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Vol.101 Issue 47 @daIlyegyptIan

Arch Madness Pg. 8

INSIDE:

Spring break pg. 5 | Stewardship Saturdays pg. 6 | Baseball pg. 14

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Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: Junior guard Armon Fletcher bows his head Saturday during the Salukis’ 76-68 loss against the Illinois State Redbirds at the Missouri Valley Conference "Arch Madness" tournament in St. Louis.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

National Science Foundation approves funding for research

TYLER MALONE | Daily Egyptian

SIU's Research Experience for Undergraduates program was approved $384,244 in federal funding for another three years to continue STEM research.

Chemistry and Biochemistry professor, Boyd McLean Goodson, sent the grant proposal earlier this year to continue REU program, which is funded by the National Science Foundation.

“We were excited to find out that our renewal proposal was awarded a new round of funding”, Goodson said.

Since SIU is a research university, approval by the National Science Foundation is always exciting and provides the university with research status and opportunities few other schools have, Goodson said.

“The National Science Foundation provides funding opportunities for universities to construct summer undergraduate research programs,” Goodson said. “The goal is to help increase the number of domestic students who chose to pursue careers in STEM fields.”

The university will sponsor research opportunities for undergraduates in Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering during the summer.

The departments of chemistry, biochemistry, physics, mechanical engineering and energy processes, the Materials Technology Center, the College of Science and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research use the REU grant.

“The most important thing our program offers is an opportunity to participate in mentored undergraduate research full time for nine weeks during the summer,” Goodson said.

According to the SIU REU webpage, students selected for the program will receive a stipend worth nearly $5,000, be provided with a paid for 2-person room in University housing, a travel allowance of $750, and a $1,000 research allowance.

Many universities have REU programs, but each program in the specific school has a different research focus based on what the school’s scientific concentration is and what faculty are experienced in, Goodson said.

The research program is important to the university’s students because it allows undergraduates to directly participate in scientific research and create new knowledge.

SIU students involved in the program have multiple opportunities to connect with other researchers, students, and faculty in various STEM fields at conferences.

These opportunities provide networking skills for those involved, Goodson said.

Networking skills are essential to attract prospective

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employers, Goodson said.

“Once students see what they learn in class are actually good for, not only do they value the knowledge more, but it becomes easier for them to see themselves in a career in that field,” Goodson said.

Students receive opportunities in the research program to work with scientists that are all at different stages in their careers and become a part of a team.

Hannah Lepird, a senior studying Chemistry, participated in the program during the 2016 summer.

She said when she first began researching she was under careful supervision.

“I was lucky to have a graduate student who didn’t mind letting me screw things up in the process of learning,” Lepird said.

Lepird’s research revolved around both biochemistry bacterial expression of fusion proteins and protein purification and the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation. “[The program] is a great opportunity to become familiar with research and earn some money,” Lepird said.

Paul Kevorkian a senior studying Chemistry is participating in the research program currently. He began in January 2017 and will continue researching through May 2019.

Kevorkian said through the research program he was able to work with Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Plunkett on blending bonded ring-shaped hydrocarbon molecules to make an effective organic semiconductor.

“My research experience has been great,” Kevorkian said. “The supplemental labs that come with the science courses only teach the basics about a subject, but doing research teaches you much more in depth and gives you a better hands on experience.”

Staff writer Tyler Malone can be reached at tmalone@dailyegyptian.com.

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SIU Law student named in top 20 law students in the country KITT FRESA | @kittfresa

Southern Illinois University law student, Victor Feraru has been named one of the top 20 law students in the country by the National Jurist Magazine. The publication reaches an estimated 100 thousand law students.

Feraru’s work includes helping survivors of child abuse and neglect through the State of Illinois’ Children’s Justice Task Force. He also assists his fellow classmates through developing a student chapter of the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program, a program that helps those with issues ranging from anxiety to drug and alcohol addiction.

For the third year, the magazine is honoring students who push themselves to help better their law schools, to help better their communities and to help those in need.

This is the second year in a row a law student from SIU has been recognized by the magazine.

Last year Willie Lyles III, a then third-year student received the award.

