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YDSA spreading awareness about upcoming student debt protest
Dustin Clark | @dustinclark.oof Janiyah Gaston | @DEJaniyah
On Saturday March 5 at 3 p.m the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) gathered at Faner Plaza to inform the public about their upcoming student debt protest that will take place on May 1 at Southern Illinois University (SIU). According to an article published in the Daily Egyptian, there have been protests about student debt in the past. In 2014, Strike Debt Carbondale and other organizations decided to bring awareness to the issues that student debt causes. When President Joe Biden canceled federal student loans but not private student loans he forgave some of the student loan debt. Ben Patterson, the co-chair of YDSA, said people need to be informed about the current
situation revolving around student debt. “Our President, Joe Biden, said and promised that he’d get rid of student debt, or at least a portion of it, and he hasn’t done so. A lot of people are going into debt just to go to school,” Patterson said. People should stay aware of the current student debt situation because it affects everyone who goes to college and is considering going, Patterson said. Patterson expressed he is about 30 to 40 thousand dollars in debt, and it has been hard to pay off. “It’s definitely hard trying to save up money to pay it down, especially when all the loans I’ve been trying to get aren’t exactly covering everything for a full year. So, I have to pay out of pocket on top of saving up money for payments I have to make once I’m done,” Patterson said.
Kyle Sullivan, the head of the volunteer committee for YDSA, said people are not being unreasonable in asking student debt to be forgiven. “It’s not a handout. It’s about cutting out what’s really an economic tumor because every dollar that an American is spending on student debt is $1 that they aren’t spending on major life milestones,” Sullivan said. Sullivan said because people have thousands of dollars of student debt, it is harder on them to plan for their future. If government programs need to be cut in order to cut down on student debt, the military should be first, Sullivan said. “We have an obscenely high military budget. We have a lot of corporate handouts to things like the oil industry and big agriculture,” Sullivan said. “These incredibly wealthy corporations
that make billions and profits and we’re still handing them money that they don’t actually need.” Sullivan said we are not limited to where we can get the money to lower the national student debt. Randy Hodge, a senior at SIU, said private and public loan industries have too much of a foothold in the education system and that is likely the reason Biden is hesitant to cut student debt. “Private and public loan industries and education industries are a much bigger lobby than people realize,” Hodge said. Hodge said these industries are preventing people from paying off debt they collected from higher education. Students pursue a higher education because they want a career, and it is hard to do so when the education system is used as a way to get money out of
people, Hodge said. “The education system is completely controlled by profit motive. [When people] think of education, they think of pursuing dreams and goals, but all of it is 100% wrapped up in the fact, the corporations see it as a place to extract wealth from,” Hodge said. Hodge said because corporations have a lot of influence in the Department of Education, it is causing problems for many students financially. “If our local community leaders are interested in reversing this trend and staying on top, then they need to crush student debt and they need to crush the ballooning costs of college,” Sullivan said. Assistant to the Editor Janiyah Gaston can be reached at jgaston@ dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @ DEJaniyah.
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What students have to say about Biden, Student Debt Crisis
Ethan Braun | ebraun@dailyegyptian.com
As the total national student debt rises year after year, more and more are calling for widespread loan forgiveness. According to research team the Education Data Initiative, the national student debt value is currently $1.61 trillion, nearly double what it was a decade ago in 2012. This value is split between more than 43.4 million borrowers, with the average among all student borrowers being $37,113. In comparison, the total U.S. national debt is currently over $30 trillion. Many have called for the Biden administration to forgive student debt, calling for $10,000, $50,000 or all of the individual debt being canceled through executive order, depending on who’s being asked. John Jackson, a political scientist and professor at SIU’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, said he believes that the contention behind the disagreement makes it an especially difficult policy issue to tackle. “With this, it’s always controversial what they might do,” Jackson said. “Congress acting on it would be cleaner because if the president cancels [$10,000 or $50,000] for everyone, [...] Republicans will take it to court, and federal courts are problematic for the Biden administration.” Jackson said that from his perspective, it appears that many approach the issue of debt cancellation from an ethical framework. “I think what’s really behind the opposition is sort of the moral view that ‘okay, you went into this with your eyes wide open. You took on all of this debt.” Jackson said. “Now, I think the counter to that is to point out that [...] the hardest [debt] to pay back [is put] on those who go into public service or who go into [...] lower paying jobs like [K-12] public school teachers.” Nia Williams is a third year student majoring in Physiology and Japanese. Williams says she believes she wouldn’t have even come to college if it had not been for a scholarship because she feared taking on student loans. “I am surrounded by a lot of my family members who have college debt, unfortunately,” Williams said. “One of my friends took out 30k in loans and they just [...] didn’t really find it worth it, and unfortunately a lot of my friends, especially this year, have decided not to continue with SIU because of how expensive it is.” Williams said while she does have hopes for debt cancellation, she was reluctant to put faith in a single president or a single administration.
“I don’t really rely on our president to really do anything for us,” Williams said. “After the Trump administration, I really don’t look to them as somebody who’s going to save us or help us at all. [...] You know, we’re calling for action on the sort of things that are bothering us, or the American people are asking ‘hey, like, we’re in debt, like we’re trying to get degrees to better America.’ [...] And you can’t even relieve our problems.” Draven Witt, a Biomedical science major, said his family’s financial situation puts him at an unfortunate disadvantage. “I’m in the right position where my parents make just enough that I didn’t qualify for almost any scholarships in high schools,” Witt said. “So they’re like, ‘Oh, your family makes enough.’ And I was like, ‘they make enough for themselves, not enough to help me any.’” Witt stated that he has concerns about whether Biden and his administration could effectively create any meaningful change for students. “I don’t really expect a lot out of him. [...] I would love it if student loans would just go down a little bit, you know, not having to pay them back and everything. But then again, [we] live in today’s world… not a lot is really going to change.” Chase Vieweg, a fourth year student in the Forestry department, stated that he believes that it should be handled differently for each person. “I think $10,000 would be a good starting approach and then maybe delegating on a case-by-case basis, depending on a person’s case,” Vieweg said. “I know a majority of the kids I graduated with in high school actually did just approach the job market instead of going to college. So, there is the option of just finding a job, or there is the option of trade school, tech schools or community college. [...] I think $10,000 is a very good starting point with that.” Karisma Rodriguez, a second year student working towards a degree in Communication Design and Art Education, cited the large disparity between the current cost of tuition and prior generations. “Back when our grandparents went to college, it was way cheaper,” Rodriguez said. “Look how much we have to spend on textbooks; it’s absolutely crazy. Especially with millennials — they’re in debt, they’re living with their parents. [...] Nobody can really get a head start for stuff with low paying jobs and it’s just insane.” Staff reporter Ethan Braun can be reached at ebraun@ dailyegyptian.com.
