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People of Carbondale march against the attack on reproductive rights “Here in America, somewhere between 6% and 22%... [women will terminate] the pregnancy because of an abusive relationship, and often concern for their children was the determining factor issue in choosing an abortion.” - Rose Robinson-Berkman
Child counselor and domestic violence advocate
An activist holds a sign reading, ”WE ARE NOT OVARY-ACTING” during the March for Reproductive Rights Oct. 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotography
Jamilah Lewis | @jamilahlewis
The Women’s Center hosted a March for Reproductive Rights on Saturday, Oct. 2 in response to the bills being passed in states limiting abortions including Texas, Florida, Missouri, etc. The event started at 11:00 am at the Carbondale Civic Center with representatives from the Women’s Center, Rainbow Cafe and SIU, all there with information on Women’s rights. Starting at the Carbondale Civic Center, the march went down South Illinois Ave to West Walnut and turned right onto West Freeman Street. It continued right onto South University and ended at the Carbondale Civic Center. Erin Frey, who works at the Women’s Center, located in Harrisburg, said she knows first-hand about what some women go through with reproductive rights and sexual violence/ assault. Frey said they deal with survivors of sexual violence on a regular basis and can’t believe
the government won’t let survivors make their own decisions. “We just feel that it’s really important to get the word out there that […] it’s not as easy as you know just cutting it off as early as six weeks,” Frey said. “It’s not realistic.” The fact that reproductive rights are at risk after the Supreme Court passed Roe v. Wade in the 70s to protect them is scary, Frey said. “Illinois has some of the most progressive laws for sexual violence for it makes our jobs a little bit easier,” Frey said. “We’re doing a really good job and our survivors of sexual violence are being able to be helped and taken care of.” March participant, Goerogeann Hartzog, age 72, is a nurse and understands the struggle it used to be to get an abortion in the past. “I know that young women, especially but not strictly, need them occasionally and sometimes they’re medically necessary,” Hartzog said. “I’m a nurse so I just wanted to make sure I was here today to help speak out in our area.” There were three speakers before the march who gave their personal takes on the state of reproduction rights in America. Child counselor and domestic violence advocate, Rose Robinson-Berkman, spoke about the hold abuse has on victims trapped in unwanted pregnancies. “Pregnancy can be used as a tool of control,” Robinson-Berkman said. “This means things like tampered birth control, lying about the use of birth control […] removing a condom during sex, or through sexual assault.” Please see CARBONDALE MARCH | 8
A woman holds a sign while marching in the March for Reproductive Rights Oct. 2, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotography
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Turner said the pageant includes events from learning the contestant’s background and life goals to showing any talents they have. And for the winner, a scholarship with a minimum of $500 depending on how much the fraternity could raise. The Alphas step show gives freshmen and new incoming students an insight into Greek life Turner said. “That’s the one event we bring. All fraternities and
Government President Isaiah Overton said troubles with other events led to the idea of having an actual homecoming dance. “I began meeting with students coming to make sure that they actually wanted the event,” Overton said. “All students were pretty much receptive to it.” The dance will be free and held in the Student Center ballrooms with a capacity of 850 students, Overton said. “You still wear that
“We’re not doing the traditional king and queen so anybody can apply. We’ll find ten of the best students, and let students vote on who they think should be crowned Saluki Royalty, and go from there.” - Carly Holtkamp Assistant Director of Student Programming Council
this year,” Holtkamp said. “Typically we would have a full committee with people from the city all over campus.” With the late decision to have homecoming, student programming had little time to put everything together unlike if they planned at the regular time in January, Hotlkamp said. One of the new things Southern Illinois University is bringing to homecoming week is a name change of “Homecoming King” and “Homecoming Queen” to “Saluki Royalty” to account for gender inclusivity. Executive Director of Student Programming and President of Beta Eta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, Kevin Turner, said he is working with the group while planning his fraternity’s events for homecoming week, which they call Alpha week. The Alphas host the annual Miss Eboness pageant and a step show. The Miss Eboness pageant started in 1972 at a homecoming when Hazel Scott, a Black woman, wasn’t given the proper recognition she deserved, Turner said. “Because of that we started a pageant just for Black women,” Turner said. “To highlight their intellect, their style, and place their intelligence, and give them a platform to stand on.”
