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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019

VOL. 101, ISSUE 71

Pritzker sworn in as 43rd Illinois Governor

Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz

Randy Dunn, former SIU president, will not be teaching at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville this spring semester, said Doug Mcllhaga, SIUE spokesman in an email to the Daily Egyptian on Jan. 3.

Mcllhaga did not disclose why Dunn will not be teaching at the university this semester.

Per a separation agreement between Dunn and the Board of Trustees, Dunn’s employment would be terminated if an external agency finds him to have violated any rules, laws, or policies of the State of Illinois or Southern Illinois University.

The agreement also states if Dunn is currently employed by SIU, his employment would cease immediately and automatically upon the issuance of the finding.

It is unclear if Dunn has breached his separation agreement with the board and there has not been an official report stating Dunn has done so.

Dunn entered the separation agreement with the Board of Trustees last July, after it was discovered he coordinated with SIUE administration and legislators in an attempt to dissolve the university system.

The findings were released in nearly 1,900 pages of correspondence made public by the board after a failed attempt to shift $5.125 million from the Carbondale campus to Edwardsville.

Randy Pembrook, SIU Edwardsville chancellor, later announced metro-east legislators would bring forward legislation attempting to split the campuses.

The agreement provided Dunn a $215,000 severance payment over 6 months and had him slated to teach in the capacity of a visiting professor at SIUE beginning Spring 2019 for $100,000 per year, according to the agreement.

Dunn was also expected to pursue research opportunities at SIUE as part of the agreement.

John Charles, SIU Director of Government and Public Affairs, declined to comment on the status of Dunn’s employment stating the university’s policy is to “not comment on personnel matters.”

Dunn, his lawyers, Lucas Crater – SIU system general counsel and members of the board were unable to be reached for comment.

Isabel Miller | @IsabelMMiller Governor JB Pritzker walks with his wife, Mary Kathryn, and daughter, Teddi, to the podium for Pritzker’s swearing in ceremony on Monday during the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony at the JOS Center in Springfield, Illinois. Pritzker enters the office with a democratic supermajority in both the senate and the house. On the campaign trail, the governor has pushed the idea of improving higher education funding, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and legalizing recreational cannabis, among other issues.

Stratton kicks off inauguration weekend with ‘Day of Service’ in Carbondale Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz

Juliana Stratton kicked off a statewide day of service at the Carbondale Boys & Girls Club, leading up to her inauguration as the state’s first African-American lieutenant governor.

Nearly 100 volunteers from six different counties painted, cleaned and helped renovate various portions of the club’s building.

Glenn Poshard, former SIU president and inauguration committeeman, said the Boys & Girls Club of Carbondale came to mind when they were looking at projects for the event.

“Our foundation for abused children

has a long history of helping the club,” Poshard said. “We’re thrilled with today’s turnout.”

The organization serves youth from kindergarten through high school and is seen as a “youth development agency” based on three pillars: academic success, good character and living a healthy lifestyle, said Tina Carpenter, Carbondale Boys & Girls Club CEO. “I think this is a way for everyone to come together and give back to their community – just really show what Illinoisans are really about and that is making sure that we build up our communities,” Stratton said.

Stratton said that she Gov. JB Pritzker

share a mission based around service.

“JB and I are really focused on how we build a community, how we work with one another and how we serve one another to move forward,” Stratton said.

Stratton said she and and Pritzker are “ready to start working” and want those in Carbondale to know that the governor’s office is representing the entire state, including Carbondale – not just Chicago and central Illinois.

Education remains one of the top of the list items for the administration as they work to improve Illinois’ schools.

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Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton reacts after feeding a bearded dragon on Saturday during a community event at the Boys & Girls Club in Carbondale, Illinois. The event kicked off a statewide day of service held by Pritzker-Stratton Inaugural Committee.

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“We had so many of our institutions of higher education really suffer because of our 736 day budget crisis,” Stratton said. “JB and I have committed to making sure that we prioritize making sure, first of all, that we get a balanced budget passed… that’s our constitutional responsibility.”

Pritzker’s administration plans on combating the Illinois “brain drain” with increased opportunities in higher education funding and bringing publicity to Illinois schools.

“We have to make sure we strengthen our institutions of higher education,” Stratton said. “We also want to make sure that college is affordable and accessible to all students… going back to the levels of MAP grants [and seeing] how we can expand

those opportunities because we want to make sure that students that want to go to college in Illinois have that opportunity.”

Poshard said that the governor-elect and the lieutenant governor-elect have pledged that they are going to do everything they can to help stop the migration of Illinois students.

“We think they’re going to get higher education back [to] what it used to be – when we were one of the top five states in the nation in terms to our commitment to higher education, Poshard said.

Education is one of the three pillars for the Boys & Girls club of Carbondale.

