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ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY
Donna finds his way back Seasonal flu clinics
By Sarah Ruholl Administration Editor
The road to a career in financial aid was a long and winding one for Eastern's new director of Financial Aid, Jerry Donna.
"Financial aid people never know they're going to be in financial aid growing up, they just end up there," Donna said. "It was a unique combination of all the different things I've done in my life."
Donna started as director of Financial Aid at Eastern on July 20, following former director )one Zieran's retirement.
'Time to get back home' Donna had been looking for
a way ro come back ro Illinois after his mother was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
"My family is from around this area," Donna said. "I knew it was time to get back home and help my rwo brothers take care of her."
Donna also felt indebted to Illinois. As an Illinois college student, Donna received the Children of Veterans Scholarship.
"I felt a gratitude to the state of Illinois for my education," he said. "I went into the financial aid office [at U of I) to say I appreciated the grant. I wanted to thank somebody."
At Eastern, he is trying to give students the kind of assistance he received.
"I have this sense of this is my way of giving back and helping students here," he said.
'Ways to help students' With the future of the MAP
Granr still uncertain, Donna has
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Jerry Donna started serving as director of Financial Aid on July 20, and previously held the same position at Salem College in North Carolina.
his work cut out for him. Eastern stands to lose $5 million
in grant money, which will affect 2,300 students in spring 2010.
"This is huge," he said. "EIU is not in the financial situation to cover this by making grants."
An expansion of the work-study program is one option the university is looking at to help students who need financial assistance.
"The president and administrative staff have identified $8 million in stimulus money that may be used in additional work money for
students," Donna said. A group met Tuesday to discuss
ways to rally support for the MAP Grant.
"We want to look for ways to help students in the MAP program," said President Bill Perry. "We want to raise awareness of the issue with the legislatures."
"It doesn't just affect people who have MAP Grant, it affects the entire student population," Donna said. "We're doing a broad-based appeal to see what kind of support we can rally."
The plan includes appealing to alumni for scholarship donations, letter writing campaigns and organizing a trip to Springfield for a MAP Grant rally on Oct. 15.
"We hope the number of people who want this will get it back," Donna said.
Students interested in supponing the cause can visit www.saveillinoismapgrants.org.
'The finandal aid arena' Donna started at the University
DONNA, Page 5
Opportunities abound in Study Abroad Fair to explain the benefits of overseas education By Katie Glaze Staff Reporter
Imagine kicking back and enjoying the sights and sounds of another culture, taking in different foods, entertainment and clothing, not to mention the people and atmosphere.
If this sounds interesting then check our the Study Abroad Fair from 1G a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union in the University Ballroom.
Many students will describe their study aboard experiences and how
it changed them. Angie Norris, senior educa
tion major, has visited Canada and France in the study abroad program.
"It gives you a chance to see things that are on television and experience them for yourself," Norris said.
Graduate student Kelly Kawa visited Australia last year and said study abroad gives someone a hands on, real experience.
Stephani Pescitelli, senior biology major, visited the Bahamas and the Netherlands in the study abroad program.
"You bring back confidence from your trip by meeting new people and being challenged," Pescitelli said.
Betsy Pardo, senior special education major, visited England during the spring 2007 semester and
said taking the trip was a "leap of faith".
"Through traveling,you become outgoing, change character and break out of your shell," Pardo said.
Emily Dittoe, senior foreign language major, has taken full advantage of the study abroad program by visiting Ecuador, Argentina and Costa Rica.
She thinks studying abroad is a good experience because "the trips and planned out for you which takes away from the stress of finding things to do."
Dittoe also said studying abroad gives her cultural awareness, along with a different perspective on life and how she lives her life.
The programs that are offered for students wanting to study abroad are economical and at a good price. Some of the trips are cheaper than
a semester's tuition at Eastern Illinois University.
Director of the Study Abroad program Wendy Williamson encourages students to study abroad. Wendy Williamson said she loves to see how students' lives are changed and helps students think outside of the box.
Study Abroad Coordinator Farhan Aziz said studying abroad is important on many levels.
"It enhances the college experience and shows that you are more flexible and open minded while combining academics and international experience," he said.
Aziz said studying abroad looks great on a resume and sets students apart when getting a job.
Katie Glaze can be reached at 581·7942 or wac DENnewsdesk@
gmail.com.
canceled
The seasonal flu vaccines at Health Service have been depleted, according co Health Education Coordinator Ryan Messinger.
With no seasonal flu shots available, the flu clinics this week and next week will be canceled. Clinics were scheduled for today at Thomas Hall, Thursday at Stevenson Hall and Sept. 16 at the Student Recreation Center.
"We are hopeful that we will receive additional seasonal flu vaccine dosages, and if we do, the Health Service will notify the EIU community," said Messinger in an e-mail.
According to Sheila Baker, medical director for Health Service, the Health Education Resource Center had 800 seasonal flu shots. She said Health Service would attempt to order more.
If Health Service receives more seasonal flu shots, it will notify the university community.
CAMPUS
'Six Pack' presents effects of alcohol By Frank Benik Staff Reporter
A six-pack will be offered to students today inside the Lumpkin Auditorium.
This particular sixpack holds no liquids, but concains information about alcohol abuse and responsible decision-making in the college setting.
The Six-Pack series, an annual event at Eastern, consists of six different presentations covering a wide range of alcohol-related subjects.
The first of the sixpart series, "Drowning in Alcohol: Pop Culture, Media, Alcohol and YOU!" debuts at 8 p.m. today in the Lumpkin Hall Auditorium, Room 2030. ,
Amanda Fountain, marketing/public relations and Web design coordinator, will pres-
Six-Pack series
Each presentation is different and focused on a new alcohol-related subject. All are in Lumpkin Hall Auditorium.
