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Student fitness center adds universal-use locker room MIRANDA LINTZENICH Alestle Reporter Students passing through the hallway connecting the Vadalabene Center and the Student Fitness Center will no longer have to pass through construction. As of March 8, the universal restroom project has been completed. The space includes a universal restroom, changing or nursing room, locker room and direct entrance to the pool, as well as a second entrance to the women’s locker room. The spaces are separate, allowing multiple people to use them at once. According to project architect Mike Grandy, the entire process took about a year, but the construction took two months to finish. “It really was a smooth process,” Grandy said. “We worked with campus recreation and the Student Fitness Center to develop a design in some existing space that wasn’t being used very well to create this new family-style facility.” Campus Rec teaching assistant Kari Kolle, of Eau Claire, Wis., attended contractor meetings and said she thinks the space is a benefit. “It has really opened my eyes when looking at the diversity and the needs that need to be tended to,” Kolle said. “It’s not necessarily just gender, but also families. Having this allows our space to be more available.” Kolle said she wants students to know anyone can use the space; the reason for the restroom is accessibility and is for anyone who needs to use it. Director of Campus Recreation Keith Becherer said he hopes this space is a useful accommodation during events such as commencement and athletic events. “We are still trying to figure out what we are going to call these spaces until we have those conversations with people to start using them,” Becherer said. Kolle said the project has helped her realize the effort that goes behind it. “It makes me realize all the small details are important,” Kolle said. “Even as small as the way the door swings is important and we have to make sure it stays accessible for everyone.” According to Becherer, the reactions from staff and students have been positive and Kolle agreed saying she believes the restroom will break down barriers in regard to inclusiveness. “This is just another opportunity or way that Campus Recreation is responding to the needs of our students and campus community,” Becherer said. “We strive in, whether it’s facilities or services, to be inclusive and serve as many students as we can. I think this is just another way that we are able to accomplish that.”
Mae Jemison aboard the Spacelab Japan science module on the Earth-orbiting Endeavour. Making her only flight in space, Jemison was joined by five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for eight days of research in support of the SLJ mission, a joint effort between Japan and United States.
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The first woman of color to travel to space, Mae Jemison, visited SIUE March 16 to give a speech to a sold out audience of over 900 people in the Meridian Ballroom. Jemison’s speech, “Exploring the Frontiers of Science and Human Potential,” addressed the intersection between arts and sciences, how humans are able to pursue the extraordinary and how her most recent project, 100 Year Starship, may affect the human race. “I truly believe that by pursuing an extraordinary tomorrow, we create a better world today,” Jemison said. The speech was put on by the chemistry and physics departments and wrapped up the “Arts & Issues” series — a program that hosts a variety of speakers on various topics each year. Jemison, who grew up as a dancer, said both science and art can be applied to life simultane-
ously, and that we should not have to differentiate between being an intuitive or analytical person. “Science provides an understanding of a universal experience, and the arts provide a universal understanding of a personal experience,” Jemison said. Jemison then continued to talk about her project, 100 Year Starship. “100 Year Starship is about making sure that we have the capabilities for human travel beyond our solar system to another star within the next 100 years,” Jemison said. She proved how important space and space travel is to Earth by explaining how it helps us on an everyday basis through cell phones, Global Positioning Systems, MRIs and figuring out social issues such as climate change, along with other basic functions of the human race. “It’s an integral part of our lives, but we don’t see it that way so frequently,” Jemison said. Jemison also talked about what decisions and challenges her team is facing while working on
this project. She said the biggest issues are the distance and time it would take to travel out of our solar system. The Earth’s closest neighboring star is over four light-years away, which would take over 50 years to get to if they found a way to travel 10 to 20 percent of the speed of light. “It’s just a long way away, which pushes us to change what we do,” Jemison said. Once the team figures out how they are going to achieve this, it also needs to figure out what resources would be necessary to survive while traveling through space for such an extensive period of time. Jemison emphasized that the project can and should inspire people to be more inclusive of everyone on Earth and to encourage others to pursue the extraordinary to reach their full potential. “We have to see ourselves as earthlings in some kind of way, and we think space may do this. Even though on the face of it, it’s a mission to achieve human interstellar flight in 100 years, it’s real-
