A substantial donation from the Noel family sparked an idea for a reading porch that will be added to the John Grant Crabbe Library as part of President Benson’s long-term goal of enhanc-ing Th e Campus Beautiful.

Th e vision is to create an outdoor study space and event venue for students.

Th e porch was originally part of the Noel’s plan to create both indoor and outdoor inspira-tional spaces, according to Betina Gardner, Dean of Libraries. Th e Noel’s gift of $250,000 will make their vision become a reality.

“We want to create an outdoor venue for studying and events that is diff erent from just

Th e east side of the Alumni Coliseum commuter parking lot was closed down Wednesday night for Th ursday’s open-ing football game. In total about 700 spac-es were reserved for the game, displac-ing some commuters in search for parking spaces early Th ursday morning.

Commuter lots fi lled up early Th ursday morning causing traffi c jams as students searched for spaces in the Alumni Colise-um and New Science building parking lots.

Mark Sandy, director of athletics, said the lot was closed for tailgating.

“If you have a game during the week, which happens periodically around the country, if you talk to people who have it it’s a great atmosphere, but logistically it comes with it’s own set of problems be-cause it’s not Saturday,” Sandy said.

Sandy said closing the parking lot on Wednesday night was the best way to en-sure the spaces would be available for the event. He said he met with individuals from parking as well as campus police to brainstorm the best ways to handle the parking dilemmas, which can arise from having a game on a Th ursday as opposed to a weekend night when parking is read-ily available.

Two electronic signs were posted near the closed lot two days in advance in an ef-fort to inform students of the closing and let commuters know additional parking was at the Center For the Arts parking lot across Lancaster. Sandy said the athletics department paid for an additional shuttle to run on Th ursday from the EKU Center for the Arts to help with overfl ow.

Tiff any Williams, 31, a clinical lab sci-ence major from Louisville, said she ar-rived on campus at 7:15 a.m. and spaces were full in the New Science building and Telford commuter lots. Williams said she was caught in traffi c and searched for a lot for more than two hours and missed her fi rst class.

“I missed my biology class, my fi rst class

isn’t until 9:30,” Williams said. Jordan Roberts, 21, a French major

form Richmond said she had similar issues Th ursday morning.

Roberts said she arrived at 7:25 a.m. and checked several commuter lots before

parking near the athletic fi elds across from the Burrier building. Roberts said much of her time was spent stuck in traffi c.

“Most of the time you were kind of at a

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Tech classrooms fall in short supply

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SGA encourages T-shirt trade

Out with the old, in with the new. Eastern’s Student Government Association (SGA) Trade Other School Shirts (TOSS) program has become a success in its second se-mester here on campus with school spirit at the core of its goals and College Colors Day spirit competition charging it into full-swing. Everywhere you looked this week, there were students sporting their maroon colors, including a brand new design, which debuted Friday on Powell Corner. TOSS began last semester with a brand new foil-printed design, created by Alex Carson, graphic design major. Car-son is credited as being the one who started the process by proposing it to the SGA Cabinet.

With this program, students are invited to trade in their other college shirts for a new Eastern shirt. Th e traded shirts are then donated to a charity in the Lexington area to get them out of the Richmond area. Th e new Eastern shirts are funded by SGA and bought through Surge Pro-motions here in Richmond, who has created many other shirt designs for campus programs.

Behind it all, TOSS is a program created and ran on pride and a love for Eastern. “We love the University, and want everyone else to love it too,” said Brandon Mandigo, vice president for the student activities council. He also said that he’d like to see TOSS become a part of Orienta-tion as well, so as to welcome students to their new home at Eastern.

Mandigo is not the only one who thinks that TOSS will

Technology is abounding in new buildings from whiteboard paint in the new residence hall to smart classrooms in the New Sci-ence Building. However, not all classrooms have nice technologi-cal advancements since the buildings they are housed in are more than 40 years old.

One solution for smart technology is for students and faculty to visit the library and some of its spaces when technology or discus-sion space is necessary.

Betina Gardner, dean of libraries, said the spaces are in high de-mand because they are modern, have fl exible furniture and have up to date technology.

“Academic space. Th at’s what the library is here for,” Gardner said. “We try to design our spaces with trends in design and learn-ing.”

Professors can use certain rooms in the libraries during the day and student organizations can reserve them in the evening.

Th e more in demand these spaces become among students and faculty, the more apparent it becomes an expansion of rooms and study spaces is needed.

“We have loosened our policies [restricting some rooms] so more people can get into more rooms,” Gardner said. “But we want to expand study rooms into where periodicals were located.”

Gardner said funding is an issue and that once the cost of an ex-pansion is released, it would take a year or two to fully complete.

Sandy Cain, associate registrar, said even though enough class-room spaces are available, there are some instances where it’s dif-fi cult to fi nd space.

“On certain days and times it is tough to fi nd a room,” Cain said. “9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. are the prime times.”

Tina Davis, registrar, said scheduling classes revolves around faculty preferences.

“A lot of times people want to teach in their own building or close by,” Davis said. “Each department has rooms for which they have priority scheduling. After the fi rst scheduling, the room is available for other departments to reserve.”

Every year there are a few kinks that have to be worked out in the scheduling process, such as incorrect room numbers, but Cain said the normal adjustments of the fi rst week have been made.

“It is an enormous eff ort to try and pair faculty with their re-quest for a room,” Cain said.

Barry Poynter, vice president of fi nance and administration, said the future priority for classroom space is Phase II of the New Sci-ence Building and it is dependent on capital funding from the State of Kentucky in the biennial budget.

Recent additions to campus such as the New Science Building and the addition to the Stratton Building employ newer technolo-gies such as whiteboards and smart boards.

“We always do that as we’ve renovated classrooms,” Poynter said. “As we have funds and are able to get into a classroom, IT will go in and do what they do.”

Poynter said classrooms tend to be renovated one by one and not building wide unless part of another project.

“We want to get the best we can with resources for our stu-dents,” Poynter said.

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An artist rendering for the future Noel reading porch aims to create study area where students can check out laptops and potentially hold poetry readings and jam sessions.

Commuter parking lots filled up early Thursday morning after the east side of Alumni Coliseum parking was roped of Wednesday night for Thursday night’s opening football game.

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Members of SGA outside of Powell pass out new Eastern shirts in exchange for shirts from other colleges. The old shirts will be donated to locations in the Lexington area.

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Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Anniversary of 9/11 memorial stair climb next Wednesday

As a part of the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, Housing is hosting the annual memorial stair climb event.

People can participate as individuals or as a team. Partici-patnts are schedled to climb 110 fl oors in memory of the 110 fl ights of stairs that fi refi ghters had to climb in the World Trade Center. Th is is the equivalent of climbing Keene Hall seven times.

For those who do not wish to participate in the stair climb, they can write letters to deployed soldiers from Kentucky. A video testimoy will also be shown at the event.

‘What to do with all this Beauty?’examines La� no stereotypes in fi lm

Frances Negron-Muntaner will explore the emergence of Latino stereotypes in Hollywood in fi lms that examine beauty such as the Latin Lover and the Beautiful Senorita. Th e lecture takes place at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12 in the O’Donnell Auditorum.