8 p.m. today'Drowning in Alcohol: Pop Culture, Media, Alcohol and YOU!' 8p.m. Sept. 16 · 'Wallet Dry? Tap Into How Alcohol Drains Your Finances' 8 p.m. Sept. 23 • 'Wasted Calories: Think Before You Drink' Sept. 30 - 'Love, Sex and Booze: What You Have to Lose' 8 p.m. Oct. 7 · 'Law
and Ordering' 8 p.m. Oct. 14 • 'Aico· hoi Jeopardy'
ent the information, focusing on the different ways SIX-PACK, page 5
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
jypsi to perform at 7th Street Und erground
The band Jypsi will perform at 7 p.m. today at 7th Street Underground.
The four members, the Risches, are all siblings. They began Jypsi in 1994 and landed a regular
gig in 2003 in Nashville's famed Lower Broadway, where they continued to hone their sound and image.
Three singles have reached the airways, the most commercially successful being "I Don't Love You Like That," which peaked on the U.S. Country singles charts at No. 38.
The group's influences range from George Jones to the Beatles, but are mostly from the country genre.
Scott McKenna performing at Doudna
Up-and-coming singer/songwriter Scott McKenna will perform a free concert from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Doudna Fine Arts Center's Performance Courtyard.
He will be the first artist to use the courtyard. McKenna's style is acoustic guitar and vocals,
with accompaniment by pianist Brandon Kent. The music brings comparisons to Jason Mraz and the Dave Matthews Band.
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ing, or rerouting the power, so customers could get service back quickly.
An animal caused a power outage in the Charleston area around 9 p.m. Tuesday, affecting more than 1 ,300 customers.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 NO. 12, VOLUME 94
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Smerge shares experiences Flu to be discussed with Student Government
By Kayleigh Zyskowski Activities Edito1
Sixteen years ago. Linda Smcrge went from leading conrrncr negotiations berween corporate companies to teaching a room full of first-grade studentS to the 2009 Illinois Teacher of the Year.
Smerge has now been traveling the country to spread her insights and experiences she has had as an educator.
Tuesday evening Smerge spoke to the Eastern education department about the importance of reaching ro "the whole child."
"The whole child" is not only the student, bur the child's social and emotional needs as well.
Smerge interwove her background and personal experiences to show how ro incorporate the whole child into reaching.
In 1993, Smerge came back ro the education field after spending 13 years as a transactional lawyer.
"I would spend time Rying to New York for six months, then fly to Florida for six months," Smerge said. "And while it sounds really interesting, it really wasn't for me."
Though it was a cur in her income, Smerge wanted to do what was besr for her.
"Although it was academically challenging, it left me intrinsically empty," Smerge said.
Her first reaching job after leaving the law fidd was a half-day reacher's aid position in early childhood education.
Smerge's second reaching position was at a high school where she taught law and served as the dean of
Illinois Teacher of the Year, Linda Smerge presents •My Story- From the Heart• on Tuesday evening at the Buzzard Hall auditorium. Smerge's presentation was the fall kick-off event for the College of Education and Professional St udies.
studentS. "It was an inner city high school of
all girls, half African-American and half Latina," Smerge said.
One day, after ceasing a fight, she was able to connect with the students on a personal level by pushing rhe girls to open up with emotionally.
"It's exactly what they needed, and they slowly began ro trust me," Smerge said.
Smerge never encoumered another fight in her four years there. She Iacer began a student council and starred class debates after the students became
interested in social equality through her law classes.
After making a few changes from school to school, Smerge found her home in Cicero at Woodrow W ilson Elementary School where she teaches rhe fi rsr grade.
"I was in the first (and) second (grades) cross-categorical, special education classroom with absolutely nothing. Ir was empty," Smerge said.
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ing a good teacher, Smerge said. "That was actually a wonderful situa
tion where I got to bring all my authenticity and creativity to a situation without feeling held back by any curriculum text and give everything I could for these first and second grade cross-categorical students with the goal of getting them into regular educarion," Smcrge said.
It doesn't matter if the teacher has a book, SmartBoard or overhead projector, it is the teacher that makes the difference, Smerge said.
Smerge holds all of her students accountable and makes sure they know she has high standards for them.
"I tell them I will be at their high school and college graduations," Smerge said.
Smerge shared the top 10 ideas she wished she knew when she began teaching.
These included collegiality, Rexibility, empathy and respect.
Emily Immel, a senior elementary education major, went to the lecture to hear insight from rhe experienced educator.
"I liked the idea she had about connecting with the parentS and having the parents write (the teacher) a letter in a million words or less describing their child," Immel said. ''1his way you would learn a lot about their child and that would benefit you as a teacher."
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By Emily Steele Student Government Editor
At tonight's Student Senate meeting, Jarrod Scherle will by appointed ro vice president for business affairs by Student Body President Michelle Murphy.
Scherle will replace Tyson Holder, who resigned over the summer.
Under the audience participation portion of the meeting, the Health Service Director Lynette Drake will speak about Au prevention.
"Health Services is coming to discuss the H 1 N 1 virus," said Eric Wilber, student executive vice president.
Also, five committee members will be approved, including one non-student government member, Alex Cler.
An addi t ional five members w ill be approved for the Student Action Team. SAT is a commit tee that presents the interests of Eastern students to the government.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Arcola/Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Emily Steele can be reached at 381-7942 or ar easteele2r.i·eiu.edu.
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The Vehicle The literary journal of Ea~tem lllinoi1 Uni1•ersiry welcomes work from all majors.
Fall submissions are now being accepted! We are looking for: ·Fiction • Poetry • Creat1ve Nonfict1on • All Visual Media (anything that can be photographed)
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Submission guidelines are as follows. Fiction/Poetry/Creative Nonfiction:
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OPINIONS VIEWS
David Thill
It's never too late to be great
I'm the never-say-die kind of person. Some may call it a shortcoming; others may call it a shining example of my generic hard-headedness. One look at my long-standing inability to quit smoking cigarettes and can see how I simply don't know when ro say enough is enough and call it quits.