ly a journey designed to enhance life here on Earth,” Jemison said. Sophomore physics major Thomas Nigh, of Chatham, said he enjoyed Jemison’s perspective about the human race and the Earth. “It’s cool to think towards the future with space travel and how everyone could get involved with it,” Nigh said. Jemison said 100 Year Starship is not a backup plan in case something ever happens to the Earth. Instead, it is an action plan to not only develop ways to make interstellar travel possible, but also to make humans come together to realize how important leaving the solar system could be in the future. “Whatever it is you do, be out there, participate, think big and think about how we can include everyone in the bounty of this planet,” Jemison said. Contact TRENT STUART Call 650-3527 Tweet @tstuart_alestle Email tstuart@alestlelive.com
Pembrook visits Alton, addresses budget, travel ban MIRANDA LINTZENICH Alestle Reporter
Chancellor Randy Pembrook answered questions from members of the SIU community March 16, at the Alton School of Dental Medicine, regarding the budget crisis, the travel ban, student service problems and scheduling. Despite going 20 months without a state budget, Pembrook said he thinks SIUE will be OK. “I think where we are heading in the next two to three years, and
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looking back at everything that SIUE and you have done here, I think that we are in a very solid financial situation,” Pembrook said. “That doesn’t mean that we won’t have to do some kind of belt-tightening, because who knows what Springfield is going to do in the future.” Pembrook said everyone need to be ready to make adjustments, but don’t have to jump at anything in particular. “I’ll be honest with you — I think our sister institution in Carbondale is in a different situation,” Pembrook said. “So I think
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that when you see future conversations, I think you are going to hear about some real belt-tightening there.” With that, Pembrook strongly encouraged faculty and students to differentiate what is being said about SIUE and the SIU System in the future. One attendee asked a question addressing the travel bans how they would affect SIU students. Pembrook said the administration had meetings and tried to provide as much information as possible to both students and
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faculty affected when the ban was first put in place. “We tried to provide individuals that could help with legal issues and we provided information about what this means and what the policies are. We suggested not traveling outside the U.S. for international students for the short term,” Pembrook said. “As an institution and as a system, we signed on to several communications expressing our concern that this was not good policy.”
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Professional training course offered for engineering specialty KIAH EARL Alestle Reporter
The engineering department hosted its first ever professional development training March 8, which featured a six-hour lecture series on heating, ventilation systems and air conditioning given by Serdar Celik, associate professor of mechanical engineering. “The course was related to what the attendees would be facing in terms of their daily work and projects that they do in the HVAC field,” Celik said. Mechanical engineering graduate student Christopher Salvatori, of St. Peters, Mo., said he enjoyed the lecture’s balance of explanation of foundational engineering topics and examples of real-world application. “The event allowed for engineers in the industry and engineers in academia to have good conversation and to learn from each other,” Salvatori said. Salvatori is currently a lead operational engineering support for the manufacture and assembly of make-up air units, which provide 100 percent make-up air into buildings at Cambridge Engineering, a company that develops and installs heating systems. The lecture topics were based off feedback that Celik received from participants prior to the event. According to Celik, the demand for an HVAC re-
fresher course and the high demand. the professional development an HVAC introAccording to courses into other topic areas, but ductory course are Celik, the course said he plans to continue with the high among new will be very similar HVAC courses until the demand engineers as well to the March 8 is no longer there. as those already in training. Participants received a certhe field. Celik said “We want tificate of completion after the the university did to make sure event. not offer HVACthat everyone in For more information on JAMISON BLOEBAUM related courses the area has had upcoming professional developContractor for Rock Hill Mechanical Corporation before he began the opportunity ment courses, contact Celik at teaching at SIUE to take this set scelik@siue.edu. in 2009. of lectures that Jamison Bloebaum, mechan- learn about HVAC. wants to,” Celik said. “In the ical contractor at Rock Hill MeThe engineering department future, we are planning to come Contact KIAH EARL Call 650-3527 chanical Corporation and SIUE will also be offering an HVAC up with other topics based on Tweet @kearl_alestle alumni, said the event was a professional development course participants’ feedback.” Email kearl@alestlelive.com good opportunity to refresh on Saturday, April 29 because of Celik said he hopes to expand fundamentals. In his daily work, Bloebaum designs and installs large-scale mechanical projects such as piping and ductwork. His project locations have included Busch Stadium and the Scottrade Center. According to Bloebaum, the majority of HVAC engineers will be retiring in the next five years. This means there will be a boost in the need for engineers who specialize in HVAC, Bloebaum said. “HVAC is a hidden gem for new grads,” Bloebaum said. “There is, and will be, an even greater demand for engineers in the industry.” Bloebaum said he has hired more than 20 SIUE graduates at Rock Hill Mechanical Corporation and encourages any The engineering department recently hosted a six-hour lecture series on the benefits of being trained on heating, | Sam Kitchen / Alestle current engineering students to ventilations systems and air conditioning.