sororities, dance teams, people across the nation actually get invited,” Turner said. It will be a student-only event. Tickets cost $10, and there will be no alcohol or drugs allowed, Turner said. The biggest new event being introduced is the homecoming dance, which will be a Sneaker Ball. Undergraduate Student
formal kind of party wear that you would wear [at] homecoming,” Overton said. “Only difference is you got a fresh pair of kicks, and make sure that it coordinates with your outfit.” Staff reporter Jamilah Lewis can be reached at jlewis@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @jamilahlewis.
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Spectators flip of Brother Matt, a campus evangelist, as he records them while speaking out against members of the community Oct. 4, 2021 at SIU in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotography Oreoluwa Ojewuyi | @odojewuy
On Monday afternoon outside of Faner Plaza, an evangelist visited campus named Brother Matt picketed with a sign that read “Thou shall not means you! God is angry with the wicked every day Psalm:11 repent Jesus is the only way truth & life John 14:6.” Brother Matt said he came from Mississippi and attends a church called Bible Holiness. A crowd of students gathered around Brother Matt for about four hours, according to freshman Gabe Largent. According to spectators, the police arrived around 12:30 as the crowd began to grow. Brother Matt answered questions of students and also did a sermon and stated some of his beliefs. “Do you think that every female on this campus is promiscuous? Is every female on this campus a lesbian? Most of them are. But just because they dress ungodly, they talk ungodly,” Brother Matt said. Students began to retaliate against Brother Matt as he continued to share his views chanting “God loves the whores!” Largent said he arrived at Faner Plaza around 1 p.m. “He was spewing all of this stuff about LGBTQ people saying they’re going to burn in hell, I just got up there and started yelling the most random stuff to drown out his message,” he said. One student held a sign that said “Gay is OKAY” and wore a rainbow flag around his shoulders like a cape. Another student stood silently holding a sign that said “Atheists for Peace”
A protestor holds a sign reading, “Atheists 4 Peace” in front of Brother Matt Oct. 4, 2021 at SIU in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotography
“Whenever someone in the crowd wants to say something, I would just yell over him and say ‘Hey this person here has a question,’” Largent said. Largent said other students
gathered around peacefully. Despite this, Brother Matt continued to shout his rhetoric to the crowd. In reference to the student with the “Gay is OKAY” sign, Brother Matt said, “This young man, who
loves butt sex right here- theres a sign here, ‘this trail is not safe to walk on,’ because of people like him.” On Tuesday Oct. 5 Brother Matt picketed again as students gathered
to protest him and his beliefs. Editor in Chief Oreoluwa Ojewuyi can be reached at oojewuyi@ dailyegyptian.com or on twitter @ odojewuy
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SIU students react to new COVID-19 Policies
Janiyah Gaston | @aniyah_reports
Since Gov. JB Pritzer’s executive order on Sept. 7, requiring college students to either become fully vaccinated or receive weekly testing, students’ compliance has varied. Jennifer Jones-Hall, the Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, said 66% of students have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The remaining students are either noncompliant or have elected to receive tests on a weekly basis. To encourage students to comply, SIU sent out an official letter which stated: “If we have NOT received verification of a COVID test from the last 7 days or proof of vaccination by Sunday, September 27, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. you will be placed on disciplinary probation. If you continue to fail to comply with the Governor’s executive mandate, you will be barred from all university premises including classrooms, on-campus buildings, residence halls, etc.”
