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Bookworm closing Pg. 4

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Counter-proposal to reorganization pg. 5 | SIDC pg. 8 | Brianna Jones pg. 14

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Corrin Hunt | @CorrinHunt Victoria Evans, a senior studying nursing from Golconda, and Hannah Wales, a junior studying nursing from Carbondale, right, look at books Friday during the store closing sale at Bookworm in Carbondale. Wales first started shopping at the Bookworm when she was a child with her grandmother.

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SIU system administrators, board, respond to possible reallocation of funds, separation of SIUE and SIUC

Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz SIU Edwardsville chancellor Randy Pembrook listens in to commentary on the proposed $5.125 million shift in funds from the Carbondale campus to the Edwardsville campus Thursday during the SIU Board of Trustee meeting in the student center.

ANNA SPOERRE & BRIAN MUNOZ @annaspoerre & @BrianMMunoz

Since Thursday’s creation of a bill to separate SIU Carbondale and Edwardsville, members of the administration have expressed differing thoughts and concerns regarding the proposed legislation.

House bill 5861/1292, filed Thursday, calls for the creation of SIUC and SIUE as separate universities with independent boards.

It would also realign the affiliation of the medical school from Carbondale to Edwardsville.

The bill was introduced by state representative Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, who represents SIUE’s district, following Thursday’s board

vote 4-3 against a $5.125 million shift in funding from Carbondale to Edwardsville.

Other bills in the House include 5859/1294 which call for the reallocation of state appropriation between SIU Carbondale and Edwardsville and 5860/1293 which call for reconstituting the Board of Trustees and changing its membership requirements.

SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook: Following Thursday’s SIU Board of Trustees meeting, SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook sent a university-wide email expressing his frustration with the board and the Carbondale campus.

“Many Trustees stated that

they thought SIUE should receive additional funding (i.e., “a bigger piece of the pie”) and their confidence was high that we would accomplish great things at SIUE with additional funding,” Pembrook said in the emailed statement following the four to three vote to kill a proposed $5.125 million reallocation of state funding from the Carbondale campus to the Edwardsville campus.

The financial problems at the Carbondale campus should not impede the progress at SIUE, “which depends, in part, on an equitable distribution of the state allocation,” Pembrook said.

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Carbondale's family owned bookstore Bookworm expected to close after 17 years CLAIR COWLEY | Daily Egyptian

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The family owned bookstore Bookworm, which has been open in Carbondale for 17 years is expected to close as the owners plan to retire without finding a confident buyer.

“We really wanted to sell it because the idea of a university town without a good used bookstore is a tough concept for me to accept,” Bookworm owner Carl Rexford said.

According to the sign outside of the store, everything must be sold as the owners have entered the liquidation process of the business.

The books are all on sale now and will be discounted throughout their remaining time.

Rexford said he put the business on the market last fall and has had several false alarms and a actual firm offer for the store – that fell through about a week ago.

“If someone would like to step up and keep it going, then we’ll be happy to talk to them,” Rexford said. “If they’re here, they can stop by and see what we have or if they're out of town they can give us a call.”

Carl’s wife, Kelly Rexford said choosing to close the bookstore was a hard decision to make.

“We were hoping that somebody was going to buy the store,” Kelly said. “So now with the fact that it’s closing more than likely it’s kind of difficult to accept that.”

Kelly said over 17 years she and Carl have made friends with their regular customers, always looking forward to hear what is new in their lives.

“We’re going to miss all of that,” Kelly said.

Long time customer of the Bookworm Frederica Nanni said every place should have a place like

Corrin Hunt | @CorrinHunt "Store Closing" signs are scattered across bookshelves Friday at the Bookworm book store in Carbondale.

Bookworm.

“When you’re in college you need a place where you can relax and read for pleasure,” Nanni said.

Nanni brought 26 cases of books with her family when they came to Carbondale 15 years ago.

Bookworm is a place she goes to find new books and relax.

“It feels good to come in here, there’s always something new. I’ve always loved used book stores, but this one is so friendly. We never leave here without two or three bags of books” Nanni said.

The bookstore cat, Casper has been a staple of the store since he was 6-weeks-old. .