“HVAC is a hidden gem for new grads.”
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The intervention of the courts stopped the ban for now, but many students still feel anxious, according to Pembrook. “One of the things that I will share with you that was kind of the saddest thing for that for me, in addition to the general anxiety, was that we had international students who said, ‘I came here, I’ve been here, I’m going to be graduating, and I pictured my family would be able to be here and see me graduate,’” Pembrook said. Pembrook said the university is trying to express support and has talked about doing something special for international students around the time of commencement, as well as exploring other options from a technological standpoint. A question was also asked about the lack of counseling services offered at the Alton campus due to budget cuts. The campus recently lost its only counselor and faculty members wanted to know what steps would be taken as a result. Pembrook said the subject was on their radar and he and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple had been meeting with School of Dental Medicine Dean Bruce Rotter.
Waple said they have been working on developing options for counseling and health services for students. “We are looking to increase presence here, but also what can we use in the community and how can we use our resources,” Waple said. “My goal is to have a better plan in place for fall.” Assistant Professor and Section Head of Anatomy Anita Joy was next to ask a question regarding Blackboard shutting down during the main campus break two weeks ago, affecting the dental school’s schedule. The dental school’s spring break is this week, March 20-25. The faculty also felt it necessary to state that the timing of events on the main campus did not align with their schedule. The example given was the 21st Annual Graduate School Spring Research Symposium. Due to the dental school’s schedule, faculty wishing to get away will not be able to attend the event. Pembrook responded to both of these by noting he would pass their concerns along and make calendar syncing a priority. Contact MIRANDA LINTZENICH Call 650-3527 Tweet @mlintz_alestle Email mlintzenich@alestlelive.com
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A 911 caller reported a possible DUI driver southbound on North University Drive. The officer located Missouri registered vehicle FL2N9M, which had crashed at North University Drive and North Circle Drive. Emergency Medical Services responded and transported the driver to the hospital. Brown’s Towing towed the vehicle. The investigation continues.
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A Starbucks manager requested an officer in the area regarding an agitated employee who was asked to leave and was sitting in Lot C in front of Starbucks. The officer made contact with the subject, who left for the evening. An officer responded to 406 Cougar Village for an active fire alarm. University Housing was notified. The alarm was activated by cooking and was restored. There was no smoke, fire or damage. An officer issued a written warning for disobeying a stop sign on South University Drive at University Park Drive.
Officers responded to an intoxicated male causing a disturbance in Lot 4. Officers contacted the suspect who was subsequently driven home by a family member.
An officer issued a written warning for driving with one headlight on North University Drive at North Circle Drive. An officer issued a written warning for driving without lights on North University Drive at P3 Road. The Alton Campus security guard said he heard a possible gunshot between buildings on campus. Alton PD and SIUE PD checked the area with no results. An officer issued a written warning for disobeying a stop sign at North University Drive at South University Drive.
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Senior graphic design major Becca Simon, of Belleville, visits the photo display at the Morris University Center’s 50th Anniversary event March 20, in the MUC Gallery.
