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New program, new requirements

Sexual assault training mandatory for all students CHLOE RICE editor-in-chief

The statistic that 1-in-5 college-aged women will be sexually assaulted isn’t just a statistic to certain people. For some students, this is already something they have experienced — something they have experienced here.

SIUE is trying to combat this statistic and starting this year, students are required to take the new sexual assault prevention training, Not Anymore.

This training is required for undergraduate and graduate students.

According to Kara Shustrin, associate dean of students and director of student conduct, they are mandated by federal and state laws to make the training mandatory to every student, every year.

“For students that are coming in the Fall the deadline is Oct. 1.

If we have new students coming in the Spring their deadline will be March 1,” Shustrin said.

According to Shustrin, in previous years there wasn’t any consequence for not taking the previous program, Haven, because of technical difficulties, but this year the student’s registration will be put on hold until they complete the program.

“We as a university think this is an issue we want students to be informed about and have the tools to have healthy relationships and also deal with anything they might see or encounter on

campus,” Shustrin said.

Shustrin said Not Anymore is a more in-depth program than Haven was.

“This new program is more comprehensive — it has several different versions. For instance, the version an 18 year old undergraduate student is going to see is going to be different than what a graduate student is going to see, different than what a nontraditional student will see,”

What things are missing on the community that we need to know about?” Shustrin said.

Prevention Education and Advocacy Center Coordinator Samantha Dickens said they have put a lot of thought and research into the most effective ways to reach students through the program.

“They bring in survivors to give their stories, and they are actually interviewing them and

“The program is skills based. It isn’t just giving information, it’s is trying to provide a foundation to learn new skills.”

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Prevention Education and Advocacy Coordinator

Shustrin said.

Shustrin said there are different ways the program interacts with the students, rather than just reading off information.

“The great news about this program is we have built in some assessment into the program that I think is really going to help us get a handle on what kind of issues are students at SIUE facing. What kind of support do they need? What kinds of education do they need? What further education do they need?

the survivors are telling their stories in that moment. So, it hooks you right at the start and keeps attention all the way through,” Dickens said.

Senior mechanical engineering major Hannah Gvillo, of Morrow, said she doesn’t mind the sexual assault prevention training being mandatory.

“I wish more people would pay attention to it because there is a lot of good stuff in it,” Gvillo said.

Shustrin said she has had first-hand experience recognizing the damage sexual assault can cause to a person.

“Students leave the university, they don’t succeed academically because of the trauma. It really derails what students are here to do,” Shustrin said According to Dickens, there are a lot of resources for any difficulty a student may be having throughout Not Anymore, whether that be technical or being triggered by the content.

“If they are having issues because they are being triggered, they can contact me and the confidential advisor,” Dickens said.

Additionally, they are working with the international office to make sure students are well supported in this endeavor, Dickens said.

According to Shustrin, one of the resources they included in the program is subtitles in numerous languages, so the international students can take the program in their native language.

“The program is skills based.

It isn’t just giving information, it’s trying to provide a foundation to learn new skills. So students learn effective bystander intervention skills [and] they learn verbal defense skills,” Dickens said.

“Students need to know exactly what they can do, not just definitions or what the statistics are, [they are] also important, but [students] don’t know how to use those,” Dickens said.

The Goshen Market

Master Gardeners Carol Gardener, of Edwardsville, and Bill Hanke, of Maryville, sit at The SIUE Gardens booth at the Goshen Farmers Market on Saturday, July 22. Both Gardener and Hanke volunteer to clean up the SIUE Gardens because the city no longer takes care of it. Students and members of the community are welcome to help take care of the Gardens on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

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Counseling Services to start fall semester with new director CAITLIN LALLY managing editor

Courtney Boddie has been named the new director of Counseling Services to begin Tuesday, Aug. 1, according to a press release.

Boddie comes to SIUE with a background in counseling at higher education institutions for more than a decade, specializing in areas such as career development, multicultural counseling and disability affairs. “[Boddie’s] teaching has given him the unique perspective of the student-faculty relationship, while his research on contemporary topics such as multiculturalism and expertise in program development to promote the wellbeing of marginalized college students, will assist greatly the needs of our students,” Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple said in the press release.

Boddie most recently served as co-director for the clinical counseling center, site administrator and assistant professor of clinical counseling at Central Methodist University in Columbia, Mo. During his time at CMU, he also worked as a behavioral medicine provider at The Counseling Hub, in Columbia, and a therapist at Change, Inc., in St. Louis.

“My mission over the next fiscal year will be to expand the existing footprint of counseling services to support whole campus health by increasing the visibility of mental health providers, strengthening outreach/training services and building coalition with academic affairs to synchronize clinical referral procedures,” Boddie said in the press release.

