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STUDENTS SPEAK OUT

Eastern’s true mission questioned

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Eastern’s secret: undergeound tunnels, page 3 SPORTS

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Red-shirt junior Erik Lora and junior quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo were named National Players of the Week by the Sports Network and College Sporting News. Garoppolo earned the honor following his week one performance against in-state rival Southern Illinois-Carbondale. He threw for a then careerbest 369 yards and five touchdowns in a winning effort. Lora garnered national honors following his recordbreaking performance against Murray State.

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Eastern’s rugby team has had a rough start to the 2012 season. Eastern, the class of Division-I women’s rugby, has started its season with a 0-2 record for the first time in program history. The Panthers have lost more games this season than they did from 20082011 when they won 40 of their 41 games. The rugby team will return from a three-week break when they host Lindenwood on Oct. 4 at Lakeside Field.

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Eastern’s volleyball team recorded two monumental wins during its non-conference schedule. The Panthers knocked off in-state foe Senior forward Kristin and Big East member Germann recorded a DePaul in their first hat-trick against Cleve- game of the season. land State. Her threeThey knocked off the goal effort proved Blue Demons in four crucial, as the Pansets, defeating them thers recorded their 25-20, 25-19, 22-25, first win of the season 25-22. They recorded against the Vikings. their second upset win Germann scored in the against Atlantic Coast 30th minute, 75th minConference (ACC) ute and recorded the member Wake Forest. game-winning goal in The Panthers edged overtime, scoring the the Demon Deacon’s in decisive goal in the four sets, 25-23, 21-25, 94th minute.

25-20, 25-20.

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No. 5 Red-shirt junior wide receiver Erik Lora rewrote Eastern and Ohio Valley Conference record books on Sept. 22 against Murray State. The speedy wide receiver caught 21 passes for 269 yards.

The 21 catches set an Eastern record and broke a 43-year-old conference record for catches in a game. His 269 receiving yards also set a program record for yards in a game.

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Gettin’ down with Dowdell, page 8B

Two Eastern students chalked messages near Old Main’s east side, on the Doudna Fine Arts Center steps and the breezeway between Coleman and Lumpkin halls stating that the university’s mission statement and actions were not coinciding.

The message came on the heels of President Bill Perry’s mass email to both employees and students reaffirming the university’s commitment to diversity, free speech and enforcement.

The message in front of Old Main reads as follows: “Dear President Perry, commitment to diversity does not equal using student funds to support a hate group. Freedom of speech does not equal zero accountability. Commitment to enforcement does not equal dismissing intolerance on this campus.”

Upon seeing the chalk-written “letter,” Perry emailed the students, seniors Shelby Koehne and Heather Gerrish, inviting them to come to his office Monday for a meeting. Koehne and Gerrish accepted. Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, has also contacted the students.

“I was pleased to see the creative way in which the letter was delivered,” Perry said in an email to The Daily Eastern News.

In the same email, Perry said the recent Chick-fil-A controversy was the reason behind the email and not Tuesday’s anti-abortion demonstration.

Before writing the messages, Koehne and Gerrish spent most of Wednesday night, after reading Perry’s 9 a.m. mass email, discussing the correlation between Chick-fil-A, Eastern and Eastern’s mission statement.

“We were really talking about how we had felt that this issue was real-

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Heather Gerrish and Shelby Koehne, senior English majors, chalked a message to President Perry at the east entrance of Old Main Thursday. The message read "Dear President Perry, commitment to diversity does not equal using student funds to support a hate group. Freedom of speech does not equal zero accountability. Commitment to enforcement does not equal dismissing intolerance on this campus."

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ly bothering us, but we couldn’t really do anything about it,” said Gerrish, an English major. “We felt that there were already students and faculty members on campus who were already expressing their opinions.”

Gerrish said she and Koehne didn’t feel like they could add anything to the conversation.

“Then, we realized that it didn’t matter if there’s really one good speaker—there (needed) to be as

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Campus prepares for Family Weekend

By Tim Deters Features Editor

Family Weekend events, page 4C

At Spence’s, owner creates treasure box out of clutter, page 5C

As Family Weekend approached, Facilities, Planning and Management has ramped up preparations for the upcoming campus crowd.

Dave Crockett, associate director of Facilities, Planning and Management, said preparations for Family Weekend began with Facilities, Planning and Management officials meeting with event organizers to determine the needs of organizers.

Grounds workers have already been working to prepare for Family Weekend, making sure the visual appeal of campus is high, Crockett said.

Landscaping touchups also involve reseeding and tilling the ground where patches of grass have died because of the summer drought or where construction has

damaged the grass.

Electricians are also hired to accommodate the increased electric needs of Family Weekend.

For the REO Speedwagon Concert at 8 p.m. Saturday in Lantz Arena, 400 amps of electrical service will be required to meet the demands of the band and their equipment. A normal household requires 100 to 200 amps, Crockett said.

“We are kind of in an eternal mode of preparation,” he said. “To some extent, when it comes to trying to make the campus look really nice, every day is a preparation for an event of some kind.”

Tim Deters can be reached at 581-2812 or tadeters@eiu.edu.

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many people as possible expressing their opinions,” Gerrish said.

Then, at midnight, Koehne and Gerrish left their apartment and began chalking an opinion that Koehne said took her a while to be able to vocalize because she was afraid of the consequences for other people.

“I sort of remained at bay with my thoughts because I didn’t want people to attack the wrong people, but Heather convinced me that more good would come out of (me) saying something,” said Koehne, an English major. “I was one of those ‘innocent bystanders’ because that is what I wanted to fall, but then I found out that there has been hate crimes committed on this campus.”

Nico Canaday’s speech during a Faculty Senate’s meeting, where Can-

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aday said students who were identified as LGBT were victims of hate crimes involving expletives written on Chick-fil-A wrappers, was something that Gerrish said made her want to take action.

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Dr. Temple Grandin speaks at Doudna Thursday.

Doudna lecture sold out

By Amy Wywialowski Assistant Daily Editor

Best-selling author Temple Grandin spoke about her life experiences dealing with autism to a sold-out concert hall, lecture hall and theater of 870 people in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday.

Grandin, a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University, was diagnosed with autism in 1950, but worked to adapt to her disability

later becoming an advocate for people with the disability.

Grandin said she learned to cope with her disability through learning manners and learning through hands-on activities.

Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or alwywialowski@eiu.edu.

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ONLINE • To learn about Eastern's Cultural Center and the only primary outlet for Islamic followers to pray and worship in Coles County, read "Muslim followers practice at Cultural Center" at dailyeasternnews.com.

• For information about Saturday's Eastern Run for a Reason race, which raises money for those affected by natural disasters, read "Run for a Reason to help raise money" at dailyeasternnews.com.

• A 5K race put on by the Salisbury Church, is set for 9 a.m. Saturday. For more, read "New race program’s first run takes place Saturday" at dailyeasternnews.com.

• Hear about what students think about REO Speedwagon in "REO gets mixed reactions" at dailyeasternnews.com.

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By Robyn Dexter In-depth Editor

State Rep. Chapin Rose spoke to students about the state budget Thursday in the Charleston-Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Rose told students how the Illinois budget, which is around $32 billion, is actually balanced this year.

“There’s $1.3 billion set aside for bill paydown this year,” he said. “To achieve the $1.3 billion you have to implicate the full package of Medicaid reforms.”

He asked students if they were aware of issues such as cut funding for higher education as well as kindergarten through 12th grade, and the closing of two state prisons. “(The budget has) been pretty bleak, and it’s going to get bleaker for a year or two,” he said. “It is solvable though, once we get the pension thing solved.”

Rose recommended that students budget their money better, especially when faced with student loans and incurring debt.

“If you take nothing else away from this, nothing is free,” he said.

“Rod Blagojevich had this idea that money grows on trees, and that just isn’t true.”

Rose said any scenario that is reached will amount in everyone paying more, from teachers to legislators.

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State Rep. Chapin Rose talks to students in the Charleston-Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Thursday about the Illinois financial situation and plans for the upcoming years.

“The budget picture (for Illinois) isn’t pretty, but it’s possible to get out of this with discipline,” he said.

Rose said he has been speaking to EIU Foundations classes for eight or nine years and always appreciates the opportunity to talk to students.

He began by going over some of the big issues Illinois is facing in this upcoming election, including the need to handle pension and Medicaid issues.

Funding for private schools like

cooking schools instead of public institutions was also a main point of Rose’s.

After discussing current Illinois political issues, Rose talked about his personal experiences of being a representative and gave advice to students.

“I’m a huge believer that lady luck will give everyone in this room a chance at what you want to do,” he said. “You can’t control when you get that shot, so you have to be prepared.”

Rose said he believes that in the

United States, a person can do whatever they set their mind to, as long as they are willing to put in the work.

He also stressed the importance of informed voting.

“Who you elect is so important because you can really screw things up if you elect someone who doesn’t want to manage the state,” he said.

Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.

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As Eastern draws in families for the weekend, the school also draws from its funds to make sure Family Weekend is a success.

Ceci Brinker, the director of the Student Life Office, said Student Life is in charge of four big events during family weekend, including the headlining concert and the magician, two of the most popular events of Family Weekend.

On Friday and Saturday evenings, Dr. Seuss’ "The Lorax" will be shown in the Buzzard Hall auditorium, and will be free to all who attend.

Brinker said the University Board’s special events committee is responsible for bringing in John Cassidy, who is a comedian, magician and balloon sculptor.

“It’s about $2,600 for us to bring him to Eastern, but that event is free,” she said.

Brinker said Bingo Bonanza, put on by the UB Special Events committee and the EIU Parents Club, uses its budget for prizes.

“They budget about $2,500 for prizes, and the parents club donates

about $500 in prizes additionally,” Brinker said.

The EIU Parents Club Continental Breakfast on Saturday morning is free to all families and helps recruit new parents to the club, Brinker said.

The club also distributes scholarships over the weekend.

Brinker said the parents club invests about $1,400 in the breakfast.

The biggest cost of the weekend is the concert on Saturday, which will feature REO Speedwagon this year.

“The concert is hard to finalize for cost, but we do have some projected numbers because there are several expenses that go into the artist fee, operational cost and marketing,” Brinker said.

Other fees with the concert include hiring crews, technical costs from sound and lighting, feeding the crew and the band.

“A lot of those expenses we won’t know until after the show,” Brinker said.

She said the projection for the operational cost to put on the show is about $105,000.

Of that amount of money, Brinker said about $65,000 is the actual

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“Sometimes we have some expenses we don’t anticipate that come up and have to be added, but overall if you add it all up, we’re probably looking at about $110,000 for the weekend from Student Life,” she said.

Brinker said a lot of the money will be regained from concert tickets, which is the only event that Student Life charges for.

On average, the amount Student Life spends on Family Weekend has remained fairly consistent, Brinker said.

“One of the challenges we have is the cost of doing concerts continues to go up,” she said. “While the costs are rising, we’re trying to keep our ticket prices reasonable, especially on weekends when we’ll have parents here.”

Brinker said bringing in quality entertainment that attracts crowds and sells tickets can be challenging, especially considering the need to keep ticket prices at an amount that will be feasible.

“We actually raised the ticket prices this year,” she said. “This is the highest price we’ve done yet from raising it $7.”

Brinker said last year’s show featuring Chicago was more expensive because the group performed two different concerts, but given the economy, Student Life decided to keep it more economical and go back to just one show.

“Most of the time when we do two shows, it sells very well, but last year was a little disappointing,” she said.

This year, REO Speedwagon will be performing only one show on Saturday night.

“Family weekend is one of the more successful concerts, not just from a financial perspective but from a quality entertainment weekend because we get fantastic reviews,” she said. “There’s just such a wide appeal.”

Brinker said comparatively, the ticket prices for the concert are decent.

“Our prices are still well below what you would see in an urban area or bigger city,” she said. “The institution does a great job of keeping costs reasonable and low.”

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Eastern’s secret: underground tunnels

By Robert Downen Staff Reporter

Crouched in the isolated darkness of Eastern’s underground tunnel system, old rainwater drips quietly through century-old red brick.

Everything is dim.

The faint smell of sulfur permeates the humid air, and as one presses further down the cramped and corroded halls of Eastern’s first architecture, one thought is increasingly prominent: this is no place for claustrophobes.

Above, students move from class to class with little regard for what lies only a few yards below their busy feet, the pitter-patter of their commute reverberating like distant thunder in the tunnels below.

Sporadic graffiti adorns the walls every few feet. “Brad was here” and “Call Steve for a good time.”

Dave Crockett, the interim director of Facilities Planning and Management, said the first tunnels were constructed in the early 1890s and predate even Old Main, built in 1895 Crockett said the tunnels were originally used to provide gas and water to Eastern’s first buildings.

Currently, the tunnels are filled with network and fiber optic cables, as well as pipelines for steam, gas and water.

“The beauty of the tunnels is that they allow us to connect each of the buildings on campus to one another,” Crockett said. “We run virtually every-

thing through them, including things like fire alarms or Internet cables.”

According to Allen Kistner, foreman for Eastern’s HVAC and Mechanical shop, the tunnels act as the main distribution lines for buildings on campus and are integral in providing power to the university.

Kistner said his department checks monthly for leak, a feat he said is difficult because of the size of some pipelines.

“The main tunnels are pretty easy to check. It’s the distribution lines that are tough because some are only a few feet wide,” he said. “We know there’s a leak in those lines if the manholes are steaming, in which case we have to dig from the ground above.”

While both Crockett and Kistner said the tunnels can attract thrill-seeking students, they also acknowledged the extreme dangers the facilities pose to trespassers.

According to Kistner, the larger steam lines often exceed 350 degrees and are very hot to the touch.

Crockett expressed similar precautions to students, citing the death of Purdue freshman Wade Steffey in 2007.

According to USA Today, Steffey died after touching a high-voltage transformer in a utility room on Purdue’s campus.

Crockett said Eastern’s tunnels contain equally dangerous equipment and advised students to avoid the tunnels at all costs.

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Allen Kistner, university foreman for HVAC and mechanical shop, stands in the tunnels below Eastern’s campus Wednesday. Kistner said the tunnels are mainly used for plumbing, electric and more recent network cables between buildings.

Crockett also noted the legal ramifications of breaking into the tunnels, should the threat of severe injury or death not deter students.

Dave Closson, a crime prevention officer for the University Police Department, said the tunnels are routinely checked by police.

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Eastern’s Facilities, Planning and Management is expected to oversee groundbreaking for the Center for Clean Energy Research and Education this fall while continuing and planning new projects throughout campus, which includes a $1.3 million water chiller.

The 4,300 square-foot CENCERE building will cost about $1 million and be located directly north of the Renewable Energy Center, near the intersection of Illinois Route 130 and Edgar Drive.

Dave Crockett, the interim director of Facilities, Planning and Management, said he is expecting a spring completion—though weather conditions may extend the project to Summer 2013.

The exact date for groundbreaking is not yet determined because of Illinois’ budget restrictions.

“The procurement process here is nuts with the state of Illinois holding everything up,” Crockett said.

