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HANDLING MIDTERMS FIRST WIN
Students on campus shared the various Eastern's baseball team has won its first
ways they have been preparing for and win of the season against Eastern
dealing with midterms in recent weeks. Kentucky, with a score of 8-1.
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Speakers to
discuss global
issues at
symposium
By Logan Raschke
News Editor | @LoganRaschke
Sammy Rangel, executive director of the Life
After Hate nonprofit organization, will talk about
his past experiences as a former violent extremist
at the Eighth Annual Interdisciplinary Center for
Global Diversity Symposium Tuesday afternoon.
According to the ICGD program, Rangel
joined the Maniac Latin Disciples gang when he
was 11 years old.
After a number of years of violence and spend-
ing time in and out of mental institutions, foster
homes and detention homes, Rangel decided to
pursue his education after checking himself into a
drug abuse program, the ICGD program says. He
then began working for the Wisconsin Safe Streets
Outreach Program.
Now, Rangel helps law enforcement to prevent
and reduce violent extremism and is also the au-
thor of his own autobiography, "Fourbears: The JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
Myths of Forgiveness," according to the ICGD Team Watermelon's members talk with each other during the Historical Twist NAACP Jeopardy game Monday night in the Coleman Auditorium.
program.
The Life After Hate nonprofit that Rangel is ex-
ecutive director of is comprised of other former vi- Students play
olent extremists as well, said James Ochwa-Echel,
an Eastern professor and the director of ICGD.
“The (Life After Hate) organization works to
NAACP-themed
Jeopardy game
counter violent extremism and offers outreach,
consultations, interventions and support systems
for individuals who have successfully disengaged
from violent extremism among other things,” he By Austen Brown
said. Staff Reporter | @DEN_news
Rangel also went on to found Formers Anony-
mous, he said. Students competed in an NAACP-themed
“(Formers Anonymous is) a national self-help game of Jeopardy at the Coleman Auditorium
group based on a 12-step model meant to help Monday night.
criminal addicts addicted to street life and violence The categories included quotes from famous
who are looking for support, change and recovery,” equal rights activists, movies and television shows
Ochwa-Echel said. featuring well-known African-American actors
In addition to Rangel’s speech, there are oth- and prominent civil rights events and figures.
er speakers of note that will be presenting their Students who attended the event were divided
own perspectives on globally diverse subjects at the into two teams and competed against each other.
symposium. They fired back and forth, answering ques-
From noon until 1 p.m., a complementary tions about African-American history topics
lunch will be provided for all speakers and guests ranging from inquiries about famous activists
in attendance. like Malcolm X and Mahatma Gandhi to the
After lunch, Rangel’s speech lasts from 1 p.m. television show “The Boondock Saints” and the JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
until 2 p.m. rapper Drake. Eastern President David Glassman sits and watches the Historical Twist NAACP Jeopardy game
SYMPOSIUM, page 5 JEOPARDY, page 5 Monday night in the Coleman Auditorium.
Fraternities, sororities to pair up for Greek Week 2019
By Carole Hodorowicz 2018 results, the fraternity participation was chapters.
Staff Reporter | @DEN_news low:
• Zero fraternities participated in Panther
Laramie Artega, senior marketing major
and the other Greek Week overall co-chair,
Greek Week pairings
Fraternities and sororities will be paired up Service Day said Greek Week is important for Eastern’s 1. Sigma Sigma Sigma + Sigma
for Greek Week 2019. • One fraternity participated in trivia campus because it brings unity and gets the
Phi Epsilon + Alpha Sigma
Other changes made to Greek Week 2019 • One fraternity participated in pyramids chapters involved in the Greek community.
include removing the GPA requirement and • Two fraternities participated in tugs Cash said Greek Week is important because Alpha
replacing Cans for Construction with making • Two fraternities participated in Cans for it something people can look forward to in 2. Sigma Pi + Delta Delta Delta
tie blankets. Construction the spring semester. 3. Delta Chi + Alpha Sigma Tau
The pairings consist of one fraternity and • Three fraternities participated in airband “It’s something fun, and everyone loves 4. Kappa Delta + Phi Kappa
one sorority, with the exception of one pair- The pairings will form teams for pyramids competition. I think that’s one of the best
Theta
ing consisting of two sororities and one frater- and airband together. Tugs will remain a sep- parts. You can really get people going and
nity due to the low number of members. arate event, with each fraternity and each so- get people together for the base of a compe- 5. Lambda Chi Alpha + Alpha
These changes have to do with one thing: rority forming its own independent teams. tition,” Cash said. “Also again, the unity as- Gamma Delta
involvement. “I know last year some fraternities were pect because yes our community is pretty 6. Pi Kappa Alpha + Sigma
“Last year, people were calling it a ‘PHC like, ‘We want to participate, but we just close, but I think with the pairings you make Kappa
(Panhellenic) Week.’ And that’s not what we don’t have the numbers. We can’t get people,'” it even closer because now you might get a
7. Delta Zeta + Sigma Nu
want,” said Rebecca Cash, senior public rela- Cash said. new friend out of it.”
