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PAGE 3 PAGE 8 HE T Thursday, February 21,aily 2019 astern ews D E“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID” N VOL. 103 | NO. 105 CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF COVERAGE EST. 1915 WWW.DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM All about art Council to be utilized to decide on BLM flag alternatives By Logan Raschke News Editor | @LoganRaschke

Sophia Sarver, a graduate assistant for the Student Life Office, said the alternatives to the Black Lives Matter Flag that Student Senate voted on during their Dec. 5 hear- ing will not be decided until a Diversity Action Council is established. Sarver said she and Ceci Brinker, director of student life and adviser for Student Sen- ate, are focusing on creating a council that is “as positive and inclusive as possible” to create appropriate alternatives. She said the Diversity Action Council will likely “collaborate” with Student Sen- ate in deciding alternatives to flying the BLM flag during African-American Heri- tage Month. Student Senate also passed emergency bill 18-19-18, releasing $258.51 to help provide marketing materials for the Black Student Union-sponsored Miss Black EIU Pageant. In exchange for the release of $258.51, Student Senate gets a full page of advertise- ment space in the booklets contestants of Miss Black EIU have to sell. What Student RAINE ZHU | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Senate decides to put in this ad space is up Leila Malekadeli, an art grad student, talks about her square steel rod project in the 3-D studio room in the Doudna Fine Arts Center on to them. Wednesday morning. STUDENT SENATE, page 5 Informal job fair allows education students to network By Valentina Vargas freshmen, sophomores, juniors and Multicultural Reporter | @Den_news seniors.” Victoria McDonald, principal of The Buzzard atrium filled with Robinson High School, said she en- many school districts and educa- courages students ahead of applying tion students for the annual Small to education positions to know what and Rural Informal Night that gives community they want to work in. students a chance to network for job She said students applying in opportunities ahead of the educa- those areas need to know they will tion job fair. become part of that community Doug Bower, the dean of College and they will want to make sure the of Education, said every semester place will be a great fit for them. they host this event for students to “When they are dressed down or network two weeks prior to the reg- after an interview (they should) vis- ular education job fair. it a gas station or a Wal-Mart or a Bower said in this informal night Dollar General,” McDonald said. students get the opportunities to “Don’t announce that you are apply- work in the field for the next up- ing for an education job but just ask coming school year. about the community, ask about the He said Aaron Lock, the Carl school, because that is what will get Sandburg Elementary School prin- you the most honest answers.” cipal, said he is talking to students Bower said most of the districts in who may want to student teach in attendance were K-12 districts, and his building. each of the districts’ tables had an Bower said they invite districts administrator or someone to inform from small rural communities from students about opportunities for within a 100-mile radius to meet special education or for high school prospective teacher education can- or elementary. didates. Ted Walk, superintendent of “That’s the number one short- Sullivan High School, said at his age area in the state of Illinois is school, one of the highest percentag- our small rural schools,” Bower said. es of teachers who work there come JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS “So, what it does, is gives (admin- from Eastern. Beth Probst (left), principal at Jasper County Junior High and Newton Community High School, talks to students istrators) an opportunity to meet JOB FAIR, page 5 at Small & Rural Informal Night Wednesday at Buzzard Hall. 2 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | AP NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 Local weather State and Nation THURSDAY FRIDAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pritzker's $39B budget Police suspect Dems' measure Smollett of blocking Trump relies on sports betting, emergency will Mostly Cloudy Cloudy lying about come Friday High: 40° High: 45° taxing marijuana WASHINGTON (AP) — House Low: 27° Low: 37° SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — New Il- the hole we need to fill is not ignored." racist attack Democrats will file a resolution Friday linois Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a bud- He said the plan "reflects some of my CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago detec- aimed at blocking the national emergency get Wednesday that relies partly on tax most deeply held values — and the hopes tives suspect that "Empire" actor Jussie declaration that President Donald Trump revenues from two industries that cur- of voters who sent us here — but tem- Smollett filed a false police report when has issued to help finance his wall along the The Daily rently aren't even legal in the state, which pered by the knowledge that we must he said he was the victim of a racist, ho- Southwest border, teeing up a clash over is saddled with billions of dollars in pen- hold the line on spending." mophobic attack in downtown Chica- billions of dollars, immigration policy and Eastern News sion