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Cheers to 50 years
Morris University Center celebrates anniversary KEEGAN GAUWITZ Alestle Reporter
Senior graphic design major Becca Simon, of Edwardsville, smiles at her design for the MUC’s 50th Anniversary T-shirt March 20, in the MUC Gallery. | Sam Kitchen / Alestle
The Morris University Center is hosting a four-day celebration this week, March 20 through Thursday, March 23, in honor of its 50-year anniversary. The celebration kicked off Monday in the Goshen Lounge with a scavenger hunt that took place throughout the MUC. The event included several small prizes, and a few larger ones to be presented at the finish line of the Decades Dash, Wednesday. The Decades Dash is a 5K beginning “in the year 1967,” in the MUC. Participants ran through campus, time-traveling through the decades, finishing back at the MUC in 2017. Participants of the Decades Dash received a tie-dyed race T-shirt and a goody bag, as well as the opportunity to win bestdressed awards for each decade. MUC student supervisor Laura Wilmes, of Wentzville, Mo., was in the Goshen Monday morning to help kick things off and sign students up for the hunt. “I think this anniversary is a really good way to commemorate all of the student activities that have happened throughout the decades that have led us to where we are today,” Wilmes said. The 50-year anniversary of
the MUC means much more for the university than just a celebration. The Decades Dash provides an excellent way for students, faculty, staff and alumni to reflect on how far SIUE has come in the last 50 years, from its beginning as a commuter school, to the well-known academic institution it is now. The changes that have been made in the MUC have been some of the biggest factors in the evolution of SIUE. From the businesses in the MUC that keep students happy to the services it provides, it is the center of all campus activity. “The university center really is the hub of campus. We call it the living room of campus, and I think it’s really been that since the beginning,” MUC Director Kelly Jo Karnes said. Because of the sense of community the MUC brings campus, Karnes said it’s been crucial to keep the university center growing and changing with new technology and businesses in order for it to continue to be a successful core. “We try to get the brands, identities and services in here that [students] want to see, and I think that’s going to be ever-changing, and we have to stay up with what the students are interested in,” Karnes said.
To wrap up the week’s main activities, the MUC’s birthday party is taking place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, in the Goshen Lounge. The birthday bash includes cookies, cake, a photo booth and other surprises, according to the MUC’s weekly schedule. Dining Services is also offering daily specials throughout the week. Thursday there will be a free cookie display in the Goshen. Brownies will be available for 50 cents Friday at 10:30 a.m., while supplies last. Deals also included 50 cent hot dogs Monday, and 50 cent pancakes Tuesday, followed by 50 cent fountain drinks Wednesday. Meanwhile, Fixins’ is offering week-long specials on 50 cent root beer floats and $2.50 hamburger baskets 10:30 a.m. to n 2 p.m, every day. Cougar Lanes is also celebrating with 50 cent bowling and 50 cent shoe rental Monday through Friday, and the Cougar Store will run a buy one, get one 50 percent off sale, with some exclusions.
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Review: ‘Breath of the Wild’ left me breathless RYAN BIERI Alestle Chief Copy Editor
“The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” managed a feat I never expected from a video game, much less from a big-budget release: It made me feel wonder. At one point, I found a heartshaped lake by accident, and then proceeded to play matchmaker with the two people there. Late at night — both in the game and in real life — I looked up when I heard a new music cue and saw a massive dragon flying above me. I took in-game pictures of numerous landscapes because they were so beautiful that it felt wrong to not have some record of what I was seeing. Once, I was being chased by two enemies without weapons. The bigger of the two decided they needed a make-shift weapon, so they threw the smaller one at me, knocking me off a cliff and killing me. I spent 75 hours in my first week with “Breath of the Wild.” I bought it with my Nintendo Switch at the midnight launch March 3, and I stayed up until 5 a.m. every day of spring break playing it. I didn’t even touch the main storyline until I had already played for 50 hours. From the start of the game, you’re thrust into the world without much understanding of what’s going on, or really where to start. Your first few hours are spent on a relatively small plateau for what serves as the game’s tutorial. After completing the first four shrines, which function as
Link looks out over Hyrule in the opening scene of “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.”
singular dungeon puzzles spread out and hidden throughout the map, you gain access to a glider, which allows you to leave the plateau. At that point, you can run straight to the game’s final boss and fight them, if you choose. However, I would wholeheartedly recommend spending as much time exploring every inch of Hyrule as you can before you even do one of the game’s smaller dungeons, much less taking on the final boss. After leaving the starting area, you can visit anywhere in the world you can see. It’s become somewhat of a marketing cliché in gaming to say “See that mountain? You can go there,” but “Breath of the Wild” feels like it might be the first game to actually
The art of storytelling in hip-hop KENDRA MARTIN Alestle Managing Editor Storytelling has always been my favorite aspect of hip-hop. Although I appreciate complex lyricism and braggadocious rap, there’s just something about a rapper being able to tell a story from beginning to end that immediately captures me. Here are some of my favorite hip-hop storytelling songs.
“Undying Love” by Nas
This song is like a movie in your head since it’s so incredibly detailed and vivid. In the song, Nas tells the story of coming home and finding his girl in bed with another man, which ends in bloodshed. This was one of the songs that made me realize how gifted Nas was with the pen because he made the listener feel like they were there with him.
“I Got a Story to Tell” by The Notorious B.I.G.
