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Annual pep rally closes First Night before class By Mackenzie Freund City Editor |@mgfreund_news Members of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority released balloons in memory of those who have lost their lives because of social injustice. Sigma Gamma Rho performed a step routine, which included cheers as well as a tribute to the fallen, which was one of the student acts of First Night an Eastern tradition organized by student government. Eastern President David Glassman started off the night with a speech to welcome the students. The night was lead by the emcees Omar Solomon, an admissions counselor, and Ryan Alderman, a junior kinesiology and sports studies major. During the pep rally there were performances by the marching band, Pink Panthers, and the EIU Cheerleaders. The emcees, along with the Blue Crew split the crowd in half and with the help of the cheerleaders, performed a cheer off to see which side of the crowd could yell the loudest. Athletes also went up on stage to introduce themselves and their sports on campus. Shirmeen Ahmad, the student body president, said she was glad the athletes could really participate in the pep rally. The athletes participated in a competition to see who could get a cookie from their forehead to their mouths without using their hands. Glassman said that he enjoyed the spirit that came from the crowd during the pep rally. “There is so much excitement and energy,” Glassman said. “It’s wonderful to see and experience.” Towards the end of the pep rally, students were brought up on stage to participate in a dance off. “There were only supposed to be five students on stage, but 20 showed up and it worked out perfectly,” Ahmad said. While in the process of planning the pep rally, Ahmad said she wanted to get more student groups involved. “Every student is in something they really love, and they put all their heart into it and make successes, they leave their mark, and that’s what makes EIU, EIU,” Ahmad said. Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or mgfreund@eui.edu.

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Students dance at First Night in the South Quad. Students were introduced to Greek organizations and sports teams throughout the evening.

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Billy the Panther dances along with the Pink Panthers before First Night kicks off on the South Quad on Sunday.

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Catie Witt, executive vice president and Shirmeen Ahmad, student body president, welcome students to campus during First Night on Sunday on the South Quad.

Eastern sees layoffs start Police respond to reports during summer months of possible gunshots By Stephanie Markham Editor-in-Chief | @stephm202 Though sparsely populated during the summer as usual, Eastern experienced a lot of activity as news of university-wide layoffs spread across campus. President David Glassman first announced his plans for reducing expenses with layoffs on June 30. In his initial email, Glassman cited the need to avoid a projected deficit of between $12 million and $14 million based on the General Assembly’s proposed 6.5 percent cut in appropriations. Though fiscal year 2016 began July 1, legislators have yet to approve any spending bills other than elementary and secondary education and road construction for the state. Meaning, universities are left to make payments out of tuition and income funds until state appropriations come in rather than draw-

ing from both equally. This also means Eastern’s budget of about $172 million for fiscal year 2016, which the Board of Trustees approved June 26, is preliminary. Therefore, expenditures could change depending on how much money comes in from the state. Eastern’s budget predicts an 11.7 percent decrease in personnel services, down from about $107 million to $94.5 million. Glassman also stated in his initial announcement that the vice presidents would have to provide him with layoff recommendations for their areas by the end of July. The first of the layoffs came when three of the university’s electricians were let go as of July 10. Faculty layoffs were then revealed July 13, as the university was set to eliminate about 40 positions.

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By Mackenzie Freund City Editor | @mgfreund_news Police responded to fights in progress after gunshots were reported around 2 a.m. Saturday near the intersection at First Street and Grant Avenue. Tweets from Coles County Scanner Feed Co-Administrator Chris Hanken said Mattoon police were assisting the Charleston Police Department who were handling fights in progress at a party of approximately 300 people. Charleston police could not confirm details and said to call for information on Monday. Dane Sauer, a senior finance major, said he heard what sounded like gunshots early that morning. “I was sitting out on my porch. I heard two gunshots go off; people were saying it was just fireworks,” Sauer said. “Two minutes later there were three more gunshots that went

off.” Sauer said he saw a large group of people running down the street and through yards. Jake Haberer, a junior communication studies major, said he walked over to see what was happening when police officers ushered him back to his house. Haberer said people who attended the party began to run through yards away from the party’s location when they heard what sounded like gunshots. “(police) asked us if we saw where they went and we said they went over there,” Haberer said, pointing in the direction of Old Main. More information will be shared as it becomes available. Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or at mgfreund@eiu.edu.

