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From King Tut to the Blair family

The history behind the Saluki mascots

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Ruby Murphy, 2, of Carbondale pets a Saluki Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, before the SIU Football home opener against Mississippi Valley Delta Devils. Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz Jacob Lorenz | @jtlorenz6 Editor’s note: This article was originally published August 19, 2019.

If you have ever been to a major sporting event at SIU or a student-oriented event, there is a chance you got to pet real salukis.

This tradition started shortly after SIU changed their name from the Maroons to the Salukis in 1951. SIU purchased an 8-month-old Saluki pup named King Tut from Mr. and Mrs. Travaro from Farmer City.

In 1951, the student body held a vote to change their name from the Maroons.

The ballot options were Egyptian Warriors, Colonels and Flyers. The day after ballot voting, however, a disgruntled person stole the votes from an administration office before they were counted.

The student body held another vote later that semester. The name ‘Saluki’ wasn’t even on the ballot of new names until the future mascot visited the campus one day in 1951.

In King Tut’s short reign as the mascot, he became an instant icon and ever since his untimely death in 1954, SIU has made it a tradition to bring actual Salukis to big events.

Vicki Blair and her husband, Jim, have been residents of Herrin for over 30 years, and since 2006 they have become the reason for real saluki appearances at SIU events.

Ever since the first Saluki, King Tut, there have been several owners who brought their salukis to big SIU events, but now nearly all the events are attended by the Blair family.

Vicki and/or Jim can typically be seen greeting people with two or three of their dogs at events in the Student Center or on the sidelines of basketball and football games.

Vicki is semi-retired. She is the lead docent at the John A. Logan Historical Village, serves on the Herrin historical board and attends

events with the 11 salukis her family owns.

“We’ve been here 30 plus years and my kids, my son was born here, my daughter, we moved here when she was in third grade,” Blair said. “I’ve gotten to know the area a lot.”

Vicki said when she and Jim originally moved here from Michigan, she had no idea about SIU. “I’ve always had a passion for animals, anyway, but it goes back to when I was in grade school,” Vicki said. “We were studying geography or history about the Middle East, and there was just this very short, one sentence about the saluki hunting dogs out in the desert.”

From there, her interest was piqued.

“I always tried to find what I could about them, which wasn’t much, and you know, as the years pass, things change but I never lost my interest in [salukis],” Vicki said.

Vicki said she found out about SIU’s mascot when she took her daughter shopping in Carbondale.

“I thought it was just kind of amazing, it was like it was meant to be,” said Blair.

She had developed a contact with a breeder in Florida and got two saluki pups, a male and a female.

Now the Blair family has 11 salukis, and have raised two litters since their first pups.

Vicki said they have six females and five males, and of course, she can name them all by heart.

The names are all have roots to Egyptian culture just like the breed itself. Their six females are Kia, Tiy, Isis, Cleo, Tari and Jasmine, and the males are Seti, Meti, Ari, Jafar and Pharaoh II. Vicki said there is no particular order in which she brings her Salukis to events, since all are specially trained for being in public.

“We start socializing and training them from when we have them as pups,” Vicki said. “You’re always training them. You never are not training.”

Salukis by nature are aloof dogs and appear stoic compared to other breeds. They bark, but not at other dogs. They let you pet them if they come to you.

Vicki said after observing her dogs that salukis will acknowledge other salukis, and tolerate other breeds.

Even though this may seem like deviant behavior, Vicki said her dogs are nice towards others.

Vicki said its different training a saluki compared to other dogs. Due to their high intelligence, salukis can get bored easily.

“With a saluki, you can work on a sit or stay, or something, six or eight times and then they’re like ‘I’m done with this.’ And they don’t want to do it anymore, they simply don’t,” Vicki said.

They are the best dogs at ignoring people, according to Blair, so the family is always finding new approaches to training.

Since salukis are larger hounds with the physique of an athlete, the Blairs make sure their dogs run every day, rain or shine.

“We make sure they exercise everyday, even if the weather is bad,” Vicki said, “I don’t think anybody has gone through more rain gear than my husband and I.” Vicki and Jim are very diligent about the wellbeing of her salukis. They make sure when they are puppies they don’t run too hard before their muscles are developed as early life muscle problems can affect them later in life.

The exercise the dogs get isn’t just running around in the backyard, but from actual walks with Vicki and her husband. This goes for all 11 salukis.

Vicki said she is surprised when people ask her to name all of her salukis on the spot.

“They’re like your children!” Vicki said.

“Of course you remember their names.”

Former staff reporter Jacob Lorenz can be reached at jlorenz@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @jtlorenz6.

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Covid-19

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SIU Carbondale announces vaccination incentive program

Jason Flynn | @dejasonflynn

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIU-C) will be implementing a vaccination incentive program, including five dollar Starbucks gift cards, and a raffle for other prizes.

The program, titled “Protect the Pack” was announced via email by Interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Jennifer JonesHall. The program followed a survey conducted by the Graduate Professional and Student Council (GPSC), which included 847 responses from SIU-C attendees, showed 52 percent of respondents think vaccines should be required for the 2021-2022 school year.

SIU-C will not be requiring vaccinations for in-person attendees, despite the slim majority of responses in favor. Bart Hagston, the administrator for Jackson County Public Health (JCPH), said, “the SIU guidance is

in line with the [Centers for Disease Control], and… it is consistent with the majority of universities in Illinois.” Hagston said JCPH has been working with the university to make vaccines easy to get and readily available, including free-without-insurance shots at the JCPH office Monday through Friday. The Banterra Center has also been used as a free vaccination site since May. Kim Renfeld, the executive director of university communications and writing, said SIU has been encouraging vaccinations of students since March. Renfeld said, at time of publishing, masks will not be required for vaccinated students, except in some special circumstances like on public transit and in medical facilities, but changes to the mask and vaccination policy could be made as circumstances change. Some local districts in California and Nevada have already reinstated indoor mask policies, according to CNBC.

“Our concerns for public health going into this school year are less than this point last year,” Hagston said. “Things we are concerned about, though, are the increased number of students , and the number of variants including the delta variant” Students and staff will be expected to follow health guidelines on individual responsibility, or honors systems, and anyone found to be in violation of health rules could be subject to disciplinary action either through the student code of conduct or their supervisors, respectively, Renfeld said. SIU Student Health Services will be hosting free vaccinations during move-in weekend, August 12 through 14 from 11AM to 3PM. JCPH accepts walk-ins Monday through Friday from 8:30AM to 3:30PM. Staff reporter Jason Flynn can be reached at jflynn@dailyegyptian. com, by phone at 872-222-7821 or on Twitter at @dejasonflynn.

