreciate the band’s genre. According to the press release, the brothers have already recorded and released three CDs, produced a music video, and have performed at a variety of music showcases. Some of these performances include Merlefest, the Martin Guitar Showcase at the Country Music Awards Festival, the OBX Bluegrass

Festival, the IBMA Bluegrass Ramble Showcase and other shows around the East Coast. “The trio weaves a musical tapestry that honors tradition and welcomes progress,” according to the press release. “This is one of those once-ina-generation groups for whom the phrase ‘roots & wings’ was invented. Their synergy and improvisational

skills makes each show refreshing and unique.” The brothers perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Doudna Theatre. Tickets for the show are $15 for general audience members, $12 for seniors 62 and older, and $7 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the box office Friday from 11:30 a.m. to

2:30 p.m. and one hour before the scheduled performance. Meka Al-Taqi-Brown helped contributed to this article. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.

5 Mile House Foundation remembers 1917 tornado By Alex Seidler Staff Reporter | @DEN_news William Lovekamp, an associate professor of sociology, will be presenting his research called “Coles Co. & the 1917 Tornado” Sunday as part of the Five Mile House Foundation open house. This event is the last open house of the calendar year for the Five Mile House Foundation and will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. According to the website, the house is one of the earliest

standing structures in Coles County. Program director Dick Hummel said the purpose of this event is to promote the history of the house. “We’re just hoping to promote the local history to people,” Hummel said. “That’s why we do these activities, so we can bring a lot of people here so we can educate them about it.” Lovekamp will be displaying his research on the 1917 tornado to those in attendance at the historical county landmark. He said this will be his first time presenting his research.

While this is Lovekamp’s first time presenting, he has attended other activities that the Five Mile House hosted in the past. Lovekamp said the event will be more casual and laidback as opposed to formal. “I have a couple of letters and pictures, and I’m going to talk about what I have so far with my research,” Lovekamp said. Lovekamp said if anyone has any pictures or stories of their own about the event through family or friends, he would be interested in letting them

share. The purpose of the presentation is to retell the story, remember the people who lost their lives and remember the event, Lovekamp said. “I hope people will come away with knowledge of the event,” Lovekamp said. “It was one of the worst tornados that occurred in Illinois and it killed about 100 people.” Mackville, a bluegrass/gospel band, will perform their music at the event along with the presentation. The group has performed in other

events around Charleston, with the most recent one on Aug. 5 in Kiwanis Park. Mike Waddell, banjo player for Mackville, said his band has played about five times at the Five Mile House, and that he hopes to entertain people with their music. “We are 90 percent gospel with a little mix of bluegrass, and we’re strong on vocal harmony,” Waddell said.

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Panthers travel west for 3 games By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor | @BobReynoldsDEN The Eastern women’s soccer team heads on a two-game weekend road trip to Western Illinois Friday and Northern Iowa Sunday. The Panthers walked away with a 0-1-1 record last weekend after playing to a draw with IUPUI last Friday and lost, 6-0, to Northern Kentucky last Sunday. Based on Sunday’s game, Eastern coach Jason Cherry felt like his team needed to work on attacking to defending and defending to attacking. “We did a much better job of that Friday against IUPUI,” he said. “But Sunday it was a hard transition back and forth.” Eastern senior Molly Hawkins said setting the tone early at the start of the game against Western is really important. The Panthers fell behind, 1-0, 12 minutes into the game against Northern Kentucky and were eventually down, 3-0, by halftime. “We just need to play our game, keep possession and make them chase,” she said. “We also need to be aggressive. (Western) has always been an aggressive team, so we need to really show up.” Western has played one game this season and took a 1-0 loss against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Leathernecks are a fairly young team with 16 freshmen on the squad. Northern Iowa, on the other hand, is 1-0-1 after defeating the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-0, in overtime and playing to a 3-3 draw with Southeast Missouri. Cherry said the keys to getting a couple of victories over the weekend is simply to just keeping the ball and staying together as a unit. “I think we kind of have the same tactic that Western will have,” he said. “Let’s keep the ball and make them chase the game.” The Panthers and Leathernecks will kick off at 3 p.m. Friday and at 12 p.m. against Northern Iowa Sunday. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.

