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Southern searches for new head basketball coach, Hinson resigns following tourney loss Adam Warfel | @Warfel_Adam

Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill SIU President Randy Dunn speaks to interim Chancellor Brad Colwell on April 6, 2017, during a recess of the SIU Board of Trustees meeting in the Student Center ballrooms.

inspector general report finds Randy Dunn mishandled multiple hirings State report cites Montemagno family and Colwell hires, suggests policy changes and extra training Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz

Former SIU President Randy J. Dunn improperly hired late Chancellor Carlo Montemagno’s daughter and son-in-law as well as SIU’s vice president for academic affairs, according to an Illinois Office of the Executive Inspector General report, the findings of which were obtained by the Daily Egyptian.

Dunn entered a separation agreement with the Board of Trustees last July after it was discovered he coordinated with SIU Edwardsville administrators and legislators in an attempt to dissolve the university system.

The agreement stated Dunn would be entitled to a visiting professor position at SIUE for at least 18 months unless an external agency made a finding of his wrongdoing.

The agreement also stated Dunn’s employment would cease immediately and automatically upon the issuance of any findings showing he violated SIU System or Illinois policy.

The Office of the Executive Inspector General recommended Dunn not be rehired within the SIU system due to the violation of his contract.

Doug Mcllhaga, SIU Edwardsville spokesman, announced Dunn would not teach at the Edwardsville campus this semester early January, but would not comment on the reason why.

The investigation found Dunn improperly negotiated with and hired Melissa and Jeffrey Germain.

Melissa Germain made $52,000 annually during her time at the university, where she promoted the theater department as a staff member in

university communications.

Jeffrey Germain was hired as an extra help civil service employee assisting Jim Garvey, interim vice chancellor for research, for $45 an hour.

Both Germains no longer work at the university, according to the 2018-2019 university salary database.

The university was found to have violated hiring procedures by not maintaining an acceptable candidate list for extra help appointments, according to the report.

Furthermore, Dunn was found to have violated hiring procedures when hiring former interim Chancellor Brad Colwell as the system’s latest vice president for academic affairs – a position that had been vacant for four years. He is paid roughly $232,000 per year and was appointed to his position in 2017.

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ST. LOUIS – Barry Hinson stepped down as head coach of the Southern Illinois Men’s Basketball team following the Salukis’ 61-58 loss to the University of Northern Iowa.

“Last March, the chancellor and I made a pact if we didn't go to the NIT or the NCAA, it would be time for me to step away,” Hinson said.

Hinson said he is excited for Saluki athletics as the program moves forward under the direction of Jerry Kill.

“I know where it's headed, I know who's running the ship now and I know we've had a lot of issues on campus there in Carbondale, but those issues are getting ready to go away,” Hinson said.

In his seven seasons at Southern, Hinson put together a 116-111 record. In his first year at SIU, the team finished last in the Valley with a conference record of 6-12. During his tenure at Southern and Missouri State, Hinson was unable to take a team to the NCAA Tournament.

The Salukis’ best finish in the Missouri Valley Conference was last year, coming in second place for regular season-play with an 11-7 record.

After the 2016 campaign, Hinson was named the MVC Coach of the Year – a year where the team went 22-9 and tied for fourth place in the conference.

In the MVC Tournament, the Salukis saw the most success in 2014, 2017 and 2018 when the team made the semifinal game under Hinson.

Seven players transferred from the program during Hinson’s tenure – four of the seven transferred after the 2015 season.

“I am so sorry. I am so sorry we couldn't get back to a tournament. It's haunted me,” Hinson said. “It's haunted me my entire life. But I'm a man of faith, and my dad taught me a long time ago, I know not what my future holds, but I know who holds my future.”

Hinson made $350,000 per year plus annual increases and incentives. He currently has one year left on his contract with the university and Jerry Kill, SIU Director of Athletics, said he plans on honoring the rest of his contract – approximately a $175,000 buyout.

Kill said he will be traveling across the country in search of a new head basketball coach during a March 11 press conference.

Sports editor Adam Warfel can be reached at awarfel@dailyegyptian.com and on Twitter at @Warfel_Adam.

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From the news editor: Southern Illinois University has been through both triumphs and struggles since the start of spring semester; and yet, as always, we persevere.

I would like to take the time to acknowledge our hardworking staff at the Daily Egyptian. This semester’s staff, though small, has taken incredible initiative with their work and I feel proud to be in a position to help guide them.

Working at the Daily Egyptian takes a unique kind of person.

Our employees are creative, flexible and above all, driven to do their best. We have many veteran employees who have worked with us for multiple semesters, as well as new employees working hard every day to learn and improve.

As the spring 2019 News Desk Editor, I work closely with the reporting staff to help them develop their skills and produce quality finished pieces. I am constantly amazed at the dedication and willingness to learn I see in the staff, as well as their ability to take whatever I send their way, whether it be a critique or a new story idea.

Journalism is a rewarding field to work in, but it can also be very tough. You can spend long hours and sleepless nights on your work only to have it ignored when published or worse, never published at all. Rarely does someone go up to a reporter or a photographer or an ad designer and thank them for their work.

So to all Daily Egyptian employees past, present and future, thank you for your work. Know that you have accomplished something while here and that your work and your voice matter.

Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Deo Volente, Rana Schenke News Editor, Spring 2019 The Daily Egyptian News Editor Rana Schenke can be reached by email at rschenke@dailyegyptian.com.

Isabel Miller | @isabelmillermedia Children climb over a plane’s wing inside a series of wire tunnels in the sky on Saturday, March 9, at the St. Louis City Museum. There are two planes suspended 50 feet in the air in the museum’s MonstroCity.

Rainbow Cafe to host forum on LGBTQ issues with Carbondale mayoral candidates Jacob Lorenz | Daily Egyptian

The Rainbow Cafe will be hosting a meet and greet and open forum for Carbondale’s mayoral candidates on March 28 at 7:00 p.m.

The meet and greet will take place at the Center for Empowerment and Justice at 213 N Washington St. The forum will focus on issues

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The inspector general’s office recommended the SIU system engage in human resources training alongside upper administration employees responsible for hiring.

The office also recommended all pertinent employees complete training on extra help appointments and on administrative or professional position hiring procedures — including how to conduct position searches and the appropriate use of search waivers.

The office further recommended the system consider implementing a review system for administrative or professional hires, in order to avoid

specific to the southern Illinois LGBTQ community. Candidates will receive equal time to respond to questions and open discussion.

Both candidates, incumbent Mike Henry and community organizer Nathan Colombo, have confirmed availability, according to Tara Bell Janowick, board chair of the Rainbow Cafe.

The event is sponsored by Unconditional, a support group for parents and families of the LGBTQ community in Southern Illinois.

For more information, visit Rainbow Cafe’s website or find them on Facebook.

issues regarding improper use of search waivers.

The report, a portion of which was obtained by the Daily Egyptian, said Dunn bypassed search processes by signing his own search waiver request forms. The investigators suggested the board implement rules curbing the president’s ability to do so.

