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DISPLACED IN IRAQ Sister Marceline Koch spoke about the hardships of refugees and internally displaced persons in Iraq Wednesday.

Jessica Wireman, a freshman pitcher, pitched a no-hitter Sunday against UT-Martin.

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Student Senate hears student fee increases

By Stephanie Markham News Editor | @stephm202 The Student Senate tabled a resolution to support a total of $6.30 in student fee increases and heard the unofficial results of the student government elections Wednesday.

Various student fees are up for increase, including the legal assistance fee by $0.23, the general student activity fee by $0.48, the student publications fee by $0.33, the academic technology fee by $1.67, the concert fee by $0.23, and the athletic fee by $5.36.

The campus-wide improvement fee would be the only one to decrease by $2.

If approved by the Board of Trustees, these changes would total $40.75, up from $34.45.

According to the proposal, the overall cost of mandatory student fees would equal

$116.79 per credit hour for the 2015-2016 year.

Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, asked the Student Senate to consider supporting the proposed increases to assist with the budgetary pressures caused by lower enrollment and declining state support.

“While probably all of the fees deserve some sense of increase because most have not been increased since about the 20072008 academic year, that would be really unfair to unload that onto the laps of the students overnight, and it would be very unfair to their families,” he said.

He said the campus improvement fee would decrease because plans for a new science building are not realistic in the near future, so it is unfair to ask students to keep supporting the initiative and instead those fees can go elsewhere.

Tom Michael, the athletic director, said with the student fee not having increased over the past few years, it has been more difficult for departments to operate.

“It’s very important for us to be fiscally responsible as a department and as a unit,” Michael said. “We’re working very hard with our coaches and administrators to make sure that we do that.”

Nadler said student fee revenue has decreased by $1,031,996 since fiscal year 2011 because of fewer students are enrolling to pay the fees.

Nadler compared Eastern’s athletic fee, which is currently $8.64 per credit hour, to Illinois State University’s athletic fee, which is $19.42 per credit hour, Northern Illinois University’s athletic fee, which is $22.59 per credit hour, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s athletic fee, which is $26.25

per credit hour. “$14 would still be the lowest of all of these institutions, but it would put us in a much better position in terms of generating revenue to close that gap,” Nadler said.

The senate tabled the resolution to give members more time to consider the numbers before they decide whether or not they support them.

According to the unofficial results, 560 students voted in the election, which was open to students via an email survey Monday and Tuesday. Eastern currently has 8,913 undergraduate students.

Shirmeen Ahmad, who ran unopposed for student body president, received 411 votes for the position and 79 votes of no confidence.

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CAA to vote on revised theater course

By Luis Martinez Administration Editor | @DEN_News

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Lt. John Bennett explains how hard it can be to react quickly to different situations at Wednesday’s “Bridge the Gap” community initiative.

Participants were put through real scenarios police officers might go through on a daily basis.

Initiative “bridges gap” between law enforcement, community

By Cassie Buchman City Editor | @DEN_News Charleston community members and police officers met in the Charleston Range and Training Center at a “Bridge the Gap” Initiative to help the public have more understanding of what law enforcement officers have to do on a daily basis.

The officers and people present were able to go through different scenarios and examples to show the process behind desicions law enforcement may make.

Detective Marlon Williams said some misconceptions of the police are that they are “crooked.”

“I hope this helps people see them in a different light,” Williams said.

Lt. John Bennett started out the initiative by

explaining the process behind some law enforcement officials’ decisions, and why some misunderstanding and tension occurred between police officers locally and nationally.

He used examples such as Ferguson, Mo., and Madison, Wis., to make his point.

He said Ferguson was an example of how not to act when extreme forced is used, as officers there did not tell the public much about what happened.

Madison was used as a more positive example.

“They spent time building trust with the community,” he said.

Bennett said law enforcement in other areas need to do the same, and learn how to build relationships with the press as well as the community itself.

“We need to be as open and transparent as we

can be,” he said.

Media can sometimes affect how people view law enforcement.

Bennett said he saw people expect police to act as they are portrayed in TV and movies, calling this the “CSI effect.”

Bennett saw this effect happen when he went to a house after hearing a call that a roommate had allegedly stabbed someone.

“He said he wanted the DNA off the knife, got angry,” he said.

Bennett said the man wanted things to be done as quickly as they are on television, where cases get solved in 40 minutes, when it takes an average of six to eight months to get the DNA information on an object in reality.

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The Council on Academic Affairs will be voting on revisions and updates to multiple courses as well as revising a theater honors course Thursday.