D e p e n d i n g o n t h e w e a t h e r, Crockett said there may be foundation and footing work done this winter— enabling above-ground construction to begin next spring.

In addition to classrooms and labs, the building will include a research facility to study the use of plant-based biomass as an alternative to the wood chips currently used at the Renewable Energy Center, Crockett said.

“They even have a small-scale desktop gasifier,” Crockett said.

see underground.

“What happened at Purdue was very tragic,” he said. “I’d never want something like that to happen here.”

Robert Downen can be reached at 581-2812 or at jrdownen@eiu.edu.

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students trying to enter the tunnels numerous times in recent years.

He said charges for trespassing can be as severe as state charges for criminal damage of state-supported property.

While the tunnels may intrigue students, Crockett said the danger outweighs anything students might

Family Weekend, CHS Homecoming conflict over weekend

By Amy Wywialowski Assistant Daily Editor

“It puts us in a position where if we had one of our other major six or seven-hundred ton chillers go down in the middle of the hot summer we would have capacity problems.”

Dave Crockett, the interim director of Facilities Planning and Management

“They’re doing research there with corn stover and miscanthus grass.”

As the weather continues to cool this fall, students and staff may not be thinking about air conditioning in campus buildings, but that is the next big project for Facilities Planning and Management.

Currently there are four steampowered water chillers throughout campus that provide water for all the air conditioning units.

Crockett said two of those are in “extremely” poor condition and not cost effective to repair.

“It puts us in a position where if we had one of our other major six or seven-hundred ton chillers go down in the middle of the hot summer we would have capacity problems,” Crocket said.

The solution: a 900-ton electric chiller, which would come at a cost of $1.3 million and be placed in the Doudna Fine Arts Center mechanical room.

Facilities Planning and Management has already contracted an outside designer for the project at a cost of $150,000.

Crockett said he is still unsure if the project will happen, but added that the electric chiller would be more cost and energy efficient.

In other facilities updates, the $3.3 million track and turf project at O’Brien Stadium is still behind schedule after a 30-day setback because of poor soil conditions.

Crews added lime to the soil to stabilize its content.

Crockett said crews must wait for each layer of rubber on the track to dry before adding another level and the recent rainy weather has slowed this process.

The $3 million Honors College renovation project in Pemberton Hall is expected to be completed

by Summer 2013.

The construction includes an elevator to serve the honor’s college building and Pemberton Hall— making the structure handicap accessible.

Chacour Koop can be reached at 581-2812 or cmkoop@eiu.edu.

Family Weekend and all the events it brings to campus will collide with Charleston High School’s Homecoming.

The annual weeklong event at the high school includes two in-school assemblies, a variety show, powder-puff football game, a boy’s football game, a parade and a dance on Saturday. Family Weekend also has a variety of events, which begin Friday and run through Sunday.

With many of events from both schools occurring this weekend, one would think there would be some overlap.

Cathy Engelkes, deputy director of the scheduling office, has a son at Charleston High School. Engelkes said many people think there would be scheduling conflicts between the two events, but there really are not many.

“They do a lot of their homecoming events at the high school,” she said. “I think it a great thing that we can accommodate both events; it is great for the town.”

While there are not many scheduling conflicts, some students whose families live in Charleston feel torn.

Student Body President Kaci Abolt, a senior communication studies major, is from Charleston and has a younger sister who is a senior at Charleston High School and a part of the homecoming court.

Abolt said the scheduling of both events on the same weekend has not been a problem in the past because she and her dad go to Eastern’s football game while her mom helps her sis-

ter get ready for the dance.

Abolt said this year is different because her sister is on the homecoming court.

“Because she is on court, my parents are going to the dance to see her get announced so we are not going to go to the concert,” Abolt said. “It is weird how they always fall the same weekend.”

Brandon Miller, assistant principal of Charleston High School, said the scheduling conflict could not be avoided because the high school only has four home football games this year.

“We can’t use the last game because it is when we honor the seniors, and our first game was the first week of school, we were kind of stuck,” Miller said. “For some of the students who want to go to Eastern’s concert, they have to make a choice.”

Miller said over all, he and his staff simply stress safety because there will be a lot of people around town.

“Anytime it is Homecoming, the kids are really fired up, and we just want to make sure they are making safe choices,” Miller said.

Local businesses are also prepping for a busy weekend.

Bob Kincade, owner of What’s Cookin,’ said Family Weekend is traditionally one of their busiest weekends of the year and that Charleston’s homecoming will only increase it.

“We bump our staffing and make sure we have plenty of help, as well as order more supplies,” Kincade said “We also do a lot of our slicing and dicing prep work a head of time.”

Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or awywialowski@eiu.edu.

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This weekend, I’m looking forward to my own family weekend appreciate your family in your own way Amy Wywialowski Our families are special to us. Who we consider to be a part of our family might be different from person to person, but chances are we all have a support system that helped us get to where we are today. Even if these people do not end up coming to visit you this weekend, we at The Daily Eastern News encourage students to take time to appreciate their families.

If your family does come visit you, this should be easy for you. Walk with them, talk with them, grab something to eat and maybe attend one of the shows the University Board has organized.

Take advantage of the fact there are numerous family-related events and activities. It may be awkward to spend so much consecutive time with your parents or siblings. It might feel like your family cramps your style and maybe spending time with them will not be the craziest or coolest weekend you’ve had in a while, but chances are, it’s going to be tougher to spend time with these people as you get older Plenty of students are not going to get this opportunity. For one reason or another, their support system is not going to come see them this weekend. They might come up some other time, or maybe the student will go visit them, but some students may have no opportunity to see their family this semester or even longer.

For students who are stuck in this situation and feel left out of the family fun, there’s plenty they can do to keep themselves from getting too discouraged. If able, students should give their families a call. You may not be able to spend the whole day with your loved ones but chatting with them for an hour or two can be a great way to stay connected and fight homesickness.

Students can also spend time with the support system they have formed here. You may not consider your friends, classmates or roommates to be part of your family, but you can still spend time with them and show your appreciation for them.

There’s also no reason you can’t enjoy the family weekend activities without your family. If you have tickets for REO Speedwagon, grab some friends and rock out. If you want to go see Danny Devito voice a cartoon character, no one is going to stop you from seeing “The Lorax.”

It can be great when our loved ones are around us and we can feel their support. But sadly this is not always the case. We hope students make the most of the time they get to spend with them.

Family Weekend begins today, but I will not being seeing my family this weekend. Yes, I should be sad about this fact and wish they were coming to visit me, but the truth is I am completely OK with the whole thing.

Last weekend, I went home for the first time since moving back down to Charleston nearly seven weeks ago. I got to relax and not think about school for an entire 48 hours.

This weekend will be the complete opposite.

I will be writing stories about people spending time with their families and hanging out in the residence halls watching people come and go with their families.

Will it feel weird? Yes, honestly I will probably feel a little left out this weekend, but I know it is for the greater good. When I work, I am focused and it would be nearly impossible to enjoy my family’s company and work at the same time.

Trust me, I’ve done it before, and even when I started to think about my deadlines this past weekend, my mom would say I wasn’t enjoy-

ing my weekend and that my mind was still in work mode. It was.

Besides the chaos of my workload, I know campus is going to be crazy busy this weekend.

There’s going to be a lot of people around this weekend and crowds drive me nuts. I’d rather just have a nice quiet weekend with my family when it isn’t as hectic.

My parents have agreed with me on this fact and are coming down a different weekend instead. Yes, we will go to a football game and visit restaurants in town. But we won’t deal with the crowds.

Last year, my parents came down on family weekend. It was fun, but they all admitted it was too crowded. My parents had to stay in a hotel about 45 minutes away. The concert and game were great, but the restaurants were so crowded we ended up ordering pizza.

We made it work and it was nice, but I think I’d just chalk it up to one of those “been there, done that” kind of things. This weekend when I start to feel down, I will try to look forward to my own family weekend.

This one will be without traffic, lines at restaurants and chaos. Family weekend is a great event for some, but it simply isn’t my cup of tea.

So if you are looking for me this weekend, I’ll be at work or in the library with my homework and projects for midterm. Like it or not, those are just around the corner, but that’s another story.

Amy Wywialowski is a junior history major.

She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.

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I wouldn’t have guessed an extremely embarrassing situation would lead to such an empowering moment.

A week ago, I took a trip to the Charleston DMV to renew my license. In all the time I have been driving, I have never locked my keys in my car, which is why when I did that Saturday morning, I found it quite annoying.

I would have been fine if I hadn’t gone back to switch out my glasses.

It was like any other time I got into my car, which is why I put my keys in the ignition before switching out my glasses. I then locked my car and went inside.

It wasn’t until I received my license and left, searching my purse for my keys that I realized they were hanging uselessly in my ignition.

Some people would call a locksmith, but I only get $50 every two weeks and that barely covers my phone bill. I simply didn’t have the money. My parents couldn’t help me, either.

Before completely freaking out, I called and woke up my dad to tell him my problem. He only gave me two pieces of advice:

Samantha McDaniel one, don’t lock my keys in the car, and two, have a friend bring up something like a wire coat hanger to push down into my crack between my window and the car to hit the unlock button.

Hanging up on him, I started going down my contact list, but the people who answered didn’t have a car to get to me. I was stuck.

Even a nearby cop said he couldn’t help me.

Without any hope, I called my dad back in full-on freak-out mode for some better advice.

After getting a little annoyed that I couldn’t handle this situation, I came up with a plan. He sent me to a hardware store to get a rod to get the car door open. It cost me

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about $5, much better than the $200-$250 for a locksmith.

My dad told me I would not be able to get the door open on my own. He said I wouldn’t be strong enough and that I’d need a guy to help me. This made me determined to do it by myself.

After unsuccessfully working on the driver’s side, I switched to the passenger side.

After maneuvering the pipe for less than a minute, I got the door open. It was actually pretty easy. My dad showed surprise and admiration.

I’ve learned my lesson. I now have a spare key in my room, plus the pipe I used, although I hope I will never have to use it again.

I don’t know if I could do it again, and I certainly would never try to open another person’s car. But in that moment, it made me happy that I did it by myself.

Samantha McDaniel is a junior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.

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By Alexis Bentley Staff Reporter

Students made Las Calaveras to honor the dead on Thursday for Day of the Dead.

Kristin Routt, a Spanish professor, gave background about the day and the crafts associated with it.

The was a part of the Las Calaveras: Skeleton Crafts and Day of the Dead in Mexico, an EIU Spanish Club workshop.

Students made Las Calaveras decorated after someone they knew or wanted to make fun of.

Sarah Douglas, a foreign language major, the skeletons are a good way to honor the dead.

“Day of the Dead is the reflection of the Mexican attitudes towards dead in which they are taking a stab at death and remembering desist family members,” Douglas said.

Mexicans who believe that lost souls come back and mingle with the living, celebrate this holiday, Routt said.

Families have private celebration in homes for family members that have passed away.

Routt said families set up alters, pictures of the person and things that remind them of the person that has passed.

Families also serve food and drinks that the deceased liked.

At night, families have community celebrations at the cemetery, where they clean the cemetery, wash the concrete tombstones and have a family meal.

“This is typically a family affair where children are present and are usually running around and playing,” Routt said.

At these celebrations the families

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Professor Kristin Routt, who works in the forigen languages department, lectures students about "Las Calaveras" or the Day of the Dead. She made an arts and crafts skeleton of Sarah Palin.

share a meal, light a lot of candles and bring many bouquets of flowers.

In representation of this holiday, Mexicans make Las Calaveras, which means “skeleton” or “skull” in English.

Rachel Bushnell, an elementary education major, said she learned more about the skulls than she thought.

“I didn’t know that Calaveras were directed at people,” Bushnell said.

The symbol of Las Calaveras is a skinny woman and her name is Death.

Routt said Death is usually shown with two men standing on each side of her.

This representation is saying death is coming for you, Bushnell said.

Kelly Lochow, a psychology major, made a random Calaveras and explained that she picked bright colors because that is how the holiday is represented.

Las Calaveras are typically comical skeletons made for people in authority as a joke and a reminder that although they might have power now, one day, just like everyone else they will die.

“On these days, Catholics attend mass to pass on lost souls to heaven,” Routt said. “It’s a duality of life and death.”

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MISSION, from page 1 “Some examples of the types of discrimination that having a Chick-fil-A on campus encourages are: putting (Chick-fil-A) wrappers on our LGBT students’ cars with threats and insults written on them, throwing chicken sandwiches at (EIU Pride) members, and I myself have been alled a ‘fucking faggot’ just for informing some of my classmates that the money they spend at Chick-fil-A goes to anti-gay lobbyist and hate groups,” Canaday said, during his Faculty Senate speech.

Gerrish said Canaday’s speech hit home for her.

“His message sort of brought to my attention that the climate has kind of shifted from the LGBT community because it has emboldened people, who otherwise would have been quiet about it,” Gerrish said. “This was my way of doing my best to bring it to people’s attention.”

Gerrish said she has tried to talk to other students about Chick-filA, but has been met with resistance.

“What bothers me more than that is that when we are trying to bring this to the attention of people on campus…they don’t care and they don’t want to hear about it,” Gerrish said. “It’s like those people who say ‘I don’t watch the news because it’s too depressing’—it’s like people know that they don’t have all the facts, but they don’t want to hear it.”

Koehne agreed.

“For me, it was about taking responsibility with the new knowledge I had—people were getting hurt, and if I wasn’t doing anything

about it, then I’m only aiding those inflicting hurt,” Koehne said.

Koehne said students and faculty need to educate themselves on issues happening not only on Eastern’s campus, but across the country.

“A lot students (Wednesday) got that email from President Perry and had no idea what he was talking about or why that statement was issued,” Koehne said. “They would have read it and glanced over it, and I would have too if I had not been looking for that statement—anticipating it.”

While it doesn’t surprise her that Perry has not made a statement directly related to Chick-fil-A, Koehne said if people are being violently—emotionally, physically or mentally—affected, then Perry should be obligated to alert students to dangers.

“I do think he had a responsibility to make it expressly clear what had been happening and why the statement was now being issue,” Koehne said. “People are being affected by it and it’s happening on this campus. It’s happening now and it’s happening on this campus.”

Gerrish said Eastern needs to validate its mission statement by not renewing its contract with Chickfil-A for the 2012-2013 academic year.

“I love that mission statement and I want to be a part of a community that lives by those beliefs and doesn’t just say them,” she said.

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Director jazzed about concert

By Bryce Ricketts Staff Reporter

The Eastern Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble will perform Friday at the Dvorak Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

The “Life in the Groove: The Influence of Jazz” concert and will feature both groups.

Sam Fagaly, the director of the Jazz Ensemble said the first half of the concert.

Fagaly said the ensemble will be playing contemporary music similar to that of the swinger era of the ’40s.

The second half of the program will be performed by the Wind Symphony conducted by Alicia Neal, the new director of bands at Eastern.

The pieces played by the Wind Symphony will include “Maple Leaf Rag”

by Scott Joplin, “Ballad for Band” by Morton Gould and ending with “Blue Shades” by Frank Ticheli.