Dunn said he decided to pass the inquiries on to the state, in order to ensure an independent review, according to a Feb. 2018 press release.

The OEIG report contains other findings, whose meaning is unclear as the Daily Egyptian has obtained only a portion of the report and is continuing to look into the matter.

Randy Dunn could not be reached

for comment; his previous phone number has been disconnected.

Brad Colwell, SIU Vice President of Academic Affairs, did not return phone calls with comment.

Rae Goldsmith, SIUC spokeswoman, said she had not seen the report and could not comment on the matter.

The SIU Office of the President did not return phone calls with comment.

The Office of the Executive Inspector General declined to comment on the investigation, citing official policy in which they cannot disclose the existence of a case.

Staff reporter Jacob Lorenz can be reached at jlorenz@dailyegyptian.com.

For story updates, please visit www.dailyegyptian.com

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Bill to reopen Tamms Correctional Facility hits Illinois House floor Kallie Cox | @KallieECox

House Bill 210, a bill to reopen and reorganize the Tamms Correctional Facility, has moved to the Illinois House floor for consideration after being amended to create a task force to study the potential effects reopening the facility would have.

Illinois representatives Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) and Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) co-sponsored the bill, which was first introduced into the Illinois House Dec. 21, 2018.

If it is approved, the established task force will publish their findings by Dec. 31, 2020.

According to a press release, Windhorst said the task force will include two members of the House and Senate, the Director of Corrections and a representative of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

It would also include an appointee of the President of Shawnee Community College, an appointee of the President of SIU, the Mayor of Tamms and a member of the Alexander County board.

“Reopening Tamms’ minimum-security facility could help alleviate overcrowding, make our correctional officers safer and provide good paying jobs to an area that has been economically devastated,” Windhorst said in the release.

Bryant said she has been a strong advocate for reopening the minimum security facility in Tamms since before she took office.

“There are very powerful forces that closed the supermax, and I want everyone to know that this Task Force will not be studying reopening

John Smierciak | Chicago Tribune | MCT Inmate Damien Terry is “cuffed up” by correctional officer Lt. Robert DuBois, right, before he is taken from his holding cell, February 13, 2009.

the supermax,” Bryant said.

Tamms Correctional Facility was Illinois’ only supermax prison and was shut down by Governor Pat Quinn in 2012.

Quinn cited the budget as his reason for closing down Tamms; however, the facility closed amid concerns over its treatment of inmates and backlash from Amnesty International and other human rights groups.

Two of the current barriers facing the reopening of the prison include the human rights abuse accusations and the facility’s mold infestation.

Tamms was originally designed as a supermax facility with the goal of

making complete isolation and sensory deprivation possible.

Gary Marx, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, was able to visit Tamms in 2009 and said for at least 23 hours a day, prisoners sat in solitary confinement in 7-by-12-foot cells.

“There is no mess hall -meals are shoved through a chuckhole in cell doors.

Contact with the outside world is sharply restricted,” Marx said. “For a rare visit from relatives or friends, inmates are strip-searched, chained to a concrete stool and separated from visitors by a thick glass wall. There are no jobs and limited educational opportunities.”

One of the individuals affected by Tamms solitary confinement practices was Anthony Gay, an inmate who developed mental health issues while in prison and rather than receiving proper care was kept in solitary confinement.

Solitary confinement is condemned by the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, and the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. It has been shown to severely impact the mental health of inmates.

In response to inquiry about Gay’s treatment, the Illinois

Department of Corrections said they remain focused on ensuring mentally ill men and women receive the necessary treatment.

The department also said they are implementing new programs to improve outcomes for mentally ill inmate rehabilitation.

If the bill passes, in order to reopen the prison, the task force would have to overcome the stigma surrounding the facility and develop a plan to successfully reopen and operate it as a minimum security facility.

person surrendering was killed.

Class A felonies in Missouri are punishable by 10 years to life in prison, according to the Missouri Sentencing Advisory Commission’s website.

Washington’s original act proposed a mandatory 15 year sentence for officers convicted of shooting an unarmed citizen.

“What inspired me to [create the act is] a disconnect between the community and police officers,” Washington said. “If we want to rebuild this trust, we need laws in order to regain the trust.”

Ellington was quoted similarly in the press release

about the bill he proposed.

“We all want good police officers serving in our neighborhoods, and we expect them to protect and serve,” Ellington said. “What we don’t want is for police to feel free to act like Judge Dredd where they are the judge, the jury and the executioner.”

As of Sunday, no Missouri House hearing has been scheduled regarding the bill, according to the Kansas City Star.

Staff reporter Kallie Cox can be reached at kcox@dailyegyptian.

‘Hands Up’ bill enters Missouri House Rana Schenke | Daily Egyptian

Missouri Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City) filed a bill in the Missouri House on March 7 which would make it illegal for law officers to shoot suspects while surrendering, according to a Missouri Times press release.

The proposed bill is similar to the ‘Hands Up Act’ proposed

by SIU graduate student Travis Washington, although Washington’s act is not acknowledged in the release.

“Although recent reform and training efforts have worked to

“It’s up to the states to take action, and I believe this bill will serve as a deterrent.”

- Missouri Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City)

bring down police shootings, the US Justice Department has moved away from these reforms,” Ellington said in the release. “It’s up to the states to take action, and I believe this

bill will serve as a deterrent.”

Ellington’s bill not only makes it a criminal offense to shoot suspects who are surrendering, but also would make it a Class A felony if the

News Desk Editor Rana Schenke can be reached at rschenke@dailyegyptian.com.

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Extern program shapes student’s futures Emily Cooper | @ecooper212

35 students and 28 sponsors are participating in this year’s spring break externship program provided by the collaboration between the Career Development Center and the Alumni Association.

“This gives students the opportunity to go beyond the classroom, take what they’re learning in the class and really apply it and see it in action,” Vanessa Renshaw, experiential education coordinator at the center, said. “It also gives them the ability to network, makes sure this is what they’re wanting to do.”

Renshaw said students can also get a mentor, so working with that alumni or friend of the university gives them the opportunity to build a mentorship. In the past, externs have even received job offers.

“Primarily, we send out information to alumni and reach out to HandShake, where we have a lot of employers that work with us anyways,” she said.

Requirements The requirements for the program are changing, according to Renshaw. In the past, the externships have been primarily geared towards juniors and seniors.

“This year we have been open with the requirements, but in the future we want to gear it towards sophomores, juniors, seniors and master students,” she said. “We are wanting [them] to have a resume and a cover letter, so they are prepared.”

Students must meet the 2.7 GPA requirement, be a full time student and fill out the online application, according to Renshaw. There will be an interview and students will also attend two ceremonies.

History This program is something fairly new to the career

“This year we have been open with the requirements, but in the future we want to gear it towards sophomores, juniors, seniors and master students.”

- Vanessa Renshaw Experimental education coordinator

“They give up their spring break to go have these experiences and get that real world experience that students really need beyond the classroom.”