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Sophomore forward Madi Fisher gains possession of the ball during a match Oct. 5 2014 at Lakeside Field.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 The team not only puts in 20 hours of work a week, every week, they also find the time to give back to the community and earn high GPAs. One community service program the team is heavily involved in is Girls on the Run. In the spring, the women on the team will be coaches for the event and help teach younger girls how to run, or how to become better athletes in general. The team is also involved in Special Olympics and the Salvation Army. The community service events they go to are decided by the team. Even though most of the community service for the team is done in the spring because their training is not as demanding, they still find time in their busy schedules to go out and do work in the community. Seniors Beth Houghton, Kelsey Ferguson and Caitlin Danforth are the captains of the 2015 team. Junior Fallyn Schwake is not an “official” captain, but Michalski said she plays a huge role into getting the EPIC trophy. “It makes me very proud to be a part of a team that is so dedicated to hard work and giving back to the community,” Schwake said. “It’s also great to win a second time with a new coach. It really shows coach Jacqueline’s commitment to our team as well.” Schwake said the team always strives for a high GPA, so going after and winning EPIC is another goal they set for themselves. “Volunteering and community service is a goal for us to consistently work at,” Schwake said. “It builds strong bonds with the team, the school and community around us.” Michalski said some people from the programs they were involved in have reached out to her after the events to send thank you cards. “It’s not about having more fans, it’s about being good community members and giving back,” Michalski said. “It’s great to have more people come and support us but it’s really at the end of the day just giving back to the community, because they do give a lot to the school so we’re grateful for that always.” Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.

Men’s soccer team to open season on the road By Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports Eastern men’s soccer opens up its season Friday against Big East foe Xavier. This will be new head coach Kiki Lara’s first of four road tests to kick off the year. Lara talked about what it is like to start off with four consecutive road games. “In Division 1 college soccer every team has got to travel, and I think that there is a lot of excitement that comes with getting the group together and going towards the contest and focusing in a group,” he said. “I don’t look at it as a challenge. I look at it as more opportunities to grow and get better and it’s always exciting playing at other people’s places and really looking to kind of make a mark for the program to showcase us a little bit.” Xavier is ranked No. 19 in the preseason NSCAA poll following a year where they went 15-6-2, leading them to a first-ever run to the third round of the NCAA tournament. They return an eight-man senior class and three of their top four scorers from last year. Those returning are sophomore

Matt Vasquenza, who had seven goals and six assists, senior Alex Ridsdale,who had five goals and four assists, and junior Jalen Brown, who had four goals and two assists. Lara talked about what he has seen on his study of Xavier. “There’s nothing specifically that I’ve never seen coming from Xavier,” he said. “They’re experienced, and they have always had a high work ethic in things. Those match up very well for us because for me, this group is young and hungry and wants to make a name for itself so that’s always a good thing to go against some experience.” Last year was a historic one for Xavier; they earned the programs first ever Big East Championship, set the program record for wins (15), shutouts (11), and team GAA (0.84). The team also moved down the rankings to No. 9 during the year, which was the highest ranking by any non-basketball athletic program in school history. Xavier is one of 15 teams nationally with five consecutive ten-plus win seasons and just one of 19 to make it to the NCAA tournament in four of the past five years. Sophomore Dominic Recca returns for Eastern as the second leading scorer for the team last year

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Former Eastern player Will Butler moves the ball around Western's Armel Kouassi during a match on Oct. 18 2014, at the Eastern practice field.

with four goals and three assists. He had 11 points last year. Eastern will be meeting Xavier

for the fourth time in history and for the first time since 1987. The Panthers lead the all-time se-

