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MONDAY MARCH 27 2006 VOLUME 91, ISSUE 49 dennews.com 90th Anniversary Eastern Illinois University, Charleston Phi Kappa Theta gets charter Fraternity now recognized by Greek community

BY NICOLE MILSTEAD spoke to the fraternity as well as all Wooters is an alumnus of Western STAFF REPORTER other fraternity and sorority presi- Illinois Phi Kappa Theta. dents who were present as guests. “I am absolutely ecstatic and really The Phi Kappa Theta fraternity The national members brought offi- proud of the guys for their hard was recognized Sunday by the Greek cial pieces such as the president’s pin work,” he said. community for receiving its charter. and a gavel. The ceremony also included sev- The charter was given to Phi “Our biggest benefit of receiving eral awards handed out to members, Kappa Theta by the National Phi the charter is to be recognized by said Steve Patterson, the fraternity Kappa Theta chapter to establish and Eastern Greek Life as an official fra- treasurer. Some of the awards were maintain a chapter at Eastern. ternity and not just a colony,” said inside jokes to recognize members, The Eastern fraternity was given a Paul Jonff, the Phi Kappa Theta Patterson said. The fraternity also national charter at the fraternity’s alumni corporative president. recognized Marty Shaughnessy with national convention on Aug. 5, Three colonies of nine received a lifetime achievement award. JOHN BAILEY/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS 2005. On Sunday, a ceremony was charters at the national conference Marty Shaughnessy was one of the National Secretary Nathan Rues introduces the Alpha Omega chapter of Phi Kappa held to officially deliver the charter to this year, said Greg Wooters, the dis- Theta at its formal installation ceremony, which was held Sunday afternoon in the the fraternity. The national members trict governor for Phi Kappa Theta. SEE CHARTER PAGE 9 University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. ‘Suspicious item’ leads to arrest of locals Two residents face charges involving meth

BY KRISTEN LARSEN CITY EDITOR

Two Charleston residents were arrested in connec- tion with the finding of a “suspicious item” in a house on West Locust Street Feb. 23. Rosemary Gruber, 505 Division, and Ronald W. Galbreath, 126 W. Locust St., are awaiting hearings for their arrests for alleged manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, after a routine house search of Galbreath’s house on Feb. 23. Because they were arrested for alleged manufacture and delivery of meth instead of just possession, Galbreath and Gruber could be considered to have been running a methamphetamine lab. Gruber’s hearing is set for April 13 and Galbreath is set for April 7. On Feb. 23, the Coles/Cumberland Probation Department called the East Central Illinois Task Force JOHN BAILEY/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS to assist them on a house search. Members of RSOs meet together for an appreciation social Friday evening at the 7th Street Underground. The event, which is the first of its House searches are done randomly when a person is kind at Eastern, took the longest to plan of all Unity Week events, according to committee co-chair, Keila Lacy. on probation, said Sgt. Mark Peyton of the East Central Illinois Task Force. The search also included an additional search war- rant for outbuildings on the property to search for methamphetamine-related items. Outbuildings include any unattached building on the property such S GET SERVED as a garage, shed or barn. RSO The East Central Illinois Task Force discovered an BY LAUREN MOORE Student Government Government) is a very serious item that appeared to be an explosive device, but STUDENT GOVERNMENT EDITOR organization.” after the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign coordinates event to show The night began with those Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit was called, Thirty recognized student attending introducing themselves it was declared that the item was not. organizations were shown grati- appreciation of organizations through the icebreaker. This Both Gruber and Galbreath were also arrested for tude by the Student Government involved moving through the alleged possession of a deadly substance, anhydrous, at the “Let Us Serve You” RSO Lacy, who is also a Unity Week presidents of the organizations.” crowd and stating participants’ and possession of a controlled substance, metham- Appreciation social Friday night. committee co-chair, said she, Lacy said she wanted to hold name, organizations, year, major phetamine. Keila Lacy, student vice presi- along with co-chair Austen the social to show the members and a fun fact. Approximately 50 percent of all methamphetamine dent for student affairs, said this Williams and other senate mem- of the Student Government what Lacy said this part was the labs seized by the East Central Illinois Task Force were was the first RSO social Eastern bers, has been working for four each organization does and vice most important to her, and the seized in Coles County in 2005. However, the num- has held, and she has always months on Unity Week events. versa. event was one of the most ber of methamphetamine labs was lower in 2005, with wanted one. “Out of all the events for Unity “I want them to know that we rewarding of the week. 76 labs seized, compared to 2004 with 105 labs seized. “It’s the best networking tool Week, the social took the are more than what you read in “I had tears in my eyes to see Along with Coles County, the East Central Illinois Eastern has as far as students,” longest,” Lacy said. “We took the the paper or hear from other peo- Drug Task Force serves the Douglas and Moultrie Lacy said. time to e-mail the advisers and ple,” Lacy said. “(The Student SEE SERVED PAGE 9 county areas.

GET YOUR BLOG FIX @ DENNEWS.COM “The fast-paced tone played “Too often their while riding on the backs of accomplishments are the giant yellow-feathered overlooked.” travel bird would not die.” March is women’s history month. Just for clarification, what I mean by Most I know this probably comes as a shock to some of MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2006 CHRIS WALDEN Memorable is not to be confused with Best NORA MABERRY you. Just a few days ago someone told me they did- SOPHOMORE ENGLISH GRADUATE JOURNALISM MAJOR or Most Innovative. This list pits game STUDENT n’t know such a thing existed. themes against each other ...

WTF? LAUGH IT UP COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY NEWS Marines try College board to recruit finds more SATs elder woman scored wrongly BY SAMANTHA PEEK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAILY TEXAN (U. TEXAS)

