The Daily Egyptian - August 30, 2023

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It’s sooo hot; here’s why and how to beat the heat this weekend

GRieseR RGRieseR@dailyeGyptian com

Dripping sweat and flushed red faces are not the best look for the start of the school year, but they been the norm as record heat greeted students, faculty and staff back to campus.

Stephon, a freshman architecture major, said, “I’ve never been so exhausted just walking outside.”

Extreme heat indexes of well over 100 degrees have swept across much of the United States, including southern Illinois. While this week has brought a slight break in temperatures, they will soar back into the 90s starting this weekend.

Multiple days of extreme temperatures throughout July and August have left Carbondale residents tired and ready for the break.

Audrey Wagner, a senior lecturer in Geography at SIU, is able to explain the cause for the heat, though the answer has many different parts. The first is related to how air is moving through jet streams.

“The jet stream [narrow bands of strong wind in the upper atmosphere] is shifting. So that very hot air from over Texas and northern Mexico will get pushed up in our direction.”

Wagner said there is a pattern; hot air has been hanging over Texas all summer and occasionally some of the air escapes north. Solar heating, which Wagner said happens when there aren’t clouds present, has also contributed to the extreme temperatures.

“The circulation pattern has just let the air sit [over Texas] and heat up for a while,” Wagner said.

It’s important to note that the air temperatures that are reported are taken in the shade; according to Wagner, “it’s easily 15 degrees Fahrenheit hotter” in the sun.

The U.S. saw some of its hottest

weeks on record this summer, with certain places hitting temps above 120 degrees. Other countries have baked under record heat as well, with climate scientists agreeing it is another sign that global warming is having an immediate impact.

A recent study from World Weather Attribution found that this summer’s heat waves on multiple continents would have been “virtually impossible… if humans had not warmed the planet by burning fossil fuels.”

The intensely hot air combined with the humidity has many students saying they’ve never experienced anything like it.

Jonathan, a freshman studying sociology said, “It doesn’t get this hot in Chicago. The heat, it’ll come down, but you won’t feel all this humidity.”

On especially hot and humid days, the heat index is often the best measure of what temperature a person’s body is experiencing because the heat index incorporates humidity into its projection.

“You sweat to cool your body through the evaporation of that sweat, but the humidity makes it harder for the sweat to evaporate,” Wagner said. “The heat index accounts for that reduced evaporation and indicates that your body will be experiencing a higher effective temperature because your cooling system can’t keep up.”

While sweat may be keeping people cool, it still is something that can be a bit of an annoyance on a school day.

Tori, a freshman marketing major, said, “How do you walk outside and your body just feels wet?”

Students are making an effort to try to stay out of the heat as much as possible. Some have been walking to class with umbrellas, while others have taken alternate, cooler routes.

“I’m staying out of the sun as much as I usually do, taking shortcuts cutting through buildings on the way,” Stephon said.

SIU is doing its part to keep students cool too.

Jeffery T. Burgin Jr., the vice chancellor for student affairs, said, “Students who need a cool space to study or hang out are welcome to use the lounges and other spaces at the student center, which is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays, and 2-8 p.m. on Sundays.”

Burgin also notes that “campus buildings, including all residence halls, are air conditioned.”

While classes are mostly inside and air conditioned, some events have to happen outside. Athletic practices for sports like women’s soccer and football are still happening despite the heat.

SIU football head coach Nick Hill is doing his best to keep his athletes safe.

“We’re always looking at whether it’s weather, it’s heat, we go by the guidelines. So we made a decision and as a coaching staff, we started practicing at 6:15 [a.m.] all week, before the sun even gets up. It’s cool enough to practice out here and we kept them out of the heat and afternoons,” Hill said.

Wagner said everyone needs to stay safe.

“Heat is very dangerous; it kills more people in the U.S. each year than any other form of ‘severe weather,’” she said.

Wagner cautions people to be on the lookout for signs of heat illness, which include dizziness and nausea. If you must work outside, be sure to stay out of the direct sun and take frequent breaks.

All students should have received an email from Dr. Andrew Riffey, the medical chief of staff of Student Health Services, who outlined several general practices students should follow while at school; as well as some to keep in mind during hot weather.

Riffey encourages students to, “drink plenty of fluids, such as water or sports drinks; sodas, juices, and energy drinks are not beneficial,” and to “wear loose, lightweight clothing and don’t wear too many layers.”

“Our student health center is prepared to assist students with medical needs, including those caused by excessive heat exposure,” Burgin said.

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Hispanic Student Council Table on display at the Involvement Fair August 24, 2023 at Southern Illinois University Student Center in Carbondale, Illinois. “I think besides the food, they’ll be attracted to some of the events that we do that have a lot of significance in history and try to create unity and prosperity for all,” Israel Ruiz said.

