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City Council candidates on SIU issues The Carbondale City Council election will take place Tuesday and seven community members are running for three vacant spots on the sevenperson board. Here are some of their positions on SIU-related issues.

Anna Durrett

age 25 Little River Research & Design

Plans that may affect SIU students? "The city needs to encourage and provide resources for students and graduates to develop small businesses." She said the area needs to improve the number of internships and training programs for students that will help people “find or create the jobs they desire.”

Plans to integrate SIU’s and Carbondale’s plans for the future? "The creation of a board that focuses on combining the energy of SIU and the city could help strengthen everyone's objectives.” Durrett said the board could help the city progress and enhance SIU’s learning opportunities.

Why should a SIU faculty member who lives in Carbondale vote for you? “I want to help SIU flourish as much as possible, as SIU is essential to Carbondale’s culture, economy and quality of life.” She said she stays informed about campus news and will be receptive of faculty, staff and student concerns.

Additional comments: “I will advocate for a grace period of a few hours in the morning for metered [parking] spaces around bars to thank people for not driving after drinking.” Durrett said the community should not impose unwelcomed fines and encourage all safe practices possible.

Tom Grant

age 56 Member of the Carbondale Planning Commission

Civil Service: Member of the Carbondale Planning Commission Plans that may affect SIU students? “I would like to see the city take over Illinois Avenue as the ‘State

Route 51 business connector’ and make it two-way traffic. It would allow us to make sidewalk cafes and other things available to everyone and help expand existing businesses.”

Plans to integrate SIU’s and Carbondale’s plans for the future? “The city and university must work together as the city provides the basic services of fire protection, water and sewer services to SIU.” Why should a SIU faculty member who lives in Carbondale vote for you?

“Because I am a loyal SIU alumni who lives in Carbondale also, go Salukis!”

Lance Jack

age 44 Owner of Fat Patties

Civic Service: Council member whose four-year term ends this month Plans that may affect SIU students? Jack wants to take little steps to attract more artists and businesses

students would like. His wants to adjust parking and towing options in favor of students. “The tiny things make the experience better for our customers.”

Plans to integrate SIU’s and Carbondale’s plans for the future? Jack said he would support formal meetings between university representatives and city officials. He would like to see more student involvement in Carbondale’s city council meetings and elections.

Why should an SIU faculty member who lives in Carbondale vote for you?

He said he is committed to revitalizing downtown and laying a new foundation for life in Carbondale.

Additional comments:

N athaN h oefert | @NathanHoefertDE Tina Chappell, 49, who has been homeless on and off for four years, said it is difficult for some homeless people to get back on their feet in 30 days. “You need more than 30 days and a two week extension, then they put you out,” she said. “If you can’t get into another shelter... you are then on the street.” This is Chappell’s biggest fear. “I don’t want to die here on the streets,” she said. “I’m not ready to die.” Chappell, who has not seen her children in four years because they are in a foster home, said there is a difference between pan handling and begging for money.

“I’m not on my knees begging you for things,” she said. “That’s called survival. That kept me and my husband off the street.”

Homelessness: The invisible issue Jessica BrowN | @BrownJessicaJ

A leading national advocate for the homeless said on Sunday, “You could drop me in any city or town of any size anywhere in the country, and I could find [people] that are homeless.” “[The problem] is way bigger than we’ve ever allowed ourselves to think,” said Diane Nilan, founder of Hear Us. Hear Us is a national nonprofit organization focused on bringing awareness and visibility of homeless children to the general public.

Nilan was in Carbondale to show her film “Worn Out Welcome,” a documentary depicting families and youth discussing their homelessness.

Mike Heath, the executive director of Carbondale’s Good Samaritan Ministries, a nonprofit homeless shelter, said he sees an increase in the issue.

“Every unit in the 2014 calendar year is more than 100 percent of what we’ve done within the last five years,” he said.

The highest unit, emergency assistance, is at nearly 150 percent. Other units include the emergency shelter, soup kitchen, food pantry and transitional house.

“Our business is booming,” he said.

“That’s not a good thing. In an ideal world, we wouldn’t need to be here.”

