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Justice for Molly
Ten years later, quest for justice carried on by loved ones Joel Kottman | @JoelKottman
A memorial service for Molly Young took place at Turley Park on March 27 at 2 p.m. Molly Young was a 21 year old native of Marion, Illinois when she was found dead on March 24, 2012 in the home of her ex-boyfriend, police dispatcher Richie Minton. Her death was initially ruled a suicide, but additional investigation came to later label the cause of death as undetermined. Since Young’s death, her family has worked to raise awareness of her case and influenced legislation to fight against opaque police procedures and reducing opportunities for government employees to abuse positions of power. “There were young girls coming up to me and asking me about it and it was so heartwarming to see their interest,” Linda Young, Molly’s stepmom, said of the memorial service. Molly’s father, Larry Young, began the event by getting up to speak but overwhelmed with tears, asked Linda Young to tell a story. “One of his fondest memories was one time when she was about six years old and she went to church to watch Larry get baptized,” Linda Young said. Linda Young said the air conditioning had gone out and the priest made a comment about hoping there would be air conditioning in heaven. “He asked her (Molly) what she thought about the experience and she replied ‘can you believe the preacher didn’t know there was air conditioning,’” Linda Young said. Illinois Senator Terri Bryant then stood up to speak on some of the legislative updates taking place, including new laws introduced. “When you get to the ten year point, it’s especially painful and we don’t really want to call it a milestone unless we’re celebrating the conviction of the person who we know ultimately took the life of Molly,” Bryant said.
A poster to memorialize the life of Molly Young sits on a table at Turley Park March 27, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill. Julian Castillo | @julcastillophotography
Molly Young Bryant said she was a brand new legislator when Larry Young came to her and told him finding justice in this case would be difficult because of the way the laws were written. Bryant said her job was to fix the issue so it never happened to someone else, and one of the problems they encountered was,
by the time the Young family got the case to civil court, the two year statute of limitations had expired. “The first thing we had to do was change the statute of limitations from two years to five years as most of the municipalities and government entities were dragging their feet until they ran the clock out, so now that’s a little harder to do,” Bryant said. The second law she introduced was to strengthen Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA) laws, because if someone files a request and the documents aren’t turned over, then the FOIA was ineffective. Bryant said now if there is an order from the attorney general’s office, agencies have 31 days to turn over the documents. Please see MOLLY | 7
Larry Young (right) and Linda Lamont-Young, father and stepmother of Molly Young, speak to the community on the case of their late daughter at Turley Park March 27, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill. Julian Castillo | @ julcastillophotography
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Remembering Jacob Jurinek
Legacy of journalism student continues with blood drive Janiyah Gaston | @DEJaniyah
Third year journalism student Jacob Jurinek is being remembered at a blood drive arranged by his cousin Bridget Hyland and former girlfriend Emma Braning on April 1. Jurinek died during Travis Scott’s performance at the Astroworld music festival on Nov 5, 2021 in Houston, Texas along with nine other people. He was posthumously awarded his Bachelor’s in Journalism from Southern Illinois University (SIU) on Dec 11, 2021. “The idea for the blood drive was his cousin’s. She reached out to me about doing one in Carbondale; she is hosting one in Naperville and wanted to allow for friends of Jurinek to donate if they wanted to,” Braning said. Hyland, Jurinek’s cousin and a pediatric resident physician, said the coordinator from the university made it super easy to organize the Naperville drive, and all she had to do was choose a date. “I wanted to try to plan a similar event in Carbondale so all of Jake’s friends, classmates, and teachers could have an opportunity to get involved. I am so grateful that Emma was willing to organize the drive at SIU,” Hyland said. Braning said they have 40 people registered to donate but added six more spots after more people wanted to take part. “I am hoping to have more people register before the drive and have walk-ins as well,” Braning said. Braning hopes to bring people closer together to share stories of Jurinek at the drive, she said. “For me, Jake was the biggest part of my life. I think I will also remember him as my first friend in Carbondale and how he was always there for me,” Braning said. Hyland said she hopes people will see this drive as a way to make something positive out of a bad situation. “To all of his cousins, and just about anyone he met, Jake was as close as it comes to a real life superhero,” Hyland said. “I cannot think of a better way to honor Jake…than by working together to try to save lives.” Braning said Jurinek loved drawing crowds and being with people. “During the time of the crowd surge, he told the people around him that he had just become friends with that he would ‘protect them at all cost.’ I think doing this blood drive is a great way to continue that statement,” Braning said. Recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Cross has been facing a blood shortage. Tara Lincoln, a blood donor recruiter for the Red Cross, said the drive will help offset the recent blood shortage by bringing people who knew Jurinek and new donors out to honor him by giving the gift of life. “Right now, the need for blood is outpacing what we are collecting so we need everyone to get out and donate. 20 percent of blood collected comes from high school and college students,” Lincoln said. She said COVID-19 made collecting blood difficult because most high school and college students were virtual for class via Zoom. Lincoln said the Red Cross has started testing for COVID-19 antibodies again, for a limited time. “Please donate blood because each donation has the potential to help save up to three lives,” Lincoln said. “It’s the blood currently on the shelves that helps save the lives of patients in need and patients may not have time to wait for lifesaving blood, especially in emergency situations,” Lincoln said it is also important for people to donate as often as they can because the blood must be tested and processed to ensure it is safe to give to a patient which could take up to 48 hours or longer. “As a doctor, I routinely see the impact that donated blood can have on the lives of patients and their families
Jacob Jurinek appears in a Daily Egyptian video just weeks before he was killed in the Astroworld tragedy. Kylen Lunn | klunn@dailyegyptian.com
and if even a fraction of those who knew Jake donate in his honor, we have the potential to help hundreds of families enjoy more time together,” Hyland said. Lincoln said all donors who come out to donate will receive a Red Cross t-shirt while supplies last from April 1-18. The blood drive is scheduled to take place on April 1 at the Student Center’s Renaissance Room. “If people have any questions or need help registering, they can contact me at emma.braning@siu.edu and if all the spots that we have currently available fill up, then Tara and I will add more,” Braning said. Braning said people can also go to her Instagram: @ officially.emma_ and click the link in her bio to register. Braning said she hopes Jurinek gets the message. “I would tell him how he was the best person I have ever met and how lucky I am because I got to call him my boyfriend. He will always be my best friend,” Braning said. Hyland said she would thank Jurinek for being the Please see JURINEK | 3