Each law school in the country is allowed to nominate a person for the award. The nominees are submitted and then reviewed by the magazine.

Christopher Behan, acting dean of the School of Law and professor of law said he was delighted to hear that Feraru had received the award.

Behan said that he and Feraru have developed a mentor-mentee relationship. Feraru has worked as Behan’s research assistant since his first summer at SIU. “When he came to law school he got very involved in external service and I think has really made a profound difference. There aren’t a whole lot of people who create opportunities for themselves in law school, and Victor’s one, Willie last

year was one as well,” Behan said.

Feraru said he felt the award proved to all the people who had taken a chance on him that it paid off. He said the award recognizes all the hard work people do to try and make a positive difference in society.

“The award is nice, but I think it’s more about what that award represents, and it doesn’t just represent me as so much as it represents the people who molded me into who I am,” Feraru said.

Since he was born, Feraru lived in more than 40 foster homes. At one point Feraru was in an adoption process but the couple who was going to adopt him were killed in an accident. He was later emancipated and a year later he was no longer a ward of the state.

Feraru earned his Bachelor’s in English Writing at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina.

There he was a part of student government and a senior writer for the college’s newspaper. Guilford is also where he learned to write, which he considers his strong suit.

At one point Feraru interviewed Matthew Hoh, the highest level state department official to resign in protest of the war in Afghanistan.

The two became friends, and the official recommended Feraru as a writer to an editor at the Huffington Post. Later on the editor brought on Feraru to write for the Huffington Post’s blog where Feraru still works as a contributor.

In the fall of 2016, Feraru was appointed to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Children’s Justice Task Force.

The task force is a multidisciplinary, legislatively mandated advisory group comprised of child protection investigators, law enforcement,

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 medical and mental health service providers, judges, attorneys and child advocates.

Feraru said he has been learning a lot from the task force and the prosecutors he works with.

The group meets four times a year around the state and makes recommendations to DCFS on policy and practices “directed at improving investigative, prosecution and judicial handling of child abuse cases in a manner

that limits additional trauma to the child victim.”

Feraru has also helped developed a student chapter of the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program at SIU. “It’s essentially a conduit for people in the [law] profession to reach out and get counseling and resources to help them in situations,” Feraru said.

The assistance program is there to help law students with the intensity

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Clinicians are available through the program and everything is kept entirely confidential. The assistance program sends out their ads for assistance through places like social media and other sources.

Students can then come in and the program will set them up with the help they need.

Feraru said after he gets his degree

he might work with the government or a private firm doing civil and or criminal matters. No matter what he is doing, Feraru said he’ll always be doing youth advocacy.

“Ultimately no matter what I do, I’ll use a significant amount of time for policies around youth advocacy.”

Feraru said the reason why he gravitates to youth advocacy is because he knows what it's like to have been there. Feraru also see it as a preventive measure, giving youth

the help they need before they get caught up in a life violence, crime or psychological hardship.

“I definitely think that with enough people and enough space and time you can fix the little things, and those little things can go on. That’ll be the difference I make in the world,” Feraru said.

Staff writer Kitt Fresa can be reached at kfresa@dailyegyptian. com or on Twitter @kittfresa.

How to spend your spring break in southern Illinois JEREMY BROWN | @JeremyBrown_DE

Spring break can be a time for relaxation, cleaning or partying, depending on what kind of student you are.

Maybe you need to unwind and relax after a stressful round of midterms, or maybe you’ve been so busy with papers that you just need to get out of your dorm.

Some people take the opportunity to go back home or travel for spring break. But for those of you staying in southern Illinois, there are plenty of attractions in and around Carbondale to keep you busy.

The Little Grand Canyon trail is one of the most iconic hiking trails in the Shawnee National Forest.

Since spring is beginning, the weather provides an opportunity to try this three-mile trail and see wildflowers blooming, according to the USDA Forest Service.

The trail has many sections of steep, slick rock for the more adventurous hikers.

The path — open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, year round — is just outside Murphysboro, so the drive from Carbondale takes about 25 minutes.

If you’re looking to do more than hiking in the historic forestry, Trail of Tears State Forest might be what you’re looking for.