Good Samaritan has 30 emergency shelter rooms where clients can stay up

to 30 days, and 10 transitional housing rooms, where clients can stay up to two years. Additional days can be granted depending upon circumstances.

Emergency shelter is temporary, intended to house the homeless until they get back on their feet. Transitional housing is rehabilitative, directed toward those with issues deeper than poverty, such as mental illness or substance abuse.

To qualify for transitional housing, a client must be referenced by other agencies.

Both programs are almost always full, which puts new prospective clients on a waiting list, Heath said. Even then, acceptance into Good Samaritan is not always guaranteed.

The shelter, founded in 1985, screens potential residents for active arrest warrants as well as records of pedophilia, considering the shelter is less than 500 feet away from Head Start—a preschool program at SIU. In addition, clients cannot have disabilities that compromise their ability to move freely within the shelter or interact amicably with fellow residents.

Drug and alcohol tests are conducted before a person is allowed residency, and are administered sporadically during his or her stay. The shelter has a zero tolerance policy, and Heath said if tenants fail a test, they have to leave.

“We’ve got people to protect.” he said.

“We have babies downstairs at times, geriatric people, handicapped people.”

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When the demand for shelter exceeds supply of rooms, living in motels, storage units, vehicles, campgrounds or on the streets often becomes a reality for the homeless, Nilan said.

To avoid those living conditions, two or three homeless people sometimes live with family or friends, leading to overcrowding in those homes.

“All of these things are happening right here in Carbondale,” she said.

However, homelessness is rarely acknowledged as a social issue in need of attention. Instead, it is treated as a frustration for the city.

Cathy Talbott, a homelessness advocate and a formerly homeless woman from Herrin, said this is exemplified in Carbondale’s intolerance of panhandling.

Those caught in the act are often fined, and in some cases, arrested.

These restrictions put increased strain on individuals in tough situations, said Tina Chappell, a homeless woman temporarily staying at Good Samaritan Ministries.

“Panhandling isn’t begging,” she said.

“That’s survival.”

Most of the time when the homeless panhandle, it is not for drugs or alcohol, as some would believe, Chappell said. It’s a way to gather the means to stay off the street and maybe afford a motel room for the night.

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Jack said as a former SIU student, he knows what students want and need from the city.

Navreet Kang

age 62 State Farm agent

Civil Service: Past president of the Jackson County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving; past chairman of the

Finance and Administration Committee of the Carbondale Park District

Plans that may affect SIU students? “I would like to take the $1 million from SIU, that we give from the

city of Carbondale, and divert that into student scholarships so we can increase enrollment.” Kang said he wants to use more lighting and police patrol to make students feel more comfortable and safe.

Plans to integrate SIU’s and Carbondale’s plans for the future? “I want to see more entertainment offered to students, bring in more concerts and more avenues for students to enjoy themselves after hours.” One of his platforms include making the city more appealing to students and businesses so graduates remain in Carbondale and have high-paying jobs.

Why should an SIU faculty member who lives in Carbondale vote for you? “As a professor, you need good housing at a reasonable price. We currently have such high property taxes, and I am one of those candidates who does not support any property tax increases at all.”

Additional comments: Kang said he reviewed the 2015 city budget and found cuts that could be made that would not disrupt essential services.

Angie Kaye

age 61 Full time associate professor at Morthaland College in West Frankfort, part time teacher in continuing education at John A. Logan Community College, owns her own accounting business, Kaye Consulting Ltd.

Civil Service: Member of The Rotary Club of Jackson Williamson Sunset; SIU Alumni Association; Friends of

WSIU; pastor at Elkville United Methodist Church

Plans that may affect SIU students? “I would like a festival where we have a parade, a carnival, a cook-

off, live bands. Something for the students as well as Carbondale people and people from out of town.” She said she wants more popular music headlining at Shryock Auditorium and to improve off-campus student housing.

Plans to integrate SIU’s and Carbondale’s plans for the future? Kaye said she would like to have student representation at City Council meetings.

Why should an SIU faculty member who lives in Carbondale vote for you?