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the Involvement Fair August 24, 2023 at Southern Illinois University Student Center in Carbondale, Illinois. “For me I just really live by our slogan. It is not a hobbyist lifestyle. I just feel like that’s just how I live my day to day life. And I’m cool with a lot of people on Essence. I’ve been cool with them. So it was just easy for me to be a part of the team,” Olusoga said.

Student speaks to a member of the Saluki Tones at the Involvement Fair August 24, 2023 at Southern Illinois University Student Center Ballrooms in Carbondale, Illinois. Janiyah Gaston | @janiyah_reports

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Saluki Rainbow Network table on display at the Involvement Fair August 24, 2023 at Southern Illinois University Student Center Ballrooms in Carbondale, Illinois. Janiyah Gaston | @janiyah_reports

Student Involvement Fair: There’s Something For Everyone

Joei Younker JYounker@dailYegYptian com

From sororities and fraternities, to academic organizations and sports-related clubs; there is an organization for everyone at SIU.

Each semester, Southern Illinois University hosts its involvement fair for new and returning students to get an inside look on RSOs (Registered Student Organizations) and groups around campus. RSOs are a great way for new and returning students to be around others who have the same interests as them. They are also the perfect opportunity to participate in volunteer work.

Fraternity life in Southern Illinois’s Alpha Gamma Rho - Beta Alpha chapter is a home away from home for its members.

Chapter President Wyatt Boyer comes from Springfield, Illinois, along with a few other members in his fraternity. Having the opportunity to spend time and make memories with friends from home while making friends with other joining members was a selling point for him when rushing.

“We’re a bunch of kids that come from the same sort of background, whether that’s small town, agricultural or outdoors. We all have one common goal, whether that’s to better the future of agriculture or just the better future of outdoors,” Boyer said.

Member Davis Hamm joined Alpha Gamma Rho to make lifelong memories in college.

“It was an organization that I had known about previously through friends that had joined and I knew it was an opportunity to make even more friends,” Hamm said.

Each Greek organization at Southern Illinois has a philanthropy that allows them to help out their community and

make a difference. Alpha Gamma Rho has two main philanthropy programs, breast cancer research and St. Judes Children’s Hospital.

“We do two philanthropies in the fall, a car smash that raises money for breastcancer.org, a breast cancer research center and also a car show that’s proceeds go towards research,” Boyer said, “In the spring we do a gun raffle, each raffle ticket enters you to win one of three guns and all proceeds of that go to St. Judes Children’s Hospital.”

When asked his favorite thing about his RSO, Boyer said, “The brotherhood. It’s like a home away from home. I know that’s something that gets used a lot but this is a group of guys that I love to be around. They’re why I love coming back to Carbondale every year.”

Hamm followed with, “I love the memories that we make together and also being able to help out the community through our philanthropies.”

Sorority life is another lifelong opportunity for many women at SIU.

Yolina Lindquist of Sigma Kappa Sorority is a Panhellenic delegate for sororities. She is on the executive council of Sigma Kappa as well as the College Panhellenic Association general body. In this position she votes and speaks on the behalf of her chapter at CPA.

“I joined [Sigma Kappa] my sophomore year because I wanted something to help

me further my connections with others. I was already in a few other RSOs on campus but I needed something more service oriented to get me more involved and meet more people and Sigma Kappa was that for me. I went through recruitment and I fell in love,” Lindquist said.

Sigma Kappa’s main philanthropy is Alzheimer’s awareness, and the group is one of the leading private contributors to Alzheimer’s disease prevention, research and treatment efforts.

Being able to contribute to fighting

Lindquist said.

Some other organizations at Southern Illinois focus on sports. Two of these organizations are the men’s soccer club and the Dawg Pound.

Because Southern doesn’t have a men’s soccer team, a group of eager men started the club a few years ago. The club disbanded, and in 2022, player Sergio Mendez and a few friends got together and resurrected the organization.

“I played soccer in high school and I wanted to find a way to go onward with that after graduation,” Mendez said.

While the club is not the same as an official SIU team, Mendez said it is a way for him to get out and socialize with men who have the same interests as him.

provided pins for the first 500 fans in the stadium each game, some games they even provided t-shirts that matched the theme of the game.

“I love the Pound’s energy and how they love to be around different types of groups and supporting all the sports, not just football and basketball,” Chambers said.

Besides Greek life and sport-based RSOs there are also professional and academic organizations. These RSOs are a great way for students to get more experience in their major or minor.

The pre-vet club at SIU allows animal lovers and pre-veterinary majors to spend time around animals and doing what they love.

Jessica Schneider is the secretary. Her role requires her to message new recruits and communicate with presenters that come and talk to the club.

Alzheimer’s is very important to each member of Sigma Kappa.

“One in nine people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s and our philanthropy makes such a big impact. We hope to be the generation that ends Alzheimer’s,” Lindquist said.

Her favorite thing about the organization is her fellow members.

