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Housing pg. 4 | Cheerleaders pg. 8 | Football preseason pg. 14

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Carson Vanbuskirk | @CarsonvanbDE Jillian Reinhardt, 8, of Herrin, runs through the obstacle course, on Aug. 23, at the Saluki Football Fan Fest, at Saluki Stadium.

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SIU holds annual Greek picnic at new boat pavilion FARRAH BLAYDES | @Farrah_Blaydes

A large crowd of Greek Life students, community members and potential new members assembled at Becker Pavilion on West Campus, in celebration of Greek Life at SIU. The Greek picnic is an annual event held on campus to introduce students to the different sororities and fraternities the university has to offer.

“I think it was held here because West Campus is busier,” Maritza Hernandez, president of Lambda Theta Alpha sorority and a junior studying political science, said.

The event began at 4 p.m. as the Greeks set up their colorful displays in the grass near campus lake, while 17th Street Barbecue served pulled pork sandwiches, in addition to vegetarian options.

The sororities and fraternities set up games of cornhole and a bouncy house near their display tables as students from the nearby dorms flooded the area.

“I wish I knew there was nothing to be nervous about when I went through recruitment,” Emma Thomas, president of Delta Zeta sorority, said.

Thomas, a senior studying marketing, was among the several Greek Life members in attendance.

“The goal of the Greek picnic is to really get prospective students more interested in Greek Life, and to get them to see that we're all one big community here,” Thomas said.

All of the Greek Life organizations on campus were invited to participate, Thomas said.

Delta Zeta was one of the many sororities represented at the picnic. The sorority members explained the benefits there are for joining their organization and explained their philanthropies to potential new members.

Philanthropy is the desire to promote the welfare of others, generally a charity in which a

Allie Tiller | @allietiller_de Jacqueline Zarcone (right), a junior studying psychcology and language, and Rebecca Tompkins (left), a senior studying dental hygiene, both of Sigma Kappa, battling one another in the gladiator duel inflatable at the Greek Life Barbecue,

person can volunteer.

“We have two philanthropies that we support nationally, one is the Starkey Hearing Foundation, they provide hearing aids to those in need in over 100 countries across the nation,” Thomas said.

The second philanthropy is the DZ turtle camp a free week-long summer camp offered to children who are differently abled or have a chronic illness, Thomas said.

All sororities and fraternities have separate requirements for joining their organizations, all of which can be timeconsuming, Hernandez said.

“I think potential pledges should know if you go greek it's a lot of commitment and work,” Hernandez said.

Hernandez said potential new

members of Lambda Theta Alpha must have a 2.75 GPA as a secondsemester freshman.

Lambda Theta Alpha has a local philanthropy at St. Jude where they volunteer 10 or more hours a week.

St. Jude is a children's research hospital focused on finding cures for advanced diseases.

Joe Locher, a senior studying international affairs and German, is one of the members of Kappa Alpha Order.

“The picnic is important, it allows any undergraduate student to come out and talk to us, they can compare organizations and see who they really like,” Locher said.

Students interested in joining Greek life can contact the presidents of the Greek organization via email greeks@ siu.edu.

“The picnic is important, it allows any undergraduate student to come out and talk to us, they can compare organizations and see who they really like.”

- Joe Locher senior

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Daily Egyptain file photo Cars drive past East Campus housing, Nov 2016, in the 1000 block of South Wall Street in Carbondale.

Director of housing says approximately 50 full-time staff affected by East Campus closure BRANDI COURTOIS & KALLIE COX

There were approximately 50 full-time staff members affected by the recent closure of East Campus, according to Jon Shaffer, director of housing.

“Probably about half of them have found work in other areas on campus,” Shaffer said. “The chancellor is very dedicated to getting as many of them working as we can. Unfortunately with layoffs you can’t bring everyone back, right? But at least half of those folks are working somewhere on campus.”

Shaffer said as soon as something pops open the university will call them back to work.

“Hopefully next year

“Hopefully next year enrollment goes back up [and] we'll be back in the towers and everyone can go back to work.”