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Panthers confident in defense abilities By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @Banash5 As a former defensive coordinator, Eastern football coach Kim Dameron does not have a problem relying on the defense to win football games. With several new faces on the Panthers’ offense this fall, he said the Panthers will probably have to rely on its defense early. “I feel that you always lean on your defense early in the season,” Dameron said. “I don’t think there’s any question about that. It’s been that way since Moses was a baby.” Dameron has a lot of confidence in the defense, which returns All-American senior linebacker Kamu GrugierHill and All-Ohio Valley Conference senior defensive tackle Dino Fanti. Both players were named captains in a team vote on Wednesday. Fanti said he has noticed a slight change to this season from last season. “As a senior, I feel that there’s more weight on my shoulders for the team’s success,” Fanti said. “If we fail, I feel like it’s on me, but other than that it’s just do your job and everything will take care of yourself.” Fanti has second team All-OVC honors in the last two years, and he ranked third in the conference last year in tackles for loss with 15.5. He currently has 33 tackles in his Eastern career, which is the eighth best in school history. “We’re a fast defense. We’ve kind of changed some positions around so we can fit our personnel better,” Fanti said. “But our defense is real fast and is going to make a lot of plays.” One of those changes is at middle linebacker, where junior Seth McDonald has established himself as the starter, following the graduation of Adam Gristick. Grugier-Hill said he believes McDonald will fill in the role very well. “Seth has been working hard all

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Red-shirt senior defensive back Antoine Johnson prepares to tackle an opponent during Eastern's game against Minnesota on Aug. 28, 2014, at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn.

offseason,” Grugier Hill said. “He’s going to be a fine linebacker for us this season.” Grugier-Hill comes into this season as a First Team All-OVC linebacker from last season, after leading the Panthers with 97 tackles last season. He has already been named to three preseason All-American teams this season. “He’s doing great, had a fantastic

camp,” Dameron said. “He came in in really good shape and had a great summer. I’m really looking forward to a good year for him, which hopefully he can put together.” The Panthers fell victim to several big plays last year, which Fanti said they are trying to eliminate. However, Fanti is feeling good about the team’s chances this fall. “As a defense, we were good at

takeaways and making plays,” Fanti said. “But they kind of got us on big plays, and that’s what we’re trying to focus on.” Other than Grugier-Hill and Fanti, the Panthers also return redshirt senior safety Jourdan Wickliffe and senior defensive back Anthony Goodman. That duo combined for 113 tackles and six interceptions last season, for an Eastern defense that

ranked third in the OVC. “I feel like we have a good unit coming back, and they’re going to have to be somebody that we have to lean on,” Dameron said. “Maybe we will jump out of the gate early, offensively, which will be great. But who knows?” Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.

Volleyball team ready for opening weekend Women’s By Sean Hastings Assistant Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports The Eastern volleyball team will open its 2015 season this weekend with matches against Illinois-Chicago, Central Michigan, and IndianaPurdue University Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Ind. The first match will be against Illinois-Chicago on Friday, and the other two matches will be Saturday. This is the first weekend of play for all schools so no one has had a chance to scout each other so in-game adjustments will have to be made. “It’s probably going to be looking at who’s returning, who’s not, and ‘here’s a new player,’” Eastern coach Sam Wolinski said. Wolinski said they will be able to look at that and know who is capable of what so they can be ready for it. “I think it’s going to be a lot of in game stuff,” Wolinski said. But when the teams take the court Saturday, they will have had a chance to do some scouting from the matches on Friday. That will give the Panthers more of a game plan going into their matches against Central Michigan and IPFW, but as long as the Panthers play their game, they will be OK. “If we stay true and try to do what we’re trying to do, that will help us overall,” Wolinski said. These are the first matches of the season for the team, but for some

