.. q,~ ~ 150years events mark Sesquicentennial Charleston had something big to celebrate this summer-its 150th birthday. The Sesquicentennial celebration, which took place July 3-7, gave Eastern students, central Illinois visitors and Charleston residents a chance to revel in the activities. The event's sparks started to fly at the annual fireworks display that took place at the campus pond. This year, in honor of the Sesquicentennial, $5,200 were spent on the display, according to Ken Ramsey, Kiwanis Club fireworks committee chairman. Another spectacle in the sky was the presence of 15 hot air balloons, as gondoliers from Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin came to take part in a race and mass launch. "Ballooning is the only way to fly, if you don't have any particular place to fly," balloon event coordinator Mike Covalt quipped. The scene then shifted from the sky to Charleston's square, where several shows took place. One of these was ''Doc Barth's Old-Time Medicine Show," an authentic re-creation of the medicine shows popular long ago. Host Don Barth worked with some of the original medicine show performers before performing his show that he has been doing for more than 15 years. "Doc Barth's is the last medicine show in the country," Barth said. A more historical event was the Mudsills' "Charleston Riot Show." "Charleston is right on the dividing line between the North and the South in Illinois," Tom Vance, superintendent of Lincoln Log Cabin Historical Site in Charleston, said. The Sesquicentennial event was a ·re-creation of a Charleston riot in 1864 in which a group of Yankees had it out with some Confederates. Wearing authentic costumes of the day, members of the Mudsills acting troupe yelled such things as 'The Union cannot be restored!" "God bless Lincoln!" and "Cop98/Events perheads, go South!" Also part of the historical celebration were a vintage car show, a talent show, various concessions, a carnival and a mud volleyball tournament. The attendance for the event topped 30,000 people, police chief Maurice Johnson said. Many people went to shows and activities throughout the celebration, taking advantage of the fun and sun. Although it will be a while until Charleston can celebrate its Bicentennial, many people thought the event was a success. ''I would like to see it be put on every year," Johnson said.• -Michael Clark, Larry Smith and Diana Winson - Larry Smith
-Kevin Smith :,.. · ·_,: . - -- ~ ..,_ s---- -Kevin Smith Opposite page: Don Barth and friend of 'Doc Barth's Old-Time Medicine Show' re-create the popular medicine shows of the last century. This page: Top, players ignore the mud while going after a shot during a Sesquicentennial mud volleyball tournament. Bottom, keeping with the historical mood of the event, vintage car collectors displayed their automobiles. Events/99
Lots of activity Special events brighten summer W hile most students would consider spending a summer at Eastern comparable to capital punishment, those who did brave the summer term found several extra-eurricular activities to keep them busy. The biggest event for Eastern was its 90th birthday. Students, faculty, alumni and emeritus were able to take a trip back in time on Founder's Day, a time of celebration and nostalgia. When July rolled around, the entire city of Charleston got into the spirit of things in observance of the town's Sesquicentennial. But history was not all there was to enjoy last summer. The theatre arts were alive and well on campus, as two productions, "Side by Side by Sondheim" and "Little Mary Sunshine," hit the stage. "Side by Side by Sondheim," a Charleston Theatre Company production, ran July 11-13 and 18-20 at the Tarble Arts Center. The play presented comic interpretations and dance routines to Sondheim's works. "Little Mary Sunshine," billed as a joyous comedy, lived up to its advertising in its July 12-17 run at the Doudna Fine Arts Center. A strong student cast and a humorous storyline provided audiences with some good fun. 100/Events Just when it seemed the heat would get the best of everyone, the University Board came through with its refreshing annual Summerfest. The July 23 event featured professional Frisbee® players, two live bands, and the ultimate enticement-free ice cream and pop. However, the summer was not all fun and games. Eastern students came out in large numbers to support the Red Cross' annual summer blood drive. This summer's drive topped last year's collected amount. 275 pints were collected. And, if students could not get enough history, entertainment and service to be satisfied, there was an exciting option-enjoying the presence of the St. Louis Cardinals football team. The Cardinals came to camp in July, allowing fans, photographers and autograph seekers the chance to watch the team in action. Warm weather and homework may not provide the most favorable atmosphere, but at least the diversions gave students a chance to enjoy the summer term at Eastern.• - Diana Winson -lArry Peterson
- Kevin Smith - Larry Peterson -Larry Peterson Opposite page: During their summer training camp at Eastern, members of the St. Louis Cardinals football team scrimmage under the hot July sun. This page: Top left, a member of the Canadian Mounted Police gazes at the barmaid in Eastern's summer musical production, Little Mary Sunshine. Top right, Joe Giampino of the Windy City Aces exhibits his fancy Frisbee® style during Summerfest. Bottom, a member of the band Appaloosa performs for the summer crowd. Events/101
Celebration Students take time out, enjoy food, weather, fun U sually, toward the end of the spring semester, students are busy trying to catch up on the last 20 chapters of an economics book, finish a term paper or study for exams. So, around the end of April, most students get a strange, familiar yearning to visit the Library Quad for food, fun and excitement-alias, Celebration! Celebration '85 was a quasi-mixture of air bands, food booths, laughing children, smiling businessmen and lots of homework-weary students. The ninth-anmial'festival offered students and faculty a number of activities to break the monotony of preparing for finals. Sophomore Jack Smith had such a good time he had to to go home for additional money to spend at the food booths. 'Tm having the time of my life," he said. Although students seemed involved in Celebration activities all weekend long, April 26, a Friday afternoon was the most prominent day for student participation. J. Sain, student activities coordinator of Celebration '85, attributed the large turnout to Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows, a Chicago-based blues band. Big Twist drew many students to the quad to laugh, dance, sing and even sweat along with the band. And musical fun did not end with the departure of Big Twist and his gang of mellow men. Tunes were played by a number of Charleston guitar strummers, an event which also attracted students. Sain said he was pleased not only with student turnout, but with the food booths. He added, however, that he was disappointed with the craft displays because they didn't .offer students variety. But Cecil H. Martin, who made and sold painted wooden birds, said business was going well, and he was enjoying the music, food and friendship with those wanting to purchase his art. Martin, a Casey resident and 1984 Eastern graduate, said, "I'm meeting a lot of interesting people." Professional craftsmen were not the only ones who had their wares displayed. Grade schoolers also were given the opportunity to demonstrate their artistic talents and to perform plays. Celebration fell in conjunction with Little People's Weekend. Thus, several activities were provided for youthful visitors. One of the activities availible for children were plays presented by area grade school kids in Doudna Fine Arts Theatre. Another familiar sight for young and old alike was a dancing clown who wandered the quad juggling, blowing bubbles and drawing clown faces on children. 102/Events lf you were still bored, another alternative was to bask in the sun on the quad. Many shoeless and shirtless students were found bathing themselves in suntain oil preparing their skins for summer sun rays. Most people had only good things to say about the weekend event. Tom Johnson, Celebration '85 committee member, said this year's festival of arts was better than last year's. "We have quality art and workshops and a good cross section of community and students." Former Eastern President Daniel Marvin was in town and said he was glad to have the chance to mingle with EastelJl students. "It's good to be able to come back and visit again," he said. And former Tarble Arts Director Bob Evans, who was working at the information booth, said he met many interesting people. • -Douglas Backstrom - Brian Ormiston
-Lisa Hoffert I -Fronk Polich -Tim Bucci Opposite page: Big Twist, of " Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows," gets into the beat at Celebration '85. This page: Top left, clowns Kim Spencer and Lisa Vazzi fill the air with bubbles as they stroll through the Celebration crowd. Top right, Andre Copeland emulates Prince during the Celebration air band contest. Bottom, people crowd around the stands at Celebration in order to sample the exotic foods. Events/103
Eastern extravaganza Panthers' new royal co uri initiated under the big top T he Greatest Show on Earth was in Charleston Oct. 6- 12, only it wasn't Barnum and Bailey Bros. Circus. It was Eastern's 1985 Homecoming. This year's Homecoming was graced by a new presence. Instead of the traditional freshman attendant, the Union Board decided it would to have a homecoming king, Coronation chair Tracy Benham said in a Daily Eastern News story. Freshman Jon Mattson, a business major from Arlington Heights, was nominated by the Triad and elected as the first Homecoming King._Kathy Dickey, a senior from Rochester, was chosen queen after being nominated by Panhellenic Council. In addition to the games and window painting, a pep rally and bonfire were held Oct. 10 featuring Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff. The parade on Oct. 12 carried on the circus theme with many of the floats depicting circus events. The Homecoming King and Queen, Eastern President Stanley Rives, Charleston Mayor Murray Choate, Secretary of State Jim Edgar and Senator Max Coffey participated in the parade. The week came to an end with a 21-14 win for the Panthers over the illinois State Redbirds before 10,285 Homecoming fans. Window painting started off the week, with both the Union Walkway windows and residence hall windows being painted Oct. 6. Homecoming coordinator Karen Barlow called reaction to the circus theme positive, because students were inventive in creating ideas for parade floats and window painting.• -Jean Wright 104/Events
-Edwin Goodridge -Bill Pruyne Opposite page: Eastern's first Homecoming King Jon Mattson, and Queen Kathy Dickey enjoy each other's company as they are presented in the parade. This page: Yakov Smirnoff's comical performance, held in McAfee Gymnasium, delights Eastern's students during Homecoming week. Events/105