“It’s a sisterhood, I know that’s such a typical thing to say but it genuinely is. I was in multiple RSOs, I had a bunch of friends, but this sisterhood have me a better sense of belonging and is the reason that I’m still at SIU, they’re the reason I have such good grades, they hold me accountable and they’re just some of my best friends,”

Sport leisure RSO, the Dawg Pound, is run by President Dylan Chambers. A familiar face to many around campus, Chambers and the Pound are very active in all things sports around SIU. From basketball and football games to grilling out on the hill at baseball games, the Dawg Pound is a great way for sportsoriented students to make connections.

“I’m really interested in sports and that’s what the Dawg Pound revolves around, so I knew it would be a good organization for me,” Chambers said.

Besides being at almost every sporting event, the Dawg Pound has great incentives for its members. At a few basketball and volleyball games a year, the Pound provides pizza for students sitting in the designated Dawg Pound area.

Last football season, the Pound

“I joined to be around people who have similar interests as mine and make me feel welcome and, like, I can talk about the things I care about while adding new ideas to what I’m already thinking,” Schneider said, “I love the volunteering that we do. I’ve gotten to play with a lot of cool animals and learn more about them and the experience that it takes to take care of them.”

In the past year, the pre-vet club has done volunteer work with many organizations, one being an alpaca farm in the area where members got to shear the alpacas and help run some events. St. Francis Care is a shelter that the organization has helped out with as well.

All of the organizations that are offered at Southern Illinois can be found online at https://siu.presence.io/organizations/list.

Reporter Joei Younker can be reached at jyounker@dailyegyptian.com.

Students visit different RSO tables at the Involvement Fair Aug. 24, 2023 at Southern Illinois University Student Center Ballrooms in Carbondale, Ill. “It’s diverse, very diverse. There’s a lot of options to choose from. [...] It can be one thing, it could be multiple things, but just being able to put yourself out there. That’s a good thing for them and I think they’ll enjoy it,” Cheri Riggs said. Janiyah Gaston | janiyah_reports

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. table on display at the Involvement Fair August 24, 2023 at Southern Illinois University Student Center in Carbondale, Illinois.

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“I

joined

to

be around people who have similar interests as mine and make me feel welcome.”

- Jessica Schneider SIU Student

Korean middle schoolers enjoy summer English camp at SIU

Cian Lehtonen CLehtonen@daiLyegyptian Com

More than a dozen middle school students from South Korea say they are in awe of the kindness of people in Carbondale.

“I like their welcoming atmosphere. They were really delicate, and warm-hearted,” Youngseo Cho, the students’ English teacher, said.

The group was also impressed by their ability to see the dark and glitter-dusted night sky. Many of these students, due to the high population densities in South Korea, have rarely, if ever, been exposed to the starry and black-purple sky in real life.

Gyeonggi province in Korea and the overall Seoul capital area, where the students are from, has a land area of around 4,160 square miles. But the area is densely packed with more than 25 million people and a constant stream of visiting tourists. Compared to the United States, a combined Gyeonggi province and Seoul are just a little bit smaller than the state of Connecticut (5,028 square miles) which has a population of around 3.6 million people.

The English camp lasted for two weeks over the summer semester at SIU; 15 middle schoolers from Songsan private middle school in Hwaseong, South Korea, came to Southern Illinois University to attend English classes lasting each morning until lunchtime.

After lunch, the 15 Korean middle school students and their three SIU student helpers went on field trips and tours both around the campus, and in the greater Carbondale city area.

Each morning, five days a week, the students had immersive English lessons taught by SIU professor Tina Colson, who was assisted by recent graduate Mario Cantin and current students Clover Robinson, Jenay Harrington and this reporter.

Academic advisor and camp program coordinator Kijoung Na and SIU professor Jun Kim worked with camp organizers.

Field trips included the Carbondale Splash Park for summer sun and water fun, a guided tour of the transportation department at the Southern Illinois Airport and local shopping accompanied by eating at Carbondale’s local Korean food truck ‘Rice of Korea’.

“I liked the [Morris] Library. It was amazing that there were books from 300 years ago and books from 100 years ago in Korea[n],” student Jisoo Seo said.

The students and their teachers

said southern Illinois’ natural beauty and the humbleness of the local people touched each one of their hearts, making the summer camp all the more personal and memorable.

The three teachers that accompanied the middle schoolers from their school in Korea to the summer camp included their school academic counselor Hyejin Lee, their English teacher Cho and their school gym teacher Sangmin Shin.

The group traveled together on

a plane ride lasting more than 14 hours over the Pacific Ocean before reaching California, only to go a few hours more to New York for their first few days.

They then hit Chicago and made their way to Carbondale on Amtrak to meet their host families. Each host family took on between two and three students each to stay, rest, eat and play at their homes for the camp’s duration.

