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MONDAY FEBRUARY 28 2005 VOLUME 89, ISSUE 108 thedailyeasternnews.com Eastern Illinois University, Charleston CUPB digests impact of fall 2006 budget Governor’s proposal to give no new funding, cut pension benefits
BY JENNIFER PERYAM ADMINISTRATION EDITOR
The Council on University Planning and Budget received an update, Friday, on Eastern’s budget and enrollment initiatives for fall 2006. Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s proposal for fiscal year 2006 would give no new funding to Eastern and cut pension benefits for new university employees. Blagojevich’s proposal, which was announced earlier LINDSEY CHOY/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS this month, would set Eastern’s state funding at $47.6 Tracey Wayne, Miss Black EIU 2004, crowns Jennifer Ether as Miss Black EIU 2005 during the Miss Black EIU pageant saturday night in million, the same as last year. The static funding would the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. mean Eastern and other Illinois public universities will look to raising tuition to cover increasing costs. “We want to encourage the university to think posi- tively and work with the legislature to know intimately A new queen is crowned the story at Eastern,” said Jim Shonkwiler, director of budgeting. Shonkwiler said the house hearings for the budget Jennifer Ether night had finally arrived. and getting the right “vibe” for the dance. have started and Eastern will be working with the legis- “I was running crazy putting everything “Those girls helped me the whole way,” latures to receive a budget that would be better than a takes over reign together,” she said. “It went by so fast. It was Ether said. flat budget. over just like that.” Other talents included flute playing and Under the governor’s current proposal, all public uni- as Miss Black EIU Ether, along with Stephanie Johnson, a singing from Ross and a Maya Angelou poet- versities would receive the same funding as the year junior journalism major; Tiffaney Ross, a ry recitation by Hill. before. The proposal does reallocate funds for the reno- sophomore communications major; and The creative expression category was the vations of the Doudna Fine Arts Center, expected to BY APRIL MCLAREN Lakya Hill, a junior psychology major, were first category the girls competed in, which begin in March. CAMPUS EDITOR judged on four categories: creative expression, was a freedom of personal expression the con- An update on the admissions process at Eastern was African garment, talent and evening gown testants wrote and performed on stage. presented by Brenda Ross, director of admissions. After weeks of preparation, the hard work with an impromptu question. Johnson’s performance was concerning “We see parents looking at colleges earlier and are paid off when Jennifer Ether was crowned The talent competition was Ether’s favorite violence. She spoke as a women who was in a working on strategies to guide these families,” Ross said. Miss Black EIU 2005, Saturday night . when she and four other girls took the stage physically abusive relationship. Ross said Eastern is continuing to admit students for Just minutes before the four contestants to perform an organized dance for a crowd of “The first time a woman is hit should be fall 2005. took the stage in the Grand Ballroom of the approximately 200. the last,” she said. “After he hits you, every- “We have had a bountiful flow of applications and are Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, She said she would not have been able to thing you once believed about that relation- trying to be intentional in the students we admit,” said Ether, a sophomore journalism major, said accomplish what she did without the girls in ship changes.” Blair Lord, provost and vice president for academic she was busy, setting up last minute props and the dance competition on her side. They After Hill’s performance on the love of Jesus affairs. trying to get the people participating with her practiced every night from 10 p.m. to mid- all together. She said she could not believe the night working on choreography, costumes SEE QUEEN PAGE 7 SEE BUDGET PAGE 7 Eastern commemorates King New timeline memorial Hencken about creating a new memorial to Dr. King. Hencken was always very supportive of them but never is put in Bridge Lounge found a student with the determination to follow though until the day he met Jeff Collier, Hencken said. of University Union “Just as Dr. Martin Luther King said ‘I have a dream,’ Jeff Collier said ‘I have a plan,’” Hencken said. BY NICOLE MILSTEAD Collier was moved to action after he heard a student in his STAFF WRITER “Civil Rights Movement” class ask why there was only one picture of Dr. King in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Many people remember exactly where they were and what Union. they were doing when an influential person in history died. “In September of 2003, I was just an active student who University President Lou Hencken remembers he was in approached Shirley Stewart, university vice president, about his car driving to Arcola when he found out Dr. Martin creating a new memorial,” Collier said. Luther King, Jr. died. That same month, a table was set up in the Union to raise Hencken felt it was so important to remember Dr. King money for the memorial; $565 was raised. This money that he made the creation of a memorial to him one of his showed Eastern that students were serious about wanting the STEPHEN HAAS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS three goals for this school year. memorial, Collier said. Many university officials worked “I made goals for the year, and we have met and exceeded hard to raise the funding needed. The memorial cost approx- Members of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity take down the curtain during the them well,” Hencken said. unveiling ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in the Bridge Through the years, many students have approached SEE KING PAGE 7 Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Saturday evening.
FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK TODAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 38 31 32 42 40 26 20 20 31 35 Rain/snow Flurries/wind Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Rain/snow MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2005 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY NEWS ALL IN THE FAMILY ONLINE POLL UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII What do you Alien algae invades think should BY KIMBERLY GEE have won the KA LEO O HAWAII Oscar for Best Picture? (U-WIRE) HONOLULU – Hawaii's coral reefs are being overgrown by an invasive red-orange algae, A) “The Aviator” Gracilaria salicornia, which is threatening the islands' marine environment. B) “Finding Volunteers are needed for an alien algae clean-up. Neverland” "Last year we had about 200 people help," said Signe Opheim, director of the event. "People were out on surf- C) “Million boards, boogie boards and with their snorkels to help Dollar Baby” bring the algae to the beach." Volunteers will retrieve bags of algae that divers have D) “Ray” bundled and send to the surface. The invasive algae is then separated from the native species and put into a recycle E) “Sideways” container. The invasive algae goes to Hawaii Earth Products to be used as mulch.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME VOTE @ Sudan crisis traced THEDAILY BY MICHAEL BUSK EASTERN THE OBSERVER NEWS.COM STEPHEN HAAS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS (U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The current eth- Joe Centers performs with his daughter, Jill, during halftime at the men’s basketball game Saturday evening in nic cleansing crisis in western Sudan,with two-year death Lantz Arena. The Pink Panthers performed a routine with thier fathers or special guests for the last game of the toll estimates in the hundreds of thousands, actually traces year. back to grains of sand. In an interview with The Observer, Juan Mendez, spe- cial adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan for genocide, said he estimated the recent death toll in the WTF? ENTERTAINMENT region to be as high as 170,000 and perhaps even higher. Some Darfur experts have estimated the death count to be Man has sex with cows ‘Baby’ is best picture COUNTING more than 300,000. DOWN NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (AP) – A 63-year-old man is LOS ANGELES (AP) - Clint Eastwood received the UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI charged with sexual gratification with an animal for best-director Academy Award on Sunday for the boxing allegedly having sex with calves. saga "Million Dollar Baby." The film also took home Legislation proposed Harold G. Hart, of Neillsville, allegedly told police the best picture Oscar. A previous winner for BY A.J. BAYATPOUR that he routinely stopped at a Greenwood farm, usual- "Unforgiven," Eastwood joined an exclusive club of THE MANEATER ly after bar closing or on trips to strip clubs near dual-directing recipients that includes Billy Wilder, 17 Marshfield or Neillsville. David Lean, Robert Wise and Steven Spielberg. (U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri state sena- A criminal complaint filed in Clark County Circuit Hilary Swank became a double Oscar winner with a Days tors discussed a bill this week that would grant immigrants Court said the farm's owners installed a motion detec- best-actress win for her role in "Baby," Jamie Foxx took until in-state tuition for all state-funded universities. tor on Jan. 22 after regularly seeing footprints and vehi- lead actor for "Ray," and "The Aviator" led the Oscars St. Patrick’s Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, presented Senate cle tracks on their land. Around 4 a.m. the next morn- with five prizes, including supporting actress for Cate Day. Bill 296 in a hearing before the Senate Education ing, a sensor sounded and Hart was caught leaving the Blanchett. Committee on Tuesday. The bill proposes that if an immi- barn, but Hart allegedly said he just used a bathroom in "Million Dollar Baby" also earned the supporting- grant attends a Missouri high school for at least two years the barn and had never been there before. actor prize for Morgan Freeman for his portrayal of a and graduates, or earns an equivalent degree, he or she Hart told police he had sex with heifers before he worldly wise ex-prizefighter. The wins for Freeman and would be eligible for in-state tuition. went into the service in 1963 and resumed about a year Foxx made it only the second time blacks won two of Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent res- ago at the farm. the four acting prizes. idents could sign an affidavit pledging to become a per- WORD manent resident in order to receive the lower tuition rate. DU JOUR TODAY’S EVENTS incumbent SUMMER & FALL CLASS REGISTRATION APPOINTMENTS 8 A.M. ACADEMIC ADVISING CENTER, 9TH STREET HALL 1. holding an Students assigned to an Academic Adviser at the Academic Advising Center should come in to make an appointment. indicated position, CORRECTIONS MIMIO BOARD 10 A.M. CATS TRAINING LAB, MCAFEE 1214 role, office, etc. In the Friday, Feb. 25 edition of The Daily Eastern News, This workshop demonstrates the basic features and components of the Mimio technology. 2. obligatory. Lovell Shoe Repair and Jane Lovell was misspelled in an RESUME BLITZ 3 P.M. CAREER SERVICES, 1301 HSC article titled “City defaced.” The News regrets the error. Get your resume critiqued before the Mid-America Educator’s Job Fair.
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ing at the forum. Students will also have Candidates an opportunity to register to vote at the Eastern musical talents exposed forum, he said. Some issues Howell expects to be ‘Puttin’ on the Hits’ her partner, Bryan Range, a freshman work for brought up are bar hours, the bar entry family and consumer sciences major. age and economic involvement in the traces roots of music “We practiced for two weeks,” town. BY YOUNGCHI CHANG Goodall said, who also performed in sign better voter Many other candidates shared the STAFF WRITER language the song, “Just My same enthusiasm as Rennels and are Imagination” by the Temptations with looking forward to the forum as a way Swaying with the music, an audience about 10 students. turnout to connect to the student population was entertained by performances in a tal- “I liked Coffey’s medley of different and get student feedback. ent show called “Puttin’ on the Hits” that songs,” said Marcus Smith, a freshman “I guess the question is ‘what do the took place on Friday evening in the biology major. Lack of student students want?’,” said City Council Grand Ballroom of Martin Luther King Smith said he thought it was a good candidate Jeff Lahr. “Maybe it has been Jr. University Union. way for people who do not know about effort this year asked and I just don’t know, but I think John Coffey, the director of the show Black history to express themselves and one of the main ways of opening the and academic adviser of early childhood have a good time. disappointing communication is to have a public education, opened the show by singing Nancy Farber, assistant professor of forum.” “Love Train” by the O’Jays with two counseling and student development, BY HILLARY SETTLE Lahr said opening communication other faculty members who served as came out with enthusiastic performances CITY EDITOR and regarding students as actual com- back-up vocals. in “Midnight Train to Georgia” by STEPHEN HAAS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS munity members are aspects of his cam- The performances included singing Gladys Knight and the Pips and “Proud John Coffey, academic adviser of the After a lack of student voting in paign students would appreciate. and reciting a passage from the Bible by Mary” by Tina Turner. early childhood education department, Tuesday’s primary election, the Student “I know students are only here for Judith Barbour, professor of early child- “All of the shows were fantastic,” sings during the talent show in the Grand Senate, Interfraternity Council and four or five years, but that cannot be hood education. Farber