The state forest is named after the infamous trek that Cherokee, Creek and Chickasaw Native American

Toni Stroud | Chicago Tribune Monk's Mound in Cahokia, Illinois is 100 feet high and in its heyday, 1100-1400 AD, it would have been topped by a building or temple. The burial mounds of Native Americans provide a unique look into America's history.

nations made after the passing of the Indian Removal Act in 1830.

While not without its share of hiking trails, Trail of Tears State Forest also allows for camping, picnicking and hunting.

The drive to Trail of Tears State Forest — open from 8 to 10 a.m. every day — is about 35 minutes from Carbondale.

It’s important to note that hikers and campers should check the

weather before heading out on a trip.

Unpredictable spring weather can cut any hike short.

For those willing to take the nearly two-hour drive, the Cahokia Mounds are some of the most famous attractions in Illinois. The mounds are the remains of a Native American city known today as Cahokia.

Cahokia was one of the most advanced native civilizations north of Mexico during the pre-Columbian era

(600-1400 C.E.) The Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is hosting a winter lecture on the role of copper in Native American trade, ceremonies and technology at 2 p.m. Sunday.

If you don't want a day trip, there are still plenty of things to do in Carbondale.

The Panic Room is Southern Illinois’ premier escape room experience, according to its website.

Escape rooms are cooperative-based interactive puzzles in which people are locked inside of a room and must find clues to escape in less than an hour.

The Panic Room has three different themed rooms: The Haunting, Secrets of Little Egypt and Christmas Escape. They range from difficult to easy, respectively.

The Panic Room is appointmentonly through escapecarbondale. com. Tickets are $25 per person, but customers are only required to pay a $30 deposit to reserve a room.

As the weather gets warmer, frozen treats like those at Freeze! Thai Ice Cream & Smoothies are coming back in style.

Freeze is a unique shop where ice cream is spread on a cold plate and toppings are added as it thickens, then is served in rolls.

They also sell smoothies made with organic and fresh fruits. Freeze is open every day from 3 to 9 p.m.

The Varsity Center is showing the Oscar-winning musical “Once” on Saturday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $5.

“Once” (rated R) is a romantic drama musical about two struggling musicians in Dublin. It won the award for “best original song” at the 80th Academy Awards and has a 97 percent on ratings-aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.

Staff writer Jeremy Brown can be reached at jbrown@dailyegyptian. com or on Twitter @JeremyBrown_DE.

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Local wildlife refuge to hold Stewardship Saturdays, looks to preserve Cypress Creek KITT FRESA | @kittfresa

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge will be hosting Stewardship Saturdays in an effort to help plant over 68,000 trees and maintain the wildlife of Cypress Creek.

“What we’re looking at doing is having students, volunteers, community members, landowners, anyone who’s interested to come out and help us with stewardship projects,” Assistant Refuge Manager Liz Jones said.

Jones said the goal is by the end of spring to have planted around 68,000 trees and to help with the overall maintenance of Cypress Creek.

“It’s not going to help just the community get together but it’s going to help the wildlife. Cleaning up the environment, or planting trees, or pulling out invasive species that are hurting other organisms in the environment, all of that is going to help the wildlife in the area,” Katy Banning, a member of Americorps stationed at Cypress Creek said.

Work to be done will range from tree planting, pollinator planting, pulling out invasive species, debris cleanup, restoring habitats and general maintenance of the public facility.

Stewardship Saturdays will be held each month, March 10, April 14, and May 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Cypress Creek Maintenance Shop located on 2808 Butter Ridge Road, Ullin, IL and to dress appropriately.

Jones said having the community involved in the things the refuge does will help them understand why the work is so important.

“We can put it on a flyer or send it out in a brochure but it means a

Cameron Hupp | @CHupp04 A heron trades from one water source to another Saturday at the Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge near White Hill.

whole lot more if you get involved with it.,” Jones said. “We love having members of the community come out and help us. If they have questions we can answer, we can help them better understand the value of putting habitat back.”

Stewardship Saturdays started sometime in the 1990’s but were later put on hold due to other issues that came up.