- Jon Schaffer director of housing

enrollment goes back up [and] we’ll be back in the towers and everyone can go back to work,” Shaffer said.

Lori Stettler, vice chancellor of student affairs, said there are still some employees in layoff status, but the university is working hard to make sure those employees are given top priority for job

openings on campus.

Stettler said the university shifted as many positions as they possibly could over to West Campus.

“There were many staff members that were picked up by different offices or filled different positions across campus,” Stettler said.

Wednesday, august 29, 2018 Stettler said the university only hired as many graduate students as were needed. With dropouts and graduation, no grad students lost their jobs as a result of the East Campus closure.

Stettler said to get accurate and exact numbers, the Daily Egyptian would have to contact the university’s human resources department.

Jennifer Watson, director of human resources, said the university is “working through this process with employees that were affected.”

Watson did not give any exact numbers as to how many staff members were fired, transferred or otherwise affected.

Stettler said if Illinois gets its financial house in order, gets financially healthy and enrollment continues to go up, the university will look at going back to their master plan.

“Our master plan [...] is to build new housing on this

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“We closed the towers because we had the ability to bring all of the students in one location. ” - Carlo Montemagno chancellor, SIUC

campus,” Stettler said.

Stettler said university housing doesn’t receive state money.

“It is completely operated on the room and board fees that students pay,” Stettler said.

Stettler said the decision to close the towers on East Campus was made cooperatively between Chancellor Carlo Montemagno, Shaffer, and herself.

On Aug. 20 Montemagno said to a legislative panel the university didn’t close the towers

for economic reasons.

“We closed the towers because we had the ability to bring all of the students in one location,” Montemagno said.

Shaffer said SIU is housing the same percentage of students in the dorms as it always has, but because enrollment is down, it did not need to utilize the towers.

Shaffer said there’s a misperception about the housing department cramming extra people into West Campus.

“It’s the same number of beds,” Shaffer said, “They’re full, but it’s the same number of beds that there has always been.”

Shaffer said one of the differences between this year and the last few years is University Hall has not been as full as it is this year.

Last year there were only 60 or 70 people living in University Hall, but this year there's 370 residents, Shaffer said.

“It’s very full this year, in fact,” Shaffer said. “It’s a great community over there. It’s very active, very vibrant.”

Stettler said for this year the East Campus housing buildings are going to sit but they would be kept operational.

The university can’t fill all of the student positions right now, Shaffer said.

“We are hiring like crazy,” Shaffer said, “So, anybody looking for a job, march over to Lentz right now.”

“[University Hall] is very full this year, in fact. It's a great community over there. It's very active, very vibrant.”

- Jon Schaffer director of housing

Staff reporter Brandi Courtois can be reached at bcourtois@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @CourtoisBrandi.

Staff reporter Kallie Cox can be reached at kcox@dailyegyptian. com or on Twitter at @KallieC45439038.

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Taste of SIU samples new Lentz options: are they any good?

FARRAH BLAYDES | @Farrah_Blaydes

On Thursday, Aug. 23 hundreds of students and faculty filled the Roman room of the Student Center to try the spread of food that awaited them.

The food was served by 15 different vendors that all cater to the Lentz dining hall under Gordon food company. Among the vendors were PepsiCo, Pillsbury, RMS market, and Waypoint.

Leslie Sned, a customer service development specialist for Gordon Food Service was among those who helped coordinate the event.

Sned said Gordon Food Service usually does a small food show for the housing staff to show and test new products but have opened the event to the student body.

“We wanted to expand it this year and get more students involved, we had a great turnout and are hoping to make this an annual event,” Sned said.

Gordon Food Service is the local food vendor and distributor for the university this year. The company has existed for 120 years offering catering to local communities.

“We’re seeing a much larger turnout than what we expected, it’s outstanding,” Brandon Macier, assistant director of marketing for the Student Center said.

Macier said he was elated the event had such a big turnout.

“We really wanted to get a larger scope of what the students want outside of housing,” Macier said.