The Illinois Department of Health COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Data states about 56% of Illinois’ population is fully vaccinated and about 55% of the total U.S. population is fully vaccinated with a seven day average of 106,395 reported cases. Since the new mandate was put into place on Sept 5, the school has had fewer cases of people testing positive for COVID-19. According to SIU’s COVID-19 dashboard, from Sept. 20 to Oct. 2, there have only been 13 positive cases reported. According to Jones-Hall, the new mandate has had a positive effect on the campus, but the students do not share the same sentiment. According to the Jackson County Health Department from Sept. 19-25 there were 177 total confirmed cases in Jackson County. Donna Morgan, a sophomore, said the school should not have waited for the
governor’s mandate to implement stricter COVID-19 policies. The school’s policy before the executive order only required that students wear their mask indoors and in crowded spaces. And with the state mandate, Morgan said that the school is just hoping the students comply instead of enforcing the policies. “I guess they’re just hoping everyone goes along with them,” Morgan said. “I don’t think they’re really enforcing them that much, and all the academic policy is being enforced.” Taylor Lawrence, a sophomore said the university should be providing better access to testing whether it be through a shuttle system or a wider range of testing facilities. “Testing is all the way over on East Campus, some people may not have a ride or be able to catch a bus, all the way over to East Campus,” Lawrence said. The Chancellor’s Office conducted a survey on July 28 before the semester started
as a way to see how many students and faculty were vaccinated or planned to become vaccinated before the semester began. Lawrence also said the school could send out surveys once a month in order to get more student feedback, and apply it to any new policies they make regarding COVID. Students like Lawrence and Morgan feel like the administration should be doing a better job of including students in the conversation when it comes to updating the COVID-19 prevention policies. “I understand the frustration, but the reality is that COVID has changed how we must respond to keep our campus safe. It is the responsible thing to do. As the situation continues to evolve, we have a duty to adapt our plans, often on short notice,” JonesHall said. Staff reporter Janiyah Gaston can be reached at jgaston@dailyegyptian.com or on Instagram at @janiyah_reports.
Chicago abortion rights rally attracts broad coalition Jason Flynn | @jdejasonflynn
The Illinois chapter of the organization Women’s March helped plan 21 events around the state on Oct. 2, including the Rally to Defend Abortion Rights in Chicago, which drew thousands of attendees. Over 30 organizations collaborated to organize the Chicago event, according to a statement by Chicago Abortion Fund. The rally featured speakers from First Lutheran Church of the Trinity, Access Living, Equality Illinois, Planned Parenthood, Women’s March Chicago, Nzinga Collective, Chicago Abortion Fund, and Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health. The coalition of organizing groups included health groups, LGBT+ advocacy groups, local political campaigners, labor unions and socialist community organizing groups. The event was held in opposition to a Texas law upheld in August that would ban abortions for people over six weeks pregnant, and allow people to sue people seeking or providing later abortions for up to $10,000. “The Texas ban is probably one of the most draconian attacks on women’s right to control their bodies. Not only is it about making abortion illegal after six weeks, but it’s also a law that allows for vigilanteism,” AJ Lochlan, 53, said while marching with Revolution Club Chicago. Samir Qaisar, 33, who passed out pamphlets on class struggle said the group International Marxist Tendency of which he is a member was tabling at similar rallies and marches around the country. Abortion providers and funds, such as Chicago Abortion Fund, have been preparing for years for a situation in which numerous states’ abortion bans are upheld by the supreme court. “Having access to safe, legal abortion care is absolutely essential,” Dr. Amy Whitaker, chief medical officer for Illinois Planned Parenthood, said in a speech during the rally. Qudsiyyah Shariyf, program manager for Chicago Abortion Fund, said the organization greatly expanded it’s services.
Chicago teachers carried a banner during the Rally to Defend Abortion Access in Chicago, Ill. on Oct. 2, 2021. Jason Flynn | @ dejasonflynn
“In 2019 we funded 823 people. In 2020 that number doubled to over 1600. This year we continue to see the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on top of centuries of reproductive oppression,” Shariyf said. “Just this month we had a record breaking number of requests for support, 391 people.” Though the state offers significantly more protections and abortion access measures than neighboring states, Shariyf said is still far less accessible than it should be. “Roughly 25% of those people were Illinois residents,” Shariyf said. Whitaker pointed to a rule requiring parental notification for underage patients seeking an abortion, which she called “archaic.” “Roe [vs Wade] should be the floor, and not the ceiling to protect abortion rights,” Whitaker said. Staff reporter Jason Flynn can be reached at jflynn@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @ jdejasonflynn.