said. “Everyone had a lot of ener- Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. Panhellenic Council are hosting a looked at any differently than a person Four girls lip-synced “Giving Him gy and had a really good time.” University Union Friday night. forum to give students an opportunity who is here and transfers after a few Something He Can Feel” by En Vogue. Coffey sang “Hit the Road Jack” by to become informed and involved in years because of their job,” he said. Another group of three girls per- Ray Charles with several students as faculty and students,” said Jamal Morris, the election process. Bob Murphy’s goals for connecting formed the Destiny Child’s “Soldier” back–up vocals. a senior Board of Trustees . “We definite- The forum, which is scheduled for with Eastern students were similar to music video. The show closed with four ROTC ly attained our goals to celebrate Black March 23, will give City Council can- Lahr’s. Ryan Goodall, a freshman pre-nursing students’ who saluted Coffey’s perform- History Month (and) to share our culture didates a chance to inform students of “I think (the community and stu- major, performed a mixed dance that put ance of “America the Beautiful.” with people to understand American cul- their goals if elected. dents) could do a lot of things around together different genres of dances with “The show was a connection between ture.” The Student Senate is sponsoring the here together,” he said, but noted that event to try and encourage participa- the effort had to come from both sides. tion from the student body in both vot- “The students need to get involved in Collegezone Web site comes to campus ing and community involvement, said the community as much as as the city Adam Howell, a junior political science needs to reach out to them” BY MICHAEL PETERSON The Web site navigates users through how to pay off student loans to creating major and Student Senate executive Only 1.39 percent of registered vot- STAFF WRITER the steps of applying for college and a resume. vice president. ers in the four student precincts, or acquiring financial aid and explains each ISAC is also taking great strides in “We are trying to sponsor a sense of precincts where students usually vote, It does not matter if a person is a step. reaching out to the Hispanic popula- community from the students of turned out to vote last week, said Coles high school senior, a transfer student “(The site) is free,” said Alexis Davis, tion. They are hiring bilingual coun- Eastern,” he said. “We believe it’s County Clerk Betty Coffrin. or someone just trying to find some public relations account executive for selors and collegezone.com can be trans- important for students to get involved That statistic, combined with the financial aid or scholarships, the ISAC. “We are not going to charge you, lated from English to Spanish with just with town issues. We want to have a overall 10.2 percent voter turnout from Collegezone Web site can help out and there are no hidden costs.” a click of a button. student-friendly voice on the council.” the city, has some candidates con- in a number of ways. The Web site can still be useful, “(Collegezone) was a way to bring Larry Rennels, an incumbent seek- cerned. Representatives from Collegezone even for those who are not high school everything under one umbrella and give ing reelection, said Eastern was “ahead “It’s a concern to me when anybody will be at the Martin Luther King Jr. seniors. it a recognizable name,” said Lori of the game” in planning the forum who has the right to vote doesn’t vote,” University Union today to provide Carrie Harding, a freshman undecid- Reimers, ISAC director of state relations. and said he was looking forward to said City Council candidate Thomas more information on the site. ed major, said when she applied at Instead of going on the Internet and attending. Watson. “(Students) are voting on the The site, www.collegezone.com, Eastern as a transfer student she was on searching for many sites and eventually The forum will have a town hall people who are going to affect their lives was developed by the Illinois her own, fending for herself. finding the information that you need, structure, where students will write the next four years.” Student Assistance Commission “If I would have known about the users can literally go to one site and find questions down and Howell will read The low numbers didn’t faze (ISAC) and is designed as a free tool Web site, I definitely would’ve used it,” everything they could possibly want and them to candidates for a response, Howell because there are usually low for parents and students to use when Harding said. more, she said. Howell said. The sole candidate for turnouts in the primary election, he looking for information on Illinois College graduates can click on the “Collegezone serves as a one-stop mayor, John Inyart, will also be speak- said. colleges. “after college” link for tips ranging from shop,” Reimers said. DO YOU HAVE A CASE OF THE MONDAYS?
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2005
COLUMN EDITORIAL CARTOON BY RICH LAKEBERG Remembering past sacrifices
Since the Iraqi war began in March 2003, coalition forces have experienced about 12,000 casualties, 1,600 of which were deaths. A majority of both these casual- ties and deaths have been American. Last week, the Paris National Guard returned to a much-deserved hero’s welcome after a year of duty and the loss of five fellow soldiers, and Cpl. Kevin Michael
MICHAEL Clarke, a 21-year-old Marine from Tinley Park, was killed by a small arms fire. Clark attended Andrew SCHROEDER High School in the south suburbs, which many SENIOR, HISTORY Eastern students attended. EDUCATION MAJOR Both events were reminders of the realities of war and the effect that those statistics have had on the fam- Schroeder is the ilies and friends of troops. opinion page There is no denying the sacrifice these soldiers and editor for The their families are making. But when looking at the his- Daily Eastern tory books the number of deaths and casualties in this EDITORIAL News. war is very low. During one day of the Civil War (Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862) there were twice as many casualties as there have been in the nearly two years of Voicing the student opinion the Iraqi War. Granted the Civil War casualties count Last week the Charleston City Council pri- make up more than half of Charleston’s entire is higher because Americans were fighting on both At issue sides, but the numbers are still mind-boggling when mary elections took place, and Betty Coffrin, A disappointing population, which could give us, if the majority you think of the effect it would have on families of that Coles County Clerk, said there was only a 1.39 student turnout voted, a lot of say in what policies are made in era. percent turnout in the student precincts on cam- at the city Charleston. In no way am I minimizing the sacrifice of today’s primaries pus. These student precincts are not all student We always complain there is not much to do in troops; I have as much respect for them as anyone, but I do hope to point out the amaz- voters either, Coffrin said. This percentage Our stance this town, especially on the weekends. There is ing sacrifice put up by our ances- includes some community members too. Students, who always talk about other alternatives to the bars, but “To find a family in 1866 account for half tors. This is disappointing. the bowling alley and movie theater are clearly not The Civil War accumulated of Charleston’s without casualties in the Students complain about the bar hours and bar cutting it. With more student involvement in the approximately 498,000 casualties population, could make a Civil War, be it in the over its four-year span. Due to the entry age on Eastern’s campus, but we aren’t doing elections, we could make a change in our options huge difference style of warfare and especially the North or the South, anything to change it. In 1993, when Mayor in the April 5 for weekend plans. medical knowledge of the time, a Cougill, who is retiring this year, was elected, he city elections. While John Inyart is running for mayor unop- larger percentage