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I hope you had a good life Aaron Elliott | @aaron.elliott_
Saturday mornings are for sitting outside on a stoop waiting for someone to come unlock their relatives front door just for me to snoop through their mothers unmentionable drawer. I have a problem. I love to rummage through dead people’s belongings. Not in a creepy Norman Bates kind of way, but I am still trying on the mother’s dresses. Possessions are a big part of my identity and how I express myself. As an artistic mind, I lean more towards maximalism rather than minimalism and use decor of the past in almost every part of home life. I come by it naturally. Seriously, I don’t have any family that resides in a home that was built in the last fifty years, our cupboards are filled to the brim with unnecessary china and anything is possible if you have the space for it. I don’t know how or why we became this way. I could, pin it all on the very specific taste of my mothers’ mother or the even more peculiar taste of her sister, but we are all like that. We don’t buy junk; we hold out and usually wait for the treasures. These treasures can be anywhere, you just have to look around for them, or just let them come up along your journey. Three years ago while shooting the loop around my hometown in my beat up 1998 Monte Carlo with my sister, I screeched to a halt. Now what I am about to say, I don’t want you to judge me, but I realized it was spring cleanup. To any normal human, you wouldn’t think anything of it, but to a hoarder like me, jackpot. While rummaging through the spring cleanup pile outside of a large Edwardian home in my hometown, we came across at least eight crates of old books. We peeked through some of them and decided to just take the boxes with the oldest books in it. I brought them home and sat at the picnic table in my backyard with my sister before we went through our loot. It was mostly just disintegrated books, but there lying at the bottom, was a large family Bible. As with most southern families, this is usually sacred and stowed away. You fill them with prayers and bookmarks and pictures and special momentos. Letters from her husband stationed in France during the second world war, a snippet of her son’s hair, all of this was cared for and it was filled to the brim with memorabilia from a woman’s life, all in the trash. The lifelong question that everyone else seems to be asking is, “what happens when we die?” The question that I am asking is, “what happens to my stuff when I die?” People set up wills and testaments for the big ticket items like a collection of faberge eggs or their jewelry, but what about the things they used on a daily basis? Those are the things that end up at the estate sale. The “crap” that nobody wants or needs ends up sprawled around their
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home on display for people from around town to pick through it and throw out a buck or two. The entirety of this person’s life is all out for the world to pawn over all because of one really scary thing: Death. Dying is the ultimate act of vulnerability to the world. Letting go of earthly possessions is a haunting thought. Hopefully, it will be a long time from now, but whether it be today or tomorrow, it is inevitable. We all kick the bucket eventually, but our stuff doesn’t. Throughout high school I bought and sold vintage womens clothing for a little bit of side money. It was more of a hobby and a way to get my shopping fix without breaking the bank and filling my own personal closets with more clothes. By my junior year, I was a pro. You go in, head straight for the closet and quickly grab what you can get before any of the other buyers get to it. My routine was fast and money hungry; I never took the time to really take in the home until this one sale that changed my life. Upon arriving, the house seemed odd, not so staged and oddly just lived in. Like I was touring a random person’s habitat. It felt off. I made my way to the closet and couldn’t believe my eyes. A gold mine of vintage, glorious clothing spanning from the1920s-1970s, mostly pristine and barely worn. As I pulled back fur coats and thought about how I was going to explain withdrawing my card again, I gasped, and oh, I stared blankly at this beautiful wedding dress buried deep within. Late 1940s with beautiful satin buttons on the back and sleeves. Sometimes, clothing brings me to tears, and on this occasion, it did. Why would somebody not want their family member’s wedding dress after they have passed? I pulled it from the rusty wire hanger it
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most incredible role model to everyone who knew him. “If everyone who sees this takes up just one of his habits, the world would be an infinitely better place. Make everyone feel like your best friend. Find something you are passionate about and talk about it any chance you get,” Hyland said. Braning said she wants to start a scholarship in Jurinek’s name but is currently focused on the blood drive. Other people like Bridget Lescilius, manager of the Saluki AdLab team, are also working to keep Jurinek’s memory alive. “We will be having an art reception highlighting
his work closer to graduation time,” Lescilius said. Hyland said their family has tried to make it a point to spread Jurinek’s enthusiasm for life and that her family hopes everyone who knew him will join in doing so. “Spend an afternoon making the kids giggle. Prioritize your family. Write a note of appreciation. Tell a funny story. Treat every day like it’s the best one ever. Love more. Judge less. Be unapologetically, authentically you,” Hyland said. Staff reporter Joel Kottman can be reached at jkottman@dailyegyptian.com and on Twitter: @ JoelKottman
resided on and felt the love and energy coming out of this dress. I added it to my pile, of course. As I did a last lap around looking for any rogue hats or accessories, I saw a table with pictures and albums scattered across it. I approached the table and realized that these were family pictures and they were for sale as well. I gasped again in horror and asked the man running the whole event, “who wouldn’t want these things?!” to which he promptly replied, “Grandkids.”
My blood boiled, and my eyes filled with tears. I was just so upset for this woman. So, of course, I bought her entire wardrobe, plus a ton of pictures. Suddenly, I knew this woman, or so I felt. I did research on her and talked to people who knew her. She was a wife, a mother and a grandmother. She was a human, so why were her things just thrown around with such a lack of respect? I learned an extremely important lesson that day: to honor the person you are there for. I no longer look at estate sales with grubby fingers, I go in and observe. Go through the records and see what they listened to or see what they read. Admire their fashion taste, no matter how bad it is. Look at the decorations for sale and see what interested them. Feel the connection between you and the items you are purchasing, and think about why they wanted them. I am now able to appreciate the person and what they might have provided to the world. I look with care and think to myself “I hope you had a good life.” I feel out how the person’s home is left behind and what their vibes were. If you look hard enough, you will find out exactly who they were just by analyzing everything. An estate sale isn’t what we deserve, but it’s what we get. It is a bit calming to think of it that way. The thought of dying is terrifying, but at least I know that my estate sale will be amazing. Staff Writer Aaron Elliott can be reached at aelliott@dailyegyptian.com and on instagram at aaron.elliott.
