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Saluki Racing prepares for events LUKE NOZICKA Daily Egyptian

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Jeff Burdick, left, a senior from Clifton studying mechanical engineering, and Nick Twombly, a senior from Midlothian studying civil engineering, check diagnostics of the Saluki Racing car. The car runs on a motorcycle engine and the tests check for any problems with the recently installed muffler and suspension. The Registered Student Organization is preparing for a four day series beginning May 14 in Brooklyn, Mich.

In a garage at the base of the Engineering Building, Saluki Racing revs its vehicle’s engine and checks all last minute changes in preparation for a four-day racing series beginning May 14. The team has won numerous awards in its three years competing in the Society Automotive of Engineers, Formula SAE racing series, and wants to bring home several more this year. Formula SAE is a global racing series, held twice a year in the United States, where various universities race their vehicles in multiple competitions. The races take place in Lincoln, Neb., in June and in Brooklyn, Mich., in May at the Michigan International Speedway. Nick Twombly, Saluki Racing’s administrative captain, said the team’s best race was in June 2013 when the team placed 34th of 80 competitors. Jeffrey Burdick, Saluki Racing’s lead powertrain engineer, said he is happy the team even finished last year, because half of the vehicles don’t cross the finish line. The team of nearly 25 students is also judged on business presentation, engineering presentation, design and management. “It’s not just the car moving forward for what you’re being

judged on,” he said. “Like last year at Lincoln, we won the cost report. We had the best use of money of any car there. You can have a multimillion dollar car, that’s fine, and there are teams that have budgets that are in that price range, but is that really true to the spirit of the competition?” Burdick said the Formula SAE race series has little restrictions compared to other competitions. “The engine has to be less than 600 cubic centimeters and it has to breathe through a 20 millimeter restrictor,” he said. “It has to have four wheels and it has to go forward, and that’s basically it for performance requirements.” Burdick said when teams must build a new car each year if it was previously raced at a competition. He said you can always find someone working on the car year round, no matter the time of day. “[It is worked on] over summer, breaks, midnights, mornings,” he said. “It is a very man-hour intensive project.” Burdick said when compared to other universities, Saluki Racing’s funding is almost nonexistent. He said the team makes most of the parts used on the car, such as the wiring harness. “It’s funny when budgeting decisions affect how we do things, like making [parts] ourselves instead of buying something,” he said. “When we went to competition, they thought we bought the wiring harness, but no, we made it ourselves. Other

teams, they’ll buy the high end material, like you’d see on an actual race car, they won’t know how to put it together.” Kanchan Mondal, Saluki Racing’s faculty adviser, said a decent car would cost roughly $20,000, and the team does not have that money. Burdick said the team will hopefully pool in more money since it became a Registered Student Organization this year. It can receive funds from the SIU design RSO’s budget and are searching for more sponsors. SIU provides the team with a carbon densifier, which allows the team to build parts in house such as carbon breaks. Burdick said Saluki Racing looks great on a resume and helps attract new students to the engineering program. The team’s vehicle was featured at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show, which greatly helped promote the team and university. “Of the 64 freshman mechanical engineering students, like fresh people coming in – 15 of them saw us at the [auto show] and came to SIU,” Burdick said. Twombly said while the team is small, most members are fairly involved compared to other universities. “University of Illinois had a team of 100 guys and I think 35 of them went to the competition,” he said. “We had about 15 guys and nine of them went to competition.”

Athletics battle low attendance Rec Center hours extended MARCUS GRUWELL Daily Egyptian Despite small increases at basketball games, low attendance at university athletic games still remains an issue officials are aiming to fix. Many students have cited not attended games for reasons ranging from tailgate experience to team performance. While there are organizations like the Dawg Pound, a $15 membership that gives members perks such as a T-shirt and reserved seating at games, the issue still persists. Athletic Director Mario Moccia said he and his staff have tried to fix the low attendance issue by creating student events for games, such as raffling tickets and giving out prizes during halftime. “We have events made for students, like family weekend and homecoming, which usually brings a lot [of attendance] but besides those games, students do not really attend any others,” he said. Many low attendance sports events include football, baseball and volleyball. An average of more than 350 people attended volleyball home games in fall 2013. Other universities, such as Kansas State, have more than 2,000 attendees at volleyball home games.