players like freshman Taylor Smith, these are the first matches of the collegiate career. “I’m super excited,” Smith said. “We’ve been working really hard in preseason, and I just hope that all this hard work is paying off.” Just like with any other freshman going into their first collegiate match, nerves can be a factor, but Smith said as long as she can control what she can control, she will be OK. “We really want to stay focused, and I’ll just tell myself ‘deep breath’ if I make a mistake, ‘it’s no big deal, I still have the next play,’” Smith said. Since this will be the first time Smith will be playing with the rest of the girls on the Panthers’ roster, she said she just wants to have good team connection and have good court awareness. Wolinski said this will be like a ‘welcome to college volleyball 101’ for the freshman, but she also wants them to have fun with it and celebrate it. Overall this weekend, Wolinski said she wants to have good consistency being that this will be the first time they will be playing someone other than themselves. Wolinski also likes to harp on the idea of ‘getting one percent better every play.’ “When we are consistent with our serve receive, passing the center target, when we dig the ball high to the middle of the court, that allows us to get into our offense and what we are try-

swim team wins EPIC trophy

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Senior setter Marah Bradbury and sophomore middle hitter Allie Hueston attempt a block against Murray State on Oct. 10 2014, in Lantz Arena.

ing to accomplish,” Wolinski said. “If we can keep that in mind, that’s when we’re at our best.” Friday’s match will start at 3:30 p.m. and Saturday’s matches will start

at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2817 or smhastings@eiu.edu.

The Eastern women’s swim team won the 2015 EPIC trophy, making it the second year in a row they won the award. EPIC stands for Eastern Panthers in the Community. The trophy is given to one team each year and is based on community involvement, academic excellence and season success. The women’s swim team earned the highest GPA for both the 2014 fall semester and 2015 spring semester for all Division I swim programs in the nation. The team earned a 3.59 GPA for the fall semester and a 3.70 GPA for the spring semester. Sometimes their work outside of the pool gets overlooked, so to earn accolades outside of the pool is exciting, coach Jacqueline Michalski said. “They worked really hard all season to commit to doing this,” Michalski said. “They not only got EPIC, but they got the highest GPA in the nation.” EPIC, page 7

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It is a very rare treat when the sequel to a movie is just as good, if not better, than the first installment. In a more mature-style, "Sinister 2" cleared up what the lackluster horror movie “Sinister” left out. The pagan deity Bughuul is back with his posse of creepy ghost kids who are trying to lure twin nineyear-olds Dylan and Zach Collins into their evil innocence-preying group. The ghost children first take on the mission of converting Dylan by promising his vividly extreme nightmares will go away once he watches, via "Super 8"-like footage, the gruesome deaths of different families. The footage is set up in the basement of the Mid-western farmhouse where the twins live with their mother Courtney. Courtney and the twins’ father’s relationship has gone awry and she is forced to relocate her family for their safety. Although she knows murder took place on the farmland she rented, she stupidly chooses to stay there.

Living where a mass murder happened seems to be a common mistake in modern-day horror movies. An unnamed private investigator is now in charge of destroying homes connected with murders most likely committed by Bughuul. Because Courtney and the twins’ newfound home seemingly fits the description of Bughuul’s wrath, the private investigator heads there to burn it down. When he finds out there is actually a family living in it, he quickly conspires a plan to get them out safely. While doing this, though, Bughuul and the ghost children are still on the loose, ready to turn Dylan or Zach into murderers when the time is right. The scariest of scenes did not involve the very popular villain appearing suddenly in a spot he was not before or the loud, eerie Bogeyman music that played in the background.

Instead, I was given chills when the homemade movies of children slaying their families in different fashions were played similar to the original “Sinister”. Children are so innocent and precious that making a pre-teen film the death of his family by electrocution from his own hands left an unsettling feeling in me. I could not fathom why and how a tiny little girl could tie her mother, father and brother upside down and let alligators tear into their heads, let alone how Bughuul had so much possession over her that she emotionlessly watched and filmed from the side. Seeing the movie did leave some questions unanswered, I foresee another installment in the near future. Hopefully the movie production agrees to release the possible new “Sinister” closer to Halloween, when I actually want to be scared, not in August where hiding under a million warm blankets is close to impossible. Overall, I would give “Sinister 2” a seven out of 10, because it was above average, yet better than the first. Rosie Sacco can be reached at 581-2812 or rcsacco@eiu.edu.