The goal of the event was to receive student feedback on dining options here on campus,

“We wanted to expand it this year and get more students involved, we had a great turnout and are hoping to make this an annual event.”

- Leslie Sned customer service development specialist, Gordon Food Service

Macier said.

Across from the large spread of food were survey sheets students could fill out in regards to the food they sampled.

“We really want the student voice to dictate what we bring to the student center and also university dining,” Macier said.

Sampling the foods: Yay or nay?

You’d think with a huge crowd of people the food would be really good, but you have to remember — all of this food is in the dining hall. On the plus side, it was free.

RMS Market, the bread-based goods provider for Lentz this year, had steaming bread loaves on display while serving turkey sandwiches to attendees.

Their turkey sandwiches were a hit with the crowd. The simple sandwich came on white or wheat bread, with sliced turkey, cheddar cheese and lettuce.

The bread was the best part, and the turkey was moist.

Another vendor served steak nachos, with well-seasoned steak and the chips kept their crunch.

The quality was comparable to Don Taco’s steak nachos.

Rizwits had meatless dishes,

some of which missed the mark terribly. The meatless taco used a flour tortilla and was extremely bland and dry.

Rizwits’ meatless meatballs had red pepper flakes, but it wasn’t very spicy and the meatball itself was also dry.

Minth served Chinese food. The orange chicken was very tender and the sauce wasn’t excessively sweet.

The eggrolls were crisp, but there was too much cabbage and garlic.

Pillsbury served pre-packaged croissants kept under a heated lamp. There was a thin layer of chocolate in the middle, but the outside had the consistency of a biscuit, missing the flakey nature of a croissant.

Pillsbury served an oatmeal-style dish that could be mistaken for apple butter, given the thin and pasty nature.

All 15 vendors will be included in the regular rotation of Lentz dining hall for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Staff reporter Farrah Blaydes can be reached at fblaydes@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @Farrah_ Blaydes.

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Bizarre Lentz food "Hacks", for and by students KALLIE COX | @KallieC45439038

After the closure of Trueblood Hall, Lentz Hall is now the main dining facility for undergraduate students.

Lentz features a rotating menu that changes day to day, however some students have found “hacks:” creative desserts, food combinations and drink mixes that further expand the menu.

Meal hacks Chris Jones, a West Campus APA said to use the waffle bar’s cups instead of condiment cups for dipping your food.

“You can fit a whole chicken strip in the sauce without getting your hands dirty,” Jones said.

Joshua Starks, a senior studying university studies, said you can take baked chicken off the line and use it for your own recipes.

“I would take a baked chicken

and take off all the meat, grab some tortillas or some bread and make my own sandwich,” Starks said.

Kayla Chamness, a sophomore studying journalism, said you can mix honey from the waffle bar and butter from the salad bar to make a sweet and savory spread.

Drink hacks Chamness said some good drink combinations freshmen should try are: blue Hawaiian Punch and pink lemonade, or 7 Up and any fruit juice for a “wake up call.”

If students are not feeling well, they should drink 7 Up and cranberry juice because it “always perks you up if you have a cold,” Chamness said.

“If you take one part Mountain Dew, one part blue Kool-Aid and adjust as needed,” Jones said. “It is similar to a Baja Blast.”

Jones said another good

Mountain Dew mix is Moutain Dew and orange juice.

Dessert hacks Erin Dunn, a sophomore studying liberal arts, said students who are getting ice cream should know that the bowls by the ice cream machine are always hot.

They melt the ice cream within seconds, Dunn said. To remedy this, students should take colder bowls from the salad bar.

Dunn said if you use a mug, mix hot chocolate and ice cream, you can create a dessert that was not originally on the menu.

Madison Markley, a sophomore studying hospitality and tourism administration, said she combines any cereal with a little milk and some soft serve ice cream to make a new dessert.

“You can add whipped cream on top and any of the chocolate or

“If you take one part Mountain Dew, one part blue Kool-Aid and adjust as needed. It is similar to a Baja Blast.”

- Chris Jones West Campus APA

caramel [...] and it’s really good,” Markley said.

