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Hillarie Henninger, a senior psychology major, works out Wednesday at the Student Recreation Center. Attendance is higher at the Rec. during the spring semester.
Rec. attendance boosts in spring By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_news The spring semester of almost every year at the Student Recreational Center is filled with people working out. However, the number of students working out at the Rec varies throughout the months. In spring 2014 semester, 60,231 scans were registered in the first two months, while 85,781 were registered in March and April, according to the Rec Center’s records. Records also indicate that for the spring 2015 semester, so far, 3,071 scans were registered at the gym. There was a decrease between March 7 and 16 of the spring 2014 semester; the numbers were between 86 and 407, while the numbers are normally in the thousands. Comparing those numbers to fall
2014 semester, the only time the numbers dropped was in late November before Thanksgiving break. A pattern is visible between both semesters, in which low numbers are near the end of each semester. This may be attributed to finals being close to that time, since the dates fall before and during finals week. Sarah Daughtery, the program director of Campus Recreation, said after spring break is over, barely anyone comes to the Rec. “People always have the new year’s resolutions to work out and get fit, so at the beginning of spring semester, there are more students and Eastern faculty who come and work out,” she said. Daughtery added that between the months of January and March, there are also students getting ready for spring break, which is another reason why the Rec has a lot of students working out at the begin-
ning of spring. Students are still working out after spring break; they are just not doing it at the Rec. Daughtery said when spring break is over it is nicer out than it was at the beginning of the semester, so people are choosing to exercise outside because of the weather. She said the reason why there are not as many people at the Rec this school year is because of Eastern’s low enrollment. The weather is a big component of who comes into the Rec, as she has seen in the past from her experience working there, she said. “There are still people who come to the Rec, like faculty of Eastern; we just aren’t getting as many students once the nice weather hits and spring break is over,” Daughtery said. Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or at sewhite2@eiu.edu.
CUPB to give athletic budget updates By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News The Council on University Planning and Budget will overview the athletic department’s budget as well as the administrative and faculty ratios on Friday. The athletic department budget comes from the past years’ appropriated funding. David Emmerich, chair of the council, said discussion will be to address questions about the budget. “ There were questions raise recently about athletics funding, so we’ve asked for an update about it,” Emmerich said. The questions Emmerich was referring
to were also raised up in this week’s Faculty Senate meeting. The council will also be looking at comparing the number of faculty and administrators. “The administrative (to) faculty comparison also stem from the CUPB program analysis and a recent report regarding student (to) faculty ratio,” Emmerich said. Emmerich said the council will review a new cash-in and cash-out initiative for Eastern scholarships. “Cash in- and cash-out comes from a program analysis recommendation to review the scholarships EIU provides from appro-
priated dollars,” Emmerich said. He said another purpose of the program is to find alternatives ways to fund the scholarships through a cash in and cash out fundraising campaign. New ideas for education from the Education Advisory Board will also be presented to the council. The purpose of EAB is to allow members to learn different ideas from other universities around the country. The council will meet at 2 p.m. Friday in the 1895 Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu
Housing and Dining Services is seeking a new resident director because the current resident director will be stepping down from the position. “We are looking for a student affairs professional with a good background,” said Mark Hudson, director of housing and dining services. The individual chosen for the position will need be the primary advisor to the hall council. “They need to develop a community that is caring and nurturing for residents, and that has the ability to develop a hall council,” Hudson said. “They should be interested in residents and their success, and (be) an organized person.” Hudson said most importantly, they need someone who can connect with their residents. This includes assisting them in creating and meeting their goals, connecting with faculty, embracing integrative learning concepts, and designing social and education opportunities that help meet the needs of students living in the residential community. Although the search project has just started a few weeks ago, Hudson said he expects many to apply for the position. “We hope to have about 30-40 applicants to see how that plays out,” he said. Hudson encourages (other) universities to recommend people.” Hudson said the hiring process is extensive and detailed because of all the responsibilities and benefits the position entails. “It’s a full time position. The person gets set up in an apartment, (gets) health insurance and life insurance, along with the full time responsibility,” he said. The salary for the new resident director will range anywhere from $32,000 -$33,000 a year. Other benefits include having a retirement plan and a tuition waiver for up to six credit hours per semester. The resident director is responsible for advising RHA or NRHH as the primary hall council advisor. Other duties include overseeing community development, serving on departmental committees, participating in area on-call crisis response rotation, managing housing assignments, and adjudicating student behavior hearings. The resident director also selects, trains, supervises, and evaluates one associate resident director, seven to eight resident assistants, and six to ten desk assistants for the residence buildings. Hudson said people around the country are getting a student affairs education, including a master’s degree in College Student Affairs, Higher Education Administration, or College Student Development, which are some of the degrees that are accepted to
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While being a student causes at least some level stress, not all stress is bad, but all stress is manageable, said the community organizing and leadership coordinator for the Health Education Resource Center Kasey Evans. “The interesting thing about stress is that there is both good stress and bad stress,” Evans said. “So it is important to note that stress can affect schoolwork and classes in both a negative and a positive way.” She said stress keeps people motivated and it is what encourages them to finish a paper by a deadline. Without that sense of urgency, students can fall behind in their schoolwork. “On the reverse side, stress can negatively affect schoolwork and classes if we don’t allow ourselves to properly cope with it,” she said. “If stress reaches the point of overwhelming us, it can affect our ability to keep up and complete assignments in a timely manner.” Stress can cause students to fall behind in their work, which is why coping with positive stress is important; doing so will prevent it from reaching the negative level of stress, she said. Negative physical changes to the body can be the result of negative stress, including serious illnesses. Evans said some of those illnesses are impaired mental performance, suppressed thyroid function, hypoglycemia or diabetes, decreased bone density and muscle tissue, hypertension and suppressed immunity and inflammatory responses. Planning ahead is the best thing students can do to avoid stress, Evans said. She said once students receive their class syllabi and schedules for their organizations and clubs, they should write all those important dates down in a planner to prevent procrastination, which can cause stress. “When you can visually see your
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schedule, it makes it easier to plan ahead,” Evans said. “If you know that you will have three tests in one week, that’s an excellent opportunity to begin studying in smaller increments early on to avoid stress the week of those tests.” Evans said taking time to relax is a way combat stress. “ Do n’t a l l ow yo u r s e l f t o b e burned out,” she said. “You can do this by giving yourself small rewards in the form of things you enjoy. If you have a complicated paper or other assignment, take a short 30 minute break to listen to some of your favorite music or watch your favorite TV show and then go on and do more work.” Taking medication should not be the solution to controlling stress unless a doctor has prescribed it, Evans said. “Self-medication is certainly a concern when it comes to stress and, seeing that, it is one to be avoided,” she said. “There are a lot of great options for relieving stress in a healthy way.” She said she suggests meditation, exercise, getting a massage, maintaining a healthy diet, watching a movie, reading a book or listening to music. “Really anything that you enjoy that doesn’t involve use of substances or bingeing can be a great way to relieve stress,” Evans said. Evans said her best advice for preventing stress is to not procrastinate. She said doing everything early will free up students time as well, which allows them to do stuff they enjoy. “I think the best thing students can do right now, today, is to be proactive in creating their schedule for their semester and creating to do lists for items they need to accomplish,” she said. “Organization, time management and planning ahead can work miracles for avoiding negative stress.” Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2712 or sewhite2@eiu.edu.
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CAA to review Student Standards policies By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News The Council on Academic Affairs will review the policies of the Office of Student Standards as well as some course revisions during its meeting Thursday. Marita Gronnvoll, the chair of the council, said Student Standards has been invited to attend the meeting to address some questions that members may have. “The council would like clarification with regard to faculty responsibilities in reporting academic misconduct,” Gronnvoll said. “This is so we can properly word the syllabus statement about aca-
demic misconduct.” A memorandum from Christopher Mitchell, interim associate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, states there will be a revision in four different English courses effective in the 2015 fall semester. The four classes to be renamed will be ENG 4761, ENG 4762, ENG 4763, ENG 4764, and the renamed courses will all be Advanced Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction and Dramatic Writing. The reason the courses are being renamed, according to the memo, is to accurately reflect what they will be covering in correlation with the curriculum.