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White Privilege card spurs discussion of racism in local school
Jamilah Lewis | @jamilahlewis
Unity Point Elementary School held a school board meeting on Feb. 22 where community members addressed their concerns over “white privilege” cards that were handed out by a student and harmful threats made against students that occurred. The chief topic was how the school is handling the situation. Community member Chastity Mays said from her understanding, the child in question planned to hand out the cards months before he came to school with them. Mays said the situation could’ve been handled sooner. “When it’s gone a little further and there are children who are being threatened [...] that’s a very scary situation for the school,” Mays said. “I don’t want, a few months down the road, for that threat to be carried out.” Mays said some students of color at Unity Point felt threatened, afraid and unheard by faculty when they reached out to them about the situation. “When the [public] communication came out […], it made the children not [feel] believed, like it was just a rumor,” Mays said. “I think that this needs to be strongly considered that this young man is disciplined harshly, and I never like to say that about any child, but this is a very serious situation.” One of the first parents to reach out to the school, Terrisha Adams, spoke at the meeting on the communication gap between the school and the parents during the situation. “I feel like the incident with the white privilege card [...] that’s something that
“I feel like if that situation was handled at that time a little bit more sternly, this situation might just have been avoided.” - Terrisha Adams Parent
everyone should have known about whether or not their child was involved,” Adams said. “‘Hey, this happened at the school just to let you know’, have conversations with the kids, see how the kids feel about it.” Adams said she appreciated the school releasing a letter on Friday, Feb. 18, but it felt forced with how fast the problem was progressing. “We’re supposed to be a team,” Adams said. “We all care about the students, our kids, our families, we need to be communicating better and working better together.” Lisa Jackson, a parent of a Unity Point student, said she didn’t hear about the cards until reading about it in the news. “The letter that was sent out did not make me feel at ease, as a parent,” Jackson said. “I worry about the repercussions of when this child comes back to school, if he comes back to school. Will there be anger on his part again, carrying out said threat?” Even though she understands the need to keep what’s happening with the student’s
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discipline confidential, Jackson said she feels the parents need reassurance of their child’s safety while at school. Adams, Mays and community activist Nancy Maxwell had a meeting with the school about the cards on Feb. 10 and said they all were unsatisfied with how the school continued to handle the situation. “I feel like if the student had been another color, more seriousness would have been taken with it,” Maxwell said. “I tried to keep calm at some of the comments made in that meeting, which let me know there’s a lot of work to be done at Unity Point as far as racism [and] working with the Black children that go here.” Maxwell and Mays gave the school suggestions on how to diversify the curriculum including articles to reference, people to speak at the school and a documentary Mays made. Maxwell said she hopes the school will use them soon and not sometime in the future. A few students came to the meeting to express their concerns tearfully about how they don’t feel safe coming to school and how their parents are scared to send them to school. The students made a point of actively trying to tell faculty about the situation but not being listened to made them feel silenced. Adams said if action was taken after their meeting with the school and the topic wasn’t minimized in seriousness, the threats the students made wouldn’t have happened. “I feel like if that situation was handled at that time a little bit more sternly, this situation might just have been avoided,” Adams said. “Sometimes when you just give them a slap on the wrist, it gives them fuel.” After the meeting, Adams said parents always let their children know to let an adult know something, but being brushed off by faculty and staff, makes them feel silenced. “One week he’s passing out white privilege cards… [next thing] he’s threatening to kill that first demographic of kids then he gets suspended,” Adams said. “Although it does affect kids of color it affects everyone. I just feel like the kids of color are not being as protected.” An improvement Adams wishes to see from the school is employing more people of color for the students to have someone to connect to, she said. With eight job openings at the school, the community’s trying to fill them all with people of color. In response to the comments made by students and parents, superintendent Lori James-Gross made it clear that upon finding out about everything about the situation, the school looked to their bullying protocols to handle the situation. “We’re trying to figure out how to get all students help, including that child. That takes some time to arrange for those social services and things of that nature,” James-Gross said. “As we were working through that, we were trying to simultaneously deal with other rumors that were now swirling in parents’
phone calls, etc.” James-Gross took responsibility for the lack of communication during the second week of the situation but said it’s not normal to give parents the information immediately, especially with the questionable timeline from all the responses she received from students. “I also felt very strongly that in my world as to what I do as a superintendent, I do have an obligation to move through what our process and our policies state,” James-Gross said. “[To] gather that information before I put anything out because you want to know why.” The superintendent made it clear the color of the student who brought in the card wouldn’t have mattered. The situation would have still been handled the same, James-Gross said. Adams said she still thinks otherwise. The school does plan to use the resources recommended by Maxwell and Mays to bring awareness to students, James-Gross said. James-Gross and principal Mary Beth Goff expressed concerns about how information spreads on social media. “It is very, very difficult to outrun social media, or to even get ahead of social media,” James-Gross said. “That’s unfortunate because when it moves to social media, there are a lot of other layers that come with that.” As they investigated the situation, they found that some of the information they received from students wasn’t first-hand, but the school still did their best to pay attention to the student’s concerns, James-Gross said. Goff said the past few weeks have been focused on listening to students and building trust with them; one of those ways includes having morning advisory meetings to help the students express how they feel to other students and staff. “I think that this has been really difficult and so the morning meeting piece has been really, really important,” Goff said. “Just really wrapping the students with the support that they need to really be able to articulate how they feel about what’s been going on, and also work through it, and move forward.” Although the school can’t share information about how they’re disciplining the student, they have been working closely with them and their parents about the weight of their decisions, James-Gross said. “There are a lot of layers to what we are working through with that student to figure out how to not only make sure that our entire environment is safe,” James-Gross said. “That our students feel safe, but that we can also care for him as well.” As for adding to the curriculum, JamesGross said she plans to get in touch with the speaker Maxwell offered to talk to students and try to work with the school to employ people of color but can only hire who applies. Goff said as of now, the junior high teachers do a good job of intertwining important social topics in the curriculum. “We will do better to make sure most importantly that all of our students and our parents are reassured that our environment is a safe environment,” James-Gross said. People who wish to apply for positions at the school can go to the Unity Point school website. Staff reporter Jamilah Lewis can be reached at jlewis@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @ jamilahlewis.