tions major and Greek Week overall co-chair. She said the pairings will help with deep- 8. Sigma Alpha Epsilon + Alpha
“It’s Greek Week.” ening the Greek unity on Eastern’s campus as Carole Hodorowicz can be reached at Phi
Last year, according to the Greek Week well as increase participation from the Greek 581-2812 or cdhodorowicz@eiu.edu.2 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | AP NEWS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019
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ing back to 1998, including three under- from 1999 or 2000 is about 55 minutes the delegates at an international confer- greeting and a meal.
“Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” age girls. long, but he did not say if it was the same ence voted to maintain bans on same-sex Trump will be joined by Secretary
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KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian As of midnight, Abubakar had won "This is really painful," said David election or make changes to Prime
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Midterm time
Students on campus share
how they have prepared
By Shamaine Ware are and how in-depth they are is “I need these classes to move
Contributing Writer | @lovethyshae what (makes me nervous),” Fish- forward, so if I don’t pass them,
er said. it would make me a sophomore
Students on campus have been She is in the library every day again next semester instead of a
preparing for midterms for the last preparing for her upcoming mid- junior,” Garcia said.
three weeks. terms, Fisher said. Even though she is nervous,
Jacob Myers, a junior major- “I’m really stressed about the Garcia said she is determined to
ing in criminal justice, said he had midterms because a lot depends pass all of her midterms.
three midterms, and they were on it,” Fisher said. Rebecca McDaniel, a soph-
giving him anxiety. Fisher is most stressed about omore majoring in middle-lev-
“I’m scared about the questions her biology exam, she said. el mathematics with an enhance-
(on the midterms). Are they going “I need a C or better in the ment in elementary education,
to match what was on the study class in order to get in the nursing said she has two midterms.
guide?” Myers said. program, so that is the class I stress McDaniel said she studies as
He prepared for his midterms about the most,” Fisher said. much as she can every day.
by studying in the library using Fisher is still studying and pre- “I just sit in my room with my
study guides, and it took him sev- paring to take her midterm ex- headphones and read the (text-
eral hours, sometimes spanning ams, she said. book),” McDaniel said.
over sleepless nights, Myers said. Samantha Garcia, a sophomore She also has plenty of places
After all that hard studying, majoring in family and consum- she likes to study, McDaniel said.
Mysers said he is done with his er sciences, said she has five mid- “We have a lounge in Taylor
midterms this semester. terms. Hall; we have a lobby, the base-
“I just took my last midterm “I give myself two hours each ment and my room, but if (what
for my law class. I was scared be- day to study for each class,” Gar- I’m studying for) is really impor-
cause it was all essay questions, cia said tant, I go to the library,” McDan-
so I had to really apply what I She studies off campus with iel said.
learned in class,” Myers said. notecards, flash cards and a lot McDaniel does not study for
Now that he has finished all his of group studies, but she is still long periods of time because she
midterms, he said he feels pretty stressed about midterms, Garcia said she is not nervous about her
good about them. said. upcoming midterms.
Aspen Fisher, a freshman ma- “I got certain classes that (have) “In total, I study for two hours
joring in pre-nursing, said she more material and (need) more a week, maybe 30 minutes a day,”
is really nervous about her mid- work than other classes, so it is McDaniel said.
terms. more (stressful),” Garcia said.
“College is nothing like high Garcia is also worried about Shamaine Ware can be reached
school, so the transition of the not passing the midterms, she at 581-2812 or at
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STAFF EDITORIAL
Forget endless wishes; I want a nap
Cheating
is not OK;
tell your
partner
the truth
You are not in an open relationship if you
are the only one who knows about it; you just
suck.
As relationships evolve and change into be-
ing a variety of things, we at The Daily Eastern
News believe in being honest with yourself and
your partner(s) about what you are doing.