“Parental notification of abortion is archaic… call your state legislators today,” Dr. Amy Whitaker, chief medical officer for Illinois Planned Parenthood, said in a speech at Daley Plaza in Chicago, Ill. on Oct. 2, 2021 during the Rally to Defend Abortion Access. Jason Flynn | @dejasonflynn
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Carbondale installs anti-loitering system to deter violence The City of Carbondale has recently installed an anti-loitering system in the town square that uses flashing lights and loud classical music to prevent individuals from loitering in the area Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 in Carbondale, Illinois. Jared Treece | @bisalo William Box | @ William17455137 Speakers and lights were recently placed throughout Carbondale Town Square for what the city is calling an “anti-loitering system” to “deter the increase in violent crime in the area that began January of 2021.” According to the city’s website, the system plays music at high volumes and illuminates the area at night in an effort to deter groups of people from gathering late at night and early in the morning in the town square area. City Councilwoman Ginger Rye Sanders said the city had to be proactive to make the area more safe. Sanders was elected to the city council in April of 2021 with community police reform and neighborhood safety as a part of her platform, and pushed for the new “anti-loitering system.” “I believe when you’re in a city and conditions change, you have to change with the conditions and try to see what works,” Sanders said. According to the city’s data, since January, increased calls for service have been made to the area with the majority of them reporting crimes or asking for increased patrols. The crimes reported have included drug dealing, assaults and shootings, according to the city’s website. Sanders said the anti-loitering system is used as an alternative to increasing police presence in the area, intended to deter the gatherings while leaving the square area open to the public, and maintaining a healthy atmosphere for businesses. Sanders said the anti-loitering system is not intended to act as a deterrent for people experiencing homelessness, but it was put in place to make the community safer. She said the city looks to provide opportunities for its unhoused population through funding programs and institutions that frequently work with and provide for them. “Carbondale has received $7.8 million
from the American Rescue Fund,” Sanders said. “I would definitely say there is money available to these different organizations to present plans on what they want to do in order to help the homeless population, and I guarantee you Carbondale will be in the forefront to make sure their needs are met.” Dona Reese, a professor in the School of Social Work at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, said she’s concerned about the anti-loitering system’s long term efficacy due to Carbondale’s mistreatment of un-housed people in the past.
undertaken to change that whole system.” Reese said support for the local Center for Empowerment and Justice is a good step in assisting this process. She said the center, which works with ex-convicts to find stable work and opportunities after prison, helps to prevent potential recidivism by giving them a way to make money and interact with the community without turning to criminal activity. Reese said serving the varied needs of the homeless population, including physical and mental healthcare, providing housing, and addressing the
people to gather there. He said he feels the gatherings may have a negative effect on how safe the area appears to the public, potentially leading to a decline in revenue for the store. “I’m concerned not only about the peoples’ businesses, but I also heard that the homeless are complaining about this place too,” Sanders said. “I don’t even want a homeless person to have an accident, or to be caught where they would have an occasion to lose their lives.” One of the organizations that has worked with the unhoused population
“In order to solve a social problem, you have to address the cause of it. Their goal is just to move them to a different location. That will not solve the problem.” - Dona Reese Professor at SIU School of Social Work
In August of 2019, Carbondale repealed a ban on panhandling that punished the offense with a fine or jail time if the fine could not be paid. The ban was campaigned against by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois as “being used to unfairly criminalize people experiencing homelessness for exercising their first amendment rights.” Reese said the root causes of homelessness and group antisocial behavior can be addressed through community efforts and organizations. She said programs aimed at youth and ex-convicts can be used to promote community engagement, and reduce the likelihood of people turning to criminal activity as a means of financial or community support. “We have to have some community intervention to address gang activity and drug sales,” Reese said. “There are successful programs that can be
