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New Blackboard Ally caters to different learning preferences MADDI LAMMERT reporter
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Freshman elementary education student Kaeli Goodwin, of Mascoutah, Illinois, tries to stay on the mechanical bull in the Goshen Lounge Monday Sept. 24. | Bre Booker / The Alestle
Changes to sexual harassment policy proposed at student government meeting KAIT BAKER opinion editior
SIUE’s director of equal opportunity, access and Title IX coordination, Jamie Ball, proposed three new changes to SIUE’s sexual harassment policy at a student government senate meeting. Ball proposed that the description of the sexual harassment panel used in sexual assault appeals be changed so that it no longer refers to 12 members. Doing so would allow the addition of more members to the panel. “It is just based on my very quick observation of the needs of our community,” Ball said. ”I think only having 12 panelists at the ready will not serve the needs of the community adequately.” Another proposal that Ball made was for parties involved in sexual harassment appeals to ask questions through the panel instead of directly to each other. Di-
rectly asking the questions to one another can be difficult for those involved and this way would allow them to get the information they needed, without having to directly ask. This proposal would also allow either party to participate in the hearing process remotely. The most significant proposal that Ball made was to remove the second layer of appeal in which, following the use of a panel, those involved choose to take the case to Chancellor Randy Pembrook for review. Ball believes that doing so does not allow for finality for those involved and that despite training, the chancellor doesn’t have the expertise it takes to make rulings on these cases. The President of the Faculty Senate Sorin Nastasia also spoke at the meeting, regarding the faculty senate, which also uses students within their committees.
He stressed the importance of this involvement within the committees of the student senate. “Sometimes, if there is a new policy being augmented or proposed for the faculty senate, there is the place that you can have a voice,” Nastasia said. Michelle Krichevsky, student government’s student diversity officer, announced that for disability awareness month, the Student Diversity Council will be teaming up with New Horizons and ACCESS for a spoken word night on Oct. 11. “As it was explained, diversity is for the inclusion of all people,” Krichevsky said. “And we kind of want to start the conversation on disabilities and how diversity can include them on that as well.”
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With funding from the Office of Educational Outreach, SIUE’s Informational Technology Services and Accessible Campus Community and Equitable Student Support departments came together to implement Blackboard Ally, an extension of Blackboard that aims to appeal to a broader range of learners. The new extension was first introduced during a trial period for summer classes and was made available for all fall classes on Aug. 9. It shows professors how to make posted content accessible to students with different learning needs. In turn, students can choose from a drop-down menu of alternative formats for their course content, including ebook, audio, HTML and electronic braille versions of text. Emily Keener and Jennifer Albat, from Instructional Design and Learning Technologies, along with ACCESS Coordinator for Instructional Accessibility Andy Koch say that Blackboard Ally draws from the concept of universal design. “[Universal design] is an idea that disability isn’t caused by a person’s diagnosis … or what they can do physically or mentally; it’s caused by the environment that they are in and if they can navigate through that environment,” Koch said. Federal school systems are required under the Rehabilitation Act to provide all accessible materials to all students. Blackboard Ally takes a more proactive approach by allowing students to more readily obtain content that fits their learning preferences, allowing them to take agency over their learning. “It’s important for everyone that’s at a college or university to have agency in general, but I think it’s especially important for students who have disabilities because, usually, their parents have been more watchful [or have] given them more guidance,” Koch said. Blackboard Ally intends to be useful for all students, not just those with learning or physical
disabilities. “[With universal design], you’re not just designing for accessibility,” Albat said. “You’re designing for all learners, to reach them where they are and to meet their needs.” For example, students with long commutes can use the audio feature to listen to assigned readings while driving. Because Blackboard Ally aids students both with and without diagnosed disabilities, it can break down the stigma that our culture creates. “There’s a stigma in our society,” Jennifer Hernandez, assistant professor of teaching and learning, said. “We are socialized to be a culture that is able-dominant, so we create our spaces, our lectures and our classes with the belief or the assumption that everybody in the room is 100 percent able and doesn’t have any learning disabilities at all, whether it be a learning preference or a physical one.” Because Hernandez taught secondary special education before teaching at SIUE, she is well aware of how to make her materials accessible to students with different learning needs. However, not all professors recognize the ways in which their posted content may create avoidable barriers to students without the help of Blackboard Ally. On the faculty end, Blackboard Ally includes the “Ally Indicator.” The feature rates the accessibility of the content, tells the instructor why the content can be inaccessible to some students and how to fix the problem. Potential problems include low-quality texts that cannot be translated to audio and pictures with content that exclude the visually impaired. While the process of making course content accessible for all learners may seem overwhelming for faculty, there are ways to make editing the content manageable. “We tell faculty to start small,” Albat said. “Set goals for yourself; you don’t have to do this all at once.”
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New parking meters added to select lots, changes still coming to Vadalabene Center
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New pay-by-space machines went into effect in parking lots A, E and F on Sept. 17. They will eventually be installed in front of the Vadalabene Center. These new machines replaced the single-spaced meters that once occupied these lots and were already in use in lots C and B. While the original single-spaced meters only accepted change, the new machines accept credit cards, change and dollar bills. The new machines also re-
quire that students pay in 30-minute increments, instead of the 15-minute increments that the single-space meters offered. Director of Parking Services Tony Langendorf believes these changes will be more convenient for students and will decrease the total number of parking citations. “Because you’re paying by credit card or via the Woosh app, people tend to give themselves enough time rather than cut it too close,” Langendorf said. The Woosh app is a free app that students can use to add time to their parking meters from their
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phone or computer. It has a $0.35 service fee per transaction, which includes both initial purchases and time extensions. “If you pay with the Woosh app, it will even send you a reminder on your phone saying ‘Your time is about to expire. Do you want to add more time to it?’” Langendorf said. The price of parking using these new machines reflects the $0.50 increase per hour that went into effect at the beginning of the school year. In order to raise revenue, the parking and traffic committee suggested this increase.
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“[The parking and traffic committee] tried to affect the fewest number of people and do the meters instead of looking at a higher increase for the parking permits,” Director of Administrative Services Robert Vanzo said. In this way, students pay extra at the metered spots to park closer to their classes. However, some students like senior public health major Lakendria Heard of East St. Louis, Illinois, have found that there are more issues with metered parking than just the increased pricing. “I was upset the other day be-
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cause I didn’t have to come to class early so I came a little late and I came to [lot A] and there were not any meter spaces,” Heard said. Overall, Parking Services believes that the changes are positive. “The reason we switched is because [pay-by-space] meters are an outdated technology. With these, it’s more user-friendly,” Langendorf said.