If what you are doing is telling your part-
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ing outside of the two of you and they are OK
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with it, then you are in an open relationship.
If what you are doing is going behind your
partner’s back and they are unaware of what is
going on between you and a third party, you
Instead of hating on people, stay quiet are cheating.
According to Taylor and Francis Online,
one in five participants in a study report-
I was introduced to Lil Pump’s music a one of the most talked-about rappers in the ed engaging in consensual nonmonogamy at
couple of years ago by a friend, and my re- world. However, much of that talk comes one point in their lifetime, and the results re-
action was the same as many who listen to with controversy, whether it’s about his brash mained constant age, education level, income,
the rapper’s music for the first time: what is musical style or his equally brash behavior, religion, region, political affiliation and race,
this? Keep in mind, this was before “Gucci and with that controversy comes criticism but it varied with individuals’ gender and sex-
Gang” and the Kanye collaboration “I Love and even hate. Lots of hate, actually. Why? ual orientation.
It.” At the time, Lil Pump had only a hand- I’m not sure; I guess people don’t have any- With statistics showing consensual non-mo-
ful of singles to his name and may have been thing else to do with their sad lives. nogamous relationships being common comes
best known for his repeated disses of J. Cole, Here’s my point: what’s with all the hate? the responsibility of making sure that what you
as well as his online courting of Miranda Cos- Sure, Lil Pump may not be mentioned along- think is your open relationship is what your
grove. side rap greats like Jay-Z and 2Pac, or mod- partner thinks your relationship is.
If you’re not familiar with Lil Pump and ern titans like Kendrick Lamar. Who cares? I We at The Daily Eastern News encourage
therefore have no idea what I’m talking didn’t care for Pump’s music when I first lis- people to feel confident to do what they want
about, let me give you an idea of who ex- JACKSON BAYER tened, but I just left it there – there’s no rea- within their relationships but to also keep oth-
actly he is. Lil Pump is a rapper from Mi- son to go any further. Growing up, my mom er factors in mind while doing it.
ami, Florida who started to gain notoriety in tention of listening again. But as time went used to tell me “if you don’t have anything Obviously, make sure your partner is aware
2016 through a stream of singles on Sound- on, you know what happened? I found my- nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” That al- that the two of you are not just the two of you,
Cloud and plenty of antics on Instagram. self getting mind-numbingly ignorant to Lil ways annoyed me as a child, but now, that’s meaning they are aware that your relationship
His biggest hit is the aforementioned “Guc- Pump’s music, despite my initial reaction. I my exact message to everyone who’s still read- is fluid and not only between the two of you.
ci Gang,” which released in 2017. He bought even started using his catch phrases “ouu” and ing this column: why be a hater? Also, make sure you and your partner get
a Porsche and then crashed it. He claims to “esketit” with some regularity, and sometimes This isn’t an endorsement of Lil Pump tested frequently for sexually transmitted infec-
have dropped out of Harvard to save the rap not even ironically. I didn’t know what was and/or his music, nor is it a positive review tions and sexually transmitted diseases to en-
game, as evidenced by his latest album, Har- happening to me. of Harverd Dropout, or anything of the sort sure both of your physical health.
verd Dropout (misspelling intended), which You may not care for Lil Pump’s music, – I’m just saying, if you’re going to say some- However, physical health isn’t the only im-
released last Friday. and you may not even consider his music thing hateful, maybe just be quiet instead. portant thing to keep in mind. Talk to your
I didn’t like Lil Pump’s music when I first to be “music,” but you can’t ignore his ener- partner regularly about how they feel about
heard it. I saw it as too repetitive and devoid gy. It’s infectious. There’s no way around it. Jackson Bayer is a senior creative writing major. He the relationship and encourage them to be
of any kind of substance. I had no real in- It’s proven to be successful, too; Lil Pump is can be reached at 581-2812 or at jcbayer@eiu.edu. open about their feelings on it. Make sure you
feel the same confidence to talk to your part-
ner as well.
At the end of the day, how you chose to be
Gen Z, Gen X both have texting problems in a relationship is up to you, but make sure
it’s mutually beneficial and that there is a com-
mon understanding of what the relationship is.
My generation, the Gen Z (or iGen), gets a tion and would have to ask the same question a
lot of hate for being on our phones, and I’m not few times in order to get the parents to look up The daily editorial is the majority opinion of
going to make any excuses for us, but I am go- and respond. the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
ing to draw attention to those Gen Xs (iGen’s After looking around the rest of the restaurant,
parents and grandparents) that are just as guilty there was another parent and a young teenager
of the addiction to technology as everyone else who, this time, were both on their phones, not in-
claims we are.