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Entertainment

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A small selection of the wines available at Kite Hill Vineyards Sunday July 18, 2021. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

Mike Lucas and his daughter, Rheann Lucas, pose for a portrait Sunday July 18, 2021. Mike is the owner of Honker Hill Winery.

Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

Chris and Leslie Brooks pose beneath Honker Hill Winery’s american flag Sunday July 18, 2021. Chris and Leslie manage and operate the winery. “With their patriotism, and Chris being a former marine, Honker Hill takes pride in them…” Mike Lucas said in a statement about the couple. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

An assortment of Honker Hill’s winery Sunday July 18, 2021. Honker Hill was originally a private hunting club, before becoming a winery in 2009. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

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Suzanne, Amy, and Tiffany gather at Blue Sky Vineyard to socialize and enjoy wine Thursday July 22, 2021. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

Demitri Cosby enjoys company at Blue Sky Vineyard Thursday July 22, 2021. Blue Sky is one of Cosby’s favorite orchards because of its atmosphere and wine selections. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

Kite Hill Vineyard’s property Sunday July 18, 2021. The vineyard’s tasting room has an upper and lower level, overlooking the grapevines and a body of water. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

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Honker Hill Winery Sunday July 18, 2021. Honker Hill is one of eleven other wineries located on the Shawnee Hill Wine Trail. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

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Turley Park packed with spectators during the first of six free weekly concerts Thursday July 22, 2021. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

Fans gathered in front of the gazebo to get closer and dance Thursday July 22, 2021 at Turley Park. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

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Tyson Harrington Bell plays the bass guitar for Shawn Holt & the Teardrops Thursday July 22, 2021. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

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Left to right - Jimi ‘Primetime’ Smith and Shawn Holt perform during the first Sunset Concert of the year Thursday July 22, 2021 at Turley Park. Their band, Shawn Holt & the Teardrops, is the first of 6 bands to perform at the weekly concerts. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

Shawn Holt, vocals and guitar for Shawn Holt and the Teardrops, leads the Sunset Concert event Thursday July 22, 2021 at Turley Park. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

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Jennifer Randolph-Bollinger | Giant City Natural Resources Coordinator

With its breathtaking natural beauty and unlimited opportunities for outdoor recreation, a trip to Giant City State Park near Carbondale is a favorite retreat for SIU students. From camping and horseback riding to fishing and rappelling, it’s an outdoor lover’s paradise.

Visitors will marvel at the many hiking trails. Especially popular is the Giant City Nature Trail, home of the “Giant City Streets” - huge bluffs of sandstone formed 12,000 years ago.

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Graduate Assistants United executive committee to prioritize outreach Jasion Flynn | @dejasonflynn

Graduate Assistants United (GAU), the union for graduate assistants at Southern Illinois University, elected a new executive committee to represent members on May 6, 2021 which includes just two returning members.

The new committee members said their main priority going into the Fall 2021 semester, beyond their usual responsibilities, is outreach to reinvigorate participation after over a year of remote meetings.

“We sort of have two years of graduate assistants that haven’t really been able to meet face to face then with us,” incoming President Clay Awsumb said. “We’re really looking forward to the ability of trying to connect with these graduate assistants that may have come last year but really haven’t been able to connect or be engaged.”

Incoming Vice President of Communicatios Peter Owens said that connection helps graduate assisstants’ feel stable throughout the year.

“I don’t have to feel like I’m sort of facing off against academia by myself. I’m a part of a group whose shared goal is to put us all in a position to be successful,” Owens said. “I think that that is just as important as the very tangible gains that the union has managed to obtain for grad students.”

Adededji Disu, a newly elected grievance officer who is originally from Nigeria, said that outreach is especially important for SIUC’s growing group of international graduate assisstants.

“I’ve had a firsthand experience of what it means to actually live in SIU as an international student,” Disu said.

GAU helped him and others address pay issues when their check were held up by a paperwork backlog.

“It took almost two months for us to get our first paycheck,” Disu said “Rent was pending, bills were pending and all that.”

The new leaders are also looking ahead to 2022 when they will potentally go to the bargaining table for a new contract, Awsumb said.

“We just actually did a survey in the spring to get a sense of where our membership or graduate assistants are,” Awsumb said. “Pay has been a huge issue on campus, generally, you know, like, there hasn’t been an honest cost of living raise, let alone other types of pay increases for, I think, a decade at the university.”

Disu said the GAU could do a lot to push for raises, reductions in fees or other progras to improve the quality of life for graduate assistants.

“Some [graduate assistants] are paid $700 per month” Disu said. “By the time you pay rent, you pay bills and all that what is left?”

Assumb said contract negotiations have been put off for years as SIU has battled a series of funancial crises.

“First the recession actually going back that far, and then it was the budget crisis, stuff and now, more recently, the pandemic,” Awsumb said.

Alex Lockwood, who is returning to the executive committee as chief steward after previously serving as treasurer, said he hopes the pandemic will encourage GAU membership to become more active.

“A broad hope for the upcoming year is that like COVID-19, may galvanize incoming grad students,” Lockwood said. “Not just for themselves, but… to change the position of graduate assistants for the better in the future.”

Graduate assistants around the United States cited the pandemic as the spark for a blaze of union organizing around tbe country that included, notably, a union drive in the University of California system with the United Auto Workers which would represent 17,000 higher education workers if the vote is approved.

“We were aware of it and we’re supportive of those actions generally,” Lockwood said.

“Big motions by grad student unions across the country are, you know, informing our ideas about what the unions are capable of.”

News Editor Jason Flynn can be reached at jflynn@dailyegyptian.com, by phone at 872222-7821 or on Twitter at @dejasonflynn.

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Provost said College of Arts and Media will foster multi-discipline Jason Flynn | @dejasonflynn

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIU-C) announced it will be bringing a numerous arts, design, and media programs under one roof in a new College of Arts and Media which will be led, Olusegun Ojewuyi will serve as the interim dean, according to a May 20 press release.

Ojewuyi has been the theater department’s interim chair since 2019 and was Faculty Senate president from 2019 to 2020.

