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VOL. 103, ISSUE 26
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Simon Poll: Sanders and Bloomberg lead primary polls in Illinois, Pritzker’s popularity increases
Kallie Cox | @KallieECox
Candidates Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg hold the lead in Illinois presidential primary polls and approval ratings for Gov. J.B. Pritzker are on the rise according to the Simon Poll. The Simon Poll is an annual political poll conducted by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. The poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters using random telephone digit dialing from Feb. 10 - Feb. 17 and has a margin of error 3.1 percentage points. Presidential Primary Poll Results Overall in Illinois Sanders is in the lead with 22% of the vote, Bloomberg holds 17%, Joe Biden has 14%, Pete Buttigieg 13%, Amy Klobuchar 8% and Elizabeth Warren 6%. “This pro-Bernie tilt is similar to what has been happening in the early states, and what the national polls show, and it is likely to continue until Super Tuesday and then on to Illinois and other big states on March 17th,” said John S. Jackson, one of the co-directors of the poll. Pritzker Poll Results Approval of Pritzker statewide has reached 51%, an 11% increase from his 2019 approval ratings and he has a 14% advantage over former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s approval rating of 37% in 2015. While Pritzker’s approval ratings have improved nationwide, he holds a 52% disapproval rate downstate and the poll showed a large partisan divide. “Among Democrats, the governor enjoys a 77 percent approval to 14 percent disapproval rating,” the poll said. “Seventy-three percent of Republicans disapprove and 20 percent approve of Pritzker’s job performance.
Independents are in the middle, with 44 percent approval to 43 percent disapproval.” President Donald Trump’s Approval Ratings 39% of Illinois voters approved of the job President
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Donald J. Trump is doing, while 58% disapproved. This is a net negative job approval rate of 19 percentage points, the poll said.
Daily Egyptian wins 22 ICPA awards for second consecutive year Staff | @DailyEgyptian
The D aily Egyptian won 22 Illinois College Press Association awards for the 2019 school year. This is the second year in a row the DE has taken home 22 awards. There were 27 schools and a total of 985 entries in this year’s competition. Jan Thompson, director of the School of Journalism, said she is proud of the staff at the DE and this shows the SIU School of Journalism can compete with the most highly regarded journalism schools in the state. “The awards, across several categories, [are] a testament of the talent that we have on this campus,” Thompson said. “The editor-in-chief, Rana
Schenke, a fashion [design] major, is responsible for the solid leadership of the DE staff this semester. Congratulations also to Eric Fidler, the faculty managing editor, for overseeing and helping the DE achieve this triumph.” Emily Cooper, editor-inchief for fall 2019 semester, said the DE represents SIU well and this is a huge accomplishment. “Bringing 22 awards back home is impressive and something to be proud of,” Cooper said. Eric Fidler, faculty managing editor and advisor to the Daily Egyptian said the awards were “nice.” “I’m proud of our staff, which
has fewer people than the Daily Illini has on its editorial board,” Fidler said. The Daily Illini, the student newspaper of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earned 21 awards at the competition, according to their staff. The awards are listed below. Writing Editor in Chief Rana Schenke, a junior from Algonquin, Illinois, received first place news story for her coverage of the city hall protest. News Editor Kallie Cox, a junior double majoring in political science and journalism from Springfield, Illinois, won third place for in-depth reporting
for her coverage of SIU’s disproportionate referrals of black students. Jeremy Brown, a former arts and entertainment editor from Champaign, took third place for a critical review of “Shazam.” Brooke Buerck, a sports reporter from Perryville, Missouri majoring in English, received an honorable mention for her feature story about the poor farm cemetery. She also placed third in the headline writing competition for “More than just a jersey: Saluki equipment department keeps athletes in gear.” Jacob Lorenz, a staff reporter from Effingham, Illinois working toward
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dual degrees in psychology and journalism, received first place for his headline “You need a yes before you undress: Omega Delta Phi hosts ‘Consent is Sexy’ workshop." Adam Warfel, a former sports editor from Dieterich, Please see ICPA | 2
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“Regionally, President Trump is markedly more popular downstate than he is in Chicago and the suburbs,” the poll said. “In Chicago 73 percent disapprove while only 22 percent approve; in the suburbs 62 percent disapprove and 36 percent approve; downstate 56 percent approve and 41
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percent disapprove.” The Illinois Primary isw March 17. News Editor Kallie Cox can be reached at kcox@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @KallieECox.