Markley said those eating at Lentz can also take any of the pastries and add the soft serve ice cream to it.

Starks said he makes an “unhealthy fruit salad” where he takes various fruits and adds whipped cream, chocolate sauce and sprinkles.

“Don't be afraid to try something ludicrous and see what happens,” Jones said. “Sometimes the dumb stuff is exactly what you’re looking for like peanut butter and marshmallows.”

Staff reporter Kallie Cox can be reached at kcox@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @KallieC45439038.

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SIU Athletics bans displays of activism to "put forward a message of unity," one cheerleader returns following 2017 protests of unity and by taking sides or offending one side or the other…

Two of the three Southern Illinois that’s not what we believe [is our] University cheerleaders who protested purpose,” Jarnigan said. during the national anthem last fall will Brandy said she will no longer be not be returning to the squad this season. taking a knee during the anthem and her Czarina Tinker, from Nashville, decision to do so was made before the Tennessee, Ariahn Hunt and Alaysia changes from the administration.

Brandy, both from Chicago, took a "It was already decided upon to knee during the national anthem during not take a knee again because we various sporting events last academic year. accomplished what we were going Brandy is the only returning for by bringing attention to our cause cheerleader from the three, according to a and now it’s time for change," Brandy roster provided to the Daily Egyptian by said. "America, as a country, is very SIU Carbondale Intercollegiate Athletics. reactive instead of proactive and that Hunt and Tinker did not return needs to change." various requests for commentary. Tinker Brandy said there needs to be reform is not currently enrolled at the university, in the way officers are trained. according to the SIU Registrar's Office.

"Background checks on said police SIU Athletics administration has officers and when it does come down to also added new language to the Code them breaking the law and abusing their of Conduct policy states any displays of power they need to be held accountable to the fullest to show other officers you can’t get away with crime, that you can’t hide behind a badge," Brandy said. "It’s time for change."

Three weeks after the protests began last October, the three cheerleaders were hidden from the public eye during the national anthem in a game-day procedure change designed to “enhance the game day experience,” according to university administration and athletics.

Administration moved the cheerleaders from a prominent spot on the sideline during pregame football ceremonies to the Saluki Stadium concourse.

When the cheerleaders first kneeled during the anthem on Sept. 30 of last year, SIU Chancellor Carlo Montemagno reassured former SIU President Randy Dunn there would be no change in protocol and he would allow the cheerleaders to demonstrate.

“Members of the university's senior staff, including legal counsel, researched and discussed several options in looking at Brian Munoz | @brianmmunoz balancing the students’ First Amendment Czarina Tinker, of Nashville, Tennessee kneels during the national anthem Sept. 30, 2017 before the Salukis' matchup rights and freedom of speech, the multiagainst the University of Northern Iowa Panthers at Saluki Stadium. faceted public relations impact the

BRIAN MUNOZ | @brianmmunoz

activism will not be tolerated and could lead to the individual’s removal from their respective program.

“It is a privilege and not a right to be a student-athlete, cheerleader or spirit member at Southern Illinois University,” according to the addition provided by Liz Jarnigan, SIU Athletics senior woman administrator.

“Members of the department including student athletes cheerleaders and spirit members must remain neutral on any issue political in nature when wearing SIU official uniforms and when competing/performing in official department of athletics events and activities," according to the addition provided to the Daily Egyptian. “Any display (verbal or non-verbal) of activism (either for or against) a political issue will not be tolerated and may result in dismissal from the program."

Jarnigan, a recent hire by acting athletic director Jerry Kill, is replacing Kathy Jones in the role after Jones retired last December. Jarnigan previously served in similar roles at the Air Force Academy and at San Jose State.

“We are just not wanting anybody who represents the department of athletics and wears the colors to get involved in heated discourse on one side or the other,” Jarnigan said. “It’s not the appropriate place and we are not wanting to make political statements of any kind when were representing the university, the Department of Athletics, any academic institution and southern Illinois in general.”

Jarnigan said the addition to the Code of Conduct is to move a message of unity forward.