Toward the end of the 2013 football season, an average of 5,700 people attended the last two SIU home games, with an average seasonal attendance of 8,554. North Dakota State, who the Salukis fell to 31-10 on Homecoming, had an average attendance of 18,622 for the season, while SIU defeated Northern Iowa 2417 in overtime on its Homecoming, and the Panthers have an average seasonal attendance of 12,572. Several students believe the attendance problem is because of the various teams’ records. Ben Varga, a sophomore from Chicago studying special education, said the team’s performance is the reason he does not attend baseball games. “I think what the teams just need to do is win,” he said. “By that happening, more people are going to want to attend and will enjoy themselves. ” Gage Robbins, a senior from Lincoln studying history, said campus promotion is not enough to attract students to attend games. “Considering we have brand new facilities and tickets are free for students, there should be no reason it shouldn’t be packed every game,” Robbins said. Please see ATTENDANCE · 3

SARAH NIEBRUGGE Daily Egyptian Starting fall 2014, the Recreation Center will stay open an hour later on weekdays and potentially weekends. The Recreation Center will be open until midnight Sunday through Thursday beginning in August. Currently, the facility is open until 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 10 p.m. on Friday and 8 p.m. on Saturday. Troy Vaughn, director of recreational sports and services, said athletic administrWation is still discussing whether it would be beneficial to add an extra hour to Saturday. Vaughn said there have been several requests for the Recreation Center to stay open later. He said there have been no requests to open earlier than 1 p.m. on Sunday. “A lot of people are out doing family stuff or church related things or whatever on Sunday

mornings, so there is no need to open up [earlier],” he said. Vaughn said it is proposed the Recreation Center stay open later on Fridays and Saturdays, but no final decisions have been made. The proposed hours would keep the facility open until 9 or 10 p.m., depending on its budget. “The first and foremost thing you have to look at is budget and you have to understand that when we are fully staffed, we have five or six people working in the building at the same time,” he said. “You take that number times minimum wage and it’s $50 an hour just to run the building.” The student pay does not include utility costs and other expenses needed to keep the facility functioning, Vaughn said. He said more student workers will be hired because of the recent 20 hour student worker cap proposal. Please see REC · 3

Fall 2014 Recreation Center hours

Fall 2014 proposed Rec Center hours

Sunday - 1 p.m. through midnight Monday through Thursday - 5:30 A.M. until midnight

Saturday - 8 a.m. through 9 or 10 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Peering across the universe

MATT DARAY DAILY EGYPTIAN

Richard Peterson, a senior studying physics, waits to observe celestial bodies during a free public astronomy observation Sunday on the roof of Neckers Building. The open viewing, sponsored by the physics department, gave students and the public the opportunity to see Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the moon all in the same night. The physics department will host several observations over the summer.

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High court ruling favors prayer at council meeting MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A narrowly divided Supreme Court upheld decidedly Christian prayers at the start of local council meetings on Monday, declaring them in line with long national traditions though the country has grown more religiously diverse.

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Sam Schneider, a senior from Pinckneyville studying human nutrition and dietetics, works at the Recreational Center as a group fitness leader. Schneider was unaware of the changing hours at the facility, but was happily surprised and said it should not affect her or any of her co-workers. “For work I probably wouldn’t use the extra time,” she said. “But if I needed to come into the rec to finish a workout or do anything, I think it would be very convenient.” The Recreation Center is the second-highest employer on campus. It is currently going through a “hiring blitz” and looking through over 500 applications, Vaughn said. “We are very proud of the fact that we are going to get back and access $700,000 this year to students basically in student wages,” he said. “We know that that will increase a little bit based on us extending hours and we will readjust

The content of the prayers is not significant as long as they do not denigrate non-Christians or try to win converts, the court said in a 5-4 decision backed by its conservative majority. Though the decision split the court along ideological lines, the Obama administration backed the winning side, the town of Greece, N.Y., outside of Rochester.

our budgets to make sure that we can cover that.” He said though the new rule may be problematic for facilities that hire a large number of students such as themselves, he believes they will do their best to make it work. The Recreation Center administration is in the process of deciding whether the Edward J. Shea Natatorium will be open later as well. Vaughn said students will have the option to take part in a healthier way to spend their time on weekends by keeping the Recreation Center open later. “It’s our hope that being open an additional hour will bring more students over. We are a very healthy alternative to going downtown to the bars and hanging out and doing something that’s not as healthy,” he said. Intramural sports, which start later in the evening, will also have more time to be active if the facility is open later, Vaughn said. He said the proposed hours will benefit students who use it for

The outcome relied heavily on a 1983 decision in which the court upheld an opening prayer in the Nebraska Legislature and said prayer is part of the nation’s fabric, not a violation of the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of religion. Writing for the court on Monday, Justice Anthony Kennedy said that forcing clergy to scrub the prayers of references to Jesus Christ and other

studying, working out and for a variety of other activities. “We want to do what’s in the best convenience factor for our students and our members as well, so we are cognizant to that and we feel that in giving that extra hour will be beneficial for folks,” he said. Andrew Bauer, a sophomore from Springfield studying civil engineering, said he frequently visits the Recreation Center. “I usually try to make it at least four times a week to the Rec, but it’s been a while due to finals week,” Bauer said. Bauer said he normally works out in the early evening, but likes having the option of having a late night work out. “I think it would be great to be able to go for late night workouts before bed,” he said “Especially if I don’t have class the next day.” Vaughn said the proposed hours are in the best interest of the students. “I’m pretty confident that this is going to be something that’s going to stay around a while,” he said.