There are clear differences between those who
teracting at all with each other.
And the depressing, isolating trend continued
Letters to the Editor
have grown up with technology and those who did throughout the room. Those interested can inquire at
not; however, all differences need to be set aside Most of the people at these tables were glued to opinions.DEN@gmail.com for all
when we are at the dinner table (even if that din- their screens almost the entire time they spent at opinion questions, submissions
ner table is at a little restaurant). the restaurant— with the small exception of them
There is nothing more disrespectful than actually eating their food.
and letters to the editor.
someone being on their phone when at a
NATALEE REYNOLDS My point is yeah, my generation is guilty of Please allow a week for us to pub-
restaurant. four: parents, a daughter and a son. Both of the having an addiction to technology and the “satis- lish letters to the editor.
I usually don’t notice it too much because the kids seemed to be teenagers, but what struck me faction” that our screens seem to provide us. But The Editor reserves the right to not
people I eat with are usually pretty good about was not them, but rather their parents. the Gen X’s are just as bad, if not worse. publish letters.
keeping conversation and not being on their The kids talked to one another and laughed It’s time to detach ourselves from the screens. At
phones, but the other day my boyfriend and I were back and forth while both of the parents were pre- the very least, during dinner time.
Please include your name and
celebrating a late Valentine’s Day date at a Japanese occupied on their phones on the opposite side of phone number to verify letters.
restaurant in Evansville, Indiana, and we both no- the booth. Natalee Reynolds is a sophomore English and cre- For more information please call
ticed the surrounding tables. There were several moments, though, when the ative writing major. She can be reached at 581-2812 217-581-2812.
At one table in particular, there was a family of two siblings would try to get their parents’ atten- or at nmreynolds@eiu.edu.
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UB to host night of
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
The “Final Jeopardy” question was
about Ida B. Wells and her involvement
in the founding of the NAACP.
karaoke, bowling
In the end, the winners were award- By Logan Raschke While finding the courage to get up
ed African-American Heritage Month- News Editor | @LoganRaschke on stage and sing in front of strangers
themed pin-back buttons. can be nerve wracking at first, King said
Kortney Lucius, a junior biology pre- Students, faculty, staff and people the experience is a lot of fun.
medicine major, said the game was made from the Charleston community can Instead of focusing on everyone else
by Eastern’s NAACP board members. sing and bowl their hearts out at Univer- in the crowd, she said it helps to just let
“Each member (of the board) came sity Board’s first Karaoke Bowling Tues- everything all out on the stage.
up with a selected topic and the secretary day night. “If you’re a little bit nervous (to sing
composed them,” Lucius said. Sienna Mark, a junior health admin- karaoke), I feel like it kind of comes with
The board’s secretary, Tykyla Crockett, istration major and the special events co- the territory. Even I still get nervous, but
a sophomore early childhood education JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
ordinator for UB, said she is expecting a I think (people should) just kind of take
major, was the one who put the whole Raven Gant, a pre-medicine major, plays Jeopardy at the NAACP Historical Twist little over 100 people to attend Karaoke a deep breath, go up (to the stage) and
game together. Monday night in the Coleman Auditorium. Bowling. just be (themselves), have fun and leave
This game was one of several activities She said UB is paying for the first 100 it all on the stage,” King said. “As long as
to be hosted by the NAACP for African- Lucius and Crockett said it is impor- a look on different cultures.” people who show up to bowl for free and you’re having fun and you’re enjoying it,
American Heritage Month that will be tant to attend events like this to widen a Some other events in relation to Afri- everyone else pays $1 per game. you should go.”
open for all students to attend. person’s perspective on diversity and the can-American Heritage Month this Feb- Free pizza will also be available for ev- King emphasized that Karaoke Bowl-
Lucius said that any students interest- struggles of minority groups. ruary were the Miss Black EIU pageant eryone and the University Food Court ing is a totally safe place for people who
ed could attend the NAACP’s showing of “Attending multicultural events in gen- last weekend and “The Evolution of the will still be open, so people can purchase love singing to try out karaoke, and she
“The Hate U Give” on Wednesday, which eral—whether it’s African-American, His- Black Woman” on Feb. 18. soft drinks and other food from there is very excited to entertain and hear oth-
is a movie that highlights police harass- panic, Caucasian—give you a sense of Upcoming events for African-Ameri- and bring it to the bowling alley if they ers.