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New students mingle at Prowl mixer By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor| @DEN_News

The new student mixer was the opening event for this year’s Prowl move-in weekend. The event was designed to welcome freshmen and transfer students to Eastern’s campus. Josey Fioretto, a sophomore elementary education major, was one of the Prowl leaders this year, and said the first event was a good way to start off the weekend of events. “I thought the first event was awesome,” Fioretto said. “I felt students were having a great time.” Fioretto also said many of the students at the event were able to make a lot of friends and get to know one another. “When I was a freshman, I loved Prowl and I knew I wanted to be a Prowl leader that weekend,” Fioretto said. “It feels good to be able to help students find their classes, meet new people and make friends.” During the event, students were

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Prowl leaders students participate in the new student mixer on the South Quad on Thursday.

able to participate in different icebreakers, such as forming small groups and introducing themselves to other students and the Prowl leaders. “One ice breaker, we all stood in a circle then formed a circle then formed a smaller circle, then each person across from one another had to introduce themselves,” Fioretto said.

Fioretto also said the students made human-trains, mini-vans, seesaws and merry- go-rounds. After the students were finished with the icebreaker activities, the University Board was showing a movie, “Mad Max: Fury Road,” for their “Movie on the Quad” event. Tylen Elliot, the chair of University

Board said the UB was able to show the movie because of its movies committee. “We have a movies committee and what we do is we put on every week, so we get all of the latest movies,” Elliot said. The members of UB were serving refreshments and snacks to the new students, as well as giving away some T-shirts. “We do it every year as a part of our first weekend back,” Elliot said. “So for (the) new student mixer, we (were) showing 'Mad Max' and we’re serving popcorn, refreshments, and we (were) giving away some stuff too.” Both Elliot and Fioretto said it was a good turn out. “I didn’t know if a lot of students were going to show up, but we had a great number of students and they looked like they were having fun,” Fioretta said. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.

Kids experience fun activities at Old Main By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor| @DEN_News Mia Lara, 2, said she had a lot of fun at the castle and her favorite part was getting a sucker from one of the booths. Mia, who is a Charleston resident, enjoyed hanging out with Billy the Panther and meeting a bunch of characters during the second annual Kid’s day at the Castle. Ashley Lara, Mia’s mother, recently moved from Dayton, Ohio to Charleston, along with her other daughter, 3-month-old Lilly. Ashley Lara thought the event was a good way to see what the communi-

ty has to offer. “It was a good way to find out what resources there are for kids in the area,” Ashley Lara said. Ke’an Armstrong, a publicity-promotion specialist, said the event was previously held in past years in Kiwanis Park, and this was the second year the event was held on Eastern’s campus. “This is more of a community event with the university and this was a great place to have it,” Armstrong said. “Attendance doubled once we’d moved it up to the Old Main front lawn.” Lucas and Emily Quast, along

with their daughter Maggie, said they thought the event was great for the families in attendance. “It was great, (Maggie) loved it, and she’s not even two yet,” Emily Quast said. “I saw other people that were like seven and eight that were really enjoying the event too.” Emily Quast said they managed to participate in almost all of the activities. “(Maggie) loved petting the animals that were there and getting on the school bus, I don’t think there was anything she didn’t like,” Emily Quast said. “She was a little scared of Billy the Panther, she hugged my leg, but

Billy was really nice.” Armstrong said there were at least 25 different vendors at the event, ranging from shooting rockets with the Cub Scouts all the way to singing karaoke. “Every booth, every vendor is actively engaging children, so they have something to provide an education experience or a learning experience, or something to interact with the kids at their booth,” Armstrong said. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.