For many of these younger students, this was their first time ever leaving their home country. Many of the students bonded and became close with their host families.

The camp will return next summer, only instead of having three teachers and 15 students, Songsan middle school will send 30 to 40 students.

“All the students and guide teachers were satisfied with this camp, especially Professor Tina’s lessons. Students learned how to speak English by engaging in interesting activities. I think everything went as planned,” Cho said.

Only the top graded students who show interest in pursuing and advancing their English skills through the immersion camp program are allowed to attend.

Seo said, “To be honest, my English hasn’t improved much. However, my attitude towards foreigners has improved, and I have become more confident in my English.”

As they say in Korean, “dasi manapsida” (until we meet again).

Staff reporter Cian Lehtonen can be reached at clehtonen@dailyegyptian.com

Yeji Seon, Ga Yeong Lee, Teuin Tak pet a saluki at New Student Orientation July. 21, 2023 at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Ill. Pet Saluki Dog at Banterra Center.

“All the students and guide teachers were satisfied with this camp, especially Professor Tina’s lessons.”

- Youngseo Cho English Teacher

South Korean students visit Kumakura Gardens July. 18, 2023 at SIU in Carbondale, Ill..

COLUMN: Finding quiet: The best places to study on cam pus

College courses move quickly. Your first day is a syllabus day—it might even be shorter than the assigned class time—but by the next class period, you’ve already been assigned three chapters of the book and you have a paper due the following week. It doesn’t give you much time to adjust, so it’s important to find quiet places that you can go to when you need to study or crank out that paper you waited until the last minute to write. I’ve been there and these are some of my favorite places to go when I absolutely need to get work done.

Morris Library

Let’s get the obvious out of the way. Of course the library is a place you go when you need to study. But, there are a few perfect places that I like to go when I need to hide away to get some work done. My personal favorite is at the northwest corner of the third floor, specifically in the comfy chairs instead of the tables. Very specific, I know, but I swear there is magic in those chairs that

whenever you sit down in them, you can read entire novels in what seems like mere minutes. You need to bring a sweater and fuzzy socks, though, because that magic breaks when you’re shivering from the frigid library temperatures.

The second place is the basement. I feel like people are afraid of the basement for some reason. I’m not sure if it’s because it’s out of sight, therefore out of mind, or if people just don’t know that it exists, but it’s almost perfectly silent down there, which is the perfect fuel for concentration.

SIU Student Center

Another obvious one, but too many people get stuck on the first floor of the Student Center and never wander into other corners of the building. If you really want to get work done, once again, you need to go to the basement. Most SIU students don’t even know there is a basement, despite the very large flight of stairs leading down at the back door of the building. But the basement is the perfect moody, broody

atmosphere to cozy up and just get stuff done. Put some headphones in, listen to your ‘Study Jams’ playlist, sip a McDonald’s Coke, and you will have your work done in no time.

A more sunny alternative is on the second floor of the Student Center. If you go up to the row of comfy chairs in the hall with the long wall of windows, I fully believe you can accomplish just about anything. There’s a lot more traffic along this hall so if you are easily distracted, this might not be for you, but if (like me) you work better when you feel like people are keeping you accountable, the company of passersby will only help to keep you on track.

Faner Hall

Now we’ve reached some of the more unusual places where you can find a peaceful place to study on campus and Faner Hall is one of the most unusual buildings on campus. While Faner isn’t so confusing once you get to know it, students still avoid it like the plague, too afraid they’ll become forever lost in the halls. But, if you’re brave enough to venture around, you’ll find that there are plenty of little corners and rooms to hide away between classes and crank out a couple hours worth of work on a project.

However, when I want a warm, sunny place to study to feel motivated and energized, the College of Liberal Arts lounge is my go-to location. The sunshine from the lounge is

incomparable to just about any other place on campus, making it the perfect place to read and write or study.

Behind the Agriculture Building

It is no secret that SIU is one of the most beautiful campuses in the state and when the temperatures start to drop and the leaves begin to change, there is no better place to study than outside. And the best place to do that is at the picnic table behind the Agriculture Building between the building and Thompson Woods.

It’s incredibly easy to walk past and ignore but I encourage you to stop and sit there for a moment before moving on with your day. I’m not sure

if it’s because it’s perfectly shaded or if it’s because it’s close enough to Thompson Woods to hear the wind in the trees, but it is the most calming and relaxing place to study on campus. Top it off with a pumpkin spice latte and you can work all day and never feel stressed.

Off Campus Bonus: Blend Tea & Crepe

Those who know me are well aware that my biggest weakness is an iced honey milk tea with bubbles from Blend. Don’t overlook this charming place when you need to get your studies done.