Data obtained by the organization shows that students who came to the programming 120 days or more in a year, on average, obtained A’s in math and English and children who

attended 60 days or less, on average, obtained C’s, Carpenter said.

The club’s teen population has grown from 10 percent in 2009 to 60 percent in 2018, Carpenter said.

“I think it’s important for people to see that we are good stewards of funding and making sure that our kids are getting the best,” Carpenter said. “We stand by our word that the money goes towards making sure we have a stellar program for our kids, keeping them safe and helping them become our future leaders.”

Carpenter said that they’ve accomplished what the original board had set out to do.

“We’re really excited for the opportunity to serve more kids,” Carpenter said. “I like to say that magic happens here every single day and those relationships that our kids build here with our staff really is magic.”

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Police take on Cougars in community basketball game Brian Munoz | @brianmmunoz

The Carbondale Middle School Cougars boys basketball team took on a new foe as they kicked off their 2019 season – the Carbondale Police Department.

“It was something I was thinking about since last year,” said DreShean Payne, Carbondale Middle School head boys basketball coach.

Payne said that his goal was to bring the police department and the youth together to fight misconceptions about law enforcement and to “bring everyone together.”

The Carbondale Police Department was all for the matchup with the middle schoolers, Matt Acray, Carbondale Police Department sergeant, said.

Acray said that the game is a great opportunity to reach out and build bonds within the community.

“Any time that we can do something to build relationships within the community, especially at such a young age and get some parents involved – [we’re] all for it,” Acray said.

Several members of the basketball team said they enjoyed the game.

“It was just a lot of fun, especially that everyone came out to watch [the game,]” Jahkel Gaethers, a Carbondale

Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz Jalen Jackson, 14, of Carbondale, looks towards the camera while the team talks at halftime on Jan. 5 during a matchup between the Cougars and the Carbondale Police Department at Carbondale Middle School.

player said. “I was kind of nervous because we were playing the police but in the end it was a lot of fun.”

Marquavion Cleaves, an eighth grader on the team shared similar sentiments to Gaithers.

“At first it was a little nerve wracking knowing that we were going to play against the police but after we started playing, we were more confident with each other,” Marquavion Cleaves said.

“It was a lot of fun.”

The Carbondale Cougars defeated the Carbondale Police Department, 28-18.

“This is a good kickoff to get the season started up,” Payne said. “To me, I don’t

care who wins – it’s just really a great event to bring people together.”

Editor in Chief Brian Munoz can be reached at bmunoz@dailyegyptian.com

Pritzker inaugurated, cementing Democrats’ control Mike Riopell | Chicago Tribune

Democrat J.B. Pritzker became Illinois’ 43rd governor on Monday, calling the state’s financial troubles challenging and saying “the solution requires a collective commitment to embracing hard choices.”

Pritzker’s inauguration at a music-filled ceremony in Springfield capped a dominant campaign. He defeated Republican Bruce Rauner, after promising to change the state’s tax system, legalize recreational marijuana and restore social services that languished during a historic budget stalemate that dominated state politics over the last four years.

In his speech, Pritzker sought to suggest times were changing in Springfield after Rauner’s term without mentioning his name, invoking Illinois’ bicentennial celebration and saying the state “must begin a new century with new maturity and enough foolishness to believe that we can make a difference.”

“That starts with leadership that abandons single-minded, arrogant notions,” Pritzker said.

“No. Everything is not broken.”

Now, the billionaire Hyatt hotel heir starts a four-year term with Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and a Capitol packed full of Democratic lawmakers who could help usher his agenda through Springfield if they stick together.

His inauguration has given hope to Democrats that they can push forward their priorities. But Pritzker also faces big challenges. Illinois has a $7.5 billion pile of unpaid bills. Rebuilding roads and bridges will cost money. Payments for state worker and teacher retirements keep going up.

He’ll have to negotiate a new contract with the state’s largest employee union, which endorsed him, after it waged court battles with Rauner for years.

And his speech hinted at tough decisions to come.

“We want better roads, better wages, better schools, but we vilify anyone who dares suggest a workable path to those things,” he said. “We allow schools, and movie theaters, hospitals, neighborhoods to become battlefields -- legally accessible by the weapons of war.

“Our abdication of responsibility must end,” he said.

Democrats’ flood of state government after the November election was evident on the inauguration stage, where the party’s candidates were being sworn into all of Illinois’ statewide offices.

Stratton was inaugurated as the first AfricanAmerican to hold the post. Attorney General Kwame Raoul starts his first term, succeeding Lisa Madigan. Chicago mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza begins her first full term as the state’s comptroller, even as the city election looms next month. Treasurer Mike Frerichs won another term, and Secretary of State Jesse White starts a record sixth.