In another memo from Harold Ornes, the dean of the college of sciences, it talks about an agreement with Eastern and Lakeland College. The agreement will allow two introductory GIS courses to be taught at Lakeland College. These classes will be able to be substituted with GEG 3810. “There is a longstanding agreement between EIU and Lakeland that some courses taken at Lakeland would fulfill requirements for various majors here at EIU,” Gronnvoll said. “This is typically done on behalf of transfer students.” There may also be another course name change. According to
a second memo from Ornes, International Criminal Law may also receive a title change as well. The proposed change would be Human Rights and International Law. The reason for the request is that the new name would better reflect course content. The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday in Room 4440 of Booth Library.
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New RSO promotes event planning Jackson By Roberto Hodge Multicultrual Editor |@BertoHodge A new Registered Student Organization has started with the goal of teaching students how to properly plan events with professionalism and hospitality. Darius Francis and Joryn Zeek-Lee, both communication studies majors, created the Student Event Planners Association with the goal of allowing students from all backgrounds to graduate with a professional binder to show future employers. Francis, the president of the organization, said he and Zeek-Lee had a course together last semester, and she heard of his experience with event planning so she approached him with the idea of creating such an organization. Francis, not a stranger to event planning, spent a summer in the United Kingdom for an internship aimed at event planning. “I think we make a really good team,” Francis said. The Student Event Planners Association is similar to other organizations like The Agency and Public Relations Student Society of America, but Francis said their organization is different in a sense because of their practicalities. Francis said the students who participate in the organization will have floor plans, designs and market events that can refer to in a binder when they get into the real world of event planning. “People will be able to practically do it,” Francis said. “To give them a sense of security.” Members of the organization will learn the do’s and don’ts of event planning, such as listening to what their client wants, not promising anything unless the planner is sure it can be done and to try and capture the clients vision, Francis said. Francis said members would also be able to manage issues seamlessly during an event as to not hinder the overall operation. Having planned and managed many different events, Francis said he once had to fix an issue 30 minutes prior to his guests arriving while he was in the United Kingdom. He said a mix-up occurred with some of the silverware at the banquet he was managing, and the bar brought in glasses that were not all the way cleaned. Francis had everyone rinse the glasses and
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Darius Francis a senior communication studies major is the president of the Student Event Planners Association.
then run them through the dishwasher before bringing them out to the guests right as they were serving dinner, which made it look planned for the overall event. “Things should be prepared in advance—that was a lesson learned,” Francis said. Francis said event planning is one of the most stressful jobs in the world, but he said once events have been completed to what the client wants, it is a great feeling. Since Francis and Zeek-Lee are both graduating this semester, Francis said he hopes the future of his organization will allow the
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members to fund and plan their own large event sometime next year. Currently, they are co-sponsoring and assisting with other events, which they will also continue to do next year. The next meeting will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Greenup Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
The first thing one might notice upon walking into Jackson Avenue Coffee other than the fresh smell of coffee is a long wall of artwork contributed by local artist. “Sometimes, I won’t even have anyone for a month, and I have to put my own art up,” said Dano Reible, the owner of the JAC. “People don’t realize it’s a big wall. It holds a lot of art.” All art displayed at the JAC is put up for the whole month. “For many, it’s their first time (getting their art displayed),” Reible said. “People say that it’s great decoration for the shop, and everyone gives their support.” To get their art displayed, artists fill out an application online or bring their art to the JAC for Reible to see. “There’s no real requirement, I just make sure it’s not just a kindergarten style drawing,” he said. Reible said any artwork that displays nudity or anything vulgar is not allowed since the JAC is family oriented. “We don’t want kids asking their moms ‘What’s that?’ about things on our wall,” Reible said. Reible looks over the art and decides what to put up. “I basically take a look at it. It doesn’t matter if I like it or not. If it’s quality and I think people will like it, it goes up,” he said. This means that the demographic of the artists whose pieces are displayed is very wide. “I have people of all ages, sexes, (and) nationalities,” Reible said. This includes anyone from the ages of six or seven to 82. “I’ve had an 8-year-old girl displayed, a 14 year old photographer, and just last month or the month before, I had an 82-year-old retired preacher who painted