Neal said she was excited about the upcoming program because for the first time the Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble will be doing a combined piece of “New Directions” composed by Dean Sorenson, her former colleague from Minnesota State University.

Neal said in a rehearsal on Friday both groups got the chance to have a combined rehearsal where they Skype’d with the composer, who gave them feedback after the practice.

Sorenson also played with the group via Skype.

“That’s the first time that’s ever been done,” Neal said.

She went on to say that both she and the students had a lot of fun that day.

This semester is Neal’s first at Eastern. She was recently the assistant director of bands and the assistant director of athletic bands at the University of Minnesota.

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The piece “New Directions” will also have a solo performance by faculty trumpet soloist Andrew Cheetham, a music professor.

“It’s a fairly complex part,” Cheetham said. “Not to say that a student couldn’t do it, but I think Dr. Neal just wanted to give me a chance to perform for the audience and give the students a chance to here me play.”

Fagaly said students should come because it is a nice variety of music.

“It is not often you will hear a jazz band and a classical group like the wind symphony orchestra performing in the same concert,” he said. “It is very rare to hear the them all performing the same piece together so that’s really unique.”

As a part of the College of Sciences’ capital campaign to raise funds for an autism center on campus, a fall autism conference is scheduled for Friday.

This is the first autism conference at Eastern in 15 years.

The conference kicked off Thursday with a speech by Temple Grandin at the Dvorak Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

She discussed her experience being diagnosed with autism and how she eventually came to design livestock-handling equipment.

Gail Richard, the chairwoman of the communication disorders and sciences department, said Grandin can provide both a personal and global perspective on autism.

“Many people don’t understand the characteristics of autism,” she said. “She can explain why certain behaviors occur and how she overcame her disability.”

On Friday, child-language specialist Patricia Prelock, the dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Vermont, will give insight on facilitating communication and social interaction with children at school and at home.

Her presentation will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Doudna Lecture Hall.

This session will include training for parents who have young children with autism-spectrum disorders and information on evidence-based interventions.

Prelock said everyone should be informed about autism because it affects 1 in 88 children.

“Many people don’t understand the characteristics of autism.”

Gail Richard, chairwoman of communication

“The cost of educating and supporting someone with autism can be significant if not addressed early,” she said. “The ultimate goal is for all people with autism to be full, participating members of society and have as much independence as possible.”

Prelock’s workshop is approved for five hours of continuing-education credit from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and three and a quarter hours for early intervention.

These credits would go toward one’s license to be a speech-language pathologist.

Richard said the primary goal of this conference is to educate others about issues associated with autism, and it will also function to raise awareness of the need for an autism center on campus.

She also said no colleges in Illinois have autism centers, so most people have to travel to other states and therefore delay receiving the services they need.

The registration for Prelock’s will be $50 for professionals and $15 for students.

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In a small, dark room, the glow of four computer screens on her face, Kathy Pugh was poised to respond to any emergency call placed in Coles County.

Pugh, of Toledo, is an emergency dispatcher with the Coles County Emergency Communications Center.

The Coles County Emergency Communications Center is the emergency-response center for all of Coles County, covering a population of more than 53,000 people, said center Director Bernie Buttram.

The center has two locations. The main center is located at 10500 State Hwy 16 in Mattoon, and a backup center is located in the Mattoon Police Department, 1710 Wabash Ave. Pugh has worked for the main center for eight years and worked in the Cumberland County dispatch center for seven years before then. She is one of 20 full-time employees who work for both centers.

As she sat at her desk, clicking through numerous windows and analyzing data across all fours computer screens, Pugh monitored the locations of police officers and input data coming over the radio.

Buttram explained that both centers maintain a total staff of at least three dispatchers every hour and day of the year.

“We don’t know what a holiday is; we don’t know what daylight and darkness is. We are open 24/7, 365 days,” Buttram said.

Both centers respond to calls for all county emergency departments.

“We dispatch all police, fire, ambulances, volunteer fire departments, the coroner, probation—any type of emergency response comes out of this building for the whole county,” Buttram said.

Both centers also respond to emergency and non-emergency calls to the Mattoon, Charleston and Eastern police departments, as well as the Coles County Sheriff ’s Office. Non-emergency calls can include people need-

ing to speak with a police officer or requesting information.

Amanda Williamson, assistant director of the Coles County Emergency Communications Center, explained that when a student calls for an Eastern campus police officer or activates one of the 21 emergency phones on campus, students speak with a dispatcher from the center.

“You think that you are calling the campus police,” she said. “You are not; you are calling out here, and we are sending the campus police to you.”

Several voices cracking over the radio, Pugh typed data into her computer system while speaking with police officers requesting information over the radio.

Large maps of Coles County and area towns loomed over her shoulder, painted in various colors and fine details to act as visual guides for dispatchers.

The main center also responds to and locates all emergency calls made from cell phones in Coles, Shelby and Moultrie counties.

In April 2011, the main center was updated with a system that can locate any call made from a cell phone in all three counties.

“Your signal goes off a tower, and then the tower gives us the longitude and latitude of where that call is coming from,” Buttram said. “We can pinpoint you down to within 40 yards of where you are at.”

Before the new system, the center could only locate the closest cell phone tower to a caller. However, Buttram said the old system was inadequate for the growing number of emergency cell-phone calls.

“Well, you might be two miles from a cell phone tower,” he said.

The new system is called Phase 2 and costs the Coles County Emergency Communications Center $750,000, Buttram said.

Buttram said the cost of the new system was a large amount, seeing as the county does not fund the centers.

Rather, both centers are funded through local taxes.

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Kathy Pugh, of Toledo, responds to a call at the Coles County Emergency Communication Center Monday. The communication center receives all emergency calls from Coles County, as well as all wireless emergency calls from Shelby and Moultrie counties.

All residents of Coles County who own a landline phone pay a monthly tax of $1.95 to fund the centers.

As well, residents of Coles, Shelby and Moultrie counties who own a cell phone pay a monthly tax of 53 cents.

The center also charges fees to the Mattoon, Charleston and Eastern police departments, as well as the Coles County Sheriff ’s Office for taking non-emergency calls.

At Pugh’s left elbow, a large phone with more than 30 buttons rang.

As she picked it up, all she heard was shuffling. After hanging up and making a call back to the number to verify there was no emergency, she hung up with a sigh. Pocket dial.

The job of emergency dispatcher never gets boring, Pugh said.

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“It’s not boring, because you get something different every day,” she said. “There’s always some twist thrown in that is different.”

Buttram said many people have misconceptions about what emergency dispatchers do.

“You see a lot of crap on television, and let me tell you something: These dispatchers in here might get a call about a minor fender bender. The next minute, there might be a 12-car pileup out here on I-57 with four dead bodies,” he said. “These people deal with this on a daily basis. It’s amazing.”

Buttram recalled one emergency dispatcher who took an emergency call involving her son in a car accident.

The son did not survive.

Pugh said the stresses of the job

can be great, but it is her job to put all stress aside and provide callers with the necessary assistance and to keep the caller calm.

“You have to learn to disassociate with it,” she said. “At some points, we have dispatchers who handle calls with their own families, and you would never know they took the call.”

Pugh said while dispatchers cannot let the stresses of their job affect their performance during work, the strains of the job often hit a dispatcher after they have left the center.

“When you walk out the door, that’s when you go, “Man, that was bad,” she said.

Tim Deters can be reached at 581-2812 or tadeters@eiu.edu.

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As parents stream into town for Family Weekend, students will be faced with the question of entertainment for the weekend.

They may struggle with balancing their usual college shenanigans with what they would normally do with their family.

For some people, participating in the scheduled Family Weekend activities is enough, but some venture beyond Charleston for bonding time with their parents.

Kristin Hodge, a junior marketing major, said her mother is coming up for Family Weekend, but they will not be staying in Charleston.

“We’re going to Champaign to go apple picking on Saturday, and we have plans to go to the bar on Sunday,” she said.

Nicole Spentzos, a senior communication studies major, said she was not really interested in any of the activities Eastern had planned, so she plans to go to Champaign.

“I think we’re probably just going to go shopping,” she said.

Although many people’s parents are not coming for the weekend or have plans elsewhere, many students are planning to attend the events Eastern has planned for students and their parents.

Heather O’Hart, a sophomore sociology major, said she is looking forward to the weekend events.

“My mom and I are planning on going to the football game and the REO Speedwagon concert,” O’Hart said. “We’re really looking forward to the concert.”

Elise Klaus, a freshman history major, said she lives only 50 minutes from Eastern, but she is still excited for her parents to come see where she goes to school.

“They’ve been here before, but I want to show them where my classes and everything is,” she said. “I’ll probably take them on a tour.”

Klaus said she is also excited to be able to attend a football game with her dad.

“We always text during Eastern football games because I’m actual-

ly at the game and he watches on TV,” she said. “It’ll be cool to be there together watching it.”

Jenna Linder, a junior art major, said her family is coming to visit, but they have their own things they plan on doing.

“We’re going to a cook out and to a wine tasting,” she said. “We’ll probably just hang out together too.”

Alexandria Payne, a junior theater arts major, said she plans on taking her parents out to socialize at her neighbor’s apartment.

“We’re also planning on going to the football game, and I’d like to go play bingo, too,” she said. “I’m just going to see what they want to do and go from there.”

Jim Campian, a senior art major, said his parents have events they want to attend during the weekend.

“They really want to go see REO Speedwagon so we’ll go to that even though I’ve never heard a single song by them,” he said.

Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.

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The National Residence Hall Honorary raised more than $6,000 by selling Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirts last week.

Elizabeth Burbatt, NRHH secretary and a Residence Hall Association member, made the announcement that the group made more from the sale of the Tshirts than in past years.

The shirts were on sale last week during ROC Fest, which coincided with Breast Cancer Awareness Week.

“Every year we’ve been increasing our profits, and last year we made $5,500 but we hit over $6,000 this year,” Burbatt said.

At the RHA meeting Thursday, the ROC Fest winner was announced, along with specific awards for each residence hall.

Weller Hall won ROC Fest, and Vice President Amanda Krch announced that for the first time, each hall would get an award as well.

Awards including the Best Awkward Moment and Best Boat Design were given out to each of the halls.

McKinney Hall took second place and Pemberton Hall took third.

Jody Stone, an RHA adviser, also presented to the RHA about the need for three representatives on the Bond Revenue Committee.

He said the representatives on the board will be able to help decide some of the factors that go into room and board costs and get an inside look at some of the processes of Housing and Dining.

“RHA plays a role in what the room and board rates are going to be for the upcoming academic year for the residence halls and Greek Court,” Stone said.

The decision was made by the RHA to donate $25 to the Diva Drag Show, which is taking place on Oct. 29.

The RHA also dispersed into the separate committees to begin individual group planning for the school year.

The committees include programming, social justice and diversity, community service and community development.

The RHA will not meet next week because of fall break.

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Eastern’s football team is averaging 43 points per game, ranking second in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Panthers scored a season-high 51 points in a double overtime loss to in-state rival Illinois State.

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Well, it looks like the Eastern women’s soccer team picked the wrong time to hit an offensive snag in its game.

The Panthers haven’t scored a goal since Sept. 7, which already seems like forever ago.

Four straight shutouts isn’t the way the Panthers wanted to head into conference play, but I still see a little bit of upside to this whole thing.

If you go back and look at those four games, with the exception of the Butler game, all those games were 1-0 losses.

A loss is bad, of course, but a 1-0 loss isn’t too bad.

And that’s just looking at the final score.

Look at those games a little deeper and you will see a different story.

During the Northern Illinois game at Lakeside Field, the first of the four shutouts, Northern scored just three minutes into the game, probably before most fans had even found their seats.

The second shutout was that Butler game that we won’t speak much of.

Three goals from Butler, two of them from Sophia Maccagnone, who is tied for first in goals scored in the Atlantic 10 conference.

Hey, things happen.

The Drake game was next, and the only goal came in the second half in the 68th minute.

Of the last four games, this one was probably the one the Panthers had the best shot to win.

They weren’t blown out in the shot column, as Drake only took a three more shots than they did.

Things just didn’t work out they way they were supposed to, and that’ll happen sometimes, too.

The most recent shutout, against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, was again, 1-0, and the goal came, again, in the opening minutes of the game.

Do you see the pattern here? The Panthers are giving up costly goals from the get go and in turn, it’s costing them games.

This weekend they head to Jacksonville State, a team that has shutout more teams than anyone in the OVC, won more games than anyone in the OVC, and scored more goals than anyone in the OVC. Looks bleak, right?

But hold the phone. Maybe not.

The Panthers have history on their side.

Head coach Summer Perala has never lost to Jacksonville State.

Not only that, Jacksonville State has never scored on an Eastern team with Summer Perala on the sidelines. The Panthers are 3-0 against the Gamecocks under Perala, but it’s not just her.

The Panthers have outscored Jacksonville State 14-5 through the last 10 meetings, seven of those being shutouts.

I really believe this is the weekend they turn it around.

Ja c k s o n v i l l e St a t e m i g h t l o o k a l i t tle better on paper, but if Eastern plays how its been playing the last 10 times it’s played the Gamecocks, they’ll win.

This is a big weekend for Eastern.

A win against the top OVC team, then carry that momentum over to a win over Tennessee Tech on Sunday, then bring it back home and win a few more and ride back into the OVC tournament? I like the sound of that.

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No player has scored more than two goals this season for the men’s soccer team. Sophomore Tayron Martin, redshirt sophomore Chris Boswell and senior Jordan Collins are all tied for the team lead in goals. Through nine games, the Panthers have managed just 10 goals this season.

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The Panthers will host Ohio Valley Conference foe Austin Peay for Family Weekend at 1:30 Saturday at O’Brien Field.

The Panthers enter the game with an overall record of 2-2, but are 1-0 in the OVC for the first time since their 2009 championship season.

On offense, Austin Peay boasts one of the most productive running games in the OVC. Senior running back Wesley Kitts ranks among the leaders in the conference in rushing yards, averaging 105.8 yards per game. He ranks 20th in the nation in yards per game and ranks fifth in the OVC. “I think (Kitts) is a heck of a player,” head coach Dino Babers said. “He is a bigger guy, and they turn around and hand him the ball 25-to-30 times a game. When you hit him, he’s not going to go down.

You have to hit him or hold on (to him) till help comes and you can drag him down.”

Despite the Governors’ 0-4 start, the Panthers know the OVC is a league in which upsets can happen at anytime.

“You can’t overlook a team, especially in the OVC,” junior quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo said. “It’s one of those leagues where anyone can beat anyone and there are always surprises here and there. We are looking at them just like any other team,

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.

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Eastern’s women’s soccer team has found the back of the net just seven times this season. Its .7 goal-per-game average ranks near the bottom in the OVC for goals per game. Senior forward Kristin Germann and junior mid-fielder Caitlin Greene are the only players to record multiple goals this season.

Germann leads the team with three goals.

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Eastern’s volleyball team has dropped 11 of its last 12 matches. During that time, the Panthers have lost seven straight matches and are 0-3 in OVC play.