SAUGUS, Calif. – Sonia Goldstein was flattered by AUSTIN, Texas – The College Board's scanning ven- the nice recruiting letter asking her to consider becoming dor has found 393 incorrectly graded tests from the Oct. one of "the few, the proud." But at age 78, she believes 2005 SAT, but none are University of Texas applicants, she's a little old to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. said testing and University representatives Thursday. "I couldn't believe it," Goldstein told KCAL-TV on The scanning vendor, Pearson Educational Friday. "My girls were sitting here ... we were in hyster- Measurement, has found more than 4,000 tests with ics, we laughed so hard." similar problems since first announcing the problem The letter told her the corps could use her unique earlier this month. Because of the grading error, some language skills, but warned that life as a Marine would students received lower scores, said Jennifer Topiel, test her physical and mental abilities. spokeswoman for the College Board. "There I am with my walker. I can't maneuver from The University has received 31 of the approximately here to there without it," said Goldstein, who added 4,000 SAT scores, but only eight of them were attached that her only language is English. to completed applications, said Suzi Deem, an executive "I'll do whatever I could for this wonderful country we assistant in the admissions office. live in," she said. "But this is kind of stretching it a bit." The College Board notified universities of the most The Marines ordinarily recruit people 18 to 27, said recent error Wednesday and students Thursday, said Maj. Joseph Kloppel, a corps spokesman. He said the Kedra Ishop, associate director of admissions. As of letter must have been sent by mistake. Thursday afternoon, UT had not been notified of any "Seventy-eight is obviously too old," Kloppel added. more affected applicants. Pearson determined two primary technical problems Set mistaken for hostage situation that led to the incorrect scoring: Some answer sheets FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – A movie set at the expanded because of humidity, and others had incom- downtown post office turned all too real for a group of pletely or lightly filled answer ovals. high school filmmakers. Members of the high school The technical problems resulted in lower scores Spanish club were shooting a movie Thursday night because credit was not given to some correct answers. when the police showed up believing a hostage crisis JOHN BAILEY/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS was going on inside the post office. Smoke, the first comedian on stage for “Slap yo knee Saturday,” in the Survey: U.S. trust lowest for atheists But apparently, someone saw the teens carrying toy University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The event BY JEANNINE AQUINO guns into the building on Centre Street, which is the wrapped up Unity Week with a diverse style of jokes for the audience. MINNESOTA DAILY (U. MINNESOTA) heart of the town's historical district. When they could- n't get an answer to calls, they assumed the worst. MINNEAPOLIS – Atheists are America's least trust- Police cordoned off the block, cleared nearby build- ed group, according to a national survey conducted by ings and surrounded the post office ready for a hostage FIVE–DAY WEATHER University sociology researchers. Based on a telephone crisis. When a group of students left the post office, survey of more than 2,000 households and in-depth they were ordered to get on the ground, face down. interviews with more than 140 people, researchers Postmaster Ron Steedley had given permission for TODAY Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday found Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent the school group to use the post office after hours to immigrants, homosexuals and other groups as "sharing make a movie. Steedley said he didn't think the stu- their vision of American society." Americans are also dent's movie would frighten anyone. 51 50 59 67 65 least willing to let their children marry atheists. 51 38 48 55 50 "It tells us about how Americans view religion," said Showers Mostly cloudy Partly cloudy Isolated storms Mostly cloudy Penny Edgell, an associate sociology professor and the study's lead researcher. "Many Americans seem to believe some kind of religious faith is central to being a good American and a good person." The study will appear in the April issue of the "American Sociological Review." It is the first in a series of national studies conducted by the American Mosaic EARLY HEADLINES Project, a three-year project that looks at race, religion and cultural diversity in the United States. Listen to “Wake Up Live” with Rob and Jenn Monday Edgell said Americans traditionally have been a reli- through Friday for morning headlines on 88.9 or at gious people and associate faith with being a good citi- weiuhitmix.net zen. The survey results indicate that this belief hasn't changed, Edgell said.

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MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2006 T HE D AILY E ASTERN N EWS P AGE 3 Cash prizes awarded to local musical talent

BY MATT POLI sionist. Ebina received $500 for her sec- and ended up loving it.” ACTIVITIES EDITOR ond-place finish, and Hunt took home Thomas is no stranger to performing $250 for his third-place achievement. live. Dane Thomas waited nervously as Thomas said he was ecstatic when He has appeared in the Music and three judges conferred to come to a the judges announced him as the win- Theatre Department’s joint produc- PHOTO SUBMITTED BY DAN CREWS consensus on a winner of the $1,000 ner and he was invited back to the stage tions of “Cole!” and “The Little Baritone singer Dane Thomas, pianist Kozue Ebina and percussionist Clifford first prize at the 2006 Peck Music for an encore performance of “Sugar in Harlequinade.” Hunt were the three winners in the Peck Music Competition held in the Martin Competition March 4. the Cane,” where piano faculty mem- Thomas was honored as runner-up Luther King Jr. University Grand Ballroom on March 4. Of the 16 contestants who per- ber Susan Teicher joined him. in the Junior Men’s division at the 2005 great experience.” University of Illinois Urbana- formed in the preliminary competition “I felt comfortable with it,” he said National Association of Teachers of Ebina said she has participated in Champaign and Indiana State in the morning, seven of those perform- about his encore selection. “I didn’t have Singing’s central region student audi- this competition last year, but didn’t University in Terre Haute, Ind. ers were selected as finalists to perform to practice it, and I knew it was a crowd tions. He said his voice teacher, who place. The Peck Music Competition was that afternoon. pleaser.” recommended he participate, sparked “The judges had a very difficult started last year by the music depart- After a final performance from each Thomas said he didn’t start classical his interest in the competition. decision in selecting the seven finalists ment and by generous support from contestant, the judges took a brief inter- singing until three years ago, after being “What could you lose?” Thomas said and an even tougher job selecting the Alex Peck Medical Antiques. mission and returned to name junior a choir singer since his senior year of was his attitude toward competing. three winners,” said W. Parker Melvin, As for his cash prize, Thomas said baritone singer Thomas the winner high school. Ebina said she enjoyed performing acting chairperson for the Department he is trying to decide what to do with along with runner-up Kozue Ebina, a “In high school I had a lot of friends even though she didn’t win first prize. of Music. it. pianist and graduate student, and third in choir,” he said. “I took a music class “It was good to get up and per- The judges were faculty members in “I’m not going to make a decision place winner Clifford Hunt, a percus- and met with the choir director, did it, form in public,” she said. “It’s a music departments from the until this summer,” he said. Eight senate members fail to meet diversity requirement Lacy calls action an “Eight or nine senators watched (the Bulgar said promoting diversity is to remedy this problem by changing Frazier said for many people who movie) ‘Crash,’” Sandidge said. “I what the requirement about. He said wording; however, it all comes down to have completed the requirement, it was ‘embarrassment’ to know it’s a good movie, but I don’t what was most important is talking to the sense of personal responsibility to a positive experience. Student Government think that should count as an event.” people about the issues. Senators who each individual senate member.” “I feel like the (senate members) real- Sandidge said he attended several fail to meet the requirement are penal- Keila Lacy, student vice president for ly become a bit more appreciative of BY LAUREN MOORE events this semester as well as last ized. student affairs, said the fact that eight different aspects of student life during STUDENT GOVERNMENT EDITOR semester and felt “diversified” through “The penalty for those who fail to of 29 senate members failed to com- this process, which enables them to them. He said he plans to help out with complete their diversity requirement is plete the requirement is an embarrass- become a more student-oriented leader Tori Frazier, Student Senate’s diversi- the Museum of Oppression scheduled one senate absent, equivalent to one ment. for this campus,” Frazier said. ty affairs committee chair, announced to take place later in the semester. senate meeting, committee meeting or “(When I was the diversity affairs Senate members could attend events at last week’s Student Senate meeting Senate member Levi Bulgar said he a week’s worth of office hours,” Frazier committee chair) I can remember relating to African-American History that eight of the 29 senate members completed his requirement through said. “For some this came as their third about three people who didn’t com- Month and Women’s History Month, had failed to complete their diversity watching “Crash” and was involved in absence, which results in removal from plete it,” Lacy said. “In the last three among others, Frazier said. requirement. a group discussion about the issues in the organization.” years, I’ve never heard of eight people “I provided many options that were Senate members Jill David, Eric the movie. Frazier said the number of peo- not fulfilling the requirement. It’s an posted in the SGA (Student Glenn, Cole Rogers, Isaac Sandidge, “It got me talking to a few people ple who failed to complete the embarrassment for those who didn’t Government Association) office on the Robert Grosso, Jeff Lange, Shawn about the issue,” Bulgar said. “(It) requirement went up 50 percent fulfill the requirement and for Student bulletin board under Diversity Affairs Ready and Scott Sakoda will be deals with racism and how you can this year, and she feels the problem Government as a whole.” weekly, and I also welcomed ideas marked off one absence for not com- find it in different facets of life. It lies in the wording. Lacy said she is also concerned with brought to me by (senate members),” pleting the diversity requirement. talks more about how you have your “I believe that senate members in it not being a requirement for executive Frazier said. Sandidge, who has completed the own preconceived notions about general have a problem with complet- board members. She said this is some- The diversity requirement is due on requirement in the past, said he didn’t people or organization and touches ing it because of it being called a thing she would like to see changed the Monday of the eleventh week of fulfill it as a silent protest. on a lot of different issues.” requirement,” Frazier said. “I have tried before she leaves Eastern. class each semester. UNIVERSITY ADMISSION TO mondays @ CHINA 88 WE DELIVER! TEACHER EDUCATION MEETING 99 $1.. BURGER N BEER (or pop) Best Chicago-style 75 Students must attend a meeting to formally apply $2.. MARTINI MONDAYnew Chinese food in town cosmo, expresso and cherry for University to Teacher Education and to initiate Sun - Thur: 11am - 9pm 00 50 the selection process. Students who have not previ- $2.. BOTTLES $3.. 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COMMENTARY EDITORIAL CARTOON BY RICH LAKEBERG