ment of African-Americans. where everybody is in life and where they can Heritage Month include “Black Ex- want, Mark said. In fact, King said she is looking for-
“’The Hate U Give’ is a movie that re- want to go,” Lucius said. “And they also cellence—The Importance of Gradu- Lauren King, sophomore public rela- ward to getting on the stage to sing a few
flects the racial profiling from police offi- give you a sense of inclusion of how you ate School,” hosted by the Black Gradu- tions major and the spotlight coordina- songs herself.
cers, and we … want to bring that to light can better them and how they can better ate School Association, and the Interdisci- tor for UB, said people who want to sing “I think I’m going to sing Ariana
on campus at Eastern,” he said. you.” plinary Center for Global Diversity Sym- karaoke have a wide variety of genres and Grande’s ‘God is a Woman,’” she said.
He also said that he had received re- “(Eastern is) known as a diverse com- posium; both will take place Tuesday and artists to pick from. “I think I want to do some TV karaoke
ports of police harassing black students on munity,” Crockett said, expanding on the conclude the events for African-American “If you want to sing gospel songs, you things (like) Hannah Montana’s ‘The
campus recently via email. importance of attending events hosted Heritage Month. can sing gospel. If you want to sing rock Best of Both Worlds’ and maybe some
“We felt before the month of February by equal rights groups. “I think that you songs, you can sing rock songs. Pretty High School Musical—a kickback to
ended that we should address these issues; get a different (idea) of being diverse … I Austen Brown can be reached at much you get to choose what you want Disney.”
that’s why we had this event,” he said. think (attending these events) gives people 581-2812 or at albrown6@eiu.edu. to sing,” she said. Karaoke Bowling will last from 5
Guests can also plug in their phones p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Bowling Lanes,
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Sexism: Comparing the Live Tweeting
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With it being midterms week, King
the Martin Luther King Jr. University
Union.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 pan, 1923.” Practices of Viewers of Serial Program- said Karaoke Bowling is a great oppor-
After Rangel, Vanesa Landrus will In addition, Myrtle Castro will pres- ming, Reality Television and Political tunity for students to relax and unwind Logan Raschke can be reached at
present “The Politics of Identity in Es- ent “Awkward Alliance: An Analysis News Coverage” at 5 p.m. from the stress of studying for tests. 581-2812 or at lrraschke@eiu.edu.
meralda Santiago’s 'Casinua Mujer,'” of American and Philippine Relations The Symposium will take place in
Katherine Lewandowski will present from 1965-1989,” Razak Dwomoh will the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin
“Turning the Tide: Trends in Partici- present “The Development and Impli- Luther King Jr. University Union. CORRECTION
pation of Women in Oceanography” cations of Social Studies/History Cur- The staff editorial in Monday's edition of The Daily Eastern News incorrectly
and then Jinhee Lee will talk “Record- ricula in Ghana” and the Symposium Logan Raschke can be reached at identified Jussie Smollett's status. He is facing charges of disorderly conduct for
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Season 2 of ‘The Dragon Prince’ does not disappoint
The following review contains spoil- do it in the end because of the love he
ers for “The Dragon Prince” season had for his little brother and decided
two. to keep all of dread and burden with-
Netflix recently released “The Drag- in him.
on Prince” season two, and it is way Due to this and other factors, Cal-
better than the first season. I was not lum goes on a spiritual quest within
expecting to get another season so his own mind, and by the end of it, he
quick, being that season one only de- finds enlightenment and clarity, thus in
buted five months ago. Hopefully they turn, granting him the true power of
stick with this schedule because I am al- primordial magic. When Ezran finds
ready hyped for season three. out about the news of his father’s death,
If you are not aware, “The Dragon his character takes a drastic turn. Him
Prince” is an animated fantasy tale that being the direct heir to the throne,
mainly follows three main heroes Princ- he made the choice to leave Ray-
es Callum (Jack De Sena), Ezran (Sasha la and Callum and return to his right- JORDAN BOYER
Rojen) and their new Moonshadow elf ful throne. He knew he had to lead his
comrade Rayla (Paula Burrows). They people and they needed a true leader vos, and this leads to what seems to be
travel across the world in order to re- due, so he made the decision to not ful- a betrayal. But it is left on a cliffhanger,
turn the Dragon Prince Azymondias to fill his quest with his best friends. so we viewers are not entirely sure what
his rightful land and father, the Drag- Both mini character arks are a com- happened. Viren is a great antagonist;
on King. This does sound like a cliché ing of age story for Callum and Ezran. he is shown to be conflicted with his
fantasy tale, but this brief synopsis does They both have matured and grown up inner morals before and after the death
not begin to breakdown the greatness in a sense by the end of the season; no of King Harrow, but Aravos has got a
of this show. longer are they the goofy kids they once crazy mystery surrounding him.