“He is really good with kids, we had people over the years come in and give him gifts and treats,” Kelly said.

Bookworm also served Carbondale residents with a place for local author book signings, partnerships with departments at SIU and worked with the Paul Simon Institute.

Carl and Kelly Rexford decided to close Bookworm to spend more time with their grandchildren.

“It’s gotten to the point where they’re getting old enough that

we can’t go to their soccer game because of the bondage of the store,” Carl Rexford said. “We’re looking forward to being able to do that kind of thing.”

After the Rexfords retire they will have more free time instead of being tied to the grind of retail hours, Carl Rexford said.

“We just decided that this was a good time to go on and do something else,” Carl Rexford said.

Carl Rexford said the tentative plan is to keep Bookworm open through Saturday, May 19 and then close the store for three weeks while he and his wife are out of town. In early June the store will be open for one last sale before it’s close

“We just decided that this was a good time to go on and do something else.”

- Carl Rexford Owner, Bookworm

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Two faculty-proposed colleges created as counterproposals to the chancellor’s reorganization plan ANNA SPOERRE | @annaspoerre

Two college counter-proposals have been created by various departments across campus in response to those outlined in the chancellor's reorganization plan.

A college of Social Sciences and Humanities and a College of Communication, Design and the Arts were introduced to Chancellor Carlo Montemagno and the Board of Trustees during the public comments section of the Wednesday’s board meeting.

The College of Social Sciences and Humanities would include Africana studies, anthropology, economics, English, history, languages, cultures, and international trade, linguistics, philosophy, political science, sociology and women, gender, and

sexuality studies.

The tenure- and non-tenuretrack faculty of the departments involved in the college of Social Sciences and Humanities proposal voted 83-5 in favor of the college prior to Thursday’s SIU Board of Trustees meeting.

In a separate vote, faculty in women, gender, and sexuality studies voted 26 to 0 in favor of joining the college, said Jennifer Smith, interim chair of languages, cultures and international trade.

The College of Communication, Design and the Arts is preparing to be voted on by faculty. Anne Fletcher, a faculty member in theater, said the proposal will likely be ready to send to the provost before the July Board of Trustees meeting.

This college would combine

the schools of art and design, architecture, music, cinema and photography, communication studies and journalism, and the departments of theater and radio television and digital media Provost Meera Komarraju confirmed she received the College of Social Sciences and Humanities proposal and said she welcomes both proposals and will follow-up with faculty once each is reviewed.

Fletcher, a member of the writing committee made up of two representatives from each involved department, said the most positive part of grappling with the restructuring was seeing the faculty bring their own ideas to the table to form the proposal.

“I think this is kind of miraculous that all these departments can

work together united, and I’ve been particularly touched by the concern for each other that has been expressed across the departments," Fletcher said.

Two main difference exist between the faculty-proposed colleges and the chancellor’s, Fletcher and Smith said: departments and chair positions would remain intact and departmental operating papers wouldn’t need to be rewritten.

Robert A. Lopez, interim director of the school of art and design, said a bottom-up proposal such as this made sense because faculty best know their department’s curriculum, culture and atmosphere.

“We’re here, we love it, we know what we’re doing, we want to help and we want to make something

successful for our students and ourselves,” he said.

And while Lopez said he personally isn’t in direct opposition of the chancellor’s proposal, this provides an opportunity to collaborate with a group of faculty to make something genuinely great on campus.

“I am inspired because so many people have this perception of faculty sitting in their ivory towers with their leisurely jobs, but people in our units have had to fight really really hard for our programs,” Smith said. “We’ve had to put our time where our mouth is and a lot of us are showing that we really do fight for what we believe.”

Staff writer Anna Spoerre can be reached at aspoerre@dailyegyptian. com or on Twitter @annaspoerre.

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“The time has come for SIUE to capitalize upon its strengths and potential to create a new era, something that has been recognized by our legislators,” Pembrook said.

SIUC Chancellor Carlo Montemagno said he was disappointed with the response to a request for collaboration between the campuses following Thursday’s meeting.

“The Carbondale campus has never been opposed to exploring the budget allocation model,” Montemagno said in an emailed statement. “Our concern was that we were not invited to be part of a collaborative process that considered the multiple factors and metrics that should be taken into account before making changes that could have a substantial impact on our campus and region.”