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Students in the UIS Public Affairs Reporting program meet with Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin during a news conference in his Capitol office Oct. 27, 2021. The students, from left, are Caroline Kubzansky, Taylor Avery, Andrew Adams, Danny Connolly, Maggie Strahan, Lizzie Seils, Taylor Vidmar, Grace Kinnicutt and Maria Gardner. | Photo by Lee Milner
PAR program at UIS mentoring the new generation of journalists
Janiyah Gaston | @DEJaniyah
The Public Affairs Reporting Masters Program (PAR) offered by the University of Illinois Springfield has been around 50 years. The main goal of the program is to improve the skills of young journalists and prepare them for the workforce. Jason Piscia, the director of the program, said the program gives students an opportunity to learn new skills all throughout their time in the program. “Our students spend their first four months in the program taking classes and taking courses related to those things, and then the education becomes more practical starting in the spring semester,” Piscia said. According to Piscia, the classes help journalists improve their writing skills and get a better understanding of Illinois politics; then students get a chance to work with professional journalists in the spring semester. Piscia said when he participated in the program in 1997, the program helped him break out of his shell and improve as a journalist. “I’ve always been sort of a shy person. I still am I think but PAR sort of [...] forces that out of you whether you like it or not. You’re thrown into situations where you have to chase after a politician in the capital and try to get them to talk to you. You have the opportunity to ask questions of powerful political figures, including the governor,” Piscia said.
The program allows young journalists who are interested in the political side of journalism to communicate with lawmakers and other political heavy weights, Piscia said. Danny Connolly, a graduate student participating in the program, said he decided to take
part in the program to build on the skills he learned at the Daily Egyptian and River Region. “While I was a very talented and skilled reporter, I just also wanted to learn more,” Connolly said. “There were certain stories that I didn’t quite nail as a river region reporter that would have been bad if I didn’t
nail it as an actual reporter out in the world.” Connolly said while the program has helped him improve on his journalism skills, it was a struggle in the beginning to deal with the increased credit hours and the fast paced environment. Connolly said since interning
at WCIA, a CBS affiliate news station located in Champaign IL, he has been able to see how professional journalists work in the industry and how larger media companies put together their news stories. Please see PAR | 5
Cole Henke, a student in the PAR Class of 2019 and intern for WCIA-TV, conducts an interview at the Capitol February 2019. | Photo by UIS Campus Relations
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Dana Vollmer, a student in the PAR Class of 2019 and intern for NPR Illinois, checks her phone during a news conference at the Capitol February 2019. Photo by UIS Campus Relations. | Photo by UIS Campus Relations
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“WCIA is my first journalism internship so [I have] kind of been gaining what it’s like to be an actual reporter. I had all these good clips in real parts from SIU, but I didn’t know exactly how a corporate media station works versus a college one and I’ve been learning a lot of that, and I’ve been learning the expectations for it,”
Connolly said. Taylor Vidmar, another participant in the program, said the program has helped her in a variety of ways that will be beneficial to other students interested in joining. “Students will definitely gain confidence in their reporting and writing. They’ll learn how to apply
criticism and feedback to improve their work,” Vidmar said. “They’ll make connections with seasoned reporters and mentors who can help guide them through the field.” Vidmar said being a part of the program will allow students who want to make a career out of journalism a chance to make
connections and build on their skills. Vidmar said she has learned by working with other journalists, and being able to work with a variety of professionals has moved her in the right direction. “I’m already getting what I originally wanted out of this program, which was to become a better, sharper reporter,” Vidmar
said. “I’ve made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot, but having the program and the bureau chiefs here to help guide us has made it worth it.” Assistant to the Editor Janiyah Gaston can be reached at jgaston@ dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @ DEJaniyah.
Derek Cantu, a student in the PAR Class of 2021 and intern for NPR Illinois, works on a story in the Capitol’s press room June 2021. | Photo by UIS Campus Relations
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‘Turning Red’ is Pixar’s best in more than a decade
Zaden Dennis | zdennis@dailyegyptian
As someone who has been mostly jaded with Disney and Pixar’s animated efforts in the past few years (aside from occasional standouts like 2020’s “Soul”), the early buzz surrounding “Turning Red” admittedly had me excited. But with Disney having released 3 animated features in just the last year, with none of them particularly resonating with me, I went in with cautious optimism. “Turning Red” is by far one of the most original, progressive, and charming animated films I have seen in years and is a film I will happily be recommending for years to come as one of Pixar’s very best. The film is by Chinese director Domee Shi, who previously won an Academy Award for her Pixar short “Bao” in 2019. This was her first directorial effort on a feature length film. The film follows Meilin, a Chinese Canadian 13-year-old girl, who is trying to find her place in the world. It is set in the early 2000s, most importantly at the peak of America’s boy band craze. Just as she is seeming to come into her own, overnight she undergoes a transformation in which she turns into a giant red panda anytime she feels intense emotion. The film uses the red panda as a vessel to talk about a frankly miraculous number of sensitive subjects. Throughout the film, the panda comes to represent menstruation, puberty, angst, rebellion, individualism, heritage and the expectation of others. This, in and of itself, is representative of the best things that Pixar can do with the medium:
Taking something that’s simple, harmless and fantastical, to talk about things that may be touchy or sensitive for some parents or children. The film is so successful in this that, as a white, male, 21-year-old, I found it to be one of the most relatable films I have seen in years. Despite it being a hyper-specific character and scenario, they use this in a way that practically anyone can find something to connect with, without detracting from its representation of the minority groups at its center. Another new frontier that the film represents for Disney, is its refusal to sugar coat a lot of subjects as well. While it still functions as sweet and fun family film, it doesn’t hold back when directly calling out things like periods, drugs, and sexual innuendo. This is something I found extremely refreshing, because in order to break down the taboos that many films attempt to, you can’t hide all of them behind metaphor and symbolism. For these reasons, I found it equally frustrating that the film got pushed to a streaming only release, seemingly at the last minute. The film had a full marketing push for a theatrical release in the months prior, but due to what was stated as rising cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, it was released exclusively on Disney Plus. While this reasoning is understandable, it begs the question why the release date was not just pushed, as Disney has done for all its Marvel theatrical releases. “Turning Red” is the third film to experience this shift, the