- Vanessa Renshaw Experimental education coordinator

development office, Renshaw said. It originated with the Alumni Association in 1984, but the career development office is now partnering with the association to bring it over to their department.

“The program helps connect our current students with SIU Alumni and friends in various fields and industries,” Renshaw said. “We try to pair students, depending on their major, with someone in a prospective career they would like.”

Renshaw said the career development center is hoping to expand the program back to its original glory.

“The last few years, it didn’t have as many students,” she said. “I would guess probably budget cuts dealt with that.

We’re reviving it and in the rebuilding process because last year only eight students wentnow we’re up to 35 students.”

The program used to send roughly 70 students a year, with over 4,000 students total sent on externships, Renshaw said.“We would like to get back to that number, and I think we are on our way,” she said.

The extern program formally takes place during spring break, but they are expanding it as an informal program for the rest of the year, Renshaw said. That way students and companies who can’t participate in the spring can still do an externship.

Kathy Dillard, director of corporate relations, said the program started small, but then more students heard what a great experience it is and how they could make connections which lead to paid internships and paid positions.

The cost of externships According to Renshaw, it’s an unpaid experience, so students are expected to foot the bill.

“That can be kind of difficult,” she said. “They give up their spring break to go have these experiences and get that real world experience that students really need beyond the classroom.”

Renshaw said she is trying to secure funding for students

because she understands taking a week off of work, even missing it, traveling to Chicago and staying in a hotel downtown or flying to Maryland is a lot of money to put forth as a student.

The Career Development Center is trying to secure funding through donations to help students go on externships and unpaid internships in the future, according to Renshaw.

Saluki Externship in Maryland Jessena Fields, senior business management major, said she signed up with the student center through the job fair and will be externing at Vysnova Partners in Maryland, a public management and administration company which focuses on health administration.

“I actually had also reached out to one of the offices in the college of business to sign up because I was looking for an internship to do something over the summer, and I received a call from Renshaw about the externship,” she said.

Fields said she wanted to get more experience in different fields.

“I’m actually going to be working in different departments, so not just the business administration department, but she is going to introduce me to the different departments so I can get the feel of everything,” she said.

Fields is going to be working with the accounting department, she said.

“I expect to learn about how to handle different finances,” Fields said. “I’m going to be working with the administration, so I’m expecting to learn how to manage different teams.”

She said she has never been to that side of the U.S. before, but she has family there and will be staying with them.

“I’m excited,” Fields said. “I looked up different things to do when I’m not [at] of work.”

Staff reporter Emily Cooper can be reached at ecooper@dailyegyptian.com

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Outside The Box festival to bring internationally known musicians, virtual reality experiences to SIU Arts & Entertainment Desk | @DailyEgyptian

SIU will be hosting its 13th annual Outside The Box multimedia festival March 22-30.

The festival is free and features an assortment of concerts, seminars and virtual reality experiences, according to a university press release.

Each night of the festival will feature a concert by a different artist or ensemble, varying from SIU faculty and students to internationally recognized composers.

“The whole idea of ‘Outside the Box’ is to bring the kind of artists here that the community and the campus wouldn’t normally see in an area like ours,” Christopher Walczak, festival director and associate professor of music theory and composition, said in the release.

Some of the featured artists will also be holding workshops and seminars during the festival, according to the release.

“One of the things we consider when we invite an artist is to consider whether or not they will engage with the community, students and faculty,” Walczak said.

Seminars and workshops are also free and open to the public and will feature Q&A sessions after the talk.

The festival will also feature an exhibit by digital virtual reality by the Digital Museum of Digital Art (DiMoDA).The virtual reality exhibit is called “Fool’s Paradise” and features music, poetry and art, according to the release.

“This is a virtual reality world that people explore with three-dimensional Oculus headsets,” Walczak said.

“DiMoDA commissioned a number of visual artists and composers to create a virtual world full of art based on the works of William Blake.”

The first presentation of the exhibit begins at 3:30 p.m. on March 27, and the exhibit is open to the public during the Carbondale Community Arts’ business hours through March 30.

For more information on the festival and a complete schedule of events, visit the Outside The Box website.

The Daily Egyptian’s Arts & Entertainment Desk can be reached at 1-618-536-3328 or by email at editor@dailyegyptian.com.

Illinois House passes bill requiring schools to include LGBTQ individuals in curriculum Brandi Courtois | @Brandi_Courtois

SPRINGFIELD- The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday which would require public schools to include lessons on prominent LGBTQ figures in history.

House Bill 246, also called the Inclusive Curriculum bill, would go into effect July 1, 2020.

The bill references the textbook block grant program and requires textbooks purchased must include the roles and contributions of all people protected under the Illinois Human Rights Act and must be non-discriminatory.

The bill passed 60-42 and will now go through the Illinois Senate. Illinois would be the third state to adopt such a law, according to a news release from Equality Illinois Media.

State Rep. Anna Moeller (D-Elgin) sponsored the bill. She said in the release that she was proud to work with Equality Illinois to pass the Inclusive Curriculum Bill in the house.

“This legislation will ensure that our schools are providing a more comprehensive and accurate teaching of history and creates a more welcoming, tolerant, and safe environment for all of our students in Illinois,” Moeller said. “It also affirms the dignity and contributions of LGBTQ individuals and the movements that have shaped the world we live in today.”

Inclusion of people of color, women, immigrant communities, and people with disabilities is currently ensured under the Illinois School Code.

In the release, Brian C. Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois, said an inclusive history will affirm for LGBTQ+ students that people like them existed and made significant contributions to society.

“This inclusive history will also benefit non-LGBTQ students, who would be taught the whole story about the achievements of LGBTQ people and the historical events that impacted all of us,” Johnson said.

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20th annual AIDS Walk making a difference in the southern Illinois community Elizabeth Biernacki @EBiernacki_DE

Members of the southern Illinois community can come out and show their support for an important cause at the 20th annual AIDS Walk on March 23.

The walk starts at 11 a.m. at the Newman Center and was coordinated by the Southern Illinois AIDS Coalition and Wally Paynter, the founder of the AIDS Walk.

The walk also features an educational health fair starting at 10 a.m. The health fair will offer free testing for HIV, outreach tables, time to make posters, a social media campaign and breakfast, according to Paynter.

“We’re trying to launch a social media campaign where people will take pictures [and] make signs about the AIDS walk and post them on their personal social media pages,” Paynter said.

Paynter said the hope is that hundreds of people will post and from there, thousands of others will be informed about the issue and more people will help contribute by participating or donating.

“We’re hoping to raise $10,000; at the moment we’ve raised about

$2,600,” Paynter said.

Paynter said the organization uses the money raised to buy grocery store gift cards for low income households in the area impacted by HIV and AIDS. “People don’t think about HIV being in southern Illinois, they don’t think about HIV being in Carbondale, they don’t think about people with HIV being at SIU,” Paynter said.

