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VOL. 103, ISSUE 29

A tale of three quarantines: Students on and off campus share their experiences

TĀmar Mosby | @mosbytamar

The number of university students in quarantine is still unknown to campus and the public.

On Sept. 2, SIU reported 31 active cases of coronavirus among students, faculty and staff but these numbers do not include students who were told to quarantine.

According to information given to the Daily Egyptian from three university RAs, students in quarantine are instructed to put chairs in front of their doors and are not allowed to tell other residents what the chairs mean.

Luke Schauster, a first-year theater student at SIU said he found out his suitemate, with whom he shares a small bathroom, had come into contact with COVID-19 because he would hear a knock at the suitemate’s door each day and eventually decided to investigate.

Schauster said when he went to check out the knocks, he discovered that food was being delivered to his suitemate because he was in quarantine. He said that he had not heard from the university or his suitemate about the situation prior to reaching out via text message.

According to Schauster, a chair was not placed outside of his suitemate’s door in Neely Hall, nor was he notified of the designated quarantine taking place on the other side of his suite.

“I looked out and I saw a meal placed in front of my suitemate’s door and I had never seen a chair in front of his door, which is what the university says is signifying

when someone’s quarantined. I texted him and asked if he had been quarantined and he said he had. That was after a week and a half of him being quarantined,” Schauster said.

Despite sharing a bathroom with his suitemate, who was exposed to someone that tested positive for COVID-19, Schauster said he himself was not placed in quarantine or given any instructions on how to handle the situation.

For students living on-campus, the dining hall is where many go to enjoy meals and socialize. Schauster said he suspects his suitemate, who is employed at Trueblood Dining Hall, came into contact with the individual who tested positive there.

“My suitemate does work in the dining hall, so that’s where I’m assuming he came in contact with it because right before he was placed in quarantine, we got a message from our RA saying that it would be in our best interest if we stayed away from the dining hall for a couple of days,” Schauster said. “Then, I ended up hearing eventually that one of the dining hall workers had gotten it.”

The message from Schauster’s RA reads as follows, “Hey guys, it would be in everyone’s BEST INTEREST to wear a mask AT ALL TIMES ON OUR FLOOR and to stray away from the dining hall.”

After discovering his suitemate’s quarantine, Schauster said he has been looking into getting tested for COVID-19.

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Lack of internet puts some students at a disadvantage

Rana Schenke | rschenke@dailyegyptian.com

The switch to online classes has left some SIU students at a technological disadvantage.

These students are typically directed to seek assistance through Saluki Cares, a program through the SIU Dean of Students office that helps students with a variety of issues.

Students can apply for technology assistance in the form of laptops, webcams or mobile hotspots, although students who live in Carbondale are unable to receive mobile hotspots.

This means students without internet access who live in Carbondale have to come to campus or find another alternative to be able to complete their online coursework.

Sienna Walaszek, a senior studying philosophy, does not have internet access at home and has been walking to campus to participate in online classes and do homework.

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Joe Cervantez served in the Carbondale community as an attorney for eight years and will be running against the incumbent State’s Attorney Michael Carr who has been serving since he was elected in 2012.

Before voting opens up on Sept. 24, the Daily Egyptian spoke with Cervantez about his past and what he plans to do if he is elected as the State’s Attorney.

DE: What are your goals if you were to be elected into the State’s Attorney’s Office?

Cervantez said the centerpiece of his platform is to establish a drug court in Jackson County.

“There is no Drug Court in Jackson County and we have a diverse community in Jackson County; it’s time that we stop prosecuting poverty, stop prosecuting mental health illness and most of all, stop prosecuting addiction,” Cervantez said.

Cervantez said he wants to adjust how the State Attorney’s Office works with the police department to fix the issue of racial discrimination that is seen in police departments across the country.

“Lastly, I have to be able to work with juveniles and get diversion programs to make sure kids don’t get involved in the system in the first place,” Cervantez said. “We don’t want to charge them if we don’t have to; we want programs to send them to so that we divert them out of the criminal justice system.”

DE: Why did you want to run for the State’s Attorney’s Office?

Cervantez: “In Saline County I decided I would run for State’s Attorney one day somewhere, and that was because I started working the juvenile docket. I started running into problems with kids and I kind of saw them as the same type of kid that I was when I was younger,” Cervantez said. “There weren’t a lot of programs for them, so I swore that I was going to do it one day and try to help the kids around here get some of the programs they have in other communities.”

DE: Where did you grow up?

Cervantez: “I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, actually in Gurnee, Ill. until I was 10 year old. My dad was my only parent until I was 10, and I lost him, and I started couch surfing after that,” Cervantez said. “I went to my sisters’ houses, aunts’ houses and you know different family members. I jumped around all my life, I was in the juvenile system off and on.”

Cervantez said while growing up he had lived in some bad neighborhoods, and eventually dropped out of high school.

DE: What inspired you to become a lawyer?

Cervantez: “I dropped out of high school and was working all the time and getting in trouble and some coaches kind of steered me in the right direction and eventually the marines took me in,” Cervantez said.

DE: What did you do while in the Marine Corps.?

Cervantez: “I served as an infantry platoon sergeant and an infantry leader in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008,” Cervantez said. “And I got hired as a NATO weapons advisor or contractor in 2009.”

DE: Where did you go to college?

Cervantez: “I did my bachelor’s, my grad and my law school all at SIU,” Cervantez said. “I’m one of those people that Carbondale kind of opened their arms to and I just kind of stayed here. It’s such a diverse community so I just never really wanted to leave.”

DE: How long have you been practicing law?

“I graduated [law school] in 2012 and then I went straight to the prosecutor’s office,” Cervantez said.

He worked in a prosecutor’s office for Chuck Garnati, and after that he worked as Assistant State’s Attorney in Williamson County and later in Saline County.

DE: What kind of cases do you specialize in?

Cervantez: “I left the prosecutor’s office to start a law firm and I have three attorneys that work with me and I am a general practice attorney, what we [lawyers] call ourselves are ‘trial attorneys,’” Cervantez said. “I’ll do anything that goes to trial, I do a lot of criminal, I do a lot of civil, and I do federal.”

Cervantez compares being a trial attorney to being a salesman who can sell anything from cars to vacuum cleaners.

“I’m kind of known for bigger criminal cases, I’ve done some murders in Jackson County and Alexander County. I’m known for some bigger civil cases. I’ve done wrongful terminations cases and some civil rights things, so I’m very active in the trial community,” Cervantez said.

DE: What is one case that you are especially proud of?

Cervantez: “A young man coming up from a Missouri county and he had 16 grams of cannabis in his backpack, and I was a defense attorney and his family called me,” Cervantez said. “He got pulled over, he had a gun that was registered and legal in Missouri and he was a resident of Missouri. He had 16 g. of cannabis but this was last fall so we already knew that 30 g. was going to be legal, so he only had 16 g.”

Cervantez said because of the gun that was in the young man’s possession, what was supposed to be a $300 fine was turned into a Class X felony, which would have been punishable by up to 30 years in a department of correction.

“I entered as a defense attorney and was adamant about getting this dismissed and getting him out of jail,” Cervantez said. “I worked with the media, I worked with Civil Rights activists and I worked with the prosecutors. He was in jail for 45 days, $4,500 of taxpayers money all over about $100 of cannabis, not even.”

Cervantez said eventually the young man was released from jail and was charged for a misdemeanor, however this young man was looking to get into the Air Force, and the charge of a Class X has ruined some of his future prospects. This is why Cervantez said he has taken several cases that deal with overcharging, in order to prevent these things from happening.

DE: What are your thoughts on the Black Lives Matter Movement?

Cervantez: “I’ve been working on Civil Rights issues and defending people over the last few years and seen how the system needs to be changed,” Cervantez said.

“After George Floyd things kind of blew up, but this is a fight I’ve seen for a long time, and I’m from a neighborhood that has been impacted by violent crimes and by poverty.”

Cervantez said people could protest and march on police stations all they want, but the best only place that can make actual changes is the State’s Attorney’s Office, and that’s what his goal is.

Staff reporter Nick Hasenstab can be reached at nhasenstab@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @NickHasenstab.

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A tale of three quarantines: Students on and off campus share their experiences Continued from 1 “He did not tell me if he had been tested or not, and I have looked into getting tested myself because of this situation. He said that he hasn’t shown any symptoms [...] and that it’s just a mandated quarantine,” Schauster said.

Melissa Stanevich, a sophomore studying biological sciences, is another one of the SIU students currently in quarantine.