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Welcome the to

DuQuoin

Fairgoers walk the paths in between rides and games seeing all that is to offer at the 101st DuQuoin State fair Aug. 27 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in Illinois. Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto

Angelina Nock poses during her aerial lyra performance Aug. 27, 2023 at the DuQuoin State Fair in DuQuoin, Ill. Dominique @dmartinez_powell.photography

Young rodeo performer turns her horse around the first barrel in her barrel run at the Whippoorwill Rodeo as the rodeo is hosted at the DuQuoin State Fair Aug. 27, 2023 in the Open Air Horse Arena in DuQuoin, Illinois. She ran an 18.921. Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto

State Fair 2023

reach to switch sway poles during stunt performance Aug. 27, 2023 at the

Fair in DuQuoin, Ill. “This is our third or fourth time [performing at the DuQuoin State Fair] … we grew up performing ever summer of our lives at Wisconsin Dells so, whenever we’re in the Midwest, we feel like we’re at home,” Angelina Nock said Dominique @dmartinez_powell.photography

Angelina Nock and Michelangelo Nock of The Nerveless Nocks

DuQuoin State

Rebecca Knight grabs giant llama plush after winning a shooting themed Fair game Aug. 27, 2023 at the DuQuoin State Fair in DuQuoin, Ill. “[The game] just looked fun and I wanted to win the segway,” Knight said. Dominique @dmartinez_powell.photography

Fairgoers walk the paths in between rides and games seeing all that is to offer at the 101st DuQuoin State fair Aug. 27 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in Illinois. The annual fair offers rides, food, vendors, and games from Aug. 25 all the way to Sept. 4. Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto

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HEROES Headquarters: The HEROES Headquarters, located in the basement of the Student Center, includes a basic needs store next to the Saluki Food Pantry. The store offers essential supplies, including sheets, towels, microwaves, refrigerators, and other crucial supplies, including toiletries, for students in need.

HEROES Hideaway: The HEROES Hideaway, also located in the basement of the Student Center, is a de-stress zen den that offers tranquil, multicultural mindfulness features, including a massage chair, yoga, and meditation tools.

The PEERS HEROES Program: The Peer HEROES support program facilitates peer educators supporting students living with mental health conditions. In addition, mentors provide education on behavior change strategies, intervention skills, and self-care methods.

The HEROES Campus Liaison, Dr. Jaime Clark, can be contacted at 618/453-6341 or email heroes@siu.edu For more information about HEROES, please visit the following website or scan the QR code: heroes.siu.edu

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CAPS counselors provide supportive, affirmative, trauma-informed, and confidential services to students. We work with diverse students on a wide range of presenting issues and utilize treatment techniques based on individual needs. Our services include:

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CAPS counselors are here to support you! SIU Students can access mental health counseling by calling 618/453-5371 Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 12:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (excluding university closures) or by walking into any of our locations on campus.

Counseling and risk assessment support after 9 p.m., campus closures, holiday closures, and semester breaks is available by calling Connect@SIU at 1-833-434-1217. For more information about CAPS, please visit shc.siu.edu/counseling

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Wellness and Health Promotion Services provides health promotion and prevention education to equip students with the skills needed to make effective choices regarding their health and wellbeing. We offer presentations and workshops on a variety of topics, including:

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Feeling stressed? The Dawg Lounge is our free and open stress management lounge for students, offering three themed relaxation rooms with massage chairs, art and coping tools, and support animals! We also offer monthly Downward Dog yoga sessions and Calming Craft activities. For a schedule of events and dog days in the Dawg Lounge, or to request a presentation, visit shc.siu.edu

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What’s in the name: Pulliam Hall

which features a bridge stretching over a koi pond, a cherry blossom tree and a bench to sit and relax.

“I love visiting the japanese garden, I’ve done a lot of studying in there,” Bruick said. In a five-minute walk that same direction, it’ll take you to Morris Library. A hub for any student looking for a relaxing moment to study and meet with friends.

If you leave out its eastside doors, you are within a five-minute walk to Carbondale’s illustrious strip. There are all sorts of things to do on the strip or grab a quick bite to eat after class.

The Center for International Education is also outside these doors, located at Woody Hall.

If you leave out the backside entrance, you face many of the fraternity houses that sit on the opposite side of the road. Dean Dearing, a senior member of the Farmhouse fraternity, said this is an ideal situation for any members that have classes across the street.

“I know a lot of my friends have had classes at Pulliam and it’s been really convenient for them.” he said.

Dearing has had a multitude of classes in Pulliam Hall and said it is nice to have classes just within a two-minute walk.

Also, the courtyard of Pulliam Hall is home to many University events. There’s a chance something is being held there once or twice a semester; and it’s close to the school’s original quad (to the right of the east campus bridge) which also holds events during the school year.

Its clock tower stretches high over trees scattered across Southern Illinois University’s campus. The building sits atop a small hill and a statue of three sprinting Salukis welcomes you at the bottom.

Pulliam Hall was originally built in 1951 and had another set of construction which finished in 1954. The structure was named after the University’s sixth president, Roscoe Pulliam.