In Tuesday's edition of Tht Daily Eastn71 Nt!Ws, Eric Hiltner wrote a column concerning the need to know when to pack it in, when co quit.
In speaking with my cohort, Hiltner pointed out that the column is not meant to advise those to quit simply for the sake of quitting. He said he merely wished to impart upon students the need to, at times, come £O the realization that one may nor be cut out for his chosen field.
I could nor disagree more. I'm the type of person who sticks ro my guns
long after the clips are rendered empty. I say it is far better to go down swinging. I agree with Hiltner when he states that no
one will ever hand you an 'N and no one in the field you hope to find yourself in will ever hand you succe.~s.
However, I submit chat no matter how difficult things may become and how much it may seem, if you want it badly enough, you can make anything happen.
For example, I, like Hiltner, am a senior journalism major. I have been attending this university and working for Tht DEN for about six years now.
I have also come ro the realization thar I will most likely never win a Pulitzer Prize and I will probably never see the inside of the Eastern Hall of Fame.
But, to me, it's those kinds of odds rhar drive me even harder. I love a good come-from-behind win. I thrive for the chance to e:xcel when underestimated.
But then, I have always had a problem with complacency. The better I do, the more comfortable I get, and the less I strive.
I love having my back to the proverbial wall. And, for me, it's when I find myself in a situation where defeat is almost assured that I try ro win even more. Take my track record with the Madden video game series.
Ic's late in the game, maybe 30 seconds left to go and I'm down by 28 points. You had better believe I'm throwing up a Hail Mary!
When I find myself staring ar a blank screen at 2 a.m. and my 10-page paper is due ar noon? Why, that's when I do my best writing.
Hiltner was correcr in his assertion that sometimes we have to accept when we may not be cur our for something. Perhaps the career you hope for isn't meant ro be. Maybe the powers that be didn't intend for you to succeed in every class.
Opinions Editor David Thill 217.581.7942 [email protected]
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DAILY EDITORIAL The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board ofThe Daily Eastern News.
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Success in athletics helps university as a Whole
F ormer Eastern football player Pierre Walters found out Saturday he survived the final round of NFL cuts and became a member of the Kansas City ChiefS' 53-man roster.
Walters became the fifth Eastern athlete in the past five months to achieve his goal to play professionally.
Former Eastern women's basketball player Rachel Galligan signed a contract in May co play professionally in Spain with Club Baloncesco Conquero, and in June, three former Eastern baseball players- Tyler .Kehrer, Brett Nommensen and Jordan Kreke- were selected in Major League Baseball's first-year amateur draft.
The success of these five athletes, as well as che obvious success of former Panther and current Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, helps cement Eastern's status as a potencial scarring point for student-athletes hoping to find success ac a professional level.
The success of these five should be viewed as nothing but positive for the university's athletic department. Potential student-athletes trying to decide between coming to Eastern or one of its conference or regional rivals will turn to chese successes when making their respective decisions, and the knowledge that coming co Eastern could help them reach their goal of becoming a professional athlete could play a huge factor.
Roc Bellantoni, the Eastern football team's ninth-year defensive coordinator, said rhe success of Romo has helped in recruiting and now with Walters making another NFL ream, more players will realize it is possible to make it professionally going through Eastern.
"It says a lot about the direction we've been going in," Bellanroni said. "It says a lor for everything (Eastern head coach Bob Spoo) has done.''
Bur while the success of Eastern student-athletes helps
FROM THE EASEL
"While the success of Eastern studentathletes helps the university on the athletic level, it also helps the university at large."
the university on the athletic level, it also helps the university ar large.
The funds athletics takes in goes toward a number of things, mainly coward upgrading facilities that give the campm a fresh, clean look.
When Eastern has success similar ro what it's had over the past few years, it will likely increase revenue because interest in athletics goes up.
If the success of the department drives interest, it will increase revenue and enable the department ro upgrade the facilities that will help bring prospective student-athletes to the university.
On the surface the success can be beneficial as well. Put simply, success brings in students. Success boosts school spirit, it makes for a more exciting atmosphere at athletic events and makes students more likely to attend said events, as evident by the 10,013 who attended Thursday's football opener against Illinois State, the biggest crowd ro attend a football game since 2004. Not to mention the major boost homecoming is getring with the appearance ofRomo.
Of course, these successes must be understood for what they are. It is not every day a school acquires a player with the potential to be an all-time great. Bur if the school can conrinue ics gradual upgrades to facilities (new scoreboard for football field, new floor in Lantz Arena, locker room upgrades), it gives Eastern a competitive advantage and helps the university's chances of staying up-to-par with the universities it competes with.
So while the athletic department has done a great job in recent years to improve the life of the srudent-arhlere and drive revenue for the university - from the administrators down co the coaches- these strides must continue throughout the future of the university.
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ILLUSTRATION BY POLITICAL CARTOONIST I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS
By all means, if your heart isn't in it, chen it's a waste of your energy and an affront to your- CORRECTIONS self ro keep trudging along when you just don't care anymore.
But, 1 still believe if you want anything badly enough, you can move mountains to make it happen.
And who knows? Who is to say that Hail Mary pass won't connect for a touchdown?
And isn't it berter to go down fighting tooth and nail than to hang one's head and mutter 'Oh, bother .... ?' I'll rake a fighting loss to quitting any day.
David '/'hill is a senior joumalism major and can be reached at 581 ·7942 or til
DT:.Nopinions a gmail.com.
An editorial in Tuesday's edition of Tht Daily Easttrn Ntws contained several inaccuracies we would like to address.
'lhe report the editorial was based on is our of date; thus the scare budget was $1.8 billion short on incoming revenue which comes to $3.9 billion, Elizabeth Austin, communications director for the governor's office of management and budget, said.