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‘The Batman’ soars above the competition Zaden Dennis zdennis@dailyegyptian.com
For as long as I can remember, Batman has been a character that I have always been obsessed with. There’s a depth and darkness to Bruce Wayne that isn’t usually explored in traditional comic book stories. Peter Parker, Tony Stark and Clark Kent, just to name a few, all have struggles with their identities and their purpose/ role as heroes. At the end of these stories, they always persevere and find their way, continuing to be a paragon of virtue in the world, but that isn’t typically true for most Batman stories. At his core, Bruce Wayne is a deeply broken character who is constantly battling with the trauma of his family history and his purpose. In most popular interpretations of the character, there is no moment of him “getting over it” or becoming fully sure of himself. While some stories may give him the happy ending, his trauma remains inescapable. This idea is at the core of why I love the character so much more than other heroes and why I find “The Batman” to be the most successful on-screen interpretation to date. In May 2019, it was officially announced that actor Robert Pattinson would take over the role of the Caped Crusader. He would be joining director Matt Reeves, most known for his work on the 2014 “Planet of the Apes” franchise. The film went through a significant amount of production troubles and myriad changes since its conception as the first live-action standalone Batman film since director Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” in 2012. The film was originally intended to be the follow-up to actor Ben Affleck’s portrayal of the character in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.” Affleck was also attached to direct the film at the time of announcement. Following the mixed reception and financial letdown of the two films, Affleck initially stepped down from the director’s role on the film, but still intended on playing Batman. However, he left the project completely shortly after, seeming to retire his take on the character. This is when Reeves took over the project and was given the task of casting the next Batman. The film was later announced to be completely disconnected from the current DC Extended Universe (DCEU) which encapsulated most of the DC films at the time. This absolved the film of constraint from the current canon; it also removed any obligations to include characters outside of Batman and his rogues’ gallery of villains and
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supporting characters. Pattinson taking over the character seemed to be the final clear identifier that this would be Reeves’ uncompromised vision, which was immediately very exciting for many people like myself, who had been let down by most of the recent DC films. This is not to say that there weren’t many detractors from the decision to cast Pattinson. A lot of fans were worried that he was not the right fit for the role, as he is known almost exclusively for his work on the “Twilight” films. But, in the last decade, Pattinson had silently been building an impressive list of excellent performances, often in smaller independent films, including “Cosmopolis,” “Good Time,” “High Life” and “The Lighthouse,” which were undeniable proof of his abilities as an actor outside of “Twilight.” However, fans remained skeptical. After numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Pattinson himself contracting COVID-19 during filming, “The Batman” was finally released on March 4.
Unsurprisingly, I, as well as many movie-goers, were extremely excited for the film and held some impossibly high expectations for it. But I will gladly state now that it met and even surpassed those expectations. “The Batman” is a near perfect take on the character and represents everything that I love about the best Batman stories. Right from the start, the film takes a lot of inspiration from writer Jeph Loeb’s “Batman: The Long Halloween,” a 13-issue comic book series that has become the blueprint for most modern, realistic takes on the character, most notably 2008’s “The Dark Knight.” The Batman begins with a genuinely frightening sequence, as actor Paul Dano, takes his first victim, as the Zodiac killerinspired villain, The Riddler. The opening scene quickly establishes this Batman movie as unlike any we’ve seen before. It often borders on being a horror film anytime The Riddler is on screen, but horror is not the only genre the film dips into. “The Batman” takes on many
roles, but it uses devices from the noir, crime thriller, mystery and detective genres. One thing that I absolutely loved about the film is its portrayal of Batman as a detective before anything else. It might seem crazy to think that this side of Batman had been mostly neglected in previous films, considering one of his titles is “The World’s Greatest Detective” and is under the Detective Comics (DC) umbrella. This crime noir tone fits the world perfectly and within the first 15 minutes of the film I knew Reeves had made something special. The film’s moody atmosphere jumps out from the start and remains consistent throughout. The rainy, grimy, dark and scary world of Gotham City is as much a character as the Bat himself. Batman is more concerned with the variety of villains and crime that create Gotham than any one specific bad guy, which most previous interpretations tend to focus on. This helps make Gotham feel like a tactile, real place, which has also yet to be explored since director Tim
Burton’s take on the fictional city. This aspect makes “The Batman” feel more akin to a selfcontained epic than an entry in a franchise. This is becoming a large issue with the Marvel franchise, where each film feels like an “episode” or merely a piece of a larger narrative and removes each film’s ability to stand on its own. This is avoided in the film, and its nearly three-hour runtime is a clear example of this. The movie has a story it wants to tell about Batman and his relationship with Gotham, which likely couldn’t have fit into anything less than three hours. Admittedly, there were moments I found myself feeling the runtime, but I was never bored and was always fully invested in the events of the film. Its slow burn pace allowed for the mystery at its core to really breathe and unfold. It also allowed for beautiful moments of world building and character development. One of the things I love about Batman, is its grounded nature allows for a lot of hard-hitting issues to be tackled within a fantastical setting. The core of the film questions the ethics of vigilantism, corruption, classism, terrorism and trauma. This seems like a tall order to fit inside of a single superhero film, but miraculously, “The Batman “never felt overstuffed or in over its head. The true villain of the film is really the corrupt politicians and governmental figures within Gotham. It presents the question of what creates people like The Penguin or The Riddler. Gotham isn’t a cesspool of crime and evil because of them, but rather the system in place that created them. The same could be said for our heroes too, Catwoman and Batman themselves retreat behind a mask in order to do what they think is right, but which the law can’t accomplish themselves. The film often shows Batman directly at odds with the police and, aside from Lieutenant James Gordon, they have a general distaste for Batman and his vigilante justice. The Riddler’s purpose in the film is to uncover the lies and deceit in the Gotham justice system, through a series of murders and terrorist acts, which all are involved with major corrupt politicians. These sequences are very indebted to films like “Se7en,” “Zodiac,” or even “Saw.” Paul Dano gives a terrifying and amazing performance as The Riddler and truly feels like a real psychopath you might see on the internet following some horrific event. Please see BATMAN | 11
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Semper Paratus: Three outfits you need to have Aaron Elliot aelliott@dailyegyptian.com
Semper Paratus is a latin phrase, meaning “always ready.” If you have heard this term before, it is likely because it is the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard. They are prepared for everything apparently, and you should be as well. I learned this phrase in the form of a song in music class along with other patriotic ballads that were introduced to me at a young age. For some silly reason, as I grOw older, I have associated the song with getting ready when it comes to packing my purse and laying out an outfit. It helps me feel more prepared for whatever trying time I am to endure. It comforts the uncomfortable and calms the anxiety of never knowing what might lie ahead. Perhaps it is my marching song, on my way to battle whatever the world has awaiting me. The phrase helped me form a styling method that I now swear by. On a cold day in January, with a little bit of dough burning a hole in my Gloria Vanderbilt pockets and scheming ways to buy more clothes, I came to the realization that I needed to purchase three outfits. Sometimes looking into your closet head-on is quite daunting, especially when you do not have a single clue about what to wear. Usually these moments arise with one of three occasions: job interviews, weddings and funerals. None of these are easy to dress for, and none of them are easy to sit through. As a person who craves new beginnings; has a tempestuous relationship with love and commitment; and views death as a kind neighbor with an uncomfortable presence, I sit through these functions quite a bit. Much like a mother with an oversized Michael Kors bag, or a father in Disney World sporting a fanny pack, it is perhaps much better to be overprepared than to feel panicked when caught off guard. First, do I have enough clothing? Of course, but hear me out: The three major events mentioned above often mean spending beaucoup bucks. How can you save money this year? Designate an outfit for each event for the entire year; it saves you time and money and saves you from unnecessary stress. Job interviews are hard to dress for, and that is no secret. We get so focused on being presentable and aligning with the company’s image that sometimes we lose ourselves in it. Shopping for clothes for these interviews is tricky because you are trying your very best to give a good first impression to a potential employer. It’s easy to buy a busy blouse and a pair of slacks and call it a day, but that can’t be it, right? If you are making your first mark