“As this reorganization was taking place, these units wanted to come together because, I think, they saw some synergy and commonality and an opportunity to also sort of rethink and reimagine themselves,” Meera Komarraju, provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs, said.

Komarraju said the college was proposed

by SIU-C faculty in order to foster more collaboration and generate ideas for new programs.

“I think all these experts in these areas wanted to work together more closely, and offer more interdisciplinary programs for our students,” Komarraju said. “The impetus for it is to reimagine ourselves and position ourselves for the next 50 years” Administrators are still working on the logistics of the move, such as which offices and labs will be moving into new spaces.

Some SIU workers have expressed concerns about how the reorganization will be implemented, according to newly elected Graduate Assistants United President Clay Awsumb.

“One of the things that we’re interested in following, and we would be concerned about is the reduction of graduate assistantships,” Awsumb said. “Then it would be those teaching assistantships in the area that are affected by that

administrative reorganization.”

Awsumb said that while drastic cuts haven’t been implemented recently, they had been proposed.

“I’m not sure if you remember... the scare with the getting rid of graduate assistants’ instructors of record when Montemagno was the Chancellor there,” Awsumb said. “That didn’t come to fruition. That would have been crazy, and that was something that was attempted to be pursued.”

Komarraju said administrators have been reassuring the labor units that their full budgets and personnel will be transferred to the new college in the reorganization.

Cuts and personnel changes from the recent college reorganizations have come mostly from the administrative level, Komarraju said.

“Over the four years we have been reduced by two colleges, so we have two fewer deans, and then we have gone from 55 school directors and department chairs to 33,” Komarraju said.

Ojewuyi said one of his primary goals for the college is to expand a culture of diversity and inclusion by fundraising to increase program resources.

“I believe we must generate, where necessary, new courses and curricula that probe beyond the usual Euro-Western tropes,” Ojewuyi said, according to the press release. “I want to be smart, judicious and fair in the distribution of opportunities for students, faculty and staff of the college.”

News editor Jason Flynn can be reached at jflynn@dailyegyptian.com, by phone at 872-2227821 or on Twitter at @dejasonflynn.

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Outstanding Salukis, SIU and its unique majors

Ebun Daley, a senior from Chicago, works on her senior fashion line Twisted Swim as part of the fashion design and merchandising program at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill. April 1, 2021. “I think I’ve learned a lot in such a small amount of time, since I didn’t enter the program until my sophomore year and I didn’t even know how to sew,” Daley said. “Now that I’m able to do all of this, from not even being able to sew, I think is pretty good.” Daley hopes to mass produce her own swimwear line after graduation. Nicolas Galindo | @ngalindophoto Nicolas Galindo | ngalindophoto@gmail.com

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on April 23, 2021.

From automotives to fashion, Southern Illinois University stands out by offering rare majors to students. SIU is one of only a handful of colleges in the nation to offer an automotive technology degree and the only public school in Illinois to offer a fashion design degree.

SIU’s automotive technology program started in 1938, according to department chair Michael Berhmann. The university was offering non-credit training until 1952, which is when an associate’s degree began to be offered for the completion of the program.

Since then, the automotive technology program at SIU has grown into a full, four-degree program offering graduates opportunities to work with major automobile manufacturers and auto components.

The automotive technology program is located in the Transportation Education Center by the Southern Illinois Airport and offers students facilities to work on gas powered vehicles and diesel semi-trucks .

Students are afforded the opportunity to do more than be an automotive technician, which other programs, such as Universal Technical Institute or Wyoming Technical Institute, offer their students.

“When you look at our classes, sometimes it appears that it looks like we’re training individuals to become technicians, but we’re going much further,” Behrmann said. We’re getting into the ‘why’ factor. Instead of just how do you go about diagnosing and repairing. Our graduates are going to be the ones that are going to be developing the diagnostic procedures that technicians around the world are going to be following.”

Only 12 other universities in the nation offer a program similar to SIU’s, according to Behrmann.

“Another unique piece about SIU automotive is that we’re the only automotive technology program in the world that’s part of a major research institution,” Berhmann said.

Of those 12 schools, only three to four draw the major automotive companies to recruit from, with SIU being known for the quality of the education produced, according to Berhmann.

“Not only are we teaching the latest and greatest, part of our mission is connecting our students with our faculty and our industry to be working together while they’re in school to be developing the next cutting edge. The next latest and greatest,” Behermann said. “That’s what we do at SIU. We’re not only teaching about what’s going on in the industry we’re working with the industry to be developing the future. That’s what it means to be a research institution.”

SIU is referred to as the premier automotive program in the industry, according to Behrmann.

“If anyone in the automotive industry is recruiting at university, typically, they’re recruiting here at SIU,” Berhmann said.

Xhorxhino Pali came to SIU’s automotive program after obtaining his associate’s degree because he wanted to pursue other opportunities.

“I already got an associate’s degree, but I feel like it wasn’t enough to get to what I want and to get jobs that I would like to do,” Pali said. “getting a bachelors here at SIU is giving me more opportunities.”

Morgan Belsley, a freshman from Athens, Ill., switched to the program after initially coming to SIU for the physiology program.

“I switched to automotive this semester because my step-dad really got me interested in cars,” Belsley said. “I’m more hands on. I definitely like it better because you can do more than just sit and do biology work all the time.”

The automotive program at SIU isn’t

the only major offering students hands-on knowledge to students. The fashion design and merchandising program gives students the opportunity to learn about and design clothing.

“Fashion is one of those things where nobody ever thinks it’s important,” Laura Kidd, the program director for fashion design and merchandising, said. ““if you don’t think clothes are important, take ‘em off.”

While other schools in Illinois offer a fashion design program, SIU’s is the only one offered by a public university in Illinois, which sets it apart from the other opportunities available to students.

SIU’s fashion design and merchandising program started in the 1940s, according to Kidd.

At the time it was part of the College of Home Economics and in the 1980s the university dissolved the college and the clothing and textiles program, which was what the program was known as at the time.

In the early 2000s, the program landed under the school of architecture and design.

Initially, the school only offered fashion design and merchandising tracks to students, however in 2011 a fashion styling track was added, according to Kidd.

“That’s the really unique one. I’m not sure there’s any school anywhere, that offers a separate specialization in styling,” Kidd said.