-Rz:ck Kottke This page: left, members of Alpha Gamma Delta and Delta Tau Delta paint a circus clown on their window to keep in the "Greatest Show on Earth" theme. Right, members of Sigma Sigma Sigma and Tau Kappa Epsilon paint a P8nther on their window. Window painting in the Union Walkway started ott Homecoming Week Oct. 6. 106/Events - Rick Kottke
-Edwin Goodridge This page: Top, Eastern band members, led by the new black panther, carry off Illinois State's mascot, the redbird, during the Homecoming game. Bottom, Eastern and ISU football players scramble for a loose ball. -Bill Pruyne Events/107
A toast to life Play lets audience laugh at, think about problems N o matter what you expected, it would be difficult to come out disappointed after Eastern's presentation of Paul Zindel's " ... And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little." The November performance presented a script which forced audience members to think while they enjoyed the excellent acting. The story involved audience members to a great extent because it included characters who represented exaggerated aspects of everybody's attitudes and abilities to deal with reality. The script centers around the three Reardon sisters, Catherine, a junior high school vice principal; Ceil, the school district superintendent; and Anna, a teacher who has suffered a breakdown. Each sister has a very method for dealing with stressful situations ranging from their mother's recent death to the every day hassles of their careers. The combination of excellent acting and a realistic and workable set helped make the production more than just a play but a real opportunity for audience members to review their own escape mechanisms. At times, the play was funny, almost in a tragic way, and audience members laughed out loud. But it seemed that the laughs were not only directed at the characters-but at themselves. And although the script is certainly a major factor in the success of the play, without a talented cast, the performance could not have come alive as it did. While all the cast members were talented, Jill Taylor, Catherine Reardon, was certainly a standout. Taylor's performance was extremely convincing and consistent. She was absolutely convincing as the sister who seems to be able to function and laugh under stress but underneath escapes by drinking and generally ignoring the problems around her. Each performer had some quality that made the casting choice seem absolutely hands-down. Lynn Mara, Anna Reardon, used facial expression more effectively than anyone else who took the stage with her. Her eyes were penetrating, and she sent out strong signals about her mental health. Ceil is the sister who represents the part of society that just can't accept or deal with stressful situations. At times, the character seemed very to be very rational and a careful and normal observer of human life. But her eyes also developed a very strange, far away look and the audience saw an entirely different irrational person who was unable to grasp reality and escaped by revealing strange habits, beliefs and reactions. In addition, Karen Vogt, Ceil Reardon, was very believable as the ''bitchy" sister who overcomes stressful situations by seemingly ignoring them. Other standout performances came from Denise Carnes and James Pierson as Fleur and Bob Stein, the neighbors. The two added a nice comic touch to the tense conflicts 108/Events - Rick Stuckey and complications in the plot. And, the two helped exemplify Fleur's philosophical pledge that ''there's something wrong with all of us." In addition to an interesting script and excellent acting, part of the success of the presentation can be attributed to the attention to detail in the set design, props and wardrobe. These often overlooked details were an important part of the success of the play. The only real drawback to the performance was the fact that th script is rather a slow-moving one. Although the ideas presented throughout the story are important and certainly thought-provoking, the plot is not a good attention-holder. " ... And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little," provided a nice evening of entertainment and gave each audience member something to think about-in depth. • - Nancy Yamin
:; 'W ,. 0 .. "o c o -Rick Stuckey ... - Rick Stuckey Opposite page: Fleur Stein, played by senior Denise Carnes, goes into a near spasm of delight over Anna's zucchini. This page: Top, the three Reardon sisters join together for a dinner of zucchini, Anna's favorite. While Ceil, left, and Anna, right, do their best to ignore each other, Catherine tries to force a stalemate by constantly making jokes. Bottom, Ceil and Anna try, each in their own way, to deal with the recent death of their mother. Cat of Oulraeterr JiU Taylor . ......... . . . . Catherine Michael Salem .. . . . . . . Delivery Boy Karen Vogt ............... . . Ceil LynnAian~ . . . . ... . . ........ Jlnna Denise Carnes . ......... Fleur Stein Jama Pierron . .......... Bob Stein Events/109
Beatniks return Bay City Lights M ost Eastern students can't appreciate the works of such beatniks as Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso and Neal Cassady because they were not directly involved in the ''beat" generation of the late 1950s. However, thanks to the March 8-11 Interpreters' Theatre production of "Bay City Lights," students were able to get a glimpse of the beatnik way of life. The action takes place in a 1956 San Francisco coffeehouse where a few beatniks have gathered to expound on their views on life, America and other philosophical subjects such as underwear. The play, adapted and directed by Debra Gwisdalla, was performed in the round with the audience circling the main stage area, designed to resemble a coffeehouse. To add to the coffeehouse atmosphere, coffee, herbal teas and punch were served before the play and during intermission. The play began with an introduction by the musicians who performed jazz music typical of the beat generation. After this musical interlude, the dialogue begins with a recitation by Bob, who, apparently, is a little older than the rest and who may be the leader. Gradually, the other beatniks join in to argue about religion, love and freedom. One of the most humorous scenes in the play is freespirited Randy's re-enactment of a car trip, taken from Ginsberg's "The Green Automobile." Suddenly, the cast members act as though they are piled inside a car trying to get away, naming off things they see in their "trip." A rather sensual scene takes place a little later as Red and Breeze dance and move together, reciting from Ferlinghetti's ''I Am You." Breeze has another somewhat profound scene when reading from Corso's 'Transformation and Escape." He says he reached the tip of heaven, and ''it was syrupy." Then he talks about his experiences in heaven and questions whether it really exists. Cat of Characters Bob ................... Joe Jahraus Beth ................. Jill M. Taylor Quenton ............. Milton Hudson Randy . ............. . Andrew R. Biel Jane . .............. Chris Clevidence Geoff ................... T.J. Estep Breeze .............. Andre Copeland Red . ................. Denise Carnes 110/Events Following a 15-minute intermission, the play resumed with Quenton's recitation of ''Hey Listen" by Kerouac. This included some audience participation, as Quenton yelled and pointed into the crowd on numerous occasions. This was followed by the play's funniest scene, as Beth recites ''Underwear." This piece is by Ferlinghetti, and displays the worries people seem to have over the little things in life. While underwear plays on Beth's mind, Jane and Geoff concern themselves with such abstractions as meditation and growing older in a generation where everyone seems to have contrasting views on everything. The concepts presented may have been a bit hard for the typical college-age student to absorb because many of us have not read the beat literature used in the play. However, the performance itself was quite good. A small cast allowed each of the actors to have several scenes to themselves. And though they seemed to get off on tangents at times, especially when quoting from obscure works, the actors did admirable jobs of portraying the beatniks of the day. -Diana Winson
Opposite page: Quenton entertains the other beatniks in the group. This page: Top, Breeze and Red share an intimate moment during Ferlinghetti's "I Am You." Bottom right, Randy and Quenton take a ride in "The Green Automobile." Bottom left, Geoff speaks candidly about the origin of the beatnik generation.(Photos courtesy of Eastern's theatre department.) Events/111
Cat of ChGTGCte1'8 Leonoto . . . . ...... . . Dean J. Leitzen Meaenger . . . . ...... . Jay F. JIUitice Hero . . . .......... . .... Bea CeBBno Beatrice ............ Diana Hopkins Don Pedro . . ....... Kurt ChriBtenBen Don John .. ... . . .. .. . Frank Aducci Benedick . . . . .. .. ...... Joe JahroiUI Claudio .. . ..... . . . . . AndrewR. Biel Antonia .... . . . . . . . . Kathleen Scott Borachio ...... . . . Thomas Rhett Kee Conrode . ..... . . . . . Patrick C/4yberg Margaret .. . ........ . Denise Carnes Ursu/4 ............ Pamela R. Wood Katrino. . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy &rensen Lucrezzia .. ... . .... Annie Ostrander Dogberry ........ Stephen A. Scherer Verges .. . . .... . . . . Jim Ronu:movich First Watch . .......... Jay F.JIUitice Second Watch . . . . ..... John Gamer Friar Francis . ....... Andre Copeland Magistrate ............. John KeUy MWiicians . . .. . . . . . .. . . Jeri Hughes Charles E. Hughes 112/Events