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Ana Luiza Jacome | @aluizaphotography Stewat Rogers carries 4-year-old jetlagged Thor at Eataly, an Italian marketplace in Chicago, Friday. Stewat and Thor came from England on Thursday to visit Stewat’s sister.
Illinois, received an honorable mention for a sports news story. Photo and Multimedia Isabel Miller, a former photo editor from Carterville, Illinois, received multiple awards including: first place feature photo, third place sports photo, third general news photo, first and second place spot news photo, third in multimedia reporting and an honorable mention for her feature page design. Miller and former staff photographers Corrin Hunt and Carson Vanbuskirk won first place for a photo essay. Former staff photographer Jodee Harmon won third. Vanbuskirk also won seond place for general news photo. Social media editor Elizabeth Biernacki, a sophomore studying recreational therapy from Highland Park, Illinois and Ana Jacome, a staff photographer
and photojournalism major from João Pessoa PB in Brazil, both received honorable mentions for their photos in the ICPA photo competition. The photo competition takes place during the conference and participants are given a set amount of time to explore the city and take a photograph that fulfills the prompt. This year’s prompt was relationships. Design The Daily Egyptian staff received third place for editorial cartoon and second place for entertainment supplement. The issue submitted in the entertainment supplement category was the spring 2019 Brewfest edition with a cover by former DE designer Peyton Schnurr and interior design and layout by Reagan Gavin, Sloan Marion and current design chief Erin Denae Douglas.
Graphic designer Chloe Schobert, a sophomore studying art from Belleville, Illinois, won third place in the advertisement under a full page category. Schenke, the DE’s current editorin-chief, said she is proud of the current staff. “Despite our smaller size, our staff is able to match and surpass papers such as the Daily Northwestern, the Vidette and the Daily Illini in categories across the board,” Schenke said. “This shows the unique strengths of our staff and I cannot wait to see what the next year holds for us.” The Daily Egyptian’s News Desk can be reached at 1-618-536-3329, by email at editor@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @dailyegyptian.
See Biernacki’s honorable mention photo on page 15 To see more winning photos see our website
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Uncaged: An inside look on what it means to be a furry
Keaton Yates | @keatsians
The Saluki Furry Society welcomes the SIU community unleash their fursonas. Tyler Knupp, Saluki Furry Society president and founder, said it’s complicated to try and define a furry, but a furry is basically a person
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that has an interest in anamorphic animals. At its core, the furry community is artbased and involves creating characters or costumes, also called fursuits, Knupp said. “Some people can make it a lifestyle, it’s more of a hobby for many,” Zynn Moore,
Crime Report: Wednesday’s lunchtime shooting Kallie Cox | @KallieECox
The occupants of two vehicles, one silver and one black, began shooting at each other around 11 a.m on Wednesday and evaded police custody, according to a Freedom of Information Act request the Daily Egyptian filed with the Carbondale police. Officers responded to the 500th block of North Washington street in response to a call of shots fired. According to the release, police “flooded the area” but were unable to identify the suspects or locate the vehicles. No one involved in the incident has come forward to the police and there have been no reported injuries. This is the fourth gun related incident in
Carbondale within a week. The police aren't releasing additional information at this time, this investigation is active and ongoing and the story will continue to be updated as more information becomes available. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 4573200. The Daily Egyptian can be reached by email ateditor@dailyegyptian.com. News Editor Kallie Cox can be reached at kcox@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @KallieECox.