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Mac’s Uptowner to host band’s 300th performance By Kalyn Hayslett Verge Editor | @den_verge B o n e s Ju g s N Ha r m o n y, a jug band, returns to Mac’s Uptowner Friday at 9 p.m. to perform its 300th show since the band's start in 2013. The band originated in Urbana and used the University of Illinois campus’ south quad as their concert hall. The band considers the Up t ow n e r a s a s e c o n d h o m e with its atmosphere of engaging college students and looks for ward to its fourth performance. “ We're always going to see friends, always good sound, familiar with the college town s c e n e ,” C h a r l i e H a r r i s , b a s s player, said. “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. We had some good times there.” The jug band consists of four members using a wide range of instruments. The band's main instr uments are jugs, xylophones, bass and guitar. The actual jug is a dynamic instrument with the option of being used as wind instrument by blowing over the top, whistling into it or turned into a percussion tool by beating on the sides, Harris said. In the early 1900s, jug b a n d s re a c h e d t h e i r h i g h e s t popularity, coining the term ‘America’s happiest music’ with their use of playful instruments and lyrics. Similar to country and blues, the band’s song content can have sad lyrics, but the tone and rhythm brings lightheartedness to the sound. ‘Sunday Morning Blues’ performed by the band discusses the pain of a terrible hangover, but the way the musicians tell the tale turned a tough situa-

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Bones Jugs N Harmony members Charlie Harris, J.P. Doguen, Cody Jensen and Tim Berg began the band as a hobby.

tion into a laughable experience Harris said. The history of jug band music is filled with laughter and joy so the band’s goal for each per formance is to bring that life to the audience. “It is a good time creating and playing, and for us that’s w h a t i t i s a l l a b o u t ,” Ha r r i s said. Compared to orchestras, jug bands were typically a small group of musicians, but produced the same, if not more,

energetic and captivating music as a full orchestra, Harris said. Bones Jugs N Harmony takes pride in sharing this hist o r y, e s p e c i a l l y w h i l e p l a y ing ‘Way Down the Old Plank Road’ by Uncle Macon, combining a bango and a little experimentation to bring the song to life, Harris said. It's bluegrass -infused, 1920s xylophone-centered music describes its sound. Initially Bones Jugs N Har-

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Bone Jugs N Harmony describe their sound as something similar to countr y and blues.

m o n y p e r f o r m e d o n l y c ov e r songs. However, the members s t a r t e d p ro d u c i n g t h e i r ow n original music. When the band first began the members considered playing together just as a hobby, b u t o n c e t h e m e m b e r s g re w comfor table with each other the band became a full-time career. “It was just a fun thing to do and it kind of just snowballed,” Harris said. “ We all had connections with friends

in different cities, so we started playing until we picked up steam.” The audience should expect to hear about 15 original songs. Bones Jugs N Harmony enjoys performing songs they have written because they are doing something fresh and exciting, Harris said. Kalyn Hayslett can be reached at 581-2812 or kehayslett@eiu.edu.

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Bones Jugs N Harmony can be heard using xylophones, guitars, bass and jugs.

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Backpacks are a staple for busy students. The Verge took a look at what Eastern students are toting to class this fall.

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John Brown, a junior English major, bought this backpack at Payless Shoe Source.

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Karlee Deacon, a junior pre -physical therapy major, bought this backpack from Wet 49. The store is popular in Canada. "I like that it's different and has leather straps rather than zippers," Deacon said.

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Richard Gilio, a health administration major, bought this backpack from Zumiez. "It's used as a camping bag. The best part is the laptop compartment," Gilio said. KALYN HAYSLETT | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS

Alexandra Riseman, sophomore English language arts major, bought this backpack from LeSportsac.com.