of those casual- would be a difficult promised he would not change the bar entry age posed, there are eight candidates on the April 5 ties were deaths. task.” Between 1861 and 1865, from 19 to 21. Once he came into office, he did just that. ballot for the four city council positions, all positions stu- 498,000 men returned home But, we students can’t complain because when election dents can have say in. wounded or not at all. Given the time came around again, enough of us didn’t vote to get him Also, the Student Senate is sponsoring a candidate’s forum structure of society with men being the only member out of office. In the 1997 elections, according to archives from March 23 in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King in the family to earn any kind of a living, the damage inflicted on the families is even more severe. The Daily Eastern News, Cougill only won by 764 votes. Jr. University Union. It would be beneficial for all students Approximately 1.5 percent of the American popula- In the 2000 Illinois Census, Charleston had a total popu- to go and get to know the candidates. tion were casualties during the war, which makes 3 per- lation of 21,039 people, which includes students. In 2000, Our vote does matter, and we can make a difference. cent of the soldiers. When you trim it down to just Eastern’s enrollment alone was 10,637, this number includes those men of a fighting age the percentage would only The editorial is the majority opinion of get higher. In comparison, the casualty rate in Iraq rep- both undergraduate and graduate students. We students The Daily Eastern News editorial board. resents only 0.004 percent of the country’s population. To find a family in 1866 without casualties in the Civil War, be it in the North or the South, would be a YOUR TURN: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR difficult task. It is amazing that our country was able to come out LET HAITI LIVE “thugs and criminals,” included mem- ly elected government until a political of the Civil War in tact and, although it wasn’t pretty bers of the former paramilitary organiza- solution had been reached. However, and took a long time, come together again as one On Feb. 28 2004, United States tion (the infamous FRAPH) universally within one hour of President Aristide’s nation. Marines took the democratically elected recognized as having operated departure U.S. troops were ordered to More recently, World War II saw very high casualty President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand terrorist/execution squads during the Haiti. Days later, an interim Prime min- rates. Americans saw approximately 405,000 casualties, Aristide, from his home under threat of 1991-1994 military coup. They were ister sympathetic to “American interests” which comes out to about 0.3 percent of the popula- force. The President was told that he armed with M-16s and M-60s of was appointed. tion. The sacrifice by those families, the generation of must compose a letter of resignation and American manufacture and faced a It has been widely accepted that self- many of our grandparents, is also amazing. agree to ask no questions, or he and his police force that had been rendered determination is a basic human right and With the effect that the current war has had on fam- wife would be left at the airport and helpless by embargoes imposed on Haiti it is this principle that stands at the heart ilies throughout the country, it is amazing to consider killed. in 2000 under the false pretenses of of democracy. What has happened in how much more of a sacrifice was needed in the 1860s This is fact - not conspiracy. “faulty elections.” Haiti must not be forgotten. When will and 1940s. As early as November 2003, rebel As the rebels threatened to enter Port- the people of the world let Haiti live? It shows the resilience, dedication and courage of groups began marching toward the cap- au-Prince, the Bush administration stat- those of previous generations. Something none of us ital of Port Au Prince. These rebels, ed that the United States would not SEAN BARTH should forget. It is part of the reason we study history whom Colin Powell characterized as send troops to protect the democratical- BOARD OF TRUSTEES PROGRAM and are asked to memorize all those statistics. To understand and respect the sacrifice given by LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The Daily Eastern News accepts letters their position and department. Letters whose authors cannot be veri- to the editor addressing local, state, national and international issues. fied will not be printed. We reserve the right to edit letters for length. many men and women generations before us, just so They should be less than 250 words and include the authors’ name, Letters can be sent to The Daily Eastern News at 1811 Buzzard we could live the life we live today, is the least we can telephone number and address. Students should indicate their year in Hall, Charleston IL 61920; faxed to 217-581-2923; or e-mailed to do. school and major. Faculty, administration and staff should indicate [email protected].
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2005 T HE D AILY E ASTERN N E WS P A GE 5 ‘Women like that’ dancing in the McAfee spotlight
EIU Dancers “The last one was very performed funny ... I liked how they weekend shows did the slow motion so long.”
CHRISTY ANDERSON, BY LAURA GRIFFITH SOPHOMORE HISTORY MAJOR ASSOCIATE CAMPUS EDITOR
The EIU Dancers were “In the ance, from sweatpants to dresses to Spotlight” this weekend, performing a flannel shirts and jeans. variety of dances during their annual “I really liked the costumes this student-/director-choreographed year,” said Elizabeth Bucciarelli, a show. junior elementary education About 700 people came to McAfee major. “Before they were just Gymnasium to see the company per- kind of plain.” form dances ranging from ballet to tap The dancers took the stage for the during shows at 7:30 p.m. Friday and last dance of the night, entitled Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday, co-direc- “Never Felt This Way,” to the song tor Jeanna McFarland said. “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life” “I heard (the show) was really by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. good,” said Christy Anderson, a soph- The entire company performed the omore history major. “My friend came CARRIE HOLLIS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS dance along with the show’s two last night.” Members of the EIU Dancers perform “Women Like That” during their show entitled “In the Spotlight” on Sunday directors, McFarland and assistant McFarland, who is also an instruc- evening in McAfee Gymnasium. The dancers performed three shows over the course of the weekend. physical education professor Nancy tor in the physical education depart- Nordtvedt. ment, said the company consists of 17 “I choreographed two (dances) sweatpants and T-shirts, lying on the Charlie Daniels Band, and Baker, along with other members dancers this year. This show is their by myself and helped with three the floor. ballet to Elton John’s “Tiny of the EIU Dancers, said all three annual event. of them,” Baker said. “The last one was very funny,” Dancer.” shows went really well, especially “We started practicing in During one of the dances, enti- Anderson said. “I liked how they “I liked ‘Sweet Angel’ and ‘We’re Saturday night, which had the September,” said Cynthia Baker, a jun- tled “Some Days Are Like That,” did the slow motion so long.” Dancing’ the best, because my biggest turnout. ior psychology major. the dancers pretended to run Other dances included a little friends choreographed them,” said The company will perform again Baker, secretary of the EIU Dancers, across and around the stage in bit of hip-hop with music by Kari Blazek, a junior Spanish major. at Carl Sandburg Elementary School was involved with various aspects of slow motion. The dance ended Missy Elliott, tap dancing to Dancers were clad in a variety of later in the semester, and possibly at the show this year. with all of the dancers, dressed in songs by the Dixie Chicks and costumes throughout the perform- the Relay for Life, Baker said.