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in a company, you want them to see what to expect from your personality. That is what clothing is all about. Nothing worse than meeting a guy who wears sweater vests, just to find out he acts like a guy who wears shorts during the winter. If you wear hats, wear one. If you like chunky jewelry, wear it. I always wear heels and carry a purse to job interviews because I want the interviewer to know they are a
extremely important and can sometimes freak you out. You don’t want to be underdressed and seem lazy or boring, and you never want to be caught overdressed. As a notorious over-dresser, my biggest fear while picking out my outfit as a guest is looking better than the bride. I have nightmares about it. If the invitation doesn’t have a specific dress code, ask. You could be very sorry if you don’t. If
Funerals are the easiest of the bunch to dress for. Although weird, they are quite comforting sometimes. We all end up at one. There’s always the smell of Avon perfume and stale air lingering about. Dark colors and modest garments are what are usually associated with funerals. Muted colors are accepted of course, although sometimes they seem wrong. If you don’t know the person
Much like a mother with an oversized Michael Kors bag, or a father in Disney World sporting a fanny pack, it is perhaps much better to be over prepared than to feel panicked when caught off guard. - Aaron Elliot
staple part of my wardrobe. When shopping for your outfit, find a middle ground between classy and comfortable. It should be versatile and can be worn to different events or styled accordingly. I don’t like to think about weddings. I don’t know why, but they deeply unsettle me. With the copious amount of frill and pomp, you would think, as a homosexual man, I would be all about them. Dress codes for weddings are
you have no way of knowing what to wear, think of something you would wear to meet someone’s parents. Respectful and clean. Just don’t wear jeans unless asked to. The number one rule of all, and I cannot stress this enough: do not wear white. If you didn’t know that, I am scared of you. That is the cardinal rule of all weddings, whether this wedding be traditional or not, it just isn’t something you should do. Trust me.
well, but are still expected to attend a service of this nature, you feel out of sorts. Best to go with tradition. A black outfit will always be accepted. I get so frustrated at traditional mourning garb and the expectancy of it, that it is easy to escape who you may be grieving. If you know the person that has passed, wearing something that honors them is what is needed. Think of that someone and what they would have loved from your
closet. This will keep you from feeling more uncomfortable than you already are. I recommend carrying a small purse or clutch, this can hold your tissues or the fabulous little mints you get. A must-have that you should definitely get to go along with this outfit is a black pair of sunglasses. Take it from my grandma Vera, she knew what she was doing. That woman knew how to take a simple outfit and make it magnificent just by adding eyewear. Minimizing myself down to only these three outfits is also far better than buying something new for every occasion. This means I can save to buy more sustainable pieces as well. Buying well made clothing is sure to make you look better and save your pocketbook, I can guarantee that. As I spread this information to the world, please take into consideration that fashion is subjective and everyone’s style is different. Some folks could probably buy one outfit and wear it to all three of these occasions, and if you can, I applaud you. A person like that has far more self control while shopping than I do and ever will. I am doing my best here. Keep this method in mind next time you’re itching for your shopping fix. Staff Reporter Aaron Elliot can be reached at aelliott@ dailyegyptian.com.
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Treasures of Morris Library Archives
Jamilah Lewis | @jamilahlewis
The Morris Library Archives are made up of various collections of documents from Southern Illinois University (SIU) scholars, politicians, foreign literature and popular philosophy dating as far back as the 19th century. University Archivist Matthew Gorzalski is in charge of the university’s records and takes care of most of the documents in the archives. Gorzalski said the archive’s political collections consist mostly of politicians from the Southern Illinois area including former Senator Paul Simon, Rolan Burris and former U.S representative Ken Gray. The archives also have an extensive collection of American philosophy, Gorzalski said. “We’ve got the papers of John Dewey and a handful of other philosophers. We have a lot of strong collections related to English and British 20th century literature,” Gorzalski said. “We [also] have a pretty good local history collection, mainly World War One or Civil War soldiers.” Most things in the archives date back to around 1940 to the present day, but the oldest thing in the archives he can remember is a cuneiform tablet from Syria dating back to around 3500 B.C., Gorzalski said. Most things in the archives are sourced from state laws that govern how they acquire records and how they’re expected to be managed, and most manuscripts are donated to them, Gorzalski said. “Collections come in all kinds of all degrees of organization,” Gorzalski said. “A lot of times, especially with personal papers, or manuscripts [...] you can get boxes of things that have no order at all.” When it comes to unorganized collections that come in, Gorzalski said they might sit on shelves for years before someone is able to get to it. “Once we do [go through them] then we go through the process of formally organizing it and then cataloging it which we call arrangement and description,” Gorzalski said. “That oftentimes involves some small measures of preservation for the materials, making sure they’re in proper housing, proper folders [and] any kind of sleeves if that’s needed.” After organizing, they have to catalog the records, find their dates and find information about the creator of the record to have descriptions of what’s in the collections for a better understanding of what they consist of, Gorzalski said. One thing Gorzalski and other archivists have been working on improving are their digital records which currently aren’t available to the public, he said. “The digital records are far more likely to get lost or corrupted because of file format or software obsolescence,” Gorzalski said. “You may not be able to open anything, so that’s a big problem, and we’re working on addressing that right now.” The more fragile items in the archives like audiotapes and motion picture film are actually frozen with nitrogen-based preservatives to maintain their condition in an off-site storage freezer, Gorzalski said. Gorzalski said people who usually request things from the archives are professors or scholars at various universities and graduate students that might need certain material for their courses. “We also have public hours that people can just show up at and request to see items,” Gorzalski said. “We have a database online where you can at least discover what we have, [but] we have a lot of material that’s not even in the database yet.” Gorzalski said one of the most popular things in the archives are papers from dancer Katherine Dunham, a popular Black dancer and
“The thing about special collections that makes it different from a library [is that] libraries all try to have a collection of similar materials. In Special Collections, all we have are unique materials or very rare materials and so a lot of our collections, a lot of our materials, are found nowhere else in the world.” - Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm Associate Dean of Library Affairs
choreographer in the 20th century. When it comes to requesting things from the archives, questions are directed to research specialist Aaron Lisec. “I do reference work to answer questions from people who write in or call in or come in, to use our collections or to ask about our collections,” Lisec said. “These are people, sometimes from all over the world, who are studying literature or history, whatever intersects with some of our collections.” Something popular that is frequently requested is their Irish Literature collections, which get requests from scholars from the University of Dublin or Trinity College, Lisec said. “We have a great collection of Irish writers, their letters and manuscripts,” Lisec said. “We also have a really good collection of writers, mostly Americans although some British, who wrote between World War One and World War Two [during the] so-called Lost Generation.” Lisec said he also posts things from the Archives on the Morris Library Facebook and Twitter to highlight certain collections. There are also times where they’ll bring things out to the public to let the community see popular collections, Lisec said “We had a celebration last month when it was the 100th anniversary of the publication
of Ulysses, the novel by James Joyce,” Lisec said. “ The day that it was first published, they published 1000 copies and we have two of them. One of them was signed, and so we brought those out on February 2 to have people look at them.” Associate Dean of Library affairs Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm directs the activities of the Special Collections Research Center and usually approves of things that come into the archives. “The thing about special collections that makes it different from a library [is that] libraries all try to have a collection of similar materials,” Hamilton-Brehm said. “In Special Collections, all we have are unique materials or very rare materials and so a lot of our collections, a lot of our materials, are found nowhere else in the world.” Hamilton-Brehm said she has full trust in her archivist and their knowledge in their fields and usually never turns down suggestions for collections. One of the Archive’s main interests is anything to deal with the History of Southern Illinois, Hamilton-Brehm said. “Sometimes people have had a long history with the university [...] so they’re willing to donate their collections, correspondence, papers and records that talk about what life at