Shakespeare at Eastern Much Ado About Nothing "N ever a dull moment" is the phrase that best describes the April 19-23 Eastern production of Shakespeare's ''Much Ado About Nothing." The play, directed by Jerry Eisenhour, used lavish costumes and a plain, yet interesting, set. These effects helped to give the play the sense of an original performance. The plot centers around Leonato, governor of Messina, Italy, his daughter Hero and Claudio, a young lord who has taken a fancy to Hero. Unlike the star-crossed lovers of Romeo and Juliet, Hero and Claudio are not troubled by interfering parents. Rather, they must contend with meddling, well-meaning friends who want to get the two together. Claudio's friends, Don Pedro and Benedick, take it upon themselves to make it known that Hero likes Claudio. Hero's friends, Beatrice and Margaret, decide to let Hero know that Claudio likes her. Unfortunately, neither side has confirmed the facts. However, this is unimportant because Hero and Claudio do, indeed, fall in love and decide to marry. Throughout most of the play, their romance seems to be without a hitch despite some early foreshadowing by the evil Don John, Don Pedro's illegitimate brother. The focus of the play then shifts to Benedick, who claims he has never been in love, and will never be in love, and Beatrice, a strong-minded girl who makes similiar claims. One of the play's funniest scenes is when Benedick eavesdrops on Leonato, Don Pedro and Claudio, who are talking about Beatrice, Benedick hides under a bench, thinking he is hidden from them. Seeing him, the three contrive a story about Beatrice, then ramble about she is in love Benedick. To the play's detriment, a similiar scene immediately follows between Beatrice and her friends. The scene is repititous and not as funny as the first one. It would have been better if another approach had been taken. But eventually, the two confess their love. The play then shifts back to Claudio and Hero. By this time, their romance has taken a nosedive. The evil Don John has managed to set up Hero, making it look as if she bas professed her love to someone else. A few humorous moments are provided by Constable Dogberry, his deputy and his two watches. The four them stumble around, running into each other like Laurel and Hardy. The old bumbling detectives trick, you might say. In the end, all is well for the young lovers, despite a lengthy delay in their wedding. Unlike some productions, where the focus is only on one or two characters, ''Much Ado About Nothing" has several stars, and all the players turned in fme performances. Especially notable were J oe Jahraus as Benedick and Frank Adducci as the evil Don John, a character who would make even J .R. Ewing look noble. All in all, the play left the audience feeling good and provided plenty of laughs. • -Diana Winson Opposite page: Top left, At the governor's mansion, partygoers revel in the lively music. Top right, Borachio and Don John conspire to bring about the ruin of Hero. Bottom, Hero's ladiesin-waiting prepare her for the wedding. This page: Don Pedro, Leonato, and Claudio arrange for Benedick to overhear their conver~ation. (Photos courtesy of Eastern's theatre department.) Events/113
Homecoming play Waltz of the Toreadors Eastern's first fall theatre production, Waltz of the Toreadors, by Jean Anouilh, had good acting, but the play itself was rather boring. Eastern's theater students who participated in this year's Homecoming play should be commended for their fme performance. But theater heads should consider community and student interest before deciding which play to produce. Although this year's choice was rather dull, it was somewhat comical. Waltz of the Toreadors, which won the New York Drama Critic's Award as the best foreign play of the 1956-57 season, is a French farce that opens with the main character, a general, telling his ill wife that he is writing his memoirs of his younger days when he was thinking lustful thoughts about young women. His bed-ridden wife knows her husband well. She is sure that he is pondering or even about to perform immoral acts. The general, played by graduate student Elwyn Webb, is a ladies man, or at least he thinks he is. Throughout the play he is confronted with many indignities because of his belief that he is Don Juan. His nagging and irritating wife is played by senior Charice Shianna. She does a great job as a woman who is supposedly sick and approaching death. Madame St. Pe not only hates her husband, but constantly trys to anger him. She insults the general because he forced her to quit her career as a promising opera singer to marry him. When she did marry him, the general constantly had flings with other women. To add insult to injury, the general's male shy, nervous and clumsy secretary, Gaston delivers the worst blow at the conclusion of the production. Gaston is played by the clean cut and attractive Cat of Cluutll:ten Mme. St. Pe .. . . . . .. .. . .... . . . . . Cho.rice Shianna General St. Pe ................ . .... Elwyn Webb Gaston, the Secretary . ... . . .. ... Thomt~~~ Rhett Kee ~nia . . . .......... . . . . . . .. . JenliUfer~nnan EsteUe .. .... . . . . . . . . . .. ....... . Eileen Sullivan Dr. Bonfant ... . ... . . . ........... B.J. Livingston Firat Maid ..................... Chris Clevidence Mlle. De Ste-Eurverte .............. Denise Carnes Mme. Dupont-Fredtsine ......... . . . .... Jill Taylor Father Ambrose ................ Patrick Cl4yberg Pume/4 . . . . .. . ................ Kathy Sorensen 114/Events . ~- I - sophomore Thomas Rhett Kee. Kee does a really good job portraying the funny Gaston, who was hired by the general because of his neat handwriting. Gaston's job is to print the general's memories as a youth and of his love conquests. The most romantic memory is when he became in· fatuated with Mademoiselle De Ste-Eurverte 17 years earlier, played by junior Denise Carnes. They met at a ball and danced to the Waltz of the Toreadors. Carnes is as beautiful and fresh as the Mlle. De SteEurverte. She has letters from the general's wife about Mme. St. Pe being in love with the doctor who is at· tempting to cure her invalidism. Because the general does not take the action that Mlle. De Ste-Eurverte wants him to, she pulls out a revolver and decides to shoot herself. However, the gun is as old as the general's promise and doesn't work. In another attempt to kill herself, she jumps out of a window. But she lands on Gaston who saves her life. Gaston, from then on, intends to take the place of the general.• -by Doug!IJs Backstrom
l 't'< · - -Rick Stuckey -Rick Stuckey Opposite page: Mlle. De Ste. ·Eurverte, in an act of desperation, threatens to take her own life. This page: Top, Gaston, after saving Mlle. De Ste.·Eurverte's life, finds himself the object of her passion. Bottom, Dr. Bonfant, left, and General St. Pe discuss political and historical matters. Events/115
Primo bitchin' Tom! Deluca wakes up audience by putting them to sleep "Y ou are getting very sleepy." But, when h)'Ir notist/comedian Tom Deluca hit the stage last October the standing-room-only crowd in the Grand Ballroom perked right up-well, most of them did. Deluca, making his third appearance in the past three years, delighted the primarily student audience during Homecoming week activities. Deluca greeted the crowd by shouting, ''How are ya doin' tonight?" And, the Deluca groupies were ready for the question, shouting back his favorite reply, ''Primo bitchin', Tom." His show was divided into two parts. The flrst half was a slide show featuring "Baby T" and some humorous road signs Deluca has found throughout the country. At the end of the slide show, Deluca asked the audience members if they were wondering what his slide show had to do with hypnosis. When they responded with an enthusiastic "Yes," he asked, ''What do your majors have to do with the real world? But, while the first half of the show was certainly amusing, most students were waiting for the second half-the hypnosis demonstration. Deluca and about 10 volunteer subjects entertained the audience for over an hour as Deluca gave hypnotic suggestions to the hypnotized volunteers. The audience cheered as Deluca told the sleepingsubjects, ''When I clear my throat gentlemen it'll really feel as though your zippers are open." And, sure enough when Deluca woke up the volunteers and cleared his throat, the men turned a shade of red and turned away from the audience. During the show, Deluca had the subjects regress to the age of five and sing the theme songs from then-popular television shows. In addition, the group was given suggestions to feel naked, to see other people naked, to feel as though their butts were missing and to forget their names. Of course, the finale was probably the highlight of the show. Deluca gave several of the volunteers suggestions and then woke the group up and told them thanks and to sit down. However, as Deluca revealed some key words, the group ran back on stage-some dancing, some talking in Martian language and some telling the audience how rich they were. But Deluca is not all hocus-pocus. Mter the show, one man in the audience asked Deluca if he could give him "A suggestion to get better grades." Deluca looked deeply into the young man's eyes and replied, "Study."• -Nancy Yamin and Diana Winson 116/Events -Rick Kottke
-Rick Kottke -Rick Kottke Opposite page: Master hypnotist Tom Deluca waves the Canadian flag in an effort to stir up an audience response during the first half of his comedy presentation. This page: left, in a series of photos. freshman Kathy Kolar shows frustration in her attempts to get her shoes on the right feet. Deluca told those hypnotized that every time he clapped his hands, they would feel as if their shoes were on the wrong feet. Right, sophomores Keith Gengler and Telya Jackman huddle together after Deluca has told them they are naked. Events/117
Fight is not over King reflects on issues society must overcome C oretta Scott King took one look at the portrait of her husband which hangs in the Union named after him and said,"l don't particularly like it." King, after speaking to some 600 audience members February 28, 1985, was followed-by perhaps 30 students, all of them wanting pictures taken with her or a simple handshake. During her hour-and-a-half-long University Board-sponsored lecture, the attention focused on her was just as intense. King spoke about the fight against poverty, racism and war she waged since her husband, Martin Luther King Jr., was slain in 1968. ''We found ourselves as we began to commemorate Martin's 56th birthday in 1985 in a nation where hunger and homelessness is felt throughout every city, town and hamlet in this country," King said. ''We still haven't done a thing to solve these problems," she added. "This is a very explosive condition in 1985." King's appearance at Eastern came soon after a study released by the Physician Task Force on Hunger in America, which estimates up to 20 million people in this country are malnourished. According to the authors of the report, the hunger epidemic was caused by lingering effects of the recession as well as President Reagan's cutbacks of income and nutrition programs. King pointed out that in 1981, hunger was not as troublesome as reports indicate it is today, and that under Reagan, "rich people are much richer, but the poor are much poorer than they were four years ago. 'The invisible poor-many of us don't see the poor because we live in the neighborhoods they don't," King said. "But we have 10,000 people in Atlanta, Ga. who don't have places to sleep; and in New York City and Chicago, there must be twice and three times that many people." While the numbers of homeless and hungry have increased rather quickly, King compared the circumstances of today with a time of almost 20 years ago. 118/Events King spoke of an occasion when her husband looked over a poverty-stricken community in Mississippi and said,"'I wept to think we have so much food in this country. We store it-we spend a billion dollars to store it. I know where we can store it free of charge: In the shriveled stomachs of Asia, Mrica (and) Appalachia.'" A spokesman from the Mideastern Illinois Labor Council Food Bank who attended the lecture said af. terwards the problem of hunger is just as severe in Coles County. David Lee Weir, a coordinator of the food bank, said, -Frank Polich . .f t '~ ...