Also, the editorial scared that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich made curs ro rhe budget. Austin said the Illinois General Assembly proposes the budget to the governor, who can only sign off on it, veto th~ budget as a whole or veto c.er~ .
rain line items. The governor does not have rhe power ro
change or decrease portions of the budget, Austin said.
The editorial also stated "Gov. Quinn and his former boss, Rod Blagojevich, started this mess." However, Quinn was elected to the position of lieutenant governor independently from Blagojevich and, in fact, had nothing to do with any budgeting for the six years before his taking over as governor, Austin said.
Austin also said, despite a reduction from $10 billion to $5 billion to go toward all state grants, much wa~ done to save MAP <grants, including
a move to front-end MAP money in an effort to get students into state universities for the fall semester.
Austin said the governor hopes to find additional funding for MAP grants in time for spring enrollment.
Finally, Lhe suggestion to allocate portions of the $3 billion in federal stimulus money given to the stare would, in fact, be an illegal move that would cost Illinois, at the very least, the entire stimulus fund.
Tht DEN regrets all errors.
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Professors show off work By Colleen Harrigan Staff Reporter
The An Faculty Exhibition has been an annual program since 1982.
lhe exhibit in the Tarble Arts Center showcases recent work by art faculty members, allowing studen~ co see what their professors do within their career.
'!his year's exhibit features about 12 faculty. one of which is David Richardson, graphic designer and assistant professor of arL
"My personal, self-initiated projects and collaborations are more exploratory, often blurring the line between graphic design and art-making: interactive and motion pieces," Richardson said.
Richardson's artwork increases awareness of political, environmenral, and social issues. Contributions for the exhibitions include "Continental Divide" and "Lake Ontario." Both pieces of work arc motion graphics.
Jeff Boshart, art professor, has art displaying his art as well. His art consists of metal sculptures that will be shown throughout the exhibit.
"Bits and pieces have always fascinated me," Boshart said. "I delight in finding a small part of somelhing and letting my imagination play. Interjecting formal aspec~ of three dimensional designs and composition that result in an object being elevated from the ordinary."
Another artist displaying her work is
Jaimie Willis, adjunct faculty member. Since she was a young girl her dream was to make quilts.
"As in a summer dream, images and memories fade in and our, much like the surface design and meandering machine quilting in the creative constructive process," Willis said. "With this method of working, it is as if I have found my voice."
Art faculty contributing this year are Jeff Boshart, Suzan Braun, Ke-hsin Jenny Chi, Ann Coddington Rast, David Griffin, Bill Hubschmitt, Chris Kahler, Mary Leonard-Cravens, Dwain Naragon, Chuck Nivens, Denise RehmMott and David Richardson.
From adjunct facu lty are photographs by Dorothy Bennerr and art
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Bill Heyduck's stoneware MMigrating Blue Bird" is on display at the Faculty Art Exhibit in the Tarble Arts Center.
quilts by Jamie Willis. Participating emeritus Art faculty are Hannah Eads, photographs, and Bill Heyduck, ceramics.
The Art Faculty Exhibition will run
through Oct. 18.
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in which companies may be marketing alcoholic products to young people.
Brad Tribble, the substance abuse education coordinator, helped organize this year's events.
"Some students in attendance may struggle with making good choices, particularly in the area of responsible alcohol use," Tribble said. "We hope that giving them this six-part series on how alcohol can affect lhem will help to eliminate problems for them in the future."
This year's presentations will include a mixture ofPowerpoint presentations, T urningPoim, informational videos and a Jeopardy-styled game show co distribute the information to the audience.
The Six-Pack series is meant to not only be informational and informative,
but rewarding. too. Any student that attends all six of the upcoming series will be entered intO a drawing for a $50 gift card to che Union Bookstore. Students will be eligible for weekly prizes as well.
Tribble said the most important thing he wants students to take away from the presentations is "a greater knowledge of how alcohol can impact every portion of their life."
"Whether it be financially, academically, legally, sexually or socially, alcohol can have a negative affect on students," he said.
The second part of the six part series will be held Sept. 16.
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of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying architecture before switching to an art education major a year and a half later.
After graduation, he went in a totally different direction, taking a job at Bohn Heat Transfer in his hometown, Danville.
"I moved back home to be with my family and just got this job at the corporation and stayed for 11 years," Donna said.
He worked his way up to the position of credit representative before taking a new direction again. He enrolled in the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, studying pastoral counseling for a year.
From rhere, Donna took a job at
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in the economic education department. He has since worked in various capacities of higher education.
Afrer IUPUI, he worked at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee and New College in the business office.
"New College is an interesting animal because it's like a public honors college," he said.
Next for Donna was a position at Florida Community College in Jacksonville as the assistant to the Dean of Instruction.
While there, he earned his M. Ed. at University of North Florida, also in Jacksonville, in Educational Adminis-
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came when Donna took a job as the assistant direcror of financial aid at University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem.
"The big component is my time at UNCSA," he said. "That's where I got started in financial aid. It's where I got my chops and decided I liked this and wanted to stay in the financial aid are-
" na. He spent the last two years as Salem
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 , 2009 NO 12. VOLUME 94
FOOTBALL
Former teammates thrilled for Walters By Collin Whitchurch Sports Editor
When former Eastern football player Pierre Walters found out Saturday he had made the 53-man roster of the Kansas City Chiefs, one of the first things he did was call some former teammates.
Walters said he was so excited when he found out he was shaking for a few hours after, and h is former teammate, current red-shirt senier strong safety Adrian Arrin gton expressed rhe same sentiments.
"I think I was more excited than he was," Arrington said . "I was shaking for a couple of hours myself."
Many of Walters' former teammates spoke Tuesday after practice about their excitement for h is success. Red-shirt senior defensive tackle Andre Lima, who played alongside Walters last season, said rhe team as a whole was happy for h is success.