There are approximately 34,441 people in Illinois living with HIV, according to online HIV mapping site AIDSVu. “It’s a crisis in this world, and in southern Illinois there are enough cases of HIV among a population between the ages of 15 and 24 that we need to be paying attention,” Father Joseph Brown, an Africana Studies professor at SIU and an honorary chair for the event, said.

Brown has been participating in this event since it began. He said it is an important issue to him and he hopes it will become an important issue to others in the community and at SIU. “I don’t want to ever see issues like HIV and AIDS education and prevention or care be relegated to something that people either

don’t talk about or don’t make a priority,” Brown said.

Brown said he has lost many good friends and family due to HIV and AIDS and has experienced the way the illness has torn apart lives and families.

“I have seen how their families or their communities treated them, how they didn’t want to talk about it, how they

couldn’t,” Brown said. “They weren’t comfortable–– and the pain that they went through as if having an illness is also some kind of moral judgement.”

HIV and AIDS can affect anyone and the purpose of the walk is to raise awareness and educate community members on how they can help prevent the disease for themselves and others.

“All those things take energy,” Brooks said. “When you have to exert energy to deal with new diseases, new invasive species, you don’t have as much energy for growth and reproduction.”

Brooks said the sub-lethality of the stressors makes it hard to actually measure the effects.

When she measures the impacts of a range of different stressors, she also has to measure their responses in the ecosystem.

“What we’re doing is making it harder and harder for ecosystems to function,” Brooks said.

Brooks does a lot of testing when she’s trying to understand the way aquatic ecosystems work – Campus Lake was no different – but it wasn’t until she waded out into the lake that she really understood the problem.

“By physically getting into campus lake I became acutely aware of all of the wet compost that was in there,” Brooks said.

She had seen the matter from the shore and measured it but the problem became more apparent after she waded out and ended up with ‘a horrible smelly mass’ wrapped around her waist.

“I think people have to spend time out in the natural environment before they really understand how these systems work,” Brooks said.

She asked herself how fish could survive if there was only 20 centimeters of oxygen on the top of the lake for the entire summer.

Brooks said humans have a profound impact on the natural world and sees science and conservation biology as being critical to the health and beauty of the planet, but also for the health of people.

“If we keep losing species at the rate we’re losing them, it’s going to be a pretty stark environment,” Brooks said.

“We’re never going back to a pristine planet.”

Calling in the expertise of other people to help with projects like this recent one helps progress move along quicker, Brooks said.

She works with students and faculty from a wide range of disciplines, including engineering, computer programming and campus recreation. This is where interdisciplinarianism comes into effect.

Craig Anz, associate professor of

architectural studies, is one of the faculty members involved in the current projects at Campus Lake.

Anz said the problems we face today – sometimes called wicked problems, ill-defined problems, or complex problems – require people from multiple disciplines to solve.

“We know we’re not going to get a square peg through a square hole approach,” Anz said. “But, when we start putting together the pieces of inter-disciplinarianism, it tends to kinda fit the problem.”

He said by doing these kinds of projects they build a model for other people to do it and that’s an important message to send.

James Mathias, associate professor of engineering, is another faculty member involved in the Campus Lake projects.

“I think [students] see it as a real life application,” Mathias said, “more than a design they don’t feel will have any meaning.”

He said that the students involved are building something that will be tested and tried.

“We don’t know enough about how the things in the lake had been affected,” Mathias said.

Provided photo from Wally Paynter

“HIV is in our community and we can make a difference,” Paynter said.

Community members interested can volunteer or donate here.

Staff reporter Elizabeth Biernacki can be reached at ebiernacki@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @EBiernacki_DE

Leading the charge: Marjorie Brooks, leader in the classroom and in the field

Brandi Courtois | @Brandi_Courtois

The solar-powered fountains coming to SIU’s Campus Lake are just one of the many projects Marjorie Brooks has worked on at SIU. Brooks, an associate professor in the zoology department, has been at the university since 2009.

Her most recent projects have involved the effect of night time temperatures on tadpoles, beavers’ effects on their local ecosystems and the effects of aerating and cooling water in Campus Lake to help regulate toxins in cyanobacteria that create harmful algal blooms.

“My research focuses on the effects of multiple sublethal stressors,” Brooks said.

Sublethal stressors can be things like pollution, warmer temperatures, new competition or new diseases that place stress on living organisms.

“The quick way to think about that is death or injury by a thousand cuts,” Brooks said.

If an animal is stressed by constant exposure to sublethal pollution and warmer temperatures – the stress on them is increased, according to Brooks.

“That’s not really our area.”

Mathias said Brooks explains that to the students and she brings in an expertise the students in engineering don’t have.

“I’m very proud of Southern Illinois University for creating opportunities for undergraduate research,” Brooks said. “I wish I had had those opportunities!”

Brad Dillard, director of Physical Plant and Services and a collaborator on the Campus Lake project, said Brooks truly cares about the students and goes the extra mile.

“She’s an amazing asset for the university,” Dillard said.

“She’s an exemplary example of contributions that faculty make to this university.”

Anz said he challenges Brooks and other professionals to keep doing projects like the ones in Campus Lake.

“To be part of something bigger than yourself and to keep going, that’s what supplies your energy,” Anz said. “The more we do these things the better we become.”

Staff writer Brandi Courtois can be reached at bcourtois@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @Brandi_Courtois.

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Carson VanBuskirk | @carsonvanbDE

Carbondale’s Community Garden on Washington street, on Tuesday.

Carbondale Spring plan reimagines future of city, combats climate change Kallie Cox | @KallieECox

The Carbondale Spring plan is a new plan to make Carbondale less reliant on the government and more reliant on community while creating jobs and combating climate change.

The plan consists of four initiatives intended to accomplish this goal, and has been endorsed by Carbondale Solidarity Network, The Flyover Social Center and Concerned Citizens of Carbondale.

The initiatives of the plan include creating and implementing food autonomy, a care worker network, a cooperative business fund and a renewable energy fund.

Food Autonomy In order to become less reliant on outside food systems, the food autonomy initiative of the Carbondale Spring Plan suggests designating 10 vacant city lots to be converted to urban farming spaces.

Beau Henson, one of the organizers of Carbondale Spring, said this initiative is important in cases where the worldwide agriculture is disrupted or the federal government shuts down and benefits are cut.

“The idea of food autonomy is actually making Carbondale a resilient place where no matter what happens on the outside, we will always be able to feed ourselves,” Henson said.

According to the Carbondale Spring website, in addition to converting the 10 vacant city owned lots, the plan proposes

hiring five farmer-educators to assist with the operation of the farms and train volunteers, encouraging chickens in town and facilitating the distribution of eggs and hiring a beekeeper to maintain beehives around the city.

These proposals are just the first step toward food autonomy, according to the website.

“In the following years, the city should invest in city-owned livestock, as well as dairy and meat processing facilities,” the website said. “Each of these facilities could sell surplus locally, but the emphasis is on creating a local food safety net for those in need.”