"I know about hunger around us that a lot of us aren't aware of. It's people like her that remind us of our responsibility." Weir said the food bank in the last year and a half has distributed about 44 tons of food to needy union members in the area. King, who currently chairs the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Commission which has enlisted illinois Gov. Jim Thompson's efforts, was a driving force in the establishment of a national holiday honoring her husband. The holiday was first observed Jan. 20, 1986. King said she hopes the national holiday will create a unity to deal with the social problems she said the country currently faces. "We hear the beautiful words of his dream, and we believe in the dream," she said. "But when it comes to translating this great dream concept, that's where we get sort of bogged down as a nation. "Martin Luther King, Jr. challenged us to be drum majors, to be excellent," she said, "and whatever our professions may be, if you want to have people follow you, you have to be an extremist." -Frank Polich Opposite page: Coretta Scott King addresses an audien?e of some 600 people in the Martin Luther King, Jr. ~n~on Ballroom. This page: Eastern Student Body Pres1dent Floyd Akins. then University Board Chairman, greets King. University Board sponsored King's lecture as a part of Black History Month. Reaction to King seemed positive during her speech as she was greeted by a standing ovation after she was introduced. After the lecture, the mood seemed to linger. Jimmie Franklin, president of Concerned Citizens of Charleston, said, "I thought her message was powerful although her general demeanor was low-key. I thought her speech was inspirational, and as one would suspect she gave the message of her husband." And after shaking hands with King, Afro-American Studies director Johnetta Jones said, "It's like touching history." King's speech, which cost $5,500, was the most expensive UB funded lecture of the year.• -Dave McKinney Events/119
Greek Week All for one, one for all Relays, obstacle courses, human pryamids and canoe races were all part of the fun-filled competition during last spring's Greek Week. "Greek Week provides the opportunity for active greeks to come together, as well as alumni," Jill Zimmerman, assistant director for student activities, said. Participating greeks practiced for almost six weeks prior to the games. 'The sense of competition is very high," co-chairman of activities Dan Brosseau said. ''However, interaction between houses is on a friendlier note," he added. Greek Sing began the competition, with the Delta Zeta sorority and Sigma Pi fraternity walking away victorious. Debbie DuBois of Sigma Kappa said her sorority began practicing for Greek Sing seven weeks in advance. -Rick Kottke 120/Events She said there was a tremendous sense of closeness within the Sigma Kappa house when the competition for Greek Sing finally began. Jaun Wills, a member of Sigma Pi, said the best and most important part of Greek Sing was that "all of the guys worked together as a house effort." "Winning made all the effort worthwhile-although the fact that everyone participated was the best part," he added. "Greek Week is great for bringing out the brother and sisterhood in the chapter," Brosseau said. Although much of Greek Week centered around various types of contests, impromptu skits by various houses added to the fun and served as a break in the competition, Zimmerman said. Natalie Callahan, a member of Alpha Phi sorority, participated in the relay, pyramid and obstacle course competition. ''Having fun with my sisters and the other sororities is great, but winning made the competition even more special," she said. • -Angela Paoli Greek Week '85 Winners MEN'S Triathalon .. . .... . .... . .... . ... . ................. . .. Sigma Chi Obstacle .... . ........................................ Sigma Pi ~c; ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::: : ~~= ~ Little man tug ................................... . .... Sigma Pi Big man tug . .. ... . .... .. ... . ... ... ....... . ........ .. . Sigma Pi Spirit ................................ . ... .. .... Delta Tau Delta Sportsmanship ..... . . .. ... ....... .. .... . ... . .... Delta Tau Delta Greek King ........ . ............. . ..... Ken Schroeder, Sigma Chi WOMEN'S Pyramid ............................................ Alpha Phi Canoe . . ... .. ... .. .... . ... • .. . ... . ....... .. ... Alpha Sigma Tau Obstacle .................... . .................. . .... Alpha Phi Relay ...... . .... . .................................. Alpha Phi Tu~ : .. . ............. .. .... . ............ . ..... Alpha Sigma Tau Sptnt ...... . ................................. Alpha Sigma Tau Sportsmanship ... . ............. . ............. Sigma Sigma Sigma Greek Queen ..... . ..... . ................ Lynn Johnson, Alpha Phi This page: Top, during Greek Week, Rick Mansfield of Sigma Chi and Kathleen Young of Alpha Gamma Delta teeter-totter to raise money for the Patty Benjamin Roberts Scholarship. Patty, who was a Sigma Chi Sweetheart, was killed in a car accident in July, 1977. Bottom, Greek tugs are one way of cooling off on a hot spring day.
Rush 'New format stresses ideals T his rush season, a few of the "old traditions" were changed to create a more positive and serious rush experience. Many participants still sought increased social lives and the opportunity to meet members of the opposite sex. However, some changes were made for this fall's rush to draw attention away from those reasons. The Panhellenic Council, which establishes the rules for sorority rush, organized the schedule of events for women's fall rush. Following the initial sign-up for rush in the University Union, the council invited all interested women to view the movie "Arthur" at the Union's new dry bar, The Subway. 'We showed the movie so we (the Panhellenic Council) could promote The Subway, and so the rushees could meet each other," Kathy Dickey, first vice president of the Panhellenic Council, said. The Panhellenic Council also had rush counselors called "Rho Chi's" who were girls from all eight sororities. 'The Rho Chi's visited the rushees and worked at the sign-up table in the Union," Dickey said, adding "they were to remain unbiased when they visited the rushees so rushees could choose a sorority themselves." Overall, women's rush remained traditional this fall, but in an effort to create a stronger greek system and "to get back to the real meaning of fraternities," the Interfraternity Council initiated new guidelines for men's rush which included dry parties. The bus tour, which was among the events that complied with the new guidelines, spent 10 minutes at each fraternity house. No alcohol was served. The next five days after the bus tour were officially considered "dry rush". This meant no alcohol could be served at fraternity parties. 'We wanted to promote a positive image of the greek system, so at this fall's rush, we eliminated half the alcohol that is usually served during rush," Tim Mcintyre, IFC President said. 'That way, there was less emphasis on drinking alcohol and meeting sorority girls which is sometimes the only reason why guys go through with rush." "Brotherhood and unity is the main focus of fraternities, and by having a dry rush, each rushee could discover friendship, responsibility and scholarship in the fraternities," Mcintyre said. Another event was an all-sports-day and chicken barbecue that took place at the Library Quad. Ten members from each fraternity were present to play various sports. Finally, there was an open rush at which fraternities were allowed to serve alcohol at their parties. Concluding men's rush activities was pledge night at E.L. Kracker's. • -Carol Roehm -Rick Stuckey ~· ... -Michael Sitarz This page: Top, Fraternity members enjoy a chicken barbecue on the South Quad as part of this year's semidry rush week. Bottom, Sigma Nu members prepare for a party during their Caddyshack Rush. Sigma Nu is Eastern's newest fraternity. Events/121
Bury the Ouija board Ghost busters warn crowd to denounce satanic forces N obody loves a good ghost story more than Ed and Lorraine Warren do. And last October they told lots of them to a standingroom only crowd in the Grand Ballroom. As the lights in the room dimmed and eerie music began to play, the crowd quieted and listened to an introductory slide-show presented by the Warrens, who bill themselves as "America's Top Ghost Hunters." "Tonight we will bring you proof," Ed Warren told the crowd. The proof consisting of more than 35 slides depicting various apparitions and rooms, in houses the Warrens declared to be haunted, turned topsy-turvy by the various forces present. In addition, the Warrens played a tape they recorded in England. The voices on the tape, the Warrens claim, are the demonic voices of two spirits named Connie and Fred. Ed recited the dialogue that he claims took place with the demons and then played the garbled tape portraying the cockney accents of the voices he said came from thin air. Before the tape was played, he warned audience members not to record it for their own safety. However, he assured the audience that in his presence in the Ballroom, they would be safe. The Warrens believe they are protected by "Jesus Christ and a legion of angels." And although the Warrens certainly showed a lot of their personal slides and told a lot of stories with the pledge, "We saw this," some audience members remained skeptical about the legitimacy of the couple's spooky tales. Robert Williams said he believed the entire presentation was a hoax. "They're only doing this to raise money for their families. If he (Ed Warren) is so powerful, how can he call up demons and not get burned by them. "All they had were a bunch of pictures that looked like they were taken from tabloids and not credible publications," he added. And although most people did not fully believe the Warrens' presentation, others were convinced. Student Body President Floyd Akins said he believed the presentation was credible. "It was very interesting. I 122/Events believe in spirits," he said. However, he added that the Warrens should have brought more types of proof than just the slides they showed. The Warrens, who make a living from their lecture series and books-the University Board paid them $1,300 for the two and a half hour lecture-said they will talk to "anyone, anytime about the experiences we have had," to help warn the public of the evil and demonic forces that are present on earth. The Warrens have been "ghostbusting" for over 40 years and have traveled all over the East Coast as well as in England and Scotland. Although the Warrens' educational background is in art, Ed, who claims to have lived in a haunted house when he was a boy, became interested in hauntings. and turned to theologians for help in expanding his knowledge. Today he is one of seven religious demonologists in the country. His wife and partner Lorraine did not live in a haunted house, but says that she has psychic abilities and has had them since she was a child. The Warrens have been involved in more than 100 ghostly investigations said they are called by police, parish priests and individuals who need help concerning a possible demonic presence. In addition, they have worked with several scientific and parapsychological teams. However, the Warrens believe that while scientists have the ability to document different forces actual demonic phenomona can be stopped only through the clergy. As for advice to the audience on how to stay safe from demonic phenomona, the Warrens warned students to bury their Ouija Boards, avoid seances, denounce satanic forces and reinforce their faith in God. They noted that "people who open doors" are more suceptible to demonic phenomona. To those who may still be skeptical about the Warrens' claims, Ed says, "We have proof in these pictures and recordings. We saw and heard these things. What proof do you have that it (demonic phenomona) doesn't exist?". • -Nancy Yamin and Douglas &ekstrom
This page: Left, Ed Warren, a self-proclaimed ghostbuster, speaks to a packed house in the Grand Ballroom on demonic { orces and the supernatural. Right, Ed's wife Lorraine, part of he ghostbusting team, joins her husband in a lecture and a slide presentation. -Bill Pruyne Events/123