sectarian religious figures would turn officials into censors. Instead, Kennedy said, the prayers should be seen as ceremonial and in keeping with the nation’s traditions. “The inclusion of a brief, ceremonial prayer as part of a larger exercise in civic recognition suggests that its purpose and effect are to acknowledge religious leaders and the institutions they represent, rather than to exclude

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Moccia said while fewer fans have come to most sporting events, basketball games attendance have increased in recent years. “2006 was a tremendous year for us where attendance was at our highest, but since then has lowered,” he said. “A way we’ve tried to figure out the issue is by having surveys displayed on our websites asking what students think.” Some students say they cannot attend games because they work or are just too busy with school. Mike Karpenko, a sophomore from Chicago studying computer science, said he doesn’t have enough time to watch the games. “I work and am taking a lot of classes, so for me it’s hard to be able to attend the games,” he said. Ivan Vargas, a junior from New York City studying economics, said the location of SIU Arena and Saluki Stadium is a contributing factor to low

or coerce nonbelievers,” Kennedy said. Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the court’s four liberal justices, said, “I respectfully dissent from the court’s opinion because I think the Town of Greece’s prayer practices violate that norm of religious equality — the breathtakingly generous constitutional idea that our public institutions belong no less to the Buddhist or Hindu than to the Methodist or Episcopalian.”

attendance. He said one way to help increase student attendance would be to improve tailgating. “I think that if they had more events on campus about sports and with making the tailgating experience better, and then we could definitely see a better crowd at football games,” he said. Vargas said he believes students should come not just to watch the game and win prizes in events but to support the university as well. “Being a [marching] band member, I feel that school spirit is an important part for students, and by coming to the games can help better the overall environment,” he said. While many students agree there could be adjustments to the games, Logan Faucon, a senior from Mt. Pulaski studying criminal justice, said he enjoys watching them. “It gives me something to do, being in the Dawg Pound and all, plus it’s free and I want to support my team,” he said.

Tuesday May 6, 2014

Paddling away finals stress

LEWIS MARIEN · DAILY EGYPTIAN

Students navigate paddleboats and canoes Monday on Campus Lake. With the warmer weather students have taken advantage of the opportunity to rent paddleboats and canoes from the Campus Lake boat dock, which opened April 21 for the season. Rentals are free with a student ID.

Polio now a world health emergency MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON — For the first time ever, the World Health Organization on Monday declared the spread of polio an international public health emergency that could grow in the next few months and unravel the nearly three-decade effort to eradicate the crippling disease. The agency described current polio outbreaks across at least 10 countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East as an “extraordinary event” that required a coordinated international response. It identified Pakistan, Syria and Cameroon as having allowed the virus to spread beyond their borders, and recommended that those three governments require citizens to obtain a certificate proving they have been vaccinated for polio before traveling abroad. “Until it is eradicated, polio will continue to spread internationally, find and paralyze susceptible kids,” Dr. Bruce Aylward, who leads WHO’s polio efforts, said during a press briefing. Critics, however, questioned whether Monday’s announcement would make much of a difference, given the limits faced by governments confronting not only polio but armed insurrection and widespread poverty. “What happens when you continue whipping a horse to go ever faster, no matter how rapidly he is already running?” said Dr. Donald

A. Henderson, who led the WHO’s initiative to get rid of smallpox, the only human disease ever to have been eradicated. The WHO has never before issued an international alert on polio, a disease that usually strikes children under 5 and is most often spread through infected water. There is no specific cure, but several vaccines exist. Experts are particularly concerned that polio is re-emerging in countries previously free of the disease, such as Syria, Somalia and Iraq, where civil war or unrest now complicates efforts to contain the virus. It is happening during the traditionally low season for the spread of polio, leaving experts worried that cases could spike as the weather becomes warmer and wetter in the coming months across the northern hemisphere. The vast majority of new cases are in Pakistan, a country which an independent monitoring board set up by the WHO has called “a powder keg that could ignite widespread polio transmission.” Dozens of polio workers have been killed over the last two years in Pakistan, where militants accuse them of spying for the U.S. government. Those suspicions stem at least partly from the disclosure that the CIA used a Pakistani doctor to uncover Osama bin Laden’s hideout by trying to get blood samples from his family under the guise of a hepatitis vaccination program. U.S. commandos killed