In looking at the transformation over time, Negron-Muntaner addresses the disappearance of the Latin lover char-acter and the move of Latina stars like Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria from leading roles to behind the cam-era. Latin beauty’s power, joy and negotiation are topics Ne-gron-Muntaner addresses on campus a few weeks prior to Na-tional Hispanic Heritage Month.

Funny money fi nancial seminar teaches new students budge� ng

Th is year, part of Eastern’s New Student Days event in-cludes James Cunningham’s Funny Money seminar at 7 p.m. on Th ursday, Sept. 5 in Brock Auditorium. Cunningham’s presen-tation uses fun and laughter to teach students about real world dilemmas when it comes to fi nanaces.

Cunningham also uses audience participation and comedy to create an invigorating presentation. Students can expect to gain knowledge about the fi nancial basics to not only be fi nan-cially stable, but also grow to a level of achieving great wealth and fi nancial stability.

Speaker to teach students aboutcoping and enjoying college life

Professional speaker Stan Pearson is scheduled to talk to students about managing their daily routines. He will be in Brock Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

Pearson’s presentation about diversity is a part of Eastern’s New Student Days lineup. It is designed to help students to laugh, think, evaluate and focus on what it takes to get to the next level.

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Aug. 29 n An offi cer approached a student

at Roy Kidd Stadium after he noticed that the student was vomiting. According to the police report, the student, Joseph D. Faulconer III had bloodshot eyes, smelled like al-cohol, and could not walk without the assistance of the offi cer. Th e offi -cer contacted Madison County EMS and Faulconer refused transport. After EMS checked Faulconer, he was trans-ported to Madison County Detention Center.

12 p.m.EKU Cultural CenterMix-it-up LunchUpstairs Powell

7 p.m.Funny MoneyBrock Auditorium

5 p.m.Soccerv. XavierRichmond, Ky.

7:30 p.m.Volleyballv. Utah Valley Tucson, Ariz.

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1:30 p.m.Volleyballv. ArizonaTucson, Ariz.

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All-DayGolfv. MarshallHuntington, W. Va.

6 p.m.Emerging LeadersTech Commons

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help get the school spirit fl owing. Michaela Es-tes, 23, art major, from Mt. Sterling, transferred here from Morehead State University. Although she has no other college shirts to trade in for one of Eastern’s new designs, she believes if she had, she would trade it in.

“I feel more confi dent here than at More-head,” Estes said. “I actually really like this school. You may still have those people who don’t care. Or you may have those that do care. Some may have had a better experience at their last school than I did. I’m proud that I came here.”

Brittany Wardford, 21, psychology major, from Louisville, isn’t a transfer student, but be-lieves that it could also unify the school’s stu-dents.

“It would give the school more atmosphere,” Wardford said.

TOSS is planned to be a continuous pro-gram here on campus. Mandigo is hopeful that it will continue to last for as long as SGA exists.

To trade in your old college shirts for a new one, just visit the SGA offi ce in Middle Powell.

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reading outside.” Gardner said, “Th e students can check out lap-tops and be able to do everything they can do inside the library, but outside.”

Kari Martin, director of de-velopment for Eastern Libraries, said that the library is constant-ly adapting to cater to all styles of learning and studying.

“We want to provide an out-door space for students who are inspired by natural light,” Mar-tin said.

Th e porch will remain “con-ducive with technologies with the rest of the library,” mean-ing there will be plenty of elec-trical outlets. It will also provide comfortable seating that can be moved to facilitate both group and private work, according to Martin.

Beyond a study space, Gard-ner said this area would double as a venue for cultural events.

Gardner believes it’s impor-tant to hold such events and is excited to have a venue to facili-tate many of them in the future.

Martin said the porch could even be used for poetry readings and jam sessions where students can come to listen.

“Th e goal here is to breathe new life into this area of campus which remains vacant,” Martin said, “and we want to accomplish that by creating an outdoor space in the heart of campus.”

President Benson said during convocation that the new read-ing porch is part of a larger plan to create a pedestrian mall in be-tween the Combs building and

McGregor hall.Martin said the porch will be

added between Combs and Mc-Gregor, on the separate walkway closest to the library.

Instead of increasing the area of the vacant walkway, they will raise the stairs by McGregor Hall to create a larger, more lev-el space. Th ey plan on cutting off the fenced-in area by the wheel chair ramp so that it will remain accessible to those who need it, Gardner said.

“Th e footprint will remain the same, but the beauty of the area will change,” Martin said

“I’m really looking forward to seeing the porch and using it in the future,” said Kaleb Adams, 21, a fi nance major from Corbi, “I love studying at the library, but would love to take the reference books I check out outdoors and be able to study out there.”

In addition to building the

porch, part of the plan is to reno-vate the lobby by the Grand Read-ing Room where people will walk through to get into the porch.

Gardner wants to “give the lobby a facelift” so that it will fl ow into the porch, but she wanted to ensure that the Grand Reading Room will remain the same.

Gardner also said the library wants to use that lobby to feature diff erent types of student work, primarily art, by rotating art-work in and out every couple of months.

Th ey are currently trying to acquire additional funding through private donations for the total cost of the project estimat-ed around $500,000, according to Martin.

Th e plans for completion re-main unclear this early in the planning process, but Gardner hopes they can begin construc-tion in two years.

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Eastern just became the number one aviation program in the nation because of re-cent curriculum changes. Th e Federal Aviation Administra-tion (FAA) has designated the school as one of three universi-ties to have graduating seniors be qualifi ed for the 1,000 hour Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certifi cation.

After a plane crash in Buf-falo in 2009, Congress debat-ed the requirements for air-craft pilots and pitched the idea of how aircraft pilots with 250 hour commercial certifi cates would no longer be able to fl y for major airlines and instead every pilot would have to pos-sess an ATP. Most fl ight in-structors were shocked when the FAA put the rule into ef-fect this year because nobody thought it would actually be a requirement.

Ralph Gibbs, director of avi-ation, said he knew Congress was serious about putting this requirement in motion so he started to modify the aviation curriculum in 2011 and made additional changes in 2012 just so the program would be ready.

Th anks to Gibbs’ planning, students who successfully com-plete the professional fl ight program will save themselves an extreme amount of time and money because they will only be required to complete 1,000 hours of fl ying time. Most uni-versities with students that do not have this authorization have to complete 1,500 hours of fl ying time.

Th e FAA has added some exceptions to the 1,500 hours. Graduates that have completed at least 60 aviation credit hours may qualify for the 1,000-hour ATP. Military trained pilots

can qualify for the 750-hour ATP. Students with a bache-lor or associate degree with at least 30 aviation credit hours can meet requirements for the 1,250-hour ATP.

“EKU is not just the fi rst University to achieve 1,000 hours pathway to ATP and 100 multi-engine fl ying hours, but the only school in the nation as of right now,” Gibbs said.

Th e University of North Da-kota and Embry-Riddle also ap-plied for the shorter pathway program, however, they are not off ering 100 hours of multi-en-gine fl ying time like Eastern.

Gibbs anticipates growth in Eastern’s program as a result of this authorization.