The proposal revisions come from Harold Ornes, the dean of the College of Sciences, asking the members of the council to consider revising the following courses: PLS 4600: Political Science Capstone, SOC 3630: Statistical Analysis of Social Data, CHM 3450: Biochemistry 1, PSY 4265: Methods in Behaviors Management, and six other courses.

According to a memo from Ornes, the proposed change for PLS 4600 requests students complete three courses including PLS 2103, PLS 2253G/PLS 2293G, PLS 1003, PLS 2703 and the course would be limited to political science majors with a international studies concentration or civic and nonprofit leadership concentration.

The other memos from Ornes all request revisions and updates to the courses description and prerequisites The council will be acting up a proposal to revise THA 2190G: Introduction to the Theatre.

According to the proposal rationale, the course serves as an introduction class into theater arts and it is designed to serve as a general education course. Other than the executive actions and the theater course proposal, the council will look at five items to discuss at a later date.

The five items that will be acted upon during the next CAA meeting include MIS 4820: Ethical Hacking and Network Defense, BUS 2102: Managerial Accounting, BUS 2750: Legal and Social Environment of Business, a new rural studies minor, and revising the current requirements to the psychology honors program.

The Council on Academic Affair will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Conference Room of Booth Library.

Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.

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to gain fair wages from sale

By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge The Newman Catholic Center will be hosting a fair trade sale, which will allow producers and artisans from underdeveloped counties get a fair price for their goods at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the South Quad.

Doris Nordin, a campus minister, said the fair trade is a system that builds relationships between the producer and the consumer so they have enough income to support their families. She said a fair trade organization would help them to take care of their environment, to better their communities through education, medical care and planning their future.

Nordin said the event raises awareness about fair trade and promotes handcrafts made by artisans from Kenya, Uganda, Vietnam, India and other underdeveloped countries. She said the items are offered for sale at fair prices for those in the community and for the producers.

“You will find jewelry, house-hold items and coffee," Nordin said. The prices are fair for the producers and for us.”

Nordin said the significance of the event is because of how “conventional” it can be to buy as many items cheaply; however, doing that does not take into consideration the way of living of the producer.

“Fair trade raises the question, ‘Is the person making this product making a reasonable amount of money to provide for their family?’ Nordin said.

“Fair trade is an invitation to think and act not only from our perspective, but from someone else who does not have the same kind of opportunities to work and evolve.”

Nordin said the event would provide others the dignity of work, of a job that will care for their families and communities.

She said people migrate all the time, but a large number of people in the world migrate due to lack of opportunities of work in their own countries.

“In a global economy where we buy items from all over the world ... through fair trade we are helping the producers to build a better future in their own community. If you are going to buy, buy fair trade. Give gifts that give twice,” Nordin said.

Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu

Brother Jed stirs emotions

By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News Jed “Brother Jed” Smock, an evangelistic Christian minister, and his wife Cindy Smock visited Eastern’s campus once again Wednesday afternoon on the Doudna Steps to talk to students on their beliefs and interpretations on what the Bible means to them.

Their beliefs sparked debate with students.

Students who have seen them in the past came to see them, hollering and yelling at the couple. Many were asking questions that were made to make fun of the couple; others were questions they actually wanted answers to.

Hannah Blevins, a sophomore foreign language major, was active in her responses to the couple.

She said her minor is all about studying religions, and when she was asking them questions based off what she had found on her own previous studies, they told her she was wrong.

The wife told her those studies are the worst because they are the cause of people becoming atheist.

She said the couple were contracting in what they were telling people and were denying what they were calling people.

“One man went up to Jed and was mad because he received a text from his wife who told him she was called a whore by them,” she said. “We all heard them call women who were walking by whores but they denied it.”

Blevins said they are a poor excuse for Christians and have extremely offended many students, faculty and community members who were on campus during their visit.

New students and current students who were new to the married couple on campus had many different reactions to them.

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Cindy Smock explains her sign to students on the Doudna Steps Wednesday in the North Quad. Smock and her husband Jed Smock have come to campus to speak about God in the past.

what they were telling the audience, while others went up to the couple and told them how they were wrong.

Cassidy Sullivan, a sophomore sociology major, said she was just sitting listening to what they had to say, but there was a comment that made her get up and say something to them.

“They were spreading nothing but hateful things. His religion is supposed to spread love and not judge others,” she said.

Tom Taylor, a graduate stu dent, walked next to Cindy Smock who was speaking and gave his own speech. He said what she was talking about was not what people should be listening to and not what true Christians believe.

“This religion is about love not sin. What these people are telling you is false,” he said. “Christianity is around to save, not to condemn.”

Cindy Smock responded to Taylor, telling him “not all Christians are fat like you.”

The comment received a strong reaction of gasps and yelling from the people sitting on the steps.