“That’s not incorporated into our name yet.”

In the next few years, the school will change its name to fashion studies to better reflect the addition of the new degree track.

In total, the program offers three tracks students can pursue.

The merchandising track offers has students focused more on the economics of fashion and an understanding of what items people buying.

“As a merchandiser, you have to understand who you’re selling to,” Kidd said.

Students can also take the stylist track

within the program, where the focus is more working with clients, understanding who you’re shopping for and their tastes.

However, stylists can also end up working on television shows or movies.

“If you happen to get a job on a television show, you have to be able to understand the character, what they would, what they wouldn’t wear, that type of thing,” Kidd said.

“A lot of it is that type of behavior.”

Stylists work with clientele to create an image of what you’d like to look like and help to create who you are, according to Kidd.

The design track offers students opportunities to design their own clothes and bring their own fashion designs to life.

In the senior year of the design track, students have to create a garment collection, from concept, pattern drafting and model sourcing.

“Some of them might not have ever seen a sewing machine before and by the time they’re graduating they’re doing a garment collection for their senior show,” Kidd said.

Students who come to SIU to pursue a degree in fashion design and merchandising will be put into fashion classes right away.

“There are some schools where you do your gen. eds. For two years, then you get into your major. I think that’s waiting too late,” Kidd said. “What happens when you think your major is one thing, then all of a sudden you’re a junior, what’re you going to do?”

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Former Managing Editor Nicolas Galindo can be reached at ngalindophoto@gmail.com

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Welcome Back to Morris Library: Open House Fall 2021 Oreoluwa Ojewuyi | @odjewuyi

When the COVID-19 pandemic caused closures across SIUC campus facilities Morris Library was one of many buildings that closed its doors to the public toward the end of March 2020. Library faculty and staff began adapting its usual operations and resources to offer support remotely; by shifting services and personal research assistance completely online.

Cherie Watson, Outreach and Instruction librarian, said there were several new procedures put in place.

“Our circulation staff added a materials request feature to the library catalog so they could pull physical items for library users and provide a “no contact” check out experience,” Watson said.

The library offered scanning services and worked in collaboration with

the systems team, library administration, and the Dean of Students to provide rental laptops to students in need of technological assistance during the pandemic. Dean John Politz, of library affairs, said the library will continue to offer the laptop check out services that were implemented at the start of the pandemic.

“We will continue to check out laptops but we may not have as many. Last year was all about students in need.

We had about 100 laptops that were bought by the SIU Foundation and the provost Office,” he said. Politiz said laptops were checked out through Saluki Cares to ensure that individuals in need would have access to them.

“The plan for this year is we have to fulfill the needs of those needy people and the rest of the laptops will be checked like a book. So students will be

able to come into the library if they want a laptop and check it out,” Politz said. Information Services expanded the reference hours to the Ask-A-Librarian live chat. Librarians at Morris continued meeting with classes, along with individual reference consultations over Zoom.

“Our head of reference began creating instructional videos to reflect the “new normal” and help library users adjust to the changing service landscape. A task-force has met regularly to address all of these issues, assess outcomes, and make adjustments as needed,” Watson said. These efforts provided the public and students access to materials and other library services.

Watson said the past year allowed them to discover new ways to support library users in the future at Morris Library.

“As SIU brings students, faculty, and staff back to its

campuses this fall, Morris Library would like to welcome everyone back into the library building, introducing new Salukis ... to the spaces, services, and support that exist under one roof for the express purpose of helping them succeed,” Watson said. On August 18 from 1-4pm Morris Library is opening its doors to the public to learn more about the library and its services.

This event will provide people with the opportunity to learn how to access materials needed for research, improvising their writing, math tutoring and more.

“The main thing with the event is to re-introduce Morris Library to incoming students to students who were here last year but didn’t get the experience of the Morris Library experiences. There’s some self guided tours, but mostly it’s going to be tables set

up with information,” Politz said. The tables will provide information about tutoring, the University museum, the Writing Center, and food.

“It’ll be just kind of a fun afternoon and people can go and go into the library, look around, see where our, our, our study rooms are our, our group study rooms, we’re going to have them open again. It’ll just be an exposure to what it used to be,” Politz said. Delytes cafe located inside Morris Library has no set reopening date.

They are currently in search of new hires on their team.

“We’re planning on having the library the same as it was in 2019. We’re going back in time,” Politz said.

Editor-in-Chief Oreoluwa Ojewuyi can be reached at oojewuyi@dailyegyptian.com or on twitter @odojewuyi.

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Gus Bode: Where did he come from, where did he go, where did he come from cotton-eyed Gus Erin Douglas | @erindouglas_de

Gus Bode has been around since before the average college student’s parents were born.

The first appearance of Gus Bode was in the April 13, 1956 edition of The Daily Egyptian.

The concept of Bode was created by Jim Stumpf and a few of his friends as a joke amongst themselves.

The name Gus Bode was actually the name of a real person, Phillip August ‘Gus’ Bode, who was a friend of Stumpf’s from his hometown.

Stumpf and his friends would write “Gus Bode was here” on walls, and eventually made stickers saying “Approved by Gus Bode,” which they stuck all over SIU’s campus.

The editors of the paper at the time saw all the writings and stickers about Gus and decided to include him in the paper to make comments about articles.

In the earliest days, Bode was not illustrated, but simply a line of text that reads: “Gus says” followed by an often sarcastic and humorous sentence regarding current events, pop culture

or an observation of the human experience.

For a short while in 1961, he was a pair of eyes illustrated by Dee Alexander.

The following year, he was redesigned to be the shaggy haired, faceless and ageless college kid that is still seen today.

Bode’s ability to say anything he wants caught up to him in the early 1970s when the controversial one liner “If God had meant women to be equal, he’d have made ‘em men,” which was featured on the front page

of the paper.

In retaliation to the misogynistic remark, a group of women stormed the DE office, throwing raw meat on the desks and even releasing a live chicken in the newsroom.

Since the chicken fiasco, Bode and his remarks have matured and he mainly sticks to harmless comments that any laid-back, passive college student would say.

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SIU holds first triathlon: The King Tut Strut

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harder. Once you get used to the physical part of training it just becomes On your mark, get set, go! On a part of your routine. It’s almost like Saturday, June 5, 2021 SIU hosted the once you get into the routine it’s hard first ever sprint distance triathlon: The not to do it” Hall said.