Currently, Boddie is working on receiving his Doctorate of Philosophy in counseling and counselor education from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where he also earned a master’s in education with an emphasis on counseling and psychotherapy. Boddie studied social entrepreneurship and psychology at Washington University in St. Louis prior to that.

Boddie replaces Jessica Ulrich, who served as interim director since February.

“During [Ulrich’s] time as interim director, we successfully hired the multicultural counselor position and entered into an agreement with Call for Help, to serve as the confidential advisor for SIUE,” Waple said.

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Criminal justice master’s degree planned for SIUE CHLOE RICE editor-in-chief

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Degree to potentially come Fall 2018 RYAN BIERI guest writer

The criminal justice studies department is preparing to offer an online master’s degree program, with the intent to begin offering the program at the start of Fall 2018.

The new degree will be online only, and will focus on criminal justice policy.

Criminal Justice Studies Department Chair Kevin Cannon said the new degree will be valuable to both upper-level and newer people in the field of Criminal Justice.

“The idea is that it’s going to be for administrators and upperlevel officials at criminal justice agencies, but it will also be good for younger officers too — of any kind, not just law enforcement,” Cannon said.

Cannon said they are sending the program details to the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), who will have to approve the program before it is sent back to SIUE to be implemented.

“We will hopefully get final approval at the September Illinois Board of Higher Education meeting, and [the program] would start at the start of Fall 2018,” Cannon said.

Junior environmental science

major Ryan Bentley, of Wood River, said he would probably be interested in a new online-only degree at SIUE. “The major advantage for online is it’s more of on your own time, so you can make more free time if you need it. That’s what I always liked about online classes,” Bentley said.

Tessa Keys, director of graduate studies, said she expects the program’s budget to be one of the biggest factors in the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s decision.

“The state — IBHE — really wants to have [a] budget … ‘What’s the budget?’ has been the big k e y point lately,”

Keys explained.

Criminal Justice Professor Ann Dirks-Linhorst, who helped design some of the new online courses to be offered, said she is looking forward to the new

online degree coming to SIUE. “I think it will add a great option for not only our students, but practicing criminal justice professionals who need a master’s degree for career advancement,” Dirks-Linhorst said. “I’m looking forward to teaching in the new program, and very much enjoyed creating some of the courses that will be offered.”

Keys explained that there’s a lengthy process, both within and outside of the university, that a

new program has to go through before it can be offered by SIUE. For a new program to be approved at the university level, the Provost’s office says applicants must put together a notice of intent, an application and a budget proposal.

Keys later noted that the

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application goes to Graduate Council, which is a subcommittee of the Programs Committee. If the Graduate Council approves it, it goes back to the Provost’s office, then to the Chancellor, followed by the SIU System President and finally up to IBHE. “If IBHE says ‘yes, that’s good,’ they trickle [the application] back down the line, it gets to the Graduate School, and we would work with the department to implement [it],” Keys said.

From there, the Graduate School works with admissions to determine entrance criteria and the Office of the Registrar to get the program into SIUE’s computer systems for registration and graduation.

Keys also said there were two other potential SIUE graduate programs to be discussed by IBHE, a master’s degree of science in nutrition and dietetics programming, as well as a master’s degree in public health.

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Solar Car Team finishes top 10 at competition TRENT STUART copy editor

The SIUE School of Engineering’s Solar Car Team traveled to Austin, Texas earlier this month to participate in the Formula Sun Grand Prix. The team celebrated its first top 10 finish in the competition after placing 10th out of the 18 institutions competing in the week-long event.

The team prepared for the competition by working on their solar-powered vehicle called NOVA. The students then used NOVA to compete against institutions such as University of California, Berkeley, Northwestern University and Georgia Tech.

The project was financially supported by various School of Engineering alumni, area employers and members of the team.

According to Senior Logistics Director Triston Cooper, of Lincoln, the funding was in the tens of thousands of dollars.

The Solar Car Team will be participating in the event next year as well, and it is already discussing improvements that can be made to NOVA.

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When it comes to Trump, Illinois is from Mars, Missouri from Venus CHUCK RAASCH St. Louis Post-Dispatch

07.17.17 Officers issued a state citation for a seat belt violation to Melissa Stark on Stadium Drive. A written warning for speeding and expired registration was also issued.

07.18.17 Officers responded to a report of a dumpster on fire at Science East. The Glen Carbon Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire.

Officers responded to Cougar Village 423 because of multiple reports of a fight between two females. When officers arrived both subjects stated it was only a verbal fight.

Officers and housing responded to Cougar Village 412 due to an active alarm.

When they arrived, the apartment was vacant. The alarm was most likely activated due to the storm.

Officers responded to the bike trail on Supporting Services Drive. There was a live wire down on the south side of the bike trail that was creating smoke and fire. Edwardsville Fire Department and Ameren responded to the scene and Ameren posted signs indicating the trail was closed until they fixed the problem.