“We still hope that happens,” Montemagno said. “Meanwhile, SIU Carbondale will continue to move forward."

“The renewed call for separation is a disappointing response to a request for collaboration. The Carbondale campus has never been opposed to exploring the budget allocation model,” Montemagno wrote in his chancellor’s blog post Monday. “Our concern, expressed by many members of the campus community, was that we were not invited to be part of a collaborative process that considered the multiple factors and metrics that should be taken into account — before making changes that could have a substantial impact on our campus and region. The board’s vote provided the opportunity to evaluate the allocation of resources objectively.

We still hope that happens.

SIU President Randy Dunn and Board of Trustees Chair Amy Sholar on Tuesday released a statement suggesting the board has not taken an official position on several House bills calling for changes to the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses.

Their statement reads as follows: To begin, we acknowledge the issue that would be addressed by

“The renewed call for seperation is a disappointing response to a request for collaboration. ” - Carlo Montemagno Chancellor, SIUC

HB5861/HB1292 is not a new one, nor is this the first time legislation has been proposed to dissolve the SIU System and operate the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses independently under their own separate boards.

As early as 1975, State Senator Sam Vadalabene introduced legislation that would have established a separate board of trustees for Edwardsville. While the measure passed both houses, ultimately the Illinois Senate overrode Gov. Dan Walker’s veto of the Vadalabene bill, but the House of Representatives declined to do so.

News coverage these last few days has also reported on more recent attempts in 2003, 2005, and 2013 to accomplish a similar outcome. The 2013 bill, also filed by Rep. Hoffman, similarly changed the affiliation of the SIU School of Medicine (SOM) to SIUE—expanding Edwardsville’s focus on the health sciences by joining the Schools of Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing which are already affiliated with that campus—though the physical location of the SOM would remain in Springfield.

With the filing of amendments to House Bills 1292-1294 (which mirrors the language in House Bills 5859-5861), these proposals are now on track in the legislative calendar to receive a hearing before the House Higher Education Committee, where they have been assigned, and to meet the April 27 House Deadline for passing bills from that chamber.

By definition, as an entity of the state under the Southern Illinois University Management Act, the ultimate decision about

system dissolution will and must be a legislative one. Admitting the different missions of SIUC and SIUE, the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses are, by any measure of organizational scope and strength, equal partners in the SIU System.

There are tangible benefits for the two institutions which derive from being part of a larger public higher education system (about which more will be said below), but in the end, the legislative calculus—and that of the citizens those legislators represent— will rest on whether or not those benefits are of a greater value and import than the perceived gains that may come by each university being independent of the system…and each other.

The SIU System Board of Trustees has not yet taken any official position on the three bills at this time. The Board is not set to meet again in regular session until July 12—after the scheduled end of this legislative session—but it is possible Trustees could convene a special meeting for that purpose. Any such meeting held would be a public meeting and subject to applicable requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Until directed otherwise by the governing body of Southern Illinois University, the position that the SIU President’s Office will take on these and any other proposals that could still emerge is “neutral”—restricted to providing data, background information, and technical expertise which may be requested by elected officials or their staffs.

Without a doubt, there are benefits that attach to being part of a system—SIU is one of about 45 public higher education systems in the nation. It has been pointed

Wednesday, april 18, 2018 out during debate over the previous bills to split SIU that our multicampus system can earn better bond ratings as compared to some singlecampus institutions in Illinois, due to our combined fiscal strength.

This in turn holds down interest and insurance costs on bonds. Too, all campus funds are comingled for investment purposes to obtain the highest rate-of-return; likewise, SIU’s risk pools are comingled for purposes of insurance savings and reduced liability.

Possibly the most challenging aspect of a dissolution would be breaking out the bond debt by campus which could entail not insignificant legal and financial consulting expenses, albeit on a onetime basis.

Finally, it’s been noted over the years that our combined political leverage is stronger as a system— representing the common interests of 66 counties of central and southern Illinois, including the Metro East area—than it would be for the Edwardsville and Carbondale campuses individually. Nonetheless, the natural evolution of those regional interests also creates a demand for change over time, contributing to the rationale for a careful review of the legislation in front of us.