“Th ey will put more prereq-uisites upon admission to the program and it will become more competitive to get in, whereas before, it has always been open enrollment,” Gibbs said.

Sheldon Pate, a senior from Louisville, believes the require-ment is an advantage for East-ern.

“Aviation jobs are opening all over the world and EKU is the only one off ering the 1,000 hour pathway to ATP,” Pate said.

When Pate was a freshman, there were only six single-en-gine planes and one multi-en-gine plane and now there are 10 single-engine and three multi-engine planes for students.

“By the time I graduate, I will have my CFI (Certifi ed Flight Instructor), CFII (Cer-tifi ed Flight Instrument In-structor), MEI (Multi-Engine Instructor), Commercial Cer-tifi cate, and will have enough hours to qualify for the 1,000 hour policy,” Pate said. “When I graduate, I plan to be a fl ight instructor and build up time to get my ATP and then head to the airlines.”

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stand still,” Roberts said. Traffi c had returned to normal as spaces be-

gan opening up in the early afternoon. Jessica Holt, 21, who is a history major from

Danville, said she parked in the Alumni Colise-um at 12:15 p.m., and pulled into recently vacated space and said she had no trouble parking.

“[Th e parking] was not as bad as I thought it would be,” Holt said.

Sandy said the turn out for the Th ursday was the best he had seen in years, meaning closing the lot had the eff ect athletics was going for.

“It’s the most students we’ve had since I’ve been here nine years and a great turn out, we had over 10,000 people, so it was a good night,” said Sandy.

Sandy said having the game on the Th ursday before Labor Day would give students the chance to come to the game and still leave time for oth-er plans they may have had during the weekend.

Sandy said they may have Th ursday night games occasionally in future seasons and will consider alternative methods for informing stu-dents of any lot closing as well as possible alter-native parking options.

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The Noel porch will serve as part of the larger project of the pedestrian mall. The goal is to beautify and update the this area in the heart of campus, Gardner said.

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Eastern football had its first weekday home opener in 13 years last Thursday. To ensure the team had its 12th man in full ef-fect, half of Alumni Coliseum’s commuter parking lot was

closed all night Wednesday, Aug. 28, until Thursday, Aug. 29. Athletics Director Mark Sandy said the goal of the weekday opener

was to make sure more students attended the game. He added that the move prevented people from tailgating during the day as well as ensur-ing Colonel Club members were able to park in their usual spots.

 Sandy said more than 10,000 people attended the game, which he attributed to Thursday night and free T-shirts to the first 4,000 stu-dents who attended the “Maroon Out.”

With Eastern’s reputation as a “suitcase college,” it’s good to have games a little earlier to bring out a larger crowd.

 This did not come without a cost, however, as the university closed the bulk of the Alumni Lot to ensure that spaces would be available for those attending that evening’s game. As a result, many students com-plained about a lack of parking for classes during the day, saying they had to drive around for 30 minutes or more in search of a free parking spot, while others missed class altogether.

  It clearly was a rough morning. But students are not entirely free from blame on this. Notification was given. On Tuesday, 12 foot elec-tric signs were posted in the Alumni Lot to notify students of the clos-ing. Additional parking was provided at the Center for the Arts and the Ashland Lot, along with a shuttle paid for by athletics.

That said, the university still has to do more on its end to ensure that the student body knows what’s happening. Blocking off the lot for the entire day posed a logistical nightmare—whether or not students

took advantage of the additional parking at the Center. Sandy said university officials looked at closing the lot later on in

the day, but said it was impossible because there wouldn’t be any way to move cars out of the lot if the owner wasn’t there. Athletics did send out an email, but the subject was about the “Maroon Out” and didn’t specifically address the parking lot closures until midway through the email—which means most students probably never even saw it.

 “Anything we can do to help improve communication, we would do it,” Sandy said when asked about the lack of clarity in the email. “But we do understand it was an inconvenience for the students, no ques-tion.”

 Sandy did say there was precedent for closing the parking lot. Up until two years ago, Eastern hosted the All “A” Classic high school bas-ketball tournament in February. The tournament closed the lot for three days and similar arrangements for additional parking were made, and campus survived (although not without a lot of grumbling).

 Ultimately, students have to make attending class a priority, wheth-er they’re impeded by a football game in August or a high school bas-ketball tournament in February. But the university shouldn’t make it any more difficult than it needs to be, even if it costs a few fans tail-gating before the game. After all, President Benson has said he doesn’t want athletics to overshadow academics.  

Sandy said Eastern would host another Thursday night game in 2015 against Valparaiso. If last week was a test run for the future, at least we know a few things: opening the season at home on a Thursday is a great way to draw a big crowd, and more work needs to be done to ensure students aren’t caught again in a quagmire.

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“I think it would be nice to add more na-“I think it would be nice to add more na-ture but not worth it to tear down Mc-ture but not worth it to tear down Mc-Gregor.”Gregor.”

Grace Anne Dowden, 18, freshman Grace Anne Dowden, 18, freshman Major: Nursing Major: Nursing

Hometown: Henry CountyHometown: Henry County

“I live in McGregor so I think it is a good “I live in McGregor so I think it is a good idea because McGregor is not really taken idea because McGregor is not really taken care of. It would be a good place for peo-care of. It would be a good place for peo-ple to socialize and kick back a bit.”ple to socialize and kick back a bit.”

Wya� Taylor,22, freshmanWya� Taylor,22, freshmanMajor: Business Management & Marken� ng Major: Business Management & Marken� ng

Hometown: Henry County Hometown: Henry County

“Just like how they did the new referen-“Just like how they did the new referen-dum, they should ask the students of Mc-dum, they should ask the students of Mc-Gregor and see what they think, as well Gregor and see what they think, as well as other students on campus, it eff ects as other students on campus, it eff ects every student on campus.”every student on campus.”

Emily Thompson, 21, seniorEmily Thompson, 21, seniorMajor: ASL and English Interpreta� on Major: ASL and English Interpreta� on

Hometown: BereaHometown: Berea

“I see it both ways...I can see if it makes “I see it both ways...I can see if it makes the library a be� er place, that’s a posi� ve the library a be� er place, that’s a posi� ve a� ribute, but if housing prices increase a� ribute, but if housing prices increase that’s a nega� ve impact.”that’s a nega� ve impact.”

Ben Smith, 18, freshmamBen Smith, 18, freshmamMajor: UndeclaredMajor: Undeclared

Hometown: Bagdad , Ky.Hometown: Bagdad , Ky.

“I live in McGregor so I don’t support that “I live in McGregor so I don’t support that at all. I don’t think it makes much sense to at all. I don’t think it makes much sense to remove university housing if the goal is to remove university housing if the goal is to increase the number of students.”increase the number of students.”

Andrew Fore, 20, juniorAndrew Fore, 20, juniorMajor: Computer ScienceMajor: Computer Science

Hometown: Corbin Hometown: Corbin

“I think it’s a good idea because what “I think it’s a good idea because what he’s (President Benson) pu� ng in it’s he’s (President Benson) pu� ng in it’s place will be benefi cial. It will spark a lot place will be benefi cial. It will spark a lot more interac� on between students.” more interac� on between students.”