SIU signs Second Nature Climate Change Commitment Jacob Lorenz | @jtlorenz6
SIU’s Interim Chancellor John M. Dunn signed the Second Nature Climate Change Commitment on Feb. 20, pledging SIU to sustainability. The Second Nature commitment encourages SIU and other universities to develop a campus plan to reduce greenhouse admissions and create alternative energy sources. Second Nature is a non-profit organization that is trying to combat climate change through higher education. SIU’s press release said more than 800 college and university leaders in the country have signed the commitment. Dunn said in the press release the Second Nature Climate Change Commitment will
extend SIU’s continuous duty to sustainability. The commitment requires SIU to have an internal task force to help with development within two months of signing. Alex Barnes a sophomore studying crop, soil and environmental management, said the task force will have students on it but will definitely try to get community members involved as well. Barnes said signing the commitment isn’t a stopping point, but a benchmark, and the university wants to keep at it to reduce its carbon emissions. “We aren’t done yet," Barnes said. Staff reporter Jacob Lorenz can be reached at jlorenz@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter
treasurer of the society, said Furries are often seen as sexual and are thought to be zoophiliacs, people who have sexual intercourse with animals but that’s not what a furry actually is, Knupp said. “That is, in fact, shunned out of this community,” Knupp said. “If anyone’s name comes forth with such information, they are banned from conventions, they’re not allowed in public organizations anymore unless they’re running their own, which some still exist.” Moore said he personally has met more asexual people in the furry community than anywhere else. While part of the community does partake in the fetishization of anamorphic animals, that's not why the organization is on campus, Knupp said. It is in their constitution that they are family friendly. SFS has fliers around campus that have a paw print with a rainbow flag on one of the paw pads. This has resulted in heated emails to the organization and vandalism of the posters; the phrase “LGBT is not furry” has been written on some of them. “[The LGBT flag is] on there for a couple of different reasons. We are an LGBT safe space, you won’t find any discrimination and if someone does discriminate we will escort them out," Knupp said. "We are also under the umbrella of Rainbow Saluki Network." Knupp said he believes that it is easier for LGBT people to be in the furry community because the majority of the
furry fandom is accepting. During meetings, most of what SFS does is hang out, chat about furry interests and plan events. “My favorite thing is that’s where all of my friends are," Natalie Daniel, a society member, said. "Our meetings are pretty laid back, we all just hang out and do whatever." Sometimes the club will host art days, where people can make characters, get help with art and find out where to start, Moore said. “When people create a fursona it’s usually a better version or a projected version of themselves,” Knupp said. Daniel said her fursona is a calico cat with a bubbly personality and her character is her best self. “This semester, we’re looking into hosting a charity to raise money for a local animal shelter. We’re still getting details and all that figured out right now, but hopefully that’ll be sometime in April,” Knupp said. Last semester, SFS did a food drive for the food pantry on campus that was successful and they hope to continue that every semester, Knupp said. Meetings are on Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Mackinaw River Room in the Student Center. Staff reporter Keaton Yates can be reached at kyates@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @keatsians.
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SIU’s dining halls don’t meet vegetarian or vegan needs Keaton Yates | @keatsians
In the dining halls, vegans and vegetarians have one line of options that don’t meet their nutrition needs and there is no guarantee it’s vegan. Housing needs to be held accountable and take care of the students who live on this campus and eat at the dining halls.