The men’s and women’s cross country teams have each had runners named to the OVC Runner of the Week list. For the men, sophomore Bryce Basting and red-shirt junior Pablo Ramirez were selected as OVC Runner of the Week. Basting earned the honor for his performance at the Illinois Intercollegiate. He finished seventh out of 339 runners. Ramirez won the award for his performance at the Walt Crawford Open. For the women, senior Olivia Klaus garnered OVC Runner of the Week award for her performance at the Walt Crawford Open. Klaus took home a fourth place finish in the 5K course.

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Jimmy Garoppolo, junior quarterback, throws a pass during the game against Murray State Saturday, Sept.

22. Garoppolo completed 39 passes for 393 yards and five touchdowns during the game.

and we are going to make this one count and look to start out 2-0 in the conference.”

The Panthers are also looking to make a statement on defense as they will look to keep their opponents under 40 points for the first time in the last three games.

“With our offense scoring quick, it provides us with more reps as a

defense on the field,” said Nick Beard, a red-shirt junior defensive back.

The Panthers will be looking to improve three wins on the year, topping last season’s win total.

“It would mean everything (to get that third win),” Garoppolo said. “Getting three wins in a season is more than we have

had in the last two years, so we are going in the right direction and we will see what happens.”

Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-2812 or jbpottorff@eiu.edu.

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with Alison Berens, volleyball middle hitter

Senior reflects on college career Emotions of nostalgia filled senior Alison Berens’ mind when she thought about her four years of college coming to a close.

Even with contemplating going for her master’s degree, the volleyball team captain said she realized that already early in her senior year, she didn’t have many days left as a Panther.

The middle hitter said she began her Panther career as one of the proudest moments in her life, when she received a scholarship to come play at Eastern.

“My mom had overheard my high school athletic director talking (about me) to someone after a home game,” Berens said. “They said something along the lines of, ‘she’ll maybe go to a division-two school.’ So I felt really good when I proved them wrong and got a scholarship to play division-one athletics.”

The O’Fallon native said that now, in her senior year, she has hopes of achieving two goals in academics and athletics

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that she’s had since coming to Eastern.

“In academics, I’d like to graduate with a 3.5 GPA, which has always been my goal,” Berens said “With volleyball, I want to go to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and finish with a winning record this season.”

The OVC preseason honoree’s faith in God is what she said she uses to inspire her to succeed as much as she has in life. She said faith has been a huge part of her life, and wants to succeed for his glory.

It was during her sophomore year on club volleyball that Berens suffered an injury before the national tournament when she said turning to God allowed her to play.

“My sophomore year for club (volleyball) we were going to nationals for the first time and I sprained my ACL and had to sit out for two weeks,” Berens said. “(The coaches) weren’t sure if I was going to make it. So, I prayed and prayed and prayed, I think that was a big reason why I ended up participating in nationals, because of God. I have huge faith in Him.”

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Alison Berens, a senior middle hitter, spikes a ball over the net against Southeast Missouri Friday Sept. 21.

Berens, a management major with a minor in Spanish, said she hopes to someday open her own hair salon.

But for her plans after graduation, she is currently deciding whether to pursue her master’s degree or join the Air Force, which has always been a ‘plan B’ in her mind.

The drive to want to join the Air Force comes from her father, who is currently stationed in Oklahoma as a member of the Air Force. Berens said

she has always admired the work her father has done, despite only seeing him every few months.

Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.

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The Eastern women’s soccer team will hit the road for its second Ohio Valley Conference match of the season at 7 p.m. Friday against Jacksonville State in Jacksonville, Ala. The Panthers will also take on the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at 1 p.m. Sunday in Cookeville, Tenn.

The Gamecocks enter the match with the OVC’s best overall record at 8-2-1, and 1-0 in conference play. The Panthers have lost each of their last four matches, all shutouts, and have only registered two goals in the last six matches. The Panthers enter the match at 2-8, coming off a 1-0 loss in the conference opener to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.

Jacksonville State ranks first in the OVC in goals scored with 20, averaging 1.82 per match. The Gamecocks have also shutout five of their 11 opponents this season, which is also a best in the OVC. Though not having scored since her Aug. 26 hat-trick, senior forward Kristin Germann still leads the Panthers in goals with three. Germann also leads the team in shots with 21 total, and shots on goal with 10.

Eastern leads the OVC in saves with 65 in 10 matches, most of those coming to red-shirt junior goalkeeper Jessica Taldone, who has started every game for the Panthers. Jacksonville State has the second most with 56 in 11 matches.

The Panthers will be likely to see goalkeeper Katelyn Geddings between the pipes for the Gamecocks. The six-foot senior from Warrior, Ala., has appeared in all 11 matches for Jacksonville State.

Jacksonville State is led by sophomore forward Courtney Hurt, who leads the team with five goals.

Despite having the OVC’s best record, the Gamecocks are 1-2-1 when playing at home, compared to a perfect 5-0 on the road. Jacksonville State is coming off two straight wins, beating Samford and Tennessee Tech, both by a score of 2-1.

Eastern head coach Summer Perala is 3-0 alltime against the Gamecocks, with all three wins being shutouts.

The Panthers will continue their road trip with a match at 1 p.m. Sunday in Cookeville, Tenn., to take on Tennessee Tech.

Historically, the Panthers have performed well against the Golden Eagles, holding a 14-3-4 advantage, including a 4-1-3 record on the road against Tennessee Tech.

Tennessee Tech is 2-6-1 on the year with a 0-1 record in conference play, losing 2-1 to Jacksonville State.

Junior forward Ellie Iaciofanco leads the Golden Eagles with six goals this season. Freshman goalkeeper Jordan Brown will likely get the start for Tennessee Tech.

Around the OVC OVC action is in full swing, with all OVC teams playing this weekend.

Eastern Kentucky travels to Nashville, Tenn., to take on Belmont at 3 p.m. Friday. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville will take on Tennessee Tech at 3 p.m. Friday in Cookeville, Tenn.

Murray State will square off with Southeast Missouri at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Austin Peay will play Tennessee-Martin Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Martin, Tenn.

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.

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By Anthony Catezone Assistant Sports Editor

Junior kicker Cam Berra has had quite a season so far this year. Berra nabbed himself Ohio Valley Conference Specialist of the Week honors for his performance in week three, a double overtime loss to Illinois State.

Hailing from St. Louis, Berra is a pre physical therapy major, a two-sport athlete, in football and baseball, and a relative of Major League Baseball hall of famer, Yogi Berra.

Anthony Catezone: What is it like being a two-sport athlete?

Cam Berra: “It’s tough. I really have no offseason so social life kind of sacrifices. It’s busy, seven days a week I’m lifting, practicing just getting better somehow. It’s really time consuming and hard to find time to get schoolwork done. It’s stressful, definitely not the life of a regular student.”

AC: Many student-athletes I’ve talked say that they block their schedule out daily, how are you able to manage your daily schedule?

CB: “You definitely have to think about other things throughout the day, ‘Hey I have weights to do tomorrow, I have to start homework at this time and I have eat at this time.’ Being an athlete you can’t just skip meals like some people do, with working out and lifting. Then you always have to find room for homework, too.”

AC: Do you prefer football or baseball?

CB: “I am a baseball player at heart. Football is fun, but I have been a baseball player my entire life.”

AC: Is there any reason for that?

CB: “I have just been playing baseball a lot longer. I do a lot more in baseball, I have a bigger role. In football, I’m just the kicker. Baseball is something I’ve put my whole life into, football has only been about eight years.”

AC: You’re listed as a utility player, in baseball. I know you played a little bit a first base, second base, right field; do you have a favorite position?

CB: “It doesn’t really matter to me, I mean first base and outfield are nice, but I’m not a second baseman (laughs). It would be nice if coach (Jim Schmitz) said ‘This is your position, get to it,’ but my role on the team the past two years has just been play wherever I’m needed. I’m hoping to get to that every day starting this

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Cameron Berra, a junior kicker, kicks a field goal against Murray State on Saturday, Sept. 22.

year and one position.”

AC: With (head coach) Dino (Babers) coming from Baylor as the special teams coordinator, has he been able to teach you anything about special teams?

CB: “He’s got us to work more, instead of being the lazy kicker, (laughs) he has gotten us to work harder and take our job a little more seriously. That’s his job, as a coach, to make us better, and I think he’s done a great job with all aspects of the team, which has shown off so far.”

AC: Against Illinois State, you kicked the field goal to send it into overtime, as time ran out.

What did that feel like?

CB: “I made six extra points going into that and already hit one field goal in the game before halftime, so I was feeling good. As a kicker, the more comfortable you feel the less nervous you become so that one being 21 yards I was feeling really comfortable.”

AC: You nailed your career-long in that game at 44 yards. What were you thinking lining up for that kick?

CB: “That one had a penalty on it that set us back five yards, and was originally 39 yards, so after I hit that one and it was called back, I knew I drilled it. I just knew as long as I put

the same stroke as I did on the one before, then I knew it would go in.

I was actually more nervous for that one than the game-tying kick.”

AC: What did the OVC Specialist of the Week award for you performance against Illinois State mean to you?

CB: “It definitely meant a lot.

Being a kicker, you work hard to make those important field goals.

It’s kind of your one moment to shine. The O-line works their butt off, they do a great job on field goals, too. I can’t kick the ball without linemen, a snapper and a holder. It’s a team effort to put points on the board.”

AC: I know you’re related to Yogi Berra. Have you ever met him?

CB: “I’ve met him a few times, never at a family function. I met him at some autograph sessions.”

AC: Really? Did you talk to him about it at all?

CB: “Yeah, we talked about it.

I mean he’s my grandpa’s cousin, but my grandpa passed away when I was five or six, so there was never really anything there. But yeah they grew up together in St. Louis.”

AC: Do you have any pregame rituals or superstitions?

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CB: “Yeah, it really depends on what’s working at the time, whether it’s stretching a certain way, my warmup routine, or if I do something different I say ‘Uh oh, I didn’t do this last time. Now what’s going to happen?’ I’d say I’m definitely superstitious (laughs,) especially as a kicker.”

AC: Do yo u h a ve a f a vo r i t e place in the world, whether it’s a vacation spot, just your room, anywhere?

CB: “I like to be on the golf course.”

AC: Oh, really?

CB: “Yeah, I enjoy golf. It’s relaxing, yet competitive at the same time. I’ve played all my life and it just relaxes me. I just go out there and have fun.

AC: What’s the lowest you ever shot?

CB: “I shot a 69 a few times.”

AC: Ever think about being a three-sport athlete?

CB: “(Laughs), no I haven’t thought about being a three-sport athlete, but I definitely thought about playing golf in college. So I had to think about that and baseball earlier in life.”

Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.

It’s rare for a soccer player’s biggest weapon to be his arm, but that’s exactly the case for Eastern sophomore midfielder Jake Irwin.

Irwin has a unique throwing motion that has always been effective, he said.

It was effective against Central Arkansas this season when one of his throw-ins went through the opposing goalkeeper’s hands and into the net for a goal.

His throwing motion is not typical; in fact, he said people have asked him if he’s ever broken his back before – that’s how weird it looks.

“I get my back arched, bring the ball forward and slingshot it forward,” Irwin said.

Rather than having a normal arch throw over his head, Irwin’s back and arms straighten like a board in the middle of his release, like a catapult.

“Nobody taught me how to throw,” Irwin said. “I’ve just always been able to do it.”

It’s been such a part of Eastern’s offense that the team has set plays for when Irwin throws the ball into play, he said.

He said the plays are set up similarly to a free kick or corner kick. If the ball goes out of play before reaching the end line and Irwin ends up throwing next to the corner field flag, it’s exactly like a corner kick.

“I can loft (the ball) or do a line drive,” Irwin said. “I’m pretty accurate with my throws now, I mean, we scored off of it.”

Irwin hasn’t had to change his throwing motion in his soccer career, but said there are people that nit-pick about his style.

“The way I throw it in, there’s nothing wrong with it as long as I don’t lift my foot or anything,” Irwin said.

His throw isn’t just a game day advantage either. The team practices his throw-ins, so it’s prepared for it.

“Whenever we get in range of the goal, we’re going to use it,” Irwin said.

“It’s a big part of what we do.”

Irwin doesn’t have any goals this season because the throw-in goal was counted as an own goal against Central Arkansas’ goalkeeper.

Even so, Irwin said he scored the goal.

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Red-shirt junior Erik Lora is the nation’s top wide receiver.

The Miami native has posted four 100-yard games, broken multiple school records and shattered an Ohio Valley Conference record that stood for 43 years.

In his last game, against Murray State, Lora recorded 269 yards and three touchdowns on 21 catches.

The 269 yards and 21 catches were both school records, and the 21 catches set the OVC record for catches in a single game.

“Honestly, I never thought I would set a record,” Lora said. “I set pretty high standards for myself, but never would I have thought that I would break school and conference records. I give all the praise to the O-line, Jimmy (Garoppolo) and all the receivers.”

Along with posting career-highs in every receiving statistic, Lora also made his mark in the passing game, throwing the game-winning pass on a two-point conversion to red-shirt senior Von Wise to give the Panthers a 50-49 win.

“I’m going to be honest, both of them our pretty spectacular, but Von (Wise) made that play,” Lora said. “The ball may have been there, but it was a pretty ugly throw and Von made a great catch.”

On top of his record-breaking performance against Murray State, the speedy wide receiver leads the FCS in receiving yards (647), receptions per game (12), and receiving yards per game (161.75). He also ranks 12th nationally in all-purpose yards, totaling 163.75 yards per game.

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“The guy never gives up and never surrenders; he’s everything you would want in football player. ” Head Football Coach Dino Babers

ter catch,” he said. “Who knows how many of those 21 passes were thrown downfield? We throw a lot of screens and I just focus on getting yards after the catch. Every yard helps the offense so I just keep driving my feet and hopefully I will fall forward.”

For his season expectations, Lora said he set the bar at 1,000 yards, but with his recent offensive surge he is looking to be even more productive in the passing game this season.

“After the first two games, when I went over 100 yards, I set the bar at 1,000,” he said. “A 1,000 yard season wouldn’t be too bad, but after the games I’ve had lately, its now just about reaching for the stars.”

Although Lora is having a historic 2012 season, he has battled through adversity during his career at Eastern, as he was forced to miss the entire 2011 season with a hip injury.

“I had surgery down in Miami, Florida,” Lora said. “I stayed home the whole summer just working and doing physical therapy everyday. Then, I came back up here when school started and went through another rehabilitation period where I started running and getting back in to the motions.”

Although Lora did not see any action on the field during the 2011 season, he did get back on the practice field and played a pivotal role in the team’s weekly preparation.

“About midway through last season they threw me back on the field to see how I was doing,” he said. “I helped out on the scout team since I wasn’t playing, but it felt good to be back whether I was doing anything during games or not. It just felt good to play football again.”

The lengthy rehabilitation process has paid dividends for Lora, as he is on pace to record the best statistical season a wide receiver has ever had at Eastern.