Kaye said as an SIU alumna and educator, she understands the concerns of students and faculty. She is also an accountant by trade, which she said will help her manage the city’s budget.

Adam Loos

age 35 Law clerk at the Jackson County Courthouse and third year law student at SIU

Civil Service: President of Northwest Carbondale Neighborhood Association; serves on the Planning Commission

and the Zoning Board of Appeals; served on the Sustainability Commission

Plans that may affect SIU students? “Housing remains an issue for students. Some of the new housing

that has been built has gone vacant because it’s not affordable for students.” Loos said he wants to make improvements to all conditions of student housing.

Plans to integrate SIU’s and Carbondale’s plans for the future? Loos wants to establish a “town-gown commission,” which would include SIU staff, students and residents from the neighborhoods that surround SIU. “Even if it’s not out of altruism or self-interest, SIU and Carbondale need to find a way to work together.”

Why should an SIU faculty member who lives in Carbondale vote for you? “I’m out there with platforms of these issues that I think Carbondale is facing, and I have proposed some concrete solutions to deal with those problems.” He said his experience working with people and compromising are important because if elected, he has to work with six other people on the council.

Additional comments: Loos said he has been involved in most democratic processes in Carbondale. He questioned the other city council candidates’ involvement in voting for Carbondale leaders.

Rebel Pinkston

age 55 Former owner of Cajun Cowboy Grill in Murphysboro

Civil Service: Pinkston said the associations he belongs to are not politically active so he does not want to disclose

the names.

Plans that may affect SIU students? Pinkston said rental properties that are primarily used by students

should be upgraded. He said separating student living from family housing may make permanent residents happy and make the properties easier to manage. “You can’t have people move in next to a frat and gripe because they have loud music. All of a sudden the pressure is on the frat to not be a frat.”

Plans to integrate SIU’s and Carbondale’s plans for the future? He wants to beautify and modernize Carbondale using creative student involvement and professional staff in the art and architecture departments.

Why should an SIU faculty member who lives in Carbondale vote for you? Pinkston said he will not raise property taxes because they are among the highest in the area. He said he wants to improve the city’s aesthetics while controlling the budget, making Carbondale a better place to live.

Additional comments: Pinkston said he wants to create a colorful, alcohol-friendly, fun atmosphere in Carbondale.

“I want something that people go ‘Holy shit, this is a great college town!’ It wouldn’t cost that much money. Sometimes all you need is a coat of paint.”

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‘Bloodborne’ is a bloodbath of frustration Fun

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Blood is gross.

Sure, it guarantees life for every animal, but seeing too much causes people to vomit. Even with this in mind, “Bloodborne” based its whole aesthetic on the vital fluid.

“Bloodborne” comes from From Software— no, that is not a typo, the studio is called From Software—the same studio behind “Demon’s Souls” and “Dark Souls.”

Both of those games hold the reputation of being extremely hard, designed for the most hardcore gamers. They stood out with difficult gameplay and stories based on discoverable lore that does not beat players over the head. Both were noticeable among easy shooters with 10 minute long cut-scenes that pound monotonous narratives into your brain.

With those qualities in mind, “Bloodborne” follows suit.

The environment of “Bloodborne” is one of the coolest in recent memory. The Gothic city of Yharnam is said to have medical cures, which are greatly needed as the world’s population has been overrun by a plague.

Arriving in Yharnam, the player sees the city has been consumed by the plague, with many of its citizens having mutated into bestial creatures.

Survivors take to the streets each night to hunt the beasts and save the city.

Players feel the plague hanging over the town.

There is a cloud of darkness looming overhead that feels as if all hope has been sucked away and it has been raining ink for months.

Walking around, exploring and trying to talk to the citizens reveals the hidden story of “Bloodborne.”

After knocking on doors, natives greet gamers with disgust. Their optimism has faded and they see the protagonist as anything but human.

One example comes from a little girl who is worried about her mother. She has not seen her dear mom in days and asks players to keep an eye out. She says her mom is wearing a big, red brooch and hands over a music box so she knows you were sent for her. She said the the tune the box plays used to calm down her father when he was angry.