Morgan Romans, 18, freshmanMorgan Romans, 18, freshmanMajor: Sports ManagementMajor: Sports ManagementHometown: Versailles, Ind. Hometown: Versailles, Ind.

How do you feel about the possibility of McGregor How do you feel about the possibility of McGregor Hall being torn down to build a pedestrian mall?Hall being torn down to build a pedestrian mall?

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You have your whole life to live off-campus, so enjoy dorm life now

JacobJacobBlairBlair

If you are reading this, chances are good you’re either living in a residence hall or have lived in one previously. Un-like most people who move out of campus housing as soon as they meet one of the exemptions, I’m here to say why I am pro-residence hall while you are enjoying the college life.

Rod Smothers, my former boss, even had an opinion, going as far as to say all students who plan to live away from home should live in a residence hall and not off campus. You have plenty of time to live in apartments later in life and Smothers would know. He graduated from the Uni-

versity of Kentucky, where typically stu-dents move off -campus after their fi rst year, if they even stay there that long.

Living on campus in a residence hall costs a minimum of $1,869 per semester (some halls and living learning communi-ties are a little pricier).

You’ll also shell out a few more dollars if you have a private single room. Th e cost includes television, internet, electricity, and more things off -campus apartments would typically charge you for. Th is works out to about $415 per month.

Th e money spent on the residence hall is worth it.

Even though I have to pay for a meal plan, I don’t have to deal with landlords, awkwardly worded lease agreements and, of course, commuting through Richmond at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Th e lack of a commute alone makes liv-ing on campus worth it.

I would be blind, though, if I didn’t consider the new apartments across Lan-caster Ave. Grand Campus at Yorick Place, wouldn’t be a potential habitat for a year or two during the college experience. Th e

apartments are nice, and like many stu-dents, I have toured the model apartment.

Commuting is as simple as walking across the pedestrian bridge. Th is conve-nience comes at a cost, to the tune of $545 per month. Unlike university housing, you have to sign a 12-month lease with the op-tion to sublease over the summer if you’re not sticking around.

Th e apartments are nice for some peo-ple; especially if you haven’t had the best luck with roommates on campus, if you can cook meals for yourself or if you get a hefty refund check every semester.

Ultimately, they are not the right so-lution for those who would rather have the nine month agreement with Hous-ing, would like a little bit of oversight by housing staff , don’t want to cook for them-selves, or are required to live on campus as part of a scholarship or if you’re just an underclassmen.

Th e nine-month agreement of a resi-dence hall is the best option for me. If you go home on the weekends, why would you want to spend an entire 12 months pay-ing for a place that you will be gone from

roughly one week every month?Like I said, people go home on the

weekends here at Eastern. Why? Well, even though your stuff may be here, even though you may have friends here, it’s not home, especially when you got your par-ents to make you food and a place to do free laundry.

What can we do to make campus feel like home and make these halls a nicer place to live?

Well, we could start with the mainte-nance. Understand that you’re sharing community spaces with about 20-30 peo-ple so do your best to keep them clean. Custodians, who by the way are typically nice people, have to clean four or more fl oors during every work day. If you live off campus, well that becomes your job and not a job for somebody else.

Th e maintenance and well-being of both the hall and the residents, starts with us. If our hall feels like a second home in-stead of a dorm, then maybe we can enjoy our college experience a little more.

Within an Eastern program are two de-partments responsible for helping many of Richmond and the region’s upstart busi-nesses.

Th e Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Technology (CE-DET) operates in the Business and Tech-nology Center and has been the breeding ground for some of the area’s featured new businesses, including Th e Starving Mon-key, Excel Gymnastics, Olive You and Art-fully Yours. Under the CEDET umbrella are the Small Business Development Cen-ter (SBDC) and the Innovation and Com-mercialization Center (ICC), which work with the businesses from start to market.

Michael Rodriguez, director of the SBDC, said his offi ce works through a fed-erally funded grant to help Eastern provide the services to new businesses within a 15 county region.

Rodriguez said he works with brick-and-mortar startups to develop business plans, secure funding and other procedural as-pects of starting a new business venture.

“I think by eff ectively planning, they’ve done some troubleshooting before they run into real problems,” Rodriguez said.

As of March 31, Rodriguez said he has seen 177 clients, which is on pace to shatter the 248 clients he worked with in the 2011-2012 fi scal year. Most of his consultation services are free ranging from market re-search to acquiring business licenses.

“To our ability, we do whatever we can to make that process happen,” Rodriguez said.

Kristel Smith, director of entrepreneur services in the ICC, works more to develop clients with a technological focus.

“My favorite part of the job is when I see companies grow through the work that we’ve done to help them,” Smith said.

Smith said her job is coaching the com-panies to increase growth. She said this can range from monetizing a business or honing in on a specifi c idea of a company’s focus to maximize profi tability by limiting the business’ scope.

“I think coaching the companies to suc-cess is a challenge,” Smith said. “Th ey have a lot of work to do get there, I call it a mar-athon. You’re coaching them through the full spectrum of what it takes to get a busi-

ness of the ground — It’s challenging but it’s fun.”

Smith said she and Rodriguez work on diff erent aspects of business development.

“I dig into the business model a bit more and I think he does more of the business plan side,” Smith said of working with Ro-driguez. “Th at’s how we meld our services … sometimes we fl ip it, but most of time that’s how we do it. We try to work to get in conjunction as much as possible.”

Brian Ragsdale has worked with the SBDC and the ICC to get his innovative language software to market. Language B, the company Ragsdale started from the ground up allows users to take lessons from the 20 languages they currently off er.

Ragsdale said he started with the project in 2011 where Rodriguez helped him com-plete all of the paperwork to start the busi-ness and get him on the right track admin-istratively.

“He was the point person [for getting started],” Ragsdale said of Rodriguez. “Just the act of starting the company doesn’t make me an expert in business.”

Ragsdale said he recently moved his company from to a limited liability com-pany from Delaware to Kentucky, a process which Rodriguez also helped him with, in

addition to the service he initially off ered.“A lot of the services Michael off ers are

free advice,” Ragsdale said. “It’s available to a lot of the businesses in the region. Any-where [small startups] are able to save on costs is a big help.”

Ragsdale was then funneled to Smith and the ICC to help develop his business strategy and advise his software company. A benefi t for Language B is the low-cost of-fi ce space off ered in the Business and Tech-nology Center as well as access to the uni-versity’s students and faculty.

Smith said the initiatives provided through CEDET are great opportunities for students to get real world cases rather than learning from a book.

Ragsdale employs students who get hands on experience working with a real business, as well as being able to solicit ideas from experts within the fi eld at the Eastern, namely Smith.

“She helps because of her background and experience,” Ragsdale said. “She helps us identify things that we haven’t thought of already. A lot of times I’ll walk across the hall and run things by her.”

For more information on CEDET, the SBDC and ICC and its initiatives, visit ce-det.eku.edu.

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On campus, we have a cou-ple of familiar faces the stu-dents associate with everyday life. Students frequently rec-ognize ‘Th e Naked Man’ in front of Powell or the famed statue of Daniel Boone outside of Keen Johnson.