obligations and other debts. Pritzker has said that legalizing rec- go late last month, a police official said the Constitution's separation of powers. “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Pritzker's $39 billion proposal includes reational cannabis could generate as Wednesday. Though the effort seems almost cer- more than $1 billion from legalizing rec- much as $1 billion in tax revenue a year. Police spokesman Anthony Gug- tain to ultimately fall short — perhaps to The Daily Eastern News reational marijuana and sports betting, If approved this spring, the next budget lielmi also said Wednesday that detec- a Trump veto — the votes will let Demo- 1802 Buzzard Hall while also imposing a tax on insurance would include $170 million in start-up tives and two brothers who were earli- crats take a defiant stance against Trump Eastern Illinois University companies, hiking cigarette and e-ciga- distributors' licensing fees. But he said er deemed suspects in the Jan. 29 attack that is sure to please liberal voters. They Charleston, IL 61920 217-581-2812 rette taxes and raising $20 million from there would be more than a fiscal impact. were testifying before a grand jury. will also put some Republicans from 217-581-2923 (fax) a tax on plastic bags. "We should take this action for our Smollett's attorneys, Todd Pugh and swing districts and states in a difficult spot. The Democrat, making his first ma- state because of the beneficial criminal Victor P. Henderson, met with prosecu- Formally introducing the measure sets News Staff Advertising jor address to legislators just five weeks and social justice implications and the tors and police earlier Wednesday after- up a vote by the full House likely by mid- Editor-in-Chief Staff into the job, also wants to modify the al- jobs it will create," Pritzker said. "And noon. It's unknown what was discussed March, perhaps as soon as next week, be- Analicia Haynes batross of the state's $134 billion in pen- let's be honest, like it or not, cannabis is or whether Smollett attended the meet- cause of a timeline spelled out by law. Ini- Faculty Advisers [email protected] Editorial Adviser sion debt. He's seeking to borrow mon- readily available right now. I would rather ing. The attorneys didn't reply to re- tial passage by the Democratic-run House Lola Burnham ey through bond sales, sell state assets, use the state tax it and regulate it." quests seeking comment. seems assured. Managing Editor Photo Adviser Kristen Ed extra money from a proposed income- Sports betting, allowed by a recent Smollett, who is black and gay and The measure would then move to the Brian Poulter DENmanaging@ tax revamp and stretching out those ob- U.S. Supreme Court ruling, also could plays Jamal Lyon on the hit Fox TV Republican-controlled Senate, where Website Adviser gmail.com Brian Poulter ligations by seven years. Under his plan, be lucrative for Illinois, although there show, said he was attacked by two there may be enough GOP defections for Publisher News Editor those debts would be paid off by 2052 are plenty of Midwestern states looking masked men at around 2 a.m. on Jan. approval. The law that spells out the rules Lola Burnham Logan Raschke instead of 2045. to get involved. Pritzker also proposed 29 as he was walking home from a Sub- for emergency declarations seems to re- Business Manager dennewsdesk@gmail. Betsy Jewell Years of underfunding pensions has $390 million in revenue from a tax on in- way sandwich shop in downtown Chi- quire the Senate to address the issue too, com Press Supervisor pushed this year's obligation to $9 bil- surance companies, specifically managed cago. He said they beat him, made rac- but there's never been a congressional ef- Tom Roberts Associate News lion. care organizations to help cover the state's ist and homophobic comments and fort to block one and some procedural Editor Night Staff "The budget I present to you today is Medicaid program costs. There would be yelled "This is MAGA country" — an uncertainties remain. Corryn Brock for this issue dennewsdesk@gmail. an honest proposal," Pritzker told law- $65 million more in taxes on cigarettes apparent reference to President Don- com makers. "The costs are not hidden, the and e-cigarettes and closures and caps on ald Trump's campaign slogan, "Make Night Chief WIU enrollment Kristen Ed revenues I propose are not out of reach, corporate loopholes and discounts. America Great Again" — before loop- Photo Editor ing a rope around his neck and fleeing. down almost 14 Jordan Boyer Copy Editors DENphotodesk@ Fox Entertainment and 20th Centu- Raine Zhu percent at Macomb gmail.com US says Alabama woman who ry Fox Television issued a statement ear- Sports Designer lier Wednesday saying Smollett "con- MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — New enroll- Assistant Photo JJ Bullock joined Islamic State isn't citizen Editor tinues to be a consummate profession- ment data from Western Illinois Univer- Thalia Rouley WASHINGTON (AP) — An Al- ed Muthana was born in the United States al on set" and that his character isn't be- sity shows the number of students attend- DENphotodesk@ abama woman who joined the Islamic and had a valid passport before she joined ing written off the show. The statement ing classes this semester at the Macomb gmail.com State group in Syria won't be allowed to the Islamic State in 2014. He says she has followed reports that Smollett's role was campus fell by almost 14 percent com- Sports Editor return to the United States with her tod- renounced the terrorist group and wants to being slashed amid the police investiga- pared with a year ago. JJ Bullock dler son because she is not an American come home to protect her 18-month-old tion into the reported attack. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that