He is on pace for 132 receptions, 1,779 yards and 19 touchdowns. Those numbers would shatter previous Eastern records, as no receiver has caught more than 76 passes, 17 touchdowns or gone over the 1,300-yard mark in a season.

“The guy never gives up and never surrenders; he’s everything you would want in a football player” head coach Dino Babers said. “If you get 95 players like that, you are going to win a lot of ball games and a lot of championships. We have a lot of people like that on this football team, but there is no doubt Erik (Lora) represents the right stuff you want from your guys.”

Erik Lora and the Panthers will be in action when they host Austin Peay at 1:30 p.m. Saturday for Family Weekend.

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Erik Lora, a red-shirt junior wide receiver, spins his way out of a tackle in the game against Murray State on Saturday, Sept. 22. The Panthers will host Austin Peay at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Sophomore scrum-half emerges as leader

By Nicholas Ruffolo Staff Reporter

A sophomore out of Moweaqua, Carissa Burge continues to improve her game and is developing into a leader in only her second season.

The 5-foot-9 scrum-half graduated from Central A&M High School in her home town with the class of 2011. She lettered in four sports in high school, including softball, basketball, track and volleyball. She also notably was one of the three finalists for ESPN Decatur Top ‘Female Athlete of the Year.’

Burge began her career at Eastern with almost no knowledge of the sport, and has since developed into a key skill player for the rugby team.

“I’ve definitely developed as a player since I came here not know-

ing anything about rugby,” Burge said. “Now I would say I have a pretty good grasp of the fundamentals.”

As the designated kicker, Burge also practices her kicking game as much as she can in an attempt to gain an upper hand over the competition. The second-year player puts in extra time after each practice to work on her fundamentals and improve her fitness level.

“Well, (laughs) it doesn’t give me a lower-hand, obviously,” Burge said.

“Working outside of practice is going to help my fitness and make me in better shape than (the competition).”

In addition to Burge noticing her own self-improvement, Eastern head coach Frank Graziano has also taken notice.

“She has prepared better com-

ing into this season,” Graziano said.

“I’m actually moving her around a lot more this season because of her talent.”

In senior flanker Stefanie Mahan’s absence, Burge has stepped up her role on both sides of the ball.

She leads the team in tackles (16) and is emerging as a key defender for the Panther squad. On the offensive side of the pitch, Burge is second in points (six) and is 3-for-6 on twopoint conversion attempts.

Nick Ruffolo can be reached at 581-2812 or nfruffolo@eiu.edu.

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Eastern’s football team is averaging 43 points per game, ranking second in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Panthers scored a season-high 51 points in a double overtime loss to in-state rival Illinois State.

Dominic Renzetti

Big weekend awaits team Well, it looks like the Eastern women’s soccer team picked the wrong time to hit an offensive snag in its game.

The Panthers haven’t scored a goal since Sept. 7, which already seems like forever ago.

Four straight shutouts isn’t the way the Panthers wanted to head into conference play, but I still see a little bit of upside to this whole thing.

If you go back and look at those four games, with the exception of the Butler game, all those games were 1-0 losses.

A loss is bad, of course, but a 1-0 loss isn’t too bad.

And that’s just looking at the final score.

Look at those games a little deeper and you will see a different story.

During the Northern Illinois game at Lakeside Field, the first of the four shutouts, Northern scored just three minutes into the game, probably before most fans had even found their seats.

The second shutout was that Butler game that we won’t speak much of.

Three goals from Butler, two of them from Sophia Maccagnone, who is tied for first in goals scored in the Atlantic 10 conference.

Hey, things happen.

The Drake game was next, and the only goal came in the second half in the 68th minute.

Of the last four games, this one was probably the one the Panthers had the best shot to win.

They weren’t blown out in the shot column, as Drake only took a three more shots than they did.

Things just didn’t work out they way they were supposed to, and that’ll happen sometimes, too.

The most recent shutout, against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, was again, 1-0, and the goal came, again, in the opening minutes of the game.

Do you see the pattern here? The Panthers are giving up costly goals from the get go and in turn, it’s costing them games.

This weekend they head to Jacksonville State, a team that has shutout more teams than anyone in the OVC, won more games than anyone in the OVC, and scored more goals than anyone in the OVC. Looks bleak, right?

But hold the phone. Maybe not.

The Panthers have history on their side.

Head coach Summer Perala has never lost to Jacksonville State.

Not only that, Jacksonville State has never scored on an Eastern team with Summer Perala on the sidelines. The Panthers are 3-0 against the Gamecocks under Perala, but it’s not just her.

The Panthers have outscored Jacksonville State 14-5 through the last 10 meetings, seven of those being shutouts.

I really believe this is the weekend they turn it around.

Ja c k s o n v i l l e St a t e m i g h t l o o k a l i t tle better on paper, but if Eastern plays how its been playing the last 10 times it’s played the Gamecocks, they’ll win.

This is a big weekend for Eastern.

A win against the top OVC team, then carry that momentum over to a win over Tennessee Tech on Sunday, then bring it back home and win a few more and ride back into the OVC tournament? I like the sound of that.

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.

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No player has scored more than two goals this season for the men’s soccer team. Sophomore Tayron Martin, redshirt sophomore Chris Boswell and senior Jordan Collins are all tied for the team lead in goals. Through nine games, the Panthers have managed just 10 goals this season.

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Eastern’s women’s soccer team has found the back of the net just seven times this season. Its .7 goal-per-game average ranks near the bottom in the OVC for goals per game. Senior forward Kristin Germann and junior mid-fielder Caitlin Greene are the only players to record multiple goals this season.

Germann leads the team with three goals.

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Eastern’s volleyball team has dropped 11 of its last 12 matches. During that time, the Panthers have lost seven straight matches and are 0-3 in OVC play.

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The men’s and women’s cross country teams have each had runners named to the OVC Runner of the Week list. For the men, sophomore Bryce Basting and red-shirt junior Pablo Ramirez were selected as OVC Runner of the Week. Basting earned the honor for his performance at the Illinois Intercollegiate. He finished seventh out of 339 runners. Ramirez won the award for his performance at the Walt Crawford Open. For the women, senior Olivia Klaus garnered OVC Runner of the Week award for her performance at the Walt Crawford Open. Klaus took home a fourth place finish in the 5K course.

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Eastern’s volleyball team recorded two Red-shirt junior Erik monumental wins durLora and junior quarEastern’s rugby team ing its non-conference terback Jimmy Garophas had a rough start to schedule. The Panthers polo were named the 2012 season. Eastknocked off in-state foe National Players of the ern, the class of DiviSenior forward Kristin and Big East member Week by the Sports sion-I women’s rugby, Germann recorded a DePaul in their first Network and College hat-trick against Cleve- game of the season.

Sporting News. Garop- has started its season with a 0-2 record for land State. Her threeThey knocked off the polo earned the honor the first time in progoal effort proved Blue Demons in four following his week one gram history.

The Pancrucial, as the Pansets, defeating them performance against thers have lost more thers recorded their 25-20, 25-19, 22-25, in-state rival Southern games this season than first win of the season 25-22. They recorded Illinois-Carbondale. He against the Vikings. their second upset win threw for a then career- they did from 2008best 369 yards and five 2011 when they won 40 Germann scored in the against Atlantic Coast of their 41 games. The 30th minute, 75th minConference (ACC) touchdowns in a winrugby team will return ute and recorded the member Wake Forest. ning effort. Lora garfrom a three-week game-winning goal in The Panthers edged nered national honors break when they host overtime, scoring the the Demon Deacon’s in following his recordLindenwood on Oct. 4 decisive goal in the four sets, 25-23, 21-25, breaking performance at Lakeside Field.

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25-20, 25-20. against Murray State.

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No. 5 Red-shirt junior wide receiver Erik Lora rewrote Eastern and Ohio Valley Conference record books on Sept. 22 against Murray State. The speedy wide receiver caught 21 passes for 269 yards.

The 21 catches set an Eastern record and broke a 43-year-old conference record for catches in a game. His 269 receiving yards also set a program record for yards in a game.

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Panthers look for leadership

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Von Wise, a red-shirt senior wide reciever, made the game winning catch during overtime against Murray State on Saturday, Sept. 22, on a 2-point conversion. Wise had 3 reception for 25 yards and a touchdown during the game.

Winning with Wise

that Wise and his teammates wouldn’t look back.

Giving up a 13-point lead early and Senior wide receiver Von Wise has toallowing an opponent to go on a 29-0 taled seven receptions for 59 yards and run is something most teams wouldn’t one touchdown through four games this be able to bounce back from, including season. However, in this early season, Eastern football teams of recent history.

Wise may have already been on the reWise said this year is different, though. ceiving end of arguably one of the most The fact that they’re a family is what alimportant catches in Eastern football hislowed them to get past the deficit. tory.

“In years past when we would get On Sept. 22, the Panthers opened up down, everybody would start pointtheir Ohio Valley Conference schedule at ing fingers,” Wise said. “But this year, home with a bout against Murray State. something we really preach is family.

The game finished with teammates With family, you’re going to get into it, CROSS COUNT Y sprinting to Wise out of bounds, just but it’s not how you get into it, it’s how outside the end zone. Consumed with you work it out. That’s what we’re doing elation, the team was responsible for now, if something happens to go wrong, sending the fans at O’Brien Field into an we get together as a team and we go at it uproar. and fix it.”

A 50-49 overtime victory is what On the stat sheet, Wise isn’t seen as caused such a scene to unfold on that making an impact worth noting. Howchilly Saturday night in Charleston. The ever, it isn’t the measure of his statistics win came on the heels of a two-point that has matter this season. conversion that had Wise on the receivWhat the stat sheet doesn’t say is ing end. at what a crucial moment Wise’s one The trick-play drawn up had red-shirt touchdown on the year came at, or the junior wide receiver Erik Lora running pressure that was on as he caught the an end around, and receiving a pitch game-winning two-point conversion. from junior quarterback Jimmy GaropWise isn’t posting bolstering numbers in polo. It was Lora’s decision to either run his final season as a Panther. Whether or By Holden Fuehne the ball in for the score, or pass to Wise, not he’s making impact plays on the oth- Staff Reporter who was open in the near, front corner er hand? Well, history speaks for itself. of the end zone. With two defenders in Bryce Basting is not only the best his face, Lora made the decision to go Anthony Catezone can runner on the Eastern cross country to Wise, converting the two-points for be reached at 581-2812 squad, but he is one of the best runEastern’s first conference win. or ajcatezone@eiu.edu. ners in the Ohio Valley Conference.

He was named to the All-OVC team last year as a freshman and looks well on his way to another spot on the team this season.

One of the biggest reasons he’s become such a great runner? His brothers.

Bryce began seriously running when he was in eighth grade in aspirations to be like his older brothers.

“I ran because that’s what my brothers did,” he said. “I guess like any other younger brother, you look up to your brothers.”

One brother, Reid, made a special Saturday, September 29th impact, as he ran track at Eastern.

“My brother made a huge impact 8a.m. ‘til 3p.m. on me,” Basting said. “He was one of the guys who never cut corners.”

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“I came in at tight end and what happened was Erik (Lora) came around on the reverse and when he got the ball I snuck out and ran a short corner route,” Wise said. “When the linebacker saw Erik (Lora) get the reverse he came down off of me and that gave me just enough time to get open outside of him.”

Wise stands 6-feet, 4-inches tall, with a decorated high school career. However, it was the first time he has ever been on the receiving end of a game-winning pass.

“It felt great, because that was the first time I caught a game-winning pass,” the Cincinnati native said. “I went numb after it happened and I just saw all my teammates running at me. I remember just thinking, ‘Wow, man, this really happened.’”

Both Wise and Lora know it wasn’t the most graceful of passes, but it was graceful enough to win the game. In Lora’s eyes, though, it was all Wise on the play.

“Von (Wise) made that play,” Lora said. “The ball may have been there, but it was a pretty ugly throw and Von (Wise) made a great catch.”

That wasn’t Wise’s only big catch of the game either. His eight-yard touchdown reception with 10:47 remaining in the third quarter put an end to a 29-0 Racers run, after the Panthers jumped out to a 20-7 lead early. Wise’s touchdown shortened the deficit to nine, with the Racers leading 36-27. It was then,

Eastern’s men’s golf team is half way through the fall season. So far, the road has been tough for the Panthers.

Coming into the season Eastern did not have any sort of expectations due to inexperience and youth, but were confident that if everyone on the squad could help carry the load they could be a contender in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In the first tournament of the fall season, at Pine Mountain Resort in Pine Mountain, Ky., for the MSU Wasioto Winds Fall Kick-Off, senior Kevin Flack scored a 217 (+1) which led the Panthers in that tournament and was good for 10th place finish. Senior Tommy Ponce finished in 30th place overall individually with a score of 224 (+8).

Eastern finished in 10th place out of 14 teams.

Finishing near the bottom of the tournament was not something coach Moncel wanted to happen to start the fall season.

The second tournament was held at the Kampen Golf Course in West Lafayette, Ind., for the Purdue Midwest Shootout. It was not much better for the Panthers as they finished in 8th place out of 9 teams.

Eastern finished with an overall score of 646 (+70). Flack once again

led the Panthers in overall individual scoring with a 155 (+11), good for a 21st overall finish.

After Flack, the next highest score by an Eastern player was by freshman Austin Sproles who finished tied for 43rd place.

Sproles has been one of the bright spots so far this season. The freshman has been a nice addition to the team after finishing in the top three in individual scoring for Eastern players in the first two tournaments.

“As a freshman, I still have high expectations for myself,” Sproles said. “I do want to be one of the top performers. I need to keep working hard, keep improving my short game and straighten out my driver.”

Coming into the season, the Panthers only had three seniors in Flack, Ponce, and Travis Smyczynski. While Flack has helped carry the load, Ponce has not played his best golf due to a back issue he had before the season started.

The Panthers will compete in two tournaments this fall before breaking for the spring season. The next match is at Ruffled Feathers Golf Course in Lemont, Ill., for the DePaul Fall Invitational.

Cody Delmendo can be reached at 581-2812 or cddelmendo@eiu.edu

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Basting’s has done plenty of things right this year, with two topten finishes in two races and an OVC Runner of the Week honor.

He has accomplished quite a bit since his humble beginnings.

He was a track star in high school (he competes in track at Eastern as well). He placed seventh in his junior year in the 3A state 800-meter run. He finished ninth the following year.

He has broken out to a great start this season, finishing in the top twelve in each meet. His performance at the Illinois Intercollegiate really stands out. Not only did he finish seventh, but he ran the 20th fastest 8k time in Eastern history.

Although he has posted great numbers in just over a season at Eastern, he is striving for more.

“My expectation for this season is to have one of the top ten fastest times in the 8k at Eastern,” he said.

Judging by his start this season, this isn’t exactly an unreachable goal.

“I would love to go to nationals,” he said. “But, if I get close, I’ll be okay with it.”

Basting’s and the cross country team will compete in the Louisville Cross Country Classic at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday in Louisville, Ky. Holden Fuehne can be reached at 581-2812 or hjfuehne@eiu.edu.