This will be the first time Stewardship Saturdays have been implemented since then due to he the help from Americorps, who have organized and coordinated the event with the Wildlife Refuge.

One of these organizers is Kelsey Woodcock, a Visitor Services Leader at the refuge and member of Americorp. She is the organizer responsible for bringing Stewardship Saturdays back to the refuge.

Woodcock said she couldn’t describe the feeling of bringing back Stewardship Saturdays.

“People get their hands dirty in doing something that’s good and then

they can watch these trees grow and thrive and maybe they can develop the love for nature that I have and pass that on,” Woodcock said.

According to Jones, the Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge’s focus has primarily been on protecting and restoring wetlands.

She said the refuge also serves to provide educational opportunities for people of all ages and recreational opportunities to have a better understanding and investment in Cypress Creek as a resource.

“The key to Stewardship Saturdays is that these projects are worthwhile projects, they’re not big projects, they’re not just to get people out there to count hours,” Jones said. “We really want to accomplish a task and so hopefully that makes a difference to the individual who is thinking about coming out.”

Staff writer Kitt Fresa can be reached at kfresa@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @kittfresa.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Leasing workshop to advise students in renting off campus CLAIR COWLEY | Daily Egyptian

Before You Sign, a house leasing workshop will begin helping university students begin rwenting a home off campus.

The workshop will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. on March 7 in the Student Center Delta Room on the fourth floor hosted by the Gamma Phi Omega sorority.

“Students planning to live offcampus should attend this event to learn about the process of leasing rental premises like apartments, duplexes, townhouses or homes,” Director of Students’ Legal Assistance Lori Crenshaw Bryant said. “We want students to be equipped with the knowledge to make informed decisions.”

The staff in the Students’ Legal Assistance office conducts workshops to provide information pertaining to the rental process. This includes when to start looking for a property, what to expect when looking and what it means to sign a lease.

Bryant said the Students' Legal Assistance staff conducts presentations throughout the academic year like, “LandlordTenant 101: Before you sign a lease” and “Land-Tenant 102: Security Deposits”.

“The SLAO workshops are important to students because they inform students of possible legal issues they may encounter. At these workshops, students are made aware of legal issues or collateral consequences,” Bryant said.

After attending workshops, students should be able to make an informed decision before signing a lease, Bryant said. By attending these workshops, students become aware of the role of Students' Legal Assistance Office and the services

and resources the office provides.

“The presentation will assist students in understanding a lease agreement, including the students' rights and responsibilities as well as the landlord’s rights and obligations,” Bryant said.

Secretary for the Tau Chapter of Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority, Ana Hernandez said it’s important that students are aware of what they need to watch out for and what their options are when signing a lease.

“We are hosting this workshop with Student Legal Assistance to better educate our campus community and students about what precautions they may need to take when signing a lease,” Hernandez said.

When referring to who the workshop will target, Hernandez said particularly young adults and college students, who have not yet moved out of the dorms.

Hernandez said students are probably one of the most misinformed groups when it comes to leasing and renting a home.

Due to the high cost of housing on campus, Hernandez said mores students are choosing to live off campus because it tends to be more affordable.

As of Fall 2017 West Campus residence halls have the capacity to house over a thousand students, yet is only occupied by 954 students, according to the University Housing Occupancy Report.

East Campus residence halls have the capacity to house 1,624 students and only 1,041 students are living in them.

Staff writer Clair Cowley can be reached at ccowley@dailyegyptian.com.

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Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena Junior guard Armon Fletcher looks to shoot a basket past Missouri State Bear’s junior guard Jarred Dixon Friday during the Salukis’ 67-63 win against the Missouri State Bears at the MVC tournament in St. Louis.

Salukis bow out in MVC semifinals NATHAN DODD | @NathanMDodd

SIU was five minutes and a center away from advancing to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

The Salukis — who posted their highest finish in the MVC in 11 years — earned the No. 2 seed in the bracket and were tasked with

matchups against No. 7 Missouri State and No. 3 Illinois State.

Against MSU, Southern faced off against senior forward, and NBA prospect, Alize Johnson. In the two meetings this season, Johnson posted two double-doubles against the Salukis.