Unlike Schauster, Stanevich was placed in quarantine with her suitemate at Schneider Hall on Aug. 24 after coming into contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19.

“I was informed by the person later on that night when they got the test results and then, maybe an hour later, SIU Housing and the head of residence [life] called me and informed me of why I was being placed in quarantine and that starting that night, I’d be in quarantine,” Stanevich said.

Despite being informed by the university of her mandatory quarantine, Stanevich said she didn’t receive written instructions from staff until a week after her isolation began.

“I never got a piece of paper until yesterday [Sept. 1] stating the quarantine rules. Before, it was just, ‘Don’t leave your room unless it’s a medical emergency or fire. Try to keep distance from your suitemates. Just wait it out and call us if you’re developing symptoms or anything’,” Stanevich said.

Even with the difference in their experiences, Schauster and Stanevich’s stories do share one commonality, Trueblood Dining Hall.

“All of us on the 11th floor, there’s about five of us, were all at that dining hall [Trueblood] and were exposed to that person.

So me and my suitemate, because we’re really close friends, were both exposed [at the same time] and so we were both put in quarantine in the dorms,” Stanevich said.

According to Stanevich, the individual she had come in contact with who tested positive was not employed at Trueblood and was merely a patron.

As far as quarantine, Stanevich said she hasn’t faced many issues, but has had problems with the food being provided to her.

“We get three meals a day: two deliveries [...] The portions vary: it could be a great portion size where you’re full until the next meal or a small portion size, or it could be something that just doesn’t look appetizing at all,” Stanevich said. “We don’t get to express what we would like [and] we don’t even get options. I’m not one to complain [...] but sometimes the food is just inedible. It does not look right or smell right because I don’t know how long it’s been sitting out.”

When she cannot eat the food the university provides, Stanevich said she makes instant food like cup ramen or macaroni and cheese after having someone deliver groceries to her door.

Stanevich said that the Jackson County Health Department eventually allowed her to leave her room five days after she was placed in quarantine to undergo a coronavirus test, which came back negative.

To signify her quarantine, Stanevich placed a chair outside of her door, something that was not done by Schauster’s suitemate.

Stanevich said she feels that she is protecting others by staying quarantined

in her room, and that quarantine is being handled correctly, but more concrete rules should be made by the university concerning this.

“They need to get a more strict set of rules written down so that we aren’t as confused and know what we can and can’t do,” Stanevich said.

Stanevich said that despite not having a strict set of concrete rules, she feels the university housing staff are doing their best to help her.

“All of the head housing staff who have ever contacted me, they really do feel for me and my situation and they’ve at least tried to do their best to make [the experience] bearable here for me. Travis Pierce has been great. He gave me a phone number if I ever had any questions about my quarantine. They all seem to be doing their best. I think they’re just as lost as all of us are,” Stanevich said.

While there have only been nine active oncampus student cases reported, there are 20 off-campus cases among students.

Hailey Blanchard, a junior studying sociology, has been placed in quarantine at her off-campus apartment after having come in contact with an individual who tested positive.

The individual was a teammate of Blanchard, who is a member of the SIU women’s soccer team.

Blanchard said she was informed of this during a practice, after the entire team had undergone testing.

“We were informed at practice as soon as we were given the results,” Blanchard said.

“They called our trainer and she alerted our coach and [we] stopped practice as soon as possible.”

After being informed, Blanchard, as well as half of the women’s soccer team, were placed in quarantine.

During her quarantine, which began on Aug. 25, Blanchard was called and given instructions by the Jackson County Health Department.

Blanchard said she has been spending her time in her apartment, not even coming into very close contact with her roommate.

“I am currently stuck in my apartment with my roommate but we’re not really allowed to even be in the same room right now,” Blanchard said. “My roommate has been getting everything I need for me, and all my classes are completely online so it hasn’t changed anything school wise.”

Because she is an athlete, Blanchard said she has undergone several COVID-19 tests and has received one consistently every week.

Blanchard received negative results after being tested a week into her quarantine, but said she has struggled with overthinking while being secluded in her apartment.

“It’s been hard to not overthink because, although there’s always something to occupy yourself with, staying in the house for this long of a time definitely makes you get a bit in your head,” Blanchard said.

Each of these students are facing different challenges regarding quarantine, but it seems they were all in agreement that their experiences have changed the way they view attending university in the midst of a pandemic.

Blanchard said that her experience has completely changed her opinion about students being on campus.

“I don’t think the majority of students are taking the necessary precautions for this campus to be safe. I almost feel like it’ll be unlikely if the whole student body stays here because people are still socializing too much,” Blanchard said. “I do feel safe with what I’m doing, but the issue is that if everyone doesn’t take the right precautions, they could get you

sick and make you suffer for their lack of responsibility.”

Stanevich said she believes going to class on campus could still be a feasible option for SIU, but she plans to make changes as far as the dining halls are concerned.

“I think in class is fine because everyone is wearing their masks and walking around campus it seems like everyone is following the rules, but the dining hall is the biggest part for me that changed my mind because before I was a little iffy going there because they didn’t have takeout options, and they still don’t,” Stanevich said. “Probably once I get out of quarantine, I’m going to limit my time at Trueblood because that’s the more populated dining hall or I might even go over to Lentz [dining hall] because that seems to be less populated and more social distancing is actually taking place in those dining halls.”

Schauster said that his experience has caused him to be frustrated and question the university.

“It was really frustrating to find out and also kind of scary because he’s been through his two weeks of quarantine and he says he’s fine, so I’m happy for him, but if this had gone worse, that’s also putting my life at risk,” Schauster said. “The fact that my suitemate and the university hadn’t contacted me about anything, it feels like we’re being kept in the dark and that’s not okay.”

Jon Shaffer, the director of university housing declined to comment on this story unless the Daily Egyptian told him which sources mentioned that Trueblood might have had an outbreak. The Daily Egyptian refused to do this because it goes against journalism ethics.

Editor Tāmar Mosby can be reached at tmosby@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @ mosbytamar.

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Technical difficulties: Lack of internet puts some students at a disadvantage Continued from 1

Walaszek said she was directed to Saluki Cares and filled out both a textbook assistance request and a technology assistance request. She said she heard back about her textbook request but not the technology request.

“I made some calls and I told them, yeah, I don’t have WiFi, I live over a mile from campus,” Walaszek said.

Walaszek said she was told the university had wireless hotspots, but they were only being given to students living in other towns, which meant she was ineligible.

Jennifer Jones-Hall, SIU’s Dean of Students, said students who live in Carbondale are not able to receive a mobile hotspot through Saluki Cares because they are able to come to campus.

“There’s many computer labs on campus so we really are looking at students to say you really are not in need of the mobile hotspot if you are living very close to campus and have the ability to come on to campus,” Jones-Hall said.

Jones-Hall said the office has a limited number of mobile hotspots, and they are providing them to students living at home, mostly for those living in very rural areas where getting WiFi is difficult.

“We have very few because they’re very hard to come by, and they are very costly,” Jones-Hall said. “From a university perspective, [we also] need to utilize our resources in the best avenue possible.”

Saluki Cares doesn’t receive funding from the state, but rather through donations to the SIU Foundation, Jones-Hall said.

Walaszek said she received a call from John Massie from the Dean of Students office, and he gave her different places to go to access campus WiFi. “[He] kind of explained the situation and said that I can go to the Rec Center and sit in there and do my homework,” Walaszek said. “He said I can go into the hallways in buildings and try to sit somewhere there and use the WiFi.” Walaszek said she works at the Rec Center and has been told not to let people “just sit around.”

Walaszek said she has gone to friends’ houses to do classwork, but mostly works on campus. She only has one in-person class, which was moved to Touch of Nature.

“I don’t want to walk to school every time I do my homework,” Walaszek said. “If it was just for classes too, that’d be different; it’d be the same as walking to my classes and hope it’s not raining but it’s like every time I do my homework I have to walk to campus, or sit there all day.”

Walaszek said she tries to work in the library frequently, but isn’t always able to get a spot inside.

“I sit there all day, I can’t really eat or drink things, sometimes [if there aren’t] tables, I’m just sitting on the ground outside,” Walaszek said. “It’s definitely not pleasant to sit there on the concrete so I can be six feet away from other people.”

Elena Cornelius, a senior dual majoring in psychology and social work, said she also has no internet access at home. She reached out to her adviser and the Dean of Students office for help, but was only offered one solution.

“The only solution is to drive to campus and sit on campus,” Cornelius said.

Cornelius said she hasn’t found another option, and she has been driving to campus, a 15- to 20-minute drive each way, to complete her work since the semester began.