Assistant Sports citizen, the U.S. said on Wednesday. Her son regardless of the legal consequences. Investigators went through hundreds enrollment in Macomb this semester is Editor lawyer is challenging that claim. "She's an American. Americans break of hours of private and public surveil- about 5,600. That's compared with about Dillan Schorfheide In a brief statement, Secretary of State the law," said Shibly, a lawyer with the lance video from the area where Smol- 6,500 last spring semester. The data also Check out our social media: Mike Pompeo gave no details as to how Florida chapter of the Council on Amer- lett said he was attacked but couldn't show that the number of freshman and the administration made their determina- ican-Islamic Relations. "When people find footage of the beating. They did sophomore students is down 20 percent The Daily Eastern News tion. break the law, we have a legal system to find and release images of two peo- from the previous year and graduate-stu- "Ms. Hoda Muthana is not a U.S. cit- handle those kinds of situations to hold ple they said they wanted to question. dent enrollment is down 16 percent. izen and will not be admitted into the people accountable, and that's all she's And last week, police picked up the two Total enrollment at WIU's Macomb dailyeasternnews United States," he said. "She does not asking for." brothers at Chicago's O'Hare Interna- and Moline campuses this spring semes- have any legal basis, no valid U.S. pass- Muthana and her son are now in a tional Airport as they returned from Ni- ter is about 7,900. That's down 8 percent @DEN_News port, no right to a passport nor any visa to refugee camp in Syria, along with oth- geria and questioned them about the from last spring. Total WIU enrollment travel to the United States." ers who fled the remnants of the Islam- attack. They also searched the men's was almost 12,000 students a decade ago Visit our website: dailyeasternnews.com But her lawyer, Hassan Shibly, insist- ic State. apartment. in 2009.

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The Collegiate Recovery Student Association (CRSA), a new student-led organization on campus, provides a safe space for students to talk addiction and recovery. Collegiate recovery coordinator Emily Won said she de- scribes the CRSA as a “safety group” on campus where stu- dents can talk about their experiences recovering from ad- diction. The group is open, too, so students who have not suf- fered from addiction are welcome to collaborate with and support members who have suffered alongside them during meetings, she said. While the organization is not an official registered stu- dent organization, Won said plans to get the group ap- proved as one are in the works. As of now, the organization is focused on the beginning steps of the establishment of the group, she said. In April, Won said the group is planning a sober activity for students to attend and learn more about the CRSA while spreading awareness to the rest of the Eastern community. Additionally, September is Collegiate Recovery Awareness Month, so Won said she would love to see student members of the CRSA organize a sober tailgate near homecoming and get a speaker, someone who has suffered from addiction and has been sober for several years, to talk to students. There are four elements that make up the entirety of the CRSA’s mission statement, Won said. “The whole idea, number one, is to provide a safe envi- ronment for the students so that they can be engaging in so- ber activities, and the second one is to raise awareness and the third one is (to) foster (supportive) relationships with PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS friends and family members,” she said. The newly-formed Collegiate Recovery Student Association is a student-led group where students can share their experiences Being involved in organizations that are a part of the Col- recovering from addiction. According to collegiate recovery coordinator Emily Won, it is helpful to have support because ad- legiate Recovery Community, such as the CRSA at Eastern, diction is so powerful. really do have positive impacts on students in recovery, Won said. said, “It makes you feel good. What happens when you take to eat for the rest of the day; you’re all good. You don’t (feel According to the Higher Education Center for Alcohol something that makes you feel good? You’re going to want like) you have to eat for the rest of the day,” she said. and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery, “92 percent of to do it again, so that’s where addiction can easily happen.” Students aiming to help friends who are suffering from students who are involved in a Collegiate Recovery Program Addiction also has its negative physical and emotional ef- addiction should keep in mind how powerful addiction re- maintain their recovery.” fects that negatively impact people, she said. ally is, she said. There are also scholarship opportunities for students in- Meth can cause a decrease in appetite, resulting in weight The most important thing to keep in mind when recover- volved with the CRSA, Won said. loss, steroids can cause acne breakouts in the face and body, ing from addiction is resisting the “temptation” to go back According to Eastern’s website, there are two scholar- snorting cocaine can lead to