On Friday, SIU had an answer for Johnson and contained him to just six points for the contest.

In the second half, SIU junior guard

Sean Lloyd — a member of the MVC All-Defensive Team — smothered Johnson down the stretch and allowed the MSU-phenom only two points.

“The coaching staff challenged me to guard him and keep him off the glass,” Lloyd said. “So that’s what I went out there and did.”

Similar to the previous two matchups this season, the game went down to the wire and the Salukis

walked away with the 74-70 victory, moving them into the semifinals for the second consecutive year.

“I couldn’t be any happier with what these young men not only did today but what they’ve done all year long,” head coach Barry Hinson said following the victory. “Today was just a typical Missouri State/Southern Illinois ball game.”

Southern faced a much more

challenging task the following night when it took on the Illinois State Redbirds.

Familiar foes in tight games, the Salukis and Redbirds split the season series as both teams claimed wins on their home courts. In the last matchup between the schools, the Redbirds walked away with the win in overtime.

Saturday's matchup marked another close matchup that went down to the wire.

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1. SIU coach Barry Hinson shouts to coaches Saturday during the Salukis’ 76-68 loss against the Illinois State Redbirds at the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in St. Louis. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena) 2. Illinois State junior forward Milik Yarbrough reacts referee call Saturday during the Salukis’ 76-68 loss against the Illinois State Redbirds at the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in St. Louis. (Reagan Gavin | @RGavin_DE) 3. Illinois State Milik Yarbrough attempts to retrieve the ball Saturday during the Salukis’ 76-68 loss against the Illinois State Redbirds at the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in St. Louis. (Reagan Gavin | @RGavin_DE) 4. Members of the SIU men’s basetball team celebrate a point Friday during the Salukis’ 67-63 win against the Missouri State Bears at the MVC tournament in St. Louis. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

As the teams battled back and forth throughout the game, SIU junior center Kavion Pippen fouled out of the game with 75 seconds left and took a major part Southern’s defense to the bench.

“That’s the best defense we played all year long,” Hinson said. “The game was over when K.P. went out.”

Southern held on in regulation and used a key block from junior

guard Armon Fletcher to push the game into overtime.

With Pippen on the bench, Southern filled the center position with junior forward Jonathan Wiley who just could not keep up with the size and skill of ISU junior forward Phil Fayne.

In the OT period, Fayne dropped 11 points for the Redbirds and carried the team to the championship round

with a 76-68 victory over the Salukis.

On Sunday, the Redbirds were beaten up on by the Loyola Ramblers, the victors of the MVC regular-season title.

With a final score of 65-49, the Ramblers captured an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and sent ISU home empty-handed for the second year in a row.

SIU will now wait to hear its

name announced for a postseason tournament before it puts a nail in the 2017-18 season. Had Illinois State upset Loyola in the final game, Hinson liked his chances of a postseason nod.

“If those two teams [Loyola and ISU] go to the NCAA Tournament and you finish second in the eighthbest conference in the country, surely you can get in the NIT,” Hinson said.

“So that’s what we’re waiting on.”

However, the latest bracketology shows SIU and ISU on the outside looking in at the field of the NIT Tournament. While there is a chance that the Salukis hear their name called, a spot in the CIT or CBI will likely be offered.

In recent seasons, the Salukis declined to accept invitations for the pay-to-play CIT and CBI.

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'I'm going to be the voice of SIU students,' student campaigns for Jackson County Board AMELIA BLAKELY | @AmeilaBlakely

Tony Barbato, a senior from Metropolis, is running for Jackson County Board hoping to be a voice for SIU students.

One of his running platforms for county board is lowering taxes.

While growing up in southern Illinois, Barbato said he has seen the effects higher taxes have had in Carbondale and in the local region.

“It hits home seeing that things are not as good as they used to be,” Barbato said. “I just want to take it upon myself to help improve things.”

High taxes are what is crippling the local economy Barbato said.

According to the Carbondale City Council meeting minutes on June 14, the council approved to raise the food and beverage tax and packaged liquor tax four percent in June 2016. The raised food and beverage tax increased the city’s combined meal tax to 12.75 percent, which is among the highest in the nation.