Cornelius said she often works from her car, but has been “chased out” of parking lots by campus police because it looked like she was loitering.

“I was parked in a red lot where my red sticker is, but since I’d just been sitting there in my car with it running so long, they’re like, ‘We’d prefer if you move on,’” Cornelius said. “It’s

fantastic. It’s completely horrible.”

Cornelius said she has also sat in hallways to work, but has been asked to leave by professors teaching across the hall because it’s a distraction to their class.

Cornelius said it’s difficult to find a spot in the library and the hours don’t always work with her schedule, and on most days she spends the entire day sitting outside on campus to do schoolwork.

“By the time I’m done with my classes for the day, I’ll go home and get dinner and then when it’s time to do homework, it’s seven or eight o’clock at night and I’m having to drive and just sit in a parking lot by myself, doing homework,” Cornelius said. “It’s kind of scary because it doesn’t really feel safe and I don’t really want to do it, but I also don’t want to fail a class.”

Both Cornelius and Walaszek said their internet situations have made it harder for them to do classwork.

Walaszek said she feels like she is doing well in her classes because she always makes sure to get her work done, but said she has been putting more effort just to do homework.

“It’s not like the homework itself, but just to be able to go and do it, I’m definitely putting in more effort than expected,” Walaszek said.

Cornelius said the internet connection on campus isn’t always reliable, and that has caused her issues.

“Sometimes [...] it just doesn’t work and I can’t complete assignments and it’s pretty frustrating ‘cause it’s not that I don’t want to do the work, it’s just I don’t have the resources to do it,” Cornelius said.

She has also had the internet cut out in the middle of Zoom lectures.

“I’ve not been allowed back in a class because of class policy of not being able to rejoin after 15 minutes into the class,” Cornelius said.

Emma Lasley, a junior studying music education and German with a sign language minor, has also had issues with classwork due to technology issues.

Lasley has been facing issues with her laptop’s connectivity, particularly when using Zoom. She uses a Chromebook and has found when she tries to talk during classes, it stalls the class.

“By the time I get the audio on, try to talk, then I have to wait 10, 15 seconds [because of ] time lag and then teachers don’t even hear what I have to say and it’s taking away from time discussion,” Lasley said. “And then I’m also not getting participation points.”

Lasley said she was unable to submit a technology assistance request through Saluki Cares because due to taking less than 12 credit hours, she is ineligible.

“I just found out that I’m not even eligible for an SIU technology grant, so I just don’t know where to go through the school,” Lasley said.

Lasley said her other professors have not given her direction on what to do and some have complained about her issues.

“I actually had a professor mocking me almost because of my connection issues in class,” Lasley said. “I was trying to answer a question and he couldn’t hear me, and so instead of asking me to repeat, he just screamed out ‘Your connection sucks. It sucks.’”

Lasley said the professor proceeded to make fun of the choppy motions that were coming through.

“I straight up could not attend that class yesterday because he wouldn’t stop bringing it up,” Lasley said. “I had to leave the Zoom session because it was becoming detrimental to other people’s learning because he wouldn’t stop focusing on technology issues.”

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Lasley said she has tried working from campus in the hopes that campus internet would be faster than her internet at home, but it is a lot of work for her to get there.

“One [hour-long] class takes two hours worth of prep to get everything together, get to campus, and then find an isolated spot,” Lasley said. “It’s especially a struggle since I’m a music student, half of my classes involve me playing an instrument, which I can’t just do anywhere on campus.”

Lasley said she has been trying to find spots within the music department, but spaces are limited and students have to provide their own materials, including music stands and sanitation supplies.

“I’ve found that going to campus, it’s only marginally better in terms of connection,” Lasley said, “and it’s a lot more stress.”

Lasley said she thinks the issues she has experienced will impact her grades.

“Because of my technology limitations, I’m losing out on participation points in some classes because I just can’t speak up during class because my internet won’t allow it,” Lasley said.

She said sometimes Zoom cuts out for a few minutes while she is in class, so she also is losing information.

“I’m definitely worried about my grade, but more so I’m worried about the fact that I’m not getting all of the information that I’m supposed to be getting even though I’m present for the class,” Lasley said.

With the ongoing pandemic, SIU moving classes fully remote this semester, like happened in March, is a possibility.

Jones-Hall said if this situation occurs, some campus buildings will still be open.

“That’s just bullshit, and […] they should have a solution,” Cornelius said. “If they’re going to force you to take online classes, they should have a way to provide that to everyone that doesn’t require spending money on gas, feeling unsafe, things like that.”

Jones-Hall said there has not been concern about having students without internet spending significant amounts of time on campus.

“I think because we are a hybrid campus right now, some of our classes are online, some of our classes are face-to-face, some of ours are both, we feel completely comfortable with our students being on campus, being in very safe spaces that are being cleaned consistently and constantly,” Jones-Hall said.

It is possible that any of the students might have to isolate or quarantine at some point, and it’s unclear what the university’s plan would be to accommodate students without internet access if they were in this situation.

“I asked John Massie about this, I told him what if I do get it and then am I still expected to go to campus and he actually told me that is a hypothetical and that we will get there when we get there,” Walaszek said.

Walaszek said it sounded to her like there isn’t a plan for what students without internet access would do if they had to quarantine or isolate.

“It sounds like I still would have to go to campus and utilize the WiFi if I wasn’t just puking or feeling terrible,” Walaszek said.

Cornelius said if she had to stay home, she wouldn’t be able to complete classwork.

“If I had to quarantine at my house for two weeks, there’s no physical way I’d actually be able to complete school,” Cornelius said.

Cornelius said she has in-person classes where the rooms are over max capacity and people aren’t wearing masks properly.

“I have a lot of health issues. Me getting the virus, my doctors have told me, is a death sentence,” Cornelius said.

“So it’s terrifying being in a classroom with people who don’t understand wearing a mask and we already can’t be six feet apart and it’s just it’s ridiculous.”

Walaszek said she is sure the university is doing its best to deal with an odd situation with little preparation time.

“I do wish that they were doing more for students now, especially students that don’t have WiFi,” Walaszek said.

Cornelius said a response she would like to see from SIU is establishing enough designated spaces where students can work and access the internet while still being able to social distance, or providing funding so students could pay for an alternative source.

Managing Editor Rana Schenke can be reached at rschenke@dailyegyptian.com.

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Will 2021 mark the return of McLeod Summer Playhouse?

Matthew Alleyne | @NickHasenstab

The McLeod Summer Playhouse theatre season ground to a halt with the closing of the campus during the spring 2020 semester.

With campus reopened and students and faculty present, the question became whether MSP would return in 2021.

The suspended 2020 season included productions such as The Music Man, Romeo and Juliet, and a high school outreach show.

The suspension brought upset to not just the cast and crews, but MSP itself.

MSP still holds the licensing rights they acquired to put on those shows, but that doesn’t mean the shows will happen in 2021.

“We don’t want to be agents for the virus,” Olusegun Ojewuyi, the Interim Chairperson for SIU’s theater department, said.

Traditionally, the MSP season would begin in late August with the troupe travelling around the Jackson county area to cast the shows.

After casting, they would then spend the next months working on sets, costumes, learning and perfecting dances, and making sure the shows were ready for the summer season.

As Illinois entered Phase Four of the Restore Illinois plan, places such as cinemas and theaters were able to open their doors, just as long as they followed rules and regulations for gatherings.

For MSP, while it means the possibility of opening up, it might

not mean they will.

Guidelines state that gatherings of 50 or fewer people are allowed in Phase Four and for a theater production, that number gets even smaller when cast and crew are accounted for.

For example, with the cast and crew of an average show reaching upwards to 40 people, that leaves the audience open to 10 people, and that leads into another issue for MSP. As long as Illinois stays in Phase Four, that diminishes the chances of them putting on any performances.

According to Darryl Clark, the Assistant Professor of Musical Theater Dance, the majority of funding for MSP shows comes from ticket sales, and with no summer

productions, a large majority of funding was never made.

With the demographic of those seeing MSP productions being older citizens, the likelihood of these individuals coming to see a show at the risk of contracting COVID-19 is almost nonexistent.

When asked if there were changes that could be made, Clark said, “We’ll have to do something about seating, have people come in wearing masks [and take] temperatures.”

Even with those ideas, it doesn’t mean that it’s a viable option for MSP. Ojewuyi said the focus will instead be on teaching students in the theatre program more than it will be on MSP putting on a production at the risk of people’s health. And even that, he states, is a struggle.