This song is pretty similar to “Undying Love,” but it describes a much funnier situation. In this song, Biggie raps about sleeping with another man’s woman and almost getting caught. It lets the reader inside Biggie’s mind as he comes up with an escape plan when the woman’s man comes home. Biggie really shows how charismatic and funny he can be with this song and although it might be a little explicit, the listener can not help but have fun listening to it.
“The Art of Peer Pressure” by Kendrick Lamar
This is one of the most relatable songs ever. No matter who you are, you’ve succumbed to peer pressure at least once in your life. In this story, it seemed like Kendrick almost bites off more than he can chew when he decides to go on a break-in trip with his boys on a late night in Compton. This song really grabs you because you can picture everything that happens, and the plot twist at the end of the song almost has you breathing a sigh of relief that things didn’t take a hard left.
“Special Jim” by Retch
This song is absolutely heartbreaking, but the soulful Thelonious Martin production makes it even more emotional. Retch raps about his friend Jim who is a special needs kid on the brink of deafness. His mom is a neglectful prostitute, his father died in a car accident and his uncle is a dopefiend. This song makes it seem like nothing ever goes right for Jim because when things would look up, something else would go wrong. Retch made it absolutely impossible for the listener not to sympathize with Jim. Contact KENDRA MARTIN Call 650-3527 Tweet @kmartin_alestle Email kmartin@alestlelive.com
earn that praise. Anything you can see, you can visit, and most places can be visited immediately. This entry in the Zelda franchise allows you to climb any surface you see. The only real limit to where you can go comes from your stamina, which you can increase each time you clear four of the shrines scattered across Hyrule, and I’d recommend upgrading your stamina the first two or three times you can before thinking about upgrading your heart containers. The joy in “Breath of the Wild” largely comes from exploring the environment. Nintendo called the game an “open-air adventure” instead of the traditional open-world classification, and it wholeheartedly earns the description.
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Traditionally, Zelda games have been about beating larger dungeons using weapons and tools you receive in the dungeon themselves, but “Breath of the Wild” throws out that formula entirely. You have nearly every tool you’ll receive by the time you can leave the starting area. After that, the world is completely open to you. While the game has the open-world staple of towers that you must climb to illuminate the map, getting to the top of one only fills in the terrain. Afterward, it’s up to you to explore the newly discovered area for yourself to see what it is hiding. Some of the game’s most stunning visuals come from atop these towers, too. While you can use the structures as vantage
points to discover more shrines, I found myself stopping to just take in the world around me from a different angle. While “Breath of the Wild” may not offer the most intense graphics on the market, the stylized look makes every mountain, sunset and river look breathtaking. On multiple occasions I found myself just staring out at the world because I was seeing a beautiful sunrise over the ocean or a peaceful scene of a group of horses grazing in a field. Just as the traditional Legend of Zelda format was reimagined in “Breath of the Wild,” so was the way combat works. While the basic mechanics have largely remained the same since “Ocarina of Time,” the fact that your weapons now degrade changes the way both you and the game’s enemies function. The game is not without its flaws, though. Sometimes, the framerate gets a bit choppy, especially when playing the game with the Switch docked into your TV. Additionally, while I loved the new system of deteriorating weapons, that might be frustrating to some players. With all of that said, “Breath of the Wild” is a fresh entry in a series whose last few console entries have felt incredibly stale. If you’re at all a fan of video games, even if you’ve never liked Legend of Zelda games in the past, I implore you to play this one. Contact RYAN BIERI Call 650-3527 Tweet @rbieri_alestle Email rbieri@alestlelive.com
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Time is ticking Illinois’ budget crisis must be resolved Illinois has been without a budget for more than 20 months now. While that might seem trivial to our campus, the fact that our state government has still yet to pass a budget for a full fiscal year could be devastating to present and future SIUE students.