“We have this policy because were wanting to put forward a message

issue has created,” Montemagno said to Dunn in an Oct. 13, 2018 email. “The bottom line is there are not going to be any changes to game day procedures.

All cheerleaders will be on the field during the National Anthem as has been tradition.”

Later that month, the cheerleaders were removed from pre-game ceremonies during volleyball games.

Kelsey Baden, the Spirit Squad coach who oversees the cheerleaders, shakers and mascot, said it was because the squad was late to the games.

Brandy disputed the cheerleaders were late, saying they arrived at the Salukis’ volleyball matchup against Illinois State at least 30 minutes before the commencement of the game.

Baden resigned from her position at the SIUC Spirit Squad coach early last summer to take a position as the cheer coordinator at Lamar University, a doctoral/research university in Beaumont, Texas.

Daniel Snow, owner of Snow Power Gymnastics and Dance in Herrin, was named the new coach after Baden’s resignation.

“We know that the protocol was officially put into place at basketball [but] we feel as though we were strategically not put out during the anthem at volleyball games,” Brandy said.

The cheerleaders were furthermore removed from courtside from all home basketball games and brought out after the anthem.

During a Nov. 27 basketball game against SIU Edwardsville, a Daily Egyptian staff photographer was stopped from photographing the three cheerleaders protesting in the confines of the backstage area

by Thomas Weber, SIU Athletic Communications Director.

“We had an issue prior to game tonight,” a text message to Montemagno on Dec. 7 said. “We have photographers from DE doing

Wednesday, august 29, 2018 all they could to get pictures tonight of cheerleaders. Just a heads up. Meeting with coach tomorrow because squad is not following directions and [Baden] is not following up with them to ensure procedures."

SIU Chancellor Carlo Montemagno released a statement after the Oct. 14 homecoming football game saying he supported the cheerleaders’ right to protest.

“The two symbols that are the focus of these peaceful protests stand for one of our most important constitutional rights: freedom of speech,” Montemagno said. “We may not agree with how these students are choosing to make their statements, but we must morally and legally protect their right to make them.”

Tom Goetz, local military organizer, emailed Montemagno on Nov. 1, asking if the cheerleaders who had protested would be in attendance at the Dec. 19 basketball game against the North Carolina A&T Aggies.

“I believe that we have it worked out so the cheerleaders are not on the field or in the arena during the National Anthem,” Montemagno writes. “The new procedure worked this pass [sic] week for the women’s basketball game. This weekend will be football and men’s basketball which will be the final test.”

The cheerleaders were also kept outside of Saluki Stadium during the annual military appreciation game last Nov. 11 as pregame ceremonies, including the national anthem were underway. They were not permitted to attend the pregame ceremonies, including the national anthem.

Minutes before the planned demonstration at the football game, Montemagno emailed the three cheerleaders and said he continued to respect their right to kneel.

"I want you to know I continue to respect your right to kneel during the National Anthem,” Montemagno writes to the cheerleaders in the Nov. 11 email. “The First Amendment provides you that privilege and I will not deny you that right.”

In a Nov. 18 email to Montemagno, SIU Spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith

responded to the Southern Illinoisan article showing the cheerleaders being kept outside of Saluki Stadium during the Veteran's Day military appreciation football game on Nov. 11.

“Interesting that the pictures shows them protesting while they claim in the story that we are preventing their right to protest,” Goldsmith said.

Former SIU Athletic Director Tommy Bell did not say the change was made in response to the cheerleader’s protests.

“Our spirit teams have greeted customers at the entrances in the past, so this is not a new procedure for athletics,” Bell said to the Southern Illinoisan last November. “In fact, we had a consultant review our game operations last year, and one of his recommendations was to make arriving to a game an event in and of itself.”

The Daily Egyptian requested a copy of the consultant’s full report through the Illinois Freedom of Information Act but the release of the full consultant report was denied by the university after months of deliberation at the Illinois Office of the Attorney General.

The university hired 2D Consulting based in Burlington, North Carolina to assess game day operations in the Fall 2016 semester.