“How do you teach enunciation with the mask? You can’t even see the lips,” Ojewuyi said. “Small details that go into acting are unable to be properly taught because to do so would be at the risk of health and safety.”

Ojewuyi and Clark said they would look at everything again come December, but based on the current outlook for COVID-19, MSP won’t have any shows in 2021, for the safety of the cast, crew and the audience themselves.

Staff reporter Matthew Alleyne can be reached at malleyne@ dailyegyptian.com or on Instagram at matt_alleyne.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

SIU considers temperature checks in classroom a possible liability

Danny Connolly | @DConnollyTV

Some on-campus groups and departments have been told they are not permitted to check the temperatures of students because it can cause liability issues for SIU. According to the minutes of the Aug. 6 MCMA management council meeting, it has been determined that “thermometers will not be used as they represent a potential liability to the University if not used appropriately.”

Matt Baughman, chief of staff in the office of the chancellor, said the university could face liability issues if they allowed temperature checks because it involves the recording of personal health data.

“Details such as the shared use of a thermometer, the cleaning protocols of the thermometer, the potential for a line of people standing too close to each other forming for the temperature checks, an individual’s right to personal privacy and other items would be part of what we take into consideration to mitigate risk to the campus community and the university’s risk and potential liability in establishing an individualized safety plan,” Baughman said.

According to Baughman, SIU “would have a concern of any individual implementing his or her own independent safety protocols that affect other people in the campus community.”

As the Daily Egyptian was looking into this policy, SIU added a question to their Coronavirus FAQ page about temperature checks on Aug. 27, saying “temperature checks may be implemented in individual units based on an approved safety plan.”

The Daily Egyptian contacted the dean of MCMA, the provost, the chancellor, the Faculty Association, the School of Medicine and the head of the Emergency Operations Committee to ask what the policy is.

SIU’s Chancellor, Austin Lane, said there is no official policy regarding temperatures.

“There is no policy that says areas or departments are not allowed to do it.” Lane said. “What those three areas that are doing it now, they have just gone through the appropriate protocols to ensure they have what they need to do the temperature testing.”

SIU Provost Meera Komarraju said “We are taking guidance from EOC,” on temperature checks.

Sam Pavel, the vice president of the Faculty Association, the on-campus union for tenure and tenure track faculty, said he had not heard of any policy regarding temperatures.

“I mean how do they stop you from taking your temperature?” Pavel said. “That doesn’t make a lot of sense.”

Komarraju said she has not heard any requests from faculty to receive permission to test student’s temperatures.

However, some faculty have gone ahead and tested their students without filling out paperwork from the EOC. Senior fashion design student Jade Cochran said her only in-person class this semester is requiring their temperature to be taken before entering their classroom.

“Not everyone knows they have a temperature, you know, because like some people will go to class and they don’t feel well, they don’t even know that they have a temperature,” Cochran said. “I just feel like it’s an extra safety precaution that every class should be doing in person.”

SIU student-trustee Steven Gear said he

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takes his temperature in his in-person class he teaches as a GA. The DE’s experience with temperature checks As part of the DE’s COVID-19 response plan made in July, all workers in the newsroom are required to take their temperature with a contactless thermometer.

“Before clocking in and entering the newsroom, you must take your temperature at the door if a thermometer is available,” the plan reads. ”If it is above 99.9, go home and report to your editor.”

Employees are told to use hand sanitizer and wipe down the thermometer before and after use.

On Friday, Aug. 21, director of the School of Journalism Jan Thompson said she was directed to tell the Daily Egyptian to take all signs down by the Dean of Mass Communication and Media Arts, HD Motyl, because of “liability concerns.”

“The DE was careful to specify that our temperature policy was a newsroom specific one,” Daily Egyptian Editor-in-Chief Kallie Cox said. “We had all of our employees sign forms agreeing to it and we purchased the thermometer with our own money.”

The Daily Egyptian scheduled a Zoom call with Motyl later, who explained he was unsure about the procedure but recalled a meeting with all the deans of the colleges that forbade taking temperatures. He could not find a written policy about taking temperatures.

Motyl called again later that night to explain that the DE would have to fill out the form created by the university’s Emergency Operations Committee.

The Emergency Operations Committee is a college-wide committee of experts, including medical and legal experts, to respond to any campus emergency. The EOC is led by SIU

Police Chief Ben Newman.

Newman said he would work with the DE on completing this form. However, the form appears to only pertain to events.

The three organizations on SIU’s campus that are currently requiring temperature checks are the student health center, Saluki Athletics, and the dental hygiene clinic, according to Newman.

According to Newman, the idea that SIU will not perform temperature checks came from Dr. Jerry Kruse, the provost and dean of the SIU School of Medicine.

In an article in March, Kruse wrote, “People infected with Coronavirus can spread the infection before they have symptoms. It now appears that up to 80% of transmission occurs from asymptomatic individuals before they have fever.”

Kruse said in an interview with the Daily Egyptian that he believes symptom checks are not a priority compared to wearing a mask properly or spending time outdoors.

“The CDC says screening employees is an optional strategy that employers may use,” Kruse said. “I think that’s perfectly stated: optional.”

After fully explaining the DE’s temperature policy, Kruse said the way it was implemented was acceptable and “could be useful” for stopping the transmission of COVID-19.

“I can’t criticize someone for measuring body temperature in the context of a full symptom screening program,” Kruse said.

Despite having yet to receive allowance from the EOC, the Daily Egyptian has continued to take employee’s temperatures and monitoring symptoms.

“The university encourages students to selfmonitor their symptoms,”Cox said. “Most students do not have a thermometer and most other locations and classes on campus are not taking temps, the thermometer in the newsroom may be the only way our employees can monitor themselves.”

Staff reporter Danny Connolly can be reached at danieljconnolly17@gmail.com or on Twitter at @DConnollyTV.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Rehabilitation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic Leah Sutton | @leahsuttonphotography

Like nonprofits around the world, wildlife rehabilitation clinics have had to make major adjustments because of COVID-19.

Some of these adjustments include reducing the number of volunteers in the facilities, having to operate with less funding, and caring for many more animals in need than in years past.

TreeHouse Wildlife Center, located in Dow, IL, has seen cases where an animal will all be brought in after being kept illegally by unknowing people. These people will usually take young animals from their mothers and either keep them or sell them as pets.

The TreeHouse Wildlife Center is licensed to care for Illinois native species, which does not include apex predators such as wolves and bears.

Kelly Vandersand, TreeHouse Wildlife Center’s fundraising coordinator, said in previous years, they had never had more than 900 animals as patients and in June they had 1,100 animals. The numbers have continued to grow over the summer and they now sit at 1,200 animals already.

“That’s another impact of COVID. There are a lot more people out in the woods.

They’ve got few things to do and one of them is to be outside doing outdoor activities so people aren’t as distracted with life and they are outdoors, seeing more animals and bringing them in,” Vandersand said.

With some of the people who would normally help in finding financial supporters focusing more on human suffering due to COVID-19, TreeHouse has had to find other means of funding.

Usually, the TreeHouse Wildlife Center hosts an annual baby shower where people will donate items requested by the clinic, but couldn’t this year with the new rules and regulations. Instead, they had a drive through baby shower where they were still able to fundraise while social distancing.

“We actually raised more this year,” Vandersand said. She said that this could be because people were bored and looking for ways to get out of the house.

In October, they also usually have Owl Fest, which is one of their largest fundraisers with bringing in an average of $8,000 over the past few years. It is a two day long event that attracts crowds of up to 2,000 people.

Losing that amount of fundraising would be very hard on the clinic, so they came up with Owl-O-Ween.

To make up for lost revenue with Owl Fest, TreeHouse Wildlife is partnering with the Health Dept. to host a drive through trickor-treat.

According to Vandersand, the TreeHouse Wildlife Center had made a deal with Beverly Farms, an organization that provides housing for people with disabilities, to train their residents to become permanent resident care specialists that would help with caring for the animals.

With the new rules and regulations for public safety, the clinic will not be able to have the extra help from Beverly Farms for the foreseeable future.

Prior to COVID-19, the TreeHouse Wildlife Center was also working to build a new multi use waterfowl and migratory bird clinic which would include an outdoor classroom, an education classroom, and a community building that would house about 50 people for more on site programming.

With this, Vandersand said that they were looking into investors right when COVID-19 hit and were not able to go through with it for the time being due to the fact that it would be between $500,000 and $1 million to complete the project.

Even though the pandemic has put many events and construction projects on hold, many people have been supporting local wildlife rehabilitation clinics throughout the pandemic.