other being 2021’s “Luca” and 2020’s “Soul.” The shift to streaming, as well as for the other films, caused a lot of backlash, because it mostly guarantees that it will not be as financially successful as if it had a theatrical release. Disney’s quick decisions to push these more original and progressive projects to streaming, but not their larger crowdpleasing ones, has fans skeptical to say the very least. It begs the question that Disney might be afraid of the potential blow back from more conservative audiences due to its taboo subjects. Even with its Disney Plus release, the film has not been spared from rigorous critique from parents and animation fans alike. Even before its release, some people called out the film’s animation, which was a large departure from Pixar’s typical aesthetics. Many called it out for looking “ugly” or “cheap”. While others critiqued it for showing (barely) sexualized sequences involving the teen girls, calling it a bad influence. While both notions are quite preposterous, it has been a source of discussion, nevertheless. Which brings me to one of my absolute favorite aspects of the film, the animation. While Pixar has been the leading force in the animation industry for decades, “Turning Red” still manages to impress with its new, highly emotive style. I have watched the film twice since its release and found that on a second watch, I was able to just study and marvel at the animation alone. Each character has their own different nuanced body language and different
emotions hold different effects that are used expertly. When a character is overwhelmed, at times you can see them subtly shaking or their eyes will change shape in response to something they see. The fantastical elements of the red panda benefit from these techniques as well, with Mei completely changing in design if she’s happy, angry, or sad. The animation is also complemented by the film’s beautiful color palette, filled with bright eye-catching landscapes and set pieces. The score impresses as well, done by composer Ludwig Göransson. It blends traditional orchestral work with electronic music, as well as traditional Chinese instruments. This works perfectly at representing the film’s blend of traditional Chinese culture and its clash with Meilin’s modern ideals. While it also boasts some shamelessly catchy pop hits made for the film’s fictional boy band “4*Town”. These original songs were written by Grammy winning musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell. Overall, “Turning Red” is an extremely fun, heartwarming and exciting take on coming of age that isn’t afraid to touch on all the embarrassing and awkward parts just as much as the good ones. Whether it’s dealing with the cyclical trauma of your heritage, parent’s traditional values, self-doubt or having “the talk” it does it all with an infectious authenticity. 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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Ukraine enters peace talks, concessions may be necessary Ethan Braun | ebraun@dailyegyptian.com
Vladimir Putin’s reckless, full-scale invasion of Ukraine has taken an enormous toll on both countries involved in the conflict. Destruction and misery have followed in the wake of the Russian forces as they lay siege to Ukrainian cities like Kyiv, Mariupol, and Odessa. Meanwhile, worldwide sanctions against the Russian economy have crippled its people in collective punishment, all for a deeply unpopular war waged by a ruthless autocrat. Over the past few weeks, in the face of an enormous onslaught by the Russian military, the Ukrainians have thus far shocked the world with their resistance. Despite the Russian Armed Forces boasting an active-duty soldier count of 900,000, more than eight times that of Ukraine’s forces according to The New York Times, the Ukrainians have fought back hard, killing an estimated 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops since their arrival. The battle for air superiority in the skies of Ukraine has surprised many as well. Ukraine’s anti-aircraft missiles have done a tremendous job in repelling the aerial invasion from the Russian Air Force. This is especially true in Kyiv and Kharkiv, where it is said that the most anti-aircraft missiles are focused. The unfortunate side effect of concentrating the anti-aircraft defenses in key locations is how it has left the rest of the country vulnerable to airstrikes. The port city of Mariupol, for example, has endured incredible levels of bombardment from Russian forces. This has created a humanitarian crisis in the city, with hundreds of thousands trapped and living on dwindling resources. Reportedly, more than 2,300 are dead. These sorts of humanitarian crises abound.
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More than 3.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the war’s start, and those who remain are at great risk, especially in the besieged cities. In the midst of all the damage, officials in both the Russian and Ukrainian government have laid out their demands. President Putin, in an intermediary meeting with Turkish President Recep Erdogan, again demanded official recognition of Crimea as Russian territory and the independence of the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. He has also called for the “de-Nazification” of the Ukrainian government, a long-standing pretense of the invasion, based on the relatively small presence of soldiers with far-right ideologies in Ukrainian militias like the Azov Battalion. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been ardent in expressing his desire for peace talks. While demands for territorial compromises have been soundly rejected by the president, what’s been especially interesting is Zelenskyy’s messaging regarding Ukraine and NATO. Zelenskyy has signaled several times that he would be open to negotiation with Russia on NATO membership. This is substantial, considering how back in 2019, previous president Petro Poroshenko signed an amendment to the Ukrainian constitution with the express purpose of gaining membership to NATO and the European Union. Conceding this ground to Russian demands is certainly notable. Putin has repeatedly cited Ukraine’s inching toward NATO over the past decade or so as a foundational motivation for full-scale invasion. From the outside, it appears as if Zelenskyy has given into imperialist demands. Unfortunately, these sorts of concessions are oftentimes necessary on the long path to peace,
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“If you don’t comply within that thirty to thirty-one days, there’s a five thousand dollar fine and one thousand dollars per day after that,” Bryant said. Bryant said Larry Young was selfless enough to admit that Bryant might not be able to help in Molly’s case but they didn’t want this to happen to anyone else. “I promised [him] that I was going to work on this the full time I’m in the legislature,” Bryant said. Bryant said they got both of Molly’s Laws passed within her first year in the legislature because she explained to people what was happening and they didn’t want it to happen to any other family. “When Larry and Joe Cervantes and so many of you came to Springfield and were willing to testify, we’re going to keep fighting to make sure there is justice for Molly,” Bryant said. “Ten years is a long time and so the little ones have grown up and loved ones have passed away but we’re going to keep fighting for justice,” Larry Young said. Former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) criminal justice chair Elius Reed asked how the family felt about how Illinois State’s Attorney Joe Cervantes was handling the case. “We appreciate all that he’s doing to advance the case and bring it to a conclusive end with justice for Molly finally carried out,” Larry
Young said. Former radio show host Monica Zukas said, when she first met Larry Young, the Justice for Molly Facebook page was in its infancy. “Larry was looking around for someone to play the 911 call made before Molly was found and after I played it on my radio show, the membership of the Justice for Molly Facebook page shot up,” Zukas said. Zukas said even though not all supporters are visible, they are working tirelessly to ensure justice in the background. “I feel like the mountains we’ve moved were monumental, like getting Molly’s Laws passed, and that the support of the community and on social media is awesome,” Zukas said. She said the family needs Cervantes to finish the job and try to take the case to a grand jury, but that she was positive that there will be justice soon. “It’s good people like you that help people like them make the change,” Larry Young said. He said they’re still offering a $5,000 reward for any information that could lead to the arrest of the person who murdered Molly. The memorial concluded with the song “Somewhere over the Rainbow” to remember Molly’s fondness for rainbows, according to Larry Young. Staff reporter Joel Kottman can be reached at jkottman@dailyegyptian.com and on Twitter: @ JoelKottman.