the al-Qaida leader in May 2011 in the Pakistani garrison town of Abbottabad. At the end of last month, there were 68 confirmed polio cases worldwide, compared with just 24 at the same time last year. In 2013, polio reappeared in Syria, sparking fears the civil war there could ignite a wider outbreak as refugees flee to other countries across the region. The virus has also been identified in the sewage system in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, although no cases have been spotted. In February, the WHO found that polio had also returned to Iraq, where it spread from neighboring Syria. It is also circulating in Afghanistan (where it spread from Pakistan) and Equatorial Guinea (from neighboring Cameroon) as well as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Officials also worry countries torn by conflict, such as Ukraine, Sudan and the Central African Republic, are rife for polio reinfection. Some critics say it may even be time to accept that polio may not be eradicated, since the deadline to wipe out the disease has already been missed several times. The ongoing effort costs about $1 billion a year. “For the past two years, problems have steadily, and now rapidly mounted,” Henderson said in an email. “It is becoming apparent that there are too many problems (for the polio eradication effort) to overcome, however many resources are assigned.”

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Vaccinations vital to public health DRAKE HALL Senior Journalism Student Recently, the small-but-vocal anti-vaccine movement has been linked to small-scale outbreaks of preventable diseases across the country. Most media outlets have done the appropriate thing and reported on the movement using science to point out the dangers of opting out of childhood vaccinations. ABC, however, has made itself complicit in the dangerous anti-vaccine movement by giving a platform to its leader, Jenny McCarthy. Opting out of vaccinations is dangerous. Just over a week ago, California health officials reported the largest measles outbreak in decades. More than 20 people have contracted the illness and so far seven have been hospitalized. This outbreak and others across the country have been attributed to people who have forgone vaccinations. Skipping vaccinations isn’t just dangerous for those who opt out. Many children who can’t be vaccinated because of compromised immune systems depend on those around them being vaccinated to keep dangerous diseases at bay. It’s these children — and adults — who have the most to lose when outbreaks occur. While the California outbreak might seem inconsequential, diseases can spread quickly when people aren’t vaccinated. One only needs to look at Syria, where civil war has disrupted the vaccinations of millions of children, for evidence. Polio, one of the most debilitating diseases in history, has made a

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Preview of the summer in music KYLE SUTTON JAKE SAUNDERS Daily Egyptian

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Ice Cube When it comes to discussing the history of hip-hop, rap legend Ice Cube is a name that cannot be left out of conversation. Although he has spent much of the last decade making movies, he still has not forgotten his roots as one of the pioneers of gangsta-rap. His new album, “Everythang’s Corrupt” will be release May 13 and is his first studio album since the release of “I Am West” in 2010. “Everythang’s Corrupt” takes Ice Cube back to his roots on the streets of Compton, Calif. as a member of N.W.A. The title track on the album calls out the political and social system currently set in place, and features Tom Morello, of Rage Against the Machine, on guitar.

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Matisyahu For Hasidic Jew reggae-rap rocker Matisyahu, change and growth are two important aspects of his life.

Matisyahu plans to continue growth as a musician early next month with his fifth full-length studio album, “Akeda,” which is set to release June 3. The versatile musician has come a long way since the release of his first album “Shake Off the Dust…Arise” in 2004. The new album was written while he was touring, and Matisyahu calls it his most introspective album to date. In a press release, the Grammy-nominated artist said, “This record and period of my life deal with madness, listening for and following the voice of God, the inner intuitive voice, a small still sound. This record deals with love, feelings of brokenness and humility, with humanity, struggle and sacrifice.”

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The Roots Since Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter formed Philadelphia based hip-hop/neo soul band The Roots in the late ‘80s, they have produced Grammy-winning music on more than one occasion. The Roots’ new album, “…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin” is set to release May 13 through Def Jam Records. It’s the band’s 11th studio album and the first group effort since 2011’s “Undun” and the 2013 collaborative album “Wise Up Ghost” with Elvis Costello. The Roots is a band that is consistently working; in 2009, they became the house band for NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” and when he became the host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” the band followed. The Antlers Over the past few years, The Antlers have focused its indie rock sound into a dream-pop atmosphere. The band has been making use of heavy and slow melodies, which were made evident through its efforts on the 2011 album “Burst Apart.” The band then solidified this shift in

sound with its 2012 EP, “Undersea.” The Antlers’ new album “Familiars” will release June 17. It presents this shift from rock to the dream-like with more complexity and grace. As of March 31, the band released a music video for “Palace,” the first song on its nine-track album.