“During COVID-19, we said hey while you’re home, look through the bottom layer of meat in your freezer and donate it- we had so many meat donations that we had to get two more freezers,” Vandersand said.

She said the donations were great at the beginning of COVID-19 when funding was lost.

Although they have applied for federal grants and were able to receive some federal funding, it is still expensive to run rehabilitation and release facilities, which is why they must continue to look for support from donors, Vandersand said.

COVID-19 has also caused many changes at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic (WRC) in High Rapids, MO. Similar to TreeHouse Wildlife Center, the WRC depends on

Although TreeHouse does have some permanent bobcat residents, their goal is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release. This bobcat kitten is being raised to be released back into the wild.

In order to do so, the clinic takes precautions and limits the amount of human interaction that it receives to ensure that it will have its best chance in the wild. Leah Sutton | @

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volunteers and donors to keep the daily operations afloat.

Because of this, the reduction of the number of volunteers that are allowed to be in the building at a time as well as how many volunteers are allowed to foster the animals in the safety of their homes has been a huge change for the WRC. Special precautions have been taken to ensure the safety of the animals and volunteers. This includes requiring volunteers to wear masks, use hand sanitizer, and take their temperature prior to entering the clinic. Before leaving, volunteers wipe down all heavily touched surfaces with bleach water.

It seems that even though the stay-at-home orders have decreased the amount of roadkill in the past few months, the WRC A little joey receives one of his six daily meals at has been facing an increase in the WRC. Opossums are usually born in January in numbers, particularly in skunks.

According to WRC volunteer, litters of about 50 or so joeys. When they are first Dee Martin, she said, “I think born, they are about the size of a jelly bean. After we have a total of 40 skunks this birth, the joeys travel up the stomach to the pouch year,” Dee Martin stated. “We where mom then seals them into it. Although don’t usually take that many, but they are born in large numbers, only about 13 of some rehabbers are not taking them will survive. Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, Wildlife many this year so our homes are Rehabilitation Clinic, High Rapids, MO. Leah Sutton just overloaded.” | @leahsuttonphotography Even when the stay at home orders were first introduced back in March, the clinic had very supportive volunteers who opened their homes to orphaned WRC residents.

A lot of animals come into clinics due to unfortunate humanrelated events. One of the most influential of these events is when animals are hit by cars. Besides whitetail deer, opossums are one species that you are most likely to see on the side of the road.

“Opossums are usually cases where mom has been hit on the road,” Martin said.

If an opossum is hit by a car, many people don’t know to check the dead marsupial’s pouch to see if there are any joeys.

For the lucky ones, they are found by someone checking to Wild barn owls sit in the flight cage awaiting see if the mother survived the release. The flight cage also acts as a place for impact of the accident. The patients to get acclimated to the outdoors and volunteers will try to save the build up flight muscles.When an animal is almost opossum mom, but are not always ready to be released, they will be put into the successful. Once the joeys are flight cage. Next, they will be put through a orphaned, they are then cared for couple of tests. One test is that they must have by humans until they are about 2 a fear of humans, so when one of the clinic staff lbs and can be released back into members approaches them, they must fly off and the wild. clack at them. They also need to show that they As the pandemic also affects understand the concept of hunting. Leah Sutton | many other organizations that @leahsuttonphotography rely on donors and fundraising, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic will not be holding any in-person who have continued to support the clinic fundraising events this year. Instead, they throughout the pandemic. still plan on conducting their yearly holiday “We will do whatever we can to survive and mailer where they will ask for end-of-year we will survive,” Martin said. donations.

Martin said that the volunteers believe that with everything going on right now, it would be difficult to ask families to donate more Lean Sutton can be reached at money. Although fundraising might not be lsutton@dailyegyptian.com or on an option right now, there are some donors Instagram at @leahsuttonphotography

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“If you don’t participate you have no impact at all”

Politically active community members discuss 2020 election Oreoluwa Ojewuyi | @odojewuyi

With the presidential debate right around the corner on September 29, the SIU community discussed their political leanings, thoughts on public policy and opinions on the presidential candidates.

Partisan divisions seem to be greater than ever, yet individuals on the left and right found some common ground.

Scott McClurg, a political science and journalism professor at SIU, identified the most important issues to people on both sides of the political spectrum.

“The most important issues to Democrats are race relations, COVID-19, health care, immigration,” McClurg said.

McClurg said younger generations with left leaning values tend to focus on environmental issues regarding climate change, and social justice issues like LGBTQ rights, and police brutality.

“Conservatives are an interesting case. They care about economic freedom, immigration and the idea of America First,” McClurg said. “The President talks a lot about relations with other countries.”

McClurg said younger generations with right political leaning tend to focus on second amendment rights, and pro-life candidates.

Emily Caminiti, the chair of Young Democratic Socialists of America at SIU, defines her political beliefs as “achieving the end of capitalism through electoral means.”

Caminiti said prominent figures in the Democratic Socialist party have tried and failed to get into the electoral system, citing Bernie Sanders who ran in the Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses in 2016 and 2020.

“Social democracy is the main focus of Democratic Socialism,” Caminiti said.

Zachary Meyer J.D, former candidate for state representative and SIU Law school alumnus, aligns his views within the lens of the Republican party.

“Being a Republican is a core focus on our individual freedoms without extensive government involvement in our day to day lives,” Meyer said.

Caminiti and Meyer shared their opinions on the platforms of the Republican and Democratic presidential election candidates.

“I believe that President Trump has been doing a tremendous job. He has passed many bills that have helped everyday citizens,” Meyer said.

Meyer said Trump has made astounding accomplishments despite the ridicule he has received throughout his presidency.

“The President passed criminal justice reform. He is hoping to secure our borders to help make sure that the American citizens are safe,” Meyer said.

Meyer said Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris present issues politically.

“Kamala Harrris’ record as a prosecutor is concerning to me with her withholding evidence. I believe Joe Biden won’t be able to make the full term if he is elected as president,” Meyer said.

Caminiti isn’t satisfied with either of the presidential candidates.

“Donald Trump and Mike Pence are horrible human beings,” Caminiti said.

However, Caminiti found Biden and Harris to be inadequate Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates.

“Neither Biden nor Harris align with my own values. I’m willing to vote for them just to get rid of Trump,” Caminiti said.

When it comes to mail-in voting due to COVID-19 Caminiti and Meyer are on different sides of the spectrum.

“During the Illinois primary, a lot of cases were tied to people going into vote. It’s safer to vote by mail and it should be expanded,” Caminiti said.

Meyer said mail-in voting can present multiple issues when it comes to voting on time.

“Mail-in voting can be delayed, lost in transit, or delivered to the wrong address,” Meyer said. “The best and safest way to ensure that your vote is recorded is to vote in person.”

Caminiti said Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic reflects poorly on the nation as a whole.

“State governors did what they could when it comes to COVID-19 without a coherent federal response,” Caminiti said.

Caminiti said unemployment protections will soon run out.

“We could’ve had a rent and utilities freeze so everybody could self isolate while this happened. Trump’s response to the coronavirus could be called a crime against humanity,” Caminiti said.

Meyer said new information comes out everyday about the virus so the federal government is unsure what steps to take to keep everyone safe.

“If you look at the statistics, suicides have skyrocketed, and many businesses will not be able to recover,” Meyer said.

As a small business owner Meyer said he believes businesses should have been allowed to be open since the beginning of the pandemic.

“Small businesses are the backbone of this nation, especially in small areas like Southern Illinois. It should be up to the business owners if they want to close; they should not be held hostage by the government,” Meyer said.

Caminiti and Meyer both value policy surrounding the economy but their means to an end differ.

Caminiti said the economy greatly matters to younger generations because these generational cohorts

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will have to deal with bad economic conditions in the future.

“We are expected to have less money than our parents did and possibly shorter lives because of the health effects of poverty,” Caminiti said.

Meyer, on the other hand, said the economy has recovered over the past four years as a result of Trump’s presidency.

“Jobs are coming back, the economy and all the markets are at a record high,” Meyer said.

Caminiti said the companies need for profit above all else is not sustainable, especially from an environmental perspective.

“These fossil fuel companies are responsible for all the climate denialists around now. They consistently muddied the waters about this so that they could keep making money,” Caminiti said.

Meyer said there is no science to tell what will happen as a result of a changing climate.

“The earth has its cycles. It’s something that is changing and should be addressed but there are ways that it must be done to ensure that we’re not destroying our economy and the livelihoods of people who are alive today,” Meyer said.

Caminiti and Meyer voiced their opinions on current social justice movements like Black Lives Matter.

Caminiti is in support of the movement, massive police reform and defunding the police.