“There’s the salad bar [...] but vegetarians and vegans aren’t rabbits.” - Keaton Yates Staff reporter
There are six basic nutrients the body needs: protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and water. Protein is perhaps the most commonly misunderstood. It is very important to the human body but you don’t just get it from meat and dairy products. White meats, such as fish and poultry, are where most meat-based protein comes from. Other good sources of protein
are seeds and nuts, soy products, legumes and beans and high protein grains such as quinoa, whole wheat pasta, wild rice, couscous and oatmeal. The next nutrient is carbohydrates. Those include breads, cereals, pasta, potatoes, vegetables and fruits. Don’t let diet culture fool you; carbohydrates are not bad for your body if done correctly. There are plenty of carbohydrates in the dining halls. Fats are also misunderstood and don’t need to be avoided. Saturated animal-based fats should be consumed moderately; red meats and dairy contain these. Healthy sources of fats are in vegetable oils, nuts and fish. Vitamins are found in fruits and vegetables and there are 13 vitamins the body needs. Minerals depend on the body but those are also found in fruits, vegetables and white meat. Many of the vegan options at the dining halls do not contain all of the nutrients needed to live a healthy vegan lifestyle. There’s the salad bar and Trueblood’s Grill, but vegetarians and vegans aren’t rabbits. They’re people who have wants and needs.
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Lentils and rice are offered about three times a week while people who are able to eat meat and dairy products are offered something new every single day.
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The university say they offer vegan options but hardly any of the meals have the nutrients vegans need. This can lead to malnutrition and weight loss.
Not only is there not enough options but there’s cross contamination. At the burger bar, the tongs for french fries are regularly put into the fried chicken and sometimes student workers at Trueblood’s Grill will put vegetarian bowls on the meat grill. Often when student workers are asked what is in the vegan or vegetarian dishes they are unaware and won’t ask their supervisors. This is no fault of the dining hall staff. It’s a lack of education and training of student workers. The school needs to be held accountable to teaching, because students are required to live on campus for the first year and some upperclassmen may not have any other option. It is the university's responsibility to take care of these students. The staff is known to take recipes but they should do their part and do more research on what students with dietary restrictions need to be healthy. Staff reporter Keaton Yates can be reached by email at kyates@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @keatsians.
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Editorial: Young, broke and capped at 20 hours a week, student workers struggle to get by
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We’ve all heard the “struggling college student” trope and jokes about ramen noodles, but for SIU students, it’s not a joke. At SIU, students with on campus jobs are capped at 20 hours per week during the school year. This policy is meant to ensure students remain focused on school but it actually forces more students to get off-campus jobs and work more inconvenient hours to pay their bills. Working 20 hours a week at minimum wage is not enough to pay for most students’ living expenses or tuition. SIUC’s work week limit is more stringent now than it used to be. Student hours were previously capped at 29.5 hours until former Chancellor Rita Cheng made the cut in May 2014. At $9.25 an hour, before taxes, for 20 hours, students are not making enough to cover rent/ housing, tuition, books, food and hygiene products. Tuition is $9,638, fees are $5,266, estimated costs for books and supplies are $1,100 and room/board is approximately $10,622 according to SIU’s estimated costs for the 20202021 school year. This is a total of $26,626 and does not include groceries or other living expenses. If an SIU student were to work on campus at the current minimum wage for 20 hours a week for 36 weeks they would make $6,660 before taxes. This is less than a third of the amount needed to pay for tuition. Students who work over 20 hours a week will not get paid for their time or will be penalized for clocking over 20. If a student works multiple oncampus jobs, they cannot exceed
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20 combined hours at both of the jobs, according to student employment policies. Students with two on-campus jobs must be meticulous in tracking hours at both jobs to make sure they don’t go over. Those who clock more than 20 hours will receive a warning on first occurrence and will be automatically terminated on second occurrence, according to the student employment handbook.