Five O'Clock Theatre Playsgivestudentchance to direct own production The lights go down in the playroom, where a wildly dressed gypsy woman sits in the middle of the stage, staring off into space. Strains of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" echo in the room; candlelight illuminates the stage; smoke fills the air. Then, just as the song hits its dramatic drum interlude, the gypsy woman heaves her tarot cards into the air in frustration. Sound like a scene from a carnival side show? Perhaps. However, this was not the case-it was the opening scene of Eastern's fall 5 O'clock Theatre production, ''White Lies." The one-act play, directed by senior theatre major Kathy Sorensen, was one of two 5 O'clock productions presented this fall. Sorensen, who was directing the play as part of a class requirement, said she was "very pleased ... really happy with the way the play went." For Sorensen, this was the second play she has directed during her stay at Eastern. Like all Eastern theater majors, she had to take THA 3001 and 4001, 5 O'clock Theatre, to fulfill her requirements. The classes require that students direct a 5 O'clock production during their junior and senior years. Five O'Clock Theatre has been a part of Eastern's program for many years, theatre department chairman Gerald Sullivan said. He said the 5 O'clocks were going on when he came to Eastern in 1969, but it was not until about 10 years ago that they became a requirement for theatre majors. However, Sorensen said she enjoyed the chance to be on the directing side as opposed to the stage, where she has appeared in such Eastern productions as "Much Ado About Nothing", because of the experience she gained. "I plan to be a director," she explained, noting that she plans to attend graduate school "wherever I am accepted." Graduate schools have different types of requirements for their students, Sorensen said. Some schools require that a student take his show to the school as part of his audition requirements, she noted. Regardless of whether she takes her 5 O'clock production on the road, she has enjoyed the benefits of the experience. Directors of the 5 O'clocks are not only responsible for staging the play, they are in charge of all aspects of the production, including such things as lighting, props and publicity, Sullivan said. And, although only the director gets any academic credit for the production, the actors involved also benefit from being in the plays. 124/Events ''Being in the 5 O'clocks is very good experience," Sullivan said. Not only for theatre majors, but for any student interested in theatre. ''Usually, there are anywhere from 5-10 productions per semester," he said. The plays are much shorter than regular productions, lasting from about 45 minutes to an hour. And the audience numbers are smaller, with 100 people being what Sullivan termed "a big crowd." Sorensen said she had about 15 students audition for her production, which Sullivan said is a little above the average number for the 5 O'clock productions. 'We sometimes run a little thin on getting people to try out," Sullivan said, especially when there are several 5 O'clocks in a semester. However, because there were only two productions fall semester, the number of students auditioning was higher. One reason 5 O'clocks are so popular is that because not as many people try out as for major productions, students have a better chance of getting a good part, Sullivan said. Freshman Mike Gibson, who participated in ''White Lies" after having been in the musical ''Two By Two," said he enjoyed the 5 O'clock production because he was not under as much pressure as he had been in the musical. ''During the musical, I felt inferior to the others because of being a freshman," he said. However, in "White Lies," he said he had a smaller part and also worked with some other non-theatre majors. -Diana Winson
Gibson, a music performance major, said he hopes to be an actor someday, and plans on taking part in other productions at Eastern. Because the 5 O'clock plays are shorter than regular productions, there is a shorter rehearsal time, Sullivan said. This, too, helps explain the popularity of the productions. Gibson said that because his part in "White Lies" was small, he did not have to spend long hours of every day in rehearsals. However, that is not to say that 5 O'clock productions are without any type of time commitment or pressure. Because the productions are done in the playroom instead of on the main stage, the actors are closer to the audience and can be seen from three sides of the room. Because of the closeness to the audience members, the actors can see their reactions. This means the actors have to have "a lot of concentration" to keep their minds on the play, Sorensen said. For students-theater or non-theater majors, whether they are acting in, directing or simply watching the plays, 5 O'clock productions are a big part of the total theatre experience at Eastern.• - Dio.M Winson -DiaM Winson Opposite page: A few chairs and props transform the small area of the Doudna Fine Arts Center Playroom into the 5 O'clock theatre stage. This page: Top, senior Anne Ostrander smokes a cigarette in preparation for her part as a gypsy in "White Lies." while director Kathy Sorensen, a senior, arranges background props. Sorensen directed the production as part of her THA 4001 course, a requirement for all theatre majors. Bottom, freshmen Mike Gibson and Ua Salem go over their lines before the dress rehearsal for "White Lies." Events/125
The Producers Despite UB's hard work concert lacks appeal T here were many, production problems with MTV recording artists The Producers' Nov. 7 concert; the chief ones being the band's failure to produce an audience and the University Board Mainstage's inability to produce a better band for their fall ''big name" concert. Little more than 500 people put up with lighting problems, a 40 minute-plus late start, McMee's horrible acoustics, an over-beefed flood of security, and a lackluster performance by the four piece, four-time rock video stars. The Producers, best known for MTV hits 'What's He Got?," "A Certain Kind of Girl," "She Sheila" and, most recently, "Depending On You Girl,"-basically appeared as clones of seventies power pop/midwestern techno-pop that made the satellite cable station every suburban preadolescent's dream. The band features guitarist and lead vocalist Van Temple, a thirtyish Neil Sedaka look-alike with enough good sense to grow his hair long enough to partially hide the misfortunate comparison; and keyboardist, Wayne Famous, a bald, school-teacherish bean pole, who spent most of the concert hawking Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen and holding one finger in the air as if announcing that the very next thing the dwindling audience would hear is an inspired song. Originating from Atlanta Ga., The Producers afforded their music little more energy than what blinks from their videos. Famous, Temple, bass player Bryan Holmes and drummer Tim Smith saved most of their energy for some post-concert bickering in McMee's mens locker room, where they admitted among themselves that they were ''way out of practice," (for which they finally blamed the road crew) and hassled a student volunteer for not providing them with a can opener. Once satisfied with a located church key, Famous began some religious plugging of the group, boasting that they were with MTV from the beginning, although they claim visibility outside of the tube. 'What about 61 on Billboard for 'What's He Got?"' Smith muttered in defense as he slumped from the locker 126/Events room. Although only about 200 people endured the performance until The Producers finished off their selfimposed encore with "A Hard Day's Night," those that stayed apparently found the show worthwhile. Diane Baldwin, a senior psychology major, said she was dragged to the concert by a friend and "didn't know what to expect," but enjoyed the show. Gwen Bramlet, a freshman journalism major, thought the Producers were "excellent." Her first exposure to their music was a bar band in her hometown that "played exactly like the Producers." The band, who gained $3,000 from the UB for their efforts, were not Mainstage Concert committee's first choice, Anita Craig, director of student activites said. 'There's a service element to consider. The Producers are popular on MTV and that provides an element for campus interest," she said. Displaying obvious disappointment at the small turnout, Craig said the UB had originally gone after R.E.M. with an offer of $15,000 to play a Wednesday date on the week before final exams. However, R.E.M.'s management cited a tight schedule for declining the date, Craig said. UB concert coordinator Brian Woods also said the UB was unable to confirm a suitable place for the nationally popular band to play. One bright spot in the evening was opening act, "The La~t Gentlemen," a seven-piece outfit from Champaign wh1ch showcased two keyboard players. Sporting past concerts at Park West and The Metro in Chicago, and a previous opening show for 'Til Tuesday, the band's initial influences seemed to range from INXS and XTC with a little R.E.M. thrown in. Greg Manuel, one of the band's keyboardists said Ch~paign was a "good music town" and showed more prom.tse than the Chicago area in the type of music they were interested in. One of the band's highlights was "Shoot Me Down," a Motownlbluesy number featuring crisp backing vocals from Kathy Jo Varden. • -Gary Burrows
-Rick Kottke This page: Left, Producers Wayne Famous accompanies guitarist Bryan Holmes. Right, Lead singer and bass player Van Temple gets McAfee Gym rocking at the Producers Nov. 7 concert. Events/127
Parents Weekend Despite gloomy weather participants enjoy events N ov. 2, 1985 was certainly one Parents Weekend that you didn't have to worry about being stuck with your parents with nothing to do. There seemed to be something for everyone, despite the gloomy weather of the weekend. The main event of the weekend was the Frankie Avalon concert, featuring his hits from the 50's as well as some more recent tunes. Graduate student Karen Wolfe said that 3500 tickets were sold at $7 each. "He put on a good show and the crowd seemed to enjoy it," Wolfe said. "My dad liked the concert and said he had a good weekend," freshman Beth Beatty said. Additional weekend entertainment included "Two by Two," a musical comedy about Noah's Ark, presented on Friday and again on Sunday afternoon by the music department. Another weekend performance was "Fire and Ice," a theatrical presentation of the life of Robert Frost, which took place on Friday. The presentation featured Arthur Peterson of the hit series "Soap," in the Union Grand 128/Events Ballroom. Of course, many students took their parents to the football game against Northern Michigan, which the Panthers won 27-12. Although most parents went to some scheduled activities, many opted to visit the local bars with their students to see where the semester's spending money "really" goes. ''I took my mom and dad to Kracker's. I think they had a better time seeing how college kids have fun," freshman Dawn Coddington said. A new addition was also made to this year's Parents Weekend. For the first time, the Eastern Parent's Club gave a $500 scholarship to one student, Wolfe said. All students were eligible to apply, then five candidates were chosen by the Parent's Club. This year's recipient was Veronica Harcar. Overall, Parents Weekend at Eastern was a time of togetherness and fun for all who participated-students and parents alike. • -Natalie Kratz and Jean Wright - Michael Sitarz
-Michael Sitarz Opposite page: Frankie Avalon, the featured performer for Parents Weekend, croons one of his many 50s hits to the crowd. This page: Top, after changing into a sweater of Panther-blue and white, Avalon dedicates part of his show to some of the late, great performers of past decades. Bottom, Frankie sings a medley of his best-known songs, including "I Love My Dinah" and "Hey, Venus." -Michael Sitarz Events/129