For newer students, ‘Th e Unicycle Guy’ stands out as a famous fi gure fi gure associat-ed with Eastern.

‘Th e Unicycle Guy’, whose actual name is Elijah (or Drew) Wolfe, has become a frequent topic of conversation on and off campus. Contrary to popu-lar belief, Wolfe has not been riding his Schwinn for his en-tire life.

“I had the random thought

to pick up the bike in January,” Wolfe said as he looked down at his brown, dress shoes. “It just seemed like a cool idea.”

Months after his fi rst ex-perience on the unicycle, he has continued to impress stu-dents with his antics, such as climbing stairs and perform-ing tricks on his way to class.

He was even asked to par-ticipate in a pie-in-the-face event while on the bike. He was given a large, whip cream pie and rode his unicycle full speed to hit those participat-ing.

Wolfe said he gets regular questions from curious stu-dents and uplifting comments from fans.

“One guy came up to me and said, ‘I’m your biggest fan! You’re my hero!’”, Wolfe said. “I never thought I would be as big as I am on campus. I

Eating is no longer an issue of sur-vival but rather, a reason to socialize. I know I feel obligated to eat when I am around my friends regardless of if I’m full or not to be polite. But even when we aren’t hungry, why is it so hard to say no?

Let’s understand the science of eatingWhen we eat, we may not realize the

reason behind our action. Is it because we are hungry or is it for another rea-son? For example, when you go to the

movie theater, it’s nearly impossible not to get popcorn.

So while we are scarfing down the buttery goodness, the first couple bites will give us a rush of dopamine in our brain. But after a few minutes, we are just doing the mechanical movement of eating; our arms and elbows have the momentum.

We may not necessarily even want to continue eating. If we can become con-scious about it, we can resist much of our unnecessary food intake.

Fundamentally, peer pressure does

Sometimes, there is nothing better than fresh air and the warm sun shining down on you. Whenever life just seems to be to much, one of the best solutions is as simple getting outside and taking your mind off the troubles of classes, work, etc.

If a beautiful day outside of your dorm is what you are looking for, there are a va-riety of options available. If you need to get off campus and immerse yourself in nature and being on horseback is something you like or would like to try, Deer Run Stable is the place to be.

Located about 20 minutes from Rich-mond on 2001 River Circle Drive, Deer Run Stable welcomes riders of all levels of expe-rience and anyone ages 8 and up. Th ey off er a variety of services including scenic trail rides, birthday parties, summer camps, rid-ing clubs, and natural horsemanship les-sons.

For only $30 per rider, (or $25 per per-son of groups more than 5), you get an hour of experiencing open fi elds, shady woods, a pre-Civil War cemetery, and a rustic cabin. Led by a guide, this ride will be taken on a trained and seasoned horse, personally picked for your level of horse-riding exper-tise and the horse’s personality.

In business for 10 years, owner Jona Ryan likes to off er a place to “Saddle up and wind down.”

“From my perspective, no one takes the

time to enjoy nature anymore,” Ryan said. “We really take the scenery for granted. So it’s nice to get out there and take it all in.”

Practicing natural horsemanship, which is the idea of working with horses by devel-oping a relationship with them and appeal-ing to their instincts or herd mentality, is a point of pride with Ryan. It involves com-munication and observation rather than abusive training methods.

“When you come through our gates,you are walking into the world of the horse,”

So you’ve moved into your new dorm room. Your fi rst thoughts probably are, “What have I got-ten myself into?” or “What do I do now?”

Th e question is, do you keep your room bland and boring or do you make it your own and person-alize it?

With the space provided you can’t really do much, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t make it nice and ‘homey.’ Th is is your new home for the time being, so you should try and make the best of it.

When setting up your room you have to keep a few things in mind. It’s not exactly the biggest space to work with, and that will really limit your options.

Remember, you’ll be mov-ing out again when summer rolls around so that may limit the amount of decorations you bring or buy. Don’t bring a bunch of stuff you’re not going to be com-fortable transporting back home again when the semester is over.

Th at said, how much you bring

is entirely up to you.“Raising your bed can real-

ly help.” said Adam Bowling, 24, sophomore, general business ma-jor.

Raising your bed adds more

space than you think. Instead of having your shelves out in the open and in the way of your walk-ing path; they are neatly stacked under your bed giving you a big-ger living area or more fl oor

space. You can also fi t most mini refrigerators under there as well.

One popular idea that has been utilized by students is bunking their beds. Th is basically lets you have this huge open space to put a

lot of things in. It’s a great option if either you or your roommate is willing to sacrifi ce and sleep on the top bunk. Again, it’s all up to

HORSEBACK RIDING PROVIDES OUTLET FOR STRESS RELIEF DURING THE HECTIC SCHOOL YEAR

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Many classic comic book heroines have traded their leotards for more modest and covered clothing. Wonder Woman’s cos-tume changes have been among the most talked about in the DC comics universe.

Wonder Woman had been known for her American-themed leotard, but the writers at DC comics wanted to modern-ize and update the look of Wonder Wom-an and have taken her from sexy to cones rtive to sexy agian. To do this, the compa-ny transformed the busty superhero into a woman more suited for a corporate of-fice for the 2010 comic book series, Won-der Woman 600 edition.

While other comic book characters such as Batman or Superman have been updated to become more rugged and in-tense, they still maintained their signa-ture looks. Wonder Woman had lost the very essence of her sexuality with the more consertive costume change.

Her classic weapon of choice, the whip and lasso, has also undergone some dra-matic changes. While the rope was once displayed with pride on her hip, it is now tucked away into a pocket out of sight. Her thigh-high boots have been changed

into casual flats. Her long, flowing hair has even been cut into a shorter, more mature style.

Wonder Woman is not the only fe-male character that has recently received a more conservative costume. The lesser-known Power Girl was rec-ognized for a large hole in the top of her costume that revealed a striking amount of cleavage. Her modern costume is very modest and resembles a tur-tle neck sweater. There is no cleavage to be recognized. The staple of her character design has been entirely re-moved.

The change to Wonder Woman’s costume is a reflec-tion of the attempt by society to desexualize women. Over the years women have been subjected to some very inter-esting fashion trends; from corsets to camis, booty shorts to “mom jeans,” bras to ban-deaus. Fashion is constantly evolving and growing, but re-cently it seems to have tak-en a step in the wrong di-rection.

The attempts to tone down the sexuality of women can be found in many clothing stores

across the country. A growing number of girls are once again trading low-rise jeans for high-waisted jeans, and miniskirts for bohemian-style dresses. The goal seems to be to cover the areas that women once

showed off with pride. The changes being made in the

comic book world are being made for all of the wrong reasons. The

costumes can be changed to be as conservative as possible, but the previous costumes still remain and will always be the true design of the fe-

male heroine. Wonder Woman should be wearing hip-hugging

spandex and Power Girl should still be wearing a bra as a casual T-shirt.

While Wonder Woman and Power Girl may be fictional char-acters, the message of their cos-tume changes is very clear. Wom-en should not strive to be sexy

but should be more modest in their day-to-day wardrobe choices.

thought I was just doing what I liked to do.”When Wolfe isn’t being tweeted about or mentioned in social media, he likes to

spend his time with music. He is able to play multiple instruments, such as the guitar, keyboard and harmonica.