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Pembrook speaks on AGB, fund allocations DARIAN STEVENSON reporter
Concerns and questions about the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges processes were discussed among faculty and staff during the Chancellor’s Q&A. Chancellor Randy Pembrook invited faculty and staff to ask questions, have open dialogue and express ideas pertaining to SIUE and the things occurring on campus. The Q&A took place Tuesday in the Mississippi and Illinois rooms on the second floor of the MUC. Pembrook announced new changes on campus including seismic beams going into Founder’s hall, the board of trustee’s approval of a 1 percent salary increase, the search for a new president of the SIU system, the Alton and SSCC partnership, strategic planning and the AGB. The AGB was selected to provide a consultant team to begin an allocation study to determine how to distribute funds between SIUE and SIUC. Pembrook was asked about the decision to bring AGB to the campus and what his thoughts and perspective were on the process. Pembrook said SIUE will
focus on important elements in a formula for consultants. “I think that what will happen is we will make a case of what we think the important elements are in a formula and I think Carbondale will make a case of what they think the important elements are, and then the company will go off and do a calculation,” Pembrook said. Pembrook said even after a decision is made, the new model will take a few years to be implemented. “All of the proposals talked about phasing,” Pembrook said. “So, if they said they wanted to adjust the allocation by $10 million I seriously doubt we could do that in one year. We wouldn’t just go completely to the new model. It would probably be phased in within two to three years.” Professor and dean of the School of Engineering ,Cem Karacal, said he hopes AGB consultants will use SIUE research standing as a perspective in the process of the AGB study. “I think there needs to be some external reference points. [SIUC’s] standing among research institutions and our standing among master-comprehensive universities will be an extremely useful perspective in this whole process,” Karacal said.
Karacal said SIUC is not on the top tier of research-based schools like SIUE. “Something that bothered me during the BOT public session, some of the Carbondale faculty members are speaking as if they are one of the top 100 research institutions in this country,” Karacal said. Pembrook said SIUE is at the top tier of research institutions and has reported more federal grant dollars. “Specifically, on research, SIUE reported more federal grant dollars than SIUC,” Pembrook said. “So, I think the narrative has changed in the last two or three months.” Pembrook also said that in the AGB proposal there is a lot about campus facilities and deferred maintenance. SIUE has $100 million of deferred maintenance, while SIUC reports they have $750 million of deferred maintenance. Vice Chancellor for Administration Rich Walker said he had a chance to look at and compare SIUE and SIUC deferred maintenance and their numbers are higher due to the maintenance needed on their campus. “The number we report is for our state ability holding, because that is what we have to report in
SIUE Successful Communities Collaborative partners with Alton DARIAN STEVENSON reporter
Collaborations through SIUE Successful Communities Collaborative allow students to bring innovative and creative ideas to Illinois communities. The SSCC is a program that supports partnerships between the university and communities within Illinois to advance local sustainability-based on environmental, social and economic issues and needs. As one of the best places to retire, named by Forbes, Alton, Illinois, is their next partner. The SSCC and Alton officials signed an inaugural year-long partnership agreement Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Alton City Hall. The project will last throughout the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 semesters. The partnership aims to help the area improve various aspects of life within the community. Deputy Director of the Department of Development and Housing for the city of Alton, Deanna Barnes, said they applied for the SSCC partnership with Alton and won. “We applied, and we were chosen and we were so excited,” Barnes said. “We went to council and started meeting with Connie [Frey-Spurlock] and other people from the department and started talking about projects that we would like to see go forward with this collaboration.” Barnes said she thinks it will be a great opportunity to have SIUE contribute to Alton. “I think it is important for the city of Alton to have SIUE come into our community and help us through their vision to look to the
future of what we can do to make our community more livable for everyone,” Barnes said. “While Alton wasn’t the only community to show interest, they were definitely the best fit for us to partner with this year,” Associate professor in the Department of Sociology and the SSCC faculty director, Connie Frey-Spurlock, said. “It was clear that [Alton] was eager to bring students with creative, innovative and cutting-edge ideas and knowledge to Alton and to engage with them on meaningful projects.” Frey-Spurlock said Greg Caffey and Deanna Barnes from the Department of Development and Housing for the city of Alton saw the opportunities SIUE and Alton could experience through the partnership. “Deanna and Greg recognized the potential for the partnership to provide depth and richness to the students’ classroom experience for mutual and beneficial partnership,” Frey-Spurlock said. Classes involved are computer management and information systems, management and marketing, marketing and communications, civil engineering and applied communications studies. “By focusing on a single partner and organizing those classes around that partner, the impact for the community partner is greater,” Spurlock said. Amanda Hoffman, a senior applied communications student from O’Fallon, Illinois, said she was eager to get her senior assignment started. “I’m excited. I’ve never done anything like this before with school; it’s just been online classes, reading, taking tests — but this is
cool because it is hands-on and we get to have a part in it and meet people and I feel like that’s what communications is all about,” Hoffman said. Hoffman said she and others will work to promote for the SSCC and Alton partnership. “We are still kind of figuring things out, but I know we are going to be helping with the wrapup event and we’re going to build awareness for their program and help with the social media aspect as well,” Hoffman said. The SSCC will work to create a mobile app to focus on small businesses and retail offerings unique to Alton and evaluate best practices for business incubation and small business start-up initiatives. They will also develop a marketing strategy to attract and retain youth sports tournaments as a means of boosting tourism and economic development and also develop traffic calming and transportation recommendations for Huntertown and Middletown residential neighborhoods. These plans will ultimately help with community facilities, corridor plans, land use, infrastructure, parks and recreation and housing and business development. Frey-Spurlock said students are eager for the collaboration and the opportunities that it will bring. “Now that the semester has started, it is also clear to me that students are hungry for this opportunity,” Frey-Spurlock said. “They are coming to understand the significance of their role and how this partnership offers both opportunities and some challenges that they might not have encountered before.”
capitol rent,” Walker said. “Their list that they are using internally for this reporting purpose includes all of their housing facilities, their student center, their fitness center, everything in their list just jacks their number way high.” Walker said SIUE is coming up with their own comprehensive list as well. “We will have a comprehensive list soon to share with the consultants for the study,” Walker said. Pembrook said the proposal also addressed that the formula will be applied year after year and readjusted after the initial phasing-in period. “That was one of the things that the proposal addressed,” Pembrook said. “I think it’s a mistake to think of this as a one time recalibration, even if it went in our favor, the enrollment in three years, five years or 10 years, we shouldn’t pick a number, a distribution and say now we’ve got it covered for the next four years.” Pembrook said it is estimated to have a decision from the board of trustees in April. “It will probably take about six to seven months to make that recommendation and we’ll see where the board is in the spring, probably in April,” Pembrook said.