the university was like back in the old days,” Hamilton-Brehm said. Hamilton-Brehm said it’s important to get the story of everyone with a connection to Southern Illinois and not just well-known people from the area. She feels that there are many people left out of the history of Southern Illinois, especially African Americans, she said. “Walter Ray [the Political Papers Archivist], is collaborating with this group called Reclaiming the African-American heritage of Southern Illinois Project,” Hamilton-Brehm said. “They are actively seeking donations of historical materials from the African-American community in this area and more widely around Southern Illinois.” In the future, Hamilton-Brehm said she hopes the Archives can acquire more things that tell hidden stories within the community so people can feel more attached to their past. “We’re open to the public from Monday to Thursday, noon to four,” Hamilton-Brehm said. “I encourage everyone to come visit us and learn about their history because the history that we have in Special Collections belongs to everyone.” Staff reporter Jamilah Lewis can be reached at jlewis@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @ jamilahlewis.
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Diana Butsko, a Ukrainian SIU student, holds a Ukrainian flag March 2, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @sophiewhitten_
SIU shows support for Ukrainian and Russian students, faculty and staff
Janiyah Gaston | @DEJaniyah
Southern Illinois University (SIU) is voicing support for Ukrainian and Russian students and staff who are being affected by the recent conflict between the two countries.
“SIU Carbondale stands by members of the Saluki family who are directly impacted by the war in Ukraine,” Chancellor Austin Lane wrote in an email. He urged the community to show respect and empathy for students,
faculty and staff from Ukraine and from Russia and refrain from harassment based on nationality. “The safety and security of our students, faculty and staff are of the utmost importance,” Lane said. “We have reached out directly to our
students from Ukraine to offer our full, heartfelt support.” “More details will be shared via social media,” Lane said. “We encourage the Saluki community to attend and show their support.” For resources on how to help, the
email offered this list of organizations working in support of Ukraine. Assistant to the Editor Janiyah Gaston can be reached at jgaston@ dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @ DEJaniyah.
Ukrainian masters student, Diana Butsko, speaks with WSIU about the conflict in Ukraine March 2, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @sophiewhitten_
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Joel Kottman | @JoelKottman Janiyah Gaston | @DEJaniyah
Diana Bustko, a second year Ukrainian international masters student at SIU, organized a proUkraine rally March 3, at 2 p.m. at Faner Plaza. Bustko is a Fulbright Scholar who received a scholarship to study in the United States. She lived in Kiev, where she worked as a political reporter. During the rally Butsko gave a speech where she shared stories of her family and friends and tried to rally students to action by making them aware that it’s not just European safety at stake. “It’s a violation of international law,” Butsko said. “I think it’s something that the world hasn’t observed since the Second World War. But for me, I find it disturbing.” Bustko said when Putin attacked Ukraine, it was in the early morning at 5 a.m., similar to the way Adolf Hitler began his invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Bustko said the whole week has not only been hard on her but her family as well. “I’m constantly checking [the] news because they keep bombing cities, bombing civilians, [. . .] just every day, every hour, I’m just checking,” Bustko said. Bustko said her family is suffering and she is trying to raise awareness about the issue any way she can. “I’m trying to organize fundraising campaigns and organize rallies because the worst thing to do is sit by and do nothing,” Bustko said.
Ukrainian student holds ra Bustko said the Ukrainian people resisted occupation by stopping Russian tanks, blocking streets and meeting face to face with armed Russian soldiers. “A lot of my friends, they were journalists, they were professors, they were teachers, and now they’re in the army. Those who didn’t join the army helped refugees and people in need,” Bustko said. These actions stir memories of past images, like the famous Tank Man photo taken during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, China. Bustko was not the only student upset by Russia’s actions against Ukraine. Jose Burgos, one of the volunteers with the rally and a student at SIU, said with the recent conflict going on, misinformation can spread fast. “There is a lot of misinformation coming from the Russian regime. So we have to be really careful with what we read,” Burgos said. “There is this news chain that I would not recommend reading, which is [Russia Today] news, [it] is just propaganda.” Burgos said in order to make sure people are getting accurate information about the RussoUkrainian conflict, they should be watching reliable news sources. The rally today is not the only event that will help spread awareness about the struggle between Ukraine and Russia on campus, Burgos said. “On March 16, there’s going to be another rally thanks to the Chancellor of student engagement. [...] and that’s going to be a peaceful rally in the alumni Plaza,”
Burgos said. Olga Weidner, the President of the United Nations Association in Southern Illinois said today the General Assembly passed a resolution signed by 193 states that called for Russia to withdraw immediately from Ukraine. Bustko said there are only five United Nations countries who have refused to condemn the Russian invasion but those oppositions haven’t stopped the war yet. “The truth is Russia is killing Ukrainian children, and no one dares to stop it. Russia has been killing civilians for eight days so far. Around 2,000 people were killed, 1,000,000 people became refugees and Putin keeps bombing residential areas in beautiful cities into ashes,” Bustko said. Weidner said 677,000 refugees are already out of Ukraine but the figure is going to go up to 4,000,000. “The International Criminal Court, is going to take up the question of genocide against Ukrainans on March 13. This proves we’re moving forward united against this intrusion,” Weidner said. Dachi Zasnoshvili, an SIU student from the country of Georgia, said Russia has invaded his country in the past, and he sees parallels between the Ukrainian invasion and the invasion in Georgia. “Putin attempted to provoke action, a lot of bombings which he thought would spark a reaction from the Georgian government,” Zasnoshvili said. Zasnoshvili said his family in
Georgia feels terribly unprotected. “A lot of times the messaging is that Ukrainians at this very moment are fighting the war for Georgia as well, because in the worst kind of case scenario were Putin is not stopped in Ukraine, who is going to guarantee that he’s not going to invade Georgia next or you know, like any other post Soviet state,” Zasnovili said. Benjamin Bricker, a SIU professor of Political Science said this war is an issue that affects everybody even in the United States. “This war seems likely that it won’t stop in Ukraine and so we have to start thinking about that and need to begin preparing how we want to defend the values that the United States has been putting forth for such a long time,” Bricker said. Bustko encouraged students to spread the word on their social media, donate to organizations supporting Ukraine and send letters to local members of Congress. Dale Coleman, a pastor from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, said society has seen people in this country who use lies and propaganda and try to shut down the press because they don’t like any dissident voices. “Trump told Putin that no one would stand against him because the West was defeated, due to stark divisions. And the United States would stand with him if he (Trump) had been reelected,” Coleman said. Coleman said an
SIU Georgian international student, speaks against the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Support Ukraine Rally on March 3, 2022 at Faner Plaza in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @sophiewhitten_
An attendee of the Support Ukraine Rally wears a “Pray for Ukraine!” shirt March 3, 2022 at Faner Plaza in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @sophiewhitten_
Episcopal Church that’s right in the middle of Kiev, owned by Lutherans was bombed. “This is what Putin has unleashed. He wants terror in Ukraine, he thinks the people will fold. If you saw that, in the paper today, a Russian soldier who’d been captured calling home and crying about what he was doing and what the Russians were doing. Everyone is against this except for Putin,” Coleman said Bustko said her sister’s friend from Eastern Ukraine, the region that is suffering the most, told her children are left alone in a bomb shelter in the city. The elderly people with them in the shelter passed away, the bodies of parents lie on the streets, and no one can tend to them because Putin is constantly bombing the city. “That’s why your support means a lot to me, my friends and my family. It keeps them alive and reminds them that the world remembers and cares,” Bustko said. Staff reporter Joel Kottman and Assistant to the Editor Janiyah Gaston can be reached at jkottman@ dailyegyptian.com and jgaston@ dailyegyptian.com on Twitter: @JoelKottman and @ DEJaniyah.