Wolfe said he takes pride in being laid back and easy going, and fi nds humor in being known as ‘Th e Unicycle Guy.”

When asked how it felt to be so well known around campus, he refl ected for a mo-ment and answered, “It really means something. Honestly, it’s pretty cool.”

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‘Th e Conjuring’, directed by James Wan, is based on two paranormal events in history. Th e fi rst is the Anna-belle Higgins doll possession, and the second is the Salem Witch Trials. Th e fi lm is centered on the studies of Ed and Lorraine Warren, (two well-known demonologists of the last 50 years.) as well as events that occurred in Rhode Is-land to the Perron Family.

Th e fi lm starts with an introduction to possession us-ing the Annabelle Higgins doll. Th is gives you a gentle co-ercion into what you’re about to watch while being subtle about it. Annabelle (the doll) performs some paranormal activities that are tame compared to the rest of the fi lm.

Th is is where things get interesting. Th e Perron family moves into an old farm house in Harrisville, R.I. that is ab-solutely gorgeous. It’s located near a lake and has its own dock. All was good, or so they thought. Th ings then being to get really, really weird.

Th is is where ‘Th e Conjuring’ takes a turn from the ‘normal’ horror fi lm aspect. Instead of having brutalized

deaths and plenty of gore, you barely see any. One moment you’re watching the fi lm and absolutely nothing is going on; the next moment you are dodging popcorn kernels thrown by your neighbor at the image of a smiling corpse screaming at the camera.

Th e rest of the movie remains interesting, unlike other horror fi lms that are completely predictable. You’re con-stantly waiting for the next piece of the puzzle; a constant thought as to what will happen next. Even after you watch the fi lm, you want to research these cases just to see what inspired the story.

Th e only thing wrong with the fi lm is the transitioning of plot. Why is Annabelle even there? I thought this was a fi lm about a God-hating witch. Annabelle seems to be a pointless addition to the whole plot. Without giving too much away, she does make an appearance later in the fi lm. But even then, she seems meaningless. It’s as though she is only there as an icon of horror.

Th e fi lm mixes elemts of fi lms like ‘Th e Exorcist’ and ‘Th e Ring,’ without an extreme amount of brutality. If you are into paranormal events and really just want a break from the normal ‘slasher’ horror fi lm, then I defi nitely rec-ommend ‘Th e Conjuring.’

the same thing. When it comes to eating habits, most people just go with the flow, and here lies the danger.

Just say noSet up boundaries for yourself. Your body is yours,

and it’s not up to someone else to decide what and when

you put food in your mouth. It may come as a shock to learn how strong the influence from peer pressure tru-ly is.

Be supportiveIf you have a significant other or friend who is try-

ing to eat healthier or diet, you need to be supportive. How can you stuff your face while the other person has a meal significantly smaller or even less desirable than your own?

Know your dinner date

Take into consideration beforehand the person you are eating with, what their eating habits are, and then try to be respectful of them.

Tempting someone with a larger quantity or more de-licious food will put them in a spot where they feel like they can’t say no. If we encourage each other we can all improve our quality of life together.

Peer pressure can go either way. Why not choose to be the positive influence? Be part of it and let your en-ergy shine.

she said. “We step out of our world and become mem-bers of their world. Th is is a place dedicated to their needs.”

So if you need a nice afternoon away from the con-fi nement of your dorm room, studying or homework, take a trip out to Deer Run Stable. Th e countryside will put you at ease, the horses will relieve your stress, and being in the sun may even get you a tan.

With today’s big budget and gigan-tic games featuring epic storylines and graphics that can maybe even Pixar look weak, you can crank out 10-20 hours of gameplay, and you’re done. Why is it that a ten dollar in-die game about paper work can deliv-er up to 50 hours of engaging enter-tainment?

Papers, Please, is a fairly new indie title and is basically an immigration border checkpoint simulator. Th at may sound boring, but the interest-ing thing about it is that it was created by Lucas Pope who designed, scored, wrote and coded the entire game by himself.

Papers, Please has the appear-ance of an old MS-DOS computer game with only the most basic of an-imations and clip art graphics set to nothing but the sound of the equip-ment you use and your own breathing to make it more realistic than the fi rst

look may show.You play a family man in the fi c-

tional country of Arstotzka which is set in a parody of Eastern Europe dur-ing the Cold War era. You have been selected to run the border as an in-spector and must decide whether or not a person is allowed into the coun-try.

Your character has a set salary and get s paid an extra fi ve credits when you successfully let people into the country, but if you let people through who have incorrect information you will be penalized. Th e tension and ex-citement comes from trying to get as many people in the country as pos-sible, without making a mistake and making enough money to feed and take care of your family, who, without suffi cient funds, will eventually starve or become ill and die.

Even with all of that the game may not sound that appealing but there is strength in its simplicity. Sever-al things happen in and out of the checkpoint and your life and job af-

fects the life of everyone who comes through the gate.

Th e basics of gameplay is verify-ing someone’s papers through a point and click interface and checking vari-ous things such as name, age, height, weight, expiration date focusing mostly on the passport and stamping it approved or denied at your discre-tion. Th is can get hectic as the days go by and your miniscule desk space forces you to check things almost one at a time, all while having a time lim-it.

A conspiracy involving a secret organization, daily wanted lists and even some more humorous charac-ters that succeed in frustrating you as they waste every precious second you have dedicated to doing your job and taking care of your family.

Th is is a fantastic game and a tes-tament to how an emphasis on plot is interwoven through the gameplay to make an unforgettable experience.

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you.Some dorms even have moveable dressers and desks.

If you live in a dorm where your furniture doesn’t move, don’t worry about it. You can still utilize the space to accommodate your needs. But if they do move, then you have more options for organizing your room.

As for your desk and school supplies, you have a lot of options there as well. Some desks come with a top shelf for materials. If you get a desk with an attached shelf, organization should be a breeze. Many students utilize that space for items such as televisions, game consoles and desktop computers. If you’ve got plenty of electronics, you will have plenty of space.

Books will typically fi t in the drawers of the desk. Not only will this get them out of your way when you don’t need them, but it will help cut back on clutter. An-other option many students don’t know about is stack-ing your desks where you put one on top of the other to produce a makeshift entertainment center. Th is will re-ally increase your fl oor space.

Personalizing your room doesn’t have to be a chore. You can also set an atmosphere by hanging up posters and other memorabilia that expresses your personali-ty. As long as it meets your dorms regulations, you can pretty much have anything in your room from strobe lights to a disco ball.

Really it just comes down to what you want, and what you and your roommate can agree on. Do what you want to your room. It’s your room. Make agree-ments with your roommate to see what they would like or not like. Also, if you don’t want a roommate, you al-ways have the option of registering for a private room, then the choices are all yours. Just do what feels com-fortable to you and enjoy your dorm and the communi-ty that comes with it.

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Colonel CornerBarton MannBarton MannFreshman Barton Mann is a quarterback for Eastern’s football team. The Russell Springs, Ky., native is undeclared but says he wants to be a chiropractor after graduation.