BRIAN O’MALLEY OPINION PAGE EDITOR

DANGER MAY BE CLOSER THAN IT APPEARS

Everyone is different. There are different sexes, races, nation- alities, heights, weights, etc. But everyone also has several things in common, and amongst those things is the possibility of dan- ger. As Aristotle once said, “ a common danger unites even the bitterest enemies.” As mortal beings, we are vulnerable to dan- ger. With or without warning, danger is always possible. There is some information at Insurance.com I found rather interesting. Insurance.com is a Web site devoted to informing people about auto, life, health and home insurance. In the auto and life insurance sections there are lists about likely dangers. The auto insurance section has a group of lists warning people about driving situations and conditions that can be dangerous and deadly. EDITORIAL One list is called the “Top ten deadliest days of the year to drive.” Information was compiled using past accident reports and estimated likelihood of danger. For instance, many days on the list are on or around holidays. The top of the list goes to AB abandons the rubber stamp none other than the Fourth of July. The combination of alcohol use, fireworks and the fact that everybody stays outside on that The Apportionment Board last Thursday At issue from student fees to distribute between the day make it the deadliest day for drivers. approved University Board and Student The Apportionment Student Government, University Board and In fact, Independence Day is so deadly that July 3 comes in Government budgets with $21,000 worth of Board cut $21,000 Student Recreation Center. Just because the dol- at the second deadliest day to drive and July 2 ranks ninth. The cuts from their original requests. from University Board lar amount seems endless does not mean the winter holidays take up the three and five slots: Dec. 23 and and Student Jan. 1, respectively. Four days from the list coincide with sum- Although $21,000 from more than $244,000 Government budgets. Apportionment Board and the boards it funds mer vacation season in August. And the No.10 spot is Sep. 2, does not seem like much, it is good that the should look at it that way. which is dangerous because of Labor Day and the end of sum- Apportionment Board is taking advantage of Our stance Eastern students pay for events on campus, mer vacation coinciding with the beginning of school. The opportunities to save even comparatively small It’s good to know the and it is the AB’s responsibility to make sure the Web site also says Saturday is the deadliest day of the week to AB saw a problem drive while Tuesday is the safest. amounts of money. The Apportionment Board and decided to take boards planning these events can do so with the It’s easy and probably correct to assume that alcohol con- recommended $41,250 for the Student control of the students’ best interest in mind. At its last meet- sumption has a lot to do with these lists. The fact that the three situation. The AB is Government at its March 9 meeting, a $7,000 or responsible for a lot ing, the Apportionment Board did just that. weekend days are the deadliest days to drive makes a strong case 14.5 percent cut from its original budget of student money, and Asking the boards to cut their budgets is also a against drunken driving, though it’s not that hard to do so. request. decisions like these wise move because they are always allowed to In the life insurance section there is a list of the top ten most prove they have the dangerous jobs. After looking at this list, I assumed the people The budget the Student Government original- right people on the return mid-year for additional allocations. who compiled the list averaged out the dangerous jobs instead ly proposed was increased by 41 percent from board. Because the AB cut the budgets initially, these of just listing the jobs with the most deaths. For example, No.1 last year’s budget. boards will not be tempted to squander excess is timber cutters. That is probably not a very popular job, but for the small amount of people that are timber cutters, the The Apportionment Board suggested $244,325 for the money sitting in their accounts. If additional funding is need- chance of injury or death is higher than other jobs. Also, fire- University Board, $14,000 less than their original request of ed for an event during coming semesters, the Student fighters aren’t even on the list. And it’s probably for the opposite $258,325. Government and University Board can approach the AB and reason that timber cutters being at the top of the list. There are The board should be especially cautious since the it can decide at that point whether or not the request is wor- a very large amount of firefighters, but death doesn’t happen often enough to raise the average. No.’s 2-5 are not surprising: University Board has planned events in past semesters that thy of an additional allocation. airplane pilot, construction worker, truck driver and farmer. But have either been cancelled or have not been cost-effective. This practice will keep all boards involved in check and others on the list are a bit more surprising. No.6 goes to the Similarly, the Student Senate just recently requested addi- keep money flowing only at the times it absolutely needs to be groundskeeper and No.10 goes to people with sales occupa- tional funds from the board to pay off debts it owed to the doing so. tions. These lists point out a number of things. One is that danger board from previous years. occurs in likely places but just as often can occur in the not so Last Thursday, the Apportionment Board made steps in the likely places. Many people might think St. Patrick’s Day would direction of taking its responsibility to students seriously. For The editorial is the majority opinion of be a dangerous day to drive, but because of the likelihood of next year, the board has hundreds of thousands of dollars The Daily Eastern News editorial board. alcohol consumption, driving is avoided on that day. Speaking of walking, the Web site also talks about the two deadliest days for pedestrians. While March 17 might be a deadly day to walk in Chicago or Boston, not enough cities in YOUR TURN: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR the country have large celebrations for St. Patrick’s Day to make PRIDE IS A HELPFUL it a nationally dangerous day. GROUP FOR ALL STUDENTS entious, creative and kind. at 8 p.m. in the Martinsville Room. We The deadliest day to be a pedestrian is on New Year’s Day Over the years, I’ve seen members of our have a number of particularly interesting and the second deadliest is Halloween. New Year’s Day makes A guest column in the Feb. 28 issue of group experience major and minor harass- meetings coming up, and everyone (espe- sense, again, because of alcohol and Halloween seems obvious The Daily Eastern News suggested that our ment. From this crucible of pain have cially our column-writing friend) is always just because of the amount of people that are walking on that gay group, Pride, acted insensitively. I’ve come generous and empathetic students welcome. day. been an adviser to the group since its who would never intentionally hurt the Danger is always involved, whether or not people want to inception in October of 1992. The stu- victim of a gay bashing. DOUG DIBIANCO admit it. I suppose the best way to handle it is to recognize its dents have always been vivacious, consci- Check out our group on Monday nights MUSIC AND FINE ARTS PROFESSOR presence, and not dwell on it and become paranoid of its dan- gerous possibilities. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The Daily Eastern News accepts letters to the editor addressing local, state, national and international issues. They should be fewer than 250 words and include the authors’ name, telephone number and address. Students should indicate their year in school and major. Faculty, admin- istration and staff should indicate their position and department. Letters whose authors cannot be verified will not be printed. We reserve the right to edit letters O’Malley, a senior journalism major, for length. Letters can be sent to The Daily Eastern News at 1811 Buzzard Hall, Charleston IL 61920; faxed to 217-581-2923; or e-mailed to can be reached at [email protected]. [email protected]

MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2006 T HE D AILY E ASTERN N E WS P A GE 5 New employees required to complete ethics training

BY KAYLA CROW State Officials and Employees Ethics six months of being hired. ethics training provided by the Illinois Ethics training: ADMINISTRATION EDITOR Act, which became law in December Faculty members who do not Office of Executive Inspector 2003,” she said. “Eastern employees complete the training by the dead- General,” Bowman said. “This is not N Who: All new faculty and New faculty and student employ- must comply with the law just as all line face possible punishment from exactly a repeat of training since the student employees and those ees in their first semester at Eastern other State of Illinois employees do.” the university. initial training is designed especially returning from an approved and those who have returned from Every employee must do the “Employees who willingly fail to for new employees, while the online leave of absence. an approved leave of absence need to ethics training every year they work complete this training requirement course in the fall is designed to satisfy N What: The deadline to complete the ethics training as soon at Eastern. If an employee complet- will be subject to potential discipli- the annual training for all state complete ethics training. as possible. ed the training in the fall then they nary and/or administrative action by employees.” Every employee at Eastern is do not need to redo it until the fall. the university as well as action and/or It is the hiring supervisor’s job to N Where: Booklet is available required to complete ethics training The current ethic booklet is avail- fines by the state,” Bowman said. make sure employees complete the at http://www.eiu.edu/ethics/. every year in accordance with Illinois able on the ethics Web page on the Even if a new employee completes training. N Questions can be directed state law, said Sandy Bowman, train- Eastern Web site. This booklet the training this semester, they will Employees who are not sure if to Sandy Bowman in the ing coordinator for human should be used until the online one still need to do the training again in they need to take the training Human Resources Office at resources. is available in the fall. the fall. should contact their department 581-6402 “This is not a requirement of this Bowman said every employee “If they are still here this fall, they director or Bowman in the Human university, but a requirement of the must complete the training within will need to complete the online Resources Office. Council discusses on-campus STATE STORY parking with University Police Recent report shows jobs hard to come by for returning veterans BY KAYLA CROW ADMINISTRATION EDITOR “We need to take time to do a THE ASSOCIATED PRESS dangerous guy," said McCoy, who was diagnosed Eastern’s Council on University Planning long-term look at parking.” with PTSD after returning to Chicago Heights and Budget discussed on-campus parking with ADAM DUE, CHIEF OF UNIVERSITY POLICE Veterans returning from tours of duty overseas from Iraq in April 2004. It took McCoy five Adam Due from the University Police face a bleak job market at home, according to a months to find a part-time job as a package han- Department at its meeting on Friday. published report. dler at United Parcel Service, at a pay rate of Due told the council the proposed increase in ulty members need. Employment prospects are especially dismal $8.50 an hour and without benefits. parking fees, which would have been used to Due said the addition of 35 new spaces to the for young veterans and for those searching in Illinois is last in the country when it comes to help maintain campus parking lots, is on hold area near the Doudna Fine Arts Building con- Illinois, the Chicago Sun-Times reported in getting jobs for veterans, according to the U.S. for now while the department looks at other struction on land the university purchased will Sunday's editions. Labor Department, a ranking that state employ- issues. help the parking problem. The new spaces will "I've filled out dozens of applications," said ment officials dispute. These issues include people parking on cam- probably be student-staff spots, Due said. Blue Island resident Angelina Summerfield, 28, Federal labor officials say 34 percent of unem- pus overnight without permits and the loss of Eastern President Lou Hencken said the uni- who cannot find a job despite a resume that ployed veterans who asked for help from the parking spaces because of construction. versity needs to examine on-campus parking. includes two tours in Iraq as a Marine sergeant. Illinois Department of Employment Security The department is looking into the problem “We need to take time to do a long-term look Nationally, the unemployment rate for vets found jobs last year, but state officials say new of off-campus students parking overnight and at parking,” to find solutions to current parking between ages 20 and 24 was 16 percent in 2005, data boosts Illinois' ranking. Even using the taking up spaces staff and students need in the problems, he said. compared with 9 percent for non-veterans in the state's statistics, Illinois performed better than morning. The council voted to elect six council mem- same group, the Sun-Times reported. The overall just seven other states, the Sun-Times reported. Possible suggestions that were mentioned at bers to join a current parking committee the unemployment rate last year was 5.1 percent. "It makes me angry, and it's discouraging to the meeting include making permits required University Police Department already has. Experts cite a variety of reasons for veterans' thousands of veterans in Illinois who have overnight or early in the morning. The council also heard updates on the first high unemployment. served their country," said Sen. Barack Obama, Currently, the parking lot in front of Blair stage of the high voltage project that has been Managers today are less likely to have personal D-Ill. Hall is not expected to reopen when the build- going on and is expected to be completed by connections to the military and don't seek sol- The low ranking is deceiving because Illinois' ing opens next month. August 1. diers out as job applicants, said Robert Bruno, a younger veterans are more likely than their coun- Due said he does not think it will cause too It also heard an update on Blair Hall, the con- professor at the Institute of Labor and Industrial terparts in other states to enroll in college, state big a problem because many faculty members struction on the Doudna Fine Arts Building Relations at the University of Illinois at Chicago. officials said. who will return to Blair Hall already park in the and the work on the restrooms in the The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan also have Illinois is one of the few states to offer veter- north part of campus and will not need to find Livingston C. Lord Administration Building not boosted the U.S. economy. ans four years of college benefits, on top of the a new parking spot. (Old Main), which was started over Spring Michael McCoy, 24, said he had to fight a per- money they get through the federal GI Bill. In One problem discussed by the council is stu- Break. ceived stigma from potential employers who were the last five years, the number of Illinois veter- dents who live in one part of campus and drive The next CUPB meeting is at 3 p.m. April worried about psychological problems like post- ans using GI Bill benefits has risen more than 53 to the other end for classes. Council members 28 in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin traumatic stress disorder. percent, compared to 20 percent nationally, the said this takes up spots near buildings that fac- Luther King Jr. University Union. "You've been to war, and they think you're a Sun-Times reported.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SELMER, Tenn. – The preacher’s wife charged with murder in the death of her husband wanted his congre- gation to know “she was sorry for everything she has done,” said a friend who visited her in jail Sunday. Church member Pam Killingsworth visited Mary Winkler after Sunday services and said the preacher’s wife gave no indication why her husband of 10 years was shot. “She just said she was sorry and for me to write a note to the church saying that she was sorry for everything she had done,” said Killingsworth. Winkler, 32, has been charged with first-degree mur- der in the death of her husband, Matthew Winkler, the preacher at the Fourth Street Church of Christ in this small town 80 miles east of Memphis. Her initial court appearance is scheduled for Monday.