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NEW YEAR BUT NO NEW ME
Marge Clemente
Rappers are ‘Mean Girls’ I hate to admit that rappers are suddenly starting to sound about as whiny as none other than our very beloved Gretchen Wieners’ line, “You can’t sit with us!” but it is just something that had to be addressed. It seems as though Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, and Lil’ Wanye happen to have a little issue with letting outsiders into their super exclusive circle of elites. You know there is a problem with the music our generation is taught to glorify when suddenly rappers decide to deem everyone else outside of a popularity cluster as worthless. What a superficial way of thinking, is it not? I get that there are some songs are considered “hype songs” and are not meant to be taken seriously. They are the songs that no one really catches the lyrics to until you are outside of the club, away from the noise, and have a clear head. I am positive I have not been the only who inwardly cringes even when sitting in the privacy of my car on my way to work while repeating mindless lyrics. However, let us be honest with ourselves—some of these tunes are a guilty pleasure. We simply cannot refrain ourselves from shouting out the lyrics, even at the most inopportune moments. It’s songs like “Only”, “No New Friends” and “Clique” that highlight the absurdity of forming cliques like a flock of bumbling high school girls just dying to recruit classmates as clueless as they are to worship them. Why would anyone shun the idea of making new friends? Drake, you clearly need to break out of that shell. And wait, what about Kanye? His clique is untouchable and also, apparently, impossible to get in. Let us also take a closer look at the lyrics in "Only.” In his song, Chris Brown uses derrogatory terms to refer to close friends, and even to complimentthem. So everyone, Chris Brown has a few announcements to make. If you did not happen to get the memo just yet, you will be excluded if you do not meet any of the following requirements: You must be real, bad, rich, independent, a boss, and most importantly -- thick. If you are lacking any of these characteristics, do not even bother looking their way. Whew! Long list, huh? Well, this is a four-man group, ONLY. Step aside, losers because The Plastics are back, and they’re as fetch as they have ever been. Do not dare think for a split second that the four lovely ladies have gone very far or anywhere at all. They have been reincarnated in the form of four very spoiled, demanding rappers. Marge Clemente is a senior English major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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Explore your town before it is too late The Lincoln Book Shop on Monroe Avenue in the Charleston Square has managed to stay in business since 1962. Current owner, Wendy Meyer, insinuates that one of the major facets that have helped their small family business was the expansion of the store by selling online. Meyer mentioned that while it is not without effort to get 20,000 books online, the hard work has certainly paid off and greatly helped the cozy bookstore. Though Lincoln Book Shop has been spared the devastation of losing their place, many of the shops and attractions that previously occupied the Square are vacant spaces. This raises several questions: Is there a decrease in sales? While other businesses, especially bars, in Charleston have flourished or maintained their success, why are others shutting down so suddenly? Where are people headed beside the Square? Meyer said students are not headed out to the Square as often as they used to.
While Meyer’s business has benefited from expanding the store online, it hinders the movement of the student body. Because students have access to books and food and music through technology, they will not and do not feel it always necessary to sit at shops. This domino effect is what essentially leaves businesses for last to receive the hardest blow. Movement is rapid and constant—we are conditioned to not sit or be in one place for too long. Even if we are not required to do something productive, we are consistently headed from one place to the next. But the one thing unavailable through the Internet is the ability to drink and socialize with others—unless people decide to sit and Skype each other while drinking. When students are not out at night visiting Charleston’s attractions, sober and preoccupied students with extra curricular activities, deny business owners a large portion of the Charleston population. In no way are we suggesting that the