nosebleeds and damage to nose to the addictive substance, she said, which is an extremely ships relating to alcohol and drug recovery: the Recovery cartilage and ecstasy can cause dehydration, according to challenging thing to do. Village Health Care Scholarship and the Ammon Founda- Just Think Twice, just to list a few examples. Won said the Health Education Resource Center is avail- tion Scholarship. Won said the biggest effect she notices in people who are able for any students struggling with addiction or recovery, Won said addiction is a very powerful thing, so support addicted is weight fluctuation. and she can personally help those people, too. from friends can be very helpful. “Because of the drugs, not particularly alcohol, but some “(The addictive substance) makes you feel fantastic,” she of the narcotic drugs, you can take that and you don’t have Logan Raschke can be reached at 581-2812 or at [email protected].

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MONDAY - THURSDAY 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 3110 Coleman Hall (217) 581-5929 FRIDAY 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM TheD ai ly Eastern News WWW.DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM 4 OPINIONS Thursday, 02.21.19 STAFF EDITORIAL Knocking out the negatives in life There is no set order to experience life events Go to college at 18, graduate at 22, go straight into a job, move out, get married and have kids. This is the process of life that society has instilled into our minds for as long as we can remember. People often say to do what makes you happy without considering the other implications behind the phrase. They mean to do what makes you happy, as long as you are conforming to these societal standards, as long as your plan involves going to college and having a family, in that order. So naturally, there is a lot of pressure on people in their young adulthood to do everything in life “on time” and to not skip a step, or otherwise be considered a failure. But what is wrong with taking some more years to get a degree, moving out after AJ AINSCOUGH | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS getting married or not getting married at all? What is the matter with starting college several years after graduating high school, getting a driver’s license after 16 or getting married at 50? Perseverance will help you get through the week And contrary to popular opinion, people who have children at a young age are just as This is a call to all my fellow students sicker. capable of being successful as people who who are sniffling, coughing and taking They say our generation is going to wait to have children. shots of DayQuil. change the world, but I don’t think we will Besides, success is not only found in Let us raise our tissues and play our tiny be able to change this. Instead, we just need having a high-paying job; success can also violins together: It sucks to be sick during to power through. come from raising kind and independent the week as a college student. Chug a glass of super orange Emergen- kids or accomplishing a personal life goal. The rules change when you become a col- C when you wake up and before you go to Every person is encouraged to fit the lege student, and these new rules aren’t ex- bed. Don’t touch anyone or anything with- mold, but sometimes the best path for actly easy to navigate. out lathering on hand sanitizer. Go to bed someone lies outside of that mold. Skipping class to stay in bed and drown as early as you can. There are so many great men and women in a vat of chamomile tea is no longer the Yes, it could be worse, and we will be living in the world who never went to obvious Plan A. Every college professor able to breathe through our noses again. college or who didn’t get started on their has a different set of rules for their classes. CAROLE HODOROWICZ But we are allowed to complain and feel passions until later in life. While some may not take attendance, oth- sorry for ourselves a little bit if it helps us For whatever reason you may not take a ers have a strict system where a decent per- soup from mom. No special remote privi- make it through the week so we can catch certain step in life at a “socially acceptable” centage of your grade depends on you being leges over your siblings because you are on up on sleep all weekend. age or not take that step at all, just know in your unofficial assigned seat you picked couch arrest. No extensions or excused as- To all my fellow college students and that that is OK. There is no certain age or out the first week of class. More seasoned signments from your teachers. In college, readers carrying around a cold, sore throat order that you need to do things in life. professors have seen every excuse in the you are on your own, wondering which one or migraine: I hear you, I see you … but I The most important thing is that you book, and your “I’m sorry, I was sick” email of your classmates you don’t know that well will not sit next to you. are healthy, comfortable and are working will not fly unless you have proof from the you can message for notes. toward something that makes you happy. doctor’s office. Staying in bed means falling behind. Carole Hodorowicz is a senior journalism major. Life is not a race, so work at your own If you do stay home, no one is going to Going to class means sharing your germ She can be reached at 581-2812 or pace. If you try to rush life, you won’t be take care of you. Yes, let that sink in. No wealth with others and possibly getting [email protected]. able to stop and enjoy it.