Dancing in the seats Cafferty wows audience despite low attendance Although the crowd of only 1,024 people was far below the number expected to attend and necessary to break even financially, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band put on a spectacular performance. However, the concert put the University Board $9,000 in the red. The traditional rock and roll band played for two hours, answering to four encores. The crowd stayed on its feet for nearly the entire time only sitting for brief rests while the band played a slower song. Cafferty and his Rhode Island-based band played all their hit songs off their two top-selling albums, "Eddie and the Cruisers" and 'Things Are Tough All Over" and then followed their own material with numerous classic early rock and roll tunes which brought the crowd to its dancing feet again and again. ''It was a great crowd," Cafferty said later in postconcert press conference. 'We hope to return sometime. We like to play colleges because it is where we got our start. The places are big enough to hold a lot of people but small enough to be, well ... small enough." The Beaver Brown Band received their largest response from their own Top 40 material, which included "On the Dark Side," "Things Are Tough All Over," "Small town Girls," 'Wild Summer Nights," "Tender Years," and "C-IT-Y." They also rocked the crowd with vintage Rolling Stones', Beatles' and other 50s and 60s classics such as "Runaround Sue," ''I Don't Wanna Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes," ''Dancing in the Streets," "Going to the GoGo," and "Long Tall Sally." 'We like to play something on a very direct, human level," Cafferty said. 'We try to get everyone involved early on in the show." The band received its big break when Home Box Office began to show the movie Eddie and The Cruisers, starring Michael Pere, and make a big deal out of the music which was supplied by the band but lip-synced by actors. Then, MTV began to play their videos. 130/Events -Paul Klatt "MTV gave us our faces back," Cafferty said. 'We were together 11 years before we got to record an album. We played everywhere possible when we started out." The show was only the second in a tour that was supposed to include eight for the Beaver Brown Band. He added that the band had just recorded their f'lfth video, for "Smalltown Girls," and that they are hoping to get a record out by the fall. John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band was preceded by Flash Kahan, a Detroit-based, hard-driving rock and roll band. Flash Kahan played for nearly an hour and very aptly warmed up the crowd for the more wellknown band. They played songs from their newly released first album, "Flash Kahan," such as "Special Girl," "Flashfire," and a hard rocking remake of the Supremes classic, "Stop! In the Name of Love." Student Activities Director Anita Craig said that 3,000 tickets had to be sold to break even. However, only 1,221 tickets were sold.• - Tim Lee
Opposite page: John Cafferty shows that singing is not his only talent as he joins the Beaver Brown Band by playing the guitar. This page: Top left, Cafferty brings the small audience to its feet by getting them to dance to the beat. Right, although he was hidden behind his keyboard most of the night, keyboard player Robert Nicholas Cotola, managed to help keep the crowd screaming for more. Bottom, bass player Pat Lupo joins in with saxophone player Michael " Tunes" Antunes for one of the band's numbers. Events/131
Pressure cracks dam Fall rain threatens water supply 1 Hollywood were to make an epic docudrama with a Charleston setting, the panic over the Lake Charleston dam might be the city's only hope. In any event, make it a Cecil B. De Mille production. Then, throw in B.J. Thomas singing the soundtrack with ''Raindrops Keep Falling on My Spillway." Then, title the project: "Gone with the Rain." The setting is a small Midwest college town, with a lake on the outskirts of the city limits. The cast is made up of cityofficial and media-hawk types all scrambling and tirelessly interacting around the clock. But, the irony could be that the climax would not be the collapse of the dam, but instead a threat to a city's water supply. Hollywood might never buy it, but the news media did. They wrote it, said it, and eventually built it into a tourist attraction. It was for real, and for a while city officials could only give 50-50 odds that the the city's water supply would not be dashed away. The drama began in late November when under-water 76-ton dam supports slipped back from the spillway and stood upright downstream of the dam. November is hardly known as a flooding season, but this was not a normal November. A record-shattering 9.4 inches of rain fell during the month, bringing surrounding land to a fullsaturation point and continually placing more pressure on a 38-year-old structure. By Thanksgiving break, four of the lower cement supports had moved away from the spillway. The lake, fed by the swelling Embarras River, quickly began funnelling through a 100-foot-wide hole beneath the structure where the supports had shifted. City officials kept an around-the-clock vigil in a camper and various pick-up trucks, waiting for the entire structure to fall en masse. Once a summer toy, which students used to slide into the river, the dam was now boosting coffee sales as television crews and newspaper reporters from around the state looked on. Those hardly known became critical 132/Events - :::.- -: - ....... ---- ~ .. ,..~~ ;. -:.. -·- . - <tr,;;-:-...::;..:w -- ~ - ~ ""- .. -- _.. ;,....<~ • .: .. -~ - .. -.. - -~·-::_... . ~ ~ . - -- ~ ... . :- - - - -- ... ~ ... _ ..... __ ""' ~ ·-- - figures overnight. Assistant City Engineer Dan England became the "Dam Answer Man," and Paul Cottingham, director of Charleston's Emergency Services and Disaster Agency, fielded endless questions on how the collapse could affect the few residents downstream. But the coverage was hardly limited to east-central illinois media personnelle. Once word leaked out, the Associated Press, United Press International, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Tribune, ABC News and others had their lenses poised. The resulting attention turned the disaster-confirmed by Gov. James R. Thompson's decree-into a veritable tourist attraction. Charleston Police were forced to make regular checks after the dam broke and persons were sighted walking near the spillway. Once the weather improved in early December, -Michael Site one Sunday afternoon saw an average of 100 cars drive past the dam. With the dam broken a new threat was created, though. The water's flow was slow enough so the few homes downstream were not in peril. However, a groove began eating its way upstream of the fallen dam and the entire lake was quickly draining and leaving a muddy bed surrounding a 120-foot-wide river. Just as city officials were wiping their brows and sighing relief, the channel became a threat as it dug a 10-foot-deep trench progressing daily toward the city's mile-long reservoir dike. The five-year-old earthen dike was still being paid for through a bond issue, and now the lake was gone. The result was that the water in the reservoir was much higher than that of the remaining lake leaving uneven pressure. But the channel trudged its way back, compounding the threat by winding its
-Paul Klatt way toward the dike. As the channel slowed in its growth, the city hurriedly constructed "finger dikes" jutting away from the main dike. Hopefully, engineers figured, the finger dikes would divert the course of the Embarras River away from the sides of the dike. The channel continued to make progress, and city officials could only hope that it wouldn't make a quick turn and drive a hole through the dike. Without the dike, the city's water supply would be drained, leaving a 48- hour supply, engineers theorized. The only contingency-had the worst happened-was for the city to put together a make-shift 6-mile pipeline to Mattoon's water supply where it reached Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. The drama ended, though, after students went home for winter break and the channel completed its course, which was one parallel and not per- -Michael Sitarz pindicular to the dike. But one question remained at the start of the new semester: How was the city going to repair or replace the dam? Repairs would only strengthen one portion and leave the areas which held up to the river weaker than the others. But replacement, which means the dam would need to meet state requirements set since its 1947 construction, was estimated to run the city about $2 million or more. By January, the consensus of Charleston's city council was that hopefully the state would pitch funding its way. And with 1986 being an election year, the feeling was that the dam couldn't have picked a better time to burst. Only time would tell as the cameras panned away from the scene. Cut. Print it. • -Jim Allen -Michael Sitarz Opposite page: Five 76-ton cement supports that once held the dam beneath the water's surface buckle away from the dam as water races over the top of the deteriorating 38-year-old spillway. This page: Top left, (from right to left) outgoing City Administrator Mike Steele assesses the damage to the dam with Council Executive Assistant Chris Bezruki and Assistant. City Engineer Dan England. Right, officials set up an outdoor office as the dam continues to shift. England is seen pointing at plans atop the hood of the pick-up truck in the foreground. Bottom, after the far end of the dam finally surrendered, Lake Charleston became merely a river funneling through the open section of the dam. Events/133
Success Pitching, hitting: tools for winning year Eastern's baseball team seemed to have it all in 1985. The only thing the Panthers were missing was the coveted invitation to the NCAA tournament. The Panthers put together an impressive 33-14-1 record in their active spring, a mark which gave them their 15th consecutive season with a record above .500. On top of that, Eastern's 33 wins was the third highest total for single season victories in the school's history. To add to the luster of the Panthers' fine record, they won six of nine meetings against Big Ten teams lllinois, Purdue and Indiana, while notching an outstanding 22-9-1 mark against all Division I clubs. But when tournament selection time rolled around, Eastern was not one of the elite 36 chosen to participate by the NCAA. With 28 of the bids going to conference winners and six at-large bids, Eastern found itself in tough company amoung several Division I powerhouses for consideration of the final two bids. Eigth-year coach Tom McDevitt had been saying all season that he figured 30 wins would earn the Panthers serious consideration. The problem with being a midwestern team is that Eastern was vying for those bids against southern teams which had played 208 30 more games, thus their win columns were quite a bit larger. But that left little damper on Eastern's very respectable season. Even though they were snuffed by the NCAA, the Panthers took second in the Mid-Continent Conference championship tournament, which they hosted at Monier Field. Eastern earned the honor of hosting the post-season tourney by virtue of an 8-0 record in the Gray Division of the AMCU. Their season ended on a less than pleasant note, however, when they dropped the AMCU championship game to Southwest Missouri 3-2. Nonetheless, when the tarp was pulled over Monier Field for the final time last spring, the Panthers could refelct on what was one of the best baseball seasons for an Eastern team in several years. ''We were in almost every game we played," McDevitt said."Nobody really embarrassed us last year, although we may have embarrassed ourselves at times." The Panthers certainly weren't red-faced very often by their performance at the plate or in the field. For the fifth consecutive year the Panthers batted above .300 as a team, finishing at .321. "There was never any doubt in my mind that we could bit," McDevitt said, "We had a lot of decent bitters and also had guys not even playing who were decent hitters." Perhaps the most 'decent' hitter Eastern possessed was centerfielder Monty Aldrich, one of only three seniors on the youthful team. Aldrich, now in the Atlanta Braves' farm system, was the catalyst to Eastern's explosive offense, batting .396 136/Sports while leading the Panthers in nearly every offensive category, including home runs (7). In fact, last year's team was the second-best powerhitting club in the