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Conor Oberst Best known for his work with the indie folk band Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst is releasing his new solo album “Upside Down Mountain” on May 19. The album has a straightforward folk sound that is confessional and honest. It seems to present a sound about as intimate as what Bright Eyes put out on the album “The People’s Key” in 2011. Some tracks are quiet and calm and others filled with horns. “Upside Down Mountain” is as ambitious as Oberst’s solo work and the latter half of Bright Eyes’ musical repertoire. On that note, there is very little distinction from his past efforts, but Oberst is still consistently releasing new music. The Black Keys The eighth studio album from American rock band The Black Keys, “Turn Blue,” will release May 12. The Black Keys came into mainstream success with 2010’s “Brothers,” which won three Grammy awards including Best Alternative Music Album, Best Recording Package and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, for the song “Tighten Up.” The follow-up album in 2011, “El Camino,” furthered the band’s success with another Grammy for Best Rock Album. As of March 24, the band released the album’s first single, “Fever.” If this song gives any inclination as to the epitome of the rest of the album, one should expect nothing less than perfection. Kyle Sutton or Jake Sanders can be reached at 536-3311.

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Here’s to the brightest stars of 2014 in TV NEAL JUSTIN Star Tribune The upside of enduring the dreariest winter since the Ice Age: Plenty of excuses to stay inside and warm ourselves by the glow of our television sets. In December, I applauded some of TV’s most valuable players, including Stephen Colbert, Allison Janney and Kerry Washington. As the second half of the season wraps up this month, here are some more standouts who deserve to take a bow: — The Grim Reaper. Unexpected departures on “The Good Wife,” “The Walking Dead,” “Scandal” and “Game of Thrones” gave us a proper jolt and a reason to watch in real time so we could safely play on Twitter. Now if only the Angel of Death could do something about “Two and a Half Men.” — Noah Hawley. Where did this guy come from? Before this year, he was best known for contributing stories to “Bones” and creating TV shows nobody saw. All that changed when he created FX’s “Fargo,” a series that manages to channel the Coen brothers without stealing from them. Might have to find some time for reruns of “Bones.” — Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The actress

retained her title as the funniest actress on the planet with another terrific season of HBO’s “Veep” and a promotional campaign that included comically erotic photo spreads in GQ and Rolling Stone. At 53 years old, she’s never been sexier or more sensational. — Jimmy Fallon. His monologue is the weakest on the air, and as an interviewer, he’s about as hardedged as a reporter from Tiger Beat magazine. So why is he the king of late night? Because Fallon is killing it with kindness. In this snark-infused climate, what’s so wrong with that? — Leslie Moonves. Smart network executives save the drama for their programs. There’s no one smarter than the Godfather of CBS. It’s clear that Moonves was more than prepared for Dave Letterman’s retirement announcement, sliding Colbert into the hold position within a week. That eliminated a lot of jockeying and speculating that would have interfered with our full enjoyment of the last year with the most influential comedian of this generation. — Tatiana Maslany. You’ve heard about her amazing ability to play multiple characters on BBC America’s “Orphan Black,” seen her on the cover of Entertainment Weekly and been charmed by her

appearances on late-night talkers. Now all you have to do is actually watch her show. — Chris Licht. Just when morning TV was starting to feel like artificial sweetener in your coffee, Licht was hired to executive produce “CBS This Morning” and give us the best reason in years to get out of bed. The former “Morning Joe” creator is proving that you don’t need concerts and cooking segments to make a compelling program. — Cary Fukunaga. It’s rare that one person will direct every episode of a series. It’s even rarer when he can make each hour feel like a big-budget movie. That’s exactly what Fukunaga pulled off with HBO’s “True Detective.” Matthew McConaughey may get the red-carpet treatment, but Fukunaga deserves a few “all right, all right, all rights” of his own. — Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer. Women may still be underrepresented on late-night TV, but they made considerable strides this past year in prime-time comedy. Leading the pack are these two Upright Citizens Brigade veterans who created Comedy Central’s “Broad City,” the Amy Poehler-produced sitcom in which two best friends take the slacker life to a whole new level.

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Ten fresh vaulters bring better outlook SYMONE WOOLRIDGE Daily Egyptian The SIU pole vault team has incorporated 10 first-year vaulters with less than a handful of upperclassmen into next season’s group of 13. This is the largest number of new members in years. By meshing new college athletes with more experienced ones, the jumpers have built competition amongst themselves. The silent rivals yet dynamic group of vaulters have become great competitors. Freshman Chad Weaver said his teammates make weight lifting and certain drills in practice into competitions. “With this many vaulters, only a selected few of us get to go if it’s an invitation meet,” he said. “So it’s about challenging the upperclassmen to push themselves.” The enjoyable competition lies within the men’s team more than the women’s

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team, which is more of a mental contest. Although the men can be aggressive, they still act as a team and assist each other as much as possible. Weaver said older jumpers such as junior Alex Lietz, the only upperclassman on the men’s team, has helped him on the track. Weaver has shown progression and is now a freshman to look out for. In high school he was a twotime indoor 2A state champion in the pole vault. This year, he has won two competitions and jumps. Coach Brian Porter said he progresses every week. “What I like about Chad is that he is never satisfied,” Porter said. “That’s one thing I look for as a coach—even if they’ve reached their personal best, they still look for what’s next.” Juniors Caselyn Harding and Alexandria Melton are the oldest women on the pole vault team. Last season Harding competed in the pole vault five times indoors and