Dissolving the SIU System would be far from easy, but it is not an impossible task. The system is already one of the most decentralized nationally, providing shared services in the areas of Legal, Internal Audit and Ethics, Technology Transfer and Export Control, Treasury Services, Governmental Affairs, and Risk Management. Those functions—and the people undertaking them—would need to be reassigned and absorbed by the stand-alone campuses; fortunately, system personnel working in most of these functional areas already have work locations across the various SIU sites now, preventing major disruption in most of the impacted employees’ lives. Another positive in the eyes of many is that salary savings would be generated as there would no longer be system administrative

leadership and their related staff to pay for. Rather, it is anticipated that the respective chancellors currently in place would become the interim presidents of their campuses, until newly appointed boards for SIUC and SIUE could make a decision about permanent institutional leadership.

The SIU Board of Trustees, as part of a major revision of the system’s strategic plan about two years ago, adopted a goal to study and incrementally expand systemwide shared services across a variety of “back office” and other nonacademic service functions (e.g., Purchasing, Human Resources, IT).

Those business centralization efforts may be paused temporarily in the event HB5861 garners sufficient support to move forward this legislative session. Additionally, an effective date of this legislation no earlier than July 1, 2019(as opposed to the current July 1, 2018) would minimally be necessary to guarantee a smooth governance transition to the new boards as well as to ensure a careful unwinding of the combined operations to the campuses.

When the 2003 version of the dissolution bill was being debated, Illinois’ beloved Sen. Paul Simon opined in the Springfield State JournalRegister that SIU “…is a powerful political and financial voice for the entire region. Dividing the university will diminish that important voice.”

The question some 15 years later for all of us who love our university— students, employees, alumni, donors, community members, taxpayers, our elected representatives, and so many others—is to determine if the current governance and board structure remains the optimal one for a collective voice in Illinois and beyond.

Anna Spoerre is a reporter ath the Daily Egyptian. She can be reached at aspoerre@dailyegyptian.com andw on Twitter @annaspoerre Photography and Multimedia editor Brian Munoz can be reached at bmunoz@dailyegyptian.com and on Twitter at @BrianMMunoz

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Corrin Hunt | @CorrinIHunt Marissa Benecke, a junior studying social work, left, and Emily Perez, freshman studying radiology sciences, right, practice a dance together Thursday during a rehearsal in preparation for the SIDC Spring Concert in the Furr Auditorium.

Corrin Hunt | @CorrinIHunt Clair Bammann, a junior studying civil engineering, jumps while practicing a dance Thursday during a rehearsal in preparation for the SIDC Spring Concert in the Furr Auditorium.

Corrin Hunt | @CorrinIHunt Allison Morey, a freshman studying Communication Design, practices a dance Thursday during a rehearsal in preparation for the SIDC Spring Concert in the Furr Auditorium.

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Regional dance company to host its annual spring concert RANA SCHENKE | DAILY EGYPTIAN

The Southern Illinois Dance Company is hosting their Spring Concert Friday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 21 at 2 p.m.

The Spring Concert will be held at Furr Auditorium in Pulliam Hall.

The performance will feature dancers from SIDC, as well as Willow Street Dance Studios and from Fierce, a musical theater group on campus, said SIDC president Clair Bammann, a junior studying civil engineering.

SIDC is a student-run dance company at SIU, and puts on one performance per semester. This year's show will feature multiple different styles of dance.

“Most of our pieces [in the show] are student-choreographed, so whatever the choreographers want to put in the show, it’s really good with us,” Bammann said. “We do a lot of contemporary and modern. There’s also some hip-hop and jazz, and we have a tap number this semester, which is a little different for us.”

Sophomore physiology major Olivia Saltus is one of the members choreographing a dance for the show.

Saltus said she is choreographing a lyrical dance, which she said is like ballet but with more of a modern twist.

“This is my third semester [in the company],” Saltus said. “I started last spring as an apprentice, and then became a full member, and now this is my first semester choreographing for SIDC.” Bammann said the performances give members a place to show work they may not be able to share anywhere else.

“I do a lot of math and science all day, so it’s nice to go and do that creative... release,” Bammann said.