ALESTLE STAFF EDITORIAL It’s time for all of us to take action and to loudly and repeatedly tell our state legislature and Gov. Bruce Rauner this budget stalemate cannot continue. Despite what some may think, SIUE is facing consequences from our government’s continued inaction. In February, the staff wrote about how the state budget crisis was causing major complications with SIUE employees’ health
insurance plans, and we’ve already cut two varsity sports in the last year: men’s tennis and women’s golf. The Daily Egyptian, SIUC’s paper, reported last March that SIU System President Randy Dunn asked for a plan in case of a “doomsday scenario” where the university system went without funding from the state until after elections in November. Luckily, the state offered a stopgap last year, but that money has already run out. We’re back to square one, and no better off than we were a year ago. In fact, we’re worse off. USA Today reported the Illinois House of Representatives failed to override Gov. Rauner’s veto of the Monetary Assistance Program, which provides thousands of dollars to lowerincome students. The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University’s paper, covered a meeting between
the Illinois Senate Committee on Higher Education and numerous representatives from Illinois universities, including SIUE. “If we go through the spring with no support from the state, it would be devastating,” Dunn told the committee. Dunn also mentioned the possibility of closing down academic departments or even closing down a college, if the SIU system has to go through the spring without any funding. We are rapidly running out of time to make sure this problem gets fixed. Although we are no longer in an election cycle, as students in Illinois, we do not have the luxury of being politically disinterested anymore. The longer this crisis continues, the worse off we as a university will be. The fact that we are a university where professors’ jobs are constantly endangered and health insurance is not being
properly covered means SIUE will not be able to attract topnotch teaching talent going forward. With all of that said, it should be noted that in his most recent Q&A in Alton last week, Chancellor Randy Pembrook made it clear SIUC will most likely bear the brunt of the financial stress, but that does not mean that SIUE students can just ignore this problem either. We must all be active in making sure our representatives and Gov. Rauner know we will be holding them accountable in every election going forward, or else their pointless political squabbling will endanger our university as we know it. You can find contact information for Gov. Rauner and your local representatives at elections.il.gov/districtlocator/ addressfinder.aspx. CHECK OUR SOURCES AT ALESTLELIVE.COM
Be accountable, even when complaining is easier Hundreds of students marched in the Stratton Quadrangle last November, myself included, to invoke change on campus.
KIAH EARL Alestle Reporter Since then, some students, faculty, and staff have been working to be the change around campus they want to see, while others have not. With the approval of the Student Diversity Council, students have managed to set the example of change while also managing work, internships, classwork and social lives. The echoes of the people marching and chanting behind me during the march is something I will never forget. People of every color, gender and religion were chanting together, which is something that doesn’t
seem to happen often. Looking back, the entire ordeal changed my outlook on life and my thought process for solving problems like inequality and lack of inclusion on campus. In the weeks after we returned from winter break, the long-awaited town hall meeting finally happened. Staff and faculty sat at tables with students and talked through issues around campus. Personally disappointed with the lack of attendance from both students and staff, I sat, waiting to jump into conversation. Luckily for me, I had talkative people at my table. Before and after the rally, I’ve sat through one too many meetings and been on one too many committees to not realize that a culture problem still exists at SIUE — not a black problem, not a Muslim problem, not an LGBT problem, not a white problem,
but rather a culture problem that begins and ends with accountability. Looking into the future, I worry about the campus I’ve grown to appreciate. What will happen when I’m gone? Will students continue the fight for inclusiveness? Will faculty and staff members stand up for future students? These are the questions that torment my mind. I worry not everyone is as motivated to see campus grow in the way I am — in the way some of my peers are. As a whole, we have to hold each other accountable for falling short. Instead of talking about doing something, just do it. Instead of waiting for someone else to lead the way, be a leader. As students, we must stop waiting to be handed everything. Closed mouths do not get fed. I will no longer listen to my peers or faculty and staff mem-
bers talk about their anger, sadness and frustration with people, programming and the way SIUE works unless they have done their part in trying to fix the problem. Sitting around and talking about something is just as unproductive as about whatever it is that is causing the complaints. If you want your voice heard, schedule a meeting with an administrator. Student, faculty and staff contact information can be found through the SIUE People Search, and the majority of people are willing to sit down and meet with you. Ask yourself what you have done to make campus a better place today. Are you leaving campus better than you found it? Contact KIAH EARL Call 650-3527 Tweet @kearl_alestle Email kearl@alestlelive.com
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The SIUE Cougars get a hit and advance baserunners in the third inning March 19, during the Cougars’ 8-0 win against Northern Kentucky University.