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Students receive help moving in from Panther Pals By Roberto Hodge News Editor | @BertoHodge For Chantieria Cook, making the choice to come to Eastern was not much of a hard decision. Cook, who is a freshman pursuing a pre-medical degree, was one of the new students moving in Thursday. She said the scenery and atmosphere of the campus is what helped her choice of picking the university in March. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Northern Illinois University and Millikin University were some of her options, but Eastern was the only school she visited. Patrick Cook, her father, drove the two-hour trip from Bourbonnais, Ill. with his daughter, only stopped once for gas, which was $2.67, and for food. “We like the small campus feel,” Patrick Cook said. Patrick Cook said the fact that Eastern is so close to home is also an added bonus so he can see his daughter. The father was also impressed with how well the university was handling move-in day, adding how organized and stress-free their experience was. Amid the cart pushing and rushing parents, members of the university’s Army ROTC program also assisted with move-in day. Zack White, a recruit operations officer, said members of the program

have been participating in move-in day for years and it is a great way to help students and get their name out. “Pretty much whatever they want us to do, we’re here helping,” White said. Charlie Vokoun has been moving his son Alex to campus each year making somewhat of a father-son event. Charlie said his son is studying theatre arts after switching his major from music because of his enjoyment of the department. Some of his choices for college were Northeastern Illinois University and Indiana University, but ultimately he picked Eastern. “(He’s) close enough to be far, far enough to be close,” Charlie Vokoun said. Coming from Elk Grove Village, a suburb of Chicago, Charlie Vokoun said he saw gas prices as high as $3.45. For Catherine Ward, a freshman history major, she chose Eastern because it had her program of interest. Ward’s mother, Katie Wood, said the family was from Chatham, and had a little over an hour trip with gas prices being $2.79. Ward said another factor in her choice going to the university was because she, like many, wanted the “college” experience. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.

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Mallorie Mosely, a senior psychology major, directs incoming students and their parents to Thomas Hall for MoveIn Day on Thursday in practice field next to the Tarble Arts Center. Each vehicle was given a parking pass to park in the field until 5 p.m. on Thursday.

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Riley Snyder, a junior art major and Panther Pal, loads incoming students’ belongings into a bin for Move-In Day outside of Ford Hall. Panther Pals awaited incoming students and their parents outside every residence hall.

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Prowl staff members as well as members of Eastern’s ROTC help move in students to Thomas Hall on Thursday.

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Come write for the news One of the best things a student can do while at college is to get involved with student organizations. It is a chance for students to be in a new environment surrounded by other students with similar interests or goals. What is a better organization to be involved with while at Eastern than The Daily Eastern News? The News is the daily newspaper at Eastern, and it offers numerous opportunities for students with the different sections available to write for, and being a journalism major is not a requirement. It may be a bit intimidating walking into the newsroom, located in Buzzard Hall, for the first time, but there is nothing to be scared of. Everyone is extremely friendly, and the newsroom is a fun and lively place to be in. Someone can go into the newsroom and by the time they leave, they can have an assignment. I visited the newsroom during my first week at Eastern and by the time I left the newsroom, I had my first assignment for the sports section and a column for the opinions section. Writing a column was something I had never done before, but I thought it would be interesting to try something new. Writing a column is different than writing for other sections of the paper because one is able to express their opinions on issues and explain a possible solution. The opinions section also gives people who love to draw the chance to have their drawings published. The newspaper is always looking for students who are interested in writing for the opinion section or students who would draw for the section. If drawing or writing opinions are not something that sounds interesting, there are still many other options at the newspaper. A few other things available are the news, entertainment, sports and photo sections. The news section allows students to cover things occurring around campus and Charleston. The sports section allows students to cover all campus sports including football, basketball and baseball, and it also covers intramurals and Greek Week events. The entertainment section, The Verge, allows students to write features, cover events around campus, and arts and entertainment, which can include writing reviews. The photo section allows for students to take photographs for events and stories. It is the job of The News to be the news outlet that students, faculty and staff of Eastern, residents of Charleston, and others go to by informing them of current events around campus. If this is of interest to anyone, I encourage everyone on campus to come into the newsroom located in 1811 Buzzard Hall to be a part of this great staff. Chris Picazo is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.