Unlike his predecessor four years ago, Rauner attended the ceremony. He hasn’t held many public events since losing in the November election, but he’s used those occasions to try to sound an alarm about incoming Democratic control.

“It has been a privilege to serve the people of Illinois as Governor,” Rauner tweeted. “I am so grateful for the opportunity. I pray the new administration will build on the challenges we met to conquer the challenges that remain. May our future be bright and may God bless our great state.”

Pritzker’s “agenda will be the same agenda that has dragged our state down for decades -- borrow, tax, spend, repeat,” Rauner’s handpicked Illinois Republican Party chairman, Tim Schneider, said in a statement. GOP leaders in the General Assembly, meanwhile, have sought a more cooperative tone. They are far outnumbered by

Democrats at the Capitol and will push back hard against Pritzker’s tax plans.

“He’s been very clear that aside from that issue, there’s many issues we can work together on,” Senate Repuplican leader Bill Brady of Bloomington said of Pritzker. “I think frankly he would like to see some Republican ideas as he begins his administration.”

Pritzker led Democrats’ victories at the ballot box in November. He defeated Rauner by more than 15 percentage points, and a bevy of Democrats were swept into the House and Senate on the party’s strength in the suburbs.

New lawmakers were sworn in last week, and Pritzker’s inaugural activities started Sunday with a meet-and-greet at the Old State Capitol, the site of Abraham Lincoln’s famous House Divided speech. On Monday morning, he attended a service at a nearby church, and a ball was to follow on Monday night.

Hours after the inauguration, a mix of lobbyists, lawmakers and well-wishers packed a building on the Illinois State Fair grounds for Pritzker’s ball. A musician played a giant harp with strings suspended from the ceiling, a band played pop covers as the crowd danced and the alcohol flowed.

One day after they were announced as a Super Bowl halftime act, Maroon 5 took the stage as the closing entertainment at the ball. Pritzker staffers had kept their appearance quiet and ushered TV cameras out of the room before the performance.

Upon taking the oath, Pritzker supplanted Rauner as Illinois’ richest governor. He pumped more than $171 million into his campaign, and Pritzker flexed his wealth again in recent days.

He announced he will use his own money to double his top government aides’ salaries, and he promised to shift some of his immense wealth into a blind trust to avoid conflicts of interest, though it’s unclear whether he will be able to fully wall off

his fortune from his official duties.

Despite his billions, Pritzker tried to highlight middle class themes in his speech, repeating his call to raise the minimum wage, highlighting the work of teachers and trumpeting his proposal to tax wealthier Illinoisans at higher rates. And he announced the state would join the U.S. Climate Alliance to follow the Paris Climate Accord.

All those goals would make for a busy first year, and Democrats in the General Assembly have been trying to give him a head start. They could send gun control legislation approved months ago to Pritzker’s desk in the coming weeks.

But for years, Illinois’ finances have cast a cloud over nearly everything that happens at the Capitol, and Pritzker’s likely will be the same. He vowed to “propose, debate and pass a balanced budget this year.”

“It won’t be easy, but let’s confront this challenge with honesty. Our obligations as a state outmatch our resources,” he said. “Our fiscal situation right now is challenging. And the solution requires a collective commitment to embracing hard choices.”

Rauner didn’t sign a budget into law until his final year in office. Pritzker’s first spending proposal is due next month, and his proposal for a federal-style graduated tax rate system can’t be approved until the end of 2020 at the earliest, and that proposal will invite a war with Republicans.

Despite those challenges ahead, Pritzker attacked Rauner’s financial record for one of the sharpest rebukes of his inauguration.

“But be clear about this: I won’t balance the budget on the backs of the starving, the sick, and the suffering,” Pritzker said. “I won’t hollow out the functions of government to achieve an ideological agenda. I won’t make government the enemy and government employees the scapegoats.”

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Carson VanBuskirk | @carsonvanbDE Governor JB Pritzker speaks to inauguration attendees after being sworn into office on Monday during the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony at the BOS Center in Springfield, Illinois.

Pomp and circumstance:

Pritzker sworn in as governor Images by Isabel Miller and Carson VanBuskirk

Carson VanBuskirk | @carsonvanbDE Gov. JB Pritzker speaks is sworn into office on Monday during the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony at the BOS Center in Springfield, Illinois.

Isabel Miller | @isabelmillermedia Susana Mendoza, Comptroller, kisses her husband, David Szostak, after being sworn in on Monday during the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony in Springfield, Illinois.

Isabel Miller | @isabelmillermedia Juliana Stratton reacts during her speech on Monday during the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony in Springfield, Illinois. Stratton is the first African-America woman to hold Illinois’ title of lieutenant governor.