“Those who clock more than 20 hours will recieve a warning on first occurrence and will be automatically terminated on second occurrence, according to the student employment handbook.” This gives students an uncomfortable choice, work extra hours in order to get the job done without pay, request payment and get fired or get a second job off campus. On-campus student employment offers benefits offcampus jobs don’t have and accommodate class schedules by
allowing students to work odd hours or short shifts between classes. They are also conveniently located, to students without transportation still have the opportunity to make money. These jobs also give students the opportunity to gain experience in the field they are studying and allow them to network with professionals. If SIU’s reasoning behind the 20 hour cap is to keep students focused on their studies, they need a new policy. The limit does more harm than good and forces lower income students to resort to off campus jobs. Students are adults. They have bills to pay, responsibilities to attend to and sometimes children. They can control their own hours and don’t need the administration to do it for them. If SIU is trying to present student employment as an enticing option to students, they need to change this policy. Many campus departments that hire student workers are struggling to find interested students due to declining enrollment. The university is shooting itself in the foot with this policy. If SIU doesn’t do something to make on-campus positions more enticing to students, campus is going to become severely understaffed and the university as a whole is going to suffer. We should be trying to make our campus stronger, not killing it with inaction and arbitrary restraints. The Daily Egyptian’s Editorial Board can be reached at 1-618-536-3329, by email at editor@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @dailyegyptian.
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Sports
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Record breaking performances help Saluki women take second at swim and dive championships Tamar Mosby | @mosbytamar
History was quite literally in the making this weekend for the SIU women’s swim and dive Team, which posted several record breaking performances and all-conference honors at the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. The conference championship began on Feb. 19 and concluded on Feb. 22. By the end of the meet, Southern had accumulated a total of six school records, one conference record, 11 All-MVC honors (seven First Team), four individual conference honors and five first-place finishes. As a team, the Salukis took home second place at the championships with a score of 603 points behind defending champion, Missouri State who scored 826.5 points. SIU's members of the AllMVC First Team included
seniors Laura Carver, Baobao and Beibei Ji, Samantha Parsons and Rita Naude, junior Sierra Forbord, and freshmen Sarah Vogt and Lucia Romero. All-MVC honorable mention members included sophomores Deven Speed and Eden Girloanta and junior Payton Parman. Leading SIU in the pool was Zaragoza, Spain native Romero. The first-year Saluki took home the MVC Freshman of the Year Award and was also named to the MVC’s First All-Conference Team after putting on a groundbreaking performance at the meet. Romero broke five records this weekend with one being a standing MVC record. She did so as a member of three relay teams, which were the 200-medley relay, 200-freestyle relay and 400-medley relay, and as an individual participant in the 100-yard backstroke (MVC record) and the 50-yard freestyle.
Along with Romero, Vogt, Naude and Forbord were members of the record-breaking 200-medley relay team. Forbord was also a member of the 200-freestyle and 400-medley teams with, while Vogt and Naude joined the pair again for the 400-medley. In addition to breaking relay records, Forbord was also the winner of the Elite 17 Academic Award on the final day of competition. First place finishes in the conference meet came from the 200 and 400-medley relay teams, one-meter dive, 100-yard backstroke and three-meter dive. In the 200-medley relay, the Salukis trailed Missouri State for a majority of the race, but were able to capture the lead in the last 25 yards with Forbord and break the school record with a time of 1:41.28. The first place finish in the
400-medley relay was also a record breaking performance as the swimmers marked a time of 3:41.84 beating the 2017 record of 3:45.31 by four seconds. Romero earned SIU’s third victory in the 100-yard backstroke, when she swam a time of 53.41 seconds which was also her lifetime best in the event. She first broke the record in the preliminary race with a time of 53.89, but was able to improve upon her time in the finals. Twin sisters Baobao and Beibei Ji took home first place finishes in the one and three-meter dives respectively. Baobao won the onemeter dive on the second day of competition with a score of 287.90 for the second time in her career, while Beibei won the threemeter dive with a score of 323.25. In both events, the sisters went one-and-two as runner ups to each other having done so in three previous MVC
Championship meets. On the final day of competition, Baobao was named MVC Diver of the Year for the second time in her collegiate campaign. Along with this award, Saluki diving coach Chunhua Zhao earned the Diving Coach of the Year award for the sixth time in her career. Next, the Southern men’s swimming and diving team will compete in SIU's Shea Natatorium for the MidAmerican Conference Championship. The event will begin on March 4 and end on March 7. Sports editor Tamar Mosby can be reached at tmosby@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @mosbytamar.