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This upcoming spring, SIUE will be hosting a solar car competition featuring over 40 schools and 200 people. Dean of the School of Engineering, Cem Karacal, spoke on the details of the competition and what it entails. “There are 40-plus teams participating in the solar challenge. There’s a foundation that is behind this competition, and if you look at who is participating, these are like the ‘who’s who’ among engineering colleges in the U.S. and abroad. So, every year, these teams get together to exchange information, exchange knowledge, and learn about the finer details of designing these cars, organizing for this competition, and they have a conference,” Karacal said. Karacal confirmed that the competition will be happening in early February and will host over 200 people. “So, this year, SIUE will be the host site of this conference in early February. So, we are expecting somewhere 200, 200-plus students, faculty, advisors from these 40-plus teams all over the globe to come to our campus from Friday to Sunday to have several meetings, there will be some presentations. It’s just like an academic conference but the primary focus is the solar car competition,” Karacal said. The Alestle will continue to provide updates on this story as more information comes forward. TREVOR OLIVER 650-3527 @toliver_alestle toliver@alestlelive.com
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Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event aims to raise awareness and inclusivity through name change BRE BOOKER photographer
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes marched onto the quad last week, but this time it was a little different. After students introduced concerns the last time the event was held, SIUE changed their event to Walk a Mile in Their Shoes. “Last year after we did Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, we got some feedback from different members of our campus community that they kind of felt as though it wasn’t as inclusive as it could be,” graduate assistant at the Prevention Education and Advocacy Center, Kiah Earl, said. “So we wanted to make sure that we were doing our part in making sure that while we still wanted to do the same type of event, we wanted to make sure that we were acknowledging the people that don’t fall into that regular gender binary.” At the event, Associate Director for Residence Life, Rex Jackson, introduced reasoning for the name change and why it is crucial to broaden the conversation. “I was invited to talk for a few minutes about why we chose to use ‘their’ instead of ‘her’ in the program because the national organization stuff is Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” Jackson said. “We chose to switch it to ‘their’ so that we could have a broader conversation around the fact that sexualized violence hits along the
entire gender spectrum ... the gender binary of male and female is kind of out of date and antiquated, so we need to recognize that we have individuals who are impacted by sexualized violence who identify as trans or gender nonconforming or nonbinary and don’t necessarily identify within the label of male or the identity of male or the identity of female.” According to Dominic Dorsey, director of ACCESS, non-victims can never really put themselves in a victim’s shoes, but they can show that they are beside them to help end sexual aggression and violence. “I was encouraged by the number of not just male faculty and staff who came out and walked with us, but also some of the other male students who were willing to put on a pair of high heels in a show of solidarity and a way to raise awareness,” Dorsey said. “It’s interesting — we can never really put ourselves in the shoes of women, or in the shoes of non-men or individuals who experience gender violence, but to make a commitment to say ‘I’m going to visibly stand and commit to doing something to end it is encouraging.” According to Jackson, the change of name will help provide students with a safe place and resources for all victims of sexual violence. “The resources that those individuals need and how they go through this process of surviving
such an assault and recovery is gonna be different based on their identity and how they identify with the barriers they face and the resources available, so we need to have that conversation,” Jackson said. T h e PEACe office on campus is new, and according to Earl, they are trying out new events to pro- Mulitple people participate in the Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event. | Bre Booker / The Alestle vide a safe place for students. “With us being new, we are thing. If you see something that being talked about, then it should trying to navigate ways that peo- seems like ‘oh, this could be not be said at all. “There are opportunities for ple are comfortable enough to bad’ or ‘this could be icky’ say come and talk about these things something, intervene,” Jackson you to step up and say ‘that’s not and have these conversations,” said. “Too often when it comes cool, I’m not going to be part of Earl said. “Ultimately our goal is to sexualized violence, domestic this, I’m going to remove myself to create a safer campus commu- violence, people will have seen from this, I’m not going to asnity, whether it be through stu- things that, if someone would sociate with you if you continue dents feeling like they can report have intervened earlier, we might this,’” Dorsey said. “If you feel or feeling like the university does have been able to avoid a situa- like it would be unacceptable to do in their presence then you support them, feeling like we do tion.” According to Dorsey, Walk shouldn’t do it in their absence believe survivors.” A way to take a stand against a Mile in Their Shoes is a way because it emboldens that viosexualized violence is to pay at- to introduce how people should lence that takes place later on.” For students looking for tention and step up if something behave in all situations, not just doesn’t seem right, according to at the event. He believes that if help, the PEACe and ACCESS what someone is saying would offices are located in the Student Jackson. “Everyone has a stake in the not be said in front of the person Success Center room 0220 and conversation and can do some- or a person of the gender who is 1270, respectively.
SIUE awarded HEED for fifth year TREVOR OLIVER reporter
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An officer responded to a criminal damage to vehicle report of a vehicle having the passenger window shattered at the YMCA Soccer Fields.
An officer responded to a suspicious odor call in Prairie Hall. Consent to search was given with positive results of cannabis. A civil citation was issued to Quinten G. Jones for possession of cannabis.
An officer took a report regarding a telephone scam report of someone who stated he was with the SIUE Police Department calling about a legal issue and requesting money and gift cards. Subject advised she sent money and gift cards to an address in the Dominican Republic. An officer took a report regarding a telephone scam report of someone who stated he was with the SIUE Police Department and requesting money. Subject did not send money. An officer assisted Edwardsville Police Department with a report of a domestic battery that occurred off-campus.
9.20.18 An officer took a disorderly conduct report regarding a verbal incident in the Engineering Building between an employee and a student.
09.23.18 An officer responded to an active fire alarm at Bluff Hall. The building was evacuated. Officer advised the alarm was activated due to an unknown cause. Edwardsville Fire Department was dispatched and advised the scene was secure.
SIUE has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award for it’s fifth consecutive year, awarded by INSIGHT Into Diversity, the largest and oldest diversity publication in higher education. SIUE Associate Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer Venessa Brown spoke on how SIUE’s changing initiatives, dialogues and programs keep improving diversity on campus. “The efforts we’re making here at SIUE [lead to us winning the award]. Each year, what keeps me in the job is because each year we’re making changes and embracing it. We’re having more dialogues, we’re having programs, we’re addressing policies. Our university diversity council just finished a seven-year diversity and inclusion strategic plan. We have our first inaugural diversity day coming up,” Brown said. Brown said she thinks that each year, diversity and inclusion have improved at SIUE which has lead to winning the award for five consecutive years.
“This is our fifth consecutive year of winning the HEED award and that’s because, each year, from the time that I’ve come to this office and to this position, I’ve made sure that the institution moved one step closer to being an inclusive campus,” Brown said. Brown believes that HEED is important for being the only nationally recognized award for inclusion. Moreover, it helps to improve our campus by spreading positive messages of diversity. “[HEED is] the only nationally [recognized] award and it’s also addressing current issues in higher education regarding diversity and inclusion and [gives] the value of being an inclusive campus. I mean, we have a responsibility to make sure that whoever steps on this campus, whatever student or faculty steps on this campus, that they feel like this is a part of who we are,” Brown said. Brown aims to push citizenship, inclusion and wisdom and she believes SIUE should live by its set values. “My goal has always been, in this position as Chief Diversi-
ty Officer, is that we as a campus, we live our values. Our values talk about citizenship, our values talk about inclusion, our values talk about wisdom, so that we are living those values, they’re not just words on a paper,” Brown said. Sophomore elementary education major Katelyn Johnson, of Edwardsville, thinks SIUE’s different groups have helped this campus become more diverse. “I would say our campus is diverse. With our different groups and organizations, I think everyone can find something to be involved in,” Johnson said. Junior speech pathology major Megan Halverson, of Canton, Illinois, thinks Greek life is doing a good job of spreading diversity on campus as well. “I just got done with my sorority new member retreat and we just talked about diversity and how we need to better work on getting with the other councils. We are the Panhellenic Council, and then there’s the other councils that have the other nationalities and stuff and we have been working on getting together with them more and interacting with them more,” Halverson said.