An example of a local business negatively impacted by the high taxes is El Greco, Barbato said.

The gyro restaurant that had been a staple on the Carbondale strip since 1973 recently closed because of declining student enrollment, declining city population, and city taxes. According to the Belleville News Democrat, El Greco will be reopen by a new owner and long-time fan, Steve Rogers, this spring semester.

However, Carbondale’s current economic situation is not only because of taxes; the university's tuition increases and the city’s tax increases have created a hostile economic environment for students and small businesses Barbato said.

“It’s terrible, students can’t afford to come here anymore,” Barbato said.

“Tax dollars are not going back into the community to make this a place where

students want to come to learn.”

For the students that do attend the university, Barbato said because of high taxes they don’t have enough spending money to put back into local economy.

Barbato said lowering city taxes will create more incentives for smallbusiness owners to raise wages for students that work in Carbondale.

The second point for Barbato’s campaign is lowering the university's tuition.

Although Jackson County Board has no authority over university tuition, Barbato said he wants to initiate a discussion between the university administration to lower tuition and manage university spending if he is elected.

“They have a spending problem,” Barbato said. “I want to tell them to lower tuition and spending. SIU students need this to be an affordable place that they can learn. Right now, it’s not.”

Barbato is a business major that has attended the university for almost four years now and has seen the effects of the university’s enrollment decline.

“Just since freshman year, Schneider, Mae Smith and Neely had all sorts of students there. But now, Schneider is shut down because of low enrollment,“ Barbato said. “It’s disappointing to see that fewer students go here.”

Barbato decided to run for Jackson County Board when he moved into a new district in Jackson County where many other university students live.

He said if he could gain the support of his neighbors to run for county board then students would have the opportunity to make an impact in Jackson County.

“Students are underrepresented in the local government,” Barbato said.

When students are underrepresented in the local government, it leaves an opportunity for them to be taken advantage of, Barbato said. He

Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE Anthony Barbato, 21, of Metropolis, poses for a photo on Feb. 28 outside Rehn Hall. Barbato is a junior majoring in business, and a Republican write-in candidate for the Jackson County sixth district County Board. “I have SIU students’ best interest in mind. Whenever I get onto the Jackson County Board I’m going to fight to lower tuition for students, and taxes for Jackson County residents, and I want to make Jackson County a positive learning environment as well as a place where businesses can thrive. I will also drive students to vote at the courthouse for free, no matter how they want to vote,” said Barbato. The election is March 20, 2018.

encourages other students to be active in local government, speak up and represent their fellow students.

“If I'm elected to county board by SIU students, then I’m going to be the voice for SIU students,” Barbato said.

Barbato said he will work with student constituency bodies including Undergraduate Student Government, Graduate Council and Graduate and Professional Student Council to voice student concerns to the county Board.

This is not the first time a university student has run for county board.

Jackson County Clerk Larry Reinhardt, who has been in that position for about 20 years, said students running on county board is not unusual.

“There are students that run for county board on a regular basis,” Reinhardt said.

If Barbato is elected to the county board, Reinhardt said his responsibilities would be addressing issues that come to the county board.

Barbato is a write-in candidate on the Republican ballot for the Republican primary election on March 20.

“As long as one or the other

[Republican candidates] receive 25 votes, then they will move forward as the party nominee in the general election this fall,” Reinhardt said.

Barbato said if he is elected, he will be involved in local politics for his term limit. After his career in politics is completed, he hopes to establish himself in Carbondale pursuing a business career.

Campus editor Amelia Blakely can be reached at ablakely@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @AmeilaBlakely.

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More women seem to be crossing state lines to have abortions in Illinois ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS CHICAGO TRIBUNE

When Alison Dreith learned of her unplanned pregnancy, the St. Louis resident said she chose to travel to Illinois to have an abortion in 2016.

She is the executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri and lived closer to a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis where she used to work and knew some of the staff. But Dreith said Missouri's 72-hour waiting period and other regulations made terminating a pregnancy far more burdensome in her state.

"I knew Missouri's laws," she said. "I never even thought twice about making the decision to go to Illinois."