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BY KYLE MAYHUGH AND JENNIFER PERYAM improvement and enhancement of writing program to opment process on campus is impor- program. STAFF WRITERS education and for the advancement of enhance the literacy tant to “making faculty successful on Pearson discussed how she will bal- those we serve,” Pearson said, stating needs of struggling this campus.” ance her duties as an assistant professor Mildred Pearson has been named why she applied for the position. “I readers and writers, “Faculty development is the means at Eastern as well as the director of fac- Eastern’s new director of faculty devel- believe Eastern has a strong history and and serving as an by which faculty have access to things ulty development position. opment, and she’s bringing years of a powerful mission and that mission is adjunct professor of like teaching workshops, research sup- “I will multi-task while remaining education experience to the position. possible to those who believe.” the Educational port and mentoring for newer faculty,” multi-faceted and embrace myself with
Pearson, assistant professor in the Pearson has previously served as a MILDRED PEARSON Policy Irwin said, noting it helps new faculty positive mentors,” Pearson said. department of early childhood, elemen- public school teacher for more than 17 Department at the to know what is expected of them. Pearson said she will bring about bal- tary and middle school education, will years in the Oklahoma City Public University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Pearson’s responsibilities will include ance by remaining focused and provid- serve a two-year term as director of fac- Schools. Some of the the other high- Bonnie Irwin, Honors College dean planning and coordinating programs ing the allocated amount of time for ulty development. lights of her career include assisting in and former chair of Eastern’s faculty and orientation, publicizing events teaching, research and services, as well “I wanted to be a voice for the the development of Inside Writing, a development committee, said the devel- and developing a new faculty mentor as faculty development. Panther Specials!!!
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Bob Augustine, BUDGET: in,” Ross said. Association’s site visit at Eastern. chair of the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Working to understand potential students “We were delighted with the participation of North Central and using the “I Am EIU” marketing message our campus community and glad there were Association self- The admissions office is continuing to are ways in which the admissions staff are recommendations that came out of the visit, study committee reevaluate the pooling process for those stu- attempting to connect with potential students not concerns,” Augustine said. speaks about dents who applied after Nov. 1. and their families. The cite visitors recommended Eastern con- the results of Some of the enrollment challenges and An open house for potential students is tinue to work on enhancing general education the accredita- threats Eastern faces that Ross addressed were scheduled for April 23 . and equalize assessment programs. The NCA tion survey financial limitations and students enrolling in “It is important for faculty and staff to par- team will send an official post-visit report to Friday afternoon community colleges and the University of ticipate in this open house,” Ross said. Eastern within eight weeks. Eastern will have a in the Martin Illinois. Also at the CUPB meeting, Bob Augustine, chance to respond, and the final word on reac- Luther King Jr. “We are going to have to be creative and use co-chair of Eastern’s NCA steering committee, creditation is expected from the NCA’s Higher University Union. JOSH REELEY/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS what we do well and embrace what we believe discussed the results of the North Central Learning Commission this fall.
QUEEN: ner- up and Johnson as second runner-up. “If it wasn’t for her I couldn’t have been so NATIONAL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 This left Ether and Ross standing alone, hand organized,” she said. BRIEFS in hand. During the pageant, Ether’s mother was Christ and the impact he has had on her life, she Ether said before the competition the two backstage helping her prepare for her events. had audience members on their feet in praise. were friends, which made it a little weird to run “She felt like she was in the pageant,” Ether “He will never leave you and never forsake against her. said. FOURTH DAY OF SEARCH ENDS FOR you,” she said. “To have me and her at the end holding During the pageant, there was entertainment MISSING 9-YEAR-OLD FLORIDA GIRL The evening gown with an impromptu ques- hands was the best,” Ether said. from Unpredictable, a dance group, and musi- tion was the last competition the girls were She said before the pageant she was not wor- cal entertainment from The Squad. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS judged on. While Ether, Johnson and Hill ried about the friendship of her and Ross with The event was coordinated by Tracey Wayne, HOMOSASSA, Fla. – A man photographed at donned traditional ballroom gowns, Ross wore the chance that one of the two would win. Miss Black EIU 2004. Before the coronation, a convenience store with two children hours after a white, strapless dress with black embroidery “This is my girl,” she said. “And it doesn’t Wayne spoke about the past year as Miss Black a girl vanished from her nearby home was not handmade by her mother. matter when it’s over. She is still going to be my EIU. She came to tears as she talked about what involved in the girl's disappearance, police said Bill Kolacek, Housing and Dinning complex girl.” she had experienced working with the girls for Sunday. director and the pageant’s host, asked each con- When Ross was announced as first runner- the pageant. Investigators released a surveillance camera pic- testant the impromptu question. up, tears overwhelmed Ether as she was “These are the best girls to work with,” she ture of the man because they initially believed it Ether was asked how the struggles of the crowned. said. “I’m glad to have this opportunity.” could hold clues to the whereabouts of 9-year-old African-American society have influenced her. During extensive practicing while balancing Ether said she knows the next year is going to Jessica Marie Lunsford, who was last seen in her She said her ancestors have given her pride, her classes, Ether admitted to being stressed out be a lot of work as she holds the title as Miss bedroom about a half-mile from the store. along with confidence. before the pageant. She said without her moth- Black EIU 2005. A goal Ether had when she “Because of them, I am who I am today,” she er, she would not have been able to get through decided to join the pageant was make her voice GOVERNORS KEEP 2008 said. all the stress. Her mother helped her organize heard. PRESIDENTIAL RACE IN MIND After the judges tallied up the scores for near- everything she had going on in addition to “I wanted to set an example for other females ly 45 minutes, Hill was announced third run- preparing a lot of her props, Ether said. on this campus,” she said. WASHINGTON – For governors thinking about running for the White House in 2008, a for- mal dinner with President Bush at 1600 KING: Lounge of the Union. The memorial is a time- EIU. Pennsylvania Ave. provides a glimpse of what the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 line and pictures of Dr. King’s life. The time- The ribbon at the ceremony was cut by Dr. future could hold. line, which was created by Cruse in Booth Jarman Porter, a former professor of civil rights Even for those who dismiss, at least publicly, imately $8,000, said Bev Cruse, university Library, took 15 months to complete. at Eastern who is currently the vice president of such talk. photographer. “I’m very emotional about the whole thing; Student Affairs at Arkansas Baptist College. "Presidential talk is way too speculative and way At 6 p.m. this past Saturday, Jeff Collier, the this is a really big step and achievement to “Finally, students who walk into Dr. King’s too early," said Republican Mitt Romney of current Black Student Union president, acknowledge someone who is such a great per- Union will know they are in Dr. King’s Massachusetts. "Now is the time for policy and unveiled the new memorial in the Bridge son,” said Tracey Wayne, 2004 Miss Black Union,” Collier said. progress. Not presidential ambitions."