"All of us are very excited for him," Lima said. "We've been good friends for such a long rime. We love him a lot on this team."
Red-shirt junior cornerback Ra~had Haynes said he spoke with Walters when he visited during the
summer and learned of his work ethic. He said he thinks that work ethic is whar got him the job.
"He was telling me how some of the starters would get nicked up and took days off, bur when he was hurt he kept sticking through," Haynes said. "That really helped him and showed why he made it. He showed the coaches that th rough anyth ing he was going to make it and he did."
Arrington said when he talked to Walters it was about how he was sick of living out of a hotel in Kansas City.
He said he planned on buying his parents a gift and had to start looking for places in Kansas City.
The general consensus around practice was obvious excitement for Walters.
For Arrington, it was a different kind of pride.
"I love Pierre like a brother," he said. ''I've built a strong relationship with him. I told him I was proud of him and I'm glad all his hard work has finally paid off."
Collin J-1-'hitchur<:h am be reached at 581 ·7944 or
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GUARD, from page 7
"In the beginning thi n gs were ups and downs. There was definitely a couple things that I needed to work on," Millard said. ''For center, rhe stance and steps are different than playing guard. I've been playing back-up center since I was a sophomore, so th at really helped."
The move from guard to center seems to have initia1ly worked, as the Panthers were able to rush for 217 yards on 41 carries en rout to a 31-6 victory against Illinois State.
Even though the Pan the rs rushing attack ran for 5.3 yards per carry against Ill inois State, Millard believes the team can perform better.
"We played well, but you can always play a little better and a li ttle more physical," M illard said. "Overall, it was an alright d ay for the offensive line, but m ore importantly the ream perfo r med really well."
Millard said heading forward he is focusing on the upcoming season, which he believes could be
Millard's honors
Two time AII-OVC honoree
2009 preseason AII-QVC honoree
2009 Second Team preseason All-American by Lindy's football magazine
2008 Honorable Mention AllAmerican by Sports Network
2007 Honorable Mention AllAmerican by Sports Network
truly exciting. "For now, we are just taking it
one week at a time," Millard said. "I th ink we have a really good chance to be a really special team, especially with the transfers and new leadersh ip we have b rough t ... 10.
Neil Schneider can be reached at 581-7944 or
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GAMES, from page 7
Seconds before the end of the first half, the Tri-Sigmas were able to get the ball into the net, making the score at halftime, 3-1.
Miscues were the story to start rhe second half, as the Tri-Sigmas shot one ball over the cross bar and bounced another off it. After the early burst by the Tri-Sigmas, the Tri-Dcltas got back to business, adding four more goals to their total.
Melissa Cunningham, a senior communication studies major, scored five of her team's seven goals, as the Tri-Delras won their first game of the season.
"We are pretty pumped to win our first game," Cunningh am said, "We work well as a ream and have great teamwork."
Cunningham said she played soccer for 12 years, bur was "surprised at my performance because I really didn't think I still had ir in
me. " According to Cunningham, the
ream's aspirations for the season are to get back to the championship game, where they lost to the 'Green Mach ine' last year, 2-1.
"We lost a lot of good girls from the team last year, but we've gained a lot of new ones, so we'll see," she said.
Results from Tuesday's other games include: Kappa Delta defeating rhe Alphas, 1-0; Green Street Elite defeating Delta Gold, 2-0; Headie Goals defeating the Hamburglars, 4 2; Rural King FC tying Shock Top, 2-2; Sigma Pi Black beat Sigma Chi Blue, 4-0; Lambda Ch1 Gold defeating Pike Gold, 3-1; and Boondock Saints beating Delta Chi, 6-0.
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Sophomore libero Brittany Wallace dives to save a hit during Tuesday's match against Illinois-Chicago in Lantz Arena. The Pa nt hers defeated t he Flames in four sets. Wallace finished t he match with 16 digs.
WIN, from page 7 The team was able to keep the lead,
winning the second set by a score of25-20 after another kill by Zwetder.
"We scrambled better the second sec; Segal said "Plays where they blocked us, we had much better transition."
After getting a fed for UIC in the first rwo sets, the Panthers jumped on the Flames early in the third set, amounting an early 10-5 lead causing UIC head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley to call a timeout.
The Panthers kept surging however, and built up a sizeable lead late in the set. After seemingly having the set won,
the Panthers allowed the Flames (2-6) to once again make a late charge bringing the score ro 24-23.
A frantic last point led to the Panthers winning the third set 25- 23 after a nice hit by junior middle blocker Jorie Dieter. With a double-double performance already achieved, Zwettler and Wheeler took over early on in the fourth set, hdping Eastern to a 9-5 lead
Zwettler's double-double was the 29th of her career.
Once again, the Flames made a strong run to bring themselves within a point at 12-11, but the Panthers held them off
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the rest of the way and won the set 25-22.
"We need a mentality that we have to finish," Segal said. "We got ahead in the third set, we let them back in it, we got ahead in the second set, we let them back in it. Bur that will come with time and experience."
The Panthers now set their sights at the Indiana State Classi~ with their next match against Indiana State at 6 p.m. Friday in Terre Haute, Ind
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INTRAMURALS
Tourney starts with close games By Alex McNamee Staff Reporter
The first night of imram ural soccer and softball got under way Tuesday, and was welcomed with many exuberant participants.
"There's nothing like getting the intramural season started again," Ross Bryll, a graduate kinesiology and sports studies major said.
Bryll and the rest of his 'Get Your Popcorn Ready' softball team began a double-elimination tournament against Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
The seven-inning softball game was competitive throughout as it was 2-1 going into the top of the seventh inning. 'Get Your Popcorn Ready' only needed three outs to cap off its first night with a win, but Sigma Alpha Epsilon did not go down easy.
With one out in the inning, Sigma Alpha Epsilon got two hits to put runners on first and second.