Seattle apartment manager describes CHUCK FADELY/KRT alleged shooter as ‘respectful’ SEATTLE – A man suspected of killing six young Rahal Letterman Racing Crew members react to the death of rookie driver Paul Dana, one of its three drivers, Sunday in Homestead, Fla. people at a house party before he turned the gun on Dana died at Jackson Memorial Hospital because of injuries sustained in a crash during morning practice. himself was described Sunday as respectful and polite by an apartment manager. The man, whose name was not released by officials, Driver Paul Dana dies after IRL warmup crash committed suicide Saturday morning after police said he opened fire on young partygoers who had invited THE ASSOCIATED PRESS to prove to everyone that I can do the job,” Scott Sharp. him to a private gathering following a “zombie rave” in Dana told a longtime acquaintance. “I’m “He carried way too much speed in and the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Paul Dana was an feeling good and I know I can race with these wasn’t aware of what was going on around “This would have been so far out of character,” said up-and-coming rookie driver living his guys. And now I’ve got great equipment.” him,” Lazier said. Jim Pickett, the assistant manager of the Town & dream, a former motorsports journalist who Dana’s wife, Tonya, was in Indianapolis, Seconds later, Dana’s Honda-powered Country Apartments, where he said the alleged gun- was hours away Sunday from beginning his where the couple lived, and was notified of Panoz slammed into Carpenter’s Dallara- man lived with his twin brother. most promising season yet. her husband’s death while attending church. Honda at nearly full speed, about 200 mph. Pickett said the brothers were private and good ten- Then, before the green flag flew, some- Dana, who began his career in Formula Dana’s car nearly split in half. The chassis ants. thing went terribly, inexplicably wrong. Fords and worked his way up through the flew about 6 feet off the ground and pieces While streaking around the Homestead- ranks, was known as a strong self- promoter. were strewn down the track. It nearly turned Mourners recall Chilean bus crash Miami Speedway oval during a warmup ses- He got his new ride by bringing the Ethanol over, but landed on its wheels before sliding victims who ‘played by the rules’ sion, Dana failed to notice that another car sponsorship to the Rahal Letterman team to a halt. MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Hundreds of had spun to a stop, slamming into it at close over the winter. “I really don’t know at this point what hap- mourners paid emotional tribute Saturday to 10 senior to 200 mph. Two hours after his shattered car Still, the wreck might have been the result pened or who was at fault,” said George, who citizens who lost their lives in a Chilean bus crash, came to a rest, the 30-year-old Dana was pro- of a rookie mistake by Dana, whose previous founded the IRL in 1995. “It’s just a real recalling their love for life and for each other. nounced dead at a hospital. IRL experience included just three races last shame. I don’t know that it was inexperience. Cantor Eli Perlman, the spiritual leader of the Jewish “Obviously, this is a very black day for us,” season. Moments into the 30-minute I don’t want to say anything about that.” Congregation of Concordia, where six of the victims had team owner Bobby Rahal said. “This is a warmup, Ed Carpenter, grandson of IRL Both drivers were flown by helicopter to a worshipped, recited the names of the dead. Among the great tragedy.” founder Tony George, crashed in turn two Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where crowd of almost 400 people was Gov. Jon S. Corzine. Two days before his death, the first in the and went spinning down the racetrack. Dana was pronounced dead about two hours “They worked hard,” Perlman said. “They played by IRL in three years, Dana was strolling Yellow lights came on around the track, after the 10:03 a.m. crash. IRL officials said the rules. They raised their families. And then they went through the paddock, shaking hands and and several cars could be seen slowing, some tests revealed no injuries to Carpenter, but on a journey together as friends to climb to the heights signing autographs. of which avoided Carpenter’s car. But Dana’s the 25-year-old third-year driver was kept of the mountains in a faraway land.” “I can’t wait to get started because I want car kept its speed, passing Buddy Lazier and overnight for observation. 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CHARTER: The charter was received in only four al Phi Kap convention and participate CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 years, the fastest group to ever receive a in IFC.” chapter in Phi Kappa Theta history. Before receiving the charter, the Fraternity must The group has one year after the group was still able to participate in all national convention to receive its Greek Life events and Greek Week. abide by Eastern, charter. Phi Kappa Theta is currently one of national rules “Today was a great honor,” three Greek organizations at Eastern Shaughnessy said. “To be a full chapter that resides outside of Greek Court. founding fathers of the Eastern Phi is the highest honor we can receive.” The fraternity is looking forward to Kappa Theta. The colony started in To achieve charter status, the frater- being bigger on campus, Patterson 2000 when a friend of Shaughnessy’s nity had to create, write and conduct said. However, the group will remain transferred to Eastern from Louis several programs in the areas of social, in an off-campus location for the next University. He told a group of men education and community, he said. few years. about the great things the Phi Kaps Now that the fraternity has received “A house in Greek Court is not did, and the group started trying to its charter, members have more respon- something we look into, it is some- start a local chapter right away, sibility, said Matt O’Malley, the master thing Bob Dudolski pursues because CARRIE HOLLIS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Shaughnessy said. of ceremonies for Phi Kappa Theta. they are very expensive,” Jonff said. Phi Kappa Theta member Matthew O’Malley, along with a table full of national The Phi Kappa Theta founding “We now have to abide by the “If a new house is built, we can apply fraternity guests, begins opening remarks at the Phi Kappa Theta formal fathers started working on getting a national and Eastern fraternity rules,” for it, but until then we will remain installation banquet Sunday afternoon in the University Ballroom. charter on Jan. 31, 2002. he said. “We will also go to the nation- off campus.”