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Ongoing budget conflict affects Eastern The new fiscal year began on July 1, and Illinois has gone through two months without a new budget. The legislative session began the second week of January and was set to end on May 31, but sessions are currently still ongoing without an agreement in sight. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratically controlled General Assembly have not been able to reach an agreement with the budget, and have caused problems in the state, including higher education. The arguments have gone back and forth between both parties as both want to be in control. Without some consensus, the state faces major problems. Higher education in Illinois has already faced major cuts, and state appropriations are almost always late coming in for universities. According to the Chicago Tribune, Illinois universities were set to receive almost $2 bil-

lion, but the continuing session has held that up. The appropriations for Eastern are currently uncertain. This problem puts Eastern is a worse financial position than it already is in. Eastern is relying on the tuition of students to use as revenue. This has caused a decrease in revenue because Eastern has faced a drop of 4,000 in enrollment over the last several years. The university has already had to lay off faculty due to budget concerns. Without knowing the amount of appropriations Eastern is to receive and relying on tuition as revenue, this puts the university in a tough situation. According to CBS, the union that represents faculty on campus chose to postpone a 1.5 percent pay raise to keep 29 instructors. In late June, a $172 million preliminary budget was approved by the Board of Trustees, but administrators said the budget could change depending on the money Eastern

receives from the state. Agreements need to be made soon on the state budget to help universities, including Eastern. It is the job of state legislature to come to an agreement. While they are still getting paid to do what they do, the rest of the state is in financial trouble, including Eastern. The university has faced major budget cuts and faculty layoffs, and Eastern relies on state appropriations to help with its financial crisis. Eastern is facing major problems, and the problems will continue until an agreement can be met. Having to wait for budget is expected, but waiting for months and months with ongoing conflict is ridiculous.

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Serving the community keeps us going I have dedicated my time and sanity to The Daily Eastern News for the past three years. In the grand scheme of things, three years may be no more than a pimple on the behind of Father Time. However, working here has had the effect of slowing down time and making three meager years feel like an eternity. At no other point than when I worked as administration editor has one day felt like an entire week. Or, when I was news editor, a day felt more like an eon. But now, in my fourth and final year I will dedicate to The News, I have come to realize something humbling. Though these last few years may have felt like forever to me, they only represent 3 percent of the total time The News has been a presence on campus. It started as the Normal School News on Nov. 5, 1915, and exactly one century later I am tasked with helping to carry on the legacy that has been built up in the meantime. I am editor-in-chief for the 100th year of this newspaper, and as such, I accept the incredible responsibility that comes with that title. There are immensely important issues going on at Eastern in the year 2015 that need to be reported on diligently, fairly and factually. Enrollment has been declining steadily for

Stephanie Markham the past decade. The downward slope for state appropriations has been just as slick, and now more than a month after the fiscal year began Eastern still has no idea how much money the state will cut back yet again. These things compounding over time led the university to be in the predicament it is in nowâ€”money is tight and people who have dedicated way more years to Eastern than I have are losing their jobs. Illinois has a new governor; Eastern has a new president, and now Charleston has a new mayor. I have seen The News overcome some unbelievable obstacles. We been through the deaths of one of our professors, our department chair and even

one of our own editors, and every time we managed put out a paper the next day. We have had to apologize for mistakes as well as defend our journalistic choices in the face of criticism. I have seen people organize a protest against us and throw entire stacks of our papers in the dumpster because they disagreed with our content. We still put out a paper the next day. When I ask myself why I put up with all the stress, the answer is always the same. We have a job to do. We serve students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni and Charleston. We work to inform our readers of what they care about. We work to provide people with the truth when fear and rumors are spreading like wildfire. We work to hold people with power in this community accountable. As such, I expect all of our readers to hold me and my staff accountable. We will correct our mistakes and learn from them. We will do our jobs for this community no matter what gets in our way. The News has done so for the past 99 years, and this time will not be any different. Stephanie Markham is a senior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or deneic@gmail.com.

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Kimberly Merwin, a senior family and consumer sciences major (left) prepares to ride the “Scramber” with Dyanna Blecher, a junior elementary education major, Saturday night during the “Panther Thrills: Carnival Night” as part of Quakin’ in the Quad.