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ally, speech in Faner Plaza
An attendee at the Support Ukraine Rally watches the speaker March 3, 2022 at Faner Plaza in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @sophiewhitten_
Olga Weidner speaks during the Support Ukraine Rally on March 3, 2022 at Faner Plaza in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @sophiewhitten_
Father Dale Coleman speaks against the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Support Ukraine Rally on March 3, 2022 at Faner Plaza in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @sophiewhitten_
SIU Ukrainian student, Diana Butsko, speaks against the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Support Ukraine Rally on March 3, 2022 at Faner Plaza in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @sophiewhitten_
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Southern Illinois’ historic regular season comes to a close after loss
Cole Daily | @cdaily_de
The Salukis’ women’s basketball team spent its second day in Moline, Illinois at the Hoops in the Heartland Tournament where they took on the fourth-seeded Redbirds. ISU put points on the board first with 8:23 left in the half. It seemed both teams needed to shake off some nerves before they would be able to score. Senior center Gabby Walker scored with just over seven minutes to play in the first quarter to even out the score, 2-2. The nerves continued until the first media timeout of the game with 4:47 left on the clock. Illinois State led 5-4. The rest of the first quarter did not go the Salukis’ way. The Redbirds went on an 8-2 run after the media timeout. ISU held a 13-6 lead to start the second quarter. The second quarter was more of the same. Neither team managed to go on a run, and SIU could get a single bucket to fall, even until the second media timeout of the game with 6:38 left in the half. Luckily for SIU, ISU could only score one bucket to make the score 15-6. The defense of ISU was immensely tough on senior forward Abby Brockmeyer, as she couldn’t buy a bucket almost a half into this game. “It was very physical inside. You are not going to see Abby Brockmeyer go 5-13 very much. It was a battle down there,” Head
“It was very physical inside. You are not going to see Abby Brockmeyer go 5-13 very much. It was a battle down there,” - Cindy Stein Head Coach
Coach Cindy Stein said. Finally, with 5:42 on the clock in the second quarter, Brockmeyer scored with a hook shot to cut the Redbirds’ lead to seven. The Salukis finally put something together after a three from senior forward Mackenzie Silvey sparked a run. SIU scored two more buckets at the end of the half to minimize ISU’s lead, 20-15. SIU immediately went on a 9-2 run to open the half, tying the game at 22 with eight minutes left in the third quarter. ISU regained the lead, 26-24, by the third media timeout. Unfortunately for the Dawgs, the Redbirds went on a run of their own before the end of the third quarter. Illinois State held a commanding 35-24 lead at the end of the third. SIU would need nothing short of a miracle to come back and be victorious.
Illinois State’s defense continued to be suffocating, maintaining their solid lead. The Redbirds led 40-28 with just 6:25 left in the game. After the final media timeout of the game, Southern Illinois went a run, once again sparked by Silvey and her defensive pressure. The Salukis cut the lead to 46-40 with just under a minute left. Eventually, all hope was lost for SIU as the clock struck zero. The Redbirds had won, 50-42. Brockmeyer totaled 11 points and seven boards, but only managed to shoot 5-13 from the field. Silvey was SIU’s leading scorer, putting up 12 points. Rough shooting night for everyone, as she could only shoot 4-15 from the field. Stein said she knew her team wasn’t hitting their shots tonight, and it was very hard to
come back and win. But she was adamant ISU brought their best game tonight. “I thought they played a great game. They had a great game plan, and it threw us off our balance,” Stein said. Silvey said SIU needed to be better on offense in order to grab the win. “We let ourselves get sped up and credit to them for playing us hard and physical. Our defense was good but our offense could have been better,” Silvey said. At this point, Southern Illinois needs to pray the selection committee will grant them an at-large bid in the tournament on Sunday. Even if the team doesn’t make March Madness, they will have a higher chance to compete in the NIT tournament, where their season will continue. Stein said her team will have to be ready for that as well. “We just wanna get better. I know I want to get better and I think our players are the same way[...]We’re gonna put everything we have into what’s left,” Stein said. “We’re keeping our spirits high. We know that tournament (NIT) isn’t anything to hang your head about,” Silvey said, “There’s a lot of basketball to be played, so we’re going to treat every game like our last and give it all we have.” Sports Reporter Cole Daily can be reached at cdaily@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at cdaily_de
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Women’s track team places third, Men’s 6th, in MVC Championship
Cole Daily | @cdaily_de
The Salukis traveled to Chicago to compete in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship from Feb. 27-28. The women’s team totaled 103 team points, which was good enough for third in the competition. The Indiana State Sycamores took home first place with 132 points, with the Illinois State Redbirds trailing close
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behind with 117. The Dawgs’ women’s weight throw team was dominant during the competition, as they swept the podium. SIU held five of the top six spots. Performances from senior Shauniece O’Neal, senior Elisia Lancaster and junior Matisen Ingle helped the women’s team reach their heights. O’Neal placed first with a 23.11 m throw (this is her second straight year winning the event),
Senior runner Kayla Schiera set a new record during the women’s 5000 m. She finished with a time of 16:37.32, which beat the previous record by 11 seconds. Freshman runner Iuania Pointer won the women’s 200 m with a time of 23.60, which was another SIU school record. For the men’s team, junior Dawson Plab and senior Trevor Thompson shared the podium for third place in
the men’s high jump. Both players cleared 6’8”. The men’s 4x400 relay placed second with a team consisting of senior Omar Rodgers, sophomore Darrione Williams, junior Ja’Den Johnson and senior Corey Sherrod. The time for their relay was 3:14.94. Sports Reporter Cole Daily can be reached at cdaily@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at cdaily_de
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The performance is also very similar to those of actors Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix as The Joker, but still manages to feel distinct by the end of the film. He completely demands your attention anytime he’s on screen and manages to be just as captivating in his loud and hostile moments, as he is in the more quiet and subtle ones. The character becomes even more terrifying when noticing the clear parallels between The Riddler and recent events involving alt-right fringe groups. The movie’s third act comments on and critiques the internet’s ability to create communities for even the most evil and deplorable acts, particularly mass-shootings and acts of terrorism. The layers go even deeper when considering that in 2012, a mass shooting
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Lancaster placed second with 21.1 m and Ingle rounded it out with 20.5 m. O’Neal won her second consecutive MVC’s Most Outstanding Field Athlete this season. This is the eighth straight year an SIU athlete has won the award. The women’s shot put team also swept the podium with senior A’veun Moore-Jones, junior Bri’Yanna Robinson and senior Kayleigh Conlon (placed in order).