SERVED: NON SEQUITUR BY WILEY MILLER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Appreciation event promotes interaction between RSOs students representing their money donated by the organizations,” Lacy said. “I Apportionment Board, Berger was proud to have them all in said. one room.” Approximately 70 people Lacy said each Student represented 30 organizations Government executive board including Alpha Phi Omega, member and committee chairs Minority Teacher Education also introduced themselves and Association, Sigma Phi described an accomplishment Epsilon, American Marketing of which they were proud. Association, Unity Gospel and BOONDOCKS BY AARON MCGRUDER Lacy said she was able to ask Andrews Hall. the RSOs what problems they After the introduction, the have run into without fund- members were encouraged to ing. get to know each other while Other members of the eating. Student Government said it Lacy said she hopes the was a great opportunity to social is an event that will be interact with others. continued after this year. “Often times people think “We had to cut $7,000 from (the) Student Government our budget, and so we cut stands on its own and doesn’t COSGA (Conference on interact with anyone,” said Student Government Student Body President Ryan Associations) and Unity Berger. “That’s not true, and Week,” Lacy said. “As much as it’s great to have an event like it hurts me, I hope the next this.” person (in my position) sees Throughout the evening, how important Unity Week is prizes were raffled off includ- and goes to the Edited by Will Shortz No. 0213 ing a movie package with Apportionment Board for ACROSS 28 Hero of a Virgil 51 Canonized mlle. 12345 6789 10 11 12 13 1 Satisfying drink epic DVDs and popcorn, a com- additional allocations.” 52 Seashore bird 14 15 16 forter and a laundry package 6 Light bulb unit 30 Comedian Mort with a distinc- tive cry 17 18 19 including detergent, dish soap Staff reporter Kristy 10 Howled, as the 32 Toy that bounces weirdly 56 Humorist and dryer sheets. The prizes wind 20 21 22 Mellendorf contributed to this Bombeck 34 Play divisions were purchased through article. 14 Graduation 23 24 25 26 27 57 Christmas carol march compos- 38 Arduous jour- er neys 58 Not inner 28 29 30 31

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PAGE 10 T HE D AILY E ASTERN N E WS MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2006 NCAA TOURNAMENT George Mason shocks UCONN

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS campus, George Mason rallied after table and waving their shirts to their trailing by 12 late in the first half and fans. WASHINGTON — George nine early in the second. They hit six Patriots guard Tony Skinn said Mason is no longer the cute little straight 3-pointers in the second half, coach Jim Larranaga fired up his underdog. The Patriots, by golly, are shot 5-for-6 in overtime and outre- players by telling them UConn’s going to the Final Four. bounded UConn 37-34 even though players didn’t even know which con- The suburban commuter school the Huskies have three starters taller ference George Mason is in. from Fairfax, Va., beat top-seeded than any of the Patriots’ frontcourt “That’s a little bit of disrespect,” Connecticut 86-84 in overtime players. Skinn said. “Coach told us the CAA Sunday in the Washington Regional The Patriots became the second stands for ‘Connecticut Assassin final, ending the stranglehold that double-digit seed to make the Final Association.’” big-time programs have enjoyed for Four, matching LSU’s run, also as an Larranaga led one of the school’s 27 years in college basketball’s biggest 11th seed, in 1986. The Colonial familiar chants, yelling “George!” to showcase. Athletic Association team is the first the crowd’s “Mason!” as he waited his They lacked in size, athleticism true outsider to crash the Final Four turn to cut down the net. Then he and history relative to their oppo- since Penn and Indiana State both climbed the ladder and worked the GEORGE BRIDGES/KRT nent, but the 11th-seeded Patriots got there in 1979. The Patriots, scissors with a smile, then waved the George Mason’s Folarin Campbell cuts the net after the Patriots defeated made up for it with tenacity. whose at-large selection was roundly net high in the air to more cheers Connecticut 86-84 in the NCAA regional finals at the Verizon Center in Buoyed by a partisan crowd and criticized, celebrated after the final before slipping the nylon around his Washington, D.C. Sunday. playing some 20 miles from their horn by standing on the press row neck.