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A few tricks up his sleeve Men’s team strives The first touchdown scored in the new era of Eastern football wasn't exactly what fans were expecting. It wasn't Erik Lora, Chris Wright or Jake Walker. It wasn't even thrown by Jimmy Garoppolo.

The first touchdown of the season under new head coach Dino Babers came from red-shirt sophomore tight end Sam Hendricks, a former high school quarterback.

Hendricks, who played at Indian Hill High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, rushed for 1,487 yards and 24 touchdowns while passing for 1,129 yards in his senior season, came to Eastern as a tight end.

He said the coaching staff's knowledge of his quarterback roots gave them confidence in him to make those types of plays.

“Knowing that I have played QB and whatnot has made them confident to allow me to throw the ball on some of those double passes,” he said.

Hendricks never even thought he'd throw a football in college.

“It feels good,” he said. “They had known that I played quarterback in high school, and I also have practiced as QB a little bit during spring practice and a couple weeks throughout fall camp.”

Hendricks' first pass of his college career was to red-shirt wide receiver Chavar Watkins, who Hendricks said he just hoped was open.

“I was just really hoping Chavar was open, and it turned out perfect,” he said.

“Just a pitch and catch.”

The Panthers went on to beat Southern Illinois-Carbondale 49-28 in the season opener with the help of their new uptempo offense.

“The offense is working out very well,” he said. “We have definitely minimized the mistakes that we made early on. We're definitely clicking. We've kept the uptempo rolling. It's been nice.”

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Sam Hendricks, a red-shirt sophomore tight end, is averaging 12.5 yards a reception on the season. Hendricks also scored the first touchdown of the season on a 40-yard double pass to Chavar Watkins, a red-shirt senior wide reciever, in the game against Southern Illinois-Carbondale.

simple, Hendricks said.

“It's a simple offense once you understand it,” he said. “It's nice that we can actually run about 100 plays a game. It's just easy.”

Hendricks said the new offense was introduced to the team lightly, and now its easy.

“In spring, the installment was very light,” he said. “They didn't want to badger us with all the different kinds of plays, but now since we've gotten the concept

down, we've been able to put in every one, and it's just coming easy to us.”

The 40-yard touchdown in the first game has been Hendricks' only pass so far this season, but he said he's open to more.

“I mean, if it comes my way, I'm not going to complain,” he said. “Whatever's necessary to win, I'm all for it.”

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.

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The Eastern men’s soccer team will host its third home game Sunday against Missouri-Kansas City.

Kansas City is coming into the match with a 2-4-2 record, having won its last game against Fort Wayne, 2-1.

This season, Kansas City is winless on the road, coming up with three losses and two ties in five games.

Last weekend, Eastern played Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis and its top goalkeeper, Eduardo Cortes.

Cortes and IUPUI held the Panthers to one goal. Cortes was named defensive player of the week in the Summit League.

Against Kansas City, Eastern will be up against another top Summit League goalkeeper.

Kevin Corby leads the Summit League in goal against (3), goal against average (0.91) and save percentage (85 percent). He’s made 17 saves in four games this season.

Eastern enters the game looking to change the trend of always having to come from behind in games.

The Panthers have two wins this season, but have been forced to try to come from behind in all of their losses except one.

The Panthers scored the opening goal against Dayton earlier this season, but gave up four consecutive in a 4-1 loss to the Flyers.

Three goal scorers, all of which lead the team with two goals apiece, lead Eastern.

Red-shirt sophomore midfielder Chris Boswell, senior defender Jordan Collins and sophomore forward Tayron Martin have all scored two

goals this season.

Kansas City’s offense averages 0.8 goals per game, while Eastern is scoring 1.1 goals per game – third in the Summit League.

Eastern’s defense is giving up 1.96 goals per game, while Kansas City is giving up 1.71 goals per game.

Around the Summit League There were three Summit League games Tuesday, including IndianaPurdue-Indianapolis back in action after defeating Eastern last Saturday.

IUPUI played Western Michigan to a 1-1 tie, while Western Illinois lost to Northern Kentucky, 1-0.

Fort Wayne was looking for its first win against Kentucky Tuesday, but lost 5-1.

IUPUI, Oakland and Kansas City are in a three-way tie for first place in the Summit League with 1-0 records. IUPUI has a 4-6-2 overall record and has played two more games than any other Summit League team this season.

The Jaguars are in the points lead in the conference with 14 points, having played more games than anyone else.

Oakland has the best overall record at 4-3, while Kansas City is 2-4-2 so far this season.

Oakland has scored four more goals than any other team this season. Oakland’s 17 goals give it a plus-five advantage in goals against opponents, 17-12.

No other Summit League has a positive goal differential average this season, although Omaha is even at 12-12.

Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.

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Ponce provides leadership Panthers aiming for

By Cody Delmendo Staff Reporter

Eastern senior Tommy Ponce is one of three seniors on the Panther golf team this season.

Ponce, a business marketing major, has had quite the career at Eastern.

Ponce’s best memory of his Panther career was when he and his teammates played at a PGA Tour course.

“The spring break trip last year in Florida, when our team all played TPC Sawgrass together,” Ponce said. “That was my best memory at Eastern.”

Under Coach Mike Moncel, Ponce said he has learned a lot and knows his strengths and weaknesses.

“For me, my strongest attribute would definitely be my short game,” Ponce said. “Whenever my putting and my chipping around the greens is on, it’s usually when it just affects the rest of my game. So, if I’m putting and chipping well, it usually helps my driving off the tee. It’s just when you get that kind of confidence with your short game it kind of builds off the rest of your game.”

His freshman year, he saw limited action and only appeared in the Butler Fall Invitational where he tied for 72nd individually. Although in his sophomore season, he saw more action. Ponce finished with a 78.5 stroke average during his second year on campus. He had a season-best 24th place finish at the DePaul Fall Invitational, which was the very first tournament of the year.

Ponce’s junior season was even better. He had a stroke average of 76.5.

He finished in the Top 20 three times at tournaments. Ponce tied for 14th place individually at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate, and also finished tied for 17th place individually at both the SIU-Edwardsville Fall Invitational and Butler Bulldog Florida Invitational.

So far this fall, Ponce has struggled.

At the MSU Wasioto Winds Fall KickOff, he finished in 30th place overall with a score of 224 (+8). At the Purdue Midwest Shootout, Ponce struggled again, finishing tied for 45th place with a score of 164 (+20).

“I’ve played alright, I don’t think I’ve played as well as I can, because two weeks before school I hurt my back, so I took a break,” Ponce said.

“Once I got back to school I just started getting back into it, because I hadn’t played in a couple weeks. And I was a little rusty to start, but I feel like it’s getting back to where I want it to be.”

Although Ponce hasn’t performed as well as he would like to, he had high praise for his teammates.

“In my opinion, (the best player is) definitely Kevin Flack,” he said. “He’s playing very well right now. He’s always been a great player. This summer he worked hard and he’s been improving ever since then and he’s still improving right now.”

As a senior, Ponce has been looked upon as a teammate who provides leadership and eases the transition to collegiate golf for the newcomers on this years team.

“I feel like I have (been a leader),” Ponce said. “We lost five seniors from last year so we have a few freshman,

“Right now, I don’t think anyone has played up to their potential...I feel like if we all played like we should we have potential to be a decent team.”

Tommy Ponce, senior golfer

and a few transfers this year so we are really young. I’ve gotten to know them pretty well, and I’ve been able to show them the ropes. I feel like if you asked them, I’d be the one on the team who has helped them out the most.”

This also means this is his last year at Eastern, so Ponce has some decisions to make come next spring.

Cody Delmendo can be reached at 581-2812 or cddelmendo@eiu.edu For an extended version of this story, go to dailyeasternnews.com

consistent defense The Eastern men’s soccer team is struggling defensively this year, and it’s costing the Panthers games every time they take the field.

The three teams at the bottom of the ladder in the Summit League, Eastern, Oral Roberts and Indiana-PurdueFort Wayne, have the three worst goals against averages.

Eastern is giving up 1.96 goals per game, but that’s nothing compared to the other two teams. Fort Wayne gives up 2.58 goals per game. Oral Roberts gives up 2.86 goals per game.

Defense is a big part of the team and Eastern head coach Adam Howarth said multiple times this year that the Panthers are working on fixing their shortcomings on the back line.

The Panthers’ back line has its most experienced player on it, senior defender Ian McCausland, which should help them make the defense formidable.

In the two home games this season, McCausland has looked good in both – pushing forward when the time is right and holding off charging defenders along the sidelines.

The defense has been one of the least touched units on the team in terms of changing the lineups in games.

McCausland, Jake Plant, Jordan Collins and Conor Bartuch have been on the starting line for the most part and haven’t been subbed out in games.

This could be because chemistry is a big deal on the defensive end. The four guys have to be able to communicate and make adjustments as they play.

They have to be talking to their goal-

Alex McNamee keeper, too. The goalkeeper, though, hasn’t been a stable position this year like I thought it would be.

Senior goalkeeper Evan Turner has waited his turn for this to be the season he’ll be the starter, but freshman goalkeeper Garrett Creasor has gotten a lot of time.

However, Creasor, not Turner, has been the better goalkeeper in the games he’s played. Creasor was in net for the Panthers’ two wins.

While there is consistency on the back line, there’s still something wrong and the Panthers are trying to figure it out.

Consistency in goal would be a big help. Players like IUPUI goalkeeper Eduardo Cortes have helped carry their teams to the top of the league this year, although we’re only one game in.

But we are only one game in, so a lot has yet to be decided. The Panthers have time to figure out their issues on defense and keep teams from scoring so much.

It’s not fun playing from behind all the time and the Panthers have to find a way to change that if they want to be successful this year in the Summit League.

Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.

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Senior lineman anchors defense, makes presence felt

By Jordan Pottorff Sports Editor

All 6-feet-2-inches and 230-pounds of Artaveous Dowdell anchors the Panthers’ defensive line.

The red-shirt senior defensive end has led the Panthers in sacks in each of the last two seasons, and is off to a quick start in 2012.

The Belle Glade, Fla., native ranks second on the team in tackles for loss (3.5), and is tied for the team-lead in sacks with two. He has also broken up two passes and has forced and recovered a fumble.

Dowdell knows that he is counted on to provide the Panthers with a consistent pass rush that will keep the opposing quarterback uncomfortable in the pocket.

“Well, game in and game out I know the team is counting on me on 3rd down and 4th down to get a good pass rush,” he said. “That’s what I take pride in. I just look to get better in practice everyday so when my number is called, I’ll show up.”

Last season, Dowdell produced in every game, and as a result, he was a

Second Team All-OVC selection. He ranked second in the Ohio Valley Conference in sacks and led the team with 7.5 tackles for loss.

“Artaveous Dowdell, our defensive end, is one of the premier defensive ends in our league,” head coach Dino Babers said. “We expect great things from him.”

Dowdell was a member of the 2009 OVC championship team and feels that this team is capable of making a special run during his senior season.

“My biggest accomplishment was in 2009 when we won the OVC championship,” he said. “We just need to build off the good things we did last year and stick together. If we stick together a lot of things could be accomplished.”

He also said the newly implemented up-tempo offense is an advantage for the defense because they practice against an offense that is capable of scoring 40-plus points each game.

“It gives us an advantage because we know we are in shape,” he said. “That’s the key thing here. It just gives us a different element of football going against that kind of offense everyday.”

The Panther defense has produced at key points this season, but with Eastern’s up-tempo offense, it has caused the defense to spend the majority of the game on the field.

“We just look at it that our offense goes out there and handles business,

and we just got to get back on the field and get the ball back for our offense,” Dowdell said.

Eastern’s defense is on the field for an OVC-high 35.6 minutes per game.

Despite these numbers, they rank near the top in rushing defense, sacks and red-zone defense.

“I feel like our defense is up for a challenge every week,” Dowdell said.

“Our coaches hold us to high standards, and we come out looking to get better each and every week.”

Although the Panthers are tough against the run, they rank near the bottom of the conference in passing yards against per game, something Dowdell feels like will change as the team gets more comfortable with the new defensive scheme.

“The first couple weeks we were coming off of summer and fall camp and were still getting adjusted to the new defense,” he said. “After playing a few games together we see where we need to be, what we need to do and each week we are getting better and better.”

Dowdell and the Panthers will get their first chance to improve on the defensive side when they host Austin Peay at 1:30 p.m. Saturday for Family Weekend.

Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-2812 or jbpottorff@eiu.edu.

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FOOTBALL MID-SEASON REPORT

Panthers’offense among nation’s best

Exchange student making strides

By Jordan Pottorff Sports Editor

By Alex McNamee Staff Reporter

Victor Krogmann is the tallest player on the Eastern men’s soccer team at 6 feet, 8 inches.

“I get a lot of comments about it, 6 foot 8 is not usual in soccer,” Krogmann said.

It’s not typical for soccer players to be that tall, but Krogmann isn’t a typical Eastern soccer player either.

Krogmann is from Hamburg, Germany, and played club soccer with SC Nienstedten, but always wanted to go to the United States to go to college.

His aspirations heightened after his best friend in Germany came to Eastern in an exchange program and ran track.

Krogmann said his friend was excited about what Eastern offered, a good track team that won a lot of championships.

When his friend returned, the two decided to go back to Eastern together.

Krogmann got in contact with Eastern head coach Adam Howarth, sent him a game tape and visited in March.

Coming from Germany to the United States, Krogmann said he’s noticed a lot of differences, especially in the people he meets.

Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.

For an extended version of this story, go to dailyeasternnews.com

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Artavious Dowdell, a senior defensive end, has 14 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble on the season. Dowdell ranked 6th on the team in tackles last season with 45 (23 solo), and has had 128 total tackles in his career at Eastern.

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Victor Krogmann is a freshman forward from Hamburg, Germany and played club soccer with SC Nienstedten.

Eastern football is relevant for the first time since its 2009 Ohio Valley Conference championship season.

The Panthers have opened the new era with a 2-2 overall record and a 1-0 start in conference play. First-year head coach Dino Babers has implemented an up-tempo offense that is among the nations best in scoring and offensive production.

In Eastern’s season opening win over in-state rival Southern Illinois-Carbondale, the Panthers saw a career-performance from junior quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. He threw for a then careerbest 369 yards and five touchdowns en route to the 49-28 win.

Garoppolo was named the National Offensive Player of the Week by the Sports Network and also garnered OVC Player of the Week honors for his week one performance.

Along with Garoppolo’s five touchdown passes, the Panthers had two other players throw touchdown passes as red-shirt junior wide receiver Erik Lora and red-shirt sophomore tight end Sam Hendricks each threw touchdown passes in the win. Lora led all receivers with 13 catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns in his first game since the 2010 season.

The following week, Eastern faced off against its lone FBS opponent, Western Michigan. The Panthers held tough through the first quarter, but the highpowered Bronco offense rattled off 28 unanswered points in the second quarter en route to the picking up the 5221 win.

Garoppolo threw for 225 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions against Western Michigan. Lora surpassed the 100-yard mark for the second straight game, totaling 115 yards on five

catches.