Clare Killman, one of the organizers, said the plan could help to fight poverty in Carbondale.

“What better ways to abate the symptoms of poverty that are prevalent in the city than to tackle food insecurity?” Killman said.

Cooperative Business Fund Henson said the idea behind the cooperative business fund is to is to establish a financial ecosystem within Carbondale that will allow existing businesses to be converted to worker cooperatives.

“These businesses would be owned and operated by the workers themselves in a cooperative and democratic manner,” Henson said. “The way some of us envision this is the city establishing a community development fund that would be able to put up the initial capital for a conversion to take place, I think it’s an exciting opportunity.”

Henson said in the past 10

years southern Illinois has had a problem with succession and there is no one to buy businesses going up for sale. “[Either] some southern Illinois angel has to step in and decide they want to run [the business], or [...] we have to attract capital from the outside,” Henson said. “We say the best people to run these businesses are the people that have been working there already for eight, 10, 15 years.”

Henson said because of economic barriers and workers potentially not having enough capital, there needs to be a developmental fund that will allow for collective action to take place.

Care Workers This initiative suggests establishing a network of care workers including therapists, social workers and healers who can settle disputes and handle conflict around the city without involving the police.

“There are lots of people who are doing this work of caring for one another, caring for the most vulnerable in this community, just because they love it and because that’s the kind of people that they are,” Nick Smaligo, one of the organizers, said. “We want the city to support them and we also think that that should involve the creation of a non-police emergency line.”

Smaligo said there are a lot of situations that arise in everyday life where people feel the need to call the police because there is no one else to call.

“We want to create a team of care workers who are actively reaching out, actively connecting people to the resources that they need and that are there on call to try to mediate disputes or solve problems that you don’t necessarily need the amount of force that police bring into it,” Smaligo said.

According to the website, to implement this network, the city should hire a team of 15 care workers and set up an non-police emergency line.

Renewable Energy This initiative proposes creating a fund to foster the installation of solar panels around Carbondale.

According to the website, the average solar household project costs around $25,000.

“After solar tax credits, the average household solar installation is $11,214 – $14,406,” the website said. “With a $1,000,000/year renewable energy fund, the city could fund about 70 such projects each year.”

Smaligo said the city already has the funds to start doing this.

“We don’t need to wait for [a] big company to come in and to develop it,” Smaligo said. “We can just start putting people to work building those things immediately.”

Plans for Funding In order to fund these initiatives, the plan suggests reducing funding of the police force and using that funding to pay for the projects.

Smaligo said Carbondale’s police force is about double the national average for a city

of its size and about double the average of other similar-sized college towns.

“We spend more than double per resident on police than the national average, so that is about five million dollars that the city is spending on police,” Smaligo said.

Smaligo said the plan is proposing to resize the police force to match national average and use the extra $5 million dollars to fund the initiatives while still maintaining a normal sized police force.

According to the website the initial cost estimate for the plan is $3,040,000.

Detailed statistics regarding funding can be found on the Carbondale Spring website.

“We have the chance to do something incredibly life changing,” Killman said. “Not just life changing for us; life changing for all of humanity. We are trying to set Carbondale up to be an example for how you can institute these types of long term, sustainable solutions to massive problems that are affecting everyone systematically across the board.”

Smaligo said the town is at a crossroads.

“Are we going to put front and center in our lives the possibility of building a future worth living in, or are we going to let this moment slip away and follow our own individual career paths or all of the things that suck us back into reproducing the world as it is?”

Smaligo said.

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Jeremy Brown | @JeremyBrown_DE

Devil May Cry 5 ignores Ninja Theory’s DmC: Devil May Cry reboot and goes back to the more self-aware, cheeky timeline of the original series. While the gameplay has barely evolved from Devil May Cry 4, it doesn’t matter when the game is so freaking fun.

The game picks up some time after Devil May Cry 4. Younger demon hunter Nero has gotten a haircut and a demon arm cut off by a shady figure, Urizen, who uses Nero’s arm to become an all-powerful villain with no sense of humor.

He unleashes hordes of insectstyled demons to suck blood from humans to fuel his power, and Nero, series protagonist Dante and edgy newcomer V need to put him down.

The story doesn’t have that much going on—most of it builds up to one satisfying bombshell for fans. It’s presented with multiple time jumps and flashbacks that make the plot feel more complicated than it actually is.

The extremely impressive graphical fidelity sells the drama— characters look so realistic you can see the difference between the dry side of someone’s lower lip versus the wet side when they purse their lips. Demons are so detailed you’ll

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miss nuances in their design until you examine them up close in the model viewer.

Everyone’s performances are also excellent, assuming you can deal with V’s constant edgy poetry readings and breathy amine delivery.

The combat is much crazier than the plot, surprisingly enough.

Nero’s demon arm is replaced with a plethora of robot arms. They’re cool in concept, but there’s no way to switch between them on the fly and cost too much at the shop to feel expendable. Other than this, he uses his engine sword with most of the same moves as Devil May Cry 4, which leads to little surprises.

Dante still has the multiple styles of fighting from previous games, but none of it feels as fresh as his new motorcycle, which he splits in half to use the wheels as sawblades.

Seriously, it’s so cool to time your moves with the revs of the engine since it also increases your damage with each following attack.

V is the easiest character to play, but the least precise. He summons a demonic bird, panther and “Nightmare” golem to do the fighting for him with creative shape-shifting. The catch is, V has to make the final blows himself.

It’s a smart way to keep you in the action, but the warp you do to move

in for those kills doesn’t work 100 percent of the time.

Additionally, V’s moves are all for his demons, but even with lock on they don’t always move in for the kill when needed, causing unneeded frustration. Even with all of this, since V rarely gets close to being hit, you’ll hit the high bar SSS rank for most fights.

While moment-to-moment fights are great, the boss fights are where Devil May Cry 5 shines. Unique enemies that live up to their titles on harder difficulties, bosses come at just a good enough pace to break up

the monotony.

But other than this, the main content of the game doesn’t evolve beyond new enemy types repeated.

Some secret side areas have interesting mechanics, like grapple challenges or riding rockets up steep hills. These would’ve been a great way to make each level feel more original if they were included on the critical path.

There’s been worries about whether the grind for red orbs would be ruined by the addition of microtransactions, but the pace of unlocking new moves to buy

with said orbs is just as balanced as the older titles. If you’re tempted to spend them for the expensive special taunts for each character, you should wait for the Bloody Palace mode coming later this month to grind for red orbs.

Devil May Cry 5 still has the spectacular and gonzo style that makes it stand out from the rest of the modern gaming market. If you aren’t sold already from the trailers and gameplay, don’t buy it— the marketing doesn’t lie about what Devil May Cry 5 is, and it’s awesome.

then deciding I’m a moron.

To be fair, anyone who’s met me in person usually decides I’m a moron even faster.