and it may not be the last point on which Zelenskyy and his allies lose ground. The unfortunate reality is, despite analysts’ best efforts, victory in any war is incredibly difficult to predict. The Ukrainian resistance effort has certainly shocked the world with its efficiency thus far, but the Russian forces’ sheer size may present a challenge in the long run. In any war, the ultimate victory comes from preservation of life and a resolution to conflict. Compromises are hard to come to grips with, but they’re oftentimes necessary for a greater good. As mentioned, Zelenskyy has seemingly conceded an end to the goal of joining NATO. This was one of the demands from Putin in his address to the Turkish minister. Another of the demands he outlined was guaranteed protection for the Russian language in Ukraine. This may not be such a difficult demand to meet; simply offering the Russian language as a secondary language when speaking with Ukrainian public officials and government heads may quell this demand. Putin’s other demand, “de-nazification” while blown well out of proportion, does stem from a legitimate concern. A few of Ukraine’s paramilitaries have in fact served as hotbeds for neo-Nazi radicalization for years. Groups like the Azov Battalion have been known to brandish Nazi insignias, parrot white supremacist ideology, and praise historical Ukrainian Nazi collaborators. These sorts of neo-fascist groups should absolutely be condemned, yet the Ukrainian government has
adopted them into the Ukrainian national guard and routinely used them for operations during the war in the Donbas region leading up to the full-scale invasion. While Russia’s repeated claims of the entire Ukrainian government being run by Nazis are clearly ludicrous, removing Nazi elements from the Ukrainian military seems a small ask for Zelenskyy and his administration. As for Putin’s final demands involving recognition of Crimea as part of Russia, and recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions – these seem like nonstarters for the Ukrainian government. Despite the fierce loyalty of the Russian separatists in these regions, annexation from Russia is a breach of international law and Ukrainian sovereignty. It’s highly doubtful that the two warring countries will see eye-to-eye on this one. The Russian invasion has gained widespread condemnation, including from local members of the Carbondale community (See more: “The ‘wired’ war: reactions from the digital front”). One can only hope that in the road to peace talks, that the two countries may find common ground in the interest of saving lives and bringing the conflict to an end. Staff reporter Ethan Braun can be reached at ebraun@dailyegyptian.com. To stay up to date with all your Southern Illinois News follow the Daily Egyptian on Facebook and Twitter.
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Putting a spotlight on restorative justice
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The Jackson County State’s Attorney office and the Carbondale Public Library held a webinar called the Introduction to Restorative Justice on March 23 as people in the community discussed changes to implement in the local justice system. Panelists included main speaker and Restorative Justice Trainer Ted Lewis, Executive Director of Family Advocacy Services Dr. Dollean York-Anderson, Jackson County State’s Attorney Joe Cervantez and third year student at Southern Illinois University (SIU) and Paul Simon Institute Intern Myla Croft. Lewis said his training consists of scripted role-plays and communication processes that help both the victim and the person who caused the harm so both can heal from the experience. “It’s an alternative approach to justice that really lifts up community involvement,” Lewis said. “The possibility of dialogue between harming and harmed people who go through preparation and support it lifts up the whole concept of repairing when we understand crime as mostly a harm done, rather than just the law broken.” Lewis gave an example of a case with a 16-year-old boy he worked with who stole a four-wheel vehicle for two months
and how his program helped the boy take accountability for his actions. “What that told me is that each time he was hearing something new about how his actions were affecting the other family from his hurt,” Lewis said. “He wanted to offer some kind of an apology when he learned that and that’s a great indication that he was present, he was taking things empathetically and responding back.” Restorative justice opens a new door to people who need to talk through their experiences and how they impacted everyone involved, Lewis said. “When responsible parties come to grips with how their actions have affected other people, it starts to open up within their brains,” Lewis said. “[It brings an] awareness that they’re not alone in the world, that their actions do have ripple effects and those ripple effects can be harming other people and [be] impactful.” During his presentation, Lewis highlighted that most people define crime as broken laws or rules and how broken relationships can also play a part. “Restorative justice puts a little more emphasis on the broken relationships, what’s broken between people, rather than the broken law,” Lewis said. “In western justice, there tends to be such a high focus on dealing with broken law and the punishment
that matches it. Sometimes we forget that there’s real people with real emotions and real relationships that speak here.” Lewis said there’s debate on how accountability and support coincide with each other. “This is what I call being smart on crime where you still have high accountability, but now in terms of good responsibility and reparation rather than punishment for its own sake,” Lewis said. “You dignify offenders so that they’re supported well so that they want to step up to the plate and be responsible for what they did as well as moving forward.” The three R’s of restorative justice are relationship, respect and responsibility, Lewis said. “When we want to have communication processes, we want to make sure there’s balanced attention to those who are harmed and to those who have caused them harm and we want to involve the community to support people,” Lewis said. Lewis said lack of communication leads to mistrust when people are left with their own portrait of a certain situation. “We want bridgework to happen between folks and bridges where it’s not just bringing people together it’s also connecting. I call it speaking and the act of being heard,” Lewis said.