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School of Engineering receives $1.25 million donation for creation of Fowler Student Design Center TREVOR OLIVER reporter
SIUE’s School of Engineering has received a $1.25 million donation for the construction of the Fowler Student Design Center. The Fowler Student Design Center will be built on the second floor of the existing Student Design Center. Dean of the School of Engineering Cem Karacal noted that the Fowler family donation was helpful in the creation of the new center. “Jonathan Fowler, the Vice President of J.F. Electric, is one of our alumni. He was also in our alumni support team for the student design center campaign. So he had the intimate knowledge of the project and what needs to be done as far as the campaign objectives and he helped us in various functions and we were pleased to find out that the Fowler family decided to come up with a very generous [$1.25 million] gift to make this project happen, actually,” Karacal said. The upcoming expansion project is due to rapid growth of the engineering program and a lack of space in the Engineering Building. “[The Engineering Building] was originally moved in in 2000, but the rapid growth in the School of Engineering made this place a short commodity. So
The new Fowler Student Design Center will be built on the second floor of the existing Student Design Center. | Bre Booker /The Alestle
we started planning for an expansion of this building. So, as a result, a few years ago we put the Engineering [West] extension in service,” Karacal said. The new west expansion, named the Fowler Student Design Center, will house computer labs and classroom spaces. “Basically, the whole idea is moving all the classroom space
and computer labs from our existing building and placing them in the new west extension so we can have larger spaces for our laboratory activities,” Karacal said. Previously, it was difficult for competition teams and student organizations to find a place to meet in the Engineering Building, but the addition of the new center should change that.
“During that time, the cost estimate was prohibitive to have a wide-open project space for our senior design projects, [and] for our 30 plus student organizations. Before the student design center, especially for our competition teams and student organizations, there was really no designated space for them … That’s why, in some weekends before
the competition, if you come to the Engineering Building you will see our students working in the atrium area as they had no other choice,” Karacal said. The new center is expected to have top-tier labs and suites. “We will have state of the art student design labs, faculty suites, and a large conference room on the second floor,” Karacal said. Construction for the center should begin this December and wrap up next summer. “We are hoping that [it will open] sometime, probably, mid to later part of Summer 2019. We are hoping that the second floor of the project will start, hopefully, sometime in December or early in the spring semester at the latest,” Karacal said. Junior computer engineering major from Oblong, Illinois, George Schalasky, thinks the new space will be a great addition. “Yeah, any other place to work on things or do research will be terrific for the Engineering Department,” Schalasky said. Ezekiel Gregory, a freshman from Edwardsville, thinks it is a good thing and may check it out when it opens next year. “I think it’s good for the people that are interested. Maybe I’ll check it out,” Gregory said. TREVOR OLIVER 650-3527 @toliver_alestle toliver@alestlelive.com
New graduate programs launched at SIUE give students opportunities to further their education DARIAN STEVENSON reporter
SIUE Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Denise Cobb, said SIUE has been working hard to bring new programs and specializations to campus. “I think we’ve been doing a really good job in the past few years at identifying opportunities where we have strength and where there is market opportunity and I think that’s why you continue to see new programs and new specializations emerge,” Cobb said. Recently launched programs include an MSA in creative writing, a new online degree for a master’s in criminal justice policy, a cooperative PhD in environmental resource policy offered through SIUC, a master’s in nutrition and dietetics, which has been approved but does not launch until 2019 and a master’s in public health that was approved through the university, but has not been approved by the president’s office or the Illinois
Board of Higher Education. An innovation grant is also in the planning stages for doctorate programs in physical therapy and occupational therapy, but the approval is still in process. “There is a whole lot of approval that would have to take place internally through shared governance at the system level and at the state level and then we would have to get those programs accredited,” Cobb said. The master’s in business administration will now, also, be offered fully online in January. Hadley Domnick, a senior psychology student from Peoria, Illinois, said she thinks SIUE is doing a good job of keeping up with new programs. “I think SIUE is doing a good job of keeping up with all of their different programs,” Domnick said. “I just saw that they made some of their master’s programs fully online which could be really convenient for people who have full time jobs or families.” Jerry Weinberg, associate provost for research and dean of the graduate school said one of the more exciting things going
on is the accelerated master’s program that was approved but is not offered until Fall 2019. “Undergraduate students in their senior year can take graduate level courses that count both for their undergraduate degree and their master’s degree, and it’s kind of just a jump into their master’s degree,” Weinberg said. Weinberg said that this program can help students earn their master’s degree a semester early. “[Students] can take between six and 12 hours depending on the program,” Weinberg said. “Most master’s degrees are at 30 to 32 hours, so that cuts almost an entire semester off, so that you can potentially, if you go full time, finish your master’s degree within a year after you finish your bachelor’s degree.” According to Weinberg, at least 10 programs are working on getting the accelerated master’s program added to their departments. Weinberg said students who are interested in pursuing the accelerated master programs should start to look into it as early as their sophomore year.
“Students who are really interested in pursuing that level, at the master’s graduate level, should start looking in their sophomore year, because they want to be sure they take the appropriate requisites to get into those graduate courses during their senior year,” Weinberg said. “That’s something we are working with the undergraduate advisors to bring to their attention.” Domnick thinks the accelerated program would be popular among students. “I think it’s an awesome idea since more and more jobs require a master’s degree,” Domnick said. Breanne Burton, a senior sociology student from Aviston, Illinois, said she believes the accelerated program is a good idea. “I plan on going to graduate school and, had this been in place earlier, I think it would have benefited me because it would have introduced classes I needed to graduate and help me achieve my goals faster,” Burton said. “I do think it will benefit future graduate students and allow them to save money and get into the workforce faster.”
Burton said she thinks SIUE is doing an okay job keeping up with new programs but would like to see some investment in other current programs as well. “I believe they should be investing more in social sciences, at both the undergraduate and graduate level,” Burton said. “Things such as women studies and urban studies are growing with interest, especially with prospective jobs focusing on skills accumulated through learning about vulnerable populations.” Cobb said SIUE works toward helping students for their future endeavors. “I think we are constantly sort of tweaking the curriculum to try to better meet students’ needs and employers’ needs in the region,” Cobb said. “We want to help prepare students with different skill sets, regardless of whether the next step is a career or graduate or professional school, or whatever the step may be.” DARIAN STEVENSON 650-3527 @dstevenson_alestle dstevenson@alestlelive.com
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Junior chemistry major and student assistant Dalia Hassan, of Springfield, Illinois, stocks the supply section of the Cougar Cupboard before it opened Tuesday.