school's history, blasting 43 roundtrippers for the year. Eastern was a nightmare for opposing pitchers. With big sticks in every slot of the batting order, the Panthers usually made life miserable for the opposition. Four players topped the 30-RBI count, led by Aldrich's 36, and Kendall Snyder's 36, followed by 35 from designated bitter Bernard Holland and 34 from Tim Torricelli. In addition, senior outfielder Tim Parker compiled a .378 average, tying for team high in runs scored with 43. His outstanding average left him with a .390 percentage for his two-year career. The 1985 season was especially sweet for Torricelli, who finished third on the team with a .360 average to go along with a team-high seven homers. The junior is tied for seventh in Eastern career homers and could finish second with a strong senior season. What's inspirational for Torricelli, a catcher/third baseman, is that he was coming back from a terrible slump in 1984 which saw his average plummet to a demoralizing .157. "I had a lot to prove and I wasn't going to let that (slump) happen again," Torricelli said. ''It helped this year that we were able to play a lot of games. That keeps you sharper." Apparently the favorable weather conditions last spring had a good effect on the pitching staff also. Panther hurlers set a school record with 294 strikeouts in 1985. "Everyone talks of how great our hitting is, but what they forget is that our pitching was equally as good," McDevitt said. "Our pitching was exceptional." Righthander Mick Freed, who became a draft choice of the St. Louis Cardinals, paved the way with a 7-2 record while posting a 4.07 ERA. He also notched the team's only no-hitter, blanking Northern Iowa 5-0. The burly pitcher led the staff with six complete games. His 18 career wins and 197 innings rank No.2 on Eastern's all-time career list. Sophomore righthander Dave Goodhue, who will return as Eastern's No. 1 pitcher in spring, posted a stingy 1.89 ERA, the lowest by any Panther hurler in ten years. Freshman Brian Com gives Eastern an anchor for the future, finishing with a 6-3 mark and a 2.83 ERA, second best on the team. The Panthers' record-setting pitching staff was backed up by one of the best defenses in years. Their .958 fielding percentage was the second best in the school's history. The outlook looks bright for the future also. The Panthers lost just three seniors and will return everybody from 1985. That, coupled with a ime recruiting season, has McDevitt optimistic looking down the road. • -Jeff Long
-Michael Sitarz -Brian Ormiston This page: Top, coach Tom "Skip" McDevitt brings third oasemen/catcher Tim Torricelli safely into third base. Bottom, second basemen Rick Sterioti grabs a line drive for an out. Sports/137
Changes Eastern sluggers lose coach, find talent T he 1985 season was a beginning and an end for Eastern's softball team. It marked what turned out to be the final season for coach Deanna D'Abbraccio who resigned to devote fulltime to her assistant basketball position. And while the '85 season brought no Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference title to Eastern's campus, it was the inaugural campaign for a group of promising freshmen who made their impact on the Panther lineup and raised expectations for the future. Eastern compiled a 25-22-1 overall record while finishing 6-11-1 in the Gateway. One rookie who left her mark was Brenda Jackson. Jackson, a Lyons native who prepped at Morton West High School, found a home roaming centerfield for Eastern. "She's quietly efficient," D'Abbraccio said of J ackson's play. ''In my opinion, she's the finest outfielder in the conference. "She is quick, has a good arm and sees the ball well off the bat." Jackson's play strongly backed up D'Abbraccio's assessment by tracking down fly balls and gunning down opposing runners on the base paths. But Jackson's play wasn't attributed only to natural 138/Sports ability. The Panther centerfielder utilized her game knowledge to position herself in the field. "I attribute a lot of my defense to seeing the catcher's signals and shifting bases on the pitch," Jackson explained. "(By doing this) I gain an extra step." Although she had some problems at the plate during the early spring, Jackson's bat came around near season's end. While her .182 batting average may not have been among the conference leaders, D'Abbraccio valued Jackson's bat in the lineup just the same. ''Brenda makes contact almost everytime up," the Panther coach said. "She has a quick bat." While Eastern also got stellar performances from seniors Shelly Eddington, Tangi Waldrop and junior Jan Wamser, the Panthers' hopes for the future were boosted by freshmen Sara Karcher, Tammi Patton, Angel Lendvay and Zam Mogill. Lendvay led the team with a .327 batting average and 17 RBI while committing just one error all season in rightfield. Mogill was 14-10-1 with a sparkling 0.57 ERA and 106 strikeouts. Eddington was 11-12 with a 1.00 ERA while hitting .309 with 16 RBI and two home runs.• -Dan Verdun -Paul Klatt
-Paul Klatt Opposite page: Catcher Tangi Waldrop gets ready to put the tag on an opponent sliding into home. This page: Top, short stop Sara Karcher tags out an Eastern opponent at third base. Bottom, Kay Martin squares to bunt. -Fred Zwicky Sports/139
Novices Despite new bodies, tennis team takes 4th E astern's men's tennis team will have to undergo a major transformation when the 1985-86 campaign ball gets bouncing to hopefully improve on the previous season. More new faces will be seen practicing at the Triad Courts than ever before. There also will be new leaders. Last year's team finished fourth out of seven Association of Mid-Continent Universities teams and were 11-8 overall, and their individual records reflect their .500 level of play. For example, senior Scott Fjelstad, the Panthers' No.1 singles player and team leader finished 9-10. Other team members were John Suter, 9-9; Eric Laffey, 9-8; Don Kirkwood, 11-8; Don Carstens, 9-10; Mark Matijasevich, - Frank Polich This page: Left, sophomore Don Carstens, 9-1 0 in the 1985 season, nails a two-handed topspin backhand. Right, No. 1 player Scott Fjelstad, who graduated last May, lunges into his forehand return. 140/Sports 12-7; Scott Simon and Stan Freeman. First-year coach John Bennett had the difficult task of taking a group of mostly underclassmen and turning them into a competitive team. "We had quite a few new bodies on the team," Bennett said. The netters had only two seniors to go along with two juniors and five sophomores. Thus, a lot of the leadership role fell on the shoulders of juniors and sophomores. 'We had just six players who played all the time," Bennett said. ''I'll be looking for a stronger bench next year. That will make the ones who start be pushed to perform." -Dobie Holland -Frank Polich
Letdown Lady netters post disappointing record A s a sophomore, women's tennis player Lori Zupanci had an average season, but as a junior she is looking forward to a more successful year. On the whole, she was happy with her own performance, but the team campaign was not what she had hoped for, as the Lady Panthers ended up lOth out of 10 in the conference. 'We didn't do particularly well last season," Zupanci said. The team finished the year with an 11-14 season record and ended up 2-10 in conference play. But Coach Gail Richard has Zupanci, who was 13-12 in individual matches last season, and the rest of the team improving steadily for the '86 season. ''Last year, I was a baseline player," the No. 5 singles player said, "waiting for my opponent to make the move. Now this year, with the help of 'Coach,' I'm a net player. Now I make the move before my opponents and look for weaknesses in them." "'was more of an aggressive person this year because I got up to the net more often. It improved my game," added Zupanci, who admits to being a better singles than doubles player. Other players from last year included: No. 1 Laurie Lahman, 8-17; No. 2 Diana Durkee, 8-12; No. 3 Patti Kearns, 9-16; No. 4 Sally Stout, 12-11 and No. 6 Gina Andres, 16-9. Richard drilled the team in many game situations, which helped improve their play. She also brought in a number of freshmen tennis players. -Brian Ormiston - Brian Ormiston "She is much better than the previous coach, and she knows more about the game," Zupanci said. 'Women's tennis is getting better and better. Next year should be our best team." Zupanci has set many goals as a tennis player and one of them is to play in the conference meet by her senior year. Because she is a prototype "team" player, she also wants to see the team improve overall in conference. Zupanci is also the self-confessed cheerleader of the squad. ''I get everyone ftred-up in practice and during the season," she said. ''I'm the 'pepper-upper' person on the team. We all work well together as a team." Zupanci has been playing tennis for six years, ever since her mother got her started as a freshman in high school. - Paul Klatt This page: Left, senior Patti Kearns grimaces as she drives a forehand crosscourt. Right, junior Lori Zupanci hits a backhand lob during a women's tennis match. Sports/141
Mishaps Women's track team plagued by setbacks The women's track team fell victim to several mishaps this year. The first item that may have set the team back was the fact that most tracksters were freshmen and sophomores. The second setback for the team was the loss of coach Dan Lowery, who was only here for one year. Thus, the team was unable to put together a banner year. The team took seventh in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference indoor meet and sixth at the GCAC's outdoor meet at the end of the school year. However, these problems did not prevent individual tracksters from having moments of glory. Sophomore Lisa Jostes is a prime example of the dedicated trackster who would not let team problems interfere with private victories. Most people would faint at the thought of running long distances every day as hard as they could run. Not Jostes. She enjoys the running that a college trackster has to do to compete at a quality level. ''I think all the running that we have to do is fun," Jostes said. ''I enjoy it because the weeks that we had off because of spring break were boring. I tried to eat everthing in the house. ''It's hard," the freshman said. ''But the competition is so tough, you have to be ready. They are awesome. I've cut 45 seconds off my best time and I'm just now beginning to be competitive." Although the competition was tough for Jostes, she firmly established herself and her role on the team. She held the team's best time in both the outdoor 1500m and mile runs last year. With a daily practice and weekend meets, the big question would be, when does she have time for herself or classes? ''I usually get up about six or seven, depending on when my first class is, and I go running," Jostes said of her daily schedule. "Then I go to classes and head to practice at three." Jostes said that she fits her studies in at night and on the bus on weekends. Traveling is not only a time for studies. It also gives the girls an opportunity to form close friendships. "You also make a lot of friends since you're with these girls all the time," Jostes added. ''They become just like family." But don't get the wrong impression. Jostes is not the only member of the women's track family to overcome the mishaps faced by the team. Numerous records were set in both the indoor and outdoor seasons, and with all the record-breakers but one returning, they have set the foundation for a conference challenger in the near future. The lone record-setter who won't be returning is Denise Macon. But Macon didn't leave before putting her name in the books as the greatest discus thrower in Eastern's brief women's track history. 142/Sports This page: Sophomore Lisa Jostes concentrates on her pace as she competes in a meet against Bradley University. Another event which fell both indoors and outdoors was the 800m run. Sophomore Janine Jarris took the indoor mark while classmate Lauren Lynch took the outdoor event. In the indoors freshman Tracy Olawumi broke the 400m dash record. And ~nother freshman, Sabrina Harper, established new ~arks m the 55m dash, the 55m hurdles and the triple JUmp. These are all recent additions to the women's track competition. All in all, the women's track team serves as a guide to all those who can overcome organizational problems and reach individual greatness. • -Tim Lee