“I want that money to be reallocated to things that address the cause of crime like poverty, mental health centers, education, just

community resources,” Caminiti said.

Meyer stands behind peaceful protests in cities across the United States.

“I support police officers but I do not support murderers. The right to protest and have free speech is something that makes America great,” Meyer said.

Meyer said we should increase funding of police departments.

“We need to ensure officers have more training, and put more officers on the street to receive backup,” Meyer said.

Clashes between opposing groups at Black Lives Matter protests have also amplified conversations of gun control and the 2nd amendment.

“There should be more measures of record keeping when it comes to guns. I do not want to ban them completely but there should be a reduction in the types of weapons that we use,” Caminiti said.

As a strong supporter of the 2nd amendment, Meyer said Americans stand at risk of losing our nation without gun use.

Tuition for collegiate education is another issue that is splitting the polls. According to Bernie Sanders’ campaign platform, Sanders proposed to “cancel all student loan debt for the some 45 million Americans who owe about $1.6 trillion and place a cap on student loan interest rates going forward at 1.88 percent.”

In 2018, the Young Democratic Socialists of America at SIU launched a petition to end student debt and make SIU tuition free.

“People are often deterred by the cost [of higher education] and get

stuck in low wage jobs that they are not passionate about,” Caminiti said.

Meyer is opposed to making college tuition free.

“There will be an influx of people and the degree will become worthless.

It will drive down salaries because of supply and demand. It reduces the value of the degree,” Meyer said.

One thing Caminiti, Meyer and McClurg can all agree upon is the power of voting.

Caminiti gave a message to younger voters who might opt out of voting in local, state and federal elections.

“I understand they feel dejected and broken down but there are local issues that are important,” Caminiti said.

Meyer said regardless of political affiliation all citizens who can vote should.

“They need to make sure they are informed on what ballot initiatives there are, what the candidates stand for and try to get involved as much as possible with politics and voting.

No one should go in there blindly,” Meyer said.

McClurg said if young people opt out of voting they will make no impact at all.

“Individual people don’t change things, groups of people do, we’re all part of a group. As young people they can be very important,” McClurg said.

Reporter Oreoluwa Ojewuyi can be reached at oojewuyi@dailyegyptian. com or on twitter @odojewuyi.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Southern Illinois man tests pyramid creation theory Matthew Alleyne | @matt_alleyne

Different people believe the pyramids were built in different ways: ramps, forgotten civilizations, aliens, Stephen Blakely said he believes the Egyptians were smart enough to use one simple tool: pulleys. And he set to test part of that theory Sept. 5.

Stephen Blakely, a 77-year-old retired mechanical engineer, has spent the past couple of years testing his theory of how the Ancient Egyptians might have moved the stone blocks they used to build the pyramids.

In 2013, a group of mechanical engineering students at the University of Illinois, sponsored by Blakely, did the original test of the pulley theory. On Sept. 5, 2020, Blakely demonstrated the theory in person with some family and friend help.

Having designed an angled surface to emulate the 52 degree angle of the side of the pyramids, they had a cinder block with a smooth groove to hold a hardwood cylinder with a groove in it for a rope.

The cylinder, which had olive oil on it to help reduce the friction, would act as a pulley to help with the reversing of the rope’s direction, Blakely stated.

Blakely calculated that with the system, “one person should be able to lift 70 pounds with ease.” His goal for the day was for 5 people to be able to easily pull a weight of around 300 pounds.

The box they built to hold the weights weighed around 60 pounds on its own, and two 40 pound weights were added into the box, bringing it up to 140 pounds for the first pull, and that was pulled up the side with no ease.

The idea that Blakely wanted to prove through this demonstration was that humans would have been able to safely pull these massive, 5000 pound blocks up the side of the pyramid using the pulley system.

This system would have provided a mechanical advantage for the

Egyptians, and help add additional proof to the pulley theory and against the ramp theory.

The ramp theory states that the Egyptians used ramps to pull the blocks up, but Blakely presented two issues with that.

“The first is that the ramp would need to be rebuilt everywhere they needed to pull up a block,” Blakely said. “The second is that either the floor would need to be smooth, which would mean no traction for the people, or it is rough for traction, making it impossible to drag the stone. You can’t have both.”

Blakely said that while the idea was something that had been around for years, this particular machine that was used for the testing today was something that took him about 20 hours to design and build.

After the initial pull was completed by Greg Blakely, who is Stephen’s son, and Barron Archey, who is married to Greg’s daughter Emily Blakely, they proceeded to add more weight.

An additional 40 pound weight was added, and two men again demonstrated the ease at which they pulled, with both Archey and Greg stating that there wasn’t much strain when it came to pulling it.

When they added a 35 pound weight, an adjustment was made to position the rope lower within the box after their attempt to pull led to the rope grinding against the cinder block piece.

At the weights of 180 pounds and 200 pounds, Archey’s 14-year-old son Isaac Archey joined them for the pull, and would have continue as just the three of them, but Blakely wanted to add a fourth person for safety, so they were then joined by Barron’s 13year-old son Levi Archey.

Once 245 pounds of weight was added to the box, Stephen Blakely himself was the fifth and final person added to the pull team.

They all continued to pull with relative ease, with the last of the weights bringing the weight total to 275lbs, which became 335lbs when accounting for the box. The

Stephen Blakely (Left) watches Greg Blakely (Middle), Stephen's nephew, helps make modifications to the basket. Steve stated his goal was, "to demonstrate, that we could marshall five pullers together, to pull together." Steve Berkley displayed his pulley system that he thinks the ancient Egyptians used to build their great structures, including the pyramids. He experimented by pulling different weights with different numbers of people on Saturday in Anna.

A prototype of the recreation of the what Stephen Blakely, a mechanical engineer, forms a base that is suppose to act as the incline of the pyramids. The pulley itself sits atop with a rope and basket.

Different dumbbells were added inside the basket to see if how several people could pull the weighs together on Saturday, Sept. 5, in Anna.

Stephen Blakely adds weighs to test his pulley systems. he pulley consists of a rope, a cylinder, and a stone cradle.

Steve also poured olive oil to help the cylinder move easier on Saturday in Anna.

pull was a success, bringing it all to the top, before the simple structure collapsed under the weight.

The final pull, which attained Blakely’s goal, was successful, even though it fell apart afterwards. The calculation of the amount people needed to pull the 5,000 pound pyramid stones came up to around

Barron Archey, pulls the rope to the pulley to see how much weigh could be pulled with Stephen Blakely's proposed Egyptian pulley system.

Steve stated his goal was, "to demonstrate, that we could marshall five pullers together, to pull together." Steve Berkley displayed his pulley system that he thinks the ancient Egyptians used to build their great structures, including the pyramids. He experimented by pulling different weights with different numbers of people on Saturday in Anna.

70 people, each of them pulling a weight around roughly 70 pounds.

He said the next step to prove his theory is to do a 25-person pull, and hopes to one day gather 70 people to prove that they are capable of pulling the 5000 pound stone, and that the Egyptians would have been able to do it too.

More info on the Egyptian pulley can be found on egyptianpulley. com.

Staff reporter Matthew Alleyne can be reached at malleyne@ dailyegyptian.com or on Instagram at @matt_alleyne.

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Opinion

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Opinion: Quit making jokes about suicide - they aren’t funny

Warning: Article discusses suicide and other topics that might be triggering. If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

Chloe Schobert | @chlo_scho_art

Given the COVID-19 pandemic, this September is an especially important month.

Annually, September is National Suicide Preventation Awarness month.

Although the pandemic and other stressful or traumatic events are not the only cause of suicide, these stressors can add onto existing trauma that people are coping through. Social distancing and isolation has made it even more difficult for those who need help to receive it.

During these stressful times it is important to understand that you are not alone and that help is available (see graphic for more information).

This September is the opportunity for us to turn the tide and help those we can with simple actions.

In 2017, Sarah Liberti spoke at TEDxAdelphiUniversity. Although I was unable to watch her perform my now favorite speech of all time, “Casually Suicidal,” live, Liberti’s 2.2 million viewed speech on YouTube perfectly explains how we can help those who are suffering in our everyday lives.

One of the most efficient and easiest ways to help those who are suffering is to monitor what Chloe Schobert | @chlo_scho_art we say.

“This class makes me want to kill myself.”

“I would rather jump out of this building than study for this test.”

“If I got hit by a bus on the way to class I wouldn’t have to take my test!”

We hear phrases like this all the time. We see them posted online. We even hear them on our favorite television shows. As Liberti pointed out in her speech, instead of instantly becoming alarmed, we laugh.