fault should be pinned on the students as though they are deliberately causing the recent adversities businesses have undergone. Perhaps, however, (and maybe for our own betterment) rather than hiding out in dorms or apartments, students should find new study spaces to congregate at. Perhaps the students should make an enforcement to broaden their hangout choices. While bars and drunken food are inevitably two large factors that make up the wild parts of college life, it would be considerate to think about how we are not the student body is not who suffers from discovering new establishments to sit in and appreciate; it is the businesses that will crumble in the end. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Take a chance while you are in college College is the best and most opportune time in life to learn about yourself and the world around you. I have always seen myself as an adventurous person who has little problem with trying new things, but to keep myself accountable I have a bucket list of my own. This week starts my last semester as a college student, and I still have a few boxes that need to be checked off of my bucket list before I change over my tassel. If anything, a college bucket list will ensure that you put yourself out there, do new things, try new things, and have a fantastic time all before you graduate. If you are going to make mistakes, make your biggest ones before you graduate. If you are going to get a tattoo, the best time in the world to do so is when you have thousands of dollars given to you all at once when each semester starts. In between classes and work, you have free weekends, three-day weekends, and all the expendable time in the world to go out and do things that you may not have time to do again after you graduate. When you are out of college and in
Olivia Diggs the real world, you can look back at your time in college, and have fond memories of all of the things you have accomplished, and know that you did everything that you wanted to, and got everything out of college that you wanted to experience. So I encourage you to start, or continue to add things to you college bucket list and to make sure every last item is checked off before you graduate. College bucket list ideas: Take a road trip with your best friendspull out a map, close your eyes, and point
to a random place, and go! Go to a strip club- who doesn’t need to see a naked woman they don’t know before they die? Get a tattoo- I know this is pretty basic, however it will forever be a classic and a college staple. Get a strange piercing- a septum piercing, a nipple piercing, a dermal, an industrial, a hoo- ha piercing. Whatever you can think of that isn’t something you see on your everyday person. Skip class for a week- can you say Netflix and a tub of cookie dough? While I do not condone or promote the idea of skipping class, I absolutely fantasize about the idea of a class-free week. As for me, this Friday, when I get my thousands of dollars of college money, I will be crossing “get your first tattoo off of my list.” What will you be checking off this semester? Olivia Diggs is a senior Family and Consumers Science major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or osdiggs@eiu.edu.
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Moniesha Curry, Mariah Aye and Alexis Lambert, all three senior psychology majors help coach the upcoming Miss Black EIU contestants Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The Miss Black EIU pageant is set to premier in February.
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qualify for the position. “We are hoping for talented individuals to apply from across the country,” he said. Hudson said the hiring process is very thorough. “Historically, we’ve had a pool of about 30-40 people to start out with. (They) initially submit their resumes, cover letters, and references that are reviewed by com-
mittees,” he said. After the paperwork is evaluated, the top group is picked and invited for interviews. Students will be invited to participate in the interviews, and then a decision will be made on who is the “best bet” for the resident director position. The resident director position has oppor
tunities for advancing into other student affairs positions. Hudson said resident directors typically keep their position for three to five years before they move on to other jobs. With those jobs come new responsibilities, but there is no set term limit. Those interested in the position, which
will start on July 1, must send a letter of interest, current resume, and contact information of at least three professional references. Application can be found in Eastern’s website and must be turned in by January 23. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu
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Students stay behind during break By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor | @DEN_news During the Thanksgiving and winter breaks, more than half of Eastern’s 8,000 students headed home, but each year a small amount choose to stay. Mark Hudson, the director of Housing and Dining, said 49 students stayed in the residence halls over winter vacation: five Resident Assistants, one international student and about 38 student-athletes. One RA, Sheldon Aaron, a senior sociology major, has stayed on campus during breaks before and said the stay is relaxing and different from normal RA duties. Aaron said there are no required programs or door decorations that need to be completed. Also, rounds only needed to be done twice: once in the morning and