“There’s a couple guys I know that would apply,” Newton said. “I think they’d be highly successful, and they’ve already been successful in Division II. There are a lot of good coaches out there and I’m hoping that they get a variety so they’ll have a good selection.” Souchek said the team has met with Moccia, and said that they will hire someone in about a month. Souchek also said despite having to work with a new coach this year, he has no interest in transferring. “It’d have to be a pretty awful person to make me transfer,” he said. “I like SIU and I like everyone here.”

five times outdoors. As a freshman Harding recorded five top-three finishes and two runner-up finishes during her outdoor season. Harding said the number of freshmen this year has completely changed the vault team. Although this season the team is utterly different than the last, the freshmen have forced the upperclassmen to push harder to secure their spots. “This year was really different, but it has made us more of a team because we all have to adapt to how we practice and how we compete,” Harding said. “But having so many people helps us strive to try to get better and compete harder.” Porter said the difference in coaching more experienced athletes than newcomers can be different yet similar. “I want to feed off of what athletes are doing and make them better from there,” he said. “My thing is, if it’s not broke don’t fix it. If they’re jumping well then you have to think they’re jumping

Moccia said overall he is pleased with what Newton has accomplished in his time as a Saluki. “We certainly appreciate his long tenure with the program; he worked an unbelievable amount of years. The guy is a very loyal Saluki and we’re appreciative of his time he’s put in,” Moccia said. “We look forward to seeing him and him being around the program as we go into the next chapter of Saluki men’s golf.” Newton said he hopes he will be remembered at SIU as a coach who stressed his players to be good athletes and better people. “The only thing that I’d like for people to remember is that one, we stressed good grades, and two, we stressed good character,” he said. “All in all, that’s what I hope that the kids would remember, they had a good time, they had a chance to participate, and they were always competitive.”

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well for a reason.” Freshman Cara Engel came to SIU with a personal best of 10-6. In the few meets she has competed in, she has already progressed into jumping 12 feet. Engel did not start competing in track and field until her junior year of high school, but she now hopes to do great things at SIU. Engel said it’s nice working with the upperclassmen because they offer guidance if Porter isn’t around. “In meets, the girls really build off of each other because we’re all pretty much around the same [jumping] height,” she said. “Although we all want to win on our own, we’re still a team and we still push each other to win.” Next season the pole vaulters are expecting two talented recruits. Illinois’ top-ranked female pole vaulter Lindsey Murray of Harrisburg, who was two-time all-state and three-time allconference, will join the Salukis for 2014. Murray won a Junior Olympics

Finigan said he helped a freshman Welch play shortstop. He said he has an outside perspective coaching Welch because he is the pitching coach. Two Saluki pitchers are close in numbers as well. Senior right-handed pitcher Todd Eaton was a closing pitcher for the majority of his collegiate career, but made the transition to become a starter this season. He is tied with former Saluki Al Levine at 19 saves for second in the Saluki record books, but his roommate, senior right-handed pitcher Tyler Dray, is closing in on him. Dray has been a relief pitcher his whole career. Dray’s seven saves this season gives him 16 for his career, good for fourth in Saluki history. “Everything we do is pretty competitive,” Eaton

All-American award and recently competed in the women’s high jump for the first time. Her first experience won her the competition, clearing 5 feet. Porter said she will be a powerful addition to next year’s team. “Lindsey Murray is an athlete if I’ve ever seen one,” Porter said. “She can come in right now and be our top girl and literally do something on the national level.” SIU will also welcome Jonathan Walsh, a top-ranked junior college pole vaulter and 2012 Illinois High School Association pole vault state champion. Walsh hit 5.20m (171.00), which boosted him to the best clearance in the nation. “We are super excited to have Jon Walsh and that level of an athlete on our team next year,” Porter said. “I think he is going to come in and make a statement right off of the bat and my goal as a coach for him is to do that.”

said. “(Dray) definitely lets me hear it every time he gets a save and gets one closer.” Eaton said the two of them have a roommate rivalry as well. He said when they play video games things can get intense. The pitching staff has a pink backpack full of candy and sunflower seeds they carry around every week. They vote on the pitcher who has to carry the bag and protect it from positional players. Finigan said Dray tried to get everyone to vote for Eaton this past week. The vote ended up being a tie, but the bullpen catcher gets a tie-breaking vote. “Early in the year Todd got everyone together and had everyone vote for me to carry the pitchers bag,” Dray said. “I thought I would try to do it this week, but it backfired, I ended up getting it.” Eaton said he stands by his choice of becoming a starter, even if Dray passes him.