In week three, the Panthers faced off against in-state rival Illinois State in the 101 meeting of the Mid-America Classic. The game was an instant classic with the Redbirds coming away with a 54-51 victory in double overtime.

Garoppolo threw for a career-best 387 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. Illinois State quarterback Matt Brown threw for a career-high 473 yards and five touchdowns.

In week four, Eastern’s most recent game, it hosted Murray State in the OVC opener. The Panthers again found themselves in an overtime battle, but got the desired result against the Racers, recording a 50-49 upset win in overtime.

The come-from-behind win was highlighted by a gutsy two-point conversion call that had Lora throwing the game-winning pass to red-shirt senior wide receiver Von Wise.

Along with throwing the game-winning pass, Lora broke a 43-year-old record for receptions in a game. Lora’s 21 catch, 269-yard performance also set program records for catches and receiving yards in a game. He was named Co-National Player of the Week by the Sports Network and College Sporting News for his record-breaking performance.

As a team, the Panthers rank among the best in the nation in offensive production. They rank fourth nationally in passing offense, seventh in scoring offense and eighth in total offense.

In the OVC, the Panthers boast one of the most prolific offensive attacks, averaging 50 points per game. They also lead the conference in touchdowns and rank second in total offense and third in total offensive yards.

Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-2812 or jbpottorff@eiu.edu.

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Rock 'N' Bowl

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- 3 p.m. to 4:15 West - University Ballroom Jr. King End, Martin Luther University Union -Free admission

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-Check in: 8:30 9:15 a.m - Race start time: and - Campus Pond Panther Trail - $20 entry fee

-10:30 a.m. to 1:30 Tailgate Area -O’Brien Stadium -$10.50 per person

- 12 p.m. to 1:30 Tailgate Area -O’Brien Stadium n - Free admissio

EIU Football

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The Daily Eastern News' weekly arts and entertainment section

REO Speedwagon to play to sold out arena We feel very blessed to still be playing for audiences.

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‘Somethin 'Bout Kreay’ is 'The Lorax' not fit for big screens for pregaming, not awards Even though “The Lorax” is based on a book, you quickly forget that while watching it. “The Lorax" screenplay was written

by Ken Daurio and based on the book by Dr. Suess.

Daurio was able to come up with a mediocre children’s movie based on a short rhyming book.

The creativity that Dr. Suess has in the book is lost in Daurio’s film.

A movie filled with lack-luster characters and a somewhat boring storyline, but it has very pretty imagery and animation.

This probably shouldn’t have even been made into a movie.

While the movie is sugarcoated with bright color and fast images, it also deals with many adult themed issues such as greed and corruption, bad intentions and the environment.

It stars Zac Efron, Betty White, Danny DeVito and Taylor Swift.

The movie starts off in what looks like some sort of Utopia.

However, as the film continues, you realize that everything is not as it seems.

Ted (voiced by Zac Efron) goes on the mission to find out why there are no trees in Thneed-Ville.

Ted finds a way to get the trees back to Thneed-Ville and to impress his love interest, Audrey (voiced by Taylor Swift).

He soon finds out that the greed of a young entrepreneur is what caused the trees to disappear.

Thus, producing a bad climate and the citizens of Thneed-Ville having to purchase clean air.

Most of the characters in the film are a bit one-dimensional.

It’s like you can accurately guess

By Paige Bennett Verge Columnist

what each character is going to say and do before they do it.

Grammy Norma (voiced by Betty White) is a walking cliché.

The character is what some would consider boring and just there to give out ad libs.

She isn’t really needed in the movie.

However, since the character is voiced by Betty White, I’ll let my judgment slide for this one.

The whole movie comes off as a giant propaganda tool for ecofriendly organizations.

After watching it, you’ll want to go out and plant a tree.

That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, though.

Metaphors were used constantly in the plot of the overall message of the movie.

The main message (and metaphor) of the movie is how we should all treat the environment well and with respect.

It also touches on the subject of greed and how a person with a lot of power can take advantage of many people without them even realizing it.

The Lorax (voiced by Danny DeVito) is the typical good guy in the movie.

He’s the guy you want to root for and want him to win.

Overall, “The Lorax” is a cute movie with pretty good 3D animation.

There are some great actions scenes in the movie that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat wondering in anticipation.

The huge distress of the movie is the awful show-tune singing.

Every time something with even the least bit of excitement happens in the film, the characters all start singing.

It’s cute the first time, but after that, it gets cringe-worthy.

If you don’t see this movie, trust me, you aren’t missing out on that much.

It has a few funny moments, good animation and the voice of Betty White.

Paige Bennett can be reached at 581-2812 or pmbennett@eiu.edu.

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Kreayshawn is the Ke$ha of the rap game.

There’s really no other way to describe her musical style. As a lyricist, Kreayshawn, the stage name of Natassia Zolot, is laughable. As a singer and a rapper, her vocals are off—or at least that’s what she wants you to think.

It’s not apparent as to whether what Kreayshawn presents is reality. Her voice is tweaked and flattened, and much of her lines come off more as talking than actual rapping.

More than anything, though, Kreayshawn is the quintessential wannabe.

She’s grouped into that current seemingly uncategorizable group of white girl rappers, including her partners in crime in subpar rap, V-Nasty and Lil Debbie.

She does have her own style; there’s no denying that. But her whole essence comes off as desperate for fame and success to pay for that extravagantly destructive lifestyle she raps (most of the time with little to no elegance) about.

Then again, maybe her whole persona so far is just to troll those who sit behind their computer screens, waiting for the Next Big Thing in (bad) rap to come across their Tumblr feeds.

Her song “Summertime” featuring V-Nasty is an example of this and is also one of the CD’s worst tracks. The lyrics have almost zero artistic or comedic value. Much of the song talks about her partying lifestyle, and one could easily assume the song was written under the influence of... something.

What Kreayshawn has going for her, almost exclusively, is the guilty pleasure factor. She’s charming, fun to listen to and almost infectious at times.

She does pull in some bigger names for some collaborations, like 2 Chainz, Kid Cudi and Diplo, artists who probably wouldn’t have added their names to her album without seeing some specifically hidden talent.

“Twerkin’!!!,” featuring Diplo, was undoubtedly created for drunken nights on dance floors.

That’s not an insult—Kreayshawn’s target audience would eat this up at any chance it was played during their hazy nights.

“Gucci Gucci” is the tonguein-cheek standout of the album.

The track that sparked Internet talk and much of her presentday fame is confusing in part because Kreayshawn definitely isn’t the definition of straight class; in fact, she’s a far cry from it.

By Sara Hall Online Editor

But in this song, it’s almost as if she convinces listeners into believing she is better than those girls who hide behind their brand names as a sense of identity. " W h y y o u b e l o o k i n’ b i t ter? I be lookin’ better” she says along with her go-to insult, “basic bitch.” She’s letting everyone know that she doesn’t need that high-end lifestyle to be more fly than y’all.

Coming in at a close second to “Gucci Gucci,” though, is upbeat “Go Hard (La.La.La).”

It’s an anthem for a girl who wants it all and still wants to have a good time while doing it. It’s an immature look at a nothing life of using your parents' money and partying ‘til you hit the floor.

The most poignant line of the whole song is “Do it like, do it like, let me see you go hard.”

What she lacks in lyrical depth, though, she makes up in intoxicating beats. It’s hard to not listen to the song—once, twice or on infinite repeat.

And that’s what makes Kreayshawn work. Sure, she comes off as satire rap, but it still remains unclear if even she’s in on the joke.

Her strength, though, is how catchy she is, whether you like it or not.

She truly is the guiltiest of guilty pleasures. She’s not going to meet the female rap ranks of Missy Elliot or Lauryn Hill, but she knows that and is here to play with the game, for better or worse.

Will Kreayshawn’s career actually go anywhere, or will she just be another one of those people we forget about in a few months?

Kreayshawn will probably be the one to decide that one, thank you very much.

Kreayshawn is not for just everyone, and she’s hardly for anyone. But those who appreciate a good bad rapper will find something to love about her because, really, there is just somethin’ ‘bout Kreay.

Sara Hall can be reached at 581-2812 or smhall3@eiu.edu.

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Parents, students to enjoy annual wine tasting

By Stephanie White Verge Reporter

Parents and any student of age will be able to learn about wine tasting in the university ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union on Saturday that is hosted by the University Board There will be two sessions of the tasting. The first will start 1p.m. and will end at 2:15p.m. The second will start at 3p.m. and end at 4:15 p.m. Participates must sign-up at the door with a valid I.D. starting at 12:30p.m. for both sessions.

The event is entering its sixth year at Eastern, being a popular success in the past years, said Cathy Engelkes, the event coordinator.

The event is free, but it is has always been packed and that is why it has been moved to a larger venue this year, Engelkes said.

The wine tasting itself will last for 40 minutes. After that, James Painter, a professor on sabbatical, will give a ten-minute lecture on wine.

He will be walking around talking to people and asking them what characteristics they like and don’t like about wine so he can find the right type of wine for each person.

After they tasted the wine, he said he will then ask them again about what they tasted and what they liked and didn’t like about the wine.

He will teach guest how to match certain wines with certain cheeses and other foods.

The kinds of wine that will be at the tasting will be deep red dry wine, which is the type that is known to have health benefits, Painter said.

There will also be white dry wine and, for those who prefer more sweet wines, there will be types of blush wine that is non-acidic.

“Wine helps the blood dilate and helps with blood clots.” Painter said.

“I believe that if everyone had a 4oz. glass of wine every night before bed, their heart problems will go down.”

People who drink wine have 30 percent less of a risk of getting Type 2 Diabetes than those who do not drink wine, according to the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where in an average of 12 years 369,862 people were tested.

Wine drinkers have a 50 percent lower chance of having a stroke than non- drinkers. According to an eight-year study at Columbia University, where 3,176 people were tested.

These benefits are based on the proper portion control of the wine drinker, Painter said.

Painter started a wine class at University of Illinois 15 years ago and he also teaches classes all over the country. He also teaches about portion control and the other health benefits to wine.

Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or at sewhite2@eiu.edu.

Booth to present first Animal Circus event for children

By Josh Jones Verge Reporter

Music, reading and puppets, these various things will come together as the Faculty brass and the Booth Library present Animal Circus.

Happening Saturday the Faculty Brass will play Anthony Plog’s “Animal Ditties” and Jan Koetsier's "Children's Circus.”

Jemmie Rober tson trom bone player for the faculty brass said that he hopes that this event brings an interest for music and he hopes that these events can happen more often and reach more people.

“We just hope to give children a chance to hear a brass quintet, giving children this chance to hear other music is great,” Robertson said.

This type of music is called

chamber music and there are two categories. Chamber music can be played in a large scale orchestral setting or on a smaller more personal level.

The general theme will be animals at the circus and everything at the event will be incorporated together. “The Children might read a story about a duck then hear a music piece about it,” Robertson said.

Robertson said he believes that students can benefit from this event as well.

“Any student looking toward education and incorporating music into the class room, but we do encourage people of all ages to come out including those of us who are a child at heart.”

Anthony Plog’s animal ditties include different themes for each animal, including comical narration to give the themes even more

personality.

Christine Robertson will be doing the narrations and readings.

You can expect to hear songs about many different animals from the python to the porpoise, accompanied by funny sound effects and a great deal of humorous sayings.

Jan Koetsier's "Children's Circus” is a lesser known musical piece, but that has not kept Robertson from getting excited about it.

“It’s a really fun piece of music for kids, it is depicting circus events, a grand parade at the beginning, along with jugglers and dancing bears,” Robertson said Children will be given the chance to play with the puppets that resemble circus animals and even parade them around during the event, a little surprise for the children and the parents.

Family weekend is just a really good time for families to come and connect to reading and music.

JEANNE GOBLE, COORDINATOR FOR ANIMAL CIRCUS

The puppets will also be available to be checked out after the event.

Jeanne Goble, coordinator for this event, said that she hopes that “Animal Circus” will bring children to the library and gather an interest in reading and music.

“One of the books that will be read in-between the music pieces is The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen,” Goble said Everyone will get nice and comfortable to hear several other stories as well,Goble said.

“We hope to have events similar to this one in the future and just bring an interest in reading and

help promote literacy.”

“Family weekend is just a really good time for families to come and connect to reading and music,” Goble said.

“Animal Circus” will take place Saturday from 10a.m. to noon in the Booth Library.

The members of the faculty Brass include Jeremy McBain, Katie McBain, Jemmie Robertson, Todd French and Donny De La Rosa.

Josh Jones can be reached at 581-2812 or jljones8@eiu.edu.

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Friday "The Lorax" movie

-6 p.m -Buzzard Auditorium in Buzzard Hall -Free admission

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Rock 'N' Bowl

-8 p.m. to 12 a.m.

-UniversityUnionBowlingLanes,MLK Jr. Union - $2 per game, free shoe rental

Observatory Open House -9:30 p.m.

-Free admission

John Cassidy - Comedian, Magician & Balloon Sculptor - 7 p.m.

-Grand Ballroom in Martin Luther King Jr. University Union -Free admission

Family Bingo Mania -9 p.m. to 11p.m.

-McAfee Gym -Free admission

Friday Wine Tasting

Sixth Annual EIU "Run for a Reason: Run Red"

- 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

- 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

-UniversityBallroomWestEnd,Martin Luther King Jr. University Union -Free admission

-Check in: 8:30 a.m.

- Race start time: 9:15 a.m - Campus Pond and Panther Trail - $20 entry fee

Billy’s Backyard, the EIU Tailgate EIU Alumni Association Legacy Tailgate

-10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

-O’Brien Stadium Tailgate Area -$10.50 per person

- 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

-O’Brien Stadium Tailgate Area - Free admission

EIU Football

- 1:30 p.m. kickoff - O’Brien Stadium -$17foradults,freeforEIUstudentswithID, $15forEIUfacultyandstaff,$7forhighschool students, $5 for children ages 4-14.

Saturday Booth Library Animal Circus

-10 a.m.

-BallengerTeachersCenter,MainFloor,Booth Library -Free admission

REO Speedwagon Concert (sold out)

-8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.)

-Lantz Arena

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REO Speedwagon still rockin’ hard

By Jaime Lopez Verge Editor

From bars to giant arenas across the globe, REO Speedwagon has played for crowds of all sorts in all places for 45 years.

But despite their rise to stardom, Bruce Hall, the bass guitar player, said they play at just about anywhere they are welcome.

“We even played at some guy's birthday party once. His wife had hired us,” Hall said.

While touring for some celebrities can be demanding—long hour drives and flights, interviews and press conferences and sometimes only being able to call a hotel home—Hall said he feels blessed that fans still find the band relevant enough that they have the chance to even go out on tour.

“Sometimes it’s hard to remember what my name is, what day it is, or where you are,” Hall said.

After touring for several months, Hall said he will decompress before the concert in Charleston.

Hall said the exhausting effects that come with touring have never caused him, or his band mates, to turn his back on performing live.

“It’s been my dream since I was 13 to go out and perform on stage. It’s been my only job for as long as I can remember,” Hall said.