Students reunite, mingle at Quakin’ in the Quad By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor| @DEN_News Carnival ride lights shined bright on the Ninth Street parking lot Saturday night for Eastern’s firstweekend event Quakin in the Quad. Music played, and people screamed as they spun around on the rides that were free for those in attendance. They walked around, ate chicken kebabs and popcorn, and talked to their friends. Anna Bunker, a junior psychology major, said she was a little scared to get on the rides, but her friends made her get on one. “Who doesn’t have fun at a fair?” Bunker said. “There’s lots of rides, and it’s free. You can’t beat that.” Ambria Burham, a freshman psychology major, said she was not expecting to attend a carnival-like event when she came to Eastern. “This is actually really fun,” she said. “There’s not really a big difference from the fair in my hometown.” Taylor Opsahl, a senior biology major, used the event as a way to advertise Greek life. “I’ve been walking around, handing out flyers,” she said. “A lot of people have been like, yeah, I’ll look into it.” Opsahl said she was not always able to go to the fair when it came to her hometown because she was already at school when it happened, so she liked having a carnival-like event at Eastern. Marschelle McCoy, the office manager of the biology department, came with six-year-old Jackson Stewart, who she was babysitting for a friend. Stewart, who was waiting in line for food, repeatedly told McCoy that he wanted to go on the giant slide. “We tried to go on the slide, and he didn’t want to go,” McCoy said. “Now he wants to do it.” Along with the carnival rides, people also played bean bag toss, drove remote control cars, and ate food from Kep’s Cooking, such as chicken kebabs, hamburgers and hot dogs.

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Gary Kepley, the owner of Kep’s Cooking, said they handed out twelve hundred meals at the carnival. Kep’s Cooking often partners with Eastern for events such as Homecoming and Parent’s Weekend. “The students treat us great, I have never had a problem here,” Kepley said. “That’s cool, you don’t get that everywhere. Aaliyah Stephen, the special events coordinator for University Board, said they wanted to do something different for Quakin in the Quad this year. “There has been such great feedback,” Stephen said. “It’s making people take pride in the fact that they go to EIU.” Vice President of Student Affairs Dan Nadler said although he did not plan on going on any rides, he still liked seeing everyone having a good time. “It helps students get to know each other,” Nadler said. “Students need to feel like this is their second home.” President David Glassman said the last three days of Pantherfest had been some of his favorite three days on campus since he had been able to interact with students. “These types of events build affinity with the university, as well as creating friendships,” Glassman said. “Having friends and a support system is the key for student retention.” Shifa Shamim, a senior accounting major, said she has been going to opening weekend events every year since she was a freshman. Shamim spent the night going on rides and catching up with friends she had not seen for three months. “I’ve talked to a lot of people here, some classmates,”she said. “I love it. It’s fun. It’s thrilling.” Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.

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Faculty layoffs were then revealed July 13, as the university was set to eliminate about 40 positions. An announcement from Glassman stated 26 annually contracted faculty members would be laid off, three would be reduced to half time and 10 additional positions would not be filled. As a result, some department chairs had to consolidate or cancel previously scheduled classes to compensate for the loss of professors. Of the 32 academic departments and two academic program areas on campus, 18 were affected by the faculty reductions. Glassman then announced on July 15 that Administrative and Professional employees would take unpaid furlough days, with those earning a higher salary taking more days. The highest salary group, making $150,000 per year or more, would take 14 days, while the lowest group, making between $50,000 and under $75,000, would take seven days. Those who made less than $50,000 would take no days, and Glassman himself would take a pay cut equivalent of 16 days.

Eastern is projected to save $700,000 with this particular measure, which affects about 222 employees. Moving forward, a press release on Tuesday, said the university identified 118 civil service and Administrative and Professional employees for elimination. More than 50 of those positions are vacant, which will result in 67 layoffs. Civil service employees are also entitled to “bumping” rights in which those with higher seniority can take the jobs of those below them. Those employees have 30 days to decide whether to use their bumping rights, and which specific employees would be eliminated will not be certain until after that is figured out. More information about layoffs throughout the university will be shared when it becomes available. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.