The daily editorial is the majority opinion of How to read multiple books at once and keep up the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News. I was recently asked how I keep track of could binge watch the rest of Downton Abbey the plots of all the books I’m reading—and I or Russian Doll, but that would be irresponsi- was dumbfounded. Upon declaring that I was ble of me. There’s not enough time in the day reading four books at once—three for class for that. The key, I’ve found, is being able to and one for fun—my father was appalled. divide your attention, but in those moments Letters to the Editor “How do you keep track of all that?” I think I when I’m reading each text, I am solely fo- responded: “With bookmarks.” Not a wholly cussed on just those texts. Just for a shorter Those interested can inquire at satisfactory answer, I found. period of time. [email protected] for all Throughout my entire high school career, The other key element is having set dead- opinion questions, submissions I was reading at least two books at once. One lines, of course. and letters to the editor. was for English, and the other, for personal If you have to read a certain amount of Please allow a week for us to pub- gains. I never really thought twice about it be- chapters of each text by a certain class date so cause I’ve summed it up to keeping up with MEGAN KEANE that you can properly discuss them—well … lish letters to the editor. multiple plots of TV shows at the same time. Mr. Rochester, I pick off where I left off with that does a lot for motivation. Like everything The Editor reserves the right to not Everybody does that, right? the prostitutes in Blow Your House Down by else, it takes focus and attention. You have to publish letters. Often times, I watch shows with my friends Pat Barker. When they hit the streets to do indulge in moderation, which I’m not always Letters that are 250 words or less or family, but I have shows I watch by my- their thang, I can switch to another short sto- great at. Sometimes, I read more of one book will be prioritized, but longer ones self within the same time frame. Even when ry in a collection I was reading for my fic- than the other, but that’s probably because you’re engrossed in a show, when you start a tion class. Once that concludes, I can pick there was a particularly gripping moment. It will be considered by the editorial new show, you don’t totally forget about the up with eerie Devon and the Belstars in You also helps to be interested in everything you’re board. Please include your name first show’s plot line. When you watch a new Will Know Me by Megan Abbott. And then I reading. Sometimes, a book gets boring. It and phone number to verify let- movie, you don’t completely disband the plot read one hundred pages about binge-drinking helps to have another one on hand to pick up. ters. For more information please of your all-time favorites. in Smashed by Koren Zailckas. Circle back to call 217-581-2812. I’ll give you the lowdown if you’re still con- Jane Eyre. Repeat. Megan Keane is a senior English and psychology ma- fused by this. (This one’s for you, dad.) While It’s not quite as satisfying as reading a jor. She can be reached at 581-2812 or at I leave Jane Eyre after she’s unknowingly met whole book in one go—like how I wish I [email protected]. Editorial Board Editor- in-Chief Managing Editor News Editor Associate News Editor Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor Photo Editor Assistant Photo Editor Analicia Haynes Kristen Ed Logan Raschke Corryn Brock JJ Bullock Dillan Schorfheide Jordan Boyer Thalia Rouley THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | NEWS 5 » STUDENT CAA to vote on SENATE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tabled items Nia Douglas, senator and pre- Staff Report | @DEN_news vious contestant for Miss Black EIU, said contestants have to sell The Council on Academic Af- $500-worth of booklets for the fairs will vote on six action items, pageant. including two tabled items, dur- Additionally, she said she un- ing their meeting Thursday in the derstands how much money each Edgar Room of Booth Library at contestant spends out of their own 2 p.m. pockets, in terms of dresses and The two tabled items are new makeup, to win the scholarship. Special Education courses, Non-Li- So receiving the money can re- censure Programming and Services ally make a positive impact on the for Individuals with Disabilities and contestants and the pageant as a SPE 4911: Internship. whole, she said. The courses were tabled during Student Senate Speaker Tarve’a the Feb. 14 meeting. Durant said he thought supply- Other items to be voted on in- ing the money, which will go to- clude a new option, Proposed Spe- ward funding for a display case, cial Education bachelor’s degree in five posters, a backdrop banner CORAIMA VAZQUEZ | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Ed, revising