Students continued this behavior as Cindy Smock kept speaking to them, telling them her personal stories of her past behaviors when she was in college.

Jed Smock shared his stories of his past as well, telling people that lesbians were old, fat and ugly.

He said he was a player in college and turned lesbians “normal.”

Shona Coleman, a sophomore history major, said the couple is not only harmful, but also distracting to students.

“They should not be allowed to speak on campus. It is distasteful and makes Eastern, a professional college, looks unprofessional,” she said.

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

LASO to fundraise with fiesta Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge Latin American Student Organization will be hosting their largest fundraiser of the year titled “Fiesta Latina” at 11 a.m. Saturday April 25 in the Great Hall of Pemberton Hall.

Matthew Wilkie, the vice president of LASO, said Fiesta Latina is an annual fundraising celebration of the Latino culture that aims to spread the Latino culture to campus and the surrounding community.

Fiesta Latina is LASO’s biggest fundraiser because it aims to appeal to the biggest audience.

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to our organization so that we can continue spreading Latino culture in the future,” Wilkie said.

Wilkie said students would have a number of activities to partake in, including catered food from Los Potrillos and music. Live performances, which are new to the event this year, will be from the Folkloric Dancers and the EIU Dancers.

Wilkie said the organization will have giveaway prizes and LASO would also be awarding its annual scholarship to one of its exemplary general body members.

“Because Eastern has such a small Latino population, students do not have many opportunities to really experience the Latino culture. That’s what LASO aims to

do,” Wilkie said, “It aims to instill in the Eastern campus a deeper understanding and appreciation for the culture of Latin America, and Fiesta Latina will help make that happen.”

Wilkie said the goal of the event is to celebrate the Latino culture and to give people a chance to learn more about LASO, especially if they are not already familiar with it. He said through the event, they hope to help get LASO’s name out there and increase membership in future semesters.

Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu

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Nun discusses internal Iraq displacement, refugees

By Josh Jones Staff Reporter| @DEN_News Sister Marceline Koch, a Dominican Sister of Springfield, spoke about refugees and internally displaced persons in Iraq and the efforts made by her and many others to help those who have lost their home Wednesday in the Lumpkin Auditorium.

Refugees are people who are forced to leave and flee their country of origin, and IDPs are those displaced in their own country.

The night started with an introduction by Edmund Wehrle, a history professor, who gave a history lesson of Iraq and what led up to the events that have occurred today. These events include elections, power seizures and the formation of ISIS. “About seventy five percent, millions upon millions, of refugees are women and children,” Wehrle said.

Koch went behind the podium as she began to speak about her experience in Iraq.

“I am really eager to share with you and to share the story that I have, my experience is just one experience, but I think it will give you a flavor of the region as well,” Koch said.

As Koch continued with her presentation she told tales of the struggles of those who had been displaced.

Each story told tales of hardship for those displaced, from a pharmacist that lost his business, to children who are unable to go to school because the country that their family had fled to spoke a different language from their own.

She did not only tell tales of those who were forced to leave their homes; Koch sought to educate those in the auditorium on geography and key terms used.

The living situations are not easy for those who were forced to leave, and

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Sister Marceline Koch, a nun from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, discusses her experiences helping refugees and displaced people due to ISIS Wednesday in the auditorium of Lumpkin Hall.

move into tents and later metal sheds known as caravans, with concrete floors and limited electricity.

Many of the displaced were Christians that were told that if they converted to Islam they would be able to stay.

Koch said that we should not lump one group of people with everyone else. “”We need to remember that we cannot label one group in all of this as we look at the issue,” Koch said.

Koch also covered Christianity in Iraq and the deep tradition held for

those who were forced to flee.

“Christianity is very ancient in Iraq.

These are Syrian people and it goes back a long time, in Mosul in June was the first time in 1,600 years that a Catholic mass was not celebrated,” Koch said.

Another question that the refugees must face is that they may never be able to return home. For some, moving to another country such as the United States is not an option.

Andrew Baker, a senior political science major, talked about the bigger pic-

ture that Koch presented.

“We happen to think that the whole Middle East supports ISIS, but it is great to know that there are people out there that do not support ISIS,” Baker said Nathaniel Ed, a graduate student, shared his reaction.

“It’s very hard. I am Catholic and I feel that a lot of people that are being displaced are my people,” Ed said.

Wehrle said he thought the talk was extremely informative.

Speaker to present sexual assault discussion

By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News Eastern’s student government will present a sexual assault discussion Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Arcola-Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Molly McLay, assistant director for the women’s resources center at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will be speaking at the sexual assault discussion.