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Coonrod’s potential keeps going up Wins and losses are the most overrated pitching statistic, but they do not go unnoticed. Junior right-handed pitcher Sam Coonrod is one of the best pitchers on the Saluki staff, but has not gotten a win credited to his name this season. He has not been pitching poorly by any means; he just does not get the run support he needs. Part of the reason the offense does not do as well when Coonrod pitches is because he is the ace. The hitters are facing the best pitchers of other teams. Coonrod said he doesn’t care if he gets the win; he just wants his team to win. It’s not irregular for starters to be cheated from wins. Through six starts this year, Chicago Cubs right-handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija is in the top ten of the National League in ERA at 1.98, but does not have any wins. In the past decade, Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners is the only Cy Young Award winner who had less than 15 wins. Coonrod’s record could be a problem for him in the MLB draft this season. He was named in the top 100 juniors before the season started, he said he plans on signing if he gets drafted high enough. Perfectgame.org has Coonrod projected to go somewhere between the first compensation round and the third round. He has the qualities to be drafted in the top ten rounds, but teams could potentially pass on him early because of his record. His collegiate numbers are slightly worse than left-handed pitcher Cody Forsythe, who was the only Saluki drafted

in 2013. The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Forsythe in the 25th round, but Coonrod has better mechanics. In Coonrod’s most recent start, he debatably outpitched the University of Evansville’s junior left-handed pitcher Kyle Freeland. Freeland is projected to go anywhere in the first or second rounds. Coonrod also kept the Salukis in a game earlier this season against Indiana State University. He pitched eight scoreless innings against the Sycamores. The Salukis were hitless against junior lefthanded pitcher David Stagg through nine innings. The game went to extra innings, where the Salukis pulled out a 2-1 victory. Coonrod leads the Saluki weekend starters in ERA, strikeouts and opposing batting average. Every professional team should want him on its roster. He does his job and is a team player. He has two more regular season starts to try to get his first win and boost his draft stock. Coonrod has only one more year of eligibility if he does decide to stay; it goes without saying he would be a big loss. The rotation could lose its top two arms. Senior pitcher Todd Eaton also has the potential to get drafted, but doesn’t have any NCAA eligibility left. There are plenty of pitchers that could fill in for the two of them though. Freshmen Austin McPheron and Kyle Pauly should be in the rotation next year. McPheron has already become the midweek starter after excelling in the bullpen. If both Coonrod and Eaton depart for the draft, McPheron will easily be a weekend starter next year. This year, Pauly leads the bullpen in ERA and strikeouts. He has proven he can start to fill in the void in his long relief appearances. Coonrod said he does not care which team drafts him, but he wants to get picked as high as possible.

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Senior Sam Coonrod delivers a pitch Friday during SIU’s 4-2 loss against Evansville University at Itchy Jones Stadium. Coonrod leads the team with 64 strikeouts and leads the weekend starters with a 3.39 ERA. The Salukis open a weekend series against Mississippi Valley State University Friday at Itchy Jones Stadium.

Salukis look forward to next season Women’s golf looks to pick up where it left off

TONY MCDANIEL Daily Egyptian The Saluki women’s golf team had a disappointing end to the season, but is poised for a strong 2014-2015 campaign. SIU finished fourth at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament after winning four tournaments throughout the regular season. Coach Alexis Mihelich said the low point of the season was the meager result in the MVC tournament. She said one of the best moments of the year came more than six months ago at a tournament hosted by Middle Tennessee State University. “That field was the toughest field we faced all year. There were 18 teams; only six were ranked below 100 nationally, and we won that tournament,” she said. “Going into that tournament, golfstat.com had us ranked to finish 12th and we came away

with the win.” Another highlight of the season was the play of seniors Ashleigh and Cassie Rushing. Cassie’s 76.3 strokes per round and Ashleigh’s 78.6 were the two best averages on the team. Ashleigh and Cassie have also been on 10 tournament-winning teams at SIU. Unfortunately 2014 marked the final season the Rushings will wear Saluki maroon as student-athletes. Ashleigh said sharing the experience of playing golf with her sister the last four years has been great. “Having her on the team with me has pushed me to get better,” Ashleigh said. “Anything bad, or anything good that happened, she was always there. We talked about our rounds all the time and kind of compare them. It was really neat to do that.” While replacing Cassie and Ashleigh will be tough, the pieces are already in place to do so, Mihelich said. “We basically get four returning

starters back with Brooke [Cusumano], Mattie [Lindner], Kristie [Yang] and Xianmei [Jin],” Mihelich said. “When a team graduates a really strong player it is just more motivation for someone to step up and be that player next year.” Freshmen Brooke Cusumano and Xianmei Jin each played in all 34 rounds the Salukis participated in last season. Jin’s lowest round of the season was 70, which she shot twice, was good for second lowest of the season behind Cassie’s 68 at the University Missouri Kansas City Fall Invitational. Sophomore Mattie Lindner and junior Kris Grimes will also be back next season. Lindner appeared in nine tournaments this season and posted an average round score of 78.8. Grimes played in all but two tournaments for SIU and posted a round average of 78.9 strokes and a low round of 73 in 2013-2014, her