Mackenzie Kinkade, a sophomore majoring in zoology and a new member this semester agreed the dancing performances provide a creative outlet for the dancers.

“I’m a science major, and so I’m kind of... engulfed in science, and I’ve always loved dancing and theater and things like that,” Kinkade said. “I just knew I needed to get both sides of the spectrum.”

To join the dance company, prospective members have to go through the audition process. Anyone can audition; Bammann said the company has members of all experience levels and majors.

“We have majors from all over; we definitely have, you know, musical theater majors, but there’s a lot of math and science-driven people, and people from the liberal arts school, and we even have a nursing student who’s a part of it,” Bammann said. “I think that [diversity] really helps us stand out.”

Auditions for the dance company are typically held in the second week of the semester after the RSO fairs, Bammann said. They consist of barre exercises, leaps and turns, and short dance combinations that are taught and then performed in front of judges.

Prospective members are also invited to freestyle or show a short piece of choreography Bammann said.

“We can’t test all of the styles in our short audition, we would be there for days,” Bammann said.

The choice segment allows dancers to showcase any specialty types of dance they may know, such as tap dance or Latin dancing.

“We’re always looking to increase the variety, so we really encourage people,... if they have any choreography they want to show us,… to show us that,” Bammann said. “Dance can really be taught, so we look more for the personality. There has to be a little bit of rhythm there, obviously, but if you put on a performance, that’s what we’re looking for, rather than how many turns can you do or how high you can jump.”

After auditions are finished and new members have joined, the company has what they call “casting”, which

is when the whole company gathers and members are taught routines, Bammann said.

“They perform [the dances] for the choreographers,” Bammann said.

“Then the choreographers, based on the piece [dance routine] that they want, pick the dancers that they want in their dance.”

Dances can have as few as one or two people, or as many as nine or ten.

“We don’t normally have a large group number; we did have that one semester because someone was interested in doing that, but it’s usually not everyone in one piece,” Bammann said.

After the pieces are cast, choreographers work with their individual groups on the routines.

“For each dance, we practice once a week, and then we have a dance class with the whole company on Wednesdays,” Kinkade said. “So for me, since I’m in two dances and I go to the class, I dance three times a week.”

Saltus said when she started college, she wasn’t sure whether she wanted to continue dance.

“In high school, I was on a competition dance team, and I found that it was very time-consuming, so I didn’t know if I would have the time in college,” Saltus said. “But through SIDC, you can kind of choose how involved you are, how much time commitment you need, and it’s a great outlet to meet a lot of other people from other majors.”

“It’s just anyone who has a passion for dance,” Saltus said. “I was really excited to find that opportunity at SIU.” Tickets can be purchased at the door or from SIDC members, according to the SIDC Facebook page. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for students and faculty, $5 for seniors and children under 15, or $5 if purchased from an SIDC member.

Staff writer Rana Schenke can be reached at rschenke@dailyegyptian.com.

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Editorial: The Daily Egyptian is not a public relations firm for SIUC – it never will be ATHENA CHRYSANTHOU @Chrysant1Athena

Stories published the past few weeks in the Daily Egyptian have received blowback that looks to discredit our work, question our morals as journalists and raises concerns about the purpose of the media.

We have come under fire for recent controversial stories about Chancellor Carlo Montemagno.

Some comments below include blaming the Daily Egyptian for the decline in SIUC enrollment, being biased in our reporting, lying, creating low morale on campus and being SIUC’s biggest enemy.

“The constant negativity brought on by the DAILY EGYPTIAN is a huge reason for the low morale and low enrollment.”

“This is horrible, biased journalism which in my opinion destroys any legitimacy that the DAILY EGYPTIAN ever had.”

“Doesn’t surprise me that the press ruins another situation. Just like they’re trying to destroy our president.

Everyone should be concerned about the press.”

“If SIUC dies, you die. Don’t keep biting the hand that feeds you.”

“The DAILY EGYPTIAN is clearly on a mission. Positive news articles could help the university. Set a trend in journalism, stop the negative lies and look and write about the positive things on campus...."

The job of a journalist isn’t to be liked. Negativity from readers is something that comes with the trade, and something we expect.