Season two took what made season were. Why is he imprisoned in this mir-
one so interesting and impactful and The most hyped aspect of the new ror? What happened during and after
expanded upon it to build the world season was the character Aravos. Aravos that mini flashback that had his cam-
even further and fleshed out our char- is actually teased in the pilot during the eo appearance?
acter’s struggles within themselves and mini flash back to describe the primal He is also an extremely powerful
the world around them. sources of magic and the introduction mage, channeling his magic into Viren,
The best aspects of this season are of dark magic in the world. He is also he is shown using powerful primordial
the strong advances in character devel- the narrator for that small flashback. spells in succession. He is a very charm-
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opment and the introduction of new Aravos is a Startouch Elf (the only ing and charismatic character that has
interesting characters. one we have seen so far in the series), the hype to fulfill the role of the big
Let’s start off with two of our three and he is revealed to be trapped in bad in the series. This due to the fact me on this series. Also, for those of you lot of inspiration from Avatar, so if you
main heroes, Callum and Ezran. At some kind of magic mirror for who that I can easily see Viren getting some who grew up watching the show “Ava- enjoyed that series, you will enjoy this
separate points in the story, they both knows how long. Viren, the main an- kind of redemption ark, or at least be- tar: The Last Airbender” just like me, one. Both seasons are currently avail-
come to terms with their father’s death tagonist, comes into possession of the ing shoved to the side when it comes to some of the people behind the scenes able on Netflix streaming service.
at the beginning of season one. Callum mirror and struggles with trusting Ara- the main antagonist to the story. worked on that show as well. In fact,
was the first to learn about this trage- vos. Currently this series has a rating of Callum’s voice actor Jack De Sena is Jordan Boyer is a senior history major.
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Race at top of OVC tightening up for final games
By Oscar Rzodkiewicz
Men’s basketball reporter | @ORzodkiewicz
The race for the OVC regular sea-
son crown comes to a close this week-
end, and it is a two-headed race at the
top as Eastern floats behind the top
four.
The Panthers (14-15, 7-9 OVC)
had as unsuccessful of a weekend as
you can, dropping games to both Bel-
mont and Tennessee State, but the
5th seed in the conference still be-
longs to Eastern.
Eastern is currently tied in confer-
ence record with Morehead State and
just a game ahead of Tennessee State.
The good news for Eastern is
Morehead State’s tough slate ahead;
the Eagles have to hit the hardwood
against one of the OVC’s top teams
in Murray State on Thursday before
facing one of the top scorers in East-
ern Kentucky’s senior Nick Mayo on
Saturday.
For Eastern, the road is mildly easi-
er, as the Panthers take on third-seed-
ed Jacksonville State on Thursday be-
fore facing Tennessee Tech, the last
place team in the OVC, to close out
the regular season.
The real business is happening
above the fourth place dividing line,
as just one game separates the top
four teams in the conference, and pre-
season favorite Belmont controls its
destiny.
The Bruins (23-4, 14-2 OVC) se-
cured two blowout wins last week as
they ride 11 straight victories into the
last week of the regular season.
Belmont gets two sub-.500 op- JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
ponents with Tennessee-Martin and JaQualis Matlock attempts a shot around the basket as Eastern Kentucky’s Nick Mayo tries to block it during Eastern’s 67-66 victory Jan. 31 in Lantz
Southeast Missouri this week to close Arena.