Seniors set the pace, leave records behind Eastern's men's track team ignored a third place prediction as they headed into the Association of MidContinent Universites Conference meet and revenged a second place finish in the indoor conference meet to take top honors at the outdoor meet. Among the contributors to the Panther success was senior standout Claude Magee who extended his own records in the long jump and the 300m dash in addition to his 60-yard dash mark set in 1984. He graduates as the only person to hold three indoor school marks. Magee also was part of one record-breaking and one record-tying relay. He also holds two other outdoor marks. Other 1985 record-setters include Larry Thoennissen (35 lb. weight), and Tom Lindsay (pole vault) indoors and Larry Thoennissen (shot put and hammer throw), and the 400m and sprint medly relays outdoors. But one of the main reasons for the Panthers success was junior weightman Jim Lail, who returned from two separate injuries during the year to place first, second, third and fifth in the four weight events at the conference meet. Lail also made sure his name wouldn't be forgotten after he graduates in May by setting a school record in the indoor shot with a throw of 58'2". Lail attributed his own victories to hours of work and the help of his teammates. 'We begin training three weeks before school starts in the fall," Lail said, adding that this continues until the regular indoor season. "In the middle of the season, we put in around 15 hours a week in training." Lail said, "That doesn't include the time we spend at meets, in meetings and in film sessions." If that sounds like a lot, he also holds down a job and plans on graduating on time in the spring with a degree in marketing. "I think that when I'm training and am feeling good I do better in class," he said. But Lail's college career hasn't been all wine, records and shot puts. "In my freshman year and the first semester of my sophomore year I had to make adjustments, but I survived," Lail said. "You just have to budget your time well." Lail had to sit out his entire sophomore year with an injury, and then suffered two mid-season injuries last year. "After I graduate my competing days will be over," Lail said. "I will be a Panther Club member, but I've got too many injuries to keep competing steadily." As for his more short-term goals, Lail said he hopes for the nationals in the shot and the discus, two events that he fell short in last year.• -Tim Lee -Paul Klatt This page: Left, senior Claude Magee springs for another long jump at the 1 985 NCAA track meet in Syracuse, N.Y. Right, weightman Jim Lail prepares to fling the discus. Lail, a senior, holds an indoor record in the shot put event. Sports/143 -Bill Pruyne
Diversity Harriers overcome many pitfalls in '86 Cross country is a unique sport in that it offers mind exercise as well as physical conditioning. What goes on in a runners' mind during a competition can often determine the outcome of a given performance. Eastern's men's cross country team endured a season filled with injuries, youth and inexperience, but came out with a positive mental attitude that they had done their best. From the beginning of the season the Panther harriers aimed to peak at the Association of Mid-Continent Universities' Championship in early November. All seven runners garnered personal records in that meet to earn a third-place finish behind powerful Southwest Missouri and Northern Iowa. "Y. ou always have to keep your confidence up and not let a bad race get you down," said senior Mitch McClure. McClure earned All-Conference honors for his eighth place finish in the conference meet. He was also named Most Valuable Player for the Panther squad for his consistent contributions to the teams' performance. McClure was one of six returning lettermen to the 1985 squad at the beginning of the season. However, injuries sidelined key harriers Scott Tracy and Mike Samuels early in the season and a talented group of underclassmen were called upon to fill leadership roles. Several freshmen became major components in the Panther machine throughout the season. Brad Conte was named outstanding freshman by his teammates and Jim Maton and Mike Madix were voted as most improved for -Kevin Smith This page: Bottom, Eastern runners (from left) Scott Tracy, Dan Newman, Mitch McClure and Dale Righter form a solid pack during a home meet. Top, Tracy (62) and Donzell Jones (47) maintain their lead over an opponent. 144/Sports -Sports Information their contributions. "We're all what they call the inexperienced freshmen," said Conte. "But, everyone works together and no one is left out." ''The spirit they have is amazing," senior Dan Newman said of the freshmen. "It keeps everyone working together and makes it a closer team." The Panthers were unfortunate to lose outstanding freshman Donzell Jones midway through the season due to conflicts with his studies, but the team managed to make up for the loss and continue with the game plan. A fifth place finish at the Midwest Collegiate Championships in Kenosha, Wis., and a third place finish at the Illinois Intercollegiates also highlighted the '85 season. A Panther junior varsity team also won the Danville Invitational as Jones and Conte cruised to fourth and fifth place finishes respectively. Before the season opened, the harrier squad ran to a dual victory over several top Eastern cross country alumni in the 14th annual Alumni Open. "Overall I was pretty well pleased with the season," assistant coach Tom Akers said. "One thing we were disappointed with is we never got to run our top people together; it never materialized. "This team has a real good future ahead of it," Akers added.• -John Stroud
Fate of injury M aintaining a state of top physical conditioning is paramount to success in any sport, and cross country is by no means an exception. Eastern's women's cross country team had their share of problems staying healthy for the 1985 season and it eventually kept them from reaching some of the goals they had set. Before the injuries mounted, coach John Craft had stressed that the key to success for the squad would be to stay healthy throughout the season. Junior Penni Lammon and freshmen Marcy Novak were sidelined early in the season and eventually were unable to return for the entire schedule. So the road goes in the world of long-distance running, but the Panthers kept striving. Although they were unable to place in the top five at the Gateway Championships as they had hoped, they did manage to improve as individuals. Eastern was led by junior Janine Jarris as the clear-cut No. 1 runner for the team throughout the season. Although she wasn't able to reach her goal of breaking 18 minutes due to the fate of injury, she continued to improve through most of the season. Ladies' luck bad on harrier track "As captain I try not to let it go to my head," Jarris said. ''I just feel like one of the girls. ''I try to concetrate on concentration itself. I'm not out there to set any world records," she continued. Jarris ran a season best of 18:09 for 5000 meters but was sidelined with tendinitis three weeks before the Gateway Championships and was unable to improve on that time. Craft could not field a full team for the last month of the season but several fine individual performances were turned in. The Panthers were joined by senior Peggy Brown halfway through the season. Although she had never run competitively before, she improved her time with each race. Freshman Heidi Lammon and juniors Kerri Sperry and Lisa Jostes were also key members of the women's squad. "It was a rather disappointing season," Craft said. ''But sometimes these things come about and you just have to press on. ''The injury situation got a little out of hand, but we weren't mentally down," he said after the conference meet.• -John Stroud - Sports Information This page: Left, senior runner Janine Jarris' face reflects the endurance that it takes to run cross country. Right, junior Kerri Sperry (853) and freshman Heidi Lammon (852) keep pace with a Western Illinois opponent. - Sports Information Sports/145
See-Saw year E astern's 16-17 volleyball season was reminiscent of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. On one hand, the Panthers were a giant-killing powerhouse that reeled off their best start in Eastern's history. But on the other hand, Eastern was a floundering, error-plagued squad that stumbled through a disappointing second half of the 1985 campaign. "It was frustrating," Eastern coach Betty Ralston said. ''It's the kind of thing that if they hadn't gotten off to such a fast start like that we probably would have finished about where I expected." And where Ralston had expected the youthful, inexperienced Panthers to finish was around the .500 mark. But, Eastern's strong start put the Panthers' season in a different light all together. Eastern opened the season by shocking national power Louisiana State with a three-game sweep in the opening round of the Lady Tiger Classic at Memphis, Tenn. Good fortune continued for the Panthers as they upset Clemson, Alabama-Birmingham and host Memphis State after being down two games to one. Although the Panthers dropped the championship match to Illinois-Chicago, Eastern was showing signs of making a name for itself in the collegiate volleyball world. That momentum carried over through the Panthers' first 13 matches. The Panthers roared to an 11-2 start, the fmest since the first volleyball had sailed over the net at Eastern. During that stretch the Panthers captured the firstplace trophy at the four-team St. Louis Invitational. However, Mr. Hyde reared his ugly head when the Panthers traveled to the DePaul Invitational. Ralston was to later say that the tournament marked the turning point in Eastern's season-a turn for the worst. Eastern dropped four straight matches at the invitational, and was thrust into a tailspin in which the Panthers dropped 14 of their last 19 contests. "We started out so strong and we weren't able to maintain it," Ralston said. Eastern, who fought inconsistency for the latter part of the year, did turn itself around somewhat in the fmal weekend of action. The Panthers, who played in McAfee Gym due to the state prep tournament in Lantz Gym, ambushed Gateway Conference rival Western Illinois with a three-game sweep. "We played one of our best matches of the year against Western that Thursday," Ralston said. "A lot of it had to do with the familiarity of McAfee because we practice there every day." Senior co-captain Judy Pianos led the team in hitting percentage (.259) and kills (311). "Judy really came on at the end of the year," Ralston said. "She would have had a legimate shot at being allconference if the voting had taken place at the end of the 146/Sports Spikers suffer identity crisis - Larry Peterson season." Planos earned Gateway Player-of-the-Week honors for her outstanding performance against both Western and Bradley. Junior middle hitter Maura LeFevour led the Panthers in block solos (31) and tied with senior Lori Berger in block assists (62). Sophomore Diane Eiserman led Eastern in total hitting attempts (792), service aces (42) and digs (264). Eiserman set a school record for most digs in one match with 30 against Wichita State. Sophomore setter Jeanne Pacione "quarterbacked" the Panther 5-1 offense by dealing out 764 assists. Ralston also expressed hope for the Panther future despite losing senior starters Pianos, Berger and Misty Buckhold to graduation. ''I was glad that the freshmen got experience, especially (hitters) Gianna (Galanti), Gina (Knoke) and (setters) LeAnn (Thomas)," Ralston said. "They will be the key to our future." • -Dan Verdun
-Larry Peterson Opposite page: Determination shows through on the face of sophomore middle-hitter Diane Eiserman as she attempts to spike the ball past two ICC blockers. This page: Top right, Lori Berger strains to hit the ball by a DePaul spiker. Left, Misty Buckhold (left) and Maura LeFevour miss a block attempt by a DePaul spiker. Bottom, two ICC defenders attempt to block senior Judy Pianos' spike while coach Betty Ralston observes the action at Lantz Gym. Sports/147