the PLS Civic Non- and a hallway banner, according Senators sit during the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Profit option, revising the PLS Civic to the bill, is a good way to show Non-Profit minor and revising the the Senate’s support of the pageant the Panther Service Day, which is Executive Vice President Zacha- then) take all that information and PLS International Studies major. and Black Student Union. set for April 6, during the audi- ry Cohen said bill 18-19-07, a bill make job descriptions,” he said. Items to be added to the agen- Thus, Student Senate unani- ence participation portion of the that outlines the creation of a Ju- Sarver said there will be more da for the Feb. 28 meeting include mously passed emergency bill 18- meeting. dicial Research Committee, was updates on the alternatives to fly- three revised majors, two new mi- 19-18. Gillespie said the $750 is used tabled to next week’s meeting. ing the BLM flag within the next nors, one revised minor, four new Also at the meeting, Beth Gil- to purchase T-shirts and provide “Pretty much the purpose of couple weeks when the creation courses, five revised courses and a lespie, interim director of the Of- transportation for the student vol- this Committee is to look at our of the Diversity Action Council is course of study revision. fice of Civic Engagement and Vol- unteers who participate, and since university internally and also insti- closer to being finished. unteerism, and assistant director the number of Eastern volunteers tutions similar to ours to see how The News Staff can be reached at Crystal Brown, requested $750 is increasing, so is the cost of sup- they have Judicial Branches, how Logan Raschke can be reached at 581-2812 or at from Student Senate to help fund porting it. it operates and what they do, (and 581-2812 or at [email protected]. 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» JOB FAIR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Walk said they have a ratio of which she advises students to do. about 80 percent of their teachers “If you have down time any time being graduates from Eastern, in- during the week, go see if you can cluding himself. get involved and see what a real day He said some advice he gives to to day looks like,” McDonald said. students who become teachers is to Bower said between 50 and 60 look into education of high-need ar- students come into the informal, eas and something they want to do. but because students come out late “The very first thing I would say of class, it will be around 86 stu- is be passionate about what you are dents who will show by the end. doing. Education is difficult, but it’s He said in the regular education the most rewarding experience that job fair there are 130 districts from you are going to have,” Walk said. across the country, but rural dis- McDonald is also an Eastern tricts enjoy coming more to this in- alumnus and said the education formal. program does an excellent job at JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS getting students to go out to school Valentina Vargas can be reached Cody Lewis, principal at Effingham Junior High School, talks to students during the Small and Rural Informal and practice or observe a classroom, at 581-2812 or at [email protected]. Night Wednesday at Buzzard Hall.

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LULL S I CK SOAMI Tisch Sch. of Read about and comment on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay. EELY I TTY TROT the Arts THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | SPORTS 7 Panthers focused on basketball only ahead of Belmont By JJ Bullock thers are feeling good headed into Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports Thursday because the Belmont team that will be waiting for them The Eastern women’s basketball is probably feeling just as good, if team is taking a breath. not better. After going winless last week in The Bruins (13-1) have won 12 two games where the importance games in a row and are coming off of winning those games to make it a week where they beat Tennessee to the conference tournament was Tech 99-67 and Tennessee State an emphasis, the Panthers’ are di- 89-65. So take a breath Panthers, aling back on the conference tour- and then gulp if you must. nament talks ahead of this week’s Belmont is third in the confer- games and just focusing on play- ence in scoring (75.3 ppg) and ing basketball. second in defense (58.9 ppg). On Eastern, now 4-10 in confer- both sides of the ball the Bruins ence play, entered last week with bully opponents into submission. games against Austin Peay (8- It is the Belmont offense in partic- 6) and Southeast Missouri (7- ular of late that Eastern really has 7) in two matchups where ignor- its eye on. ing the implications of the confer- “They put up 99 points at Tech ence tournament would have been and you look at their scores and nearly impossible to ignore. they