needs of unhoused children would better solve the root causes of homelessness. “If you’re going to address the cause of poverty in order to solve it, then you need to provide solutions for poverty,” Reese said. John Mandernach works at ABC Liquor, which is situated across the street from the “anti-loitering system.” Employees of the store, which closes at or after midnight most nights of the week, have regular interactions with the groups that congregate in the area. “The employees do occasionally get confrontations from customers, and when there are larger gatherings, it’s more likely to happen,” Mandernach said. Mandernach said he has not seen a significant difference in the size of the gatherings since the implementation of the new system. He said the gatherings have been allowed to have open alcohol containers, which he feels has encouraged
has been the Carbondale Warming Center. Coordinator Carmalita Cahill has led the organization since December of 2019, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The warming center works with more than a dozen other organizations, businesses and religious institutions to provide a safe, healthy environment for the area’s unhoused population. The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Carbondale Interfaith Council, the Southern Illinois Coalition for the Homeless, the Southern Illinois Community Coalition and the Laborer’s Local 773 Union are among those who work with the Warming Center to provide for its operation, Cahill said in August. “We offer a place to stay, and have served over 50,000 meals out of this building,” Cahill said. “That is [due] to the grace and generosity of the
community we’re in.” Since opening, the Carbondale Warming Center has had to adapt its operational procedures to respond to the outbreak of COVID in the U.S. by requiring multiple daily temperature checks for all who work or reside there and implementing hand washing measures before such measures were recommended by the CDC. “Not only does it give us a sense of security, but I think it gives our guests a sense of security as well,” Cahill said. “We don’t have uncertainty over whether someone has a fever and they already know that that’s a part of us caring for them, so that’s amazing.” The Carbondale Warming Center has also provided COVID vaccinations in clinics open to the public in collaboration with the Illinois National Guard and Southern Illinois Healthcare. “I think we’ve gotten some people vaccinated that wouldn’t have been otherwise,” Cahill said. “When you do, you have more of a concern for their well being than you would just in general.” Sanders said the Carbondale Warming Center was provided additional funding during the Sept. 28 council meeting through the American Rescue Fund. This is part of a larger push by the city to fund programs that will aid in keeping the streets safer by providing opportunities for the unhoused as well as providing community places for younger people, such as the Dentmon Center. “I’m here to support the underserved and the underrepresented people that seem to think that their voice doesn’t matter,” Sanders said. “I’m on the city council to let them know that it does, because I do hear them, and whatever I can do to help them, that’s what I’ll be doing.”
Staff reporter William Box can be reached at wbox@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @William17455137.
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SIU Fresh Check 2021 provides mental health check-in Joel Kottman | @joelkottman
On Sept. 28 SIU held a Fresh Check event, a suicide prevention initiative. SIU-C students participated in mental health checkin activities. There were ten main booths put up by Salukis on Your Side, an initiative dedicated to providing comprehensive mental health services and resources to SIU-C students. There were additional booths operated by the Student Engagement Group, the Student Programming Council, Seeds of Hope and the SIU-C Sustainability Department. “Fresh Check Day is a good opportunity to check in with people, let people know that you’re out there and that people care,” said Sally Wright, a SIU-C employee at the Recreational Center. Wright helped to run the Blue Mind booth. “This is the Blue Mind section. An opportunity to paint, use some watercolors, just relax, listen to the sound of the water,” Wright said. Kennedy Rawlings is a graduate assistant for SIU-C Wellness and Health. Rawlings said she has anxiety and depression. “I think that if it wasn’t for yoga and meditation, I wouldn’t be where I’m at today. I wouldn’t be in grad school because of my stress levels,” Rawlings said. “The pandemic has really put people under stress.” Rawlings said there are multiple opportunities for yoga and meditation, whether on YouTube or through classes at the rec center. Misa Fareenha, a graduate assistant with the SIU-C Sustainability Department, talked about how the stigmatization of menstrual cycles creates stress and impacts negative mental health. It can especially cause financial stress because of the high cost of period products. SIU-C is giving out free period cups for two weeks to combat the stigma and raise awareness through conversation. “We’re participating in the Campus Cup
A student plays with a game in front of a table at Fresh Check Day in front of Morris Library at SIU Sept. 28 2021 in Carbondale Ill. Sophia Rogers | sophia.rogers@siu.edu
program which is modeled after Organicup, a Danish company that’s doing it. They’re doing this with a lot of universities around the US” Fareenha said. “Period poverty is a real thing especially in the US with the Pink Tax.” Enrique Paz, the director of the SIU-C Writing Center, said he was there to promote wellness through writing. “You know I think especially in this current moment, COVID and all of the things that are happening just in the country, (It is causing a lot of people stress)” Paz said.