Q. What made you interested in football?A. I saw Brett Favre one Sunday afternoon. He looked like he was having a good time. I fi gured I’d try it out. I was probably six or seven. My dad was the fi rst team All-America at his col-lege, so it kind of runs in my family.

Q. If you could play a sport other than football, what would it be?A. Probably golf. It’s something I like to do in my free time. I got pretty good at it over the last couple summers. I like to play.

Q. If you could have any fi c� onal character as a sidekick, who would it be?A. Probably Patrick Star. He’s a real bro. He’s always there for SpongeBob and willing to do whatever at the drop of a hat.

Q. If you could trade places with a famous person for a week, who would it be?A. Tom Brady. He’s got a pretty good looking wife and he makes good money. I’d probably make some good money if I was Tom Brady for a week.

Q. If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?A. Baby back ribs. I could eat those forever. It’s my favorite food.

Q. Who is the one person you would want with you if you were stranded on an island?A. My cousin Ozzie. He plays football at Ball State. We always have a good time together. We’d make the best of it.

Q. What would you do with a million dollars?A. I would buy a house, probably. Get that out of the way. Then, give some to Alex’s House, an orphanage in Haiti. I went down there in my sophomore year of high school and I fell in love with the kids down there. They are some really good people, just trying to make it. I’d just want to give something back to the kids that don’t have anything.

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Clark said the program found enough success last year that the OVC has asked Eastern to fi lm 20 more events than last year.

An important new aspect of the OVCDN is the inclusion of advertisements during breaks. Th e OVC is going to capitalize on its increasing popularity.

Clark hopes to expand the OVCDN at Eastern to allow them to cover baseball and softball in the spring.

Eastern’s athletic department relies on students to work the cameras. Students from Eastern’s Department of Communica-tion, under the supervision of John Taylor, a broadcasting professor at Eastern, are giv-en credit hours to shoot the events in broad-

cast classes.“We are lucky that we have good help

from Dr. Taylor and his class,” Clark said. “If we didn’t, we’d really be struggling. We don’t have the manpower in athletics to handle all the requirements for the digital network.”

Th e students handle a variety of jobs, from fi lming and directing to announcing and doing play-by-plays.

Th e students fi rst survey the location of the broadcast to fi nd the best angles and setup areas. Th ey then rotate handling the diff erent cameras during the game to get experience.

Despite showing up at every game, Tay-lor takes on a supervisor role rather than working everything himself.

“Once I’ve gone through it, I pretty much just have to double check,” he said. “I’m more of the producer. I carry the weight the fi rst time, but not once everyone is trained.”

With the addition of the new video dis-plays on the football fi eld and in Alumni Coliseum, Taylor said the pressure on the students fi lming has increased.

“Th e students are intimidated. Th ey look at it and say ‘Boy, when I mess up, everybody in the Coliseum can see it,’” Taylor said. “Same thing with football. Th e audience is pretty sophisticated now.”

Taylor said the students receive instant feedback in the form of tweets that criticize the camera work.

“I think it’s good,” he said. “You need to know it. Th is is not just a mere class. Fan is short for fanatic. Th ey want it and they want it done correctly.”

Th e students do more than just shoot for the OVCDN. Students do play by play, in-stant replay, promos for events and inter-views during breaks.

“It’s a perfect opportunity for students to get real world experience,” Clark said. “If

you want to work for ESPN, or on TV. Now we’re putting on a TV broadcast, but on the internet. It’s basically the same thing.

Taylor said students who work on the fi lming will sometimes get paid by Eastern to come and fi lm during events that take place when school is fi nished.

Diff erent schools handle the fi lming of the OVCDN in diff erent ways. While stu-dents at Eastern get credit hours, Taylor said the students who fi lm at Murray State are paid minimum wage.

Taylor said Kevin Britton, assistant di-rector of athletic public relations at Eastern, approached him in 2012 to see if they could strike a deal.

“He said, ‘this is what I have, this is what I need, can we work something out?’” Tay-lor said.

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Th e fans also got a chance to see Eastern’s stable of running backs. Redshirt freshman Jar-ed Sanders got the call to start, but Watkins, redshirt freshman J.J. Jude and redshirt freshman Th omas Owens all got signifi -cant time in the backfi eld.

After the game, Head Coach Dean Hood said was pleased with the way all three backs played and what they all bring to the off ense.

“Th ey all have a diff erent skill set, every one of them,” Hood said. “Th ey all bring something diff erent to the table, but they’re all good running backs.”

Hood smiled after the game when asked how his team played overall in his view.

“I thought we were physi-cal up front, I thought we pass protected better than we ever had, and our kicking game was the best its been in three years.”

Hood said. One aspect of Eastern’s

game that stood out was spe-cial teams. Punter Jordan Berry pinned the Patriots back close to their end zone and landed one on the two-yard line.

“Th at’s the best we have kicked off , the best we’ve pro-tected fi eld goal and extra point and the best we’ve kicke fi eld goal and extra point.” Hood said.

Khiry Maddox, a redshirt ju-nior from Owensboro, was in on almost every stop on kick off and blocked a fi eld goal to-ward the end of the game. Th e blocked fi eld goal was enough to get a chest bump from Hood when he got back to the sideline.

Defensively, the Colonels did a lot of things right. Eastern held Robert Morris to just 55 to-tal yards rushing on 25 chances, forced six punts and limited the Patriots to just two third down conversions on 12 tries.

Senior defensive end Shawn Shupperd was pleased with the eff ort, but notes that they still aren’t where they want to be.

“It looks clean because of the score, but I know there are some things we did wrong,” Shupperd said. “We came out and fl ew around and that helped the little mistakes that we had.”

Th e defensive backs were the biggest question mark leading up to the game because they are all young, but Hood said he was pleased with how they played.

“We are young in the second-ary, but I think you saw how fast we are though,” Hood said. “Add that to a good front seven and it helps you in the back end.”

Cornerback Johnny Joseph also picked off a pass in the third quarter that stopped a Robert Morris drive.

Eastern’s all around eff ort helped the team prepare for this week’s game. Th e Colonels will travel to Louisville and play Heisman trophy contender Ted-dy Bridgewater and the Top 10- ranked Cardinals, who beat the Ohio Bobcats 49-7 on Sunday.

Th e game will have a noon kickoff for on Sept. 6, and will be available on ESPN3, ESPN’s on-line broadcast system.

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Volleyball wins first four games in row, gets off to best start since 1995

something we’re definitely going to work on this week.”

Despite the slow start for the Colonels this season Barnes said the coaching staff and the team remain hopeful for the up-coming season.

“Our schedule for 2013 is the most challenging schedule in the history of the program,” Barnes said. “So I really, truly do think that playing these better teams

in the non-conference schedule will pre-pare us better for OVC conference play. That’s the ultimate goal.”

Donnelly added that the team’s main focus is conference games instead of these early non-conference games.

“We know it’s still early in the season and when it comes down to it, conference plays are the most important,” Donnelly said. “So if we’re able to get all our mis-takes out and all the negatives out now, we’re hoping that we’ll peak at the right time.”