Pulliam was the first alumni to be elected as the school’s president and it is said that both faculty and students thrived under his new management of the university. After Pulliam took over, Southern Illinois finally earned its name and credit of being called a university (as opposed to simply a college).

For years, Pulliam Hall was the University School. Then it was used as a physical education area for many years. The building featured two full-sized swimming pools along with a gymnasium.

Now, Pulliam Hall serves as the College of Education and Human Services. Renovations took place in 2014 as they filled in the swimming pools and built a new level over the gymnasium.

SIU historian and lifetime alumni board member De De Itner remembers her time at the university fondly. She spent a lot of time in Pulliam Hall and took many courses there.

“All of the teachers who were going to be--for example, K-3--would take hitch at university school, and those students would come to observe the class,” Itner said, “Then generally, in their junior-senior year, they would come back and they would practice teaching.”

It’s clear the building’s real calling card is its high-reaching clock tower. During a Facebook series named, “Saluki Sleuths”, SIU

architect Brian Gorecki explained how the clock tower works.

“The clock faces are all controlled by a central mechanism. There’s a long gear shaft connected to gears, connecting the back of each clock face to the central control unit and it’s automated,” Gorecki said.

He noted something interesting while inside the clocktower. Dates were splattered all along the beams connecting the tower’s stabilization.

“Some of the graffiti that we can see on the wood structures actually dates when various painters have painted the outside of the clocktower,” Gorecki said.

Pulliam Hall also features an “Industrial Wing” which includes workshops for students to participate in ceramics, glass-making and blacksmithing programs. It is home for many students participating in the School of Art and Design.

Education students like Tori Bruick, a junior at SIU, said she loves the atmosphere inside Pulliam. The professors have always been helpful and she’s met a lot of her friends through the program.

“I’ve made friends will a lot of people in my classes because we’re able to work together

and keep moving forward,” Bruick said. For Bruick, Pulliam Hall also happens to be on a very convenient side of campus.

When exiting the building from the front, you are within a three-minute walk to SIU’s Kumakura Garden; a japanese-style haven

These events are a great opportunity to expand students’ horizons as Greek life and multiple RSOs usually have tents set up to entice potential new members.

“There’s usually like a block party that is always held outside of it. Ourselves and a couple other Greek houses [Delta Zeta and Omega Delta] participate in it,” Dearing said.

Dearing said he can see why Pulliam Hall has become such an iconic building over the years for Carbondale natives and SIU students.

“It certainly has some significance you know? In terms of where it’s at on campus and everybody seeing the clock tower [...] it has a lot of history here,” he said.

Editor-in-Chief Cole Daily can be reached at cdaily@dailyegyptian.com

Pulliam Hall towers over the Carbondale skyline on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. Brian Munoz | @brianmmunoz

“I know a lot of my friends have had classes at Pulliam and it’s been really convenient for them.”

- Dean Dearing

A senior member of the Farmhouse fraternity

“Iron sharpens iron:” Salukis test themselves ahead of football season opener

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On October 22, 2022, the No. 14 ranked Salukis (5-2) traveled to Vermillion, South Dakota, for a road game against conference foe South Dakota Coyotes with their 4-0 record in the Missouri Valley Conference on the line. Towards the tail end of the third quarter, the Dawgs held a 24-17 lead as the clock ticked into the fourth quarter.

From that game on, the Salukis would let four separate fourth-quarter leads evaporate in the coming weeks as their record would fall to 5-6 (4-4 in the MVC) and in the end, lose their seemingly firm grasp on a playoff spot. It was the first time since 2019 that the Salukis would not be participating in playoff football.

In just a few short days, Saluki Stadium will once more be packed with loads of students, families and fans alike; eager for one more chapter in Southern Illinois football, with playoff aspirations once again on the minds of Saluki fans and players.

“Days like next Saturday are what you do it for. To come out here and enjoy the work that you put in it,” head coach Nick Hill said, “You only get eleven guaranteed opportunities out of 365 days, so we should play

with a passion and an energy that reflects that.”

As the 2023 Salukis enter their 110th season in school history, many things remain a constant. Coach Hill enters his seventh season at the helm of the Dawgs. Alongside, is longtime quarterback Nic Baker entering his third season as the starter, with this being his sixth and final year of eligibility.

Offensively, the Dawgs are returning seven of their 11 starters from last season, with wide receiver Avante Cox and All-American fullback Jacob Garrett being the most notable position players absent from the 2023 Saluki offense. Stars like running back Justin Strong and wide receiver Izaiah Hartrup returned to training camp this summer fully healthy and ready to go after sustaining injuries last season.

Their injuries left the door open for other players to take advantage. Fifthyear running back Ro Elliot posted the second-highest carrying total of his career last season (91) and almost doubled his career high in receptions, with 22. Elliot also contributed in the special teams game too, with his first four kick returns last year.