Hunting for this jewel among a horde of monsters becomes a real needle in a haystack.

The red brooch has still not been found before meeting the first boss of the game, Father Gascoigne, a man with a devilish cowboy hat and a bad attitude.

While running around trying to dodge attacks and bullets, you see several bodies of people fallen at the hands of Gascoigne. When suddenly, your eyes catch the red brooch. How did she wind up here?

After playing the music box with the hope of reviving the poor woman, players notice Gascoigne starts to freeze up and writhe in pain.

That’s when the sad story comes together.

No, this guy is not some kind of evil priest striking vengeance at the behest of the lord, he is a man overtaken by the plague who took his own wife’s life. Now you know the little girl is orphaned in a world where the strongest barely survive and hope is a long forgotten concept.

Now it is the protagonist’s duty to defeat this monster and take at least one evil from the world.

This subtle storytelling makes the discovery much more haunting. Players have just started the game by the time they meet the girl, so they have not truly seen the despair of Yharnam. But stumbling upon her and finding the fate of her mom lets you know the world is truly lost.

As much as I loved the storytelling, this gameplay was less than I desired.

I knew the game would be hard when I first put it in. I knew I would die a lot, but I have enjoyed difficult games like the “Hotline Miami” series. Unfortunately, “Bloodborne” just made my blood boil.

Clicking the thumb stick locks the camera onto enemies, but moving the camera slightly moves the focus onto different beasts. When timing to attack one monster, the player lunges at another one, leaving him vulnerable to the original.

Fights can be fun and cool when they are just one-on-one. The physics of the blood in combat

are kind of a sick treat to entice battle. Striking a beast with a weapon sends blood splattering in the direction of the exit wound, soaking the surrounding environment like a Jackson Pollack painting. The protagonist becomes coated in the blood of his enemies, like some kind of war paint to scare off the other brutes. But they do not care.

Each enemy attacks in different fashions. Some are fast, some are slow and others just beat the crap out of you.

“Hotline Miami” felt more like a puzzle.

“Bloodborne” feels like a theoretical physics problem. Someone out there is smart enough to get through it, and I feel no shame in conceding.

He or she is not me.

Each death results in running through the same areas repeatedly and the boss battles hurt my brain just thinking about them.

This is made even worse because the loading screen after each death takes nearly a minute, which may not seem like a lot, but feels like eternity after constantly meeting your maker.

It is pretty odd for me to really like one aspect of a game and really dislike another. Because I prefer a good story to good gameplay, I view “Bloodborne” in a more positive light. Gamers with a little more patience may like this game more than I did.

Jack Black said, “You’re not hardcore, unless you live hardcore,” in the film “School of Rock.”

I guess I am just not as hardcore as I thought.

‘It Follows’ penetrates audience’s darkest fears Jacob Pierce | @JacobPierce1_DE Rarely do small-town, Illinoisans have the treat of viewing an indie movie in

theaters. When there are only big chain cinemas in town, the selection of movies tends to be mainstream. Yet, sometimes a nice surprise seeps into both the film world and your local theater.

“It Follows” (Rated R; 100 min), directed by David Robert Mitchell, blindsides even the most experienced moviegoer with its tense, bone-chilling atmosphere.

It does not think, feel or give up.

These are three rules Jay Height, played by Maika Monroe, must remember if she wants to survive.

Height is inflicted with a curse after having sex with her boyfriend.

A creature, only visible to her, will follow her until she passes the curse on to someone else.

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“I don’t want to die h

Photos by Nat “A lot of [students] are humble. They know what we are going through. They are going through things too trying to get an education and everything …

Some people look at you like just a loser, you ain’t about nothing. But it ain’t like that, you’re not supposed to look at people like that. Even if you down and they up. Cause it could have been you, it could have been the other way around.”

- Nathaniel Delaney

Nathaniel Delaney, 55, of Mississippi, said he cannot leave the state until his parole is up in the coming month. Delaney, who served a two-year prison sentence for fraud, has been living at the shelter for a few weeks. He owns two houses in Mississippi, one that he shares with his younger sister, and his pregnant fiancé in the other. He waits for the day that he can join his fiancé and child. “You know, going through these times and things going on in the world that we can’t change; we try to make it better. I’ve learned a lot from that,” Delaney said. “I need to start using it.”