SIU Athletics paid $4,500 plus travel expenses to have the firm “identify opportunities and liabilities to maximize and improve home event operations,” according to the bid obtained by the Daily Egyptian.

The firm set up "secret shops" during the Nov. 19, 2016 football game against Western Illinois University and during the Nov. 21, 2016 home basketball game against Mount Saint Mary's to evaluate attendee interactions.

After appealing the request to the Illinois Attorney General’s office, Teresa Lim, Illinois Assistant Attorney General, said that "there is no indication that the university adopted the report as final university policy, as opposed to considering it in the process of formulating a policy."

Lim further said while Bell was the head of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, the department is part of the University' s

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Brian Munoz | @brianmmunoz Cheerleaders Alaysia Brandy, left, and Czarina Tinker, center, kneel during the national anthem Nov. 18, 2017, before the Salukis' 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena.

formal organizational structure and is subject to the Chancellor's direction.

The findings of the consultant's 2016 report have not yet been released.

Tommy Bell was terminated from his position as athletic director for undisclosed reasons on April 26 and replaced by Kill, a former SIU Football Coach who was recently hired as a special assistant to the chancellor.

Kill is currently serving in the capacity as acting athletic director.

“It’s time for us to make a change in leadership that will help the program fulfill its potential,” Montemagno said according to the release on April 26. “I am deeply grateful for Tommy’s service and wish him well for the future.”

The protests were not against the flag or against the administration, Hunt said during an interview last October.

“It was a protest for our civil rights that we are still fighting for, that we have been fighting for, for hundreds of years and we’re not getting any justice,”

Hunt said.

Brandy, a junior studying biological sciences, mirrored Hunt’s sentiments during the October interview.

“We’re still fighting for our civil rights that our ancestors have been fighting for,” Brandy said. “Black people and minorities as a whole have still been trying to become equal in society, and it has not changed.”

Tinker’s reason for kneeling focused on how minorities are treated by law enforcement.

“I did it because we still haven’t had justice against police brutality,” Tinker said. “Nothing has been done and it needs to change ASAP.” It is unclear if the cheerleaders and spirit squad members will be returning to the playing surface during the anthem this year.

The same day the three SIU cheerleaders took a knee during the national anthem, five cheerleaders took a similar approach at Kennesaw State

University in Kennesaw, Georgia.

University officials made game day schedule changes that kept the cheerleaders inside the tunnel during the anthem a week after the initial protest, according to the KSU Sentinel.

The changes were rescinded by Kennesaw State University president Sam Olens on Oct. 9 after a campus protest in support of the cheerleaders.

Olens stepped down as president of the university last December after text messages obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed an exchange between Georgia state Rep. Earl Ehrhart and Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren show the two pressured Olens into silencing the cheerleaders’ protest, the Sentinel reports.

Four out of the five cheerleaders that participated in the KSU protests last year did not return to the team after tryouts this academic year.

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Mary Newman | @MaryBarnhartDE Outside hitter Andrea Estrada, left, and outside hitter Alyssa Sutton celebrate a point, October 2017, during the Salukis’ 3-2 loss against the Bradley University Braves, at Davies Gym.

Column: In the Dawg Pound with Dillon DILLON GILLILAND | @DillonGilliland

The Saluki volleyball team took two out of three games at the Cardinal Classic. Although it's too soon to judge the team off of three games, we need to at least look at what they have shown their fans so far.

After the Colombian star Andrea Estrada stepped down as SIU's leading hitter and captain of the

team, it became a matter of if and when someone would step up and take over the team.

One idea in mind was senior middle blocker Patience Brown, the only senior to have played at least a year with the Salukis.

Brown was the second leading blocker on the team with a total of 78 and fourth in kills with 192 in the 2017 season.

The Bloomington native showed

her potential in the 2017 season, and so far she was yet to disappoint in her senior campaign.

After just three games, Brown has recorded 33 kills, second most on the team, along with a block.

Although the senior has only netted one block, there is no reason to believe that she will not pick it back up and show the MVC how well rounded of a player she is.