As a fifth-year player now, Elliot will be one of the 32 players in their fifth or sixth year in college football.

“I kinda thrusted myself into the veteran role with just my play on the field. Since day one, when I came in, as a freshman, coach Hill told me I was gonna be playing behind DJ [Davis] and Javon [Williams Jr.],” Elliot said. “That was a great experience, but once they left, I just had to take the torch over. I got great help from Justin Strong, Jalen Medefield and Lashaun Lester, so I accept that role.”

This year Elliot and the other running backs will have a brand new RB coach for the first time since 2016, as previous coach Nate Griffin moved into the tight end room as their coach. This year, it’s Larry “Lightning” Warner leading the running back room.

“Coach Griffin, he was more laid back, but coach Warner, he brings the energy and it just tells us we have to show out. We have a saying in our room: ‘Be Dawgs’ and, I just feel like that’s what we live by and that’s why we work hard,” Elliot said.

At the end of the day, Hill expects all his players to buy into the leadership mentality at the same time as keeping themselves humble.

“When you have a culture where you don’t have just two or three leaders, everybody on this team is gonna be called to lead at some point and they’re gonna be called on to follow at some point,” Hill said. “I think it’s super important that those guys also show that they can follow, they can be coached, they can listen to another team, and they can take constructive criticism.”

Defensively, only five of the 11 starters from last year’s week one will be returning, with most notably

Richie Hagarty and Keenan Agnew leaving. Just like the injuries on offense last year, the openness of the defense leads to more opportunities for other players on this year’s team.

Fifth-year safety and senior PJ Jules was a highlight of the secondary last year, yet only started in two games. Jules managed to lead the team in tackles (66) and pass-breakups (7), while posting career highs in sacks (2.5) and tackles for losses (4) on his way to his first MVC Second Team All-Conference.

Just like Elliot, Jules knows jumping into that veteran role will be just as important to the team’s success as his skills on the field.

“It’s an everyday process of iron sharpens iron. So every day, you just pray it helps the guys and I give them the learnings that I have,” Jules said. “I also learn from them. Everybody’s working hard, everybody’s trying to grow at the game. So you just learn from each other and sharpen each other’s tools.”

Jules will be pushed into a spot filled with expectations this season as he was recently put onto the State Perform preseason All-American team as well as the 2024 Senior Bowl watch list. With such high expectations, Jules isn’t letting any of it get to his head.

“I’m grateful for every opportunity I get. It just lets me know that I’m in the right direction, and I’m headed toward the right path. Every day, I’m just working, trying to be a better version of myself on and off the field,” Jules said. “It gets me motivated to keep going and be a hard worker, but I’m not quite there yet, so every day it’s a process of locking in and not letting outside sources dictate how I feel or what I do.”

Jules and all the other defensive players were thrown into a difficult situation when former defensive

coordinator DJ Vokolek resigned on Aug. 1, just one day before the start of fall training camp and 6 months to the day of his announced hiring.

Vokolek took a defensive assistant coach position at Northwestern just 10 days later. In response, assistant head coach Antonio James took over as the defensive coordinator at the start of training camp.

It’s an unusual situation for certain, but players like Jules aren’t taking anything personal from it.

“At the end of the day it’s a business and you gotta do what’s best for you,” Jules said. “It’s just more adversity that we’ve had to face and overcome. Every piece of adversity that comes is just a test of how strong you are. We use that as a motivator to be the best version of ourselves.”

As for the season opener, Hill has had the players preparing for the opening weeks far in advance. However, Hill believes the biggest factor to start the season comes from within.

“I think the biggest thing in the first game is that it’s really about us.

It’s about what we do. Not so much about what they do,” Hill said. “We’ll get a good idea in the first few series on what their game plan is against us, what front structure they’re going to kind of live and die in. You feel like you have a good idea going in, but there’s always going to be some new wrinkles.”

The first game will be everyone’s first opportunity to see what to expect from the Dawgs in the 2023 season, and the players know they need to capitalize on it.

“We’re always gonna fight. We’re never gonna take a game off, we always play four quarters and we always wanna be the most physical,” Elliot said.

The Salukis will begin their 2023 journey on Saturday, Sept. 2, with a 6:00 p.m. kickoff. The theme is Faith and Family Night. The game will also be broadcast on ESPN+.

Graduate Assistant Joseph Bernard can be reached at jbernard@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @Jojobernard2001.

Quarterback Michael Lindauer (10) passes the ball off to running back Lashaun Lester (28) as the Salukis face off and play against each other in a scrimmage game Aug. 19, 2023 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto

Saluki Football kick off training camp practice with pre-practice stretches Aug. 17, 2023 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto

Charles Young (31) leaps into the air making a catch during training camp practice Aug. 10, 2023 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto

Barbenheimer: The cinematic yin-yang that revived theater culture

Christopher Nolan’s thriller about the construction of the atomic bomb and Greta Gerwig’s heartfelt message to women displayed through the lens of a children’s toy could not be more different. Yet both happened to hit theaters on the exact same day: July 21, 2023.