Cougar Cupboard food pantry provides aid for SIUE students in need
MADDI LAMMERT reporter
After approximately two years of planning, the Cougar Cupboard, located in the Wabash Room in the Morris University Center, opened its doors on Aug. 21. The pantry aims to serve active students, faculty and staff in need. Food insecurity ranges from not knowing how one will obtain
their next meal, to having to sacrifice food to meet other expenses. It is common on college campuses. According to a study conducted by Cristal Medina, a graduate student at Northern Illinois University, 29.5 percent of the SIUE students who took the survey considered themselves food insecure, while the national average is 11.8 percent. “We would’ve done the food pantry regardless of if we had
seen that data because we knew we needed to, but [when we saw] that data we knew that there is a high need for it on campus,” Sarah Laux, associate director at the Kimmel Student Involvement Center, said. The amount of food allotted per customer is typically enough for three to five days and users can come once a month. Because food insecurity is a complex issue, the pantry pro-
Cupboard leader Stephanie Bargiel (left) and her student assistant junior chemistry major Dalia Hassan, of Springfield, Illinois (right), stocking shelves of canned foods. | Jakob Ruffner / Alestle
vides information on additional resources in the area as well, such as other food pantries, free or reduced health care options and information about food stamps. “It’s a sustainable approach to it,” Laux said. “So we are assisting you with this item, [and then presenting] other ways you can seek resources for yourself.” Converting the former meeting room into a food pantry was a great effort on all fronts. Everything in the space, from the shelves to the food itself, was donated by campus organizations, students, faculty and staff. Student Government was particularly active in the process. “It’s really important that [Student Government] got involved because it shows that we are wanting to make a difference and that we are wanting to support [the pantry],” Student Body President and psychology major Mackenzie Rogers, of Marshall, Illinois, said. One critical piece in involvement with the Cougar Cupboard is breaking down the misconceptions surrounding campus food pantries. “It’s an old trope that ‘oh you’re in college, you have plenty of money for tuition and food,’ and that students don’t need a food pantry,” Stephanie Bargiel, Cougar Cupboard graduate assistant and graduate student in biology, of Granite City, Illinois, said. “Even some students will think ‘oh this is normal, the starv-
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ing college student’ and it really shouldn’t be.” Aid can also come with a hefty stigma. Recognizing this, Student Government used their funds to provide users with inconspicuous bags to transport their groceries to and from the pantry. “I think people need to understand that this is not a free hand out, but it’s also nothing to look upon negatively on either side,” Rogers said. “I feel like either way it could be seen as negative: you don’t think that you deserve it or you’re too proud to accept it, and so I think people just need to realize that it’s for everyone.” The Cougar Cupboard is constantly looking for more donations and student involvement. For more information on volunteering, donating or how to use the pantry, contact cougarcupboard@siue.edu. “It’s going to be awesome whenever we have students anonymously donate or their organizations start to get involved in doing food drives,” Rogers said. “There’s a lot of community service that can be done within our own community. You don’t have to go out to St. Louis or other places and do it. You can [stay local and] help your peers, which is something that I think is amazing.”
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Top, students participate in homecoming week by pulling their opponents across the room during tug of war in the MUC Conference Center. Bottom left, sophomore psychology student Connor McDonald from Collinsville, Illinois, tries to stay on the mechanical bull in the Goshen Lounge. Bottom right, senior marketing and management student Braxton McCarroll, of Chicago, and sophomore accounting student Patrick Bowman, from Chicago, hop across the room with their inside legs tied together during a three-legged race. Photos by Bre Booker / Alestle
‘Megaquarium’ is relaxing but isn’t as deep as the sea
TREVOR OLIVER reporter
“Megaquarium” is a relaxing, polished, tight game for fans of the strategy and simulation genre but lacks a compelling reason to bring in new fans. The game’s biggest strength is how relaxing and methodical it is. The gameplay loop involves scrolling through menus, selecting fish tanks, unlocking new fish or decorations and then placing them in your aquarium. Fish are unlocked periodically throughout the separate tutorial, and in the main game by gaining more prestige that comes from building a better aquarium. The game is split up into separate levels, where players are tasked with improving aquariums to a certain prestige. Alternatively, players can play through a “free build” mode, where they can zone out and just build an aquarium
without defined obstacles. Things get more complicated and open up more once you start hiring more workers and expanding your aquarium. The main gameplay comes from building a larger aquarium which comes with more needs, meaning you need more workers. Once you have a large aquarium, you’re bringing in more people, thus bringing in more money, allowing you to expand further and add new fish. There are clear rules, such as “bully fish” that can’t be paired with the more passive fish. Fish need certain amounts of oxygen, but some need less than others. Some fish can only take one type of food, some fish need specific rocks in their tanks and so on. These rules are a positive for the gameplay and add quite a bit of challenge. There are so many ways to create an aquarium and a large variety of hirable workers, fish, tanks
and more, but only so much can vary inside there. Players are limited to a public aquarium, so it can get stale quickly. Thanks to an engaging tutorial level, everything is unlocked at a good pace and mechanics stack well. Simulation games can become overwhelming and this helps alleviate those fears. While the tutorial may drag for some, it does a good job of explaining core mechanics and explaining the user interface. This is the main gameplay, and while it’s relaxing and enjoyable for a bit, it can become tedious. For fans of the simulation genre, this is a really fun, smaller experience than something like “Planet Coaster,” but that doesn’t make it bad by any means. It simply won’t do much to appeal to those who don’t already like the genre; there’s no big change that will draw in new players. The game is very competent
on most fronts. The user interface is clean, the character models look nice and the music is relaxing, which is nice for building and zoning out, although it isn’t super memorable. The menus do get a little cumbersome at times, with a lot of menus and pop-ups coming on screen at once, but they are never strictly bad. Everything in the UI clearly makes sense, but it can become overbearing quickly if too many pop-ups are on screen at once. Events can happen quickly in “Megaquarium” and many fish can die suddenly because of a mistake. These moments of stress are offset by the generally relaxing atmosphere, in which a lot of time is spent watching the fish and other people viewing them This can become a problem. The game is so tightly targeted that it may push a lot of people away. “Roller Coaster Tycoon”
was incredibly popular, in part because the thought of owning a theme park and creating thrill rides is rather engaging and players can actively see riders react to their rides (or in extreme cases, just die). “Megaquarium” lacks this, making it not super fun for many. It’s nice to build an aquarium and it’s very relaxing, but there are few reasons to go back. The dream of creating a perfect aquarium can only be achieved so many ways. There aren’t many ways to see guests interact with fish, gameplay can become stale due to strict rules and only so many unlockables. “Megaquarium” is a very competent experience; it’s just not for everyone. TREVOR OLIVER 650-3527 @toliver_alestle toliver@alestlelive.com
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Time to get spook-‘ e ’: your October calendar MONDAY,OCT. 1
SIUE Dance Marathon Child Health Day 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., MUC Exterior Display Table College Democrats of SIUE Voter Registration 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., MUC Exterior Display Table
Wednesday, oct. 3
October Career Fair 2018 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Meridian Ballroom
Tuesday, OCT. 2
CAB Taste of Culture: Fall 2018 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Goshen Lounge Red Cross Blood Drive 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., MUC Mississippi, Illinois Room #MeToo Movement in Muslim American Lives 3:30 - 4:45 p.m., Peck Hall Room 3406
Thursday, oct. 4
Stitch and B*tch 6 - 8 p.m., Peck Hall Room 3407
Saturday, oct. 6
Men’s Soccer vs. NIU 5 - 9 p.m., Korte Stadium SIUE Women’s Club Volleyball Tournament 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., SFC Activity Center Full Gym (Courts A and B) Room 1420
sunday, oct. 7
Omega Psi Phi “Stomp on Breast Cancer Walk” 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Stratton Quad Softball Fall Games 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Outdoor Athletic Areas Softball Indoor Facility, Field and Cages Women’s Soccer vs Eastern Illinois 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Korte Stadium
Monday,oct. 8
Alpha Sigma Tau Pink Week 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., MUC Exterior Display Table Black Studies Speaker 6 - 8 p.m., MUC Conference Center
Tuesday, oct. 9
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Breast Cancer Awareness 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Peck Hall Display Table 2 CAB: Just 4 Laughs 6 - 9 p.m., Meridian Ballroom Depression Screening Day 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., School of Engineering Atrium
Saturday, Oct. 13
Cougar Kids Saturday: Spooktacular 12 - 2 p.m., MUC Missouri Room
Sunday, Oct. 14
Women’s Soccer vs. Southeast Missouri 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Korte Stadium
Monday, Oct. 15
MUC Goshen Showcase Fall 2018 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Goshen Lounge Star Party 7:30 p.m., William C. Shaw Skylab
Friday, Oct. 19 - 21
CAB: Family Weekend 2018
Saturday, Oct. 20
SIUE Club Football Game vs. Gordan’s Fine Arts and Sports Academy 1 - 4 p.m., SIUE Recplex
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Edwardsville Halloween Parade 6:30 p.m., Downtown Edwardsville
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By: Jennifer Shepherd, The Lipstick Mystic
Monday, Sept. 24 - Sunday, Sept. 30
Aries: March 21 - April 19 There’s a powerful full moon in your sign. You’ll have more energy than you have had in weeks. You could also feel more impulsive, as if you absolutely have to do something huge immediately. You’ll be tempted to make a big move in life, work or love.