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Softball opens home season with tourney wins ZEKE TORRES Alestle Reporter
The Cougars played three games in the SIUE Tournament on their home field. On March 17, they started the tournament against the University of Toledo. SIUE was down by a run until the second inning when the Cougar offense began to click. Junior catcher Tess Eby hit a double in the bottom of the second inning and was later driven in home by senior shortstop Sarah Lopesilvero. The teams were tied until freshman third baseman Kalei Kaneshiro hit a single into left field bringing in freshman outfielder Conner Cutright for the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning After the game, Head Coach Sandy Montgomery said she washappy with how Kaneshiro has been hitting. “[Kaneshiro] has had a lot
of big hits for us this season. As a freshman, she has the right mentality when she steps up to the plate. We expect big things from her,” Montgomery said. Kaneshiro said she was just as excited about her hit. “Coach said to play angry, and I decided to just go out and smack the ball. That hit really gave us momentum,” Kaneshiro said. Senior left-handed pitcher Haley Chambers-Book finished the game with 13 strikeouts, and improved her record to 10-3, and SIUE’s record to 20-4. SIUE hoped to get another win against the Ball State University Cardinals, March 18. SIUE’s hot streak as a team, and on the bats, went cold as they faced the 11-16 Cardinals. Ball State scored a run in the top of the third, and added five more in the top of the fifth. The Cardinals’ runs came off two hits and five walks, which extended their lead to 6-0.
Chambers-Book, who had just come off a win, struggled as she allowed eight hits and six earned runs against her. Montgomery said she was very frustrated after the loss. “We played poorly, bottom line. We couldn’t do anything right, and we have to play better tomorrow,” Montgomery said. The Cougars were not shut out as Eby hit a dinger into left field, putting the Cougars on the scoreboard for the first time. “We did not bat well tonight either, we swung at a lot of balls outside of the strike zone and had a lot of first pitch outs,” Montgomery said. SIUE’s offense struggled, only producing a total of five hits in seven innings. Montgomery said her team needs to get rid of off-field distractions if they hope to forget about this loss. “The players played a lot better in Florida than they have
the first two games at home. They need to wake up,” Montgomery said. The Cougars had that chance on the last day of the SIUE tournament March 19, against the Northern Kentucky University Norse. The Cougars were hoping to end the tournament with a win over the Norse. SIUE’s defense was led by freshman right-handed pitcher Emily Ingles, who pitched the whole game. Ingles had 14 strikeouts, allowed one hit, and managed to pitch only 95 balls in eight innings. Ingles said she was impressed with her performance. “This was one of my best performances of the season. I came out with a lot of poise, and I was ready to attack,” Ingles said. The Cougars started their offense in the second inning with a double by Lopesilvero. A Norse error gave SIUE a one-run lead
going into the fifth. The bottom of the fifth inning produced five runs, and multiple Cougar hits. Four Cougars, including Eby, who was recently moved up in the batting order to clean-up hitter went two for two. Six of the Cougars’ eleven hits came in the fifth inning. Montgomery said after the game she was happy with her team’s batting order and focus against NKU. “We have a good offensive team, and we can swing the bat. We did what we needed to do,” Montgomery said. Cougar fans can watch their team in action at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Cougar Field as the Cougars square off in a double header against the Tennessee State University Tigers. Contact KEEGAN GAUWITZ Call 650-3527 Tweet @kgauwitz_alestle Email kgauwitz@alestlelive.com
Cougar baseball swept in three-game conference series KEEGAN GAUWITZ Alestle Reporter The SIUE baseball team lost all three games in a weekend conference series against the Tennessee Tech University Golden Eagles, falling to 10-9 overall and 2-4 in conference play. The Cougars put up 17 runs in three games against TTU, but the Golden Eagles’ bats were too much for them as the Cougars fell 13-8, 11-7 and 3-2. The series opener was a backand-forth battle for the first half of the game with the Golden Eagles grabbing a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Cougars bounced back with two runs of their own in the top of the second, following a two-run homer from sophomore catcher Brock Weimer. SIUE’s lead was short-lived as the Golden Eagles responded with three runs on two home runs in the bottom of the second to take a 4-2 lead. The Cougars responded with a run in the third, after Weimer was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, cutting the Tennessee Tech lead to 4-3. Another two-run shot by the Golden Eagles in the bottom of the third put Tennessee Tech up 6-3, before junior first baseman