took place during the premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises”. This all creates a genuinely disturbing image of The Riddler that taps into things we have come to fear in our day to day lives, although I never found any of it to feel exploitative or disingenuous. This brings us to Batman himself, as Pattinson gives an excellent performance as Bruce Wayne and Batman in one of the darkest versions of the character we’ve seen yet. We find him in a state where he is completely detached from reality and is a complete reclusive outcast that has lost all ability to live a normal life outside of Batman. This is one of the first times a Batman movie has really dug into what this kind of lifestyle would really do to one’s psyche. It brings
Wayne’s trauma and his guilt in relation to his parent’s death to the surface and why he does what he does. Pattinson feels like a truly disturbed and tragic hero, which only upholds the themes of the movie even more. He portrays Batman as on-edge, irritable, and nervous, which helps establish that this Batman is new to the game and hasn’t really figured everything out yet. Pattinson shines behind the mask and manages to use its restrictions to give a very nuanced physical performance. He uses his eyes and movements to convey emotions and even in action sequences he moves differently depending on the context of the scene. The final fight scene in which he’s racing against the clock, he is noticeably more hurried and frantic in how he fights, which is remarkable and really sets him apart among the other actors to don the suit. A question the film also poses is whether or not Batman existing in the first place encourages his villains. Would they do what they do without him dressing up and fighting crime first? This layer of guilt and responsibility placed on Wayne continues to bring forth more of what makes the character stand out for me. It makes the hero and villains alike more compelling when faced with this moral dilemma. The supporting cast is just as impressive, with actors Colin Farrell, Zoë Kravitz and Jeffery Wright all bringing their own unique take on their iconic characters. On a technical front, The Batman is
masterful. Its cinematography is emotive and excellently done. Every action scene had my jaw on the floor and pulls off some spectacular stunt work. When compared with films in the MCU or even the DCEU, which often rely on CGI in action scenes, “The Batman” puts them to shame. It uses CGI very sparingly and mostly for environments rather than anything in the foreground. Reeves focuses on use of practical effects and makes the film much more grounded and tangible. The sound design made every engine rev and nose-cracking punch feel real and immersive. The score, by composer Michael Giacchino, is equally impressive and the main theme for the film hasn’t left my mind since leaving the theater. “The Batman” has quickly become my favorite Batman movie of all time and feels like the first adaptation in recent years that truly handles the character with expertise and care. While many point to Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” as the best comic book film of all time, I think it finally has found some decent competition and I believe “The Batman” surpasses it. With a sequel likely to follow, I, for one, am anxiously awaiting what Reeves will achieve next. “The Batman” is in theaters now and will be released on HBO Max April 19, 2022. Staff Reporter Zaden Dennis can be reached at zdennis@dailyegyptian.com and you can find his other reviews at letterboxd.com/Zadenator
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Salukis topple Loyola-Chicago in low-scoring game
Cole Daily | @cdaily_de
The Southern Illinois women’s basketball team traveled to Chicago to play the Ramblers on Thursday, March 3. The Dawgs came out on top against their inner-state rivals, 51-28. SIU scored first with a three-pointer from senior forward Abby Brockmeyer with 9:35 left in the first quarter. Senior forward Mackenzie Silvey knocked down a three-pointer on the next drive down the floor. Southern continued to lay the pressure onto the Ramblers as they went up 12-2 by the first media timeout of the game. This occurred with
4:02 left in the first quarter. Loyola-Chicago kept the Salukis scoreless through the rest of the quarter, as they cut the lead to four, 12-8, at the end of the first. To start the second quarter, SIU went on a 9-2 run in the first four minutes, pushing their lead back to 21-10. Both teams traded buckets before the end of the half, leaving the score 26-16, with SIU ahead in the ball game. The third quarter started with a defensive affair. Neither team scored for the first two and a half minutes. Loyola-Chicago finally managed to get a bucket and cut the Salukis lead to under 10, 26-18.
SIU easily regained their big lead after the play had transpired. Brockmeyer knocked down a three-pointer right before the media timeout, 4:30, for the Salukis to hold an eleven-point lead. Brockmeyer continued to dominate throughout the third quarter, as the Salukis held LCU scoreless and the Dawgs went on a 7-0 run to end the quarter. SIU held a 38-20 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Southern Illinois gained a 20-point lead out of the break with 8:57 left in the game. Senior forward Gabby Walker made the turnaround bucket. The Salukis continued to build on their lead.