have been in the 80s a bunch, Eastern folded in both of those they’re just really good offensive- games, losing particularly bad- ly,” Bollant said. ly to the Redhawks at home, and Bollant and the Panthers do as a result, conversations this week have a game plan however, or at about the conference tournament the very least know what would have been kept muted. The Pan- have to occur if an upset of the thers now are just approaching Bruins is to become a reality. these games as what they are: bas- “I think you have to score ketball games. the basketball against them be- “We have been trying to take a cause they are so good offen- little pressure off (the players),” sively, they’re going to put up Eastern head coach Matt Bollant points,” Bollant said. “You have said. “I don’t think we had a great to be proficient with what you do week last week thinking about, and shoot a good percentage and probably overthinking about, the we’re going to try and control the conference tournament, I just tempo a little bit and have a few said, ‘Let’s forget about the con- less possessions then we normal- ference tournament, let’s just go ly would play at and see if we can play basketball, let’s try to get bet- be really good in our scoring effi- ter as a team and see if we can be ciency.” the very best we can be and we The OVC will get to see a Dar- will live with the results.’” by Maggard versus Grace Lennox DILLAN SCHORFHEIDE | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Bollant said after the loss to point guard battle for quite pos- Taylor Steele rises for a shot attempt in the lane during Eastern’s 80-60 win over Eastern Kentucky in Lantz Arena Southeast Missouri last Saturday sibly the last time on Thursday. Jan. 31. Eastern will face 13-1 Belmont on the road Thursday night. that his team was about as down For the last four season the two morally as he had ever seen them. have widely been considered to be ing to try and make her guard on The Panthers then will then This week with the more basket- among the best guards in the con- the defensive end, she likes to rest play Tennessee State (4-10) in JJ Bullock can be reached at ball, less conference tournament, ference, up until Lennox suffered down there a little bit and just Nashville on Saturday. 581-2182 or [email protected]. mentality, he said he has seen an a knee-injury last season. Theat- make her have to play defense uptick in his team’s mood. rics aside however, and Maggard and just make every shot that she OVC GAME 15 “Yesterday for sure we saw a lit- still poses a huge scoring threat takes.” tle bit more of an upbeat practice (16.6 ppg), one the Panthers and Freshman guard Kira Arthofer BELMONT VS. and a little bit more joy in prac- Lennox will have to contain on is expected to play Thursday. She EASTERN ILLINOIS tice, and I thought we saw a lit- Thursday. was out last week with a sprained 5 P.M. THURSDAY tle bit more of that today as well,” “The one thing is to just keep ankle. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Bollant said. her from getting in a rhythm,” Eastern and Belmont tip-off at 13-1 4-10 It is a good thing the Pan- Bollant said. “One thing we’re go- 5 p.m. Thursday nigth.

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JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Cam Burrell works against two Eastern Kentucky defenders to fight for an offensive rebound during Eastern’s 67-66 victory in Lantz Arena Jan. 31. Eastern (7-7) plays Belmont (12-2) Thursday night in Nashville. Powerhouse Belmont to host Eastern Thursday By Dillan Schorfheide Then, five days later, Belmont stunned spectively. Center Nick Muszynski also point shooting in check. The Bruins are ray State game was the added boost the Assistant Sports Editor | @Eiu_journalist the hype-building Murray State Racers scores 14.8 per game and grabs 6.2 re- fifth in the conference for three-point per- team needed for the win. with a 13-point win in the Racers’ home bounds per game. centage defense (34.1), but if anything A big reason Eastern lost a late lead In its last seven games, the Eastern arena. McClain is sixth and Muszynski is can sink an Eastern opponent fast, it (and eventually the game) to Murray State men’s basketball team has gone 2-5 and With help from Jacksonville State, who ninth in the conference for scoring per would be great three-point shooting. Feb. 7 was because the Racers’ big man, now faces arguably the best all-around also beat Murray State after that game, game, and McClain is also sixth in the The Panthers lead the OVC in three- Darnell Cowart, had 23 points. OVC team, Belmont, Thursday on the Belmont is now tied at the top with the OVC with 4 assists per game. Muszynski point field goal percentage at 38.2 per- McClain could have a big game, and road. Racers, as both the Gamecocks and Aus- is 10th in the conference for his rebound- cent. other guards are capable of producing for Belmont was the