While I’m at it digging my own social grave, let me clarify this point on “humor” – I do not mean sarcasm. I believe the dumb opinions I write in this weekly column and even if you don’t find any of it funny, it’s still humor – the same way Twinkies are still cake and Elvis Presley was still an actor.

Since when did you have to agree with me to find anything I say funny? If you already disagree with me, and you can’t laugh with me, then why not laugh at me?

I figure anytime someone writes an opinion column, people who praise it are not enlightened. They are just validated someone shares the same opinion.

People who criticize it are also not enlightened, they’re just validated by how dumb the author is for their wrong opinion.

Isn’t that what any stalemate of debate boils down to? If nothing’s changing, it comes down to two groups in a room

saying the other side has no idea what they’re talking about. Since I’m making a column which will not end up changing anyone’s mind, “You’re Dumb and Wrong” would be a perfect title.

However, people don’t take it as the title of a weekly series, but rather as an attack.

I didn’t expect this, because if I went to a movie called Screw You (2019 remake) I wouldn’t take it as the director insulting me. I would, however, think the movie probably sucks from the title, which most feedback I’ve gotten on my headlines reflects the same.

I welcome the vitriol I get for writing “clearly combative” columns. I deserve it. I’m making the internet equivalent of a “kick me” sign on my forehead.

Some readers probably wish I had a real-life counterpart, too.

I don’t write tame headlines because frankly, no one will read it. Everyone knows that.

If you have a better way to get someone to read a humor column by a deadbeat senior with less social media presence

than his own grandmother, let me know.

“This isn’t journalism. This isn’t avant-garde. This is neckbeard level of intellectual masturbation and egoboosting.” — In all sincerity, my favorite Facebook comment.

I’d agree with everything this comment says if I could grow any facial hair.

Since this commenter wants journalism, I recommend the excellent reporting the Daily Egyptian puts on Facebook every day.

The Daily Egyptian isn’t just a place for hard news— it’s where students constantly make themselves look worse each week, stretching their brains with risque topics like hating on horoscopes, or this from 2003: “Men are obsessed with oral sex. Getting it, that is and like all the good little Monica Lewinskis out there, women give it.”

If you truly despise this column and want it to crumble, you have every right. You can keep telling me how dumb and wrong I am for how much this comes off as “I’m sorry that

you took it the wrong way.”

That’s not my goal with this week. I just wanted to rip into myself to show I do read the feedback we’ve gotten and I’m still working on how more people can laugh at this instead of getting frustrated looking at their phones.

Remember— every reaction or comment on Facebook or Twitter boosts the post.

I recommend emailing me personally if you still want to tell me how disappointed you are in the DE, but don’t want to give me the attention. We can both agree many readers have a lot to say.

You’re Dumb and Wrong: Why does anyone take this seriously?

Jeremy Brown | @JeremyBrown_DE

Now we’re halfway through the semester, it’s time to reflect on how downhill my writing has gone.

At the start of the semester, I wanted to make weekly weak opinions on pedantic things in entertainment. More importantly, I wanted to write a humor column – pointless opinions I rudely play for laughs which do not change anyone’s lives. I think my editor let me write it just to vary the content of the Daily Egyptian’s print edition.

You’d think by naming it “You’re Dumb and Wrong” – originally named “Ur Dum ‘n Wrong” – readers would see it as childish and not take anything I write with merit.

Facebook commenters look at the headlines and say they’re childish, then call me dumb and wrong right back, albeit with more explicit vocabulary.

I say “look at the headline” because at the DE, we look at traffic for every article, so either furious commenters are reading 1000 words per minute or skimming for 30 seconds

Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of The Daily Egyptian, its staff or its associates.

You’re Dumb and Wrong is a weekly column about video games, movies and popular entertainment from Arts & Entertainment editor Jeremy Brown. Brown can be reached at jbrown@dailyegyptian.com.

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Saluki men’s basketball says farewell to six seniors Tamar Mosby | @mosbytamar

This year’s SIU Men’s Basketball team was a veteran heavy team.

The group was expected to win big this season but things didn’t go as planned for the Dawgs as their season came to an early end during their opening game at this year’s Arch Madness.

After the season ending loss, the Salukis not only lost six graduating seniors, they lost head coach Barry Hinson who stepped down from his post after the game.

The departing seniors include Thik Bol, Armon Fletcher, Kavion Pippen, Sean Lloyd Jr., Rudy Stradnieks and Marcus Bartley.

Out of the six seniors, three were members of this year’s starting five.

Their departure will not only leave a hole in the hearts of SIU Basketball fans, but a hole in Southern’s line up as well.

While many Saluki fans are wondering what next season will hold for the Dawgs, others may be wondering what the future holds for the newly graduated players.

These fans should wonder no more, because the veterans sat down with us to discuss their plans after graduation, their feelings about the time they spent at SIU and even had their own messages for Southern Illinois fans.

Thik Bol #40 Thik Bol has played in the center position for SIU since his arrival in Carbondale in 2016.

Prior to joining the SIU men’s team Bol played for two years in the NJCAA for Iowa Western Community College. In his first year as a Dawg, Bol made a name for himself as a beast on the defensive end and a secret spark on offense. The 6 foot 8 inch center held a year round block party as he totaled 76 on the 2016-2017 season which was the third most on a season in Saluki history.

These blocks also put him in the tenth spot on the Saluki all-time list. In this same season he blocked seven shots in one game which was the second most on a game in program history. Bol finished his first SIU season as a member of the MVC All-Defensive Team and ranked second in the MVC in shots blocked and fourth in the nation in the same category. The Nebraska native made 129 shots on this season and 57 of these were slam dunks.

In Bol’s next season he was redshirted due to a severe knee injury. He returned to play this season which was his last, but was not able to play a large number of minutes. This season Bol averaged 3.5 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game.

Despite a decrease in his numbers, the senior was an ever present defense force for the Dawgs and helped to shut down strong centers in the MVC. He totaled five blocks in the game against SLU

which was the most from any Saluki this season. Bol finished his career at Southern with 107 total blocks.

My Favorite Memory As A Saluki Basketball Player Is: “My favorite memory would have to be our trip to Cuba this past summer,” Bol said. “We had a lot of fun there and made a lot of good memories.”

The Best Thing About Playing For SIU Is: “The best thing about playing for SIU is having such a unique mascot and having many people all over the country recognize and start conversations with us,” Bol said.

My Message For Saluki Fans Is: “To the fans, I want to say thank you for your support,” Bol said.

My Plans After Graduation Are: “I am still not sure yet what I want to do after I leave SIU, but I know that I’ll be playing professionally somewhere,” Bol said.

Armon Fletcher #22 Armon Fletcher has played the in the small forward/guard position for SIU ever since his arrival on campus as a freshman in 2014.

Fletcher is Southern’s leading scorer and go-to man on the floor who can do it all. He was redshirted during his first year as a Saluki and played his first season in 2015. As a redshirt freshman he played in all 32 games and finished the year with a scoring average of 5.1 points.