Officers responded to Cougar Village 521 due to an activate fire alarm. The alarm was cooking related and there was no fire, smoke or damage.

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Officers responded to Cougar Village 405 due to an active fire alarm. The alarm was activated due to the cleaners and there was no fire, smoke or damage.

An officer responded to Lot C due to a report of a dog being locked in a gray Honda mini-van. The vehicle departed the scene as the officer arrived.

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Officers responded to Cougar Village 431 due to an active fire alarm. The alarm was reset and there was no fire, smoke or damage.

Officers observed a male subject fall to the ground off campus on surveillance. The East St. Louis Police Department was contacted, as it occurred in their jurisdiction.

The subject was conscious and breathing when officers arrived and stated he didn’t need any help.

07.23.17 Officers responded to the 400 side of Cougar Village due to all of the alarms being activated by the storm. Officers reset all the alarms.

When it comes to President Donald Trump, Missouri and Illinois might as well be on different planets.

The adjoining states are on the opposite ends of Trump’s poll spectrum, according to an analysis of public opinion over the president’s first six months in office. Gallup released data Monday that showed vividly how Trump’s lagging national job-approval numbers are also shaped by wide differences among states.

In polling over the first six months of the year, 49 percent of Missourians said they approved of the president, while 46 disapproved.

In Illinois, that rating was flipped: 36 percent approval, 58 percent disapproval.

Nationally, the average was closer to Illinois: 40 percent approved and 54 percent disapproved, according to Gallup.

What really stands out are the extremes.

West Virginians gave Trump the highest marks and were twice as likely as Californians to approve of the president’s job performance.

That helps explain (along with wavering Republican Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va.) why Trump chose West Virginia as a place to give a speech on Monday, beginning a week in which the U.S. Senate may have a pivotal vote on healthcare reform.

The Republican-led Senate has been unable to come up with a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, that can get at least the 50 Republican votes necessary for passage.

Trump kicked off that week by hosting residents of several states, including Illinois, who say their premiums have skyrocketed or their choices of health insurance have been limited, under Obamacare.

All told, Trump has maintained job approval ratings of more than 50 percent in 17 states over the first six months, Gallup said. In two more — Missouri and Mississippi — he had narrow positive ratings overall, but under 50 percent.

In swing states that

Trump won in 2016 his job approval was underwater. For instance, in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina and Florida — all of which broke for Trump and helped deliver him the presiden-

By the numbers

27 —Percent of Vermonters who said they approved of President Trump’s job performance, according to Gallup — the lowest of any state.

60 —Percent of West Virginians who approved of Trump’s job performance.

31 —Trump’s job approval percentage among residents in his home state of New York.

“Trump’s lagging national job-approval numbers are also shaped by wide differences among states.” cy — the president’s job approval ranged from 7 to 11 percentage points less than his disapproval.

Even in reliably Republican Texas, which has not voted for a Democrat since Jimmy Carter in 1976, Trump was disapproved by 51 percent, while 42 percent approved. The Gallup analysis broke out polling in all 50 states during the first six months of this year, and sample sizes ranged from 225 in Wyoming to 8,250 in California.

They said it

“Trump is hardly a conventional politician, but his patterns of support at the state level mostly reflect traditional Republican-Democrat differences.

Although 2020 is a long way off, for him to successfully win re-election, historical patterns suggest his overall 40 percent rating would need to rise closer to 50 percent. He would also need to shore up his support in the key Rust Belt states that delivered the Electoral College win to him. In those states, his job approval is slightly above 40 percent, but barely so, raising questions of whether he can carry them in 2020.” — Gallup analysis of public opinion over President Trump’s first six months in office.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Center Court, located downstairs in the Morris University Center, is home to Chick-fil-A, Wok, Boss Burgers, Entrees, Sammiches, a salad bar and more. Miranda Lintzenich / The Alestle

Dining Services speaks up about current initiatives MIRANDA LINTZENICH lifestyles editor

Dining Services works close to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide meals to SIUE students, for catering events and for Head Start program deliveries.

Most students know the venue options, but aren’t familiar with the individuals providing the meals for those vendors.

With a little over twenty options to choose from and partnerships with different programs, Dining Services has a constant flow of work to complete, according to Executive Chef Eric Ruhmann.

“Most people don’t know this but at midnight, we are working on those meals for our Head Start kids,” Ruhmann said. “We feed about 1,000 kids every day.

From midnight until about 6 a.m. they are making food and delivering it out to all these Head Start programs in Belleville, East St. Louis, Granite City — all over the area.”

When Ruhmann first started his position, he was supposed to just create recipes, test new products, do training with the staff and complete the primary safety and sanitary inspections.

“Now I’ve taken over direct supervision of the main kitchen,” Ruhmann said. “We work directly with our staff on cooking techniques. We work side by side on a lot of items.”