Cancer: June 22 - July 22 With Saturn having gone directly opposite your sign, you might have to confront something that has been hidden from view. Maybe you and your honey need to have a serious talk about an issue you have both been avoiding. Don’t be afraid. It’s good to be honest and open.
Libra: Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 You could discover somebody from your past still has a crush on you. Or you might find that you are going completely lusty about somebody new, even if you don’t know this person very well. Saturn says don’t go too crazy.
Capricorn: Dec. 22 - Jan.19 You and your honey are getting along better than ever, thanks to a bountiful moon. You’ll find it easier to see each other’s points of view, and you’ll feel more committed to creating a bright future together. It’s a good time to get into a positive flow with your partner.
Taurus: April 20 - May 20 Money matters are improving, thanks to Saturn. If you were hoping to get a raise, it could happen now. A family member or friend could give you a financial gift. With your honey, you’ll start to find more balance with paying bills together.
Leo: July 23 - Aug. 22 You and your partner might clash over something silly. The sun is urging you to stand up for yourself, yet also remain loving and open to your honey. You’ll experience great improvement if you can simply be in the present.
Scorpio: Oct. 24 - Nov. 21 Jupiter could bring up some memories from situations in your love life that didn’t work out too well. Don’t let yourself become triggered. If you find yourself feeling too upset, talk things over with a therapist or a close friend.
Aquarius: Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 Try to do some traveling if you can. The sun is encouraging you to expand your horizons, socially and physically. Your energy will be uplifted if you get away for a weekend and see some new sights. Take your sweetheart with you if you can.
Gemini: May 21 - June 21 You might become attracted to someone eccentric, bizarre or outlandish. This person might hold political or religious beliefs that are very different from your own. Mars is encouraging you to give this person a chance. You need to shake things up a little.
Virgo: Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 Kinky Venus is urging you to be more inventive. If you and your honey have gotten stuck in too much routine, you’ll be inspired to try something new. Do some role-playing. Stage an exciting seduction scene with your partner.
Sagittarius: Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 A frisky moon has you feeling impatient about love. If you’re single, you could be tempted to get back together with an ex just because you’re lonely. If you’re dating someone, you’ll want to dominate all of your partner’s time and attention.
Pisces: Feb. 19 - March 20 Don’t be too blunt or abrupt with people you love this week. You could feel out of sorts due to Jupiter and if you’re moody, sometimes you can get mean. Try not to be too critical of your honey, your co-workers or your family members.
Jennifer Shepherd, the Lipstick Mystic®, is an astrologer and syndicated columnist with over two million readers. For mystical fun and psychic insights, visit www.lipstickmystic.com.
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There’s no need to comment on someone’s weight KAIT BAKER opinion editor
alestle view An alleged rapist has no spot on the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination needs to be halted. The confirmation of Kavanaugh cannot continue while he is being accused of sexual assault. There is simply no place for a potential rapist in any place of power in the United States. US Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh was accused of another sexual misconduct allegation. Attorney Michael Avenatti announced on Sunday he’s representing another woman who has credible information about Kavanaugh. It’s vague, but it’s another allegation. He’s accused of sexually assaulting Christine Ford when she was 15, drunkenly shoving his penis in another woman’s face at a party at Yale, while woman, Julie Swetnick, has come forward with allegations that Kavanaugh attempted to strip girls and without their consent while they were in high school and as of Wednesday night, a fourth woman has accused him of drunkenly assaulting her in 1998.
Ford will testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee today. Kavanaugh has denied all allegations but is also expected to testify. Republicans are flocking to his side, apparently believing that rape is common for 17-year-old boys to do, which is a blatant lie. Rape isn’t normal, nor should it be normalized. There is no excuse for what Kavanaugh is accused of. It’s not something that “boys do when they’re young.” That’s not to say someone cannot try to make amends for the way they hurt others, but it’s obvious that Kavanaugh has not done that in the least. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, for example, has openly told Kavanaugh supporters not to worry, because Republicans will “plow right through” the allegations — not the most sensitive word choice to deal with sexual assault allegations. These allegations are appalling and Kavanaugh deserves to face them in a trial — if not in a court of law, then at least before the Senate — and Ford deserves to
give her testimony before important figures like McConnell can give judgment. After all, we’re considering appointing an alleged attempted rapist with an unrepealable lifetime position to one of the most powerful offices in America. His is a coveted role that people take on for life. It shouldn’t be handed out without a rigorous vetting process. After Trump’s countless sexual assault allegations, it’s no wonder the president is sticking with Kavanaugh. The American people cannot stand for this. Kavanaugh’s confirmation proceeding, despite the allegations being unsettled, would be catastrophic. Judges can be impeached, sure, but it’s only happened once in U.S. history. Letting a potential rapist get through to the Supreme Court without at least giving the women accusing him the time to speak out against the man they’re accusing of wronging them is a failure of our democracy.
The past year has been a weight roller coaster for me. I lost 20 pounds and then proceeded to gain 30 back. I have gotten comments ranging from congratulating me on my weight loss to telling me I got too skinny, to telling me that I looked like I had gained weight. Let me tell you something that should be common sense but somehow isn’t — you should never give unsolicited comments about another human being’s weight, even if you think you are being helpful. People generally know if they have gained or lost weight — there’s no need to tell them something they already know. Unless someone has explicitly told you they’re trying to lose or put on weight, you have no way of knowing if these comments are helpful or harmful. Just because you just noticed someone’s weight doesn’t mean you have to comment on it like you would someone’s new glasses or haircut.There is a key difference — new glasses or a new haircut are intentional, and the validation is always nice. On the other hand, weight loss or gain can be unintentional, and therefore falls closer to having a pimple than a new haircut. You wouldn’t just point out to someone that they had a pimple, so why would you point out that it looked like they gained weight? Plus, weight gain or loss can make people self-conscious, and commenting on it doesn’t help anything. We each have to live in our own bodies day in and day out, and being unhappy with them can make life a little harder. So, when someone also points out an unwanted change in weight, things get even more complicated and unpleasant. These comments add to a negative culture of shaming other people’s body sizes, instead of accepting them for what they are. It perpetuates the false idea that there’s one body type that everyone should fit, and that variants aren’t acceptable. It is also none of your business what someone else weighs and perhaps if you are judging someone based on their weight or thinking of commenting on their size, you should take a look at yourself. Another person’s weight fluctuations or body size isn’t your business or your problem, so don’t bother commenting on it. It is just plain rude, and there’s no need for it.