Antonio Martinez, 42, competed King Tut Strut. The race began at 8 am.

50 competitors ages 16 and up, came in his first triathlon eight years ago. out to show their physical abilities Martinez said the mental part of in three different events: swimming, triathlons is the most difficult to become accustomed to. biking and running.

“In the swimming part you can hear The race began with a zero point two mile swim in the SIU Campus Lake, a 1,000 voices in your head and all of followed by a five mile bike course from them are self-doubt. Today I caved just the south and west sides of campus. because I knew myself and my body Finally competitors completed a two and didn’t want to take the risk,” Hall mile run through SIU Campus Lake said.

Martinez said the pandemic closing trail and ending at the Becker Pavilion.

Caleb Hall, 33, won first place overall down cross fit encouraged him to do at the triathlon. Hall is an experienced workouts outdoors.

“I’ve been starting to bike more. triathlete who has competed at triathlons throughout the last 10 years. Since the pandemic I recently invested “I’ll run three to six miles every in a mountain bike so I can take other day. I’ll bike usually Wednesday, advantage of a touch of nature through Friday and Sunday and swim once a bike trails,” Martinez said.

Martinez did not do formal training week. I also do a little bit of yoga and for The King Strut Triathlon before he stretching,” Hall said.

Hall said the mental preparation decided to register.

“I signed up like 36 hours before. for a triathlon is more taxing than the The last time I did something like physical.

“The mental preparation is so much this I ran a half-marathon in Omaha

as an undergraduate. I only had like a week of training for it,” Martinez said. “I still have the mental attitude to at least try. Also I’m a believer in being vulnerable and putting yourself in vulnerable positions to test your courage and your mental strengths.”

Jared King, 28, is the aquatics coordinator at the rec center. King helped organize the triathlon.

“I organized the swim portion in the facilities. Sally Wright organized the volunteers and how to mobilize them.

Savannah Ashbaugh took care of all of the sponsorships and registration portion. We also had Jason Klaunch who was our timer and the whole meat and potatoes of this,” King said.

It took about seven months to organize the event according to King.

“First we needed sponsorships and people to make this event a reality.

We reached out to a lot of our local community and some national companies. After that we needed to secure our space and make sure we had the appropriate course,” King said.

King said the organizers mapped the course in collaboration with the City of Carbondale and the Carbondale

Police Department to ensure its safety for the participants.

“There’s always something we can improve on. We’re taking in comments from everybody and getting open feedback on how we can make this [triathlon] even greater next year,” King said.

King said the community and the overall uniqueness of triathlons excite him.

“Where else do you get to do three different races all in one? That’s the coolest part of it to me and it’s really a test of endurance, mental fortitude, and athletic ability,” King said. “There were a lot of people who worked to make this happen. if it weren’t for this entire group this would have not gone as well as it did.”

Staff Reporter Oreoluwa Ojewuyi can be reached at oojewuyi@dailyegyptian. com or on twitter @odojewuyi.

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NCAA court ruling’s monumental change for college sports

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June 21, 2021. A date that will be remembered by college athletes everywhere. On this date, the Supreme Court ruled college athletes can be compensated for their name, image and likeness. The ruling means the NCAA cannot restrict payments to athletes for any advertisements or labor they might be involved with during their time as an athlete. The ruling comes at a time of division amongst many upon the ruling, with many in support of the new rules, and others discouraged with the new changes. SIUC athletics director, Liz Jarnigan, said the ruling offers new opportunities for athletes.

“This allows our student athletes to earn money just as if they became a server, lifeguard or anywhere else to earn extra money. It allows them to earn extra money for activities directly related to who they are,” Jarnigan said.

The new ruling opens the door for sponsorships, partnering, promotions and compensation on social media and other

for athletes everywhere. Jarnigan said there are potential drawbacks to the NIL rule change. “The drawbacks that people are concerned about are if there are schools out there that will try to take advantage of this on the recruiting trail,” she said. Jarnigan said there are guidelines put in place by the NCAA already to prevent schools from using potential scholarships as a recruiting enticement. “The concern is that the gap between the haves and have-nots financially in college athletics will grow. We don’t think we’ll see a lot of that here.

We’re focusing on all the positives that this can mean for our student athletes,” Jarnigan said.

Jarnigan said the athletic department has been putting in efforts to impliment the new changes. “We have a policy in draft form and are working in our general council to implement that. We try to monitor all NIL activity as well,” she said. “There is also a current push for federal legislation in this area to bring about some uniformity in the policy and application and so where we are at today with this is

likely to look different as we move forward over time.”

Senior SIU football safety, Qua Brown, said he has concerns regarding the new ruling on the recruiting trail. “Guys will try to get to the biggest schools for financial reasons alone. So the amount of money you’d get at certain schools will certainly become a deciding factor in the years to come,” Brown said.

Brown, entering the final six months of his college career at SIU, said that the unfairness of the old NIL rules is what caused this change in the rules. “It was basically saying that the guys at the bigger schools can make this money, but the guys at the smaller schools can’t,” Brown said. “They’ll at least have the same opportunity now. They know that there’s a huge difference with that so I think that was a big deciding factor on that”. SIU junior women’s soccer player, Liz Brechtel, a recent partner with Barstool Athletics, said the ruling offers new possibilities to athletes like her. “With barstool there isn’t any money involved right now, but if I ever were to profit later

it would honestly go towards my living situation. It really wouldn’t be something I would want to blow off. So school supplies and my rent would basically be it,” Brechtel said.

Brechtel applied as a partner with popular sports media company, Barstool Athletics. Brechtel applied within 24 hours after the July 1 date passed that officially eliminated the restrictions upon athlete’s name, image, and likeness. Within three days, Brechtel was named an official Barstool athlete. “I pretty much signed up by filling out a form and sending it in,” Brechtel said. “All I had to do was put “Barstool Athlete” in my bio, send a picture in, and they posted it. Right now it’s pretty much just getting merchandise and other stuff like that. It’s a fun thing they’re putting together.”

The change comes with a lot of uncertainty for athletes, coaches, and the business as a whole. With so many changes going on, some athletes have their own suggestions for additions to this rule they would like to see.