Suicide has become something that we joke about. We laugh off these suicidal comments and assume they are just a joke. Maybe these comments are simply poorly thought of jokes. But what if they aren’t?

“I made the mistake of assuming that in all of these situations the people were fine. That because they were talking about pain with humor, they were okay. That they did it for a laugh, or they did it to relate. But it got me thinking: what if that was their flare? What if instead of laughing, they were screaming?” Liberti said.

What if that casual joke was someone’s cry for help, and we have become so desensitized to suicide that we don’t take their comments seriously? If we all keep joking about suicide, we might hear these comments so often that when someone is actually crying out we shrug it off.

Suicide Awarness Voices of Education (SAVE) lists “talking about wanting to die or to kill oneself ” as one of the warning signs that someone is considering suicide.

The abundance of suicidal jokes makes it harder for people who are suffering from suicidal thoughts to be taken seriously and receive help.

I used to be someone who made these offhanded comments. I had never really thought much about it until November of 2019. After a few rough events during my first semester, my friends had become extremely concerned about my Chloe Schobert | @chlo_scho_art mental wellbeing.

They thankfully helped me recover over the following few months, but they enacted a strict rule: no suicide jokes.

It was hard at first. It has become such a norm in our society that I never even realized how much I would make comments about the topic. But over time, I eventually retaught myself, and my friends never had to worry if I was joking or begging for help.

Besides these jokes bringing the serious topic of suicide into a humorus light, these jokes can personally impact someone who is recovering.

Jokes about suicide can trigger someone who is recovering into a relapse. Casually bringing up these serious topics can bring back painful memories.

In her article “Here’s Why Mental Illness Jokes Aren’t Funny,” Hannah Allaway beautifully illustrates how wrong these jokes are.

“Jokes about serious physical illnesses are just not cool, so why would jokes about mental illnesses be okay? Mental illnesses aren’t the sufferer’s fault so why should they be laughed at?”

As Allaway points out, joking about a physical illness is seen as uncouth, so why is joking about mental illnesses accepted in our society?

By simply avoiding making these jokes, you can save someone’s pain.

If we stop the casualization of suicide then those who need help the most can receive it without their intentions being questioned or not being taken seriously.

The World Health Organization states that one person commits suicide every 40 seconds across the globe. By cutting back on the casualization of suicide, we might be able to save at least one life.

If you or someone you know is suffering from suicidal thoughts or ideation, there is help.

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Rendleman Orchards: Six generations of farm and family

and take a picture. field. The orchard will also have a “It’s a nice outdoor activity U-pick pumpkin patch and they that the kids enjoy,” Tiffany will have apple cider donuts and Ward, orchard attendee, said. slushies available for the fall season.

Another orchard attendee, The U-pick pumpkin patch will Justin Craft, said that he came be open on the last weekend of to Rendleman Orchards to September through Halloween and pick flowers and drink peach it is pay per pound. smoothies with his family.

Rendleman Orchards will also Sky Bartnick, who has take precautions as the COVID-19 been working at Rendleman pandemic continues.

Orchards for three weeks, “We created more social said that the friendly work distancing in the store [...] masks environment makes this a are required. We also offer hand great place to work. sanitizer at every check out station, “My favorite part about we have all of our own team wearing working here is definitely all masks and we have handwashing the people I get to meet and the stations at all the entrances,” said friendly work environment. I Sirles. have one of the best managers They also hired Bartnick to help ever, I love Michelle,” Bartnick control the number of people that said. enter the Farm Market.

The Fall season will usher in “We’ve hired an extra high school more family-friendly events. person on Saturdays and Sundays, “We have a big fall coming and she helps us control the number up; fall is our busiest time of of people in the store at one time, the year. We have all kinds [she] greets the customer and lets of great photo ops that we’re them know that we require masks,” planning,” said Michelle Sirles. Sirles said.

Sunflower season, which A carport was opened outside of will be in mid-to-late the Farm Market, so if people did September, is one of the many not want to enter the market, they fall attractions. can still buy flowers, peaches and Rendleman Orchard, located in Alto Pass, IL, offers lots of family friendly activities. Inside the Farm Market customers “This year we’ve added apples, Sirles said. can get all kinds of fresh produce grown right on property. Nicole Tillberg | @nicoletillberg315 a couple of varieties [of “I was actually hired because of sunflower] and one of them COVID, I count how many people Janae Mosby | @mosbyj sells 20 varieties of peaches, five peach smoothies, according to the is a mammoth giant. We have the go in [the market] and I make sure What started in 1873 with 88 varieties of nectarines and 13 apple Rendleman Orchards website. traditional sunflowers and teddy that everybody is wearing their acres and a place to raise farm varieties.

One of Rendleman’s main bear, which is a dwarf sunflower masks,” Bartnick said. animals, by 1968 had grown to one They also sell old fashioned jams attractions during the Fall season with a really unique bloom,” Sirles of the largest peach orchards in the and jellies, sauces and salsas, fruit is its field of flowers. People come said.

Staff reporter Janae Mosby can be state of Illinois. ciders, specialty food gift baskets, from all over the Carbondale area to A gourd tunnel will also be added reached at jmosby@dailyegyptian.

Now in its sixth generation, the apple cider, apple cider, donuts and pick the flowers with their families as the entrance to the sunflower com or on Twitter at @mosbyj. family-run Rendleman Orchards is a southern Illinois staple for families hoping to enjoy some fresh air and wild flowers.

John and Isabella Rendleman bought the farm in 1873 and worked it with their son Grover Rendleman.

Grover and his son Jimmy formed Grover Rendleman and Son in the late 1930s and they began selling peaches.

Now Rendleman Orchards has expanded in their production offerings and have included many seasonal events to the farm.

Driving up to the orchard, the first thing you see are people entering and leaving the Farm Market with handfuls of fruits and flowers.

The wildflower field is filled with yellow, red, pink and orange zinnias that you can handpick and take home with you and later this fall, these will be replaced with sunflowers.

Wayne and Michelle Sirles are now the primary leadership of the farm.

Wayne and Michelle are the third generation of Saluki Sweethearts, couples that meet at SIU, in the The orchard is open from 9 am to 5 pm everyday, except Sunday, which is 12 pm to 5pm. Their season of operation is June 21 through Rendleman family.

The Rendleman’s Farm Market October 31. Nicole Tillberg | @nicoletillberg315

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Sports

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

SIU athletic department adjusts budget amid fall revenue losses

Brooke Buerck | @bbuerck25 Janae Mosby | @mosbyj

While the SIU athletic department is taking a hard look at finances this year, their heavy reliance on government and university funding continues to prove a reliable source of income despite revenue losses from no sports teams competing in the fall.

Compared to FBS and Power Five conference schools, SIU will not lose as much of the revenue from TV contracts and ticket sales as these larger athletic programs, but will still see the impacts as they manage expenses this year.

“When you can’t have fans and you can’t play games, revenue is going to take a hit. That shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone,” ESPN college sports commentator Jay Bilas said.

With the Missouri Valley Football Conference having announced on Aug. 14 the postponement of football seasons until spring, and the MVC announcing indefinite season suspensions for fall sports like volleyball, cross country and soccer as well, this has left the department with fewer opportunities to raise funds.

One example of this is the lack of guarantee games that SIU’s football program would have played this fall, which are away games played against FBS Division I teams that offer large payouts.

The Salukis were initially scheduled to play University of Wisconsin this fall for a guarantee of $500,000, but have since rescheduled that game to Sept. 4, 2027 for a larger guarantee of $625,000.

“In some ways we are saving money by not operating events. In other ways we are losing money; we lost a very large guarantee game from Wisconsin,” SIU athletic director Liz Jarnigan said.

SIU had hoped to replace the Wisconsin game on their schedule for a game against University of Kansas, but the Salukis will no longer play the Jayhawks this fall nor in the spring.

“We will not have any [money games] in football because the money games are non conference games, and we will only be playing our conference schedule in the spring,” Jarnigan said.

Another lost source of income due to the football season cancellation is from ticket sales, which in 2018 accounted for $1.09 million of the total revenue for that year, about 5%, according to the Knight Commission.

The larger percentages of SIU’s income come from student fees and school funds -- a USA TODAY Sports database reports that SIU athletics received $6.3 million from student fees and $6.4 million from school funds in fiscal year 2019.

David Ridpath, associate professor of sports management at Ohio University and former president of

Ronan Lisota | @r_lisota

“One of the things you have to look at is the size of your athletics department: Does it need to be that big, [and] do you need to spend that much money?”