In his sophomore season, Fletcher upped his game and finished the season third on the team in scoring with an average of 11.1 points and second in 3-pointers made draining 47. At the end of 2016-2017 season the 6 foot 5 inch forward was voted a member of the MVC Most Improved Team.

Sticking with the trend of improvement in his junior season, the Edwardsville, Illinois native started in 31 games and led the team in scoring with an average of 14.1 points per game and free throws making 106 on the season.

During this season Fletcher was a member of the All-MVC Second Team and the NABC First-Team All-District.

As a senior this year Fletcher was the go-to man for SIU and was even a pre-season All-MVC First Team selection. Unfortunately, he missed several games in the first half of the season due to injury and suspension.

Despite facing hardships at the beginning of the season, the senior came back better than ever to continue to lead the Dawgs in scoring and rebounding as he averaged 16.5 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per game. He ranked Top Ten in the MVC in five categories (third in scoring, fourth in steals, eighth in rebounding, fifth in three point percentage, and fourth in offensive rebounds).

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 The forward/guard scored in the most points by an MVC player in a game as he notched 34 points against Indiana State. He did this again later in the season with another 34 point performance against Evansville.

This season Fletcher was named MVC Player of the Week on two separate occasions and was voted onto the All-MVC Second Team at the end of the season.

Fletcher finished his SIU career with 131 steals and a total of 1,328 points moving him into the 22nd position on the Saluki All-Time Scoring List.

My Favorite Memory As A Saluki Basketball Player Is: “My favorite memory would have to be hitting a few game winners over the years,” Fletcher said. “The crowds were crazy during those games and that made playing really fun.”

The Best Thing About Playing For SIU Is: “The best thing about playing here has been making long lasting relationships with my coaches and teammates throughout the years,” Fletcher said.

My Message For Saluki Fans Is: “I want to thank you guys for your support throughout the years!” Fletcher said.

My Plans After Graduation Are: “After I leave SIU, I plan to pursue my dream of becoming a professional basketball player,” Fletcher said.

Kavion Pippen #33 Kavion Pippen has played in the center position for SIU since his arrival in Carbondale in 2017.

The 6 foot 10 inch center is the shot blocker and go-to man

in the paint for the Dawgs.

Similar to his teammate Bol, Pippen also spent two years of his collegiate career playing in the NJCAA at Three Rivers Community College. In his first season as a Saluki Pippen started in all 33 games and averaged 12.1 points per game. The Arkansas native also led the team in field goal percentage at 55 percent, rebounds with 5.9, and blocked shots with 45. During his first season he was name MVC Newcomer of the Week on four separate occasions.

This season, Pippen averaged 12.8 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. He was one of the top scorers on the team and was considered one of the best shot blockers in the MVC. After this year’s season, Pippen was voted onto the All-MVC Third Team and the All-MVC Defensive Team.

By the end of his SIU career the senior reached a total of 108 blocks.

My Favorite Memory As A Saluki Basketball Player Is: “My favorite memory is taking the trip to Cuba and enjoying the experience together as one big family,” Pippen said.

The Best Thing About Playing For SIU Is: “The best thing about playing for SIU is just being able to put on the jersey on game day and representing this very deeply cultured athletic program,” Pippen said.

My Message For Saluki Fans Is: “I want to thank you all for the love and support through the good times and bad,” Pippen said.

My Plans After Graduation Are: “My plan after graduation is to play basketball professionally,” Pippen said.

Page 13 Sean Lloyd Jr. #13 Sean Lloyd has played in the guard position for Southern since his arrival in 2015.

Lloyd is known as SIU’s gritty defensive stopper and biggest hustle player. In his freshman season Lloyd played in 13 total game and scored 11 points. As a sophomore he earned more playing time and played in 32 games with 20 starts. He totaled 33 steals in his sophomore campaign.

The Philadelphia native made noise his junior year as he started in all 33 games and was the team’s second leading scorer with an average of 12.1 points per game. He guarded each opposing team’s best player and kept the under their regular average.

Lloyd led the team in steals his junior season with 52 total.

After his junior season Lloyd was voted onto the MVC AllDefensive Team and the MVC Most Improved Team.

As a senior, the 6’5 guard averaged 10.9 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game.

He led the team in steals with 25 and continued his trend of shutting down the opposing team’s best players. At the end of his SIU career, Lloyd totaled 1,001 points and 112 steals. He was also voted onto the MVC All-Defensive Team this season.

My Favorite Memory As A Saluki Basketball Player Is: “My favorite memory of being at SIU is scoring 20 points in front of my family on senior night,” Lloyd said.

The Best Thing About Playing For SIU Is: “The best thing about playing for SIU was meeting my teammates. They have turned into my brothers,” Lloyd said.

My Message For Saluki Fans Is: “I want to say thank you

to the fans for supporting me for four years,” Lloyd said.

“Every single one of you are greatly appreciated.”

My Plans After Graduation Are: “My plan after leaving SIU is to continue playing basketball at a professional level,” Lloyd said.

Marcus Bartley #3 Marcus Bartley played in the point guard position for SIU since he transferred from SLU in 2016.

The Decatur native is known for his excellent three point range, expert passing ability, and super smarts.

After playing for two years at SLU, Bartley transferred to Southern as a junior. While he arrived in time for the 2016 season, he was forced to sit out in order to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements.

In his first season with the Dawgs, Bartley averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 assists. He led the team in assists during this time with 90 total and came second in three point percentage with 38 percent.

His junior season ended early due to a broken wrist, but the 6’5 point guard did not let him stop his excellence in the classroom. Bartley held the highest GPA on the men’s team with a 4.0 and earned the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

At the end of his junior campaign, Bartley was a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-American Third-Team, the Academic AllDistrict Team, and the MVC All-Academic Second-Team.

As a senior, the point guard played in 32 games with 17 starts. He was second on the team in assists with 76 and averaged 5.1 points per game and 1.9 rebounds per game.

He is currently pursuing an MBA and notched another perfect 4.0 GPA this season

as a grad student. After this season, the senior was chosen to be a CoSIDA Academic All-American for the second season in a row. He was also a member of the Academic AllDistrict Team for the second season in a row and was voted onto the MVC All-Academic First Team.

At the end of his career at SIU Bartley totaled 166 assists which is more than any senior in his class.

My Favorite Memory As A Saluki Basketball Player Is: “My favorite memory as an SIU basketball player is beating Loyola at home this season,” Bartley said.

The Best Thing About Playing For SIU Is: “The best thing has been playing with my teammates who are like family to me and learning the game from Coach Clancy,” Bartley said.

My Message For Saluki Fans Is: “I want to thank you for all of your support throughout the years,” Bartley said.

My Plans After Graduation Are: “After I leave SIU, I plan to play basketball overseas for as long as I can and then enter a career in coaching or sports business,” Bartley said.

Saying goodbye to these seniors will be very hard for Saluki Nation and while the group is thankful to SIU fans for their support, these fans should also be thanking these players for the effort, excitement, and entertainment they brought into the arena every time they played. Thank you seniors and good luck.