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Julian Castro, HUD secretary under Obama, declares presidential candidacy Gromer Jeffers Jr. and Robert T. Garrett

SAN ANTONIO – Julian Castro, a former U.S. housing and urban development secretary and mayor of San Antonio, announced his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination Jan 12.

"I'm running for president because it's time for new leadership. It's time for new energy," he said in English and Spanish. He said he wants the U.S. to be the most prosperous, smartest and healthiest nation on earth.

Among the topics Castro addressed in a speech in his hometown Saturday: Health care: "Medicare should be there for everybody in this country.

It's time for Medicare for All." Higher education: "We'll work to make the first two years of college, a certification program or an apprenticeship accessible and affordable, so millions more people get the skills they need to get a good job without drowning in debt.

Affordable housing: "We will invest in housing that's affordable to the middle class and to the poor."

Climate change: "We can fight climate change and create great jobs here in America." He said first act as president would be to sign an executive order getting the U.S. back into the Paris Climate Agreement.

As Castro spoke, the Republican

Party called him a lightweight and listed negative "things to know" about him.

"Julian Castro has made history by becoming one of the biggest lightweights to ever run for president. He was a weak mayor who couldn't even handle being HUD secretary," Republican National Committee spokesman Michael Ahrens said." This is obviously just another desperate attempt to become someone else's running mate."

Castro rose to prominence as San Antonio mayor and caught the eye of President Barack Obama.

He was mayor from 2009 to 2014 and was known as a bridge-builder who managed to persuade residents and business leaders to back a $30 million sales tax proposal to fund pre-kindergarten education.

In 2010, Time magazine named him as one of the "40 under 40" rising American political stars.

Before he became mayor, Castro, at age 26, was the youngest person elected to the San Antonio city council.

National Democrats, looking to develop young Hispanic leaders and make inroads to that critical election demographic, began mentioning Castro as a budding star. He gave the keynote speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

His star continued to rise as he was

Rodger Mallison | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | TNS Julian Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, speaks at the Texas Democratic Convention, in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 22, 2018.

mentioned as a potential running mate for Hillary Clinton in 2016 – a position that went to Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia.

Castro likely will face a crowded field.

Potential candidates like Sens.

Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Kamala Harris of California

and Cory Booker of New Jersey are ahead of Castro in name recognition.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the 2016 runner-up to Clinton for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, have more standing with voters than Castro.

But his biggest hurdle may be at home in Texas, where there are signs that former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, now the most popular Democrat in Texas, is seriously considering a presidential campaign.

Castro's twin brother, Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, will be his campaign chairman.

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Rayner Pena | DPA/Abaca Press | TNS President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Feb. 27, 2018.

White House prepares for a Venezuela without Maduro Franco Ordonez McClatchy Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is mulling whether to recognize the president of Venezuela's oppositioncontrolled National Assembly as the de facto leader of Venezuela instead of President Nicolas Maduro, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

A senior administration official told McClatchy that the United States sees the National Assembly, headed by Juan Guaido, as the only legitimate democratic entity in Venezuela, and that Maduro's recent reelection to a second term was fraudulent.

"The United States is currently considering all diplomatic, political and economic tools in its arsenal in response to the usurpation of power by the illegitimate Maduro regime," Garrett Marquis, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council said.

Marquis cited national security adviser John Bolton's recent comments that the U.S. holds Maduro "responsible for the safety of all Venezuelans who cry out demanding to freely choose their leaders."

The administration initially did not plan to take major steps after Maduro's inauguration last week, not wanting to give Maduro more attention, but ended up scrambling over the weekend to come up with a response following the outcry by international groups, Venezuelan emigres in Miami and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who has spoken repeatedly to Trump about the matter.

"Under the Venezuelan constitution, in absence of a president, the leader of the National Assembly assumes the presidency until there's a new election.

Recognizing Juan Guaido is the next logical step," said Rubio, who is seen as one of the president's principal advisers on Western Hemisphere issues. "The Trump administration has once again made it clear it stands with the people of Venezuela as they fight to restore freedom and democracy."

Officials from the White House, National Security Council and State Department worked throughout the weekend, debating the appropriate response, which included recognizing Guaido, or issuing controversial sanctions on the Venezuelan oil or what to do if Maduro leaves.

"There was a real kind of 'OK, we dropped the ball here, by not taking this

date seriously, but we need to catch up quickly and figure out what we can do,'" said a person involved in the discussions.

William Brownfield, who served as ambassador to Venezuela when iconic socialist leader Hugo Chavez came to power, and led the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs under Trump, said he sees both a legal and political argument for the United States to recognize Guaido (or whoever is the National Assembly leader at the time) as the interim president.