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Eastern out-hit Mississippi State 6- six runs before being pulled for jun- Panthers drop two in Mississippi 4. ior Mike Bouchez, who finished the On Saturday, the Panthers once inning and allowed one more run. BY DAN RENICK have luck on their side as the plete the inning-ending double play. again jumped out to a quick start Mississippi State kept their ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Bulldogs (2-0) opened the game Mississippi State jumped on the before quickly slowing down. With momentum rolling, scoring six more with two straight errors to put board first, scoring one run in the the bases loaded in the first inning, runs in the sixth. Sophomore out- After opening up a three-game Eastern runners on base. second and two more in the fifth. sophomore Kevin Carkeek singled fielder Mark Chagnon led the series against No. 17 Mississippi But with one out and two runners Eastern scored its only run of the to left, scoring two Panther runs. Panthers in the losing cause, going State with a 3-1 loss, Eastern ended in scoring position, junior outfielder game in the sixth off on sophomore With a 3-0 lead going into the 3-4, with three RBI’s and two runs. the weekend on a rougher note, los- Keiji Szalo flied out to right field. Eric Huber’s single. bottom of the second, the Bulldog Eastern returns to action Saturday ing 16-6 on Saturday before being Sophomore outfielder Mark Senior left-hander Ted Juske start- bats heated up. when they play Olivet Nazerene in a rained out on Sunday. Chagnon, tagged up to score but ed for the Panthers, allowing three Eastern senior starting pitcher doubleheader in their home opener The Panthers (0-5) appeared to was thrown out at the plate to com- hits and three runs in five innings. Kyle Widegren allowed five hits and at Coaches Stadium.
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PAGE 10 T HE D AILY E ASTERN N E WS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2005 MEN’S BASKETBALL Panthers shutout Racers’ star; supporting cast does damage
BY DAN WOIKE Murray State head coach Mick “We took away their SPORTS EDITOR Cronin said he was worried his team wouldn’t find someone fill Pearson’s best scorers. But, other The scouting report for the shoes. Murray State Racers probably says Pearson leads Murray State (17-1, people got loose.” two things — stop sophomore guard 11-5) with a 15.3 points per game RICK SAMUELS, EASTERN HEAD COACH Trey Pearson and force junior guard scoring average. Keith Jenifer to make jump shots. “I was concerned with us getting While the Racers had players fill- The Eastern men’s basketball team points, especially down the stretch ing the scoring void created by did just that, but Jenifer’s big second where (Pearson’s) our go-to guy,” Pearson’s zero-point night, the half, along with junior center Preston Cronin said. “We needed him to step Panthers couldn’t overcome a tough Griffith’s play, pushed Murray State up.” night by their second leading scorer, to a 72-66 win over the Panthers And Jenifer did just that, Eastern senior guard Emanuel Dildy. Saturday night at Lantz Arena. senior forward Andy Gobczynski Samuels said Murray State’s pres- Jenifer scored 15 of his team-high said. sure defense kept Dildy from being 19 points in the second half, and “We wanted to force him to make able to run the offense with ease. Griffith added 17 points on 7-of-8 plays as part of our gameplan,” Dildy finished with nine points shooting while grabbing seven Gobczynski said. “He stepped up on 2-of-10 shooting, missing all six rebounds, blocking three shots and and made some plays by getting to of his three-point field goal grabbing five steals. the hole. attempts. Eastern junior guard Josh Eastern head coach Rick Samuels “He took the slack we gave him.” Gomes led all scorers with 22 points. said his team executed part of the Jenifer wasn’t the only player to “We were able to stay with him defensive gameplan, holding Pearson contribute with Pearson not scoring, much better than Gomes,” Cronin scoreless on 0-for-3 shooting. But, Griffith’s 6-foot-10, 255-pound said. “We needed to stop Dildy the Panthers’ focus on Pearson creat- frame gave the Panthers problems, as because we couldn’t stop Gomes.” ed other openings. he scored a career-high 17 points. Jenifer said one of his team’s “We really tried to keep (Pearson) “He’s a big body, and we were let- strengths is that there are always from getting loose, and part of that ting him catch it way too close to the other players waiting to pick up the strategy was to be softer off Keith basket,” Samuels said. “His point slack. Jenifer,” Samuels said. “And he made production was critical.“ “The way we play, every night us pay.” Cronin said Griffith did more someone can be our leading scorer,” Heading into the game, Jenifer than just score, but he affected Jenifer said. “If it’s not Trey, there’s was averaging 6.9 points while shoot- numerous aspects of the game. always someone there ready to step ing 35.8 percent from the field. “He was all over the place,” up, and we needed that tonight.”