Reggie Thedford, student body president, said in recognition of the widespread prevalence of sexual assault nation-

wide, the whole month of April is designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

He said McLay specializes in topics regarding in sexual assault cases. She is also in charge of UIUC’s sexual assault awareness program called First Year Campus Acquaintance Rape Education.

“She worked in this field for years. This event is important because sexual assault is a national epidemic,” he said. “Women are victims and we do not want that here at Eastern.”

He said this kind of assault is not only a college issue, but also a community issue.

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“There are many students who live off campus, so this will relate to them as well.

Also Eastern has a relationship with the community and the safer both students and the community are in Charleston the better,” Thedford said.

He said because of the topic of the discussion there will be sensitive and triggering words people might not like when mentioned.

There will be counselors on hand for the people who need them during the speech.

“This is a proactive movement, and people need to be educated on it. Peo-

ple need to not only learn not to sexually abuse others, but how to intervene properly if they see it happening,” he said.

Sexual assault is an epidemic that is common around college campuses he said, so he hopes discussions like this will help lower the chances of this kind of assault happening not only in colleges but in the real world as well.

“It brought a really a fascinating glimpse into the refugee situation, we learned about the refugee situation in Iraq on a very personal level,” Wehrle said.

After her presentation, Koch said felt her audience was open to her messages.

“What I sensed in the group was that there was a openness to understand,” Koch said.

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

CORREC TION In an article printed in Tuesday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News titled “Professors discuss, make sense of Al Qaeda, ISIS, Islamic State” the population of the militant group ISIS should have stated to be no more than 200,000 people. The News regrets the error.

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

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Drawn to art Margorie Clemente

My life in ink One cold November afternoon in the year 2000, I sat across from a school counselor with a smile playing at the corners of her lips. She said, “I took the liberty of buying you a little present,” and slid over a brand new pen and a black spiral-bound journal across the table. I was terrified of everyone and everything.

When I walked into a room, I could feel the floor beneath me tilt sideways.

There were always just too many people in one room, and I studiously kept my eyes averted from their faces. My heart drummed against my chest violently— hands sticky with a film of sweat.

As soon as I walked back into class with my new notebook in hand, I felt empowered. It was like carrying around a shield, a megaphone. I had finally found my voice. Admittedly, my terror of expressing myself verbally has never subsided.

I still feel qualms about public speaking; nevertheless, I know I have the ability to put in written words what is usually so difficult for me to express verbally. Understanding this has allowed me to fortify my talents and grow as an individual and professionally at Eastern Illinois University.

Look at me now, writing for the newspaper. Four years ago, I would have never seen myself forming such intimate relationships with writers and editors.

When I first walked into this job, I had no idea what I was in for. The newsroom welcomed me warmly with nothing but shouts and smiles. They’re all rather lively people. It’s like someone hand picked each of us—some of the most colorful, outrageous and zany group of kids—and said, “Alright, get in there and write a paper!”

They brought me in as though they’d always known me. At first, I felt a tad out of place; they laughed and poked fun at each other. I wondered if I would ever grow comfortable enough to act like I was a part of the team.

Little did I know I didn’t have to act; I was a part of the team as soon as I set foot into that newsroom. Acting was not an issue. The hardest task at hand was to be myself and show this vivacious group of friends what I’d been preparing for all of these years.

When I thought about it carefully, I realized that no one was going to eat me whole for using my voice. I was no longer that shy, frightened second grader, and I had no one to hide behind and nothing to use as an excuse. I’ve got The Daily Eastern News to thank for that— every single person in it whose ridden and still riding that hellish train—staff, cartoonists, writers and editors.

Marge Clemente is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2812 or at sewhite2@eiu.edu.

Today’s quote: Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.

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Tax fraud cases threaten Charleston Charleston and Eastern have seen a spike in stolen identity this tax season.

In Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News, the Charleston Police Department and Eastern each reported approximately 30 to 40 cases of tax fraud.

While both the university and the police department said it was an unusual number of cases, neither seemed to sound alarmed or concerned about the incidences reported.

Lt. Brad Oyer said cases such as these are happening in many locations, not just Charleston.

Just because other cities experience tax fraud, especially during tax season, does not make the numbers in Charleston less alarming.

President Bill Perry issued a statement Friday that the university does not believe data has been breached in any way, and they are continuing an investigation.

Although according to the search there has been no breach of information, the amount of cases speak

for itself.

This number is also before all people have filed tax reports, so the total could show larger numbers.

This cannot be an event that affects a number of Eastern faculty and the Charleston community, just to then announce the spike and finally fade until it is unnoticed or forgotten.

For the additional paperwork and time waiting for their return, the faculty and residents who had to resubmit will not forget.