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Couple makes magic during Up All Nite By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_news The couple stole reminiscent glances as they shared their 10 years of past magical memories. Nathan Kepner and Morgan Tsu-raun are members of Crescent Circus who travel around the country to perform magic shows. “We do magic and circus arts and I started in college, but we started working together in 2009,” Tsu-raun said. “I started off hula hooping then I branched out to magic.” Kepner and Tsu-Raun were sweethearts in college and have now been married for one year. Along with the free shirts, hats and creation stations, this magical couple is what helped fill the halls of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union on Friday for Up All Nite. “We have seen each other more than any other couple we have ever met,” Kepner said. “Last December we drove 8,000 miles in a month, and that’s a lot of time in a car.” The couple also travel with other companions including three doves, a parakeet and their dog. “The easiest thing that we do is the upside down juggling,” Kepner said. “The hardest trick is the shoulder stand with the hula hoops going, because it was three years before we actually got that one solid.” One of the acts the couple performed at the event involved Kepner juggling knives while standing on his wife’s shoulders.

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Nathan Kepner of The Crescent Circus juggles knives while being held in the air by wife and partner Morgan Tsu-Raun on Friday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

“The closest we got to falling was when I was standing on Morgan, juggling the knives and a very intoxicated gentleman shoved her while I was standing on her juggling,” Kepner said. Tsu-raun said it is good to have events promoting student connection because it encourages a happier environment on campus. “When I was a freshman, I did not feel like I was part of the community,” Tsu-raun said. “I wished we had more things

like this to feel connections with other students because that helps you succeed more as a student.” Aaliyah Stephen, a University Board special events coordinator, said the welcome-back weekend was implemented to give students the last spark of fun before buckling down for classes. “The original show was supposed to be a freak show,” Stephen said. “We decided to go to another level with the husband and wife and a magic show to

make it creative for the audience.” Klaudia Ptak, a freshman biological sciences major, said she came to the event to see what it is and how many people would show up, but also to meet others. “It gets everyone to go out, especially the underclassmen, because I was in my dorm the whole time so it definitely brought me out,” Ptak said. “I met a lot of people today, I got a lot of people’s numbers so it was a cool experience.”

Kelly Svoboda, a senior marketing major, said events like Up All Nite bring freshmen together and gives them an opportunity to step out of their comfort zone, to meet the friends they can make on campus. “If they didn’t have these events people probably wouldn’t know what to do and would probably stay in their rooms,” Svoboda said.

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Patriots conflict gives Garoppolo a chance By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @ Banash5 Ever since the four-game suspension that was dealt to New England Patriot starting quarterback Tom , the Eastern community has been filled with excitement about former quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo taking on New England’s starting role once the season begins. Garoppolo has not taken reps with the Patriots’ first-team starters through its first two exhibition games. He has completed 48 out of 63 passes during those games, including his first touchdown of the preseason on Saturday night at New Orleans. He went against the Saints, including 233 passing yards and an interception. Mike Reiss said Garoppolo’s performance should give the Patriots’ fan base some confidence heading into the season. “This was the type of game Patriots’ fans could look at and have confidence that Garoppolo would be capable if he’s called upon should Tom Brady not be available for the first four games of the regular season due to suspension,” Reiss said in an article on ESPN.com. However, Brady’s suspension for his role in using deflated footballs in last year’s AFC Championship Game has not been put to rest yet. His appeal, with the help of the National Football League’s Player’s Association, began in June. Since the appeal, Brady has taken first-team snaps in both exhibition games, which is allowed while the appeal is ongoing. If Garoppolo starts Week 1 of the

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Eastern Kentucky defensive back Johnny Joseph is shoved out of bounds by former Eastern quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in a game on Sept. 28, 2013 at O’Brien Field.

regular season on Thursday, Sept. 10, Eastern will be the only college to have two quarterbacks starting that week. Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Tony

Romo will be the other former Panther starting, as the Cowboys take on the New York Giants in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys and Patriots will face

each other on Sunday, Oct. 11, in Arlington. Garoppolo broke Romo’s records for career passing touchdowns, and yards and passing touchdowns in a

single season at Eastern. That all helped Garoppolo be named the Walter Payton Award winner, which is awarded to the best offensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Garoppolo was projected to be drafted in either the first or second round in the 2014 NFL draft. He was drafted by the Patriots in the second round with the No. 62 overall pick. ESPN Draft Analyst Todd McShay told USA Today he believed his pocket presence, as well as arm strength, stood out. Those are qualities McShay said are very important for NFL quarterbacks. McShay also predicted Garoppolo to be picked in the second and third rounds. “From his pocket mobility to his accuracy and mental makeup, he has a lot of qualities that you look for in someone to develop at the next level,” McShay told USA TODAY. However, McShay also noticed a flaw in Garoppolo’s game that would need to be tweaked in the future. “He comes from that Baylor offense and the language doesn’t translate very well,” McShay said. “As one general manager told me, “He’s going to have to learn a new language.’” These next two weeks will determine if it will be Garoppolo or Brady under center against the Steelers. If Garoppolo is the starter, Eastern will hear these words once again on NBC, “…Quarterback, Eastern Illinois University.” Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.