What Estrada brought to the

Wednesday, august 29, 2018 table was not blocking, rather it was her power and her eye to find gaps in the defense.

Sophomore opposite hitter Maggie Nedoma showed that she could potentially fill the Colombian's shoes last season with her 200 kills, the third highest on the team.

The only flaw I have found in Nedoma's game is her serve.

The Brook Port, Ohio native rarely served in her freshman season which is a concern.

When you have an offensive powerhouse like Nedoma, you want her out on the floor as much as possible.

In the 2017 season, when it was the sophomore's turn to serve, head coach Kari Thompson would immediately pull her out of the game and would not re-enter her to the game until she could get back on the front line.

While it may seem like she is only absent from the game for a short period, the times she is out is

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When you have an offensive powerhouse like Nedoma, you want her out on the floor as much as possible. a very key moment.

She could be missing on a kill that could completely shift the momentum of the game, or not be there for a game-saving, diving play that only someone with her length could reach.

A player of her caliber needs to be on the floor as much as possible for the Salukis to succeed in the 2018 season.

Nevertheless with Nedoma putting up such an impressive stat line in just one year of collegiate volleyball, I look forward to seeing

what she can do in her next three years.

If the sophomore can establish a solid serve, she can do just as Estrada did and establish herself as one of the best volleyball players to come through Carbondale.

One of the biggest issues with last year is that the team was young and they came in with a new coach.

Naturally you would expect the team to have some bumps in the road along the way, but the team still underperformed.

Thompson did not find her first

win as the new head coach until eight games into the season, only to go on and finish with an overall record of 6-23.

In those 23 losses, Southern lost games that they should have won including a season sweep to the Loyola Ramblers who were 0-11 in Conference play prior to taking on SIU. With a 2-1 start to the season, it is very possible that SIU has turned their mistakes into lessons and is attempting to finish higher in the conference.

This is not to say that they will take the top spot in MVC play, but I do think that it is possible to achieve a top three finish.

If there is one thing to take away from the whole situation, it is that the team is young and they are continuing to get better.

This team is going to continuously improve not only their skills but also their team chemistry.

Starting on Friday the SIU volleyball team is going to be hosting the Saluki Invitational where they will get to showcase their skills in front of all their fans for the first time this season.

The first of three games will be held on Friday when they take on Alabama A&M University in SIU Arena. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m.

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

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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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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Script deviations 7 Shallot, e.g.

11 “Wicked!”

14 Knitted shoe 15 “The African Queen” screenwriter James 16 Bird on Australian coins 17 Follow-up vaccination 19 Cul-de-__ 20 Birth announcement abbr.

21 Montréal mates 22 Defeat soundly 24 Clip-on accessories, perhaps 26 Bit of equine trickery 29 Fax forerunners 32 Florida produce 33 Turkey neighbor 34 “__ news?”

35 Supreme leader?

36 Tall tale 40 Airline to Oslo 43 Shoot the breeze 44 Watts of “Twin Peaks” (2017) 47 Kind of illusion 50 Drive back, as attackers 52 Part of Ursa Minor 54 Mine, in Montréal 55 Justice Samuel 56 Organic fuel 59 Directional suffix 60 Tank or tee 61 Cheat at checkout ... and a hint to the circled letters 65 Birthday card number 66 Currency for 19 countries 67 Apartment dweller, typically 68 Barrett of Pink Floyd 69 Gas in a sign 70 Like the smell of a brewery DOWN 1 Costello’s cohort 2 Humdingers

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3 How some scripts are adapted from novels 4 “__ go time!”

5 Software prototype 6 Appear to be 7 Operatic voices 8 “Gross!”

9 Zodiac sign 10 “You __!”: “Bingo!”

11 Make a comeback 12 Stockpiles 13 New title for Meghan Markle 18 Semis 23 “This Is Us” Emmy nominee __ Cephas Jones 25 Feudal laborer 27 Word processing choice 28 “Have a sample” 30 A dozen ova?