This is not to say that the university is directly at fault; however, it is important for the university to continue to care for its faculty, and to spend time researching any and all possibilities of information breaching, as well as offer support and advice for those in need.

For the Charleston Police Department and police departments of faculty who live outside the Charleston area, it is important to show consideration also.

Police officers should take as detailed of reports as

possible, so either they or the state’s attorney can look at consistencies between cases.

Tax fraud is a larger issue than local enforcement, and it often goes without conviction.

Every person should be cautious of their personal information, and only give items such as a social security number to trusted individuals or organizations.

When on the phone, be extremely cautious of disclosing personal information. A person pretending to be the Internal Revenue System and requesting the information can carry out tax fraud.

Be aware of any paperwork with private information that could possibly go into the public’s reach, such as non-shredded documents that are thrown away.

Tax fraud is often unpreventable, but taking extra steps to secure information can lower the risk of the information getting into the wrong hands.

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

When did we stop spelling out how we feel It was my friend’s birthday the other day, or so Facebook told me. Wanting to be a somewhat caring person, I decided to write on their page.

You know what I wrote? “Happy Birthday, [name]!”

Not “Happy Bday”, not “hppy brthdy”, and certainly not “hbd”, the one way to say “Happy Birthday!” That irks me the most.

Writing “hbd” on someone’s Facebook page does not count as a legitimate birthday wish, despite the fact that I saw more than a few people utilizing it as entire body of their post.

Writing “hbd” is lazy and probably one of the least endearing ways to say “Happy Birthday.”

Facebook doesn’t have limit on characters like Twitter. You have the space to fully write out “Happy Birthday”, and the fact that so many people don’t is highly disturbing.

Is your friend not worth the extra 5 seconds it takes to spell out the words fully and completely? Are you incapable of spelling either happy or birthday? Were you unaware that, that is what “hbd” stands for but are just writing it anyway?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above ques-

Kaycie Brauer tions, I am severely disappointed in you.

What I am more disappointed in is that if you answered “no” to any of the questions above and still chose to write “hbd” you are a part of a growing epidemic where it seems sentiment is being lost to convenience.

Yes, it is easier and quicker to write out three letters than write out the full words, but imagine being on the receiving end. Does the “hbd” really feel sincere?

Sure, the general acknowledgement might be nice, but at the same time it’s barely any a recogni-

tion and it certainly isn’t meaningful and personal.

Even people who continue on in their posts after the “hbd” with kinder words upset me just based on the premise that if you are going out of your way to write lovely, thought-out well-wishes, why would you not go just a little further and spell the whole thing out to make it just that much more poetic?

Its little things like “hbd” that make our generation look colder and less caring than others.

Using an acronym is fine for business or logistical situations but not for things like birthdays.

If we start falling into this trap, in the most extreme scenario we will really lose sentimental value in our language and communication.

If this digression continues we will eventually fall back to the days of the Caveman where language was merely a series of slightly distinguishable grunts. That could be an exaggeration, but maybe not.

Kaycie Brauer a senior English major.

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Misconceptions also happen because people do not always understand what the emotional and decision-making process of law enforcement is.

Bennett said the police do not necessarily have to be right when using extreme force, but they do need to be reasonable.

He gave the example of an officer getting a call about a barking dog at two or three in the morning and having to go in a dark area.

“The officer gets out of the car, and all of a sudden there’s a shadowy figure holding what appears to be a gun, the officer tells him to stop, then the figure starts waving his gun,” Bennett said. “The officer then reaches for his weapon.”

Bennett said in a situation like this, the officer is a human being, with colleagues, family and a spouse or kids who want to make sure he comes home safe, and based on past experiences or feelings, he may decide the person holding the gun is a legitimate threat, and so he shoots him.

Many in the room agreed it was a reasonable decision to shoot the shadowy figure, but then were unsure when more details were explained.

“Then the officer finds out it was a 14-year-old with an Airsoft gun,” Bennett said.

Bennett said that while the newspapers would then report that an officer shot a 14-year-old, they would not report on how the officer felt

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Farrah Dean, a sophomore biological sciences major, assists in presenting information for the “Dare to Go Bare” campaign Wednesday in 7th Street Underground.

during this exchange, and how he may have felt threatened.

“The officer may then end up an alcoholic, depressed, or end up taking his own life,” he said.

“Two to three times more police officers end up dying by their own hand than in service.”

Bennett then did an exercise where he pulled out a gun and asked those present to say whether it was real or fake.

Some participants were hesitant to answer because of the realistic look of the guns shown.

Bennett said some guns might look fake because they are colored, but some real guns are now manufactured like that to appeal to a wider audience.

Officers also took participants to a few real-life scenarios police officers can face.