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2005 T HE D AILY E ASTERN N E WS P A GE 11 MEN’S BASKETBALL Bad blood spills over after Panthers lose to Murray State
BY JOHN HOHENADEL they would never relinquish. SPORTS REPORTER Eastern tied it up four times in the first half and then Murray State 72, Eastern 66 again with 9:10 left in the game but that’s the closest the Eastern (12-15, 7-9) Saturday night, eight years of animosity culminated in Panthers would get. Gomes 7-11 7-9 22, Dildy 2-10 5-6 an altercation between Eastern and Murray State coaches. Toward the end of the game the Panthers’ shots didn’t 9, Catchings 4-7 1-2 11, Patterson 3- “I can’t say anything about it,” Eastern head coach Rick seem to be falling for them but Samuels said the deciding 5 2-2 8, Tandy 1-1 2-5 4, Gobczynski Samuels said. factor of the game was Murray’s defense. 1-2 0-1 2, Wright 1-3 0-0 3, Sinclair After Eastern lost 72-66 to the Racers, Samuels and He said it was a physical game, and a big part of it was 3-4 0-0 7 Murray head coach Mick Cronin walked toward each junior center Pearson Griffith. other to shake hands. Instead of the customary hand shake, The 6-foot-10 inch center not only caused the Percentages: FG 22-43 .512, FT 17- the two coaches began to shout at each other. Panthers problems by taking up space, he also had 17 25 .680, 3-FG 5-14 .357, Rebounds: Although Samuels would not comment on the incident, points on seven of eight shooting, five steals, seven 29 (Gobczynski 5), Assists: 13 junior guard Josh Gomes shared his outlook on why rebounds and three blocks. (Gobczynski, Gomes 3), Blocked Samuels was angry. Regardless of what happened in Saturday’s game, shots: 3 (Tandy 3), Steals: 4 (Dildy 2), “Murray always has a fan talking junk through the Eastern would still have its eight seed in the Ohio Valley Turnovers: 17 (Gomes 4) Team fouls: whole game,” Gomes said. “I don’t know what happened. Conference tournament and Murray would still have its 19 Fouled out: Catchings I don’t know if they were arguing words or if they (Samuels three seed. Murray State (17-10, 11-5) and Cronin) were just talking.” But Gomes said this wasn’t a game where the Panthers Rumor has it, the Eastern coaching staff was unhappy were just happy to be in the tournament, which explains Witherspoon 1-7 0-0 3, Jenifer 7-11 with Murray’s sportsmanship and it set Samuels off. why he was down after the game. 7-9 19, Hopkins 2-6 1-2 7, Orr 3-6 4-6 11, Griffith 7-8 3-6 17, Redding Eastern has not won against Murray in its past eight “We just have to forget about this,” Gomes said. games. Not only have the Panthers lost their last eight “Good basketball teams put a game like this behind them 3-7 2-2 9, Dansby 2-4 1-2 6 games against Murray, they are also 7-22 against the Racers and look forward. We have to stop thinking about Percentages: FG 25-52 .481, FT 16-26 in the all-time series. Murray and start thinking about Tennessee Tech.” .615, 3-FG 6-19 .316, Rebounds: 27 “You always want to beat Murray,” junior guard Josh Tech swept the Panthers in the season series this year (Griffith 7), Assists: 9 (Jenifer 4), Gomes said. “They always play with a chip on their shoul- winning by 16 on Jan 15. at Tech and 13 on Jan. 22 at Blocked shots: 3 (Griffith 3), Steals: 9 STEPHEN HAAS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS der. They’re always talking trash and doing things the Lantz. Tech (12-4) clinched the OVC regular season title (Griffith 5), Turnovers: 8 (Pearson 3) Senior guard Emanuel Dildy scores two wrong way. last weekend when they beat Morehead State 74-67. Team Fouls: 22 points over Murray State junior center “It was a heartbreaker but what can you do?” The Panthers will get their third crack at Tech Tuesday Fouled Out: Witherspoon Pearson Griffith Saturday at Lantz Arena in Eastern started the game with a 12-5 run but Murray night on the road in the first round of the OVC tourna- Halftime: Murray State 35, Eastern 30 Eastern’s 72-66 loss. countered with its own 12-0 run giving the Racers a lead ment. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25 HOOPS: Women’s Basketball CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 Eastern 75, Murray State 70 (ot) Kansas downs No. 4 OSU going to be the leader, whether she Eastern (10-17, 3-13) wants to be or not it’s on her, so I look Sparks 2-9 7-8 12, Riva 1-10 4-4 6, Sellers 1-5 2-2 4, Ploger 4-8 0-0 11, LAWRENCE, Kan. — Wayne throws. forward to see how she responds.” O’Connor 11-14 6-11 28, Bytnar 0-2 1-2 1, Cazy 4-5 2-5 10, Casad 0-2 3- Simien had a career-high 32 points and John Lucas, one of four senior starters In all, the Panthers had four players 5 3 Aaron Miles hit a running layup with 37 for Oklahoma State, hit his first nine finish the game in double-figures led by Percentages: FG 23-56 .411, FT 25-37 .676, 3-FG 4-24 .167, Rebounds: seconds to go, lifting No. 8 Kansas to an shots but he missed a long 3-point O’Connor and Sparks. Sophomore 44 (Sellers 10), Assists: 17 (Casad 5), Blocked shots: 8 (Sellers 3), Steals: 6 81-79 victory over No. 4 Oklahoma attempt seconds before the final buzzer. guard Melanie Ploger finished with 11, (Riva 3), Turnovers: 19 (Sparks 5) Team Fouls: 16 Fouled Out: none State on Sunday in a crisply played game Lucas' first miss came with 1:31 to go and junior forward Janelle Cazy added that could decide the Big 12 champi- and the game tied at 78. With 37 sec- 10. Murray State (9-18, 5-11) onship. onds left, Miles, the Big 12 assists leader, Riva finished with six points, six Matthews 4-8 2-2 10, Miller 1-4 0-0 2, Fulkerson 2-5 0-0 5, Petty 7-15 0-1 The old rivals traded basket for basket scored the go-ahead basket for an 80-78 rebounds and four assists in her final col- 14, Remington 4-13 4-4 13, Hayes 2-9 0-0 5, Lee. 2-11 2-2 5, Foreman 1- with Kansas (21-4, 11-3) shooting 66 lead. legiate game. 3 1-2 3, Willinger 3-7 6-6 12 percent from the field while ending a Oklahoma State freshman JamesOn Percentages: FG 26-76 .342, FT 15-18 .833, 3-FG 3-16 .188, Rebounds: “(Riva) and I wanted to come out of three-game losing streak. 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TWO-POINT TRACK AND FIELD CONVERSION DAN RENICK ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Panthers sprint to 5th straight title