The Daily Egyptian is Southern Illinois University’s 102-yearold student publication and over the past century it has built a reputation of professional-caliber reporting and being a watchdog for the the southern Illinois region.

Many who came through the Daily Egyptian with the guidance of journalism faculty went on to lead successful, lifelong careers in journalism.

Just because we are the ‘student’ publication of the university it does not mean our job is any different from journalists in the ‘real world’.

We hold ourselves to the same standards, follow the same code of ethics and operate as a regular newsroom would outside the confines of university walls.

Just because we are the ‘student’ publication of the university it does not mean our job is any different from journalists in the ‘real world’.

It is frequently mistaken that the Daily Egyptian as the student publication should report solely on situations that will show the university in a positive light.

We, as aspiring journalists, would be doing a disservice to SIUC and the community if we followed that

train of thought.

Freedom of the press is a fundamental and integral part of U.S. culture. Recent comments discredit the importance of the media and show a disrespect for a right no other country holds to the same standard.

Wednesday, april 18, 2018 A reporter never goes into reporting a story with the goal of harming an individual’s public perception – their role is to report the facts and shine light on the truth.

As a result of a story we broke on the hiring of SIUC Chancellor Carlo Montemagno’s family members, SIUC President Randy Dunn launched an ethics investigation into the hirings – which was passed to the Illinois Office of the Executive Inspector General days later.

In an interview, Dunn said he learned about many of the details of the hirings in the Daily Egyptian's article.

The more our reporters have dug into Montemagno’s past, the deeper the reporting has been, resulting in some community members saying they feel frustrated, angry and have lost trust in the chancellor.

The community deserves to know who is leading the university.

We must hold those in power accountable.

Some of our stories were picked up by regional and national outlets, such as the Chicago Tribune, ProPublica and the Chronicle of Higher Education.

SIUC and the community need the Daily Egyptian and rely on us to be the primary watchdog for our area. If we don’t shine the light on certain issues, then who will?

The Daily Egyptian has broken stories recently that do more than touch the surface, but report indepth the climate of our university.

As commercial newspapers struggle

to survive as newsrooms across the country face cuts, college media organizations are critical to filling in the holes by being a voice not only for students, but for the public.

In an interview, Southern Illinoisan reporter Janis Esch asked Dunn whether some part of him was proud of the Daily Egyptian student reporters for their in-depth investigative work despite the controversy.

“The Daily Egyptian has a long, historic record of being able to get stories like this and go after them. Everyone plays their role, and reporters have their jobs to do,” Dunn said, according to Esch’s tweet.

“In this case, the Daily Egyptian did it, they did it well, and they did it with good research on their facts and now the story goes forward and they should be able to wear that as a big point of pride and another feather in the cap for these types of stories they’ve been able to break,” Dunn said.

In continuing community dialogue we have welcomed and published numerous letters to the editor and opinion pieces in response to our coverage.

We could list all the positive, community-interest, feature stories we have done in the past year but some seem to disregard them in the midst of a controversial story.

Earlier in the semester I was asked, “Why would parents want to send their children to SIUC if all they see is the ‘negative’ stories on

page 11 the cover of the newspaper which could hurt recruitment?”

We are not hurting recruitment.

We are doing what we are supposed to do, and the work we are doing is something SIUC is doing right.

Withholding information from the public out of fear of how it may be perceived is unethical.

College newspapers should not be underestimated because they are staffed by students. The public should expect from us what they would expect from any other news outlet and hold us to the same standard.

If the university or the public expects college news outlets to be a public relations arm for the university, they are asking us to poorly prepare ourselves for the working world after we graduate.

Despite negativity and resistance, we will continue to report the facts and shine the light on both the controversial and the positive.

We will continue to do our duty to the public and students to be the watchdog people expect us to be.

The Daily Egyptian provides a platform for student journalists to grow, hone their craft and go on to lead successful and fulfilling careers.

After all, isn’t this type of platform something SIUC looks to provide every student?

Editor-in-chief Athena Chrysanthou can be reached at achrysanthou@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @Chrysant1Athena.

It is frequently mistaken that the DE as the student publication should report solely on situations that will show the university in a positive light.