"If at the end of careful assessment and review, I hear from the secretary of state transmitting the views of the president of the United States that we wish to recognize this particular individual as the president of the government of another country, I will find a way to find diplomatic precedent, legal interpretation, and as required statements of the United States code and if I have to, the United States Constitution, that will indicate this is what we can do and when we will do it," Brownfield said during a talk about Venezuela at Washington-based think tank, Center for Strategic & International Studies.

Fernando Cutz, who served as director for South America and acting senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs at the National Security Council in the Trump administration, said there has long been concern about who would take leadership of the country if Maduro left. But he said now they have a plan and, for the first time, it has the needed international support.

"We're all recognizing this (the National Assembly) as the only legitimate democratic body in the country," Cutz said. "And the constitution says that if the president is unavailable and the vice president unavailable then essentially their speaker of the House becomes president."

Maduro was sworn in last week for a second six-year term, but the international community has largely questioned his legitimacy following what it sees as a fraudulent election.

More than 21 former presidents and heads of government of Latin America and Spain said they recognized Guaido as "the president in charge of Venezuela."

Guaido was briefly arrested Sunday, two days after declaring that he was prepared to take over temporarily as the country's leader.

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Fighting from day one Photographs and text by Isabel Miller | @IsabelMMiller

You can find Jerod Hayes in the C-wing of John A. Logan College from early afternoon to the dead of midnight. He’s worked as a custodian at the college for eight years.

Hayes recalls the day when he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that impairs muscle coordination. He said that the doctor put his mother’s hand on his arm where she felt his muscles moving involuntarily.

“I knew from the time I was in kindergarden that I was different than anyone else,” Hayes said.

ABOVE: With cerebral palsy, Jerod Hayes has had to learn to adapt to doing tasks that may seem easy to others, Nov. 29, 2018, at John A. Logan College.

“It took me years to learn how to tie my shoes,” Hayes said, “It sometimes takes me longer to learn things.” Hayes said sometimes he gets overwhelmed, but does his best to keep focused on his tasks.

RIGHT: Jerod Hayes reacts while talking with a teacher on Nov. 28, 2018, at John A Logan College. “I’ve worked at John A for seven to eight years,” Hayes said. After highschool, Hayes came to the college and eventually studied at SIU.

“However, I was taught by my parents that everybody was unique and my cerebral palsy was just a part of my uniqueness.” Hayes had the option to transfer to Unity Christian School in Energy when his mother took a job there in 1988.

His choice was set in stone when he was offered a spot on the school’s basketball team. “Playing basketball was a challenge that I wanted to meet,” Hayes said. At his previous school, he was not allowed to play because his coaches were afraid he would get hurt.

After Hayes graduated from Unity Christian, he would later go on to become the coach for the team.

Staying active is an important task for Hayes in order to reduce pain caused by the disorder.

Despite adversities he’s faced, Hayes has a love of life that he shares with his wife, Amanda and his children, Ezekiel and Rachel.

“As my body has aged there are different issues that I face,” Hayes said. “Having a family, having a house, living with my wife – I know I just have to push myself. From day one, I’ve been a fighter.”

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Jerod Hayes vacuums a room in the C-wing. Nov. 29, 2018, at John A. Logan College. Hayes said he is very conscious with the limits of his abilities when he’s working as a custodian at the college. He works until midnight during the week.

ABOVE: Hayes is helped out of his deer tent after waiting for hours on Dec.10, 2018, during a cold winter morning in Johnston City. This is Hayes’ first season of bow hunting and despite seeing deer, they’ve been too far out to shoot with his crossbow. “I wanted to see if I could do it, my intention was to use a crossbow because I heard it was easier,” Hayes said. “I tried it, I didn’t have any trouble loading and shooting.” Hayes hunts on the two acres of land he purchased, where he hopes to build a home.

LEFT: Jerod Hayes goofs off with his daughter, Rachel, on Dec. 2, 2018, at his home in Johnston City. Because he works the night shift, Hayes doesn’t typically get to see his children much during the week.

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Arts & Entertainment

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Jake the Plug: Carbondale’s viral rapping sensation Emily Cooper | @ECooper212

Jacob Palmeno, known to some as “Jake the Plug,” is a young poet who twists his words into a ball of never ending rhymes – now he’s adjusting to life as a freelance artist in the Carbondale area while juggling working towards a degree.

The junior from Rockford who is studying information technology and creative writing at Southern said he has found it relatively easy to succeed in the area.

“I kind of always did it,” Jacob Palmeno said. “I was freestyling all of the time.”

Palmeno continued rapping in Carbondale with the long-term hopes of finding a girlfriend, he said.

“That happened, so now I don’t really know,” Palmeno said. “I guess just keep spreading the sound until I blow up and act like I don’t know anyone.”

Morgan Goodpastor, Palmeno’s girlfriend, said they met through the internet.

“He is incredibly intelligent and extremely creative,” Goodpastor said.