The last hit, and final out of the game came when the runner from second base slid into home plate.
He was safe, but sliding into home plate is against the rules for softball, so the play was ruled as the final out of the game.
"If we would've gotten that run, then we would've been in good shape with the tie game," Ryne Turke, a mass communications major said, "We had the momentum, but (sliding into home) is a clearly stated rule, so it's unfortunate the game had to end this way."
After the final out, 'Get Your Popcorn Ready' celebrated its first win of the tournament as a team.
"Getting the win feels fa~'ltastic," Bryll said, "It's a thrill."
Even with the first game under their belt, 'Get Your Popcorn Ready' team members noticed that they have some improvements to make.
"We need to work on gerring adjusted to catching the big ball," Sarah Franklin, a graduate kinesiology and sports studies major, said.
Bryll admitted that the team needs to work on their hining.
"We only won 2-1," Bryll said. However, even with areas in their game that
need some work, Franklin and Bryll weren't shy · about their tournament aspirations.
"We want to take home the trophy," Bryll said.
In other results from the tournament, the Shockers defeated the Hardballers 1-0, and Team SAE beat the Zombies, 1-0.
Soccer begins The first soccer game of the season pitted the
Tri-Deltas against the Tri-Sigmas. The Tri-Deltas came storming out of the
gate, keeping the ball in the Tri-Sigma zone for most of the 20-minute first half, as they got off to a 3-0 lead.
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All Access with Chaz Millard, senior center on football team
ERIC HILTNER I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS
Senior offensive lineman Chaz Millard started all 12 games of the 2008 season at right guard, making him the only Eastern lineman to start 12 games at the same position and was named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference. Millard is starting at center this season.
Changing of the guard All-American switches from right guard to center to assist Panthers
le on the offensive line, bur he was never forced into seeing any playing time at the position.
Millard then quickly settled into the starting right guard position and has been entrenched there for the Eastern football team for the past three seasons.
move a couple guys around," Millard said. "Me moving over to center kind of helped the cohesiveness of the whole group, and because I have been staring for three years in a row it gives me the ability to see and make some calls on the offensive line, that might not have been called last year." By Neil Schneider
Staff Reporter
Changing positions along the offensive line is nothing new for Eastern starting center Chaz Millard.
But now, due to a lack of depth across the offensive line, Millard will once again change positions.
This time Millard has moved from right guard to starting center, a move that he believes could improve the team's running game.
Millard acknowledged that early on in the conversion process there were a couple of subtle changes that he needed to make to his blocking gan1e, but with time and practice he was able to make the adjustment.
When Millard arrived at Eastern as a freshman, he was briefly taught the position of tack-
"We didn't run as successfully as we might have wanted to last season, so we decided to
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Panthers continue momentum with win By Kevin Maras Staff Reporter
Stepping onto the newly refurbished Lantz Arena for the first time this season, the Eastern volleyball team was more than ready for its home opener Tuesday against Illinois-Chicago.
After dropping the first set, the Panthers stormed back to win three straight sets on the way to their first home victory of the season.
With the win, the Panthers (5-4) matched last year's total wins.
The first set of the match began as a back-and-forth match-up, UIC went on an 11-2 run, putting the Panthers behind 13-20.
Eastern received a brief lift after senior outside hitter Jessica Wheeler came in to serve, going on a 6-2 run and bringing the score to 19-22. However, the Panthers could not keep their momentum as the Flames blocking ability was too much to control.
The Panthers dropped the first ser 25-19 and looked stifled as the Flames middle blockers senior Lana Lobdell and red-shirt freshman Ni-
cole Allgood's blocking ability pestered the Panthers throughout the set.
Lobdell recorded five blocks over the course of the match, while All
. good put up seven, using her height to overpower the Eastern hitters.
The Panthers came out strong in the second set with a 7-2 advantage.
Sophomore middle blocker Melanie Boykins helped out the Panthers wirh three big blocks in rhe second set.
However, the Flames height and ability to block served them well
once again as they dosed the gap and eventually went ahead 15-J 6. After a timeout taken by Panthers head coach Alan Segal, Eastern regained irs composure and were able to reclaim their lead .
"We made them move around and got them out of position," said junior setter Kylie Cavanah.
After a huge kill by junior middle hitter Alex Zwetder, the Panthers went ahead 22-19.
The momentum swung in Eastern's favor and the Panthers never
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Offense Jake Christensen QB, Gr ad Stud. Staned 12 games over two years for Hawkeyes.
Charles Graves WR, Junior Only returning staner at position from last year.
Chaz Millard OL, Senior Rated preseason All-American
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Chevon Walker RB, Junior Florida transfer rushed for 365
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Mon Williams RB, Junior Florida transfer has two national championship rings.
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C.J. James CB, Junior Played In 4!ight games with 29 tackles last season.
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Quarterback Jake Christensen looks to make a pass during pract ice Aug. 31 at O'Brien Field. Christensen, a transfer graduate student from Iowa, won t he start ing job during t he preseason and won Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week in the first week of the regular season.
The new gunslinger By Collin Whitchurch Sports Editor
-Despite coming off a 5-7 season
that saw the Eastern football team miss the playoffs for the first time since 2004, optimism is high as the Panthers open their 23rd season under head coach Bob Spoo.
The reason for the optimism can be translated in a number of ways, but rhe most obvious starts ar the mosr recognizable posirion. Jake Christensen - a graduate student who transferred from Iowa - is the new Eastern srarcing quarterback and he brings with him a Big Ten pedigree as he started 14 games over two years for the Hawkeyes.
Christensen beat out returning starter Bodie Reeder for the job during training camp. Reeder started all 12 games for the Panthers in 2008, throwing for 1,931 yards, 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
While Spoo said when Christensen entered camp there would be a competition between the two for the starting job, when the decision to go wirh Christensen was
made, he was confident in the decision.