More women appear to be traveling from out of state to have an abortion in Illinois even as the total number of terminated pregnancies statewide decreased, according to the most recent figures from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Dreith is among the 4,543 women who crossed the state border to terminate a pregnancy in 2016, an increase from the 3,210 abortions provided to out-ofstate women reported in the previous year, based on a state report released in December. Overall, abortions in Illinois dropped from 39,856 in 2015 to 38,382 in 2016.

Since 2010, about 3,000 women a year have come here from out of state to have an abortion. Because of confidentiality laws, the data aren't broken down by home state, nor do they explain why women are traveling for the procedure. In a relatively large number of cases -- 1,176 in 2016 and 2,148 in 2015 -- it's unclear whether the patient was from in state or out of state because that was marked unknown.

But advocates on both sides of the abortion debate speculate that tighter

regulations in other Midwest states could be sending more women to Illinois, which is considered one of the less-restrictive states in the region.

Emily Troscinski, executive director of Illinois Right to Life, said she believes more permissive laws are detrimental to women and the unborn.

"Illinois has become a dumping ground for other states with our flimsy abortion laws and politicians' flippant attitude toward providing women with resources on all their options," she said.

She attributed the overall drop in abortions to more young people identifying as "pro-life," as well as resources that provide support to women who have unplanned pregnancies and choose to carry to term.

But Troscinski fears the overall number of abortions in Illinois will rise following a controversial state law passed last year expanding taxpayer-subsidized abortions to women covered by Medicaid and state employee insurance.

"For or against abortion, purposefully increasing the number of abortions and forcing those who oppose abortion to pay for the increase is appalling," she said.

Those who favor that legislation say it ensures an equal right to medical care regardless of income.

As Illinois is expanding abortion access, many neighboring states are attempting to pass more restrictions.

"Illinois is surrounded by states with restrictive barriers that make it very difficult for patients to get the care they need," said Planned Parenthood of Illinois spokeswoman Julie Lynn.

In Missouri, only one clinic provided abortions in the state in recent years until late 2017 because of laws requiring providers to have hospital admitting privileges and requiring clinics to meet the same standards as surgical centers.

Those mandates were struck down by the courts in April and two more clinics in Missouri have since begun providing abortions.

But a new Missouri law now stipulates that only the physician performing the abortion can provide state-mandated counseling 72 hours prior. The measure, which passed over the summer, has been criticized as an unnecessary burden by reproductive rights supporters.

In Indiana, a 2016 law requiring an ultrasound at least 18 hours prior to an abortion was blocked by a federal judge last year. The state attorney general has appealed the decision. The law would also ban abortions for fetal genetic abnormalities like Down syndrome and require the identities of abortion providers be made public.

More recently in Iowa, a bill moving through the legislature would prohibit the procedure after the detection of a fetal heartbeat except in the case of a medical emergency, potentially banning nearly all abortions.

The state enacted a 72-hour waiting period as well as a ban on the procedure after 20 weeks of gestation in May, though the Iowa state Supreme Court temporarily halted to the waiting period portion of that law.

Last year, the Iowa-based Planned Parenthood of the Heartland also closed four Iowa clinics, citing state legislation that blocked public family planning services funding to abortion providers.

One clinic in the Quad Cities on the Illinois border closed in December.

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland spokeswoman Becca Lee called these measures "extreme."

"If lawmakers really want to decrease the need for abortion, they ought to work with family planning experts, like Planned Parenthood, to increase access to birth control," she said.

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'We believe in each other,' Saluki Baseball talks slow start to the season DILLON GILLILAND | @DillonGilliland

After eleven games season and a 3-8 record, the SIU baseball team has so far struggled but shown flashes of potential.

The team suffered a sweep to Jackson State in the first series of the campaign, however, the Salukis bounced back for a big win against Austin Peay.

SIU followed up with a three-game series against North Florida, where the Salukis won one of three matchups.

To close out the eight-game road trip, the Salukis took on the Belmont Bruins in which sophomore starter Brad Harrison threw a shutout for Southern's third win.