preseason favorite to tin Peay have three losses. ing average. For Eastern, stifling Belmont’s inside Belmont, but winning inside will be a big win the OVC championship, and after Belmont has a complete roster, led by What makes Belmont even more fear- play (offensively and defensively) will be help for Eastern. losing twice in a two-week span to Jack- the preseason OVC Most Valuable Player some is that in the road win over Murray the key. The Panthers also average 3.6 fewer re- sonville State, a power shift seemed to be Dylan Windler. State, and another road win over UCLA, If the Panthers succeed in giving bounds per game than the Bruins, and emerging in the OVC. Windler is averaging 20.8 points per Windler an average 28.5 percent from the Windler a tough time, the main two he- Eastern has no player who averages at least Jacksonville State and Murray State game (third in the OVC) and 10.4 re- field and was not the leading scorer in ei- roes who showed up for Belmont when five rebounds per game, while Belmont seemed invincible, with Austin Peay even bounds per game (first in the OVC). He ther game. Windler struggled were McClain and has three who do. tied for the top spot with those two. is also fourth in the conference for shoot- There is plenty of depth to the Bruins’ Muszynski. The Eastern-Belmont matchup is set to Belmont, on the other hand, was stuck ing 82.1 percent from the free throw line. roster, so even if Eastern can hold Windler McClain had 20 points in the UCLA start at 7 p.m. Thursday. on the outside looking in with Eastern, “They’re the best offensive team (in to a low scoring night, someone else will win (led the team) and 23 (lead the team) who had the same 5-2 conference record. the conference),” said Eastern head coach step up for Belmont. in the Murray State win. Dillan Schorfheide can be reached at But, while Eastern took a wrong turn Jay Spoonhour. “(Windler) goes after (re- Eastern, on the other hand, is playing But Muszynski’s 20 points in the Mur- 581-2812 or [email protected]. in its season path (still in fifth place, bounds) every time. That’s a skill in itself, its best offense of the season, but is com- though), Belmont has done nothing but and when you add to it really good feet ing off a bad home loss to Southeast Mis- OVC GAME 15 reclaim the top spot in the conference and really good hands, that’s how you end souri. (tied with Murray State at 12-2 in the up getting a guy that has great numbers Though a tough challenge, a win BELMONT VS. OVC). like he does.” Thursday would help Eastern stay as high EASTERN ILLINOIS The Bruins started their current nine- But Windler is not alone. as possible in conference standings. 7 P.M. THURSDAY game winning streak with a rebound win He has guards Kevin McClain and NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE over Tennessee State, two days after the Grayson Murphy to help him, who av- Keys to the game 12-2 7-7 second loss to Jacksonville State. erage 16.4 and 10.2 points per game, re- For Belmont, keeping Eastern’s three- Track, field competes in day 1 of championship

By Blake Faith Wilson competed hard throughout Senior Cedric Johnson started Thursday. ton Emanuel, is hoping to deliv- Track and Field Reporter | @BFAITH0024 the rest of the heptathlon finish- the season strong, then struggled In the women’s 60-meter hur- er another one this year to East- ing fourth in long jump (5.92 me- in the middle of the season, but he dle, two women Panthers finished ern and make Akers, the alum- Senior Ashton Wilson ignited ters) and shot put (10.37 meters), refused to let that be the case for in fourth and fifth place. Seniors ni and the university proud. the momentum in the first day of and third in the high jump (1.94 the 60-meter hurdles. Johnson fin- Pedra Hicks and Kristen Dowell After the first day of the OVC In- the OVC Indoor Championship meters). ished the preliminaries in fourth both finished with times of 8.79 door Championship, the men are for the Panthers, when he start- The heptathlon will conclude place. seconds in their respective heats, in fourth place and the women are ed with a sixth-place finish in the Thursday. Finishing ahead of Johnson, qualifying for the finals Thurs- in seventh place. The last day of heptathlon 60-meter dash crossing For the women’s program, se- freshman Jekel Suber finished day. the OVC Indoor Championship the line in 7.70 seconds. nior Jasmine Woodley began with second in the 60-meter hur- In Eastern’s track and field pro- will begin today at 9 a.m. Wilson was injury plagued most a third-place finish in the women’s dle preliminaries with his time gram history, Tom Akers won of his junior season, but he re- weight throw finals with 17.88 of 8.29 seconds. Both Suber and 17 OVC Indoor Champion- Blake Faith can be reached at fused this season to let it repeat. meters. Johnson qualified for the finals ships, and his successor, Bren- 581-2812 or [email protected].