At the height of its of popularity, in the 1980s, REO Speedwagon

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produced hits like “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Keep On Loving You” and “Take It On the Run.” Hall said when at concerts, the group tries to cater to fans that come out to hear some of their greatest hits.

Originally formed in Champaign, IL, Hall said it is satisfying for him to come back into this part of the country.

Hall said he worked on his grandfather’s farm in Champaign when he was a child.

“It’s the heartland of the country,"

Hall said. "People there have better values; they’re more down to earth.”

The band sometimes played at Ted’s Warehouse, a local bar that was closed down in 1996, in its very early days.

Ceci Brinker, the director of student life, said several bands were considered for this year’s concert, including Fleetwood Mac, Journey and Cheap Trick.

However, Brinker said REO’s midwestern roots and ability to put on a live show where they constantly interact with fans made them a viable can-

didate for Eastern’s Family Weekend.

When considering the band’s appeal, Brinker said university board felt that REO continues “ to enjoy a generation of diehards, as fans, both young and old alike, find the band’s classic rock sound and music still very appealing.”

The band has not recorded a new album since 2007, titled “Find Your Own Way Home.” Despite not having produced a new album in five years, Brinker said their popularity has not waned after many years of live per-

formances and albums.

Hall said REO Speedwagon fans remain faithful to them because their songs are uplifting and positive.

He described their music as direct and said that it does not beat around the bush.

“We go through the same emotions as everyone else, we just happen to be able to write them down,” Hall said.

Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu.

At Spence's, owner creates a treasure box out of clutter

By Jaime Lopez Verge Editor

Upon entering Spence’s on Jackson Avenue Saturday, customers were greeted by a woman in blue overalls wearing a pair of tan of glasses.

Linda Spence, the owner of the shop, asked them about their day or how they have been, and they replied without hesitation to her questions.

“I hardly ever knew a stranger, and I used to be the most bashful kid that ever walked the planet,” Spence said.

For 39 years, Spence has engaged heavily with the customers who frequent her vintage clothing shop that originally started in the basement of her own home.

During Spence’s early days, before the shop even had a name, Spence said she shopped for items at rummage sales across Illinois and sold off whatever she found to friends who asked her to go out and bring them back anything interesting.

Spence said the small business was simply a way to bring extra money home but took off so fast she started looking for a building to house merchandise and provide shopping space for a growing number of clientele.

Because of her love for peculiar, scarce items she said vintage clothing and accessories became the store’s distinguishing characteristics.

Stacks of old wallets, purses and memorabilia fill the store, while the

racks are lined with old leather coats of all colors and bright, vibrant shirts.

Spence said when she was little, her grandmother used to pull her aside and show her a box of buttons and explain the story behind each one. She attributes that as one of the reasons for her love of vintage clothing.

Spence said young people have also taken an interest in vintage clothing, with most of the people in the store being teenagers.

Spence said the best selling merchandise in the store among women are the scarves, and the bowties sell the most among men.

Spence said it could be difficult to come across these items of clothing at retail stores without spending plenty.

Spence said the store’s customers hardly ever find some of the bowties and scarves sold in the shop at other places.

Bowties of all kinds, some almost miniature, were on display.

Out of all the merchandise carried in the store, Spence said she loves denim jackets with embellished themes.

“I’ve got some with Johnny Depp and Amelia Earheart,” Spence said.

Spence said she loves any merchandise with Earheart including a denim jacket with an image of the famous pilot on the back and a suitcase from her line of luggage—even her room is decorated in Earheart memorabilia.

She described herself as a free spirit like Earheart.

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Linda Spence, 67, of Charleston, has been running Spence's on Jackson Avenue for 39 years.

“There’s a lot of gypsy in me, a lot of free spirit,” Spence said as she greeted customers in her chair and recommended that they try on something or look through jackets and ties.

She asked customers who passed by what they liked about the store.

One customer from Chicago said he has bought footwear from Spence's and visits the shop every time

he is in town.

Spence said in the shop’s 39 years, she has never worried about keeping it afloat.

“I don’t ever believe that I’ve ever worried about money,” Spence said.

Especially in this economy, people love looking for sales and finding trendy clothes, Spence said.

Since her business’ early days, Spence has solely managed it, mak-

ing all decisions from scouting for a building to handling the merchandise that comes into the store.

Her kids, she said, showed little interest in working with the store, and her husband helped her some.

This business “will end with me someday,” Spence said.

Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu.

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Some performers only stick to one trick of the trade, but John Cassidy does more than one thing on stage.

He t e l l s j o k e s , m a k e s b a l loon animals and performs magic trips, and his multiple talents caught the attention of University Board, Danny Turano, chair of the board.

Turano said they discovered him at a conference where acts perform for groups and then, hopefully, get booked to perform for others.

“We were so blown away by what see that we turned to each other and said, ‘We need him.’”

Booking him when other schools and organizations demanded him was a challenge, Turano said.

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Ethan Harrison, a senior physical education major, said his parents are not coming to Family Weekend and have never been on Eastern's campus.

Marlynn Reuter, a sophomore psychology major, said her dad and grandpa are coming down and she is going to take them to play bingo on Friday.

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Elise Klaus, a freshman history major, said she wants to give her parents a tour of her classes and take them to the football game.

Last weekend, her dad visited her other sisters at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and now he will visit her.

Schultz and her dad will go to get lunch together and she will show him Greek Court because she plans to rush in the spring.

Da’Sha Wilbern, a desk assistant at Andrews Hall, said her mom, dad, grandma and brother are all staying in a hotel in Effingham for the weekend.

They plan to go shopping at the Tanger Outlets mall in Tuscola and eat at a sit down restaurant in the area.

Wilbern, a sophomore sociology major, said she recommends students to take their parents to the Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax movie at Buzzard Hall or go to res-

Jordan Miller, a senior physical education major, said he did not invite his parents to Family Weekend because he does not want them to come down.

ervation only dining at Stevenson Hall Tower Dining Center.

Some students like Sammy Blanchette, a freshman nursing major, are unsure where to take their parents.

While other students do not have parents coming down for Family Weekend, like Kesheena Heard, a freshman business major, instead Heard is coming home to visit her mom.

Michael Giberson, junior pre engineering major, lives with his parents, said he will treat Family Weekend like any other weekend.

“Trying to work around them was difficult because we wanted to make sure we had him,” Turano said.

In an appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly in 2004, Cassidy made various creations out of balloons that are more intricate than the typical sword, dog and hat most balloon artists make.

When Regis Philbin asked him on the show if he considered himself a clown, Cassidy responded that he was not a clown and that he is too afraid of them to actually consider himself one.

Cassidy crafted a giant balloon that resembled a flower for Kelly Ripa and made a pair of glasses with giant eyeballs popping out from the middle for Regis Philbin.

Cassidy originally broke the record for most balloon sculptures made in one hour by making 367

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With mothers and fathers storming the campus, students are ready to show their parents the sites of Eastern—including the football game, restaurants and even nature trails.

Freshmen Megan Christensen’s parents are camping six miles outside of Charleston at Fox Ridge State Park.

Christensen, a freshman journalism major, said she will spend the weekend camping and hiking with her parents, but her family will also attend the football game and the Parents’ Continental Breakfast.

Unlike Christensen’s parents, Abby Hokanson said her mom is spending the night with her in her residence hall.

Hokanson, a freshman elementary education major, said they will eat lunch together and check at the Panther football game against Austin Peay.

Jonathon Antonakos, a sophomore business major, said his mom, dad and 13-year old brother will also attend the football.

Last year, his parents took him to the football game, Lake Charleston and Fox Ridge State Park.

This year, Antonakos is excited for the REO Speedwagon concert because he remembers looking at his parent’s old-time records and he enjoys classic rock.

Antonakos parent’s will be coming down on Saturday and leaving after the concert.

Kristen Schultz, a freshman elementary education major, said her dad is coming on Sunday to spend the day with her.

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out of 371 balloons.

Since then, he and Salvatore Sabbatino of Germany have competed for the title, with Cassidy defending his record several times, the latest being 747 balloon sculptures in one hour.

Turano said he and the rest of Univerity Board felt that Cassidy appeals to more than one group of fans.

For the show, Turano said Cassidy will surprise the audience because even he has been kept in the dark about the performer’s routine.

Cassidy will perform in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. Union at 7 p.m. tonight.

Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu.

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Diverse food found at Camden Imagine an outdoor market that spans across four blocks and a busy street in the northwest side of central London all filled with shirts, shoes, dresses, records, tattoo shops, tea sets, artwork, souvenirs and food, so much food; from every country and culture that I have ever heard of before, and then some.

I saw food stands serving Chinese, Korean, Indian, Cambodian, Lebanese, French, German, Polish, Thai, Jamaican, Afghani, Israeli, Ethiopian, Pilipino, Brazilian, Spanish, Colombian, Portuguese, Kenyan, Egyptian… I even saw a Mexican food stand representing all the way out in the UK! You name it, this place has got it.

Basically, the Camden Town Market is one of the most diverse food courts you could possibly grab some lunch at on the planet.

Camden Market is filled with all sorts people from all sorts of places, and all of them have somewhere to go.

They create a series of streams, constantly weaving in between each other and moving in separate directions.

I spent almost half an hour navigating between the grid of huts, which alternated between fresh, hot food and fake designer items, in search of the best lunch this place had to offer.

I wanted to try a food that I would never be able to find in the states, but I also wanted to make sure that I spent my money on something I actually liked.

After a few taste tests, and failed at-

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tempts, I decided that most of these foods tasted very similar to the Americanized versions I know.

I wanted to try something more foreign to my previous experiences.

Eventually I stumbled across a circular, atrium like area, formed by two stories of shops.

There were a few benches in the center and what felt like a hidden selection of cultural foods along the perimeter.

I ate lunch twice in Camden Market, and both times I got food from that was just amazing!

For the first meal, I decided on an Australian place. The guy who ran it had a variety of ground meat patties shipped into London, and he sold burgers with small fried potatoes.

He had crocodile, wild boar, ostrich, and kangaroo burgers.

He claimed crocodile tastes like chicken, the wild boar was gamey and that ostrich and kangaroo are the two leanest meats in the world.

Ostrich has 0.01 percent cholesterol and kangaroo doesn’t have any at all. So I figured I’d give the healthiest burger in the world a try. Kangaroo wound up making one of the best burgers I’ve ever had. Its flavor was un-

explainable, but strong.

It’s as different tasting from beef as bison, but the taste was in a category of its own. I would definitely eat it again if I get the chance.

I met some Australians on my travels later on that said they never at the kind of stuff offered at this booth.

They made sure I didn’t think Australians went out and hunted like Crocodile Dundee. They said the food they normally eat is pretty similar to what you would get at a basic restaurant in America.

The other meal I ate was an Argentinian steak sandwich. Argentina is one of the few places in the world that has an extremely large area of grassy plains.

The sandwich had grilled red onions, lettuce, a thick tomato-based sauce that was kind of like a spicy ketchup, all on top of a high grade Argentinian steak shipped in from the booth owner’s homeland.

A cow in Argentina is not going to be different than the cows in America, but the way this man cooked it extra-well-done to seal in the flavor was what made the steak unique.

I wish that I had more time to spend in the city in general. London is a huge city that is extremely spread out; four days is simply not enough time.

But I know if I ever get to visit again, I will spend many lunches in the Camden Market trying out something I have never seen before.

Ryan Shea can be reached at 581-2812 or rmshea@eiu.edu.

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Pretty good Jimmy, but not that great

Emmys great for winners, but not entertaining for viewers The Emmys were on Sunday, and a night of award winners, fashion do's and don’ts and heartfelt speeches quickly became a three-hour broadcast of cringe-worthy jokes and skits.

The Emmys and its host, Jimmy Kimmel, went for more shock than funny.

In the opening skit, a female ensemble made of Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Zooey Deschanel, Connie Britton, Martha Plimpton and Mindy Kaling gave Kimmel a makeover after crying for hours in a bathroom stall over being unable to host the ceremony.

That skit, where he poked fun at himself and actress, writer Lena Dunham sat in a bathroom stall eating cake naked (yawn), was possibly an allusion to the rest of the night because the rest of the comedic attempts by presenters and winners were anything but funny.

Melissa McCarthy played off of her character from “Bridesmaids” while announcing the nominees for best actor in a comedy, hitting on the actors and telling them how attractive they are.

It was a forced attempt to rake in a few laughs, and only makes me wonder how long McCarthy will continue to milk her character from the hit

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movie, not that she isn’t funny.

After receiving the award for best supporting actress in a comedy, Julie Bowen joked around about her role on Modern Family, saying that she gets paid to walk around wearing lipstick and make funny faces.

The presenters and award winners must have come to the general consensus that everyone had to do and say something funny when they were on stage—how painful.

Though the ceremony lacked humor, it was fast-paced and skimmed through the awards quickly. That makes it sound like winners were cut off, but even a stadium filled with hundreds of stars can’t fend off the inevitable TV viewer flipping through the channels after several hours of boredom.

Modern Family turned out to be

the biggest winner of the night, taking home four of the awards major awards. Steve Levitan, the shows director, said, “I’d like to thank me for hiring me as a director.”

That’s where the Emmy’s got it right, honoring a series whose humor Julia Louis- Dreyfus took home an award for best actress in a comedy for her role as vice president Selena Meyer in “Veep,” a third career win for the seasoned actress.

Though Lena Dunham, the creator of “Girls,” has been touted as the voice of our generation, she left empty handed after receiving four nominations. The Emmys failed to recognize a growing talent. Hopefully, at next year’s ceremony—yes, I’m already looking ahead to next fall—this blooming talent will be recognized for her amazing body of work that she’s crafted at only 26. But at such a young age there’s still room for her to grow.

At the Emmys, almost all of the awards were awarded to the right people, making up for host Jimmy Kimmel’s lack of humor and the halfhearted attempts to be funny from most of the presenters and winners.

Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu.

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Where to eat around town: Editors' food picks

Los Potrillos 1305 Lincoln Avenue

“I had dreams about Los Pos all summer without it.”

Ashley Holstrom Managing Editor

Weekend hours Friday and Saturday: 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Sunday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Pagliai's Pizza 1600 Lincoln Avenue

“It’s cheap pizza that actually fills you because it doesn’t taste like ketchup on cardboard—no Little Caesar’s for me.”

Jaime Lopez Verge Editor

Weekend hours Friday and Saturday: 4 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Sunday: 4 p.m. to 11 p.m

T. Garden Thai Restaurant 1140 Lincoln Avenue

“It’s a place to get exotic in a not very exotic city. I get the chicken Thai rice. YUM!”

Nike Ogunbodede Associate News Editor

Weekend hours Friday and Saturday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday: Closed

What's Cookin' 409 7th Street

“I’m a sucker for large, wholesome breakfasts and locally owned businesses.”

Tim Deters Features Editor

Weekend hours Friday: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Smoky's House BBQ 300 W. Lincoln Avenue “When hunger takes hold, nothing is better than a savory beef-brisket muleshoe washed down with a strawberry smoothie.”

Rachel Rodgers News Editor

Weekend hours Friday and Saturday: 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Sunday: 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.