Paz invited people to alleviate some stress and think positively by writing about their stress or things that make them happy. “It’s really important that we take some time to focus and recognize how vital it is that we pay attention to our own mental health and to take care of ourselves,” Paz said. He said he appreciates that SIU-C is an institution that dedicates time and space to this. “We’re also here to promote the Writing Center and let people know that they can
also alleviate their writing stress by coming and seeing us at the Writing Center and getting some help on the writing desks,” Paz said. Wright, Rawlings, Fareenha and Paz all agreed that Fresh Check 2021 was a good opportunity to provide mental health resources to SIU-C students and promote mental health and well-being. Staff reporter Joel Kottman can be reached at jkottman@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @JoelKottman
Flyover Infoshop’s eviction raises questions about the center ’s future Joel Kottman | @joelkottman
After coming under new ownership,The Flyover Infoshop, a local activist group, is being evicted from it’s N. Washington Street location, according to court records. The property was sold to James Helfrich for $18,000 on Feb. 24. Flyover Infoshop offers mutual aid, food distribution, a lending library, an apothecary, medical supplies and items to promote harm reduction. In addition to being the organization’s central location to meet and organize, it is also a community space for the LGBTQ, Black and minority communities to come together. According to Jackson County court records, Helfrich filed a civil lawsuit against the Infoshop on September 8 and is planning to evict it. Flyover Infoshop organizers have the opportunity to defend themselves, and contest the decision at a court date on Oct. 20. It is currently unknown at this time how the Infoshop will prepare for their court date, but, if evicted, it will have to find a new location or permanently close down. Despite the uncertainty over the outcome of the pending lawsuit, the Infoshop Facebook members said they are keeping up their spirits and looking on the bright side of life. “We still have each other no matter what,” said Cy Chamberlain, a member of the Flyover Infoshop on Facebook. Staff reporter Joel Kottman can be reached at jkottman@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter: @JoelKottman
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Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month: Intricacies of Hispanic/Latinx Identity
Carolyn Dickte | carolynd@dailyegyptian.com
In the spirit of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage month, on Sept. 29 the Latin American Student Association (LASA) teamed up with the Hispanic/Latino Resource Center to talk about Hispanic/Latinx identity stereotypes, and clarify misconceptions about Latinos and Hispanics. The event displayed the different identities that exist within the Hispanic/ Latinx community. José Burgos, the main speaker, split the group into two tables, presented each group with different words, and asked the tables to talk about what they think of when reading each word. “What we want to do today is to, for those who are not familiar with Latin American culture, give you a taste of what it is, how diverse it is, all the nationalities that are brought into one single word, Latino, Hispanic.” Burgos said. Burgos also did an interactive presentation He handed each table a few strips of paper and asked everyone to write down what they think a Latinos favorite food is. The strips were collected and Burgos then began to name favorite foods from certain Latinos he had questioned. Burgos did the same activity for characteristics of Latinx people, popular Hispanic Latino places and famous Hispanic Latinx people. He gave examples of characteristics including party animals, loud, friendly, sociable, happy, hard working, cheerful, resilient, honest and loving. “[I got] this idea from Martin Luther King, more or less. He said that we hate each other because we don’t understand each other, and we don’t understand each other because we’re different, of course, but also we don’t understand each other because we don’t communicate,” Burgos said. The activity was to clarify certain misconceptions that people might have about Latinx identities and show that stereotypes can come from within a cultural group as well as from outside of the group, LASA member Laura Jimenez said. Christina Castillo, coordinator for the Hispanic Latino Resource Center said, “he events that we create are not just for Latinos, it’s the opportunity to educate and to bring our culture and to share our culture and to share our issues with all the community.” Castillo said she wants all SIU students to be aware of the activities the Latin American Student Association puts on. Upcoming events include Being Hispanic in Business and a movie Night showing “In the Heights.” See more here Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month. There will be a DACA informational about the policy that protects the children of undocumented immigrants, to be held Oct 7. The informational will also cover what the Latin American Student Association is doing to provide necessary resources for the student population to succeed, Castillo said. Staff reporter Caroyln Dickte can be reached at carolynd@dailyegyptian.com.