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During the Q&A, Lewis was able to clarify details about his restorative justice training and get the opinion from people in the community and the other panelists. Dr. York-Anderson said she’s been working towards bringing restorative justice to the community since January of 2020 and talked about the positives that come with it. “When they came to a point where they were able to hear one another and it was almost like a sigh of relief that they were able to do that,” Dr. York-Anderson said. “It was like a breakthrough experience for them. And I thought that was a very good experience for me to have experienced with them.” Dr. York-Anderson said taking this approach by helping both sides heal from crimes committed would be a good skill to develop. “Actually empowering the offender to some extent [by] giving the offender a voice but it also empowers the victim in that it gives the victim a voice,” Dr. York-Anderson said. “It takes time to educate people.” Dr.York-Anderson took Lewis’ training in November 2021 and did a restorative justice program with her company, Family Advocacy Services, and asked how he usually gets a victim to come around to doing something like this. Please see JUSTICE | 11
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Outside the Box performance pushes boundaries of music as art
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Jeff Kaiser stepped onto the stage, smiling at the audience before taking his seat at his “instrument,” a collection of trumpets, bells, effects pedals, speakers and computer components. The lights dimmed, and he put on his black nitrile gloves before bringing his instrument to life with layer after layer of sound distorted from mere noise into a form of allencompassing music, building and swirling around the listener in ways impossible for traditional musical pieces or ensembles. The School of Music at Southern Illinois University (SIU) hosted a performance by Kaiser, a musician, music technologist and professor at the University of Central Missouri on Friday, March 25 in the Shryock auditorium. The performance was attended by approximately 50 people, including students, faculty and community members and was open for free to the public. The performance consisted of approximately an hour and a half of improvisational music utilizing a variety of sounds, ranging from traditional trumpet tones to random mouth sounds and balloons inflating and exploding being mixed through a synthesizing software and oscillating through a series of speakers surrounding the audience. “For me, it’s totally captivating and compelling to work with technology over the past 40 years,” Kaiser said. “When I was introduced to it from some professors I worked with in the early 80’s, I kind of fell in love with it.” Kaiser has been performing with the latest synthesizing technology consistently over the past four decades and has watched as it has grown increasingly complex and capable of manipulating sound in more interesting ways. “I definitely think of myself as a textural improviser. I’m creating different types of layers and improvising with them,” Kaiser said. “My favorite thing about the technology now is its ability to surprise me and how the technology has its own agency in the performance.” Kaiser’s performance was the second to last in a series of performances put on by the School of Music during its Outside the
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Box Music Festival, which aims to introduce open-minded audiences to new and sometimes experimental forms of music, according to Casey Ginther, a retired SIU professor who helped to found the festival 15 years ago. “When I was here maybe five or six years, I decided we needed
our own new music festival because we were doing a lot of new music activities but sort of spread throughout the year,” Ginther said. “So I thought if we did a whole lot of them in one solid week it would really make a bigger splash.” Ginther said, since her retirement, the Outside the Box
Festival has been organized by SIU professor Chris Walczak. She said, as the years have progressed, the audiences have maintained a consistent size. “The audiences have always been enthusiastic. They’re not huge, there are a certain people, I think, who are attracted to the unusual in anything and especially in music,” Ginther said. “Especially if you’re a musician or music student playing the same pieces that are centuries old, sometimes it’s just great to hear other stuff and have your ears expand a little bit and stretch your brain.” Eric Mandat, a music professor at SIU and professional solo and ensemble clarinetist, helped to bring Kaiser to perform at the Outside the Box Festival. He and Kaiser have been friends throughout their careers in performance and academia. “I just love the energy and creativity that Jeff brings to everything he does, not just in his performing, but in all of his work. So, this concert was the
for both sides, but families that feel strongly impacted by their situations get more preparation time. State Attorney Cervantez spoke about wanting to be the person to help jumpstart a restorative justice program in Carbondale and fund the training and how he’ll pay for it. “I’m at a point where the
grants are great, but I don’t believe that our community can always just sit back and use that G-word all the time,” Cervantez said. “I want organizations and community organizations to go out for these grants and eventually have a restorative justice program.” Dr. York-Anderson said her organization is applying for state
grants in hopes of getting funding near the end of July to set up a one-year pilot program for restorative justice. With Cervantez wanting to kickstart the training, paying for resources and the people’s time could be funded through other programs at the State’s Attorney’s office, he said. “I want to make sure we have
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embodiment of all those things,” Mandat said. Mandat was also one of the founding members of the festival and still believes it’s good to have events that can excite even longtime musicians with new types of music. “Having all these wonderful guests bring their perspectives and excite everybody into the possibilities of music is just great,” Mandat said. “In its earliest years, it was very immersive with two full weeks of events all day and evening. Now there are more highlight concerts and it’s about eight or nine days, but the span is still pretty long and it’s great that’s stayed the same.” The final performance of the 2022 Outside the Box Festival took place on Saturday, March 26 and featured a collection of faculty and guest-composed music played by the Altgeld Chamber Players playing contemporary chamber music and electronics. The festival is expected to continue next spring with a new set of ensembles and guest performances. “I think the excitement of experiencing something for the first time and not being able to compare with your preconceived notions allows us the opportunity to have great open hearts when the music is coming at us, Mandat said. “I feel like we absorb it differently, and in my opinion, better when we don’t have those notions about the music and it hits us right in the gut. It’s an experience you can’t get any other way than being in person to feel it.” Kaiser said being able to incorporate technology into music allows for more dynamic performances that can bring a degree of spontaneity to music in a similar way to how multiple human performers can do the same. “It becomes a big feedback cycle,” Kaiser said. “I was interacting with a technology that plays something and I’m playing it in another way. That’s, for me, the joy of being surprised by what technology can do. Much like the human player, the technological player brings these joyful surprises.” Staff reporter William Box can be reached at wbox@dailyegyptian. com or on Twitter at @ William17455137.
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“Our job is just to hold a space where dignifying conversations can happen and we pretty much accept people where they are and that includes both victims and offenders,” Lewis said. “Our job is just to make sure it’s respectful and as good and empowering as it can be.” Lewis said his training usually involves a preparation meeting
members of the community who are trained and we can seek other grants and other routes,” Cervantez said. “But, again, I want to make sure that Jackson County is responsible for Jackson County, grant or no grant.” Staff reporter Jamilah Lewis can be reached at jlewis@dailyegyptian. com or on Twitter @jamilahlewis.