Ruhmann said Dining Services has a rooftop garden on the patio outside Fixins’, has paired with the science program and has also partnered with the biology department to utilize honey from beehives

located on campus.

“What I would like people to know is how are working towards sustainability,” Ruhmann said. “We upcycled the MUC truck from a delivery van for the headstart program.”

According to Ruhmann, Dining Services makes a strong effort to recycle boxes, turn their fryer oil into biowaste and utilize local businesses for fresh produce.

Ruhmann said Dining Services tries to use the same recipes, but tries to improve them over time.

“What we do is we make take some of those, and we may tweak them a little bit. It may be to make it a little more healthy,” Ruhmann said. “Say meatloaf, we might decide to use turkey instead to make it leaner. We will try it out, and sample it to see what our feedback is.

We will roll it out, and set prices.”

Ruhmann said there are several avenues individuals can give them feedback on, including a napkin board where anyone can write positive or negative feedback on a napkin and pin it to the board, which is checked every day, according to student worker and senior computer science major Joshua Baldwin, of Springfield.

“My first three years, I stayed on campus in Bluff,” Baldwin said. “At the time, I didn’t think it was the best. I think I went to Chick-fil-A every day. But last year I tried Wok. I thought it was going to be so gross, but I gave it a shot and really liked it.”

Baldwin said when he first started at SIUE, they still had Taco Bell and Kyna’s Grill.

“As a freshman, you take things for granted,” Baldwin said. “Now that I work here, I can see just how much they have to do. Now I see how much time

it takes, and I see the hard work. We are open to any suggestions on our napkin board.”

According to Ruhmann, they take criticism seriously. Dining Services has open forum nights during the school year where they wish to receive feedback directly. They also have an Food Advisory Committee, social media and the Taste of SIUE event to gather more criticism.

“We are here to serve the students and faculty, and if we aren’t doing that effectively, we want to make sure that happens,” Ruhmann said. “We have several points of contact, from the people working at the specific venue, to the cashiers, to us directly. We may get a phone call from someone in another office to let us know if there was an issue.”

Ellen Dyer is one of those cashiers, and has been working at SIUE for 14 and a half years.

“I would just want students to know that when we aren’t busy, we are fine with talking with friends, but if there is a giant line, it is better to put away any communication devices to help the line go faster,” Dyer said. “Realize we are here to help you, and don’t be afraid to ask questions.”

Further information on hours, food offered and contact information can be found online at www.siue. edu/muc/dining.shtml.

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A look at an average day for Dining Services. Please note that the rough times are subject to change depending on the venue. Graphic by Joann Weaver / The Alestle

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SIUE ALUMNA SELLS ART AT MARKET

Pictured above is SIUE alumna Yvonne McCall, who held a booth at the Goshen Market Sat., July 22, as part of the partial market season. Originally from the East Coast, McCall chose to host a booth called “Fine Art and Accessories” to share her passion.

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HIP-HOP SURPASSES ROCK AS MOST POPULAR GENRE

KENDRA MARTIN guest writer Hip-hop has had a pulse on popular culture since the genre came swinging through in the early ‘70s. The genre has gone through various changes and trends, but has since remained a prominent fixture in not only black culture, but also American society. Last week, Nielsen Music reported that hip-hop has surpassed rock music as the most popular genre in the country.

When I first read the reports that hip-hop is now considered the most popular genre of music, it did not surprise me in the least. Rap music has had its finger on pop culture for what seemed like twenty years. Rap music is what’s cool to people. It sets trends, creates slang and influences fashion. Rap music is what kids gear to because it’s cool and rebellious.

When I speak about rebellion, I speak from a place where listening to rock music was considered rebellious.

The hip hop blog Dead End Hip Hop raised a great point regarding this, and I believe it helps explain why rock music has been surpassed. Rock music was the music that parents didn’t want their kids listening to, whether it was

punk rock or heavy metal. It was rebellious and speaking for kids who felt they did not have a voice or for kids who were far removed from the experiences the bands were speaking from. Both rock and rap have remained that way since they were created.

Rap music has gone from having acts like Public Enemy, Tupac, Dead Prez and Lupe Fiasco to Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, who are just few of many who have continued to not follow the status quo. Their music is not politically correct and it is one of the reasons why rap has continued to stay on top.

Rap is also a big factor in determining what’s “cool.”

Rap music creates slang like “dope,” “tight,” “lit” and “turn up,” and you can trace these slang terms in pop culture.

However, even though rap music remains the popular genre, it still bothers me how hip-hop can be treated when it comes to pop culture. It still gets a bad rap from people for being materialistic and promoting negative messages, and I am not trying to say that rap is not that, but that is such a small margin of the genre. Also, rap is not the only genre that promotes these messages.