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With the third set score at 5-4, a long Doubles action started the day and the men as No. 3 doubles of Sam The men were able to combine two With only three home matches left volley that saw LaVaque hit a shot back- sophomores Chris Thomas and Sean Lininger and Cristina Carrillo lost singles wins with their doubles point after this weekend coach Blackburn ward over his head and land perfectly in Bush turned in the deciding victory. quickly 8-0 and the No. 1 doubles pair but lost 4-3 to the Skyhawks. LaVaque does not think the Panthers missed out the opposite back corner, ended when After the No. 3 doubles team of Vuk of Madina Mambetova and Jill Wirtz went perfect for the weekend in singles on an opportunity to win at home. Shimizu hitting a shot just out of Milicevic and Jordan Nestrud won 8-4 also lost 8-4. Stephanie Harmazy and play, ending a two-match singles losing “Yes it’s nice to wake up in your own bounds. LaVaque called the shot out it was up to either the No. 1 doubles Sandra Sasidharan looked early on as streak. bed and have your fans at the match,” and Shimizu and Tech head coach team of LeVaque and Lenfert or the though they were going to pull out the “[The wins] feel pretty good,” Blackburn said. “But a home match is Randy Smith protested but the call was No. 2 team of Thomas and Bush to sole doubles victory of the women but LaVaque said. “It is always tough to win like any other, a chance to pick up a few upheld and LaVaque won the only wrap up a second victory and secure the they also lost as the Skyhawks swept in conference.” wins and there are plenty of those left match for the Panther men on Saturday doubles point. LeVaque and Lenfert doubles and went up 1-0. Coach Blackburn agrees that any win this season.” 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. lost 8-6 so all eyes were on No. 2 dou- In singles play the women did not in conference is tough. The men and women will have a Sunday’s match-up against bles. Thomas and Bush won a great vol- fare any better. Sophomore Sandra “There is a lot of parity in the OVC chance to pick up a few wins soon as Tennessee-Martin was able to get under ley close to the net and eventually closed Sasidharan lost only her second singles for the men,” he said. “Both of our they travel to Western Illinois Tuesday way at its 1 p.m. scheduled time, but out the match 8-6 to the cheers of the match of the season and women were matches we could have won, they were for a 3 p.m. match-up with the the weather conditions were still cold crowd and their teammates. beaten in all six of their singles match- up for grabs. I kind of expect tough play Leathernecks. and windy. The women were not as fortunate as ups. like this in conference.”

MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2006 T HE D AILY E ASTERN N E WS P A GE 11 SOFTBALL AT MOREHEAD ST. Panthers win two-straight to take series with Morehead State

BY KATIE ANDERSON Angela Danca reached base on an reaching base on a fielding error by more focused on that than setting After trading the lead through the STAFF REPORTER infield single before Steele drove a pitch freshman Chelsy Iapala. records. first three innings the Eagles had a 3-2 over the center field fence to give the The second game of the day was “We had a little more bounce in our lead in the fourth. But an RBI triple by Despite a loss to start the series, Panthers a 2-0 lead. But Morehead scoreless until the fourth and ended in a step, we were a little more ready to play Rachel Karos to right field brought Eastern managed to win the next two responded with five runs of its own in 5-3 win for Eastern. our style ball,” said Schuette of the sec- Danca home and tied the game until games and win the series from the bottom of the first. “Game two we came out a lot better, ond and third games of the weekend. the sixth when the Panthers posted Morehead State University. “Everyone has a bad game once in a we were ready to play and had much Steele hit her eighth career home run three more runs. “That is not something we settle while,” Schuette said. “We had a bad better pitch selection,” Schuette said. in her final at bat on Saturday, making Brittany Castle led off with a walk for,” said junior right-fielder Katy Steele first inning on defense, and our offense Starting pitcher Karyn Mackie struck her fifth the program’s history. and moved to second on a sacrifice of her team’s day one loss against didn’t bounce back and support that.” out five Eagles in six scoreless innings After the impressive day at bat bunt. Robyn Mackie reached base on a Morehead State in the two-day match- Jacoby walked Morehead’s Bri Jones, and held Morehead off until the sev- Saturday, Steele was intentionally fielder’s choice and both players scored up. gave up two hits and then walked enth, when senior Ashley Condon took walked in Eastern’s third match-up with on Adams’ timely triple that gave The Panthers split their Saturday Ashley Hubbell. Krystle Coleman over on the mound and gave up three the Eagles on Sunday. Eastern a 5-3 lead. double header against Morehead State. scored on a wild pitch by Jacoby. runs. “That’s one of the biggest compli- Steele’s second homerun of the series The day started with a 6-2 loss to the “We couldn’t do much right. When Chelsea Adams and Rachel Karos ments a hitter can get,” Schuette said. and Eastern’s seventh run of the game Eagles, which marked starting fresh- we hit the ball hard it was right at them, opened the fifth inning with back-to- The Panthers won the rubber game came in the seventh which finished the man pitcher Kathleen Jacoby’s first loss and sometimes that happens,” Schuette back singles, and Short brought both of the series 7-4. game 7-4. in over a month. said. “They did very well in that first home with her 37th career double. Short attributes a lot of the success to The Panthers are looking to take the “We didn’t play bad; we just didn’t inning, they hit the ball well and drew a She is now just one from the school the teams pitching. momentum of this winning weekend play a full seven innings,” said head couple of walks and had a big run lead, record. “In game two and three our pitchers into Wednesday’s games with IUPUI. coach Kim Schuette. and we weren’t able to come back.” Short, who missed the series in did really well,” she said. “We had the “I want us to jump out early and be Steele homered in the first inning to Morehead’s final run of the game Florida, said she is just trying to get offense to back them up and that makes ready to play,” said Short, “I’d like to see drive in two runs. Freshman left-fielder came in the third with Kari Quinn back into an offensive groove and is it easier for them to do their job.” us come out and take the first game.”

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If Schmitz wanted to, he could always go With weekend three-game series the name Despite winning the second 0.60 after three starts this season. come. back to Drew Gierich. He relieved Vaculik and of the game in the OVC, he has four quality game of Saturday’s double head- The Panthers didn’t get off to “We’re disappointed in pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings for the pitchers who he can turn to. er 4-0, Eastern had just three a good start on Saturday. In the Chris,” Schmitz said. “Your No. Panthers. But for that to be true, Vaculik will have to hits and won because of Mike first game, Eastern’s No. 1 starter 1 has to keep you in the ball Gierich began the season as a starter. His show that he deserves to be the team’s No. 1 Manns’ complete game shutout. Chris Vaculik gave up seven game. But we’ll start him again 3.67 ERA is much lower than Vaculik’s 6.08 starter. Manns struck out eight and runs in 3 1/3 innings, and the on Wednesday.” ERA. The Panthers will need him to heat up with walked just one as he continues Panthers couldn’t get any closer The Panthers will travel to St. Vaculik has shown that he can pitch well the weather, like he did in Florida. to be the team’s most reliable than the 7-3 final score. Louis University and Indiana when needed, but inconsistency could be the starting pitcher. Drew Gierich pitched 4 2/3 State University this week before factor that could have him pulled from the “We’re lucky he pitched so scoreless inning in relief of they try to get in a home opener rotation. Marco Santana is a sophomore journalism well,” Schmitz said. “He took Vaculik and gave Eastern a for the third time when The thing is, Schmitz has a problem that major. He can be reached at the ball and said ‘here it is.’” chance but the seven-run early Tennessee-Martin visits many coaches would love to have. [email protected]. Manns lowered his ERA to deficit was too difficult to over- Saturday. ΦΚΘ ΣΦΕ ΣΝ ΣΠ ΛΚΑ ∆ΣΦ ΠΚΑ ΣΧ ΑΣΤ ∆Τ∆ ΦΚΘ ΣΦΕ ΣΝ ΣΠ CHINA 88 Π Π

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PANTHER SPORTS CALENDAR

TUESDAY BASEBALL AT ST. LOUIS 3 p.m. M-TENNIS AT WESTERN ILLINOIS 3 p.m. W-TENNIS AT WESTERN ILLINOIS 3 p.m. SUNDAY BASEBALL AT INDIANA STATE 3 p.m. SOFTBALL VS. IUPUI (2) 5 p.m.

MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2006 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston

OFF THE TENNIS VS. TENNESSEE TECH BENCH MARCO SANTANA SPORTS EDITOR Panthers blanked in OVC openers

Aces need BY JOE WALTASTI STAFF REPORTER to pitch The men’s and women’s tennis teams opened up their Ohio Valley Conference schedule between snow better flurries, howling wind, and winter- like temperatures. The conditions A good No. 1 starting pitcher is were less than ideal and so were the something a team needs in order final results as the men and women to get the first game of a three- lost both of their weekend matches. game series. The men fell to 5-6 on the season The Panthers have that in with a 4-1 loss to Tennessee Tech and Chris Vaculik, but they need him a 4-3 loss to Tennessee-Martin. The to get back to the form he showed women had similar results dropping over the spring break trip. to 2-9 overall with a 5-1 loss to Tech Vaculik had an earned run and a 7-0 loss to Martin. average of 2.03 over the break in Saturday’s match against the two starts. Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech was This weekend the Ohio Valley delayed two hours as a brief blizzard Conference season began, and the blew over the Darling Courts right at junior right-hander was shelled in the scheduled start time of noon. the opening game. He gave up 7 Singles play was started first, and earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. doubles would only be played if the A good starting pitcher is like a point was necessary. It would not be good goalie in the National needed for either the men or the Hockey League. One great goalie women. gives the team just as good of a The six-court Darling facility was chance to make noise in the post- broken down with women on the season as any other team. north side and the men playing on If a baseball team has three or the south side. No. 1, 2 and 3 singles four solid starting pitchers with started first with 4, 5 and 6 starting the ability to throw a complete afterwards. The women were quickly JOHN BAILEY/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS game any time out, they can beaten 5-1 before juniors Chuck Junior Brandon Lenfert hits a forehand during his 6-0, 6-7, 7-6 loss to Tennessee Tech sophomore Tiago Gilioli always be looked at as a team with LeVaque and Brandon Lenfert even Saturday afternoon at Darling Courts. The Panther men lost 4-1 to Tennessee Tech and fell 4-3 to Tennessee-Martin on a chance to advance to the post- finished their matches on the other Sunday. season. courts. Eastern is at a point right now Lenfert was down early to Golden this does create some controversy. “I finally got to him by coming up won the match 6-0, 6-7, 7-6. that they may have a chance to Eagles sophomore Tiago Gilioli drop- Lenfert claimed Gilioli was calling to the net and playing aggressive,” The No. 1 singles match-up of ride its starting pitching to the ping the first set and quickly falling shots very close, and tension led to Lenfert said. “He started losing some Chuck LeVaque and Tech’s Shunsuke OVC title. behind in the second set. some arguments and for the one ref- confidence but I just couldn’t close it Shimizu was also full of ups and The newest addition to the “He played the best set and a half eree assigned to all the courts to close- out.” downs. LeVaque dropped the first set starting rotation is Mike Manns. of tennis I have had to go against this ly watch the No. 3 singles match. With the entire crowd and all of but came back with a deciding 6-1 After battling arm soreness in the season,” Lenfert said. Lenfert did not let the score or the their teammates watching, Lenfert win in the second set. early season, Manns has started In tennis the players call shots in- close calls get to him as he eventually pushed the third set score to 6-5, but three games and sports an earned and out-of-bounds themselves and found a way to get back in the match. Gilioli capitalized on some errors and SEE SWEEP PAGE 10 run average of 0.60. He was the only pitcher this weekend to earn a victory against Tennessee Tech in the Panthers’ BASEBALL AT TENNESSEE TECH conference-opening three-game series in Cookeville, Tenn. Manns pitched the team’s first Late error leads to Eastern’s second loss at Tech shutout of the season on Saturday. His addition to the rotation BY MARCO SANTANA Meinhart walked and scored on a complements junior Brandon SPORTS EDITOR EASTERN’S ROUGH WEEKEND home run by Sprawl. Murphy, who transferred from Eastern tied the game in the next N Illinois this season. Eastern starting pitcher Brandon GAME ONE (SAT.): Tennessee Tech 7, Eastern 3 half inning. Murphy has shown signs this Murphy pitched well in the Panthers’ Starting pitcher Chris Vaculik gave up seven runs, and the offense managed First baseman Erik Huber drove in season of being a major part of a series finale on Sunday, but it was one just four hits. left fielder Mark Chagnon and then N Panthers’ run. In his first start of throw he can’t get back that cost GAME TWO (SAT.): Eastern 4, Tennessee Tech 0 scored on a ball double play that right the season against Evansville, Eastern the game. Mike Manns pitched a complete game shutout, and outfielder Dan Fox’s fielder Dan Fox grounded into. Murphy pitched 7 1/3 innings in With a man on first and no outs in triple drove in two runs. The teams exchanged runs in the N a loss in which he didn’t give up the bottom of the eighth inning, GAME THREE (SUN.): Tennessee Tech 6, Eastern 3 seventh inning before Tennessee Tech an earned run. Tennessee Tech second baseman Matt An error by Brandon Murphy opened the way for three Tech runs in the bot- pulled away in the eighth. In his next game against Big 12 Mihoci laid down a bunt that tom of the eighth. The weekend showed that the opponent Kansas State, he gave Murphy fielded. Panthers have a long way to go offen- up just 3 earned runs in five Mihoci reached on a late throw to sively. innings. first base and the error opened the whole weekend,” head coach Jim bottom of the eighth before the They had just 12 hits in the three Vaculik, however, never gave way for a three-run inning that broke Schmitz said. “(Disappointed in) Panthers went down in order in the games combined. the team a chance to win the a 3-3 tie and handed them the rubber how we were ready to play.” ninth inning. “It was a major failure on every- game. game of Eastern’s conference-opening Golden Eagle center fielder Brian The game was scoreless until the body’s part,” Schmitz said. series. Sprowl scored the lead run, and they bottom of the third inning when SEE SANTANA PAGE 11 “I was very disappointed in the ended up scoring three runs in the Tennessee Tech third baseman Stuart SEE STRUGGLES PAGE 11