then the night. Depending on the location of the break, Aaron said rounds of patrolling the building every two hours might have to be completed differently. Duty is also completed with another professional staff member, Aaron said. Because not many students were on campus, and class was not in session, Aaron said he mainly slept and watched a lot of TV. Hudson said of those 49, some were in the residence halls, others in University Court and University Apartments with each having a separate staff. Some of the students stay within the University Apartments as a permanent residence, which are contracted differently. “It’s not marketed like the residence halls,” Hudson said. Hudson said the University Apartments are usually more for students who are older, such as
graduate and married students. Despite the students being able to stay on campus during the vacation weeks, there is an additional cost of $80 per week, which does not include dining. Because not enough students remain on campus during the vacation weeks, the dinning halls are all closed and students must find food from local stores and restaurants, but the food court is open for a small amount of time during the beginning and before the end of the break, Hudson said. “There’s just not enough people here to take over the service,” Hudson said. Hudson said the students may also keep their own rooms, but only if they live within the Lincoln, Stevenson, Douglas and Thomas residence halls. Students can request a specific building to stay in throughout break, but only if they
are open. These specific halls are available in compliance with safety issues that must be followed. “If you’re in a building by yourself and you fall down the stairs, who’s going to help you?” Hudson said. Hudson said while a building is closed, the temperature is lowered to 55 degrees to conserve utility rates. “Typically during break we kind of lose money,” he said. Even though the buildings remain at 55 degrees, some pipes still freeze around campus, such as Thomas, Taylor and Stevenson halls. However, Hudson said freezing pipes are always anticipated, therefore plumbers can prepare to clean leaks and water damage. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
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Panthers look to end road woes Bob Reynolds Staff Reporter | @BobReynoldsDEN The Eastern women’s basketball team will play the next three games on the road and are having trouble winning road games this season. They are 1-8 on the road this season and 0-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference. Eastern coach Debbie Black said there is really no answer to her teams’ struggles on the road, besides the fact that is more of a mental thing. “I think the floor is flat. The ball is round. The baskets are the same height,” she said. “You just have to mentally prepare them. It doesn’t matter where you are playing. Just play the same game of bas-
be a good game.” In the last game, the Panthers defeated Belmont 77-72 to improve to 3-1 in the conference. Sabina Oroszova scored 24 points, which all came in the second half, and Erica Brown posted her first double-double of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Along with those two, Bh’rea Griffin, Grace Lennox and Arnisha Thomas scored in double figures in the win against Belmont. Eastern Kentucky coach Chrissy Roberts knows her team will have their work cutout for them on Thursday. “They are good,” she said. “Of course Sabina is going to be a monster. They
“You just have to mentally prepare them (players). It doesn’t matter where you are playing. Just play the same game of basketball.” -Debbie Black, Eastern women’s basketball coach ketball. It is no big deal if you are home or away. In my opinion, you just have to find and search for different ways to get ready for a game.” Last season, Eastern Kentucky ended the Panthers season in the OVC tournament after beating them 75-52 in Nashville. The Colonels will be without Marie Carpenter, who led the team in scoring last season, due to graduation. Through four games in the OVC, Colonel guards Shameekia Murray and Michaela Hunter are averaging 14.7 and 13 points per game, respectively. Black said one of the biggest challenges in Thursday’s game is going to try and prevent Murray and Hunter from beating them. “They are athletic,” she said. “I like their guard play. They are kind of deep in their guard play. (Michaela) is very good. They want penetrate and shoot quickly. I think if we maintain our discipline, don’t turn the ball over and execute, it should
have got guards that can shoot the ball really well. They play extremely hard. They crash the boards hard. We have been working extremely hard to focus on the things that we need to get better at. It’s going to be a tough match. My kids are up for the challenge.” Eastern Kentucky is coming into Thursday’s game with a 6-7 record overall on the season and 1-2 in the OVC. The Colonels 2-2 at home this season and are averaging 59.4 points per game on the season. This is the 34th all-time meeting between Eastern Kentucky and Eastern. The Panthers hold a 17-16 record in the series. The last time the Panthers defeated the Colonels on the road was on Feb. 25, 2012 with a final score of 79-76. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.
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Bh'rea Griffin, a freshman guard, follows through with her shot after a shot attempt Saturday in the women's basketball game in Lantz Arena against Belmont. Griffin scored 11 points in the game.