Rock music has been promoting drugs since the beginning of time. There is a subgenre of rock music called “psychedelic rock” that takes inspiration from psychedelic drugs.

Another thing that I do not appreciate is when people only run to rap when it is convenient. Since hip-hop is such a trendsetter, rappers are often featured on many popular artists’ songs to reach a larger audience or to shed an image. I am going to use Miley Cyrus as an example.

If you remember Miley Cyrus in 2013, she was on a mission to shed her Disney image and turned to rap to do that. She hooked up with popular hip-hop producer Mike WiLL Made-It and inserted herself into hip-hop culture.

She was twerking anywhere and everywhere.

Now flash forward to today. Miley Cyrus completely revamped her image. She is also speaking out about how she didn’t like the way in which she was sexualized in 2013, and didn’t like how hip-hop was all about sex. This is the part that frustrated people like Miley Cyrus who do not understand this culture.

Hip-hop was created by black people. Like it or not, it was. And no one sexualized you. You sexualized yourself. You threw yourself into a culture without any knowledge because you felt that it was the best way to shed your image and once you accomplished that, you moved on and threw it away. And I can tell she is not really a fan of rap music because if she were, she would see that rap is extremely broad. If you wanted consciousness, then why not collaborate with conscious rappers. You chose to go to that side of rap that you are now speaking against.

I’m not cool with that.

Even though rap is extremely popular, sets the trend and is pretty much mainstream, I wish people would treat it as such. I wish people like Miley Cyrus would stop looking at rap through such a narrow lens. I wish people took the time to appreciate our music and our culture and didn’t use it when the time called for it.

All in all, I’m happy for rap, because the music has come a long way, but we still have a long way to go.

Although it may be popular, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s respected and rap deserves to be respected as a form of music.

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Don’t waste time in college, do something wouldn’t guess there is a skydiving club or an equestrian club, however these are just a couple of the lesser-known organizations.

Try out a club related to your major. These clubs will not only help you learn about your future career and make friends, but they will also help you grow closer to your professors — a huge professional gain in college.

If you can’t find a club that suits your interests, you can even start your own. In addition to adding another extracurricular activity to your resume, you can also show that you’re able to handle leadership roles.

For those of you in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline, finding a good club or organization with responsibilities which mirror those found in your respective field — for example, robotics for electrical engineers,

solar car for mechanical engineers, and so on — can go a long way toward a promising resume.

This is especially true if you are struggling to keep your grades up in difficult courses, and shows a prospective employer that you have a passion for your line of work.

However, organizations aren’t the only way to be involved on campus — having a job can also offer a valuable experience.

Working on campus is not only a convenient way to make money, but it’s also a great networking opportunity. You have the chance to work in an area that interests you with superiors who make great references. Plus, you’re likely to meet co-workers who have the same goals as you.

Besides job experience and networking, expanding your social network is important as well. College is a blast, but it’s

extremely stressful at times. Get out there and meet people you genuinely get along with. For some students, meeting the right people can be as simple as introducing themselves to the other students in their dorm hall. For others, it takes time and trying out different clubs and student organizations before finding a close-knit group.

No matter what you do, and no matter who you meet, take advantage of your time here at college. Getting involved will be one of the most rewarding choices, and will make the college experience something to remember.

So get out there and join a club, make some friends or find a job on campus. Just remember to make the most of your time here at SIUE. READ MORE EDITORIALS AT ALESTLELIVE.COM

A home away from home:

How to make your college space your own Going to college means living away from home for the first time for most students. While getting your first apartment or dorm is no doubt exciting, it can also be a bigger change than you realize. Incorporating warm, familiar elements can help make the transition smoother so you can focus on college and keep homesickness at bay.

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One of the easiest and cheapest ways to make your apartment feel like home is by making it smell like home. Buy the same candle your mom keeps in the family room or find an air freshener with a familiar scent. If you live in an apartment, cut down on the electric bill by using candles, essential oils, room sprays and air fresheners that don’t need to be plugged in. Since candles can-

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The fall semester is right around the corner, and soon classes will be in full swing. Although it’s important to focus on your studies, don’t let college pass you by without getting involved in activities that go beyond the classroom.

College is a time for exploration and growth in all aspects of your life, not just academics.

Therefore, it’s important to make the most of this time and try anything and everything.

Without extracurriculars, you potentially miss out on excellent networking opportunities, whether that be professional connections or casual friendships.

While most people know about Greek life or Student Government as an option, do some research and check out all that’s available. CollegiateLink is a great tool for searching organizations on campus. Most people

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not be burned in dorms, candle warmers are a great alternative for a subtle scent that won’t be too overpowering.