José Burgos discusses the difference between the terms “hispano” and “latino” with attendees of the Intricacies of Hispanic/Latinix Identity Event hosted by the Latin American Student Association Sept. 29, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. “This, of course, has an identity component, educational component. So this is the educational part. It’s really hard to define and to differentiate between Hispanic and Latino. If you do a quick search it is super, super difficult,” Burgos said. Martinez-Powell | @dmartinez_powell.photography
Jairo Javier Morales plays a game with other students during the Intricacies of Hispanic/Latinix Identity Event hosted by the Latin American Student Association Sept. 29, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. “Those words you have there kind of represent what latino people think of themselves,” said José Burgos, head speaker and part of the Latin American student Association. Martinez-Powell | @dmartinez_powell.photography
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Above: Jennifer Peyton (center) marches with her son, Beau Gall (right), and her friend since high school, Jana Cantrell (left), Oct. 2, 2021 during the March for Reproductive Rights in Carbondale, Ill. “When Texas passed [The Texas Heartbeat Act], it was like a slap in the face. This is a serious issue,” Cantrell said. Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotograpy
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Reproductive coercion can vary from the partner threatening to leave you or convincing their partner that things will get better if they become pregnant, Robinson said. Robinson-Berkman gave a list of statistics on how violence in relationships affects pregnancies. “Here in America, somewhere between 6% and 22%... [women will terminate] the pregnancy because of an abusive relationship, and often concern for their children was the determining factor issue in
likely to die than white women and infants. “We will not let these barbaric laws and policies stop us,” Howell said. Tara Bell, a speaker and representative of the Rainbow Cafe, made it clear in her speech that reproductive rights don’t just apply to cis-gendered women, but the LGBT community as a whole. Young lesbians and bisexual women are twice as likely as women who identify as heterosexual to experience teen pregnancies, Bell said.
“We just feel that it’s really important to get the word out there that[…] it’s not as easy as you know just cutting it off as early as six weeks. It’s not realistic.” -Erin Frey, Women’s Center Employee
choosing an abortion,” RobinsonBerkman said. With these limits, specifically in lower-income families, you have to take into account transportation and access to finances, Robinson-Berkman said. Speaker and birthing doula, Hana Howell, spoke on the risk for black women and infants when it comes to reproductive rights. “Black people have had no control over their reproductive rights,” Howell said. Howell said African American women and infants are three to four times more
“According to a 2018 study conducted by researchers at Harvard, maltreatment and sexual abuse, rejection by family members, and bullying are significant factors [...] in the basic lack of sex education geared towards sexual minorities,” Bell said. Bell said a current study at the University of British Columbia shows transgender and non transgender youth have similar pregnancy rates. The Texas SB8 bill is a threat to the LGBT community and a threat to everyone. “We know how ludicrous this bill is,” Bell said. “Written and passed by a legislature that clearly has no understanding of the reproductive system, no understanding of menstrual cycles and has no business legislating anyone’s uterus.” Staff reporter Jamilah Lewis can be reached at jlewis@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @jamilahlewis.