A commuter’s perspective on SIUE: it lacks campus life MIRANDA LINTZENICH managing editor
As a commuter, I didn’t sign up for the full “college experience.” I knew going in that I wouldn’t be partying every weekend or living in a dorm or going to Late Night at the MUC events. Instead, I would be driving an hour and 15 minutes to school every day. However, I have been trying to get the best out of my time here. During my freshman year I was an emerging leader and volunteered at a few Campus Activities Board events. I did Alternative Spring Breaks, and have attended student academic success sessions. The same people came and the crowd was sparse, I went to a soccer game or two, but the stands were empty. No one even read the newspaper. It was discouraging to learn that SIUE campus life wasn’t what it seemed.
At Springboard, everyone is so lively. People with the same majors gravitated toward each other and everyone wanted to know if you were going through recruitment to join Greek life — I wasn’t. It’s not that I was above campus activities or anything. I tried to get involved. I just don’t think I would sugarcoat things and act like there is a great camaraderie on campus. The one thing I’ve found and liked is my college ministry, Crave, and it isn’t even affiliated with SIUE. I don’t think the atmosphere on campus is necessarily bad and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. However, when I think of SIUE, I don’t think of the “ultimate college experience.” I could sit here and write things down about all of the negatives, but I do know that we have some great things on campus that seem to work for other people. We don’t have a football team, although we do have a club football team that does pretty
well. We have Soccer, intramurals and campus events all the time. There is definitely a sense of community on campus, but only for select groups of people. If you’re in Greek life or in a residence hall, the community certainly includes you. I’m not necessarily going to join intramurals or a club at a school I don’t feel has my best interests at heart. Sure, we had a few commuter socials during my freshman year, but I’ve haven’t seen any of those people since then. I mostly work in The Alestle office or study at a coffee shop off campus. I go to class and go home. During my time here, I’ve been through hardships — as I’m sure every other student has. It’s hard, especially as someone who isn’t on campus often, to get involved and support a university I’m not really involved with. Maybe that’s my fault. I love my classmates and professors. The people I’ve met reporting for The Al-
estle have changed my perspective and I realize that there are services and activities on this campus that genuinely help people. I’m happy to go to a school that has events to raise awareness on sexual assault, issues with diversity and inclusion and advocating for others who don’t have a voice. I’ve learned so much, and my advisers have somehow planned out my courses so that I’m graduating a semester early. I’ve benefited from SIUE in so many ways and I am proud that this is my school. I wish clubs and events were advertised more. I wish IMLeagues and GetInvolved weren’t just online search engines. I would like to see people on campus and put faces to the names. I don’t want anyone to read this and think I’m anti-SIUE. Maybe I expect too much from the university. Maybe I expected to meet more people. But please realize that not every student at SIUE has the school itself as their priorities.
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Golf swings into first place at home invitational Slattery takes first for second weekend in a row HANNAH MILLER sports editor
Golf placed first overall at the SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational Monday and Tuesday, wrapping up with an overall score of 842 at Gateway National Golf Links in Madison, Illinois. The team was able to lower its score to 10 under par for the two-day, threeround invitational. “The guys played exceptional today — shot eight under par for the [third] round and took our three-shot lead and expanded it. [I’m] really proud of them,” Head Coach Derrick Brown said. Senior Kyle Slattery saw continued success, placing first overall for the Cougars with scores of 71, 65 and 67, rounding out with a final total of 203 for 10 under par on the 71-par course. The score is the third lowest in SIUE history for a 54-hole course, and Tuesday marked the second consecutive time Slattery has finished first overall after the EKU Intercollegiate Sept. 15-16. For the achievement, Slattery was named Ohio Valley Conference Golfer of the Week for the second week in a row. Slattery said it was harder to be in the lead by a few points than to be trailing behind the lead. “It’s all about finding the balance between attacking the flags and playing conservative. Today I kind of did a little bit of both. I relied on my ball-striking a lot, laid back on a couple holes just to keep it in play,” Slattery said. Coming in second for the Cougars were freshman Brooks Jungbluth and junior Albert Nilsson, who both hit a 214 and tied for No. 11 overall. Jungbluth was
Senior golfer Grant Galvin putts the ball into the hole Tuesday at the SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational. Gavin tied for No. 22 overall with 217 points. | Bre Booker / The Alestle
pleased by his individual performance and said his strong performance in the third round helped lower his score. “My last two holes I went birdie, birdie. I was cutting even all throughout the day, kind of back and forth and then was able to make some nice putts to put me under, which was nice,” Jungbluth said. Brown said there weren’t any expectations that the team would play better on their home course. “We go into every tourna-
ment with the same mentality. We all want to play the best that we can, but obviously with homecourse knowledge, you should know a little bit better than the other teams where to hit [the ball] and feel a little bit more comfortable,” Brown said. The tournament was played on the Cougars’ regular practice course, stretching 54 holes and 7,092 yards. “We went in with the mentality that we were definitely going to win, that we wanted
to defend our home course, obviously. We’ve played it enough, we’ve seen it, we’ve had multiple rounds of qualifiers already throughout the season, so I think we all felt comfortable on it. It was just a matter of executing, which we did,” Jungbluth said. Rounding out the team’s lineup for the event was senior Conor Dore, who tied for No. 19 with an overall score of 216, and senior Grant Gavin, who tied for No. 22 with a final score of 217. Senior Will Starkey and junior
Parker McEachern played as individuals for SIUE, tying for No. 41 and No. 89 respectively. Omaha, Iowa Western Community College, UT Martin and Bradley finished off the top five. The Cougars travel to Valentine, Nebraska, for the Jackrabbit invitational, hosted by South Dakota State on Sunday.
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Softball begins fall season 1-1 against SLU, Wabash Valley BRE BOOKER multimedia editor
Senior outfielder Alyssa Heren prepares to slap hit the incoming pitch against Saint Louis University at Cougar Field. | Bre Booker / The Alestle
The Cougars began their fall season at home with a 4-0 win against Wabash Valley and a 5-0 loss to Saint Louis University. “I think we all played pretty good, but there are little things as a team that we can improve on, and we’re a very young team so it’ll all come with experience and practice,” sophomore infielder Alana Cobb-Adams said. The Cougars earned a .320 hitting percentage for the day with a total of 16 hits. “As a team we hit, I think, .320 on the day. Again that’s a positive thing,” Interim Head Coach Jessica Jones said. “Again, against SLU we didn’t get the timely hitting that we needed, but we had a few definite highlights; Alana had four hits on the day.” SIUE pitched a total of
25 strikeouts between the two games. Junior pitcher Emily Ingles and Sophomore pitcher Corrina Rivas had strong performances against Wabash Valley and SLU, respectively. “Rivas had 10 strikeouts in her game, and Emily had 15 strikeouts in her game, so that’s hard to beat,” Jones said. “We failed to get the quality pitches in crucial situations. At times, we would have a walk and they’d follow that by a hit, and those are the things we’re going to work on though the winter and the rest of the fall.” In order to succeed in the spring, Jones said the team will continue to improve on their pitching and hitting game. “Overall, I think it went pretty well. We saw a few things that we need to work on … the game’s all about good pitching and timely hitting, and it being the fall and being young, that
experience obviously will come with time, so overall I was happy with the kids,” Jones said. According to Cobb-Adams, a big improvement from these games will be to bring in the runners left on bases. “I think the biggest thing we need to improve on is keeping our intensity up no matter what the score is and also capitalize when there are runners on bases to score them,” Cobb-Adams said. SIUE softball plays again at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. against Parkland and Three Rivers Saturday at Cougar Field. “We play Saturday, and Saturday and Sunday of next week, both home games, so come check us out,” Jones said.