Another way to make your new space feel familiar is by incorporating household staples. If you grew up in a house that always had a stocked cookie jar, get a cute container at the dollar store and fill it with your favorite cookies for a snack that makes you feel right at home. In a dorm room, hang the same wall calendar your mom is notorious for writing all your schedules on.

Bringing your go-to household items with you is a good way to turn your apartment into your home. Having the same coffee mug you’ve used since high school is comforting and will help you carry your daily routine into college. If you have a favorite blanket, bring it. Anything that made your house feel cozy is sure to do the same for your apartment.

Having indoor plants is a nice way to make your small space

feel less sterile. You’ll feel more at home, as plants serve as a touch of life and a simple decoration.

If you don’t consider yourself to have a green thumb, try succulents. They can be found in the

lows on your furniture. Adding extra pillows and throw blankets to your dorm bed can also make for a cozy space. Dorm lighting can be harsh, so a desk lamp or a stand-alone lamp can be a warm alternative to bright industrial lights.

As you’re incorporating elements of home into your new living space, don’t forget to make it your own.

Make sure to find a balance of familiar elements and your personal style so that you feel at home, but yet can also incorporate your personality into your space.

“Anything that made your house feel cozy is sure to do the same for your apartment.“ gardening centers of many stores for budget-friendly prices and require little to no maintenance.

Making your space cozy is also important. After a long day of classes, you’ll want to have somewhere to go home to and unwind. This can be achieved by throw pillows, blankets and lighting. Try draping a quilt over your couch and placing some fluffy pil-

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Our identities define us with labels from others. We find it in everything we do, wear, and even with whom we surround ourselves. But a lot of times it is hard to escape what others think of you until you move across the country, or so it might seem.

Sometimes picking up and starting over seems like your best bet, but that is not your only option.

Try out a new hobby

Doing something new can lift your spirits higher than a kite.

Maybe you have never been an artist, but that DIY video you watched yesterday seems fun. Or maybe you used to play a sport and didn’t have the time to pick up an instrument. Try it now.

Even if you find out it isn’t for you, it can’t hurt to cross something off the list.

Find something to be passionate about

Whether it’s politics, fighting against modern slavery, religion or a healthier lifestyle, don’t be afraid to be passionate about it.

Sometimes passions and hobbies can align with one another, but they don’t always have to. Having something that fuels your fire can motivate you to be a better version of yourself. Don’t be afraid to research a new topic and tell others about it.

Find new people

Some people find friends that will last a lifetime. Others aren’t always as lucky. When it comes to becoming yourself, don’t be afraid to let someone go if it isn’t a healthy relationship. But also don’t be afraid to seek out new friendships. Humans are social beings, and we should surround ourselves with others that will build us up.

Find your happy place

With a newer version of yourself, change sometimes requires a change of scenery. Wherever you choose, and whatever you need it to be, make it special. Sometimes it can be stressful when it comes to transitioning into adulthood, and having an escape can make the biggest difference.

Whatever you need to do to find yourself in college is no one else’s business, unless you are going to hurt yourself or others. Otherwise, don’t be afraid to make those changes. Letting go of the past and spicing things up can be beneficial. Whatever you do, don’t be afraid to be yourself, whatever that means to you.

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SIUE hires former grad Salerno as Assistant Athletic Trainer KEEGAN GAUWITZ Sports Editor

The SIUE Athletic Training Department has announced the addition of Ryan Salerno to their full-time staff as an Assistant Athletic Trainer.

Following a brief stint in

Bloomington-Normal working with the Normal CornBelters and the United States Hockey League’s Bloomington Thunder, Salerno returns to SIUE where he received his master’s degree in 2016 in exercise and sports psychology.

Salerno said his style of therapy incorporates a “mind over matter” attitude that stems from his sports psychology background.

“A lot of my treatment methods are — easiest way to put it — ‘tricking the brain.’ Anything that we can do to make that area feel better is going to turn off those pain receptors and trick the brain,” Salerno said.

In his graduate assistant position, most of Salerno’s work was with wrestling and women’s soccer. Salerno said he was familiar with soccer, playing competitively growing up, and learned a lot about wrestling during his time as a graduate assistant.

As an assistant trainer, Salerno will continue working with women’s soccer, while switching from wrestling to baseball — a

sport he grew to love while working with the CornBelters.

“I really fell in love with the sport of baseball. It wasn’t a sport I liked or watched growing up, but once I started working with baseball, my view on the sport totally changed,” Salerno said.

Salerno said he found interest in the longevity of baseball, especially in dealing with pitchers and shoulder injuries. During his time with the CornBelters, he said he picked the brains of their pitchers, asking about the injury prevention methods they had been exposed to in their professional careers.

“Hopefully I can bring the knowledge that I have in regards to sports performance and injury prevention for pitchers to the sport here,” Salerno said.

Following his clinicals, which took place in a college setting, Salerno said he always knew he wanted to remain at a university throughout his career. He said that being involved with performance and injury-prevention training at the college level always interested him.