“Companies have to reach out to players or players have to reach out

on their own. I’d say there should be a way for these athletes to have some sort of help from a financial advisor, coach or anything like that to give them some sort of direction,” Brown said. Bretchel said athletes should have more guidance throughout the process. “I think an agent would be able to help out a lot of athletes. There are a lot of people wanting to take advantage of this opportunity, but we really don’t know what we’d be getting into.

So I think having somebody like that would help a lot and keep kids out of trouble,” Brechtel said. To athletes like Brechtel, most of these changes are just another distraction to their main focus: playing.

“A lot of kids do need it and it will definitely help in the long run, but the money doesn’t really matter to a lot of us. We love our sport and it’s nice to be compensated for it, but we’re here to play first and we love what we do,” Brechtel said.

Sports reporter Joseph Bernard can be reached at joseph.l.bernard@siu.edu or on twitter @Jojobernard2001.

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New Illinois Police Reform Bill Makes State Police Misconduct Database Secret Kallie Cox | gateway journalism review Editor’s Note: This reporting was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Illinois’ historic criminal justice reform law, hailed as a national model, contains a little-noticed loophole that seals statewide records of police misconduct and hides them from courts and the public. The new law requires the Illinois Law Enforcement and Training Standards Board to maintain a statewide database of police misconduct. But the same law that requires the statewide database then closes it.

A spokesperson for the Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office defended the provision by saying the misconduct information remains an open record in the individual police stations. The reason the state database was closed, the spokesperson said, is “the records are available to anyone who wants them” from the individual departments. The spokesperson acknowledged that anyone seeking statewide data on police misconduct would have to file FOIA requests with each of the almost 900 Illinois law enforcement agencies. The 2021 law strengthens the board’s Professional Conduct Database. Before it passed, departments were required to notify the board when an officer was fired or resigned under investigation for “willful violation of department policy.” The new law requires additional reporting. It requires departments to also report extended suspensions and actions that would lead to an official investigation for violating a government policy.

In other words, this database contains alleged

misconduct that did not lead to decertification, so it is much more comprehensive than a list of officers decertified. Before the 2021 law passed there was no requirement for a department to check the database.

Now there is. “We have this misconduct database [under the old law], but there [was] no requirement that departments have to use it when they look to hire someone as part of that background check,” Sen. Elgie Sims (D-Chicago), a sponsor of the new law, said in an interview. “Now you have to look to that database to check if there’s misconduct, or an individual resigned while there was an investigation going on. So those types of things, those updates are necessary; they are long overdue.”

But at the same time that the 2021 law expanded the information in the misconduct database and required local departments to check it, a last minute amendment closed the database to the public and courts. That loophole is on pg. 669 of the text. It reads: “The database, documents, materials or other information in the possession or control of the Board that are obtained by or disclosed to the Board pursuant to this subsection shall be confidential by law and privileged and shall not be subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any private civil action.” Sam Stecklow, a journalist with the Invisible Institute, said this provision in the bill creates a lack of transparency despite decades of court decisions in Illinois saying the public should have access to these records.

“When this bill came out the Attorney General’s office was like ‘well this is super transparent’ and what they were talking about was it encourages

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communication between law enforcement agencies, that was the transparency we are talking about. It’s not actual public transparency where the public has access to this information,” Stecklow said. Stecklow wrote a piece for Injustice Watch about the reform bill and this loophole that can be viewed here. Marie Dillon, policy director for the Better Government Association in Chicago, is leading the effort to amend the reform bill and make this database accessible. Dillon said while there is no question police misconduct records in Illinois are public information, this new law makes the centralized database inaccessible to the public and forces requesters to go elsewhere to find the information.

“That’s what we’re arguing with them about right now, trying to get them to pass a trailer bill. We want language that specifically says that those documents are not redacted,” Dillon said. “We want to make sure the underlying records are FOIAable which we believe they are under the law.” The Attorney General’s Office wrote this particular portion of the bill that deals with certification, Dillon said. She said they are working with her to fix the language. “They, you know, said they did not intend to keep records from anybody. That was not their intent and they have been working with us on this language so you know I’m hopeful that we’re going to get it fixed. They have a pretty good record for being on the side of transparency and as I said they quickly said ‘hey we’ll work with you’ and we’ve had meetings with them so I hope they’re going to clean the language up,” Dillon said.

Dillon said she doesn’t understand why this language was placed in the law. But she believes it is partially due

to fundamental misunderstanding between requesters like her and the AG’s office. “They didn’t understand you know why it’s important to us to feel like we should be able to get it. I feel like a public document in the hands of any public body is public,” Dillon said. “If it’s in your possession and it’s a public document I should be able to get it under FOIA you know they were more like ‘well you can still get it from the police department, you can still get it from the police force’ so that’s kind of a fundamental difference of opinion here but again they are working with us so.” Nothing has been filed to amend the bill in the current legislative session as of publication deadline.

“Because the criminal justice bill was so big and you know they passed it in lame duck session so it was really fast too there’s a lot to clean up in it,” Dillon said. “My understanding is that will be an omnibus bill which means you know we won’t see it till right at the end again and it will roll all the fixes into one thing.” A representative from the Attorney General’s office said the reason why the Professional Conduct Database was made private/inaccessible via FOIA was because of “pushback” and “give and take.” The office declined to blame one particular group for the pushback and instead said it was part of the overall negotiations involving all of their partners on the bill.

When asked whether or not the AG’s office planned to fix the loophole and make the database accessible to the public, all the representative would say is that there have been “conversations” about it but ultimately it is “up to the legislators.”

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“Shifting the spirit of the nation”

Amelia Blakely | Gateway Journalism Review

Amelia Blakely was raised in Anna-Jonesboro, Illinois. She reported from Anna and Nashville, Tennessee. She graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and is a 2020-2021 Campus Consortium Fellow with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in Washington D.C. You can find her on Twitter @AmeilaBlakely.

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Editor’s note: This article has been condensed for brevity* It is one of the more unlikely places – a rural community struggling to move on from its “sundown town” reputation – that a small, curious audience gathered recently at the Anna Arts Center to listen to Harry Dougherty’s freedom story. It was told by local historian and educator, Darrel Dexter, who first learned of the African-American’s emancipation story 30 years ago while snooping in the Old Union County Courthouse archives. “Harry Doughtery’s story is unique because we know it. I can tell you the story of Harry Doughtery,” Dexter told the allwhite audience. “Thousands of Africans and African-Americans were enslaved in Illinois. At least as early as 1720 and through 1865. For most of them, we don’t know their story. We don’t even know their name.”