out the campaign, and the Bruins OVC Standings
claim the tiebreaker over fellow top- they already boast a win over Austin Austin Peay (21-8, 13-3 OVC) fac- t1. Belmont (14-2)
slotted Murray State. Peay just under two weeks ago, but es Eastern Kentucky on Thursday be- t1. Murray State (14-2)
The Racers (23-4, 14-2 OVC) have the bad news was that the win came fore its date with Murray State over t3. Austin Peay (13-3)
a tougher slate as they face Morehead by only two points. the weekend, while Jacksonville State t3. Jacksonville State (13-3)
State to decide playoff seeding before Murray State needs to win out and (21-8, 13-3 OVC) gets to play South- t5. Eastern (7-9)
taking on third-ranked Austin Peay get a loss from Belmont to secure the ern Illinois Edwardsville after the t5. Morehead State (7-9)
over the weekend. number one seed in the postseason. matchup with Eastern this week. 7. Tennessee State (6-10)
Murray State laid claim to the top Meanwhile, just below the top spot The OVC Basketball Champion-
t8. Eastern Kentucky (5-11)
spot of the conference for a large por- chatter is Austin Peay and Jacksonville ships begin on March 6 in Evansville,
tion of the season, but after falling State, as both teams are in no dan- Indiana. t8. Tennessee-Martin (5-11)
to Jacksonville State just a few weeks ger of falling out of the top four but t8. Southern Illinois Edwardsville (5-11)
ago, the race has been much tighter. could manage to secure a higher seed Oscar Rzodkiewicz can be reached at 11. Southeast Missouri (4-12)
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Panthers pick up first win of season
By Dillan Schorfheide
Assistant Sports Editor | @Eiu_journalist
A five-run inning was the extra cher-
ry on top of the Eastern baseball team’s
first win of the season, 8-1 Monday,
over Western Kentucky.
Eastern (1-5) scored a run in the first
and second inning, with the run in the
second proving to be the only other
one needed for Eastern’s win, as Spens-
er Dexter pitched a great game on the
mound against Western Kentucky (5-2).
Dexter had eight runs of support be-
hind him, but he ended the game with
8.1 innings pitched, nearly getting a
complete-game shutout.
Overall, he only gave up four hits
and one earned run with seven strike-
outs.
Western Kentucky’s Jake Sanford
was the spoiler to Dexter’s forthcom-
ing shutout when he hit a double to left
center to score Davis Sims.
“Spenser has been tremendous the
first two games,” said Eastern head
coach Jason Anderson. “After shutting
down a nationally-ranked team last
week, he came back with 8.1 scoreless
innings against a 5-1 team.”
Against Arkansas Feb. 17, Dexter
got the start and gave up three hits in FILE PHOTO | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
four innings against Arkansas with two Jimmy Govern hits a pitch during his at-bat in Eastern’s 15-6 victory over Robert Morris Peoria at Coaches Stadium in April 2018. Eastern got its first win
strikeouts and one earned run. of the season this past weekend.
For most of Monday’s game, though, “The offense has been brilliant so Keith Kerrigan. Kerrigan led Eastern with a solo home run to right field, his the seventh inning, scoring Emme on
Eastern’s offense dominantly gave East- far this year,” Anderson said. “We have with three RBIs on the day. first of the season. an unearned run.
ern insurance run after insurance run. been able to put a lot of pressure on the Then, in the second inning, Dane One out later, Toppel doubled down In the young season, the Panthers are
The Panthers are embracing a new opposing team with the new approach, Toppel gave the Panthers the only oth- the left-field line, scoring Knernschield averaging 5.5 runs per game while also
offensive style, featuring more focus and the numbers have showed up be- er run it needed for the win, grounding from third base and advancing Grant giving up 7.66 runs per game.
on getting on base and doing the small cause of it.” out to the shortstop but scoring Ryan Emme to third. The Panthers are batting .283 as a
things better (like base running), rather Western Kentucky defeated Eastern Knernschield. Kerrigan was up to bat next, singling team and have an 8.36 combined ERA.
than just swinging for home runs. in the first game of a doubleheader Sun- Toppel ended the day tied for the sec- up the middle to score both Toppel and “This team really competes hard,”
Against top-25 Arkansas in the open- day 10-9 in 10 innings, and the Hilltop- ond-most RBIs in the game (two) with Emme, for his first two RBIs of the day. Anderson said. “We came back from be-
ing weekend, Eastern posted four runs pers beat the Panthers 5-4 in the second Mackey. After a few more Eastern batters got hind in three consecutive games before
per game. game. Four scoreless innings passed before on base, Mackey sacrifice flied out to finally pulling away and getting our first
Against Western Kentucky, the Pan- But Monday, Eastern’s offensive out- the Panthers struck again, this time with right center, scoring Kerrigan from third win Monday.”
thers averaged seven runs per game, yet burst was not matched. more damage done to Western Ken- base.
still lost the first two games of the se- Matt Mackey hit a double down the tucky. Kerrigan then rounded out the day Dillan Schorfheide can be reached at
ries. left-field line in the first inning to score Jimmy Huber started the sixth inning scoring-wise by singling to right field in 581-2812 or dtschorfheide@eiu.edu.