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SIU Baseball knocks off Arkansas State in heated affair
Cole Daily | @ cdaily_de
SIU held a home game against the Red Wolves at Itchy Jones Stadium on Wednesday, March 23. The game had been set for the day prior but was moved due to weather conditions. The Salukis started the game with a bang. After keeping Arkansas State scoreless in the top of the first inning, Southern Illinois put up three points in the bottom. SIU held a commanding lead 3-0 to start the second inning. The second inning was more of the same for the Dawgs. Junior infielder Cody Cleveland and junior infielder Kaeber Rog touched home to push the Salukis’ lead to 5-0. Neither team scored in the third inning, keeping the score 5-0. The top of the fourth inning is where things started to shift in the Red Wolves’ favor. Arkansas State scored three to put the pressure on SIU. Southern Illinois couldn’t manage any points in the bottom of the fourth. In the fifth inning, Arkansas State made the score 5-4 after yet another score from the Red Wolves. Luckily for the Dawgs,
SIU scored a run of their own to take some of the pressure off. With four more innings left to go, SIU held a 6-4 lead over Arkansas State. The next two innings would be scoreless from both teams, only amplifying the pressure of the final two. Arkansas State put themselves in a position to grab the win in the top of the eighth, as they had bases loaded and were only down one (6-5). However, SIU managed to strike out the ASU batter facing a 3-2 count, which meant the Salukis’ were able to maintain their lead. Southern Illinois didn’t score in the bottom of the eighth, and Arkansas State didn’t score in the top of the ninth, therefore finishing the match with SIU winning, 6-5. Sophomore rightfielder Evan Martin led the way with two RBIs in the game. Cleveland and senior J.T. Weber both scored two runs for the Salukis, both players also had a stolen base. Sports Reporter Cole Daily can be reached at cdaily@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at cdaily_de
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Interim AD Kupec extended through May; search for replacement on hold Brandyn Wilcoxen | @Brandyn_2020
It has been six months since former Athletic Director Liz Jarnigan was ousted in September. It seems that Saluki nation will be waiting a few months longer to see who will permanently take the position, as interim AD Matt Kupec has been extended through the end of May 2022. Beyond that though, there isn’t much else to report in the way of progress. After outlining a soft deadline of January to conclude a national search for a new AD, the can has been kicked down the road multiple times. First it was delayed until March, and now to an indeterminate time this spring. With multiple vacancies in the coaching ranks at SIU, the longer the school goes without a permanent solution, the greater impact the interim administration will have on the future. A spokesperson for the university redirected Daily Egyptian staff to a statement on the matter: “The search for an athletic director is scheduled to resume later this spring. We will notify the public and the news media when we have information to report.” Details on the hiring process are sparse, and the public is left to wonder how far along it is. The university has yet to even provide a list of finalists, something it did during the 2015 search that led to the hiring of Tommy Bell. Kupec previously stated that none of the candidates included in the search in late 2021, “rose to the level where we wanted to make an offer.” [see more: Athletic Director search delayed
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until spring; Kupec to continue as interim AD] It is not yet known why the process has been paused, or if it had ever been resumed since the initial delay in January. With this lack of progress, Saluki fans are left to wonder: if the search isn’t actively being done right now, what is going on in the athletic department? In speaking with Kupec, the answer seems to be business as usual. Kupec’s philosophy for a successful athletic department is winning in three phases: the
courts, the classroom, and the community. Facing uncertainty in the second full year of a pandemic and a change in leadership in the department itself, student-athletes have managed to stay true to that philosophy this year. “Our student-athletes have the best GPA in the conference this past year,” Kupec said. “I think overall, the average GPA is about 3.55.” Kupec cited the football team, which climbed into the top 5 rankings of the Football Championship Subdivision and reached the quarterfinals in the FCS playoffs, and the women’s basketball team, which won its first regular season Missouri Valley Conference championship since 2007 and qualified for the WNIT, as examples of how Southern Illinois has reached a level of success in the playing field. Much of the results from this year’s successes can be attributed to the past administration laying the groundwork, and the current one for seeing it through. Continuity is a valuable thing when it comes to changes in leadership. But, as the months go by, more opportunities for the Kupec administration to leave its mark on the department emerge. The most notable of such is the hiring of Craig Roberts to be the women’s soccer coach. [ Cole is doing a story on this topic this week, which we can insert here when it goes online ] “I’ve been 100% [involved],” Kupec said when asked about his involvement in Roberts’s hiring. “I made the recommendation to our Chancellor, so I’m way in there.” When hiring a head coach, the hope is that they will be a constantvpresence in the program for years, and in some cases decades. Kupec’s tenure as the head of the athletic department has always been counted by months, not years, so making increasingly far-reaching decisions might seem out of character for an AD whose job is being listed for hire. Part of the decision is surely based on circumstances. One cannot expect a program to go without a head coach for so long solely due to uncertainty at the top level. It puts the program at a disadvantage with recruiting, as well as planning and training for the impending season. But, the fact that an interim AD is making the calls in March after being told he’d be out by January is indicative of the struggles Southern Illinois has had in finding a long-term replacement. Much of the concern for fans, students, and alumni has been the impact that a vacancy spanning over half a year would have on the future. From maximizing revenue streams to
looking for ways to invest in facilities, Kupec’s decision-making process has often been with an eye on the future, something he is “very, very bullish about.” “The university has a strategic plan to imagine SIU in 2030… and we are a part of that,” Kupec said. Kupec has maintained that whoever replaces him at the desk will be someone whose vision aligns with his own. The results from this academic year paint a good picture of what direction Saluki athletics wants to go in, so the person who takes over would likely be marching to the same beat as the current administration. “We want to be the best program in the country at our level,” Kupec said. “I don’t think whoever’s in this chair is gonna differ from that.” Something to watch for in the coming months is the women’s basketball head coaching vacancy. Coming off a regular season championship, the job will likely be one of the most attractive at the mid-major level. “There’s a lot of interest in this job,” Kupec said in an interview with Bucky Dent of The Southern Illinoisan. He mentioned in that interview that they were actively speaking with “about a half-dozen” candidates. The Saluki women’s soccer program is relatively new, and has been unsuccessful in getting off the ground. The women’s basketball team, on the other hand, is coming off one of its most successful seasons in decades, and will face a lot more scrutiny when the announcement of a new coach inevitably comes. The concern is that Kupec is involved in a major decision that he knows he will not be here to see through. When asked about that, Kupec reassured that his vision is aligned with the vision the university has for its athletic department, and what they will be looking for in a new candidate. The longer this search goes, the more the ‘interim’ label seems to fade. It remains there, and both the school, and Kupec himself, are insistent that it will not be going away, but after what will be an entire academic year with Kupec at the helm, it starts to look less like he’s guiding the ship through rough waters, and more like he’s piloting it into the future. That might not necessarily be a bad thing. But, as the process to find a new AD continues to be stuck in the mud, it will continue to have a greater impact on what Saluki athletics will look like in the coming years. Staff reporter Brandyn Wilcoxen can be reached at bwilcoxen@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @Brandyn_2020.