“This is the first time that I applied for disability in November. I got turned down. ... It is going to be a while to figure out why they turned me down because if you look at me, I look like I’m physically able to do anything. I just can’t lie on that job application knowing how I might pass out and go into a coma.”

-Martha Mary Proctor

Martha Mary Proctor, 52, who has been in homeless shelters most of her life, has a condition that makes it hard for her to find work. She has had 212 comas in her lifetime, which takes seven to nine months to recover from, she said.

“Learn how to talk, walk, even how to wipe yourself again,” she said. “Lot of times it is hard to remember what hospice you’ve been at cause comas don’t leave you in good shape.” Proctor’s dad — who beat her mom so badly that a tumor in her head exploded — died when she was 10 years old. She had her six children taken from her, because she couldn’t afford health insurance. “At $3 or something an hour, I couldn’t afford health care. I was barely affording goddamn rent,” she said. “People say, ‘You’ve had a rough life.’ I say I’m still here.” Proctor, who recently found out she will be blind in 10 years, was 20 years old when she started teaching herself how to read. She dropped out of eighth grade because someone in her foster home was raping her, she said. “Back when I got about 22 years old, I had the foster mother come up and try to call me to ask if she could apologize to me,” she said. “I told her she needs to take it to her maker because I can’t do that.”

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“Sometimes people passing by are really hateful,” she said.

“They’ll throw pennies at you and yell at you to get a job. If we could get a job, we wouldn’t be sitting on this corner.”

Chappell, of Shawneetown, has been periodically homeless for four years. Her children’s father died in a car accident in 2010, and her two kids were put into foster care in 2011. Shortly after, she lost her house and all of her belongings.

She began staying at homeless shelters around the area. When the allotted 30 days at a shelter ended, she sometimes had nowhere to go but the street. Living on the streets increases danger, she said.

As a woman, she is often scared of being sexually assaulted, raped or otherwise harmed.

She was once approached by two men asking if she would be willing to participate in prostitution.

“They offered to pay me right there and whipped the money in my face,” she said. “I could never do something like that. I would rather die on the street.”

Despite the extremity of her experiences, Chappell said some people doubt the validity of her homelessness.

“I’ve had them tell me, ‘You don’t look homeless,’” she said. “I’m homeless. I have nothing. I’ve lost everything. Why would I make that up?”

Many often assume most homeless people are scruffy addicts in the street corner begging for money, when in reality, that is the minority, Nilan said.

“We like to make demons out of people so we don’t have to feel bad about them,” she said.

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“I used to think [homeless people could] get a job like anyone else, but some of them can’t. Some of them are handicapped. They can’t work ‘cause of arthritis or mental handicap or physical handicap, and nobody wants to help them.”

- Chris Reep

Chris Reep, 39, of North Carolina, lost his home and job as a hospitality house manager two weeks ago, just two days after his birthday. Reep, who began working at the age of 16 and had his own house by 19, said being homeless is a different experience. “It’s not what I’m used to,” he said. “I’m used to doing what I wanted because I was grown and having a curfew is not what I set out to do.” Once he returns to work, Reep said he wants to help homeless people by volunteering his time and donating money and food.

“If you have a massive stroke, you’re not in a coma but you are paralyzed from the neck down and you are hooked up to all of these ventilators. You can’t move your neck, you can’t move or talk but you can see everyone coming and going, that’s how it makes us feel.”

- Karen Taylor

Wayne and Karen Taylor, both 52 and from Anna, have been living at Good Samaritan Ministries for more than a week, but the shelter isn’t a new place for the two. Wayne and Karen were residents just six months ago, and job searching has not turned up well for either. Wayne’s newly found health issues have crippled his ability to be the man he once was. “I have high blood pressure and I’ve got a couple of bad disks in my back,” he said. “That takes away my pride.” Karen is a registered nurse and had to walk away from work after personal issues came up in her life. She worked with the Teen Parenting Services program through the Southern Illinois Health Department. Job searching has become difficult with health issues and employers are just looking to hire younger generations, Karen said.