The Colonels return to play at home at 5 p.m. Sep. 6 to take on Xavier.

The Colonels have come off the start-ing blocks fast, winning their first three matches against Kennesaw State Uni-versity, 3-2 Radford University 3-2 and North Carolina A&T State University 3-0 at the Highlander Invitational Tourna-

ment.This was the first

time the Colonels have been 4-0 since 1995.

Eastern started the Highlander In-vitational Tourna-ment with a 3-2 win against Kennesshaw State. The second match against Rad-ford went the same, with a 3-2 win.

The Colonels stayed ahead of North Carolina A&T and won 3-0. Senior Ash-ley Edmond led the game with 19 kills. Junior Dena Ott had 26 digs, more than any other player.

Eastern added a huge win to its achievements by outplaying Marshall University 3-1.

Junior Alexis Plagens led the Colonels with 22 kills in the Marshall game.

“It felt great being able to put on our jerseys again and compete against some-one other than our 6 vs. 6 practice com-petition,” Plagens said. “The team chem-

istry this year is awesome, when we all work together and remain focused there’s nothing we can’t accomplish.”

Senior Ashley Edmond had 17 kills and 15 digs. Junior Dena Ott had a team-high 24 digs.

The match was close for the Colonels, with Eastern winning each of its sets by two points.

The Colonels will play at the Arizona invitational tournament this weekend. Eastern will start against Utah Valley University at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 in Tucson, Ariz .

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COLONELS CREDIT TEAM CHEMISTRY AS REASON FOR SUCCESS; PLAGENS LEADS FIRST HOME GAME IN KILLS

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Alexis Plagens

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Junior Jared McClain was involved in four of Eastern’s five touchdowns. He totaled 232 yards of offense.

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Receiver Jeff Glover out of Atlanta, Ga., pulls in a pass against Robert Morris University on Thursday. Glover led the team in receiving yards, with 42, including one pass for 24 yards.

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SPORTS

JOHNNA MCKEE/PROGRESSThe Colonels’ game against Robert Morris on Aug. 29 was Eastern’s first Thursday night season-opener in 13 years. The game marked the first time the two teams played each other in football.

Eastern cruises in home-opener, putting up 38 points in win over Robert Morris University

Fireworks went on for hours at Roy Kidd Stadium Th ursday night.

Before the game, fi reworks led the Colonels out on the fi eld and after, the red and white fi reworks made everyone stop and take a look.

But the showstopper of the night happened while the men in maroon were on the fi eld.

Th e Colonels (1-0) kicked off the season with a victory, beating Robert Morris (0-1) 38-6 in front of 12,200 fans.

Th e Eastern off ense marched down the fi eld in under

two minutes and scored the fi rst touchdown of the season on a touchdown pass from junior quarterback Jared Mc-Clain to senior wide receiver Ike Ariguzo.

Th e Colonel defense stopped the Patriots once again on its next possession, and the off ense scored again on a short touchdown run by McClain with seven minutes left in the fi rst quarter.

After Eastern pushed its lead to 21-0, Robert Morris an-swered with a 20-yard touchdown pass of its own. Th e en-suing extra point was blocked by Eastern to make the score 21-6.

Th e Colonels took the ball over with 73 yards to go and only two minutes to score. McClain and the off ense pieced

together a scoring drive that ended with a Caleb Watkins touchdown run with two seconds to go to put Eastern up 28-6 going into the half.

Th e third quarter didn’t see any scoring from the Colo-nels, but the defense didn’t allow any either. Eastern pad-ded its lead in the fourth quarter on another McClain touchdown run and a fi eld goal from Andrew Lloyd to make it 38-6.

McClain led the off ense, orchestrating every drive that produced points for the Colonels. He went 16-21 for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and also had 44 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

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SCREENSHOT OF OVCDIGITALNETWORK.COM

Fans can view live streams of Eastern’s sporting events in HD on ovcdigitalnetwork.com.

Missed the big game last week-end? Th e OVC has you covered with the Ohio Valley Conference Digital Network (OVCDN).

Th e OVCDN is an online service where fans can stream live sporting events and watch archived games in HD.

Th e OVC rebranded its live stream ser-vice after fi nding little success with poor quality streaming and forcing fans to pay to watch.

“No one wants to pay to watch, espe-cially the product we were putting out three years ago,” Mike Clark, director of athletic public relations at Eastern, said. “I wouldn’t pay for it. I was embarrassed

by it.”After taking cues from the Horizon

League’s streaming service, the OVCDN rebranded, putting more money into bet-ter equipment and then removing the pay wall.

Armed with three new HD cameras and a tricaster, which allows a producer to monitor all three feeds simultaneous-ly, the athletics department began broad-casting live events online last year in much higher quality.

Th e OVCDN at Eastern started with football, volleyball and men’s and wom-en’s basketball. Th is year, Eastern added soccer to the lineup as well.

As a whole, the OVCDN broadcasted more than 600 events last year, garner-ing more than 250,000 views. Th e highest rated event was Eastern’s football game against Jacksonville State, with more than 5,000 views, said Clark.

OVC Digital Network offers free streams of Colonels’ sports games

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The Colonels were outshot 7-1 by Ohio in the second half. Eastern dropped to 0-4 after the loss.

Eastern soccer takes its lumps early, dropping its first four games

Eastern’s soccer team continues with a slow start to their 2013 season after two losses against University of Kentucky on Aug. 30 and Ohio University on Sep. 1.

University of Kentucky

The Colonels (0-4-0) lost to University of Kentucky 7-0 after an attempt of five shots versus Kentucky’s (2-1-1) 30 shot attempts. Senior Nikki Donnelly led the team with two shots while senior Janelle Coates, junior Emily D’Italia and fresh-man Cassie Smith each put out shots of their own.

Eastern ended the first half of the game trailing Kentucky 3-0, with Ken-tucky quickly adding four more goals to speed ahead of the Colonels in the sec-ond half.

Sophomores Erika Wolfer and Samm Melton shared playing time in the net during Friday’s game while freshman Mi-kayla Brillon spent all 90 minutes on the field.

Ohio University

After grabbing its fi rst lead of the sea-son, the Colonels fell behind Ohio Univer-sity (1-2-1) to end Sunday’s game with a 5-1 loss.

“I was pleased with our girls in the be-ginning,” Head Coach Melissa Barnes said. “We ended up scoring fi rst, which is some-thing that we haven’t done yet this season.”

Barnes said the team was crushed after Ohio scored their second goal to take the lead.

Th e Colonels attempted four shots while Ohio attempted 15 shots of its own.

Senior Kristan Paynter scored the Colo-nels’ one and only goal from senior Katie Collar’s assist less than 10 minutes into the game. Ohio scored its fi rst goal 23 minutes into the game, where the score remained tied until the second half.

Going into the second half, Donnelly said plays did not click right for the Col-onels. Ohio capitalized on Eastern’s mis-takes to pull ahead, mistakes coach Barnes credits to a defensive breakdown.

“Giving up four goals in the second half is unacceptable,” Barnes said. “That’s

By ASHLEY OWENSashley_owens46@mymail.eku.edu

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