With just over a minute to play, Southern Illinois held a 51-26 lead. The Ramblers only scored two more points until the game came to a close. Brockmeyer led all scorers with 17 points, and also added 14 rebounds and two blocks to her statline. Silvey and Walker scored 10 points each, with Silvey also pulling down eight boards. The Salukis will play their second contest of a two-game road trip against Valparaiso on Saturday, March 5. This will be the final game of the season before the Hoops in the Heartland tournament.
they were already down 7-1 and things didn’t look good, but the bottom of the fifth flipped the script entirely. Eight runs were plated in the half inning and put the Salukis up 10-7 and just needed six more outs to seal the deal. Two more runs were scored in the bottom of the sixth and a solid top of the seventh by pitcher Sarah Harness sealed the deal for the Salukis. Early on Saturday, A big task faced the Salukis facing #17 ranked Northwestern. It turned out to be a pitchers dual as both Sarah Harness and Danielle Williams netted just one earned run combined between the two. Harness kept the Wildcats to just five hits all day, where only one went for extra bases. SIU had an opportunity early in the second, with the bases loaded, but came up with nothing
to show for it. In the third, the Wildcats cracked open the scoring with an RBI single up the middle. This would end up being the winning hit as Southern could not bank on anymore opportunities the rest of the game. In the seventh with a runner on second and third with two outs, the Salukis had a chance to tie it late and possibly win it, but outfielder Elizabeth Warwick struck out as they went down 1-0. The Salukis wouldn’t let the loss stick with them the rest of the day as they moved onto Northern Kentucky University. Pitcher Maddy Eberle would keep the pitching success going with a two-hit performance and a shutout to win it 4-0. She carried a no-hitter into the fourth inning. Two run innings in the fourth and sixth would be just enough for SIU.
Aubree DePron would notch a two RBI single with the bases loaded in the fourth. DePron would do it again in the sixth with another rbi single. Later, a wild pitch would score Emma Austin for their fourth run of the game. Another great seventh inning by Eberle would close out the game and notch the Salukis eighth win of the season. The Salukis will try to continue their success with another homestand next weekend in the Saluki Invitational with five games being played across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday next weekend.
Sports Reporter Cole Daily can be reached at cdaily@ dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @cdaily_de
SIU Softball wins two out of three in Coach B Classic
Joseph Bernard | @Jojobernard2001
SIU softball took two out of the three games they played this weekend in the Coach B Classic, their first homestand of the season. Starting off on Friday, the team beat Ball State University 12-7 in a comeback win. The Salukis played a double header on Saturday, where they were shutout to #17 ranked Northwestern 0-1, but came back strong later against Northern Kentucky University with a 4-0 shutout win. Set to play the finale on Sunday, rain had other plans as the game was rained out after the first inning and will not be made up. Against Ball State on Friday, SIU didn’t start off how they wanted to. After three innings,
Sports reporter Joseph Bernard can be reached at joseph.l.bernard@siu.edu or on twitter @ Jojobernard2001.
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Women’s Basketball open Hoops in the Heartland with win Joseph Bernard | @Jojobernard2001
Leading from start to finish, the Saluki Women’s Basketball team aced their first matchup against the Indiana State Sycamores in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. The Salukis won the matchup 77-61 and scored their fourth-highest point total of the season in the effort. Another double-double for Graduate Student Abbey Brockmeyer led the way, with 18 total points and 10 rebounds. That makes for double-double number 15 on the season for her. Graduate Student Gabby Walker led the team in points with 20 to match her career-high in a game. She also added eight rebounds and a block as well. Graduate Student Makenzie Silvey rounded them out with 14 points, seven rebounds, and two assists. Brockmeyer said it was crucial for the Salukis to outrebound the Sycamores in order to get the win. “We know that they are a great rebounding team. Their posts go at it like nobody in the valley truly. So to get them in foul trouble early was huge for us because I felt like it limited their abilities to crash the boards hard. We were in there boxing out hard and dug hard to get those rebounds,” Brockmeyer said. The Salukis jumped out to a 7-2 lead early but the Sycamores started to keep up with it. They kept the deficit under five points for the rest of the quarter and even got as close as a
“I knew our kids would start a little tight just because it was the first game of the tournament and they want it so bad. Our kids work so hard sometimes that adrenaline can almost be a bit too much. But I’ve never questioned this team’s heart and grit before.” - Cindy Stein Women’s Basketball coach
single point after a jumper made it 10-11 with 2:38 left in the frame. SIU would lead by three at 17-14 going into the second frame. After a fastbreak by sophomore Quierra Love started the frame, the Sycamores finally tied it up at 19-all early in the second to keep pace. But then ensued a 13-0 run for the Salukis throughout the next three minutes that would give them their biggest lead of the game up to that point at 32-19. After going back and forth for a little bit on baskets, the Sycamores finished the frame with two baskets in the final minute to make it an 11 point game at 42-32 heading into the locker room. Walker talked about what worked well for the girls once the game was tied up at 19. “We did a really good job of limiting second opportunities for the other team. I also think we did great at utilizing our post. We also had
people like Laniah Randle step up and we also had Tyranny Brown step up which added a second punch to us,” Walker said. The Salukis wanted to put this one to bed early in the third and started with an 8-3 run to extend the lead to 16 at 51-35. Some back and forth action would occur once again, but the Sycamores would turn it on ending the quarter on a 6-2 run to make it an 11 point game once again heading into the final frame. A three-pointer by senior Caitlin Link would start the final frame off. It was all too much for the Sycamores to come back from in the final quarter as they would find themselves in a deficit as large as 18 after a Payton Mccallister three late in the game. The Salukis would hang onto their large lead as they won this one with a 77-61 final score to move onto the semifinals. Coach Cindy Stein said her experience
helped her out when things got close early. “Honestly I wasn’t really nervous when things weren’t going as well early. Obviously when you’re as old as I am you’ve seen everything. I knew our kids would start a little tight just because it was the first game of the tournament and they want it so bad. Our kids work so hard sometimes that adrenaline can almost be a bit too much. But I’ve never questioned this team’s heart and grit before,” Stein said. The Salukis will play their Semifinal game for a chance to have a birth in the Championship game tomorrow against #3 Illinois State Redbirds. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:30 pm tomorrow. Sports reporter Joseph Bernard can be reached at joseph.l.bernard@siu.edu or on twitter @ Jojobernard2001.
Men’s Swim and Dive tally record setting performance at MAC Championship Joseph Bernard | @Jojobernard2001
The SIU swim and dive team were able to host the Mid-American Conference Championships this weekend over at Shea Natatorium. The Salukis had a successful couple of days with the men earning second place across the four day event. They tallied a record high 727 points total, only behind Miami of Ohio. Highlighting the event was Adam Cernek, who took the gold with a 1:44.29 time in the 200 backstroke to take his third first place in the event in his career. Donat Csuvarszki earned another gold medal in the 100 backstroke as he clocked a 43.27 time as he owns the school, pool, and MAC record for the event. Freshman Jack Khyrpunov took home gold in the 200 butterfly. He earned the
school, pool, and MAC record for his 1:44.30. Senior Kyle Campbell tallied home a bronze medal in the three meter boards. He earned a score of 292.95, only behind a bronze medal by 4 points. To finish out the championship, the Salukis fired up the building for the 400-freestyle relay. Sophomores William Chavez, Alex Schlueter, Donat Csuvarszki, and freshman Alex Santiago to clock in a 2:54.44 time for the gold medal finish in a tight finish. The Salukis will continue their season by sending three divers to the NCAA Zones in Ann Arbor to compete for postseason accolades. Sports reporter Joseph Bernard can be reached at joseph.l.bernard@siu.edu or on twitter @ Jojobernard2001.
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