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UNI slips through Southern’s fingers in second half stunner Tamar Mosby | @mosbytamar
It appeared that SIU had slain the Missouri Valley Conference giant that is the University of Northern Iowa Sunday, but a scoring drought in the second half proved to be detrimental for the Salukis taking away the hopes of an upset. Southern held a 10-point advantage over the number-one seeded Panthers entering the second half, but a 6-2 scoring run quickly cut the lead down in the second period. From there, UNI proceeded to outscore SIU and take the win, 64-52. Senior guard Eric McGill and graduate student center Barret Benson led the Salukis in scoring, tallying 11 points apiece. In addition to scoring, McGill also led the team in assists with four. UNI red-shirt sophomore forward Austin Phyfe took charge for the Panthers putting up a points-rebounds double-double performance scoring 17 points and grabbing 18 rebounds. Despite losing the game, SIU shot at a higher field goal percentage than Northern Iowa knocking down 19-of-46 shots for 41.3% to the Panthers’ 24-of-61 shots for 39.3%. A slow start for the Salukis in the first half resulted in a 13-6 scoring run for the UNI offense allowing them to take the lead early on in the game. At the nine minute mark, Southern (1613, 10-6 MVC) found its rhythm to go on a 21-2 scoring run that was sparked by a three-point jumper from sophomore guard Harwin Francois. Throughout the run, we saw 3-pointers from Francois, Benson, and
freshman guard Lance Jones. This massive run allowed SIU to take a 3024 lead with two minutes left to play. By the halftime buzzer, the Salukis managed to drain two more baskets to push their lead to 34-26 entering the second period. Jones ended the first half with a basket and started the second with another. The layup from Jones extended the lead to 10 at 36-26. After this basket, SIU hit a scoring drought and the Panthers (23-5, 12-4 MVC) capitalized on this, going on a 14-3 scoring run to take the lead by a single point. A pair of free throws from McGill and a layup from freshman forward Marcus Domask put the Salukis up by three points, but for the next six minutes, the Panthers would score 10 unanswered baskets that would give them their largest lead of the game, 60-43. For the remaining three minutes of the game, Southern made efforts to regain the lead, but the deficit proved to be too large to relieve during the time left on the clock and the Panthers were able to run away with the 64-52 win. Next, the Salukis will take the floor on Feb. 26 at Banterra Center for the last time this season. SIU will take on the Indiana State University Sycamores at 7 p.m. with senior night ceremonies taking place before tip-off. Sports editor Tāmar Mosby can be reached at tmosby@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @mosbytamar.
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Nicole Tillberg | @nicoletillberg315 Southern Illinois University Saluki number four guard, Eric McGill, blocks an opposing teams pass during the basketball game against the Evansville Purple Aces in the SIU Banterra Center. The game ended 53 to 70 with SIU taking the win on Thursday night, February 20, 2020.