"I think that was the right decision for us," he said. "He has done a good job. It was what was best for our football team."
But while quarterback is usually the most looked at position and the most noticeable upgrade, another position the Panthers hope co get a boosr out of this season is out of the guys who line up directly behind Christensen - the run-ning back. .
Travorus Bess, last year's leading rusher with 1 ,086 yards, graduated and the two returnees, junior Chevon Walker and sophomore Desmin Ward combined for 687 yards behind Bess last season.
To help make up for rhe loss of Bess, Eastern brought in two transfers who hope to share the workload with Walker and Ward.
Junior Mon Williams joins Walker as the second running back to transfer to Eastern from Florida in as many years. Williams was Scouts.com's No. 5 raced running back· in the nation coming out of high school, but rore his ACL in
2006, ending his Florida career. Along with Williams, the Pan
thers brought in sophomore Jimmy Potempa1 a former walk-on with Michigan. Potempa is more of a scat-back type player who will be seen lining up in a variety of ways, including as a slot receiver.
Eastern offensive coordinator Roy Wittke said the addition of Williams and Potempa to the depth chart with Walker and Ward gives the Panthers a luxury rhcy didn't have in years past.
"That's been a tough position on us the past several years," Wittke said. "We've had some guys get injured and you can never have roo much depth at that spot. We feel good about rhat group right now as long as we can keep them all healrhy.
The offense is rounded out by an inexperienced group of wide receivers led by junior Charles Graves, the only returning starter from last year's unit. Senior Chaz Milhud, a second team preseason All-American who moves from right guard to center tpi,s s~ason. :jll<;hors che offensive line.
While an abundance of new faces grace the offensive side of the ball, the defense is loaded with experience, including upperclassmen at nine of the 11 starting spots. The secondary is led by senior safeties Adrian Arrington and Seymour Loftman.
Loftman is the team's top returning tackler and Arrington, who was cleared co play lare in camp after questions about his status because of past head injuries, is hoping ro anchor the defense.
"Lasr year we felt like our leadership wasn't really what it could have been," Arrington said. "I feel like it is (Loftman and my) responsibility on the team to make sure we're doing what the coaches are doing.
The Panthers are off to a 1-0 start on the season following a 31-6 season-opening victory against Illinois Scare.
They 'play Indiana State (0-2) at 11 a.m. Saturday in Terre Haure, Ind.
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RUGBY
KAROLINA STRACK I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS
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LOoking to maintain status quo By Bob Shaughnessy Staff Reporter
When the Eastern rugby team took the field Saturday in Muncie, Ind., there were many new faces.
Of the 19 players on the ream, six played their first college rugby game against Ball State.
As the ream arrived in Indiana, it was welcomed with a surprise visit from Eastern rugby record holder, Molly Clutter.
C lutter holds 20 records and is the all-time leader in assists (56).
C lutter is one of three seniors from last season's 10-0 ream that made a significant difference for Eastern rugby.
Samantha Manto and Amand a Fromm are the other cleats that head coach Frank Graziano will try to fill this year.
The players he hopes can do the job are freshmen Kayla Heal, Lauren Doyle,
Stefanic: Mahan and Kelsi Wright, along with transfer students Mandie Hurd and 1ina Crema.
"(Heal) has some good speed to do well on the corners," Graziano said. "I think (Wright) is going to be a really good player for us. Kelsi has a lot of potential; she played about half the game, got a good score and made a bunch of tackles. I think we have a great base to build the season on."
Other players who will have to play big rolls will be the captains of the team that is 1-0, seniors Crystal Jones, Stephanie Militdlo and Chase Cain along with sophomore captain Narissa Ramirez.
''Stephanie's defensive abilities can dominate a game," said Graziano. "She will surely go down as Panther rugby's greatest defender. When it is big-game time, Stephanie delivers and will continue to do that throughout her entire career."
Jones will have the responsibility of
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trying to replace Manto at wing. She already holds the record for rrys
in a game with eight in a match at Loyola in the 2006 season. Jones said she might come dose to Manto, but is not sure she can ever get to the same status.
When asked if she thinks Manto's career trys record will ever be broken Jones said, "She worked real1y hard for four years. She had great years for four years and for someone to come in and repeatedly excel year after year, I think that's untouchable."
Serum-half Ramirez, who earned O u tstanding Freshman of the Year Award last season.
"I think everyone has their own balance and I think it shows," said Wright, who will be wearing Manto's number 21 this season.
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Aiming to get back atop conference By Jeff Jurinek Staff Reporter
The Eastern men's and women's cross country teams are coming into rhe 2009 season with one goal: re-establishing themselves at the top of the Ohio Valley Conference.
"Top rwo (in the conference) is a great goal for both programs," head coach Geoff Masanet said. "I think we have the mentality that is going to change things from last year."
Both teams saw mediocre finishes at the OVC Championships last fall. 'I he men finished fourth, while the women placed fifth in the 10-ream field.
"We were a good team last year, but seemed like we were deer caught in the headlights at every meet," Masaner said. "1his year I sense more confidence and that is the key to racing well."
Both squads got off to a good start this season with first place finishes at the Millikin "5K with a View" on Sept. 1, a meet that was described by senior Dave Holm as a "low-key" race the Panthers hoped would "serve as a stepping scone berween summer training and upcoming races and will also be a chance to see w ho did their work over the summer."
Despite encountering a few more hills than anticipated on the 5,000-mcter cou rse, t he women's team placed nine ru nners in the top 10 to win easily with 18 points, and the men had the top-four finishers in the winning effort.
"(The ream) mostly met my expectations, but we need ro be stronger at the end," Masanet said. "The course was very hilly, so times were a lirrle slow. It's what we hoped we would get out of it."
Junior Jason Springer, typically an 800-meter runner on the track ream, led the way out of the gate for the Panthers. Springer won the Millikin men's race in 16 minutes, 16 seconds.