Dexter’s research explained that despite the common belief that Illinois was a free state, it truly operated as a slave state, even in northern Illinois. Doughtery’s story demonstrates how white settlers used legal loopholes to bound kidnapped African-Americans, like himself, into servitude. Dexter’s presentation was a portion of Union County’s Civil War Weekend celebration.

Residents annually commemorate local Civil War history with presentations, re-enactments, and historical exhibits. Usually, the focus is on President Abraham Lincoln and the war battles – rarely ever slavery. Makaya Larson and her children look at portraits and flyers about the Civil War in the Anna Arts Center in Anna, Ill. on March 13, 2021. Though, this year was different. After concluding Doughtery’s story, Dexter introduced the “I Was Here” project.

An effort to reframe the national conversation around racism and slavery.

The project synthesizes history, poetry, collage, a soundscape and augmented reality.

It began as a set of archetypal Ancestor Spirit Portraits created by photographing contemporary African Americans to embody the human family. The photoshoot developed into a set of 21 “Ancestor Spirit Portraits” which mark significant locations across the country creating a visual for an invisible history. The project aims to provoke an inquiry into how we see each other, who we are as a nation, and how we can heal the spiritual, economic, educational, and political chasm that enslavement created. “I see these images being symbolic of the humanity of the world. And hopefully, they’ll shift the perspective in the long term, but I know it won’t happen in my lifetime,” said “I Was Here” Photographer Patrick Mitchell.

One of the underlying goals of “I Was Here” is to establish a connection between citizens, the past, and the present through the physical remains of a very uncomfortable part of American history, said the Community Liaison and model for “I Was Here”, Marshall Fields. This connection is established by using art to trigger an experience that is social, political, spiritual, and historical all at once. The project’s approach allows slavery, a historical subject typically known through academics, to be recognized as a lived experience, he said. If it’s taken as something that was and continues to be real, people might stop avoiding certain conversations about race, or even acknowledge that racism is a problem.

Bringing forgotten history back into view to confront a never-ending problem Avoiding conversations about race and unequal citizenship is standard in southern

Illinois. The subject of racism is rarely touched on by local newspapers and TV stations. Exceptions are regulated to certain events. Annual coverage includes Martin Luther King Jr. Day and anti-racism marches in the college town of Carbondale. It’s only when racist incidents are impossible to ignore, like when white supremacist groups in the region put racist propoganda on cars in community college parking lots, a mixedraced Murphysboro man is threatened by his neighbor, or when a local high school group is caught with naming their Facebook group chat a racist name, does discrimination in the area make a public appearance. Information on Anna’s Civil War Weekend was only mentioned

by WSIL TV and Cape Girardeau, Missouri’s newspaper the Southeast Missourian. WSIL provided preview coverage of the Civil War Weekend, briefly mentioning slavery while discussing quilts that were used as maps for the Underground Railroad. The Southeast Missourian re-published a user-generated press release.

As the discussion of race gains more momentum nationally because of hate crimes and the anti-racist response, public pressure to bring local racism to the front of the public conversation trickles into the region. Less than two years ago, ProPublica Engagement Reporter Logan Jaffe brought the story of sundown towns and Anna’s notorious anagram into national view with her article “The Legend of A-N-N-A: Revisiting an American Town Where Black People Weren’t Welcome After Dark,” co-published with The Atlantic. Through her reporting, Jaffee examined this question: Is Anna a racist town?

The answer is impossible to answer succinctly because it is contradictory. To say Anna has acknowledged and moved on from its past as being a racist community does not consider the subtle sympathy still shared among some residents for the Confederacy – an attitude that dates back to the civil war. But to claim Anna is forever bound to being racist overlooks Dexter’s work and the Black Lives Matter Protest that took place in the town over the summer. “Darrel is a testament to the fact that there are truthtellers and truth-seekers in communities that might not prioritize the most truthful version of their history,” Jaffe said in an interview with the GJR. “He’s read every obituary. The entire newspaper, from the beginning. He transcribes things and he gives people like me and you, and the public, access to information that he takes it upon himself to do. And I think that is radical.”

Anna and the neighboring towns of Jonesboro and Cobden are interesting because, despite the low population, there are plentiful resources and spaces for rich storytelling, Jaffe said. “The more attention you can pay to diversify the narratives that exist within a community, it changes the way a town tells the story about itself over time,” Jaffe said. Continuing to tell the story of the Civil War as battles with heroes and losers avoids dissecting the reason why the war happened in the first place, she said.

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Letter to the Editor: Financial Freedom, how big is your slice?

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inheriting generational wealth. I’m not advocating for dividing wealth equally.

“I’ll take a jumbo slice, please. To We shouldn’t. Capitalism is set up in go.” Of course, I’m not talking about such a way that the winners consistently our favorite dessert. I’m talking about win, that the odds are in their favor. It a financially comfortable life, a piece is supposed to be a merit-based system of the proverbial pie. As a nation of where you are the enabler or inhibitor of consumers, we’re rewarded for impulsive your own earning potential—a paradigm buying. Deferred gratification is frowned in which I subscribe. In practice, upon. Discipline to exercise discretion though, it is not based upon merit, it is and restraint has not reached far enough based upon access to resources. into the human psyche to be effective.

No longer subject to the gold standard, We are buying things we cannot afford market forces permit the proverbial pie and getting further away from financial to expand and contract. Over time freedom. Consumer debt is mounting. more people are gaining access to it.

Can we all get a piece of the pie? The But at what cost? There is no perfect system. There are calls on Instagram for simple answer is no.

It’s peculiar, then, how we are school curriculums to teach children collectively taught that we can have about investments, financial discipline, access to it if we just work hard enough. building credit, and managing stress.

In theory the pie is big enough for all These life skills are integral to sustaining with strong evidence to support this a secure future.

So, how can you get a piece of this view. However, much of the rhetoric is misleading about the real prospects of proverbial pie? Entrepreneurship. It getting a piece of the pie—it’s creative is one of the most direct ways for messaging bottled and sold by the very individuals and families to build wealth. forces working against you. Because of It is by no means easy, and in fact over systemic inequities, few have amassed half of all new startups fail within the fortunes at the suffering and exploitation first two years. But don’t let this deter of the many. The plan is working exactly you. Many of the most successful businesspeople have failed a few times as intended. It is, no doubt, by design.