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Answers for Wednesday >> Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www. sudoku.org.uk

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Wednesday, aPril 18, 2018

Cameron Hupp | @CHupp04 Junior pitcher Brianna Jones poses for a portrait on Thursday at Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale. Jones has taken the MVC by storm and has earned her spot near the top of starting pitchers in the conference.

Brianna Jones building her legacy as Salukis' ace

DILLON GILLILAND| @DillonGilliland

Junior pitcher Brianna Jones has proven to be a strikeout artist as she fools batters every game with great command in her pitches.

Jones has been playing softball the majority of her life, first picking up the ball and bat when she was eight.

She credits her brother for sparking her interest in the sport.

"I watched him play baseball when we were younger," Jones said.

"Then I wanted to play baseball, but I couldn't play that so I had to play softball."

The junior started pitching when she was around the age of ten.

"I started off just throwing the ball in my yard," she said. "I've just wanted to keep pitching every day since."

Jones attended Coffee County Central High School where she played both basketball and softball, but quit basketball her sophomore year under the advisement of Southern's softball head coach Kerri Blaylock.

"When you have someone who can throw like she can, you want to do everything you can to keep her from getting hurt," Blaylock said.

During her time in high school, Jones earned several awards including Pitcher of the Year three times, All-District three times and finished with a career ERA of 0.75.

After her time in school came to an end, her jersey was retired.

Outside of school ball, the junior also pitched in travel leagues where she helped her team earn the 14 and under ADA National Championship

and the 16 and under ASA Gold National Championship.

Blaylock noted those championships are the reasons she began recruiting Jones.

"I figured if you were winning national championships at that age then you had to be pretty good," Blaylock said. "The first time I actually saw her, she was throwing straight gasoline and that's when it

Wednesday, aPril 18, 2018 all started."

After high school, the Jones visited both SIU and Middle Tennessee State University but decided to sign with Southern because of the relationship she had already formed with Blaylock.

Carbondale was also the ideal distance from home for the Saluki pitcher.

"It was far enough away that I could be on my own," Jones said.

"But it was close enough so that my family can come watch me play on the weekends."

During the transition to college, Jones said that sports were not the biggest adjustment for her.

"Sport-wise the only thing I had to do was get better at hitting my spots," she said. "Schooling was the biggest adjustment because in high school I liked to skip a lot, but here I can't do that."

In her freshman campaign, Jones hit the ground running with a 2311 record in 42 appearances. She maintained a 1.92 ERA and struck out 158 batters with .228 opponent

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“I figured if you were winning national championships at that age then you had to be pretty good. The first time I actually saw her, she was throwing straight gasoline and that's when it all started ” - Kerri Blaylock softball coach, SIUC

batting average. Her 23 wins and 10 shutouts led the MVC in both categories.

That stat line earned her Firstteam All-MVC, a top-10 finalist NFCA National Freshman of the Year and earned MVC Pitcher of the week and MVC Newcomer of the Week three times each.

"I don't really think about that stuff," the Saluki ace said. "It's really just another thing for me."

The Saluki pitcher credits

Cameron Hupp | @CHupp Junior pitcher Brianna Jones gets ready to deliver a pitch March 3, during the Salukis' 8-1 win over the Northern Illinois Huskies at Charlotte West Stadium.

senior pitcher Savanna Dover for mentoring her during her freshman campaign.

"We are around each other so much," Jones said. "She guided me in the right direction."

Jones did not slow down any her sophomore year as she finished with a 2.14 ERA and 128 strikeouts with an opponent batting average of .242.

So far in her junior campaign, the pitcher has averaged a 1.94 ERA with 149 strikeouts and a .248 opponent batting average at the time of writing.

However, Jones said she is not satisfied with where her numbers are at.

"I'm having issues right now," Jones said. "I'm going to work through it and it'll be fine."

Despite her level of success, the Saluki pitcher has no interest in playing post-collegiately following next season.

"I'm done after this," she said.

"I'll probably miss it though."

Although her SIU career will end in 2019, her coaches and teammates will remember the type of player and leader that Jones was.

"I have only caught for one other person that can pitch like her," sophomore catcher Katelyn Massa said. "Her mentality is the best of the best and she always wants to win."

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

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