Panthers go for 5th straight OVC win By Jehad Abbed Assistant Sports Editor | @Jehada Two of the last unbeaten teams in the Ohio Valley Conference will go head-to-head on Thursday when Eastern men’s basketball faces Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY. The (10-6) Panthers are in the midst of a seven-game winning streak, which includes their first four OVC match-ups. The (10-5) Colonels are also riding a four-game streak of their own with the last two coming by way of conference opponents Tennessee-Martin and Southeast Missouri. Eastern Kentucky is the defending
OVC champion, which would surely paint a target on the backs of Colonels players from the rest of the conference. Eastern comes into the game as the number one defense in the conference allowing just 60.2 points per game while the Colonels are the second best offense in the conference. Eastern Kentucky scores 73.6 points per game and suit two of the top 10 offensive players in the OVC. Senior guard Corey Walden leads the Colonels with an average of 18.4 points per game while senior forward Eric Stutz adds his own 13.4. Walden scored 17 points in the last meeting between these two teams in January of 2014. Eastern Kentucky
won in convincing fashion 100-81 behind former senior guard Glenn Cosey’s 10 three-pointers. Eastern still boasts the top spot in the OVC for field goal percentage defense only allowing teams to shoot just 39 percent. After going 4-0 in their first four OVC games, the Panthers are playing with confidence along side junior forward Chris Olivier who was named last week’s OVC player of the week. Olivier is tearing through conference opponents scoring 18 points per game while grabbing and average of seven rebounds. Eastern also starts the OVC CoNewcomer of the week in junior guard LeTrell Viser. Viser is the con-
ference’s second best three-point shooter division play. He averages 2.8 made shots from beyond the arc as well as 2.3 steals per game against OVC teams. Eastern Kentucky is the best freethrow shooting team in the conference while the Panthers are the third worst. The Colonels connect on 84 percent of their free throws while Eastern is shooting more than 20 percent lower from the stripe. Eastern head coach Jay Spoonhour said that he doesn’t believe they are a bad free-throw shooting team. He said the majority of the free throws taken by the Panthers are at the hands of Olivier who seems to be the player that teams foul the most.
Olivier has a 52 percent free throw average while he’s been awarded nearly 40 more attempts than any of his teammates. Eastern has fallen to the Colonels six of their last seven meetings. The last time the Panthers beat Eastern Kentucky was in February of 2010. Eastern looks to reverse the trend and remain unbeaten in the OVC as they travel to Richmond for a 6:30 tip-off Thursday night inside McBrayer Arena. Jehad Abbed can be reached at 581-2812 or jabbed@eiu.edu
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Katie VanHootegem, a senior elementary education major, swims a practice lap in the Ray Padovan Pool at Lantz Arena Tuesday. VanHootegem has been swimming for over 10 years and now competes in individual Medley.
Former walk-on now captain in senior season By Sean Hastings Staff Reporter | @Den_Sports At one point in her high school career Katie VanHootegem did not even want to swim at the collegiate level. Leading up to her junior year o f h i g h s c h o o l , Va n Ho o t e g e m said she was really good and continued to get fast times. When that year hit, her times started to drop. “I couldn’t get faster. I tried ever ything and it didn’t work,” she said. “Senior year I didn’t get faster.” Sometime during her senior season, she thought she might as well give it a try, because there would be a new coach, new training, new everything. She did see her times fall at some points in her Eastern career, but this year she has improved due to the help of first-year head coach Jacqueline Michalski. One of the major things Michalski sees in VanHootegem is her leadership. “She is a lead-by-example type of person. She comes in and
works until she’s dead,” Michalski said. “She is also a very positive person. Her positive energy really is a quality that shines through and really helps.” Michalski also mentioned VanHootegem makes sure everyone h a s t h a t p o s i t i ve a t t i t u d e a n d comes to practice with a smile on their face. She cheers everyone on and creates a great atmosphere in the pool. VanHootegem is an elementary education major and said she decided to come to Eastern, because it was a great school for teachers. Having a swim program that would fit her times was a bonus for her. Sh e a l s o c o n s i d e re d a t t e n d ing Illinois State University and South Dakota State University. VanHootegem star ted swimming when she was seven years old. Her dad was there by her side every step of the way and was a huge help. “My dad was a swim coach before I was even born,” she said. “So I kind of came out swimming from the womb.” Va n Ho o t e g e m w o u l d a l w a y s