While working in Bloomington, Salerno saw the opening for assistant trainer at SIUE. After the position had not been filled for a couple months, he saw the position as an opportunity to begin his full-time career in a college setting and applied.

A native of Orland Park, Salerno completed his undergraduate studies at Illinois State University, and worked with a handful of teams at Illinois Wesleyan University.

Head athletic trainer Gerry Schlemer said Salerno’s graduate assistant experience helped familiarize him with the program, and helped him stand out as an applicant.

“We had over 75 applicants for the position, and several had good experience as well. Ryan, however, was the best fit for us.

He knows our program and our athletes,” Schlemer said.

Ryan Cox - Baseball - Pitcher Cox, a Stewardson native, earned All-American honors in 1997, leading the Cougars to a fifth-place finish at the Division II College World Series. Cox holds records at SIUE for the most career strikeouts at 261 and is tied for most wins at 26. Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round of the 1999 MLB Draft, Cox played minor league ball from 1999-2003.

Laurie (Foederer) Rinderer Women’s Tennis Foederer was a two-time All-American with fellow inductee Patty Tiddy in 1983 and 1984.

Foederer finished as a national finalist in 1983 and a semifinalist in 1984. She was a key component in SIUE’s mid-’80s rise to dominance, reaching the quarterfinals in 1983, a runner-up finish in 1984 and a third-place finish in 1985.

Patty (Tiddy) McWhite Albert - Women’s Tennis Tiddy teamed with Laurie Foederer in 1983 and 1984 to earn All-American honors in women’s doubles. The duo finished as national finalists in 1983 and semifinalists in 1984. Tiddy also helped rocket SIUE Women’s Tennis into the Division II spotlight in 1983, ’84 and ’85 respectively.

Alicia (DeShasier) McConnell - Softball - Utility - Track & Field - Javelin Tosser DeShasier finished the 2006 season batting .434 with 49 RBIs, receiving First-Team All-American honors along with selections as First-Team All-Great Lakes Region, GLVC Player of the Year, and Great Lakes Region Tournament MVP. DeShasier finished her career in the program’s top five in hits (230), home runs (19), doubles (44), stolen bases (94) and runs scored (160).

John Meisel - Jean McDaniel Service Award From 1979 to 2013, Meisel played a crucial role in SIUE’s transition from Division II to Division I as SIUE’s NCAA Faculty Academic Representative. During his career, Meisel served as the GLVC treasurer for five years, and president for two. Meisel also served as a member of the NCAA Certification Self-Study Steering Committee for former SIUE Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift.

Vaughn Vandegrift - SIUE Chancellor Emeritus Serving from 2004 to 2012, Vandegrift — with the aid of Meisel — was instrumental in propelling SIUE Athletics from Division II to Division I following the 2007-08 season. Vandegrift was at the forefront of SIUE’s move to the Ohio Valley Conference where many of the athletic programs still compete, or competed for some time before moving to a stronger conference.

Katie (Waldo) McKown Softball - Outfield Waldo earned All-American honors as a freshman, posting a .407 batting average with 48 stolen bases. She would go on to tally a record-setting 111 stolen bags in her career. A two-time All-Region honoree and threetime All-GLVC outfielder, Waldo hit .361 with 223 hits and 141 runs in her career.

1984 Women’s Tennis NCAA Division II Championships runner-ups to University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the 1984 team produced two sets of All-American doubles partners and SIUE’s first women’s individual champion — Elisabeth Calander.

1985 Women’s Tennis Women’s tennis continued its success as Calander earned her second straight singles championship. The team saw its fourth consecutive Division II Championship appearance, finishing in third place.

2007 Softball Bringing SIUE its first NCAA Division II Softball Championship, the Cougars earned a GLVC title as well as a Great Lakes Regional title. The team boasted three All-Tournament selections including Kaitlin Colosimo, who earned Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament, throwing two no-hitters.

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Cardinals fall in away series to Chicago

RYAN BIERI Guest Writer

This past weekend the St. Louis Cardinals fell 2-1 in an away series against the Chicago Cubs, bringing their season record against the Cubs to 4-8.

The first game of the series, held at Wrigley Field in Chicago Friday, July 21, was an 11-4 victory for the Cardinals.

The game was fairly normal up until after the seventh-inning stretch — The Cubs scored two runs in the first, and St. Louis tied it up with a run in both the second and third, but Chicago took a 2-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth.

However, in the eighth, St. Louis was off to the races, and scored nine runs. Matt Carpenter hit a double at the very top of the eighth as Carl Edwards Jr.’s first batter of the night. Following that, Tommy Pham was walked, followed up by a walk of Dexter Fowler to load the bases.