One involved Officer Brett Compton coming out and shooting a participant sitting in a cop car with a fake gun.

Another had Compton and Officer Erica Roa involved in a domestic dispute in an area set up to look like a house in the shooting range. In this scenario, participants acting as cops would walk into Roa and Compton fighting very loudly, only to have Compton shoot them with a fake gun when they tried to calm the situation down.

Many of the participants would look surprised and stood in place, unsure of what to do as

Compton shot them unexpectedly.

Roa said this scenario was based off of personal experiences she has had as an officer.

“People will fight about just about anything,” she said.

Many of the participants were surprised at how quickly they had to react in these scenarios.

Although city council member Brandon Combs did not have any misconceptions about the police before he came, he still learned something new from the initiative.

“I learned how fast things can escalate, how in situations, the police have to think on their feet,” he said. “You don’t know until you’re in that situation.”

The police department hopes to continue the event in the future.

“We’d like to have better attendance at future ones,” Williams said. “People might not come because of apprehension, once word gets out, we may have better attendance.”

Williams also said timing was a factor, as many events were happening at Eastern at the same time.

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

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE1 Catie Witt, who ran unopposed for executive vice president, received 441 votes for the position and 54 votes of no confidence.

Courtney Sage, who ran against Derek Pierce for vice president for student affairs, won the unofficial election with 255 votes to Pierce’s 208. No-confidence votes for the position totaled 43.

Stephen Simpson, who ran unopposed for vice president for academic affairs, received 419 votes for the position and 68 votes of no confidence.

Student senators elected include Emily Christian with 381 votes, Arif Ali Jalbahi with 344 votes, Maralea Negron with 349 votes, Chun Gi Park with 323 votes, Danielle Burden with 362 votes, and Allie Bohnstegel with 379 votes.

Reggie Thedford, the student body president, said the results will be unofficial until next Wednesday’s meeting, which will give senate members and students time to contest them.

Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.

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Ashlynne Paul, a sophomore, begins to throw the ball after a successful catch at the Eastern vs. Jacksonville State softball game on Sunday at the softball field. The team’s overall season now stands at 14-22 and its conference record remains at 9-8.

Two-game win streak ends with loss to Butler

By Sean Hastings Staff Reporter | @Den Sports After winning its two previous games the Eastern softball team lost to Butler Wednesday afternoon by a scope of 8-5.

The game against Butler was a n o n - c o n f e re n c e g a m e s o t h e loss doesn’t hur t the Panthers’ c o n f e re n c e re c o rd . T h e i r t w o game conference win streak still stands.

The team’s overall season record now stands at 14-22, and its conference record remains the same at 9-8.

Freshman Michelle Rogers was on the mound to start the game and got stuck with the loss.

Rogers went 4 1/3 innings and gave up six runs on nine hits. She also struck out one and walked two.

Ro g e r s n ow h a s a re c o rd o f 6-11 on the year and a 4.21 ERA. Those six runs were all the Bulldogs needed to get the win as the Panthers comeback came up short.

The Panthers got on the board first on a single by senior Bailey O’Dell that scored junior April Markowski. Both O’Dell and Markowski got two hits in the game.

O’Dell went 2-for-4 with two singles, and Markowski went 2-for-3 with a single and a home run to give her two runs batted in on the day.

Freshman Alyssa Lach of Butler hit a grand slam to give the Bulldogs a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the first.

The Panthers started to inch their way back when sopho-

“I feel like non-conference games are good because we get to see more live pitching, and we get all of our errors out today.”

- April Markowski, junior softball player more Amber Toenyes hit a tworun home run in the fourth inn i n g . So p h o m o re Ha n n a h R a -

chor scored on the play.

That was as close as the Panthers would get in the game as Butler added two more runs in the fifth inning to make the score 6-3.

T h e Bu l l d o g s’ r u n s we re scored of a homerun by senior Kristen Boros and a pair of doubles by Lach and sophomore Audrey Hiner.

Ma rk ow s k i a d d e d t w o m o re runs to the Panthers’ total in the sixth when she homered to center field bringing in sophomore Ashlynne Paul.

Markowski believes some positives came out of the game despite the loss.

“I think some positives are t h a t we g o t o u r b u n t s d ow n ,” Markwoski said. I feel like we cut down our strikeouts too.”

With the loss came a few

t h i n g s t h a t t h e Pa n t h e r s w i s h they could have done better.

“One thing would be eliminating the silly mistakes and being more heads up and not so laid back,” Markowski said.

T h e Pa n t h e r s w i l l n o w g e t ready for their conference games this weekend against Tennessee Tech and Belmont at Williams Field Saturday and Sunday.

Markowski said playing a nonconference game before will help them for the weekend.