f o l l ow h e r d a d a r o u n d t o t h e meets and was always there to watch. She has been in it ever since. She added her name to the record books during her freshman year. She holds the tenth fastest time in the women’s 100 breaststroke while competing at the e n d - o f - s e a s o n Su m m i t L e a g u e meet. When she was a sophomore she competed in eight different individual events and set new season-best times in the 100 and 200-meter women’s breaststroke as well as the 200-meter individual medley at the end-of-season Summit League championship. She was also one of three Panthers to earn Academic All-Summit League Team honors. Last year she saw action as a junior in a pair of freestyle and breaststroke events. She also competed in the 200 individual medley and set a season best time in the medley. She also swam in the 1000 free-relay at the IUPUI relay event as the second leg. Now in her senior season, she
continues to swim in the individual medley. VanHootegem says swimming in the individual medley is indeed her biggest focus in her practices. “I’m one of those swimmers that’s very uptight, especially in my shoulders,” she said. “You use up so much energy if you’re tight. So the biggest thing for me is to relax.” There is another focus that she has in meets. She still focuses on relaxing, but makes sure she gets the race mentality. “I need to get that drive and to get up and go from the get go,” he said. Her favorite and strongest race to compete in is the breaststroke. Over the recent winter break, the teams competed in an intersquad mock meet and she swam in the butterfly, which Michalski described as “amazing.” She swam a lifetime best in the women’s 100 butterfly. Also over the break, VanHootegem went home and trained more with her dad because he has access to a pool so it was very easy
for her to do that. VanHootegem’s favorite memory of swimming goes back to her senior year conference meet. At that time, her dad was her swim coach. At the conference meet, the winner’s coach gets to pass out the medals. VanHootegem won both of her individual events and then her two relay events so she got all four medals handed to her from her dad. “It was very special,” she said. This is VanHootegem’s final season at Eastern, which only has six weeks left. She says that her main goal for the rest of the season is to just have fun and live every day to its fullest and embrace it all. “I want to make the best of e a c h a n d e v e r y m o m e n t ,” s h e said. VanHootegem and the rest of the Panthers will be swimming at the Western Illinois Double Dual this Friday and Saturday. Sean Hastings can be reached at smhastings@eiu.edu or 581-2812.
Track and field heads to U of I after 6-week break Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter |@DEN_Sports Men and women’s track and field teams are both back in action at the Illinois Intercolle giate after being off for almost six weeks. Competing in this meet is Bradley, Butler, Loyola, Southeast Missouri State, St. Louis, Western Illinois and the women teams of Ball State and Northern Illinois. Head coach Tom Akers gave the athletes workouts for the long break. “Basically some stuff to keep them at the same level they were
at when they left,” he said. “Short sprint group had different stuff compared to the long sprinters compared to the middle distance group. Just to keep up a good workout regiment not only in the weight room but also with running and conditioning. From what I’ve seen so far since them coming back they did a pretty good job.” The 200-meter race for the men will feature two runners who are ranked in the top ten. Junior Calvin Edwards from Eastern Illinois is ranked fifth with his time of 21.28 seconds at the EIU Early Bird on December 5th.
Senior Brandon Str yganek from the University of Illinois is ranked seventh with his time of 21.31 seconds at the Border Battle meet that was last weekend. Akers thought the athletes look good so far this week from a conditioning standpoint. “I don’t think they looked any worse off then what they normally do after normal workouts, it’s so far so good I’ve been pretty pleased,” he said. “The true test of what they did over break will probably show this weekend and so we’ll see how they perform.” Senior Bryce Basting from Illinois is ranked second in the mile
run with his time of 4:03.97 seconds that he set at the Border Battle meet last weekend. Senior Alyssa Schneider also from Illinois is ranked second in the mile for the women’s team with her time of 4:48.24 seconds, which she also set at the Border Battle meet. The 4x400 relay for men will have number 23rd ranked Loyola against number 37th ranked Illinois. For the distance medley for men, Southeast Missouri will h a ve t h e n u m b e r 4 5 t h r a n k e d team. The indoor pentathlon will feature junior Megan McGlone
who is ranked 18th right now. For the weight throw junior Kayla Gutierrez from Southeast Missouri and senior Alison Szykowny from Loyola are both ranked in the top 40. Senior Davis Franker from Illinois is ranked 13th for the men. So p h o m o re C h r i s Ma r t i n i s ranked fourth in the triple jump from SE Missouri. Jasmine Brown from Western Illinois is ranked in top 50 for the triple jump. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.