Edwards was replaced by Hector Rondon, who promptly tied the game up by walking Jedd Gyorko. Paul DeJong was up to bat next, and doubled to score Pham and Fowler. Another walk put Kolten Wong on first to load the bases once again. A single from Randal Grichuk scored Gyorko.

After another pitching substitution, Carson Kelly hit a fly ball, scoring DeJong and Wong.

Luke Voit was called in to pinch hit, and was walked. Carpenter came back up to bat, and singled, scoring Grichuk. Pham hit a single of his own, scoring Kelly and Voit.

The Cubs were able to put an end to the inning off of a double play with Fowler at-bat and a strikeout from Dejong, but Chicago went three-up, three-out in the bottom of the eighth. Chicago scored one more in the ninth off of a sac-fly to Fowler which scored Javier Baez.

The second game of the series, held Saturday, July 22, was much more subdued than the first.

Both teams were scoreless until the top of the ninth. St. Louis took a 2-0 lead off of two single home runs from DeJong and Grichuk. However, the Cubs hit back in the bottom of the ninth. A line drive double from Ben Zobrist scored Jon Jay, and a single from Kris Bryant scored Zobrist to tie the game up. Anthony Rizzo hit a double to score Bryant for the win.

The third game of the series, held Sunday, July 23, went to the Cubs 3-5.

Despite the loss, the Cardinals started strong, with Grichuk hitting a homer in the second to bring home Yadier Molina.

The Cubs tied it up in the third off of a double from Hayward to score Addison Russell.

Kris Bryant brought Heyward home off of a single.

DeJong gave the Cardinals another lead with a home run in the fourth, but Kyle Schwarber returned the favor for the Cubs in the same inning.

The Cubs landed another home run off of Wilson Contreras in the top of the sixth, and both teams went scoreless for the rest of the game.

Their next game will be at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, against the Colorado Rockies at home.

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By Jennifer Shepherd, The Lipstick Mystic Monday, July 24 - Sunday, July 30, 2017

Aries: March 21 - April 19 Don’t jump to conclusions. A moon opposition could cloud your judgment about people in your private life. Maybe you’re getting jealous about your partner for no good reason. Or perhaps you’re misunderstanding something that is happening at work.

Cancer: June 22 - July 22 You’ve been going through a lot of changes lately, thanks to the sun and Mars. You’re ready to approach your life in a different way. It’s a great time to fall in love, launch a business or change your health regimen to something new.

Libra: Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 You’re involved with multiple flirtations at the same time, which is making life complicated but fun. Maybe you’re just casually interested in one person, but you’re really falling for the other one.

Venus says be careful not to break any hearts.

Capricorn: Dec. 22 - Jan.19 You’ll have some close moments of connection with people this week, thanks to the moon. You could enjoy a long conversation with a friend or family member you haven’t seen for a while. Or you might have some lovely bedroom chat with your partner.

Taurus: April 20 - May 20 You need to shake things up a little bit and break out of your usual routine. If you and your honey always stay home on a Saturday night, hit a concert or go for a long walk together. Mercury says change aspects of your rigid schedule. Give yourself space to breathe.

Leo: July 23 - Aug. 22 You could receive some excellent advice, so pay attention to what people tell you. Mercury is surrounding you with wise people and inspiring social interactions.

The universe wants to bring you some solutions to your problems.

Scorpio: Oct. 24 - Nov. 2 You could reach a turning point in a love relationship.

Maybe you’ve been involved with your honey for a while, and the two of you are considering taking things to the next level. The moon encourages you to discuss everything you want to create together.

Aquarius: Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 Don’t second guess yourself too much, even if you’re filled with doubt. The moon is creating some internal tension, but you need to trust your instincts more. Deep down, you know exactly how to handle a complicated relationship situation.

Gemini: May 21 - June 21 Don’t neglect legal matters, contractual issues or obligations of other kinds.

You might need to take care of money that needs to be paid out, or you’ll have to work within certain limitations in other aspects of your life.

Saturn says you’ll do just fine.

Virgo: Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 Mercury will be in your sign for a while, and this will increase your confidence.

You’ll find it easier to talk to people and to present yourself in charming ways.

Over the next few weeks be courageous and expand your social circle.

Sagittarius: Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 Someone could be falling madly in love with you, and it might not be someone who is on your radar. The moon is creating a spirit of flirtation mixed with a tad bit of danger. Make sure that you’re not leading this person on if you’re not interested.

Pisces: Feb. 19 - March 20 Mercury is opposite your sign for a bit, and this means that you should be super careful about all forms of communication. Don’t post something nasty to Facebook or Twitter just because you’re in a bad mood. And avoid complaining too much to your sweetheart.

Jennifer Shepherd, the Lipstick Mystic®, is an astrologer and syndicated columnist with over 2 million readers. For mystical fun and psychic insights visit www.lipstickmystic.com.

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