“He’s really driven creatively with the things that he cares about – like he really, really cares about them and won’t stop until he has accomplished something.”

Goodpastor said Palmeno is an extremely charismatic person and can always navigate any social situation perfectly.

“He constantly blows me away with the stuff that he does,” Goodpastor said.

Palmeno said he wants to ultimately land a remote job in the IT field while he follows his dream of writing novels.

“Rap has just been a college

thing, that I have been messing around with as a joke, but people are taking it more and more seriously,” Palmeno said.

Eminem, American rapper and songwriter, has played a big influence on his dive into the rap scene, Palmeno said.

“Eminem resonates with my soul,” Palmeno said. “I enjoyed rap music from then, and I was also into poetry. [...] All of my friends were teasing me telling me that poetry is for girls, so I had to make it a little cooler by being aggressive with it.”

Palmeno said balancing his rapping career and schoolwork is similar to any other student working a job.

“It’s been too easy because I haven’t promoted myself much or tried to find people [to get] these shows,” Palmeno said. “It just keeps falling into my lap and people keep bringing me places and connecting me with people.”

With the success, Palmeno said that there comes an uncertainty – not knowing when it all will end.

“That is really weird to rely on freelance art to pay for stuff because you don’t know when it will end,” Palmeno said. “You don’t know when people aren’t going to show up to your shows and pay money to see you.”

Palmeno said he paid his rent for the last four months with show and merchandise money.

“Do I want to continue it?

Yes, but it’s such an uncertain feeling,” Palmeno said.

Brett Phifer, a junior studying communication design and Palmeno’s official “hype man,” said that Jake is one

Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz Jacob Palmeno, a junior from Rockford is studying information technology and creative writing, poses for a portrait on Monday, Jan. 15, 2019, at the Daily Egyptian newsroom in Carbondale, Illinois.

of his best friends but at the same time, one of the best people he has performed with.

“It’s constantly a ying-yang kind of thing that we have been doing for the past year and a half,” Phifer said. “I do all of my shows with Palmeno – every show I do, Palmeno backs me up and vise versa.”

Phifer said Palmeno is a ball of rhymes and that never runs out.

“You can’t seem to tap him of any material – ever,” Phifer said.

Phifer said Palmeno’s shows have a vibe that you constantly have to be catching the entire time.

“Reanimate,” one of Palmeno’s favorite songs, has over 2000

views on YouTube and over 450 shares on Facebook.

Palmeno said that when the video was posted on Facebook, it received 30 thousand views but that was not expected.

“Well, the first 18 thousand views came in the first four days and so it was an overnight success because of some Carbondale pages that shared my thing,” Palmeno said.

Palmeno said he would go out and people would say “Hey, that’s Jake the Plug.”

“I got acknowledgement, something that I have always wanted,” Palmeno said.

Palmeno said he will sit on a song for

a while until he feels it’s right but once he gets it recorded he will call an SIU student videographer and shoot a video in one day.

Palmeno said, in other ways, getting out of Carbondale is difficult.

“I can play anywhere here and get 200 people to show up, but if I go two hours up north no one really knows me,” Palmeno said.

“I’m just a sensation in a very small alcoholic community that refreshes itself every four years. It’s a limited oddly easy experience.”

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

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Column: Looking ahead at Super Bowl LIII possibilities Adam Warfel | @adam_warfel

After a long 17 weeks of regular season play and two weeks of postseason, America is one week away from knowing who will be playing in Super Bowl 53 on February 3rd.

The Rams will play the Saints in New Orleans for the right to be proclaimed NFC Champions on Sunday at 2:05 p.m. central.

The New England Patriots, appearing in their eight straight conference championship, will face off against the Patrick Mahomes Chiefs in Kansas City on Sunday at 5:40 p.m. central.

Looking at these last four teams, you have the four highest scoring offenses that make up four very-possible Super Bowl matchups.

4. Patriots vs Rams - Super Bowl 36 Rematch The Rams vs Patriots have the least interesting Super Bowl matchup, simply because the Patriots are perennial Super Bowl favorites Including last years 4133 loss to the Eagles, the Patriots have been in the big game four times in the last decade including 2016 against the Falcons, 2014 against the Seahawks and 2011 against the Giants.

The Los Angeles Rams on the other hand have not made an appearance in the Super Bowl since 2001, where the then-St. Louis Rams matched up against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 36. The win marked the first of the Bill Belichick era in New England, as a last second 48 yard field goal won the ring.

3. Patriots vs Saints - The beginning of the end This matchup could be the beginning of the end of for two players who first faced off

The Rams vs Patriots have the least interesting Super Bowl matchup, simply because the Patriots are perennial Super Bowl favorites. against each other in 2002.