first season as a Saluki. Grimes will be one of two seniors on next year’s roster. She said she hopes to be a leader among her teammates. “I know that I have to set a good example. If I were to be captain, coach looks at me to be responsible for my team. At the same time, I have to be responsible for myself and them and let them know we can’t give up,” she said. “I just want to be positive and tell them we have to do the best we can, everywhere we go.” In addition to the members the Salukis will bring back, the team will welcome two new players to the roster. Alice Ho of Wadsworth, Ohio, and Hanna Netisingha of Carol Stream have both signed national letters of intent with the Salukis for next year. Mihelich said Netisingha shows a true passion for golf; she will compete in 13 tournaments during the summer before her first semester at SIU.

Mihelich said Ho has already set very high goals for herself as a collegiate golfer. “On official visits, you ask the players vaguely what are your goals,” Mihelich said. “She didn’t hesitate and said ‘shoot a 66, I’ve shot around par and below par and in the 70s, I know I can shoot six birdies in a round.’” If Ho achieved her goal, she would break Braidy Hood’s schoolrecord round of 67. With the combination of players new and old for SIU, Grimes said she thinks that the Salukis can succeed next season. “I think we’re going to be really good,” she said. “With the freshmen coming in, there will be a lot more competition, and honestly competition is good, it helps us push everyone. We can only be great.” Tony McDaniel can be reached at tmcdaniel@dailyegyptian.com, @tonymcdanielDE or at 536-3311 ext. 282

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Leroy Newton announces retirement TONY MCDANIEL Daily Egyptian

The SIU men’s golf team will have to find a way to replace the longest tenured coach in the program’s history for the 20142015 season. Coach Leroy Newton announced his retirement from the head coach position of the men’s golf team after 19 years of service, Monday. Newton said it felt like it was time to retire, but the Salukis are still in his thoughts. “I’ve been doing it for 19 years, it’s been a long time and I just thought it was best that I do other

things,” he said. “Maybe we can get somebody younger to come in and take care of the golf team. I never wanted to leave and not have some good golfers on hand for the next guy.” Sophomore Drew Novara said Newton told the team he would be departing a few days ago. “It was pretty tough to see him go. He gave me the opportunity to come play golf here so that was tough,” he said. “We all loved him as a guy, but I guess he and the administration decided he had been here long enough.” In SIU’s men’s golf history, the team has finished in the top three

at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament eight times; Newton has coached the team to five of those. He has also led the team to 11 tournament wins and coached 13 golfers to All-Conference awards. The Salukis finished tied for seventh at this year’s MVC tournament. Junior Steven Souchek said Newton’s announcement came as little surprise to him and his teammates. “A lot of us saw it coming,” Souchek said. “Leroy is getting older, so it wasn’t a huge shock.” The next step for the Salukis will be to find their new coach. SIU athletic director Mario Moccia said he will assemble a

committee in the coming days to find a new coach. “The primary thing is we’re looking for somebody who can recruit, teach golf and be a good mentor for the guys,” he said. “They’re going to be interacting with a lot of high level people, so somebody who can also properly articulate the vision of the golf program and maybe do some fundraising.” Newton said he is unaware if he will have any input on who the coach will be, but he would be willing to put in a good word for a few candidates.

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Salukis battle each other for records AARON GRAFF Daily Egyptian The Saluki baseball team has only seven games left of its regular season, but there is more than wins and losses at stake. Senior shortstop Jake Welch moved into ninth place in Saluki history with 213 career games during

the weekend, five behind pitching coach P.J. Finigan. Finigan was a Saluki infielder and pitcher from 2002-2005. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the seventh round of the 2005 draft and played professionally as a pitcher for three seasons. Welch passed Finigan in career at-bats last season, and is on pace

to pass him in career runs and career hits. Welch is one run and one hit away from tying Finigan in those categories. “I hope he beats all my records,” Finigan said. “I don’t mind, not one bit.” Finigan said if Welch passes him in the record book, he would probably give Welch more grief than Welch would give him.

“He’s a pretty quiet, lead by example kid,” he said. “We’ll probably share a laugh about it, but it will probably be me bringing it out more than him.” “I know he’s much more accomplished than I am,” Welch said. “I might get him in a few things, but he played quite a bit of pro ball and I think he’s got that on me.”

Finigan is eighth in career runs and ninth in career hits. Welch is directly behind him in both categories. “It’s definitely an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as him because he’s a legend here,” Welch said. Welch said he has grown close to Finigan during his career. Please see RECORDS ·8