Eastern loses 5 more as new pitchers settle in
By JJ Bullock thrown 21 innings for the Panthers this
Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports season and has an ERA of 6.33, the sec-
ond-lowest on the staff. But Schuette says
The Eastern softball team lost all five having a lefty like Thompson on the staff
of its games in the Tiger Invitational in brings an invaluable asset to the team.
Auburn, Alabama this weekend, extend- “It is just something that you don’t see
ing its losing streak to eight games and that often in softball,” Schuette said. “The
dropping its season record to 3-11. fact that she can take the ball and have it
Eastern was shutout twice in the tour- start on the outside of the plate and have
nament, once by Auburn 6-0 and once it come in to a righty is something that
by Troy 3-0. The shutouts were the sec- softball players don’t see as often.”
ond and third of Eastern’s season. East- The Panthers’ pitching staff is also wel-
ern’s other three losses came to Villanova coming two new-comers this season: Jade
14-3, Troy 4-3 and North Dakota State Montgomery, a transfer from Wabash
9-6. Community College, and freshman Syd-
The losses Eastern has sustained al- ney Cammon.
ready are a stark difference from last sea- Montgomery leads Eastern with 31
son, in which Eastern began its season innings pitched this season, but so far
12-3 through the first three tournaments has not seen the ERA numbers a pitcher
rather than 3-11. would like to have, sporting a 6.48 ERA.
The most striking difference between “(Montgomery) is an excellent and
last year’s 12-3 starting team and this sea- very capable starter for us, and she is the
son’s 3-11 squad would be the perfor- haus that we want to go in a takeover
mance of the pitching staff. FILE PHOTO | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
batters,” Schuette said. “She is going to
Eastern has used four pitchers this sea- Jessica Wireman delivers a pitch to an Indiana State batter during Eastern’s 2-0 victory in April 2018 at Williams throw a combination of rise ball coupled
son and has seen varying degrees of suc- Field. Wireman graduated last season, along with Michele Rogers, leaving a gap to fill in Eastern’s pitching staff. with a curveball away from right-handed
cess as the Panthers now carry a staff batters. She is tough and she’ll compete.”
ERA of 5.17, 8th in the Ohio Valley Cammon. stronger than ever and has gotten more “We don’t have two players that are Cammon has only appeared in 7.1
Conference. Last season, Eastern had a Coffman is the only pitcher this sea- than a few starts already. She throws a real just going to alternate starts,” Schuette innings for Eastern this season, but her
staff ERA 3.01, carried by seniors Jessica son carrying an ERA under 6.00. Coff- heavy drop ball that will induce hopefully said. “And that makes it kind of inter- physical make-up has Schuette keeping
Wireman and Michele Rogers. man has pitched 28.1 innings for the a lot of ugly swings and mis-hit ground- esting because of I have been lucky to an eye on her early.
Granted as Eastern head coach Kim Panthers this season to the tune of a 2.22 balls.” have some go-to pitchers, but this is ac- “Syd is a former three-sport ath-
Schuette said, early season ERAs are al- ERA. Outside of Coffman, the rest of the tually pretty fun having more pitchers lete who is about 6-foot-1 and throws it
ways high for pitchers because of the lim- Coffman is in her junior season at pitching staff has not been able to ful- who all do something different and who hard,” Schuette said. “We would love for
ited number of innings pitched. Eastern but has only made four appear- ly fill the shoes that Rogers and Wire- right now are more of a pitching staff, al- Syd to come in and kind of be our clos-
But, without Rogers and Wireman ances for the Panthers. She missed almost man left unfilled, but Schuette is excited most like a baseball mentality approach er and just come in and throw the ball
this season, the Panthers have turned to all of last season with a knee injury. to work with all four pitchers as the sea- where you use more than one pitcher in hard.”
a combination of four pitchers to fill the “She (Coffman) is if I said eager, an son progresses as a four-person “pitching one game which is a little bit different for
void: Valerie Thompson, McKenna Coff- understatement,” Eastern head coach staff,” rather than a two-person rotation Eastern softball.” JJ Bullock can be reached at 581-2812 or
man, Jade Montgomery and Sydney Kim Schuette said. “She is ready to go, Eastern used with Wireman and Rogers. Left-hander Valerie Thompson has jpbullock@eiu.edu.You can also read