According to Masanet, Springer has been slowly progressing into a ''cross country guy."
"Springer had a nice spring in track," Masanet said. "He could be a big surprise in cross country this fall, his first true effort at the sport. For a rrack guy to run this good on a hilly course is a good sign. This is a signal th at he can be one of our best cross country guys."
Joining Springer is a handful of returning runners who broke into rhe top seven at various points last season.
Senior Mario Castrej.on was rhe Panther's No. 2 runner at the 2008 OVC C hampionships, finishing 19th overall in 26 minutes, 58.2 seconds. Aaron laun is another returning senior. Iaun was 24th at the 2008 OVC Championships in 27:08.5, third-best on the team.
"Iaun continued ro impress with his summer conditioning and could be another surprise in the conference," Masanet said.
Also returning from last year's squad are seniors Dave Holm (27th, 27:21.3 at 2008 OVC Championships) and Eric Pedersen (37th, 27:58 at 2008 OVC Championships), junior Ryan Hoklas (31st, 27:38 at 2008 OVC Championships), and junior Harrison Bueno, who was part of the top seven in 2007. The Panthers should also receive a lift from freshman Graham Morris, who Masanet said should be an immediate impact. With Lawrenceville High School last fall, Morris finished fifth in the IHSA Class A
WOMEN'S SOCCER
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Team takes different approach Communication key for offen se By Dan Cu sack Assistant Sports Editor
For women's soccer, the times they are a-changing.
Last season, the head coach was Tim Nowak, the second goal scored of the season did not happen until Oct. 10 and the first win eluded the Panthers until their 14th match.
This year, under new head coach Summer Perala, Eastern has two wins through five matches (2 2 1) and has scored seven goals.
"They have done a great job not only adjusting to our style of play, bur rhe expectations we have had for them," Perala said. "It's a little bit of a higher standard coming into the season and for the most part they have embraced it."
Perala is a first-time head coach as she previously served as associative head coach last season at Alabama-Birmingham.
She said she looked at me rapes from last season and saw some good things, as well as things she wanted to change.
"I said 'Whatever you learned, forget it'," Perala said. "We are going to have a new attitude now."
Senior goalkeeper and co-caprain Jenny Williams said the big-
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Eastern red-shirt freshman forward Ashley Streid tries to control the ball during Sunday's 2-1 loss to Miami (Ohio) at Lakeside Field. •
gesr difference berween this season and last is that the team has a better outlook.
"Everyone on the team this year is always positive," Williams said. "We have gone through a lot of adversity bur the outlook has remained positive."
Senior midflelder and co-caprain Alexis Miller said rhe ream has
a good outlook for whatever obstacle comes before them.
She said that being successful early in the season has helped.
Last year the team finished 3-0-1 in the last four league marches to earn a berth in the O h io VaHey Conference Tournament.
"I think our finish last season has really helped us out early this sea-
son," M iller said. "It gave us the confidence to know that we could compete at this level."
The Panthers will continue their season with a 5 p.m. match Friday at Lakeside Field against Iowa State.
Dan Cusack can be reached ar 581· 7944 or [email protected].
Panthers hope home means more wins By Dan CUsack Assistant Sports Editor
Last season, home games for the Eastern men's soccer ream were hard to come by. During the Panthers 19-match regular season, onJy five of the marches were ar Lakeside Field.
This season, Panther fans will have a better opportunity to see the ream as their home schedule has expanded
VOLLEYBALL
to eight matches. The main reason for the expan
sion is the new format of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Last year each of the reains onJy played one anotherone time, but this year each team in the conference will play teams rwice, once on the road and once at home.
Eastern head coach Adam Howarth said playing each team in the
conference rwice will be a difficult task.
"If we make our five home games in conference we have a very good chance of making the tournament," Howarth said. "The great thing is we have five home games. So realisrically we should win those ftve games. It's not always the case, but we have to make sure we win those home games."
Howarth said he hopes adding the matches will pur the Panthers over rhe finish line.
Dan Cusack can be reached at 581·7944 or [email protected].
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Young teain sees iinproveinents early in season By Kevin Maras Staff Reporter
The Eastern volleyball team has a lot ro look forward ro this season.
As opposed to last year, when the Panthers managed just five wins throughout the entire 29 game season, this year's Panthers have four victories under their belt through eight matches.
Leading the Panthers this year is first-year head coach Alan Segal.
Segal comes to Eastern from Ala-
bama Birmingham where he led the Blazers ro a 27-8 record, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament as assistant coach.
It was UAB's second-ever trip ro the NCAA Tournament in the history of the school.
''I'm excited to see what we can do ro be competitive in the (Ohio Valley Conference} this year," Segal said.
Also new ro the coaching staff is assistant head coach Katie Price.
Price, who won the 2007 NCAA
national championship as a libero at Penn State, was hired to assist Segal in May. She brings experience and wisd om to a young club who will want ro improve on last year's disappointing results.
"It's great to have her here; she really helps us defensively," said sophomore libero Brittany Wallace.
This year's team is a mix of returning talent and a lot of young newcomers eager to battle for playing rime. Returning junior outside hitter Alex Zwertler will be a
big part of the team's offense as she has already notched 28 double-double performances in her career. In her first season at Eastern, Zwettler racked up 355 kills, wh ich established the freshman record.
Kevin Maras can be reached at 581·79-1-1 or [email protected].
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The women's ream will receive an in-flux of talent from incoming freshmen, and will also return four of the top five runners from last season. Senior Erin O'Grady was the No. 1 runner for the Panthers last season, finishing 18th at rhe OVC Championships in 19:50, and !25th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 27:45.
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www.chinesehunan.com 116 S. 17th St. Mattoon, IL 61938
217-234-4855 For private functions, our
banquet facility seats 180 people and is perfect for business meetings and family gatherings , , of any oc~asion! ••