“I feel like non-conference games are good because we get to see more live pitching, and we get all of our errors out today.”

Markowski said.

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

Men’s golf readies for final regular season tournament

By Blake Nash Staff Reporter |@Banash5 Only a week remains before the Ohio Valley Conference golf tournament, but first the Eastern men’s golf team will have to travel to Cincinnati, Ohio for the Xavier Invitational.

The tournament will be held from April 19-21st at the Maketewah Country Club.

This spring, Eastern has competed in three other tournaments.

One tournament took place at Jacksonville State in March, the Panthers took eighth place in the nine-team field.

Sophomore Marcus Dahlin led the Panthers in the tournament, carding a 229 stroke total. He finished in 31st place, overall, while going 13-over-par at the Par 72 course in Glencoe, Ala. Dahlin has competed in 20 rounds this season, while averaging 77.15 strokes per round.

His lowest round came dur ing the Austin Peay Intercollegiate tournament, as he totaled 72 strokes in the second round of that tournament. He eventually finished tied for 46th place.

Senior Oscar Borda leads the Panthers this season with a 76.47 average through 19 rounds this

season. Borda scored a roundlow 72 strokes at Austin Peay and went four-over-par for the tournament. He tied for 32nd place in that tournament.

T h e Pa n t h e r s l a s t c o m p e t ed at Arkansas State on April 5, where they finished 20th out of 21 teams. Senior James Jansen led the Panthers leaderboard with 229 total strokes. He finished tied for 52nd place and went 1-over-par at the Par 76 course, in his lowest round of the season.

Borda followed with 230 total strokes, and tied for 58th place, going two-over-par at Jonesboro Ark. Dahlin finished third for

the Panthers, hitting 11-overpar, and finishing tied for 97th place. He totaled 239 strokes in the tournament, including a pair of 78 stroke totals in the last two rounds.

Dahlin, fellow sophomore Daniel Hughes and Borda lead the Panthers in rounds played t h i s y e a r. B o t h D a h l i n a n d Hu g h e s h a v e c o m p e t e d i n 2 0 rounds apiece, while Borda has c o m p e t e d i n 1 9 . Sp r o l e s a n d Hughes also have had the lowest rounds for the Panthers this year, finishing with scores of 71 strokes each.

Daniel Hughes’s brother, soph-

omore Ryan Hughes, has been the only Panther this year to finish in the top 10. He tied for 10th place at the Chicago State Fall Classic, going five-over-par at the Par 72 course. He totaled 149 strokes after two rounds of play.

Fo l l ow i n g t h i s t o u r n a m e n t , the Panthers will compete at the OVC championship in Alabama.

The tournament will be held at the Shoals and is from April 2426th.

Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu

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Wireman success on the mound continues

By Sean Hastings Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports Freshman pitcher on the Eastern softball team, Jessica Wireman, has been heavily relied on this season and has continued to improve all year.

Her latest accomplishment came Sunday afternoon when she tossed her first collegiate no hitter against conference rival UT Martin.

Wireman’s no-hitter helped secure the 3-0 win for the Panthers.

Being a freshman, getting her first no-hitter was very special for Wireman.

“It was really special,” Wireman said. “I didn’t think it would come this early, I actually never even thought I’d get a no-hitter.

It never really crossed my mind.

Although this was Wireman’s first no-hitter in college, it is not the first time she has done it. She threw one while she was in high school in a five inning run rule game.

Ev e n t h o u g h i t w a s n o t h e r first one, this no hitter means more to Wireman. “(UT Martin) was actually a good team,” Wireman said. “We didn’t run rule them. I actually had to compete with them for seven innings.”

Throwing the no hitter against a good hitting team was a big accomplishment for her.

“I know that they’re a good hitting team so it felt good,” Wireman said.

Wireman had no idea that she had a no-hitter going until the fifth inning.

Wireman said when she went out for the fifth inning she looked up at the scoreboard and realized that she had not let up a hit.

Once Wireman noticed that she had a no-hitter, she did not

want the thought of finishing it to stick in her head.

“I thought about, not thinking about it,” Wireman said. “I just tried to focus on the batters as much as possible and hitting my spots and spinning (the ball).”

She said her screwball and changeup were working the best for her.

Wireman was able to get the batters to be out in front of the ball and hit grounders to the left side of the infield.

Out of the 21 outs made in the game, only four were strikeouts. The Panthers’ defense had to make the plays when the ball was hit to them.

“We’ve had really good defense lately,” Wireman said. “It’s really helped. I’m glad our defense is doing what we know they’ve been able to do the whole time.”

Being able to relax was what helped Wireman pitch the game that she did.