31 Helpful courses for underachievers 34 Inquire 37 “Don’t move!”

38 Campaigned 39 Diminutive Jedi master

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40 Mozart works 41 Expression of regret 42 Like Ronald McDonald’s sleeves 45 They may be precious 46 “My memory fails me” 48 Cousin of Gomez Addams 49 Selected

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Saluki's look to shock the MVC after picked to finish eighth in preseason polls TRAVIS GIBSON | Daily Egyptian

Thursday, the SIU men’s football team takes the field to turn things around after back to back 4-7 finishes.

In the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference play, the Salukis started off strong going 2-2 with a victory over in-state rivals Illinois State Redbirds and Indiana State University.

After picking up their third overall win, the Salukis' season fell when senior quarterback Sam Straub cut his season short with an injury to his throwing hand.

The Saluki’s were unable to pick up a win the rest of the season leading to an eighth place finish last year.

Nick Hill, who currently holds a 4-12 all-time record as SIU head football coach, returns for his third season at the realm of the Salukis'.

The rest of last year's staff is also returning, including Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Kraig Paulson; Defensive line and Special Teams Coach Austin Flyger; Cornerback Coach Carl Franks; Running Back Coach Nate Griffin; Offensive Line Coach Trevor Olson; Tight End, Fullback, and Special Teams Coach Pat Poore; Safeties Coach Marty Rodgers; and Wide Receiver Coach Nick Williams.

“I feel pretty good this year," Paulsen said. “We definitely have more depth this year on our side of the ball which is key."

Paulsen said he believed in how well-rounded his team is.

“I feel like we got the pieces in place to accomplish what we want to do for four quarters," Paulsen said.

The defensive coordinator also

has high expectations for the underclassmen this season.

“We’re young at the linebacker position, " Paulsen said. "A lot of those guys haven't played a lot, but we’re expecting them to step forward this season.”

This year's team contains 13 seniors, but SIU does not plan on letting age be the weak point for the team.

The defense of Southern, led by junior defensive back Jeremy Chinn, put up impressive numbers last year that helped them place top six in every defensive category last season.

Chinn, the team's third leading tackler in the 2017 season with 66, shared his expectations for the defense this season.

“We’re going to pick back up right where we left off last year,” Chinn said. “We have no room to drop off or get off to a slow start.”

On the offensive end, there are six returning starters led by Straub.

The senior is a selected player to be on watch for FCS player of the year after being sidelined the last four games of the 2017 season with an injury.

Straub said the team is just taking the season day-by-day.

“The expectations are high, but we're just taking things dayby-day right now,” Straub said.

“I’m really excited to see our skill players on offense."

The Salukis will open their season with two road games against Murray State and The University of Mississippi.

They then return for their home opener to end non-conference play against SEMO in the “War for the Wheel” game.

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Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz Missouri State's Matt Rush (4) dives for the ball, November 2017, during the Salukis' 28-36 loss against the Missouri State Bears at Saluki Arena.

SIU currently has the wheel winning ten out of the last 12 matchups against SEMO, while SEMO leads the all-time rivalry 40-37-8.

The Salukis begin conference play on Sept. 29 looking to get a huge home opener win against The University of South Dakota who

handled SIU last season 42-0.

This year's Black Out Cancer will take place on Sept. 29 when SIU takes on South Dakota.

Players will be wearing special all-black Under Armour uniforms with the names of loved ones that have battled cancer.

The money raised during this

event goes to the Coach Kill Fund which was established as a result of Coach Jerry Kill’s own experience with cancer.

The fund helps assist patients throughout the southern 16 counties of Illinois with expenses such as fuel to and from cancer treatments, co-pays, cancer-

related medical bills, prescription assistance, etc.

The Salukis open their season this Thursday when they travel to Murray, Kentucky to take on the Murray State Racers in a non-conference matchup starting at 6 p.m.

This is the first time in 13 years that southern Illinois will face off

against Murray State.

SIU picked up the win the last time the two teams played by the score of 32-7 but Murray State leads the all-time series 10-8-2.

Sports reporter Travis Gibson can be reached at tgibson@dailyegyptian.com

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