Sports reporter Tamar Mosby can be reached at tmosby@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @mosbytamar.

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Saluki junior guard Aaron Cook attempts a basket on Saturday, Feb. 9, during the Southern Illinois Salukis’ matchup against the Evansville Purple Aces at SIU Arena.

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Next in line: Aaron Cook Mark Boykin | Daily Egyptian

Junior point guard Aaron Cook has shown steady improvement from his freshman year on to his senior year as a Saluki.

Cookwas born and raised in St. Louis and is the middle child of three.

“My mom is a mail carrier [and] my dad is into real estate and a couple of different entrepreneurship businesses,” Cook said.

Cook still remembers the specific moment he credits with sparking his interest in basketball.

“It’s probably in 3rd grade when I was playing basketball,” Cook said. “A guy turned the ball over, threw it straight to me and I shot it from half court and made it for the game [winner].”

Cook said a person has to know their flaws in order to fix them and he has worked hard to do that.

As a guard, Cook isn’t the tallest, standing at 6 foot 2 inches, but he has made an impression with junior guard Eric McGill.

McGill sees a couple of key similarities between Cook and himself as guards which help them with their game.

“Were both quick guards, fast. We can use our speed to get around, and we’re short in the basketball world,” McGill said.

Cook earned recognition from his high school experience, leading his team to a great record and to winning the District Championship among his accomplishments.

“At my school it was hard to get out of districts just because [of] the competition level,” Cook said.

Winning the championship led Cook to get several offers, including Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois.

Assistant coach Anthony Beane said he saw Cook’s competitiveness from the start.

“It’s one of the things that drew me [to him] in the recruiting process,” Beane said. “I [saw] that he wants to win every play.”

Cook said the effort the coaches put into recruiting him, as well as meeting other players, helped him seal the deal to commit to SIU. “I felt like Coach Hinson was the one that was calling me every day and every other school was calling me every other day,” Cook said. “And it was just important to me to show that the coaches really cared about me and the

“It was just important to me to show that the coaches really cared about me and the players here also made a good impression on my visit, so that was the deciding factor [to commit to SIU].”

- Aaron Cook Junior point guard

players here also made a good impression on my visit, so that was the deciding factor.”

Cook had to show Hinson that he first had to be a team player if he wanted to lead the team.

“I really just played spot minutes, I came in and did whatever the team needed me to do for us to win the game,” Cook said. “I was more of a defensive player back then and I just came in whenever the starting point guard, Michael Rodriguez, needed a breather.”

Since his first season at Southern, Hinson and Cook both acknowledged he had to work on his shot, and that’s what he did. McGill has recognized the improvement in Cook’s shot and now sees him as more of a shooter.

“I [have] seen Aaron grow as far as a playmaker and as a shooter,” McGill said. “When

I first got here I heard that Aaron couldn’t really shoot, but I feel like Aaron can make a lot of shots.”

Cook showed his talents against Drake his freshman year, making his stamp on the program at Southern.

“The game against Drake my freshman year, I think I had 4-5 steals in a row and we were down 10, and ended up winning that game by 10,” Cook said. “You know that’s when Coach Hinson kinda looked at me like, ‘This kid might be able to help us going forward.’”

Cook said he still knew he needed to improve in order to be in the the future plans for Saluki basketball.

“The biggest thing I improved was the jumpshot.

I feel like that was one thing I needed to do going forward into my sophomore year,”

Cook said. “I took all summer and worked on the jumpshot and Coach Hinson stood by his word and started to play me more my sophomore year.”

Beane said he has seen steady improvement as well and hopes that Cook can stay on that path for his future in basketball.

“I’m hoping to see that he continues to get better and continue to develop his game,” Beane said.

Cook came a long way and worked hard for everything he has. Coaches and teammates have seen his improvement and the fuel behind his fire.

Cook is definitely a player to watch next semester as he starts his third season with the Salukis.

Sports reporter Mark Boykin can be reached at mboykin@dailyegyptian.com

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In the War Room with Warfel March Madness: lack of mid-major at-large bids shows culture of elitism Adam Warfel | @Warfel_Adam

Selection Sunday for March Madness comes every year, and every year fans of mid-major schools that did not win their conference are left wondering if their team will get an at-large bid into the tournament.

Of course, there is the option of the automatic bid for teams that win their conference tournament, as was the case for Bradley in the MVC, Murray State in the Ohio Valley Conference and St. Louis for the Atlantic 10 conference.

The schools that received atlarge bids outside of the "power five" conferences include Gonzaga, Belmont, Nevada, Temple and VCU representing the mid-majors.It could be argued that Temple is not a mid-major because it plays in the American Athletic conference; in college basketball, this is considered one of the better conferences.

Looking off of the NET, some mid-major teams on the outside looking in include Furman (41), Memphis (46), Lipscomb (49) and UNC Greensboro (60).

Arizona State (63) is one of three teams that ranks lower than all four of the schools mentioned above, along with Minnesota (61) and St. John's (73) as members of "power five" conferences that received at-large bids.

While five teams from mid-major

conferences getting at-large bids is good, it is down considerably since the 2006 season when the Salukis made the sweet 16.

In 2006, ten mid-major teams received at-large bids, including both Bradley and Northern Iowa from the Missouri Valley Conference.

That number has been cut in half in 13 years, which means teams from power five conferences tend to get bids over more deserving mid-major teams.

Many people look at schedules as an argument for why bigger schools get these bids, like they get them because they play a "stronger" schedule so are deemed as more "tournament worthy."

Looking at the schedules of those ten teams in 2006, Northern Iowa played schools like Iowa, Iowa State and LSU as part of their non-conference schedule.

Their 2019 counterpart, Bradley, played no teams in power five conferences, yet were still able to receive an at-large bid.

So if the argument is all about schedule, then why were the 2005-2006 Braves able to make the tournament with no games against teams from the "better" power five conferences?

When I first heard talk around selection Sunday that Indiana with a 17-15 record might get a bid or Texas with a 16-16 record might get in because they played "better"

Isabel Miller | @IsabelMillermedia Southern Illinois Saluki junior guard Aaron Cook motions toward scoring on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2019 during the Southern Illinois Salukis’ 88-73 win over the Indiana State Sycamores at SIU Arena.

teams than a Belmont or a UNC Greensboro, I was frustrated.

I feel as if the mid-major teams across the country are underappreciated in college basketball as a whole. Watch and don't be surprised if Murray State makes a run to the sweet 16 or if it's conference counterpart Belmont does as well.

People continue to say that mid-majors have to schedule better teams in order to get atlarge bids, but my question to those people is how.

I've heard many coaches from several mid-major schools describe how hard it is to schedule schools from the "dominant" conferences in college basketball.

What it comes down to, I believe, is these bigger college basketball programs are afraid to schedule these smaller schools because if they lose it takes away the possibility for them to be in the NCAA tournament.

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