Most of the winners had the privilege of before eventually learning the ropes.

And now is particularly a good time because the internet gives you access to a global market. More people than ever are able to start, grow, and manage business with nothing more than a smartphone.

Entrepreneurship is a way that families have managed to break the cycle of generational poverty and secure a better future. Resources of entrepreneurs are often expanded due to their social and professional networks, access to vendors, and, in some cases, the option of using overhead to supplement household needs. Wealth isn’t simply having money and resources in overabundance.

It also involves the ability and freedom to control your schedule. For instance, if you’re super rich, but work 16-hour days to maintain that level of financial comfort, then you aren’t wealthy. You’re simply rich. Wealth is deciding when to

come and go and being able to put your money and time in specifically what you value, whatever is most important to you. As a new entrepreneur you’re not likely to become wealthy overnight, and there will be 16-hour days ahead. But, building wealth starts with having no limit on your earning potential, and this is not the case with most employment opportunities.

So, then the question really becomes, “Do you want a piece of the pie, or do you want the recipe for financial freedom?” Sure, a piece of the pie would be sweet. Financial freedom is a whole lot sweeter, and entrepreneurship opens the door to limitless opportunities.

Welcome to SIU, Liberal Arts students!

If you’ve been on campus, you know this is where all the cool kids are! If you haven’t yet, you’ll find out soon!

CoLA events during the

Weeks of Welcome

Back again:

Bagel Wednesdays

Bob Ross Paint Night Friday, August 20 from 6 PM - 8 PM Student Center, Ballroom B

All supplies provided! Come make some happy trees and clouds to decorate your dorm room.

CoLA College Connection Thursday, August 26 from 3 PM - 5 PM Faner Hall Breezeway

AUGUST 18 at 7:45 AM

Students vs. Faculty Silly String Fight

As always, we will start Bagel Wednesdays at 7:45 am outside the CoLA Dean’s offices (north end of Faner, use the Museum entrance and go up to the second floor, then follow the smell of coffee). Students are welcome to join us for bagels, coffee, juice, and fruit every Wednesday from 7:45 until we run out (usually around 10:00 am). All students are welcome!

Dropping your favorite professor in a dunk tank is always a good way to start the semester. There will also be food, drinks, and music.

Thursday, September 2 from 8 PM - 9 PM Morris Library Lawn

Help us make campus history with the first ever silly string fight!

Follow us on social media to keep up with all CoLA events and reminders!

Twitter: @cola_siuc | IG: @siuccola | Facebook: @colasiuc

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BECOME AN INSTITUTE AMBASSADOR! Are you interested in public service or looking to engage with your community? Join the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Ambassadors and network with professional mentors, meet distinguished campus guests, plan events with politicians and scholars, and learn more about the Institute’s scholarships and internships.

Questions? Want to join?

Contact Ambassador President Emily Buikema at emily.buikema@siu.edu.

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Welcome to the

NEIGHBORHOOD! Neighborhood Co-op was voted Best Locally Owned Grocery store for 2020!

We provide quality food, economically in the cooperative tradition, in ways that best promote the health of the individual, the community, and the earth. Everyone is welcome to shop, no membership required! Here’s what we have to offer...

DELI

Our Deli offers made-from-scratch dishes with local and/or organic ingredients. Vegan and vegetarian options available.

Visit www.neighborhood.coop to view our daily menu.

Rice, Beans & Greens Meal. . . . . . . . . . . $4.29 Choose any 3 side dishes

GROCERY

All products sold at the Co-op are free of undesirable ingredients. We also have many dietary alternative options - vegan, gluten free, dairy free and more.

Chicken Meal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.99

PRODUCE

Entrée Meal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.99

We offer lots or organic and local produce; much of it comes from farms in Southern Illinois!

Entrée & 2 sides

Hot Food by the Pound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.99lb

Including entrée, chicken, and sides

WELLNESS

Good health is so important. Neighborhood Co-op carries a diverse array of supplements and natural health/beauty products, to help create a healthy life for you and your family.

SHOP IN BULK

Our bulk section allows for you to buy as much or a little as you need! We have a large selection of: • Candies • Trail mixes • Soup mixes • Honey

2 pieces of chicken (1breast) & 2 sides

• Beans • Nuts • Spices • Grains

• Teas • Rice • Soaps • And more!

Sides by the Pound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.49lb Á la Carte

PIZZA By the Slice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.99 Premium by the Slice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.49 Grab-N-Go Salads and Sandwiches

BAKERY

The Co-op Bakery features fresh made all natural cookies, breads, bagels, muffins, scones and more!

Students save every Sunday at the Co-op!

10% OFF TOTAL PURCHASE WITH COLLEGE ID

Neighborhood Co-op Grocery Murdale Shopping Center 1815 W. Main St. Carbondale IL (618) 529-3533

www.neighborhood.coop Phone: 618-529-3533

We accept cash, check, and...

& DEBT DAWG!

Open daily 8am - 9pm

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Help Wanted

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Rides Mass Transit

Public Policy Paid Internship

Ultimate Gymnastics Now Hiring

Rides Mass Transit is a hiring mechanics in Carbondale & Marion. Visit us at www.ridesmtd.com to learn more about our $500 sign on bonus today!

Paul Simon Public Policy Institute offers internships for students who are interested in gaining experience in public policy, state government, lobbying, or public service. Internship are paid and can be anywhere in the state, including southern Illinois, Springfield, and Chicago. Visit paulsimoninstitute.org/studentopportunities for more information.

We are looking for friendly, energetic, team players who love working with children to help them grow and succeed! Previous experience in gymnastics, tumbling or cheerleading not required. If that describes you, come join our team! Stop in during office hours to fill out an application.

220 W. Chestnut St, Carbondale.

For more information call 618-351-6296.

ADDUS Home Care

Addus HomeCare is looking for talented, caring professionals to join our team Starting wage is $14.00 per hour Positions available: Home Care Aide, Family Service Specialist, Weekend Home Care Aide. Contact Donna Homoya, Training Coordinator, 618-997-8008, dhomoya@addus.com.

Apply online at www.addus.com.

HARBAUGH'S PART TIME COOK

Part time cook. Experience Preferred. Apply in person at Harbaugh's Cafe.

901 S Illinois Ave # B, Carbondale, IL 62901

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