Abuse, poverty, domestic violence, economic issues and housing affordability also contribute to the issue.

“Homelessness pretty well reflects where the economy is on a local basis,” Heath said. “At the food pantry, it’s easy to see when unemployment is down; more people show up.”

Layoffs can be devastating, but finding a new job and starting over can be stressful as well.

Chappell has been job-hunting for four years with little luck.

While hopeful, she said her chances of getting hired at 49 years old are slim compared to younger candidates.

Even when job opportunities arise, expensive housing remains an issue, Talbott said. Carbondale has plenty of living space, but people starting with a minimum wage salary most likely will not be able to afford rent in addition to taking care of personal needs.

Nilan has a suggestion to improve local economies and homelessness.

The money that banks received in government bailouts, and the houses owned by banks in a community should be converted into housing provided for homeless families and single adults, Nilan said. Jobs could be created by hiring the

homeless to renovate the houses.

“Housing is a right,” Nilan said. “We have the resources we need within this country to do a whole lot better than we’re doing.”

It is just a matter of altering our mindset and becoming more aware of the issues happening around us, she said.

Chappell stressed that compassion is also needed.

“Homeless people are falling through the cracks,” Chappell said.

“I don’t want to be judged by other people because I’m homeless.

I’m not a bum, I’m not a vagrant, I’m a human being and I want to be treated as such.”

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Provide excellent service. Your reputation precedes you. Creative collaborations provide long-lasting, shared benefit. An unexpected bonus surprises the team.

Share treats and celebrate.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is an 8 -- Explore a subject for the fun of it, and unexpected profits arise. Your growing talents increase your professional status. Make longrange plans. Accept accolades. Do

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what you love, and let people know what you’re up to.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is an 8 -- Find what you need for home and family. Help arrives from afar. Prepare for change. Learn from experience. Finishing old projects helps, too. Do what worked before. The truth gets revealed. Put together a fabulous deal.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is an 8 -- Collaboration flows today. Write, record and produce a masterpiece. Get the word out. The money is your motivation, and it’s good.

Keep your team in the loop. Accept a compliment from an adversary and assistance from your friends.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 9 -- You and a partner can rake in the dough today. Put together a strong pitch. Behind-the-scenes negotiations lead to a sweet deal. Ask for what you really want. Finishing old tasks is rewarding. Everything seems possible.

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Saluki seniors mesh in steeplechase BrenT Meske | @brentmeskeDE What originally started as a race for horses transitioned into a race for distance runners and has cultivated success for the Salukis.

The steeplechase—according to the International Association of Athletics Federations—has origins in Britain when runners would race from town to town looking for church steeples as a visual marker and would inevitably run through streams and over low walls.

Steeplechase’s current format can be traced to Oxford University and its two-mile steeplechase runs in the mid19th century.

The 3,000-meter running event also requires runners to jump 28 fixed barriers and seven water jumps during the race.

Senior Juan Carrera said runners need to accelerate before jumping into the water pit to avoid injury, but hitting the water is inevitable.

“Last weekend I didn’t do it how I should have, and now my Achilles [tendon] is hurt,” he said. “No matter what happens, even the best steeplechasers get their feet wet.”

Barrier heights—36 inches for men, 28 inches for women—are the only aspect of the race that is different

between men and women.

Distance coach David Beauchem said he looks for athleticism and health for the event.

“Some [athleticism] comes from cross-country and some of it comes from athleticism outside of running,” he said. “You can’t steeplechase and jump if you’ve had injury problems.”

Beauchem said senior Krista Menghini, who came to SIU on a volleyball scholarship, exemplifies the athleticism needed for the event.

Menghini—the all-time No. 1 women’s steeplechaser at SIU—said she did not know what the event was in high school.

“I had seen it once or twice, but I never thought it was something I was going to do,” she said. “When I came to college my coach [Matt Sparks] said because I was tall I could probably jump.”