On one side, you would have the 41 year old Tom Brady and the Patriots making their third Super Bowl appearance in the last four years. A Patriots win on Saturday would make 40 playoff appearances for Brady.

On the other hand, you would have the 40 year old Drew Brees, whose last appearance in the Super Bowl was in 2010 against the Colts.

For Brees, a win on Sunday and a Super Bowl appearance would mark 16 games in the playoffs for him.

The Brees-led Saints have faced off five times against the Brady-led Patriots in the regular season with a 3-2 record, with the last time being a 36-20 loss.

2. Chiefs vs Rams - The Young Guns This game would be the dream if you love a high scoring game in which there will be little to no defensive stops.

Both of these teams met up in the regular season in week 11 on Monday night football, in a game that featured the third-highest combined points in NFL history at 105.

Patrick Mahomes is in his first year starting at quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs and is in the middle of the MVP conversation after throwing for 5,097 yards and 50 touchdowns.

Jared Goff, in his third season and second under head coach Sean McVay, passed for 4,688 yards and 32 touchdowns.

This matchup, unlike Saints-Patriots, would be a matchup of the two youngest quarterbacks left in the playoffs.

1. Chiefs vs Saints - The Passing of the Torch I give this matchup the slight edge over the Chiefs - Rams simply because these two teams did not meet up in the regular season.

This game would feature the 40 year old Drew Brees of the Saints and the 23 year old Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs.

This game would feature a future hall of famer Brees who holds the record for passing yards, against the rising star in Mahomes.

This game would feature a lot of offense as the Chiefs had the best offense during the regular season averaging 35.3 points per game.

The Saints are not far behind in third averaging 31.5 points per game in the regular season.

This game would mark a passing of the torch in the current star in Brees and future star in Mahomes.

Sports editor Adam Warfel can be reached at awarfel@dailyegyptian.com.

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Four Games in: Where is the MVC now?

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Four games into conference play in the Missouri Valley Conference and it has had surprises, a key injury and a buzzer beater.

1. Valparaiso (4-0) The Crusaders entered conference play with a 7-6 record with their biggest win coming against UNLV (165).

Valpo opened conference play with a win over Illinois State in which they were down ten points with less than two minutes to play and junior guard Markus Golder threw up a half court shot that went in to end the game with a one point win for the Crusaders.

After the win at home, they traveled to Missouri State and won the game 82-66 over the Bears in a game in which Valpo never trailed. Going in to the third game the Crusaders were looking to stay in first place as Bradley was looking for their first conference win an 18-2 run late in the first half was enough for Valpo as they pulled away a 61-50 win at home.

The Crusaders then managed to pick up a victory in Carbondale over the Salukis, 65-61, in a game in which SIU lead by as many as seven.

Valparaiso has been one of the biggest surprises of conference play so far as they were picked to finish seventh in the preseason. In conference play, Golder has been one of the leaders has been averaging ten points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Aside from the Crusaders last game against Bradley, junior guard Ryan Fazekas has been the best scorer averaging 11.6 points per game.

2. Loyola (3-1) The Ramblers were the preseason favorite to win the conference again this year after their final four run last season. A 7-6 record in nonconference play led some to believe that maybe Loyola would not win the conference.

In the conference opener, Loyola beat Indiana State

79-44 in a game in which the Sycamores never led.

The Ramblers then traveled to Drake to play them in their first game without senior guard Nick Norton. In the game against the Bulldogs, Loyola was down by as many as 16 at one point, however a 21-5 run which tied the game and was then followed by an 11-0 run was enough for the Ramblers to win 85-74.

Loyola then traveled to Evansville and lost in a game in which they were down 32-20 at halftime and they were not able to recover. The Ramblers fell to the Purple Aces 6748. After the loss to the Aces Loyola faced Illinois State and led 40-34 at halftime, free throws late in the second gave the Ramblers the victory 67-64.

Sophomore center Cameron Krutwig has been averaging 13 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in conference play. Senior guard Marques Townes has also played well averaging 19 points and 3.75 rebounds per game in Valley play for Loyola.

3. Illinois State (2-2) Despite a disappointing 7-6 record entering conference play, the Redbirds are beginning to show why they were picked to finish second in the preseason. Illinois State lost in their conference opener against Valparaiso, in which they led most of the game until the Crusaders made a last second shot in order to win the game. They followed the loss to Valpo up with in a 5846 victory over Evansville, a game in which senior forward Phil Fayne became a part of the 1,000 point club.

Illinois State then played a close game against Northern Iowa, a back and forth affair with 11 lead changes in the first half with the Redbirds coming out on top 70-69. The Redbirds then went on the road to play Loyola and after being ahead 5-4 early Loyola scored wight straight points for a 67-64 victory. Fayne has continued to be the best

Corrin Hunt | Daily Egyptian Junior guard Aaron Cook drives the ball forward, on Saturday during the Saluki’s 61-65 loss against the Valparaiso Crusaders at the SIU arena.

player on this Illinois State team averaging 15 points and 6.25 rebounds per game in conference play. Senior guard Milik Yarbrough has also played well in the Valley averaging 15.25 points and 9.25 rebounds per game.