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SIUE Standings MEN’S SOCCER
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NIU SIUE West Virgina W. Michigan Akron Bowling Green
7-2 0-0 5-1-2 0-0 5-4 0-0 5-4 0-0 3-3-1 0-0 1-5-2 0-0
WOMEN’S SOCCER
OVERALL OVC
The Cougars celebrate after sophomore midfielder Angel Ikeda sinks the game-winning goal against Austin Peay in overtime Friday at Korte Stadium. | Jakob Ruffner / The Alestle
Women’s soccer racks two wins over weekend JAKOB RUFFNER photographer
The women’s soccer team added two more wins to their season last weekend. The Cougars faced off against Austin Peay’s Governors Friday night and Murray State’s Racers Sunday. Friday night hosted a close game for SIUE against Austin Peay, which ended in overtime after two stressful halves. The game started with two quick corner kicks for Austin Peay at 1:38 and 1:55. A shot on goal followed Austin Peay’s second corner kick, along with five consecutive shots by SIUE in the first 20 minutes. After the Cougars’ nine and Austin Peay’s four shots, the first half wrapped up without a score. Each team spent significant time on the other’s side, with Peay taking five corner kicks in the first
half, and SIUE taking two. Halftime saw both teams switch up their players and come back to the field with determination. The Governors took two shots on SIUE within four minutes of the whistle, followed up by a corner kick and another shot for Austin Peay. The Cougars knew they were in for a challenge. “We knew coming in that Austin Peay was undefeated in conference and that we had to get everything we could,” sophomore midfielder Angel Ikeda said. The later minutes of the second half came with fierce competition between the teams and a shot on Austin Peay at 89:49. “We were prepared. We have video in advance so we can see what they do, just to mentally be ready to stand up to that kind of pressure,” Head Coach Derek Burton said.
At the 90 minute mark, the game remained tied at 0-0. In overtime, SIUE took two opening shots on Austin Peay and at 95:11 Ikeda scored her first season goal for the Cougars. Their win Friday night came after a tough last few games, elevating their season record to 3-5. “I thought it was a well-deserved win. I thought we played really well, from start to finish. No game is ever perfect. There were improvements from our last game. We continue to make positive, progressive steps,” Burton said. Sunday, the Cougars matched against Murray State at Korte for another intense game. Murray State started off with an early goal at 3:46 and made five shots by halftime. SIUE made a shot in the first half at 41:34, but it was too high. Period two
came after a team switch up by Murray, with SIUE taking two shots in the first eight minutes of play. At 69:10 the Cougars’ junior midfielder and forward Becca Jostes scored her second goal of the season, placing the match at 1-1. After 13 shots by SIUE in the second half, the Cougars went into overtime yet again. One corner kick and shot came in the first minute for SIUE and at 92:53, Ikeda banked her second goal this year, closing the match. Women’s soccer now lies at 4-5. Women’s soccer will play University of Tennessee at Martin Friday at Korte stadium, then hit the road against Belmont in Nashville, Tennessee Sunday.
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Men’s soccer ties in Bronze Boot Revival
KAIT BAKER opinion editor
In their first regular season matchup since 1995, SIUE men’s soccer tied Saint Louis University with a score of 1-1 Friday for the Bronze Boot Revival game, at SLU’s Robert R. Hermann stadium. The Bronze Boot Trophy dates back to the ‘70s, when an SIUE alumnus’ father took an old cowboy boot, attached a cleat to it, and bronzed it. The games between SIUE and SLU used to draw crowds of thousands and were played at Busch Stadium. “It’s just a big local rivalry that has a lot of history to it,” Head Coach Mario Sanchez said. This year’s game resparked the rivalry between the two teams, with nearly 5,000 spectators showing up to the match. However, due to the tie, the Billikens kept hold of the Bronze Boot Trophy, which they’ve had in their possession for the past 23
years. tried to get the rebound, but was “Playing in front of 5,000 stopped by senior midfielder Keepeople is a very big thing, and I gan McHugh. John Klein also don’t think most of our team has attempted to make a shot in the done that before,” sophomore minute 49. Seventy-five minutes goalkeeper Noah Heim said. “So, I think that’s a big step for the environment that we play in, and now we are ready for anything.” Heim made nine saves during the game for a season high. SIUE’s defense managed to KEEGAN MCHUGH keep 27 shots out senior midfielder of the goal, 12 of which SLU had on target. “If not for the people in front in, Brown made what appeared of me, I would’ve had to make a to be a goal, but it was ultimately lot more saves,” Heim said. disallowed due to an offsides call. SLU had a series of chancThe Cougars scored their es to score starting at minute goal when McHugh flicked the 47, when Andre Rivers-Hard- ball toward the back post, then ware made a shot that was saved junior forward Lachlan McLean by Heim and Anthony Brown came in for the shot.
“Obviously, going into games you want to win, with the way the game was going, we did have opportunities to get in that second goal to call it a victory,” McHugh said. “But, in the end, getting a tie on the road is huge.” Eighty-nine minutes in, the Billikens tied the game when Leo Noves attempted a shot, and then on the rebound, played it to Brown, who scored, tying up the game. With a minute left in regulation time, Jorge Gonzalez was fouled in the SLU box, leading to a penalty shot for SIUE. McLean took the shot, but Billikens’ goalkeeper Seth Stiebel managed to make a save, keeping the game tied. “I was really proud of our guys for how they played and the character they showed in a tough environment, to get a tie out of it,” Sanchez said. “In soccer, especially on the road, when you get a tie, it’s a good result.”
“In the end, getting a tie on the road is huge.“
SIUE EIU UT Martin Murray State Belmont Austin Peay Jacksonville St. Tennessee Tech Morehead St. E. Kentucky SEMO
4-5 3-1 3-5-3 2-1-1 7-2 2-0 6-2-1 2-1 3-3-2 1-0-1 6-4-1 1-2-1 3-5-2 1-1 5-5 1-2 2-9 1-2 4-5-1 0-1-1 2-7 0-3
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Austin Peay Morehead St. Tennessee St. E. Kentucky SEMO UT Martin EIU SIUE Jacksonville Murray State Tennessee Tech Belmont
10-2 0-0 9-4 0-0 3-8 1-0 1-11 0-0 8-5 0-0 6-7 0-0 4-10 0-0 1-11 0-0 7-6 0-0 6-6 0-0 6-8 0-0 0-13 0-1
The Cougars also traveled to Valparaiso Tuesday night, taking a 3-2 win against the Crusaders. Senior midfielder Greg Solowa put in the Cougars’ first goal in minute 28, while Gonzalez came away from the match with two goals in the second half. SIUE’s defense still managed to maintain the lead, despite 13 shots on goal during the game to the Crusaders’ 17. After Tuesday’s match, Gonzalez leads the team with six goals and 12 points. The Cougars are now at 5-12 for the season, following Tuesday’s 3-2 win against Valparaiso in Indiana. They return home for a match against Mid-American Conference opponent Belmont University for the annual homecoming match 7 p.m. Saturday at Korte Stadium.
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