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Women’s soccer starts new chapter as SIU hires coach Craig Roberts
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The Salukis have hired former Grambling State Coach Craig Roberts. Just last season, Roberts went 9-7-3 as head coach of the Tigers. Roberts said he is thrilled to take up the new opportunity. “This school has got a great reputation nationwide. We’ve got great facilities and athletic support, not only from the fans but also from the athletic department,” Roberts said, “Also, the opportunity to put my stamp on the program is really inviting.” Last season, the Salukis’ women’s soccer team went 0-15-1 under previous Head Coach Grant Williams. After two straight seasons without a single victory, SIU leaders fired Williams on Nov. 10, 2021. Sophomore forward Sam Dodd said last season was demoralizing at times. “It was really hard overall to stay positive throughout most of the season,” Dodd said. Not only did the Salukis have one tie, but they finished with 15 straight losses. Junior midfielder Sam DeJulio said SIU players knew they were capable of more. During the season, Williams was caught up in an investigation surrounding many women’s sports programs. He was put on administrative leave near the end of the season. Dodd said the question over what was happening within the program was another reason for the Dawgs’ lack of success. DeJulio said, “There [were] a lot of added factors last year. But I think our team does have a lot of potential. Within just a couple of our practices, our new coach has been able to unlock some of that.” Both players said they wouldn’t put all of the blame on Williams but agreed it’ll be nice to have a change of scenery. “When Grant got fired, it was bittersweet for some people,” Dodd said. “But when we heard there was a national search for our new coach, we all got really excited. It felt like we were starting a new chapter.” SIU has only had a women’s soccer program for three years. Roberts said he wants to develop a strong culture at SIU for a program that’s still trying to find itself. “We need to excel on and off the field. That is something that is very important to me,” Roberts said. “I also want our conduct to be top-level. When someone talks about an SIU soccer player, they should know that person is a talented individual with high intelligence that is also well-respected.” On the field, Roberts said that he will be working to increase the team’s stamina. After watching the film of the team last year, he felt players would lose their relentlessness late in games due to their lack of energy. DeJulio said it can be tough trying to build from the ground up. SIU doesn’t have some of the perks other programs have because of when they started. “We were a young group coming in. A lot of our girls weren’t experienced coming in and we would play teams that had already had players who established themselves,” DeJulio said. “But because we have gotten older, we have a lot of potential to be really good next season.” This could be seen as an advantage, according to Roberts. While the program is very young, so are the players, which means
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lots of the players have plenty of experience for the upcoming season. “I feel that these girls are hungry to change the tide about our team. They want to put SIU on the map as far as a successful and winning program,” Roberts said. Dodd agreed with Roberts. She said the players’ are putting their past behind them and are ready to rally around their new coach. “We met him almost directly after he had been hired as our new coach. You could tell he was eager and excited to be here, he left a great first impression on me,” Dodd said. “I know my teammates and I are really happy we have somebody who is so ready to come here and flip this culture around.” Southern Illinois hopes it can win a few games in the early part of next season in order to maintain a high level of enthusiasm and give the team momentum before heading into conference play. “We all want to win games and fix that narrative about us. But ultimately the goal is redefining the term, ‘winning’,” Roberts said. “It’s not just about winning the actual game, but it’s about our play and correcting our mistakes.” Both the existing players and the new coach said they have one common goal in mind for next season. “We want to make a name for this program. With more new teams coming into the conference, he (Roberts) just wants us to go into this next season and blow it out of the water,” DeJulio said. But one strong season isn’t going to sustain an entire program. While it’s important to build a strong foundation, Roberts wants his team to be on the mountaintop five years from now. “I would like to think we’re competing for a conference championship on a consistent basis. Not only that but also push it even further and make an NCAA appearance,” Roberts said. Sports Reporter Cole Daily can be reached at cdaily@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at cdaily_de
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Stay’s Pita Chips
Reg. 3.59 ea • 10 oz
$4.49 ea
Birch Benders Pancake & Waffle Mix Reg. 6.49 ea • 12-16 oz
$3.99 ea
Koyo Ramen
Belgioioso Asiago Snacking Cheese Reg. 4.49 • 6 oz
$4.99 ea
Dream Pop Plant-Based Frozen Bites
2 for $5
GT’s Organic Kombucha
Select varieties • Reg. 2.99 • 16 fl oz
Select varieties • Reg. 6.19 • 4 oz
2 for $6
3 for $5
Select varieties • Reg. 3.79 • 32 oz
Select varieties • Reg. 2.79 • 10 oz
Goodbelly Organic Probiotic Drink
Woodstock Frozen Vegetables
- Sales good through April 5, 2022 -
Join us for a little fun during our Cheese Madness event! Stop by the Co-op daily to sample cheeses that are competing in our Cheese Madness game! See which cheese is voted best! You may find a new favorite!
Neighborhood Co-op Grocery Murdale Shopping Center 1815 W. Main St. Carbondale IL (618) 529-3533
www.neighborhood.coop Phone: 618-529-3533
LINK MATCH IS BACK AT THE CO-OP!
A Program of
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Spend $1 in Link, earn $1 in Link Match to buy local fruits and vegetables. To learn more scan code with phone or visit www.neighborhood.coop/link-match-program
We accept cash, check, and...
& DEBT DAWG!
Open daily 8 am - 9 pm