4. Indiana State (2-2) The Sycamores opened conference play with an 8-4 record, and had their conference opener against Loyola. Loyola beat Indiana State, 79-44 – a game in which the Sycamores never led. After a loss to Loyola, Indiana State played Bradley in hopes of rebounding from their loss.

Indiana State was able to beat Bradley by forcing 17 turnovers and turning them into 12 points in a 65-60 win.

After the win against Bradley, Indiana State played Missouri State next. The Sycamores were able to work their way back from a nine point deficit early in the second half, however it was not enough as

they lost 72-57. Indiana State then traveled to Evansville who only had only one loss at home this season. The Sycamore defense forced 19 turnovers on the Purple Aces and were able to score 24 points off the turnovers, for 72-66 overtime victory.

Sophomore guard Tyreke Key has averaged 13.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in conference play as the most consistent threat for the Sycamores.

5. Southern Illinois (2-2) The Salukis entered conference play with a 7-6 record after three straight losses to Murray State, Buffalo and Winthrop. Southern started conference play with a 75-70 win against Missouri State at SIU Arena, in a game that the Salukis never led by more than ten. After the win SIU traveled to Northern Iowa, where the Salukis limited the Panthers to 27.6 percent shooting in the first half, resulting in a 58-51

victory.

Southern then went to Drake for their swing through Iowa.

SIU fell into a ten to nothing hole less than four minutes into the game and the Salukis were unable to recover as they fell 82-70 for their first conference loss. SIU then played conference leader Valparaiso at SIU Arena. The Crusader defense limited the Salukis to 38.5 percent shooting in the game, although Southern grabbed 22 offensive rebounds in the 65-61 loss.

Senior forward Kavion Pippen and junior guard Aaron Cook have been cogs for Southern in conference play. Pippen is averaging 19 points and 5.75 rebounds per game in Valley play. Cook is averaging 11 points per game in conference play for the Salukis.

time of 57.37.

For men’s sprints sophomore Johnny McGluen, set two of collegiate-bests in both the 200 and 400 meter dashes running a 49.04 in the 400 finishing ninth and a 22.04 in the 200 finishing tenth.

Sophomore distance runner Canoy Tyree also earned a personal-best on the men’s side, running a 1:53.61 in the 800 meter dash.

Fifth year senior multi event athlete Matthew Bigelow achieved two personal best records in the high jump with a leap of 6’-2.75’’ and the 60 meter hurdles, running a time of 8.60 seconds.

The rest of Southern’s top five finishes came from the Saluki field athletes.

Senior thrower Adam Kessler earned a third place finish in the shot put throwing a length of 19.19 meters while sophomore thrower Sam Sikon finished eighth with a 17.49 meter toss.

Kessler’s throw also moved into the second place spot on the SIU all-time list, passing John Smith's 1984 record.

Senior thrower Nate Dyer was the next top five finisher for SIU placing fourth in the weight throw with a 17.47 meter toss.

On the women’s side, sophomore thrower Aveun Moore took eighth in the

shot put, while her teammate Kayleigh Conlon set a personalbest in this event with a toss of 14.79m to take 11th place.

The final top five finish for the Salukis came from junior jumper Willie Rodgers who finished fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 14.85 meters.

This jump put Rodgers into the number one seed position for jumping in the Missouri Valley Conference.

SIU will take the track again in Evansville, Indiana at the Sycamore Team Invitational on Jan. 19.

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SIU earns four Top 5 finishes at UK’s Jim Green Invitational Tamar Mosby | @mosbytamar

The Dawgs took home four top five finishes, ten personal best records and one topten school mark during the University of Kentucky Jim Green Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky this weekend.

The invitational hosted 20 teams with four of them holding a national ranking. This is the Salukis' second indoor competition of the season.

Rosalind Joseph, SIU Director of Track and Field and Cross Country, said she feels the invitational was a great way for her team to see how far they have progressed in their training.

“The Jim Green Invite was a great way to resume the season," Joseph said. “This meet gave us a chance to see where we are in our training and what we need to work on for the rest of the season."

Saluki senior sprinter, Tyjuana Eason was one of the top five finishers for Southern placing fifth in the 60 meter dash – running a season best time of 7.55.

Eason went on to earn another season best in the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.52, finishing sixth.

Junior Genesis Ewell led the way for the long sprints finishing ninth in the 400 meter dash after running a season best

Sports reporter Tamar Mosby can be reached at tmosby@dailyegyptian.com.

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