Lara makes smooth transition to Charleston By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor | @BobReynoldsDEN Kiki Lara was hired as the ninth men’s soccer coach in Eastern history on March 10, 2015. Lara comes over from Dayton University where he spent six seasons there as an assistant focusing more on the defensive side of the ball. Last season, Dayton had seven shutouts as a team and posted a 0.74 goals against average, which ranked second in the Atlantic 10. Lara has been living in Charleston for just over five months and he said the move from Dayton, Ohio to

Charleston has been smooth with his wife and two kids. “We have found that the townspeople are very nice around here and welcoming,” he said. “It has been like that since I visited the campus on my interview. It hasn’t changed.” Lara takes over a team that finished 3-13-1 overall and finishing last in the Summit League last season Soccer-wise, Lara said coaches never feel like they have settled in. In a job like this, he is constantly thinking ahead of ways to try to make the program improve. “We finally have been through at least two weeks of preseason, and we

feel like we are going in the right direction,” he said. The Panthers have played two exhibitions games thus far and have won both of them. Eastern defeated Cincinnati, 2-1, at Lakeside Field a couple weeks ago, and then played NAIA school St. Xavier and won 4-1. The players have bought in to what Lara is bringing to the table in his first year as a head coach, according to junior goalkeeper Michael Spencer. “Coach Lara has a commitment to a coherent identity that he works to instill within the side everyday,” Spencer said. “The basis for that identity is the experience he has as a college

player, coach and a professional.” Spencer added that Division I soccer is a deeply physical and direct brand of soccer, so Lara wants his team to compete on a physical level, but also wants his team to play an intelligent, attacking game. Lara also played four years professionally. He played three seasons with the Minnesota Thunder of the United Soccer League from 2004-2006. He would later play for the Portland Timbers of the USL from 2007-2008. He appeared in 25 games for the Timbers helping the team advanced to the USL semifinals. Senior defender/midfielder Kyle

Callender said Lara’s experience as a player and a coach go hand in hand with his commitment to detail. “His experience creates a sense of purpose with everything he does, which is pushing our team to be better individually on and off the field,” he said. “It is creating a culture within this program that will outlast any of the players within it.” Eastern will open up its season Friday at Xavier in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.

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Northern Kentucky takes 6-0 victory Sunday By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor | @BobReynoldsDEN Less than 48 hours after playing to a 0-0 draw against Indiana-Purdue University at Indianapolis in its season opener, the Eastern women’s soccer team fell 6-0 to Northern Kentucky in its home opener at Lakeside Field Sunday. Freshman goalie Maddie Lyon saved all nine shots Friday against IUPUI. Sunday, Lyon faced 19 shots and saved 13 of them. Eastern coach Jason Cherry praised his freshman goalkeeper after her two performances over the weekend. “I think she did a great job as a freshman,” Cherry said. “She had one goal that she could have done better with, but she’s a freshman. She is going to make mistakes. I think we could have defended better and a lot of opportunities (NKU) had shouldn’t have been opportunities.” Senior midfielder Molly Hawkins also had praise for the freshman goalie. “She’s been really solid in goal for us to start off the season,” Hawkins said. “Today was a tough game as a whole, but she kept her spirits up and kept a good attitude throughout it all.” Northern Kentucky scored six goals and had 19 shots on target. Sophomore Jessica Frey received a through ball from red-shirt senior Kelsey Laumann and put it past Lyon in the lower left corner of the goal at the 12:59 mark of the first half to give the Norse a 1-0 lead. Throughout the first 20 minutes or so, Cherry thought his team had the better part of the possession. “I think we fought with them,” he said. “I think the energy was really good, and we had our legs for the most part.” The Norse would add another two goals before the half ended. Sophomore Macy Hamblin scored 28:14 into the 1st half after receiving a

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Sophomore defender Carrie Caplin runs after Northern Kentucky forward Macy Hamblin during the Panthers’ 6-0 loss at Lakeside Field on Sunday.

pass in the box from red-shirt senior Kelsey Zwergel. Hamblin would juke around Lyon in the box and put the ball into the net. Norse freshman Samantha Duwel deflected the ball in from a corner at the 44:33 mark of the first half. The Norse would add three more goals in the final 45 minutes of action.