- Jay Bilas ESPN college sports commentator

The Drake Group, said SIU’s reliance on students and the university for funding means less drastic measures are needed here to offset losses.

“In some ways you would think that SIU ... is better off because they have that guaranteed revenue stream of student fees, even if enrollment is down,” Ridpath said.

Though the athletic department has lost money from these areas, Jarnigan said she can see some cost saving opportunities due to the trimmed down schedule for football season.

Along with this, Jarnigan said they are saving money on recruitment

due to NCAA rules permitting recruitment to be conducted only virtually, eliminating the cost of travel for coaches.

However, recruiting expenses only made up 1% of total spending, or about $300,000, in 2018.

SIU is looking at cutting costs in other parts of their operation as well, and Bilas said budget cuts due to revenue losses are occurring everywhere and are painful for athletic programs. However, he also said many departments are “bloated,” spending more than what they need to.

“One of the things you have to

look at is the size of your athletics department: Does it need to be that big, [and] do you need to spend that much money?” Bilas said.

Along with scaling back on areas such as their athlete fueling station, which supplies nutrition for athletes, SIU has left several department positions empty due to the cutbacks that the department is trying to make.

“We are basically a skeleton crew here in terms of athletics, we have not filled many positions.

We are without our budget officers right now and we are short a director of operations for football,” Jarnigan said.

More unfilled positions in the athletics department include academic advisors, athletic trainers and members of the development staff.

According to Bilas, staff sizes within athletic departments will be scrutinized more heavily going forward.

While SIU’s fall sports are still planning for games in the spring, Saluki basketball is still in

preparation for a winter season.

“I definitely believe there’s going to be college basketball this year,” SIU men’s basketball head coach Bryan Mullins said in an interview with the DE on Aug. 19.

While still in pre-season training, his team follows guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19 while doing so. His staff members wear masks during practice and the locker room is off limits to players to avoid shared spaces, Mullins said.

The opportunity to play games, have some fans in attendance at Banterra Center and generate advertising would prove some potential sources of revenue as well.

Editor Brooke Buerck can be reached at bbuerck@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @bbuerck25.

Sports reporter Janae Mosby can be reached at jmosby@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @mosbyj.

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SIU baseball extends NCAA eligibility for six seniors Ryan Scott | @RyanscottDE Brooke Buerck | @bbuerck25

Following the NCAA’s March 30 announcement of extending eligibility to seniors who lost their spring sports season, SIU baseball is returning six athletes and as a result, is forced to make budget adjustments.

According to the NCAA stipulations on extending eligibility, this decision allows schools to self-apply a one-year extension of eligibility for spring-sport studentathletes, effectively extending each student’s five-year “clock” by a year.

“This decision was especially important for student-athletes who had reached the end of their fiveyear clock in 2020 and saw their seasons end abruptly,” the NCAA announced in a written statement.

Liz Jarnigan, SIU director of athletics, said in a phone interview in early April the department is in favor of the decision and will be offering extended eligibility to senior athletes, but covering the cost of student-athlete scholarships will be difficult to manage.

“When we say that studentathlete well-being is first and foremost in the work that we do, this decision placed the wellbeing and the consideration of student-athletes first,” Jarnigan said previously. “So we’re very very much in support of it, however it is quite a costly endeavor and so now we’re having to figure out how we are able to manage that.”

See more: SIU says yes to offering extended eligibility following NCAA’s decision.

To help accommodate returning athletes to rosters, the NCAA

eliminated the 35 player roster limit for the baseball teams and allowed for scholarships to be less than 25% of a student’s tuition and fees.

The NCAA announced in March that stipulations on their Student Assistance Fund, which is distributed among member schools annually, will be waived to allow for use in supporting scholarships.

Despite this, Jarnigan said in early April the department will be receiving around $700,000 less than usual from this fund due to the NCAA cutting their distributions to membership institutions this

fiscal year by about 64%.

Jarnigan said in an interview with the DE on Sept. 3 some of the teams have already gone over their budgets for this season, but it was expected that it would happen this year with the extra scholarship costs.

On the athletics scholarships, Jarnigan said “SIU spends over $5 million a year in scholarships and those are investments in our student athletes and their academic careers.”

Scholarships had been expensive before the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s now much more difficult this year with the losses of football

still making $180,000 in profit.

The NCAA rules allow teams to have a capacity of spending a combined cost of what 11.7 total tuition scholarships would cost for baseball teams.

According to SIU head baseball coach Lance Rhodes, “The seniors who have chosen to come back won’t have their scholarships count towards the 11.7 scholarship limit that Division I teams are allowed.”

Rhodes said the baseball program invited all of their seniors to return and they were fortunate to where a lot of their seniors chose to come back. According to Rhodes, these seniors will still be on scholarships if they had them previously.

While the Salukis currently do not exceed the previous roster limit, they have two more players than they had last season with 33 this season compared to last year’s 31.

Dustin Clark | @dustinclark.oof Players who had already gotten the necessary credits to in the fall, Jarnigan said. graduate last year and wanted Despite this, Jarnigan said the to stay another year could either scholarships are a worthwhile risk enter graduate school or start a and that the cost is worth taking on second bachelor’s degree. these students.

Most of the players have chosen One SIU team that has exceeded to enter graduate school for a year, their budget limit for the 2021 according to Rhodes. season is the Saluki baseball team, which will return six players that originally were set to graduate in Sports reporter Ryan Scott can be May 2020. reached at rscott@dailyegyptian.com According to Jarnigan, all six of or on twitter @RyanscottDE. these players are being given partial scholarships totalling $40,000 Editor Brooke Buerck can be reached between them, so including the cost at bbuerck@dailyegyptian.com or on of tuition at SIU, the university is Twitter at @bbuerck25.

A world without sports: How sports journalists are covering the global COVID-19 pandemic

Janae Mosby | @mosbyj

Many high school, college and professional sports have been postponed due to the pandemic leaving sports journalists with a unique challenge.

Michael “Spyder” Dann, a sports editor for the Daily Register in Harrisburg, Ill., said working as a sports journalist during the pandemic is not easy.

“At the end of the day we still have a job to do [and] a product to put out. It requires you to become a little bit more creative in how you go about doing your job,” Dann said.

Dann said sports journalism has become dependent on the day to day operations and the pandemic has made sports journalists write stories in a more creative way.

“Finding a new way to put out something that is good for public consumption. You want to give people who support you something that can keep them engaged,” Dann said.

Todd Hefferman, a sports journalist for the Southern Illinosian, said the pandemic has added more to his job load and on top of that, his kids are currently doing remote learning, so he has to balance teaching and journalism.

“You are trying to turn everything in a feature now because you don’t have any live sports,” Hefferman said.

Hefferman said a few high school sports are continuing to play including golf, girl’s tennis, swimming and diving and cross country.

Hefferman said he is working on new stories now that there

“At the end of the day we still have a job to do [and] a product to put out.”

- Michael “Spyder” Dann Daily Register sports editor

aren’t many live sporting events. He said one of these is a story on COVID-19 testing and finances for football.

Hefferman said the Southern Illinosian is turning into a daily newspaper, so he needs to keep creating content.

“You are just trying to get creative and give people something that they want to read, something that is going to be interesting.

You can’t write a story just to fill a space,” Hefferman said.

Derrick Goold, a sports reporter for the St. Louis PostDispatch, said he mainly writes about major league baseball and they have started playing games again.

Goold said the fact that few high school and college games are happening now, does not affect his writing as much as other sports reporters.

“When there weren’t [baseball] games, there was so much to cover, whether it was how players stay in shape or how players were filling their time in quarantine,” Goold said. “It was a test

of creativity.”

To keep readers engaged through this time, Goold said social media helps sports news adapt and keep readers updated.

“It allows for interaction, almost real time conversation at times,” Goold said. “Social media has created this interstate of conversation that sports writers and fans can access.”

Dann said he looked at other news outlets to see what kinds of stories they were writing and he tried to make them more local.

He also made “Clubhouse Chatter” where he would text coaches and ask a random question every day, then write about their answers.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many jobs to become more difficult to perform and sports journalism is no exception.

“Interviews are done via technology and that has changed the tone of the way interviews go,” Goold said. “It’s been something that we had to learn or re-learn, or improved at and it will probably be beneficial to us for years to come.”

Goold encourages other sports journalists to keep reporting and keep improving on the journalism skills.

“Try to take advantage of this time, as far as getting creative.

You are going to have challenges that you never dreamed of, so you have to get creative,” Hefferman said.

Staff reporter Janae Mosby can be reached at jmosby@ dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @mosbyj.

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