It is this contradiction of plot elements that led to the cultural phenomenon we all now know as “Barbenheimer.”

Junior student Connor Walsh said society’s buzz about the films influenced him to see “Oppenheimer” in the first place. He hopes to watch “Barbie” soon.

“It’s a large part why I had to go see it, and I don’t see many movies in theaters,” Welsh said. “I had to see at least one of the two because people were talking about it.”

Senior SIU student Aisha Ruperto loved the “Barbie” movie.

“I thought it did what it needed to do,” Ruperto said. It was inclusive to everyone, your whole family could watch this movie. I watched it with my family.”

She felt it touched on the female experience in a very impressive and unique way. In her eyes, everyone should watch it because of that..

“It shed light on a lot of issues that women face on a day to day basis and the struggles we go through,” Ruperto said.

“The message of ‘Barbie’ was really powerful,” said sophomore SIU student Laney Beltz.

Beltz said the most memorable quote from the movie was, “We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they have come.”

Walsh said that although changes could’ve been made to improve the film, he was still a big fan of “Oppenheimer”.

“It was fascinating that it was a story on what makes a man evil. Or what makes him good, he said.” It can be hard to tell, especially with how the movie framed him.”

Beltz, who saw both films, was a much bigger fan of the second half of “Oppenheimer,” which focused more on the title character’s court case.

“The first half was kind of boring, talking about the science of it all. But the legal part on the back half was more interesting,” she said.

July 21, 2023 was a historic moment in movie history. A lot was riding on these two films once it was announced they were hitting theaters the same day.

Walsh said he’s happy they both turned out so well, because it drew people like himself out of the house and to the big screen. It’s something that has been lost these past couple of years.

“The cinema definitely needed a boost. It needed a strong performance. A reason for people to go to the theaters,” Walsh said.

Editor-in-chief Cole Daily can be reached at cdaily@dailyegyptian.com

Barbenheimer: Both films bullseye their target audiences

Both “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” did a very good job of reaching their target audience. It’s part of the reason these films did so well.

“Oppenheimer” is a thriller that grabs ahold of the viewer’s attention during almost all three hours of the film. The opening scene is one of my favorites of all time.

Flames drift across the screen, like a sea of red illuminating the theater. Then a quote appears from the Greek myth of Prometheus.

“Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. For this he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity.”

The movie holds the viewer in a chokehold and doesn’t let go until the bomb is dropped on the Trinity Test site.

This scene is the culmination of everything in the film. In a cinematic experience where settings change within the span of seconds and music fills the background of each and every scene; finally the bomb drops.

And it’s quiet.

Its silence helps the viewer grasp the full weight of what has happened. They have created something that can destroy the world.

The film then proposes a question to the viewer; was this morally justified? Should

they have done this? The remainder of the movie forces the audience to answer these questions for themselves.

My only problems involve parts of the film I mentioned above. It improves the gravity of the bomb-dropping scene, but this movie simply has too much music in the background during almost all of the film.

It takes away the importance of other scenes when a conversation is going on, but highly amplified music can be heard at all times. In some movies, like “Uncut Gems”,

this can work.

But for “Oppenheimer”, this simply falls flat. The rushed sense of the movie could be avoided if this film was only two hours and 15-30 minutes as opposed to the full three hour runtime.

Now, “Barbie” knows exactly what type of film it is, more so than “Oppenheimer.” Don’t get me wrong; “Oppenheimer” is the better film. However, “Barbie” satisfies its audience’s taste buds in a more effective way.

With a cast highlighted by Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Will Ferrell and Kate McKinnon; this movie delivers on the promise to its viewers: it’s a well-made comedy that discusses women’s issues on a perfect tightrope between light-hearted and gut-wrenching.

This movie is not perfect. It has its flaws. This isn’t the masterpiece that “Oppenheimer” is trying to be. But because your expectations are lowered, you have so much fun watching the film that you forget about one bad scene or one awful line delivery.

There is a rumor this movie has too much of a liberal agenda. While it’s not hard to see where that may be coming from, this isn’t some “left-wing” propaganda movie like Ben Shapiro may claim.

While men say, “this is me” to movies like

“Drive,” “Wolf of Wall Street” and others, I can see why this film resonates so much with women across the country.

As I said earlier, “Oppenheimer” is the better film. The cinematography, visuals and performances are essentially unrivaled compared to anything that has come out this year.

However, when it comes to expectations, “Barbie” fits the mold in a more effective way with its tone, writing and theme.

Editor-in-chief Cole Daily can be reached at cdaily@dailyegyptian.com

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