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College of Liberal Arts Fall 2019 Dean’s List
ART CONT.. CRIMINOLOGY & ANTHROPOLGY Allyson Kasper CRIMINAL Kiley Austin Morgan Keith JUSTICE CONT.. Kevin Cabrera Alexander Keoh Madison Bennion Megan Carson Molly Kurtz Ashlee Boston Cassie Hinton Kaelynn Macleay Izabela Brandys Michaela Hoots Sidney Meyers Garrett Burns Katherine Hosick Allison Morey Caylie Carter Amanda Leppert Gomes Bridget Moroney Natalie Curley Courtney Mickens Christopher Mowery Samantha DeJulio Patrick Nowacki Zhengyu Pan Michaela Donnel Kelly Overhaug-Reed Juliana Pereira Medicis Gracie Edwards Gabrielle Updike De Carvalho Meghan Edwards Blessings Wilkerson Morgan Phillips Tyler Edwards Ian Wilson Brian Piller McKenzie Fanter Noah Wilson Elisabeth Piper Brisa Franco Ryan Young Blake Pruemer Gabrielle Giannini Whitney Roberts Ciarrah Gordon Charles Robinson ART Trinity Gore Samantha Ronketto Demetrio Antunez Amanda Haaland Peyton Schnurr Tessa Barnes Nekya Hall Chloe Schobert Jake Beltran Daniel Heilbron Madelynn Shively Jordan Hernandez Declan Blackburn Meghan Singleton Dakotah Hubler Hadley Bowles Olivia Spiers Jordan Hughes Jacqueline Boyd Noah Sprovieri Jacqueline Juarez Elizabeth Brechtel Sasha Stout Cloey Kantzioris Rachel Cadet Leah Sutton Alexis Kasperski Laura Carver Matthew Szidik Taylor Kirkman Roshni Choudhary Kayla Thurston Nicholas Laconte Kasteel Croy Avrille Turner Alexis Larkin Prescott Doll Joanie Urban Kevin Leet Magen Dugan Joshua Vargas Forrest Lind Julia Duke Emma Vogelsberg Savannah Long Deborah Emerson Robert Wall Lucia Manriquez Kate Forer Hailey Winkleman Haley Martinez Sonja Gelin Hammonds Wong- Alex Mendoza Aguilera Caleb Hallock Hammonds Fernando Milan Emma Harris Jessie Morell Cain Hassim CRIMINOLOGY Tyler Morrison Theo Hassim & CRIMINAL Jordan Myers Gabrielle Hawk JUSTICE Cassidy Parker Shayla Heery Hayden Allen Taylor Petitt Courtney Holland Yancy Alvarenga Cayla Richard Hannah Hostle Christian Barillas Katherine Riley Alexis Hughes Hannah Becker Melissa Ritchey Joshua Johnson Mckenna Bennet Jamela Rodgers
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONT.. Jenna Sale Jamie Stephens William Stewart Sophie Thompson Westin Tripple Chelsey Varela Kamryn Wade Alyssa Watts David Weeks Jasmine Whitaker Jake White Maliyah Wooten Nolan Wunderlich
COMMUNICATION STUDIES CONT..
Carter Walton George Wight Econ Jacob DeWitt Kaelee Germain Morgan McDonald Josue Soto DominiqueThomas
ENGLISH Caden Abla Zachary Berndt Hannah Borowitz Noah Bryant Brooke Buerck COMMUNICATION Mikenzi Bushue STUDIES Emma Chapman Jami Allen Jiali Chen Martiece Arrington Garrett Ellingsworth Courtney Bartkiewicz Emily Glenn Rianna Boyd Rachel Gould Randi Burns Addison Harrison Madison Chimack Joshua Lipe Michael Clarke Christopher Melvin Savannah Coady Jonathon Przislicki Chelsea Dallas Corey Robinson Miranda Danner Ariel Denton Elena Schauwecker Megan Dunker Lauren Stengel Nathan Edwards Aidan Walters Audrey Haar Anna Wingert Kiara Hartmann Jenna Wynn Hunter Jackson Timothy Keown Madison Kic Michael Lombardo Danielle Lorentz Grace McGuire Matt Molloy Savannah Moore Chanel Pals Samantha Parsons Madeline Reinhardt Olivia Reinwald Alyssa Roimiser Andrew Torchia
HISTORY Joshua Cannon Kenneth Collier William Dunning Brenda Goodman Johnathon Harris Madeline Jackstadt Benjamin Moeckler Sean Peebles William Renshaw Noah West
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Elizabeth Biernacki | @elizabethb_619 Nicholas Dangelo and Christian Taylor, of Rockford, keep each other from falling on Feb. 21, 2020 at Maggie Daley Park Ice Skating Ribbon in Chicago, IL. Dangelo said the two began dating a week and a half ago and decided to go ice skating on a whim.
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