Jared McCunn added a home run of his own in the fifth, pulling the Cougars within two. “I just got a good pitch to hit. He grooved a fastball, and I got the barrel on it,” McCunn said. The homer cut the Golden Eagles’ lead to two, but a sevenrun fifth inning sealed the deal for Tennessee Tech. Junior starting pitcher Brock Fulkerson was given the loss after allowing 11 runs in a little over four innings. Game two of the series looked to be in the Cougars’ favor until the bottom of the sixth inning. Sophomore starting pitcher Danny Ehrsam kept the Golden Eagles scoreless through the first five innings, while senior designated hitter Keaton Wright gave the Cougars an RBI single, followed by a two-run double from McCunn in the bottom of the second inning. Ehrsam gave up a hit and two walks in the fifth, before a combined relief effort from junior pitchers Tristan Walters, sophomore Tyler Hutchinson, junior Mason McReaken, and junior Brendan Miller. Ehrsam was charged with three earned runs in the fifth, before the rest of the bullpen
allowed the final eight runs of the game, giving the Golden Eagles the 11-7 victory. The final game of the series was a low-scoring pitcher’s duel that came down to the wire. Junior pitcher Nelson Martz made his first start for the Cougars in two weeks after being out due to illness. Martz allowed only four hits and three runs — two earned — in his four innings of work. In relief, sophomore left handed pitcher Michael Shereyk, Walters and McReaken kept the Golden Eagles scoreless for the remainder of the game. The Cougars got their offense rolling in the sixth inning, following home runs by Wright and Weimer, cutting TTU’s lead to 3-2. Redshirt senior third baseman Jordan Stading added a double, putting SIUE in a position to tie, but the Cougars ended the inning with Stading stranded. The remainder of the game was scoreless for both teams, resulting in a 3-2 win for the Golden Eagles. SIUE plays next at 6 p.m. Friday, March 24, at the Simmons Complex against the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks for a conference series this weekend.
Sophomore pitcher Michael Shereyk delivers a pitch in the Cougars’ 3-2 loss against the Tennessee Technological Univeristy Golden Eagles March 19, in Cookesville, Tenn. | Photo courtesy of SIUE Athletics
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By Jennifer Shepherd, The Lipstick Mystic Monday, March 20 - Sunday, March 26, 2017 The sun is entering your sign, marking the time of your yearly personal new year. Use the next four weeks to get your life together. It’s a great time to let go of bad habits or toxic relationships. In general, you’ll find it easier to make a fresh start.
Libra: Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 The sun is moving opposite your sign for a few weeks, so take it easy. Don’t force yourself into making major decisions. You might not be seeing a situation too clearly. Consider all of your options rather than rushing into anything.
Taurus: April 20 - May 20
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Gemini: May 21 - June 21
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Cancer: June 22 - July 22
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Leo: July 23 - Aug. 22 Don’t be too quick to dismiss someone. The moon is reminding you appearances can be deceiving. You could be attracted to somebody who isn’t your usual type, even if you and this person clash in an intense way when the two of you first meet.
Aquarius: Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
Virgo: Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 The moon is helping you to be more courageous. If there’s something you have been putting off doing, you’ll find it easier to face that challenge. Or if you have been experiencing difficulty in a relationship, you’ll do better interacting with that individual.
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Mars in your sign now will increase your physical stamina. Focus on losing weight, eating right and staying busy. At work, be assertive and show off your skills and talents. In your personal life, entertain some fresh options and join some new groups. Spring is here, and you’re ready to fall in love. The equinox energies will make you a little dreamy. You’ll lose yourself to vivid fantasies about someone special. Or you’ll develop a huge crush on somebody completely new. Fantasizing can be fun.
The moon is opposite your sign, and you could be questioning your romantic situation. If you’re single, you’re wondering whether you even want to try to date again. If you’re with someone, you could be considering making some sort of big change. Keep meditating.
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You’re feeling super sensitive, and you need to take good care of yourself. The moon is drawing out some psychic poisons. You need to release a lot of stuff that no longer serves you. Hit this spa or the sauna and sweat things out.
You’ll be more clear-headed than you have been in a while as Saturn helps you to see your way forward. If you have gotten involved with unproductive habits, career paths or relationships, you’ll see the truth of the situation now. Take action accordingly. Don’t become too obsessed with your romance of the moment. You need to remain more balanced with your energy. The moon says make sure that you also focus on friendships, education and work obligations. Avoid letting a romance drive you crazy. You’re filled with creative ideas as the moon boosts your powers of imagination. You might come up with a concept for a screenplay, a book or an app. Take time to write down your ideas in case they could be further developed.
You’re in the mood for love and intimacy as Neptune makes things super cozy in your relationship. You’ll find it hard to focus on simple life tasks like chores and work because you’re enjoying a strong bond with somebody special.
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