Wireman said throughout the seventh inning when she came down to the final three outs she usually gets pretty nervous.

For Eastern coach Angie Nicholson, being able to coach her in her first no-hitter was very special for her.

“It was really special, because I have watched this young lady grow tremendously as a pitcher and work very hard,” Nicholson said. “She has taken a great deal of slack earlier in the year, and I am sure she has been doubted and even questioned herself if she should be at this level.”

A l l y e a r l o n g , Wi re m a n h a s faced tough competition and even some of the best teams in the nation.

For her first career start, Wireman pitched against the now No.2 team in the nation, LSU. She pitched five innings, allowed six runs but only one of

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Freshman pitcher Jessica Wireman threw a no-hitter Saturday leading the Panthers to a 3-0 over UT Martin. Wireman has a 7-10 record in her first season at Eastern.

which was earned.

“We played World Series type teams, and the best hitters in the n a t i o n ,” Ni c h o l s o n s a i d . “ We have talked several times about how to be effective at this level and how different it is from high school, and she has been growing from her experiences. I am very proud of her.”

Wireman said getting the college experience and learning how to pitch in college has been her biggest improvement.

She said making the mistakes and giving up the homeruns is what has helped her become the pitcher she is now. “ T here’s so mu ch mo re th at g o e s i n t o i t ,” W i r e m a n s a i d .

“There’s more than just spinning it more. Just the mental part I think I’ve probably improved in the most and knowing my de fense is behind me and I don’t have to have all the strikeouts to get the win.”

Wireman has been relied on a

lot this year, but tries to not let the fact that she is a freshman get to her.

Wireman has pitched 105 inn i n g s o n t h e ye a r. Sh e h a s 6 9 strikeouts which leads the team.

She also has a 4.07 ERA with a 7-10 record.

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

Panthers have 22 hits in win over Illinois College

By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor | @BobReynoldsDEN Eastern baseball senior outfielder Caleb Howell broke Eastern’s all-time career hits record with a single in the bottom of the second.

The Panthers belted out 22 hits in the 18-3 win over Illinois College Wednesday at Coaches Stadium Howell’s single was his 261st hit of the season, which broke Ryan Campbell’s record of 260.

Campbell was at Eastern from 2004-2007.

Eastern junior outfielder Brant Valach hit a grand slam in the top of the first to get Eastern off to a quick 4-0 lead.

Valach went 3-for-3 and had seven runs batted in, which puts him in the top 10 in career RBIs. Eastern coach Jimmy Schmitz said Valach has been getting out early to work on his hitting.

“To all his credit, he did all the work,” he said. “That’s what I have been enjoying, that they have been showing up and not just playing the game, but putting in the work.”

The Panthers tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the second, when Valach singled home freshman catcher Hunter Morris.

Freshman Bobby Wenthe doubled home two Panther runners to give Eastern a 7-0 lead after two innings.

Valach got his sixth and seventh RBI of the day when he doubled off the wall in center field, which scored sophomore Marshawn Taylor and freshman Joe Duncan.

Eastern senior pitcher Christian Slazinik got the start for the Panthers and shut the door by going three innings, allowing no runs on five hits.

Slazinik has had two-straight rough outings his past two times out. Slazinik let up four runs on three hits Friday against Southeast Missouri.

Slazinik previously let up five runs on four hits against Illinois on April 7.

Schmitz said he liked the way Slazinik was able to locate his fastball in Wednesday’s start.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s Illinois College or Illinois,” he said. “You have to do some things and he did.

He kept the ball down. He did a really nice job.”

Slazinik picked up his first win of the season. He is now 1-4 on the season.

Marshawn Taylor had a careerday, with going 4-for-6 with one RBI and three runs scored. Taylor

is now hitting .302 on the season.

The 18 runs the Panthers scored a re t h e m o s t t h i s s e a s o n , a n d Schmitz said he has been impressed with the hitting as of late.

“They have been working hard and doing all the things you need to do,” he said. “You have to take advantage of pitching that was maybe not up to par this weekend. That’s all it is. You have a couple hits, a couple doubles, a couple home runs, that is where the confidence comes from.”

Eastern has been playing its best baseball as of late, winning its last 4-of-7 games.

Howell said the reason for playing good baseball is the team has been playing loose.

“We are not trying to press too much,” he said. “I think overall we are playing good baseball. There has been some conference games where we press too much. We’re not trying to do too much in certain situations.”

The Panthers will be back on the road Friday, when they travel to Nashville, Tenn. to take on Belmont University.

Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.

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Caleb Howell, a senior outfielder, broke the EIU all-time career hits record when he hit a single in the bottom of the second inning Wednesday against Illinois College at Coaches Stadium.

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