When the Salukis finally returned to Itchy Jones Stadium, the team suffered a three-game sweep at home to the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks and now sit on a 3-8 record.

With not much success in the win column, Southern has shown that it does, however, have

potential to be an offensive powerhouse.

“We’re going to be a good offensive ball club,” head coach Ken Henderson said. “We just have to start putting AB’s together.”

Out of the 11 games SIU played this season, the Salukis only failed to reach the six-hit mark twice.

In six of those games, Southern netted doubledigit hits, including an 18-hit game in the second matchup against the Warhawks.

The issue has not been getting the players on base but the ability to get the runners home. In seven of SIU’s games, the team has stranded at least six men on base.

“We’re good at hitting the ball,” senior shortstop Connor Kopach said. “We just cannot find the big hits.”

With a brand new lineup of players in the 2018 season, it has been up to Kopach and senior first baseman Logan Blackfan to lead the way. Both players have delivered so far.

Kopach, the Salukis' leadoff hitter, currently

leads the team with a .417 batting average and with an on-base percentage of .463 at the time of writing.

The shortstop also leads the Missouri Valley Conference in hits and stolen bases with 20 and 9, respectively.

“He’s a really nice player,” Henderson said. “He has gone far beyond our expectations.”

Blackfan, who hits in the cleanup spot of the lineup, currently holds a .354 batting average with a .646 slugging percentage.

At the time of writing, the first baseman is second on the team with 17 hits, second in the MVC with 31 total bases and leads the conference in home runs with four.

“I’ve always had to play the clean-up spot,” Blackfan said. “I just try to find the right pitch and get a good swing on it.”

While the seniors have done their job, the next question for the Salukis is who will step up and complement the seniors in the lineup.

Junior left fielder Alex Lyon and junior second

baseman Nikola Vasic have answered that question.

Lyon has put up 15 hits with a batting average of .375 and a team-leading slugging percentage of .650. The left fielder has also sent two balls over the wall, including a grand slam against Austin Peay.

Vasic has proved to be a solid option when batting behind Kopach, as he has eight RBI along with 15 hits and a .333 batting average.

The second baseman has also been active on the basepaths with three stolen bases at the time of writing.

“Lyon and Vasic are two players we thought would be big for us,” Henderson said. “They have done just that.”

Another interesting aspect SIU's squad is the bullpen which began the season struggling but found a groove in the home-opening series.

Against the Warhawks, the relievers allowed seven earned runs across 15.2 innings compared to the starters’ eight earned runs through 11.2 innings.

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Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99 Senior first baseman Logan Blackfan makes a diving catch Sunday during the Warkhawks 13-7 win against the Salukis at Itchy Jones Stadium Illinois.

In the three-game series, the bullpen was forced to pitch more innings and was able to do its job of keeping the opposition to minimal scoring while giving their offense a chance to fight back into games.

“When you come in and you’re down seven or eight runs, that’s not an easy spot to pitch in,” Henderson said. “They have to put up zeroes and we’ve done a great job of that.”

Outside of the starting pitching not making it deep in games, one of Southern’s main issues

is fielding errors and not pulling through on routine plays.

“We make a lot of minimal mistakes,” Henderson said. “We’re not playing smart baseball and we’ve got to clean that up.”

In seven of their 11 games, the Salukis committed two or more errors and have allowed a total of 17 unearned runs.

“You can’t give away four or five outs to a good team,” Henderson said. “We just have to make the routine plays.”

One might think that with the new team, the issue just might be the chemistry, however, the players have said that chemistry is not the issue.

“We have a lot of team chemistry,” Kopach said. “We just got to get more experience as the year goes on.”

Although the team has suffered eight losses, Henderson thinks that it has provided the Salukis with a chance to gain learning experiences.

“There’s a lot to learn every game,” Henderson said. “If you’re not learning and

studying what you did right and wrong then you’re wasting the opportunity.”

Even though the team has only pulled out three victories, they have assured that there is no quit and that things will turn around.

“We believe in each other,” Blackfan said. “We’re going to turn this around soon. We have the talent.”

Sports reporter Dillon Gilliland can be reached at dgilliland@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @DillonGilliland.

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