With a time of 10:12.54, Menghini finished second at last year’s MVC Championship to improve on her 2013 finish of sixth at the event. By placing second last year, Menghini received All-MVC honors and would go on to compete at the NCAA West Region Prelims where she finished 17th.

Menghini said with Beauchem in his first year as the SIU distance coach, the training has changed and although it is

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p eTer r ogalla | Daily Egytpian Senior Krista Menghini leaps over the first steeplechase water jump during the event Saturday at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic held at the Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex. Menghini led the entire race against four other runners from Eastern Illinois University to finish in first place with a time of 11:03.58.

extra work, she does not mind.

“After regular runs we’ll practice technique and hurdles,” she said. “I don’t see it as, ‘I have to do so much extra work’ because I love the event and it is so fun for me. I see it as a treat whenever I get to do the hurdles and water jump.”

Menghini and senior Sadie Darnell are among the top-10 all-time at SIU. All 10 places have been set since 2005 and coached by Sparks.

Sparks said Menghini and Darnell worked well together because of their running similarities and they were able to push each other.

“Their 3,000-meter times were nearly identical so when it came time to race we worked on hurdling efficiently,” he

said. “When you have a person you can run next to when you’re hurdling you’ll keep the same momentum and energy over the top of the barrier. They fed off each other in that way.”

Darnell is currently No. 2 alltime at SIU with a time of 10:23.11 to finish fourth in last year’s MVC Championship. Like Menghini, Darnell competed in the NCAA West Region Prelims where she would finish 33rd.

In 2013 Darnell finished fourth at the MVC Championships, setting a thenSIU record of 10:32.84.

Darnell said steeplechase does not compare to other events.

“You’re so fatigued from running, and then you have to jump too,” she said. “I

like the barriers because it mixes it up and you’re not just running.”

Coach Connie Price-Smith said she is proud of the effort by Menghini and Darnell.

“They do a great job at it,” she said.

“They’re going to get better and faster as the year goes on.”

On the men’s side, the top 10 consists of athletes from 1975 to 2010. The SIU trends coincide with the history of steeplechase in the Olympics. The men have run the event since 1920, while the women started competing in 2008 at the Beijing Summer Olympics.

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Swan pays it forward after career-ending injury aaron graff | @AaronGraff_DE The fitness level of a Division I basketball player differs from an average Joe, but with a journey of workouts, anyone can get there.

Former Saluki men’s basketball player Josh Swan started his own motivational fitness social media pages, “The Progression Journey,” as a steppingstone to starting a company or opening a gym in the future.

Swan averaged 4 points a game in two years before suffering a career-ending knee injury in the 2012-2013 season. He served his last two seasons as an undergraduate student assistant coach.

“I can relate to athletes just a little more than

the average person can because I was an athlete,” Swan said.

Swan said his injury is the main source of inspiration to start his program.

“I just look at it as a way to get people information,” he said. “Hopefully they can prevent getting any kind of injuries that stop them from playing a sport they love.”

Along with being told he could not play basketball anymore, Swan was told he would struggle to stay active, according to his Facebook post announcing his pages.

“Basically, I said to hell with that and got into the gym,” it reads. “Now I’m feeling better than ever.”

He posts motivational quotes and videos of

different workouts on his Twitter and Instagram pages. He turned his personal accounts into professional ones, and has 3,588 followers on Twitter and 1,500 on Instagram as of Wednesday.

Swan said he is unsure how much money he would need to support The Progression Journey, but knows it would be quite a bit. He said he would have to do some research to calculate what the membership fee would be.

“A lot of gyms, I feel like, are over charging,” Swan said. “I’ve been to some that have been $50 a month where people don’t necessarily get the full benefit of how much they’re paying.”

He said he has not taken money from anyone yet.

“I’m kind of just doing it out of the goodness of

my heart right now,” Swan said.

His workout videos include lifts, push up claps, pull up claps and handstand push ups. Swan said he would have someone new to the program start with many reps of the basic exercise without claps.

“Some of the things I put on my page are just ways of me showing what can be achieved with time,” he said.

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