The Panthers were held to just two shots on goal and three shots overall and had trouble generating any offense during Sunday’s game. Hawkins said her team’s strategy at the beginning of the game was to send balls to the corners or play the forwards into the corners since Northern Kentucky would send their outside backs up. “We just couldn’t get the ball off

of our feet quick enough,” she said. “We’ll continue to work on both attacking and defending, and it will come together. It’s still early in the season.” Despite losing 6-0, Hawkins said it was really important to keep the effort and intensity up in the game. “We’ll take this as a learning lesson,” she said. “We’ll just have to work harder this week in practice so

we can be ready for the pair of away games this coming weekend.” The Panthers will travel to Macomb to take on Western Illinois Friday and then head to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to take on Northern Iowa Sunday. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.

Coach Wolinski settling in nicely with Panthers By Sean Hastings Assistant Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports Samantha Wolinski is heading into her first year as the coach of the Eastern volleyball team. Wolinski spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Mississippi State but has had no problem settling in at Eastern since being hired in March 2015. “I started back at the end of March, so I had the spring to transition with the returners,” Wolinski said. “I feel like I’m in the flow of everything.” After spending the past two years being an assistant, Wolinski said she is excited to be head coach again. “It’s exciting to have this opportunity here at EIU,” she said. “This program is not a rebuild. The previous staff did a good job bringing in quality players.” She said her job is to just fine-tune everything they are doing and extending their range. The players also have to adjust to having a new coach, especially the seniors who have spent the last three years playing under former coach Kate Price. “It’s a little hard only because our past coach is the one who recruited me,” senior Kayla Nesbitt said. “Sam (Wolinski) is doing a good job, she’s made the transition easier.” Nesbitt said her team has done team building activities to help with getting used to having her as a new

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Samantha Wolinski, the head volleyball coach, gives instruction from the sidelines Sunday during a team scrimmage at Lantz Arena.

coach, and she said that it has helped. “She has a lot of energy,” Nesbitt said. “She came in right off the bat wanting to do a lot.” Wolinski has not had to make the transition alone as she has had help from other people on campus. Eastern assistant coach Peter Green worked at Mississippi State with Wolinski and is also starting his first year at Eastern.

“Peter (Green) our assistant, he and I worked together over the last year so we know each other really well,” Wolinski said. Even though this is her first year as coach of the Panthers, Wolinski said there has not really been anything too hard about it. She came in knowing to make things easier she had to prioritize what needed to get done.

“The first thing was spring season and getting to know our returners and building relationships with them,” Wolinski said. “Two, was the kids that were committed for this fall, reaching out to them and building a relationship with them, and the next thing was we needed to get the ball rolling with recruiting.” Wolinski has already nearly finished with the class of 2016, and she

has even received a verbal commit for 2017. She said she feels pretty good about where they are at with that process. Wolinski said she wants to come in and set a foundation and build a culture around Eastern volleyball. The team often refers to writer Jon Gordon’s book, “The Energy Bus.” She wants herself and team to know what they have to do to be on the bus and know that everything is a day-by-day process. Wolinski said the biggest team goal is to win a lot of matches and be able to host the Ohio Valley Conference tournament at the end of the year, but they all know that it will not be handed to them. “To get to that stage, there is a lot happening behind the scenes,” Wolinski said. Everyone involved in a team brings something special and Wolinski does too. “I’m a relationship person,” Wolinski said. “That’s really important to me.” She also hopes to build a relationship with the community and all of Eastern. Wolinski’s first game as the Panthers’ coach will be Friday when the team takes on Illinois-Chicago in Fort Wayne, Ind. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.