Clarett’s BY DERRICK JOHNSON II Werden’s comments on Carlson’s 2005 OVC MEN’S INDOOR STAFF WRITER drive reflects that of Carr’s. TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS “It’s just amazing, all the time and RESULTS credibility Junior Dave Carlson ran straight to effort that he has put into running TEAM victory this past weekend at the Ohio and he’s just one of the best runners Eastern 189.00 Valley Conference championship around,” Werden said. Southeast Missouri 175.00 flagged track and field meet on Saturday. The world of running for Eastern Kentucky 122.00 Carlson completed the 3000-meter Carlson started in the eighth grade Samford 51.00 When Maurice Clarett came out with a time of 8:32 to become the when he began running track Tennessee State 48.00 against ”The” Ohio State reigning OVC champion in the 3K. because he was bored, he said. Morehead State 39.00 University, alleging the Buckeyes The performance given by Carlson Looking back, Carlson would Murray State 3.00 were violating NCAA regulations, in the 3K and 5K, as well as standout never have guessed that he would it looked like the running back’s performances made by others in sever- “He ran 28 seconds for his last 200 have come this far because he wasn’t EASTERN’S FIRST-PLACE FINISHES reputation was headed back al races and field events, were leading meters, and that’s just amazing,” very good in middle school, he said. towards legitimacy. factors in the Panthers’ fifth-straight Werden said. “It really shows that he What started as an after-school KIRKLAND THORTON Of course, Ohio State head OVC title. wanted it more than anything.” activity has now become a lifestyle 60-meter Hurdles coach Jim Tressel and athletic direc- The team finished with a total of Some may wonder how someone for Carlson, as he intends to keep 8.02 seconds tor Andy Geiger denied all the 189 points. who has accomplished so much can competing even after he graduates DAVE CARLSON claims, but quickly, several other Carlson stayed strong throughout stay motivated. For Carlson, inspira- from Eastern. 3,000-meter former Buckeyes spoke out about the 15th lap of the race and finished tion comes from the thought of However, Carlson isn’t strictly busi- 8:32.29 violations. the last 200 meters with a powerful improving, he said. ness as he takes time to smile and TRISTAN MCKINNIS I refused to believe Clarett wasn’t kick across the finish line. The first That drive is what has led Carlson enjoy life, Carr said. Triple Jump and Long Jump the bad guy he was made out to be place victory in the 3K was a reaction to so many of his accomplishments as “He’s hilarious,” Carr said. “He 49’01.75” (triple), 23’06.75’’ (long) after taking on the NFL for the to his second place finish in the 5K, an athlete, junior Jaylee Carr said. always has a smile on his face.” JASON STARK right to enter the NFL Draft after Carlson said. “He’s fantastic,” Carr said. “His life High Jump his freshman season, only to lose Sophomore Erik Werden com- revolves around running. He knows See Tuesday’s edition for women’s 6’07.50” the case, and after showing up to an ments on his teammate’s performance the stats of everyone in the conference. track and field OVC championship ADAM CALDWELL NFL workout out of shape. as something that shouldn’t be taken I don’t think that I have seen anyone coverage. Men’s Pole Vault I hesitate to say it, but I actually lightly. more dedicated than him in my life.” 15’01.00 had some respect for Clarett at that point. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL In interviews, Clarett said that he thought if he kept the violations quiet then Tressel would help him Overtime win ends Panthers’ season on high-note get back onto the field. And after that didn’t happen, he said he felt betrayed. Clarett wanted to make BY MARCUS JACKSON “I couldn’t think of a everything right and just wanted a SPORTS REPORTER shot at the NFL, which he said he better way to step up was training hard for. Senior center Pam O’Connor But any respect or legitimacy scored a career-high 28 points in and hit them, especially Clarett may have gained was lost her final collegiate game to lead the for these girls.” Saturday at the NFL combine. Eastern Illinois women’s basketball MEGAN SPARKS, JUNIOR GUARD After the Buckeye fiasco, Clarett team to a 75-70 victory over the said he just wanted to have his shot Murray State Racers Saturday in at the NFL and was working hard Lantz Arena. senior guard Sarah Riva playing to be prepared for the combine. O’Connor connected on 11-of- their final games, it meant a lot for Well, when you post 40-yard 14 shots from the floor and grabbed her to make the free throws and dash times of 4.82 and 4.72, com- five rebounds in the game moved in help them go out as winners. parable to the fullbacks in Clarett’s to second place on the Eastern all- “I couldn’t think of a better way group, it surely doesn’t say your time scoring list with 1,731 points to step up and hit them, especially working hard. and sealed her place at the top of for these girls,” Sparks said. After the 40-yard dash, Claret career field goal percentage (.586), Head coach Brady Sallee said he decided not to continue with the But it was junior guard Megan called the last play in regulation for rest of the workouts. Sparks’ heroics at the end of regula- Sparks to see how his senior-to-be That a boy, Maurice, way to tion that sent the game into over- would respond. show everyone what you’re truly time. “That was more than just one made of. With 0.7 seconds remaining and play in one game for me,” he said. Maybe scouts could have looked the Panthers trailing by two, Sparks “I wanted to test her medal a little over the time when you skipped was fouled going to the basket by bit, and she stepped up and made the combine because you weren’t in Murray State senior forward Ashley the play, and I couldn’t be happier.” playing shape. Or, maybe they’d Smith. And performances like that send forget about when you had a pri- Sparks then made both of her a message to the younger players in vate workout a month later and free throws to give the Panthers the program, Sallee said. showed up over playing weight. (10-17, 3-13 Ohio Valley “(Sparks is) going to be the lone But this is the last straw. Conference) a chance to win the returning senior with significant It’s amazing, really, that Clarett game in the extra period. experience next season, and we’re has been able to ride one season of In overtime, the Panthers held going to have a lot of young kids, on-field success into loads of media the Racers (9-16, 5-11) without a and they’re going to be looking to attention and fame. But, I’m sure field goal for the first 4:10. Sparks her to see how Eastern Illinois bas- that will quickly fade after his per- scored eight of the Panthers’ 11 ketball is played,” Sallee said. “ formance at this year’s combine STEPHEN HAAS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS points in overtime, and finished the and with analysts predicting that Senior guard Sarah Riva drives to the basket against Murray State Saturday game with 12 points. SEE HOOPS PAGE 11 Clarett is dropping to a sixth or afternoon in Lantz Arena. The Panthers defeated the Racers 75-70 in over- Sparks said with O’Connor and seventh round pick in the draft. time, in the final game for Eastern’s two seniors.