Left: Shelby Swafford, the conference chair for the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies RSO at SIU, pins a women’s rights button to her shirt Oct. 2, 2021 during the March for Reproductive Rights at the Carbondale Civics Center. “Abortion rights and access to abortion rights are really under attack across the country so this is the community coming together in a way that says, ‘We’re not going to stand for that and we’re standing in solidarity with folks who are living in places where these bans are taking effect.’” Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotograpy
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Women’s Center members pose with their signs at the March for Reproductive Rights Oct. 2, 2021 at the Carbondale Civic Center in Carbondale, Ill. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc
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Right: A man holds a sign that reads, “STOP THE BANS!” as he walks in the March for Reproductive Rights Oct. 2, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotography Below: Community members walk in the rain during the March for Reproductive Rights Oct. 2, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotography
Activist looks at posters that people have made at the March for Reproductive Rights Oct. 2, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. Julian Castillo | @julian_castillo24
Krista Shawl participates in the March for Reproductive Rights with a red handprint over her mouth Oct. 2, 2021 at the Carbondale Civic Center. She wore the handprint over her mouth for the missing and murdered indigenous women. “A lot of Native women are being murdered or kidnapped or used as sex workers and when you’re being used as sex workers, there’s bound to be some reproductive issues there,” Shawl said. Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotography
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Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Background image: Mushrooms sit out on display Oct. 2, 2021 at the Makanda Mushroom Festival in Makanda, Ill. “The majority of the mushrooms you’ll see at camp will either grow here already, something that grows naturally on the property, or all the other mushrooms you’ll see will come from Flyaway family Farm,” Katherine Accettura said. Dominique Martinez-Powell | @dmartinez_powell.photography
Below: Savannah Bain buys small mushroom decor from Heather Hammers, owner of The Crooked Spruce and vendor at the Makanda Mushroom Festival Oct. 2, 2021 in Makanda, Ill. “I’m really looking forward to the Tree ID hike,” Bain said. Dominique Martinez-Powell | @dmartinez_powell.photography Right: One of the various goods set out for sale by Maggie Taylor, the owner of Delight Flower Farms Oct. 2, 2021 at the Makanda Mushroom Festival in Makanda, Ill. “We’re primarily a cut flower farm. We sell bouquets and things like that. But we also grow a lot of herbs on our farm, so we brought some of our herbal goods.” Taylor said. Dominique Martinez-Powell | @dmartinez_powell.photography
Dominique Martinez-Powell dmartinez-powell@dailyegyptian.com
Rain or shine, the Makanda Mushroom Festival took place during the rainy weekend of Oct. 1-3. The Makanda Mushroom Festival was located at Camp Manitowa at Cedar Point in Makanda, Illinois. The event encouraged mushroom and foraging lovers of Illinois to come together and enjoy a three-day event centered around guided mushroom foraging hikes, mushroom cooking workshops, educational classes, local art, live music and much more. Despite the weekend’s sporadic rainfall, over 200 people attended the Makanda Mushroom Festival. This festival was hosted and
organized by Michael and Jessica Hatfield, owners of Flyaway Family Farm and local graphic designer/ social media marketing specialist Katherine Accettura, who acted as event coordinator for the Makanda Mushroom Festival. “The owners of Flyaway Family Farm, Mike and Jess Hatfield, were inspired by the Telluride Mushroom Festival and they wanted to have a similar event here near their property where a lot of local mushrooms grow that you can forage for medicinal and culinary reasons,”Accettura said. Anyone interested in the event could purchase a three-day $80 adult ticket and/or a $40 Children’s ticket. One day attendees could purchase a $40 ticket at the gate. Genesis Self, a festival attendee
that came from Chicago for the Makanda Mushroom Festival, accompanied her boyfriend to the event hoping to learn more about the mushrooms that exist in the state of Illinois. “[I’m] trying to learn more about mushrooms that are within our state. I haven’t really explored Southern Illinois, only Northern Illinois,” Self said. Some of the mushroom centered events of the three day event included a presentation about Medicinal Mushrooms, a Tree ID hike with mycologists from the Missouri Mycological Society, culinary mushroom demonstrations, a presentation about beginners mushroom cultivation and more. “We hope to share the beauty of
Southern Illinois and the variety of local mushrooms that grow here in the forest,” Accettura said. Many of the presentations included take-home items and workbooks that attendees were given as an included bonus with their ticket. There was also a Juried Artists’ Market and Mini Farmers Market on Saturday Oct. 2 festival attendees could go and buy local art and mushroom related foods to take home. Vendors were protected from heavy rainfall with tents and many of the attendees came prepared with umbrellas and rain ponchos to brave the weather. “I think the organizers did a fantastic job. They adapted very well to the rain and they didn’t let the rain stop them. I really
appreciate that perseverance to create a beautiful experience for the community,” Marquez Scoggin, co-founder of Project Human X and a vendor at the Festival said. Flyaway Family Farm hopes to host another Mushroom festival in the future. “There’s other festivals like this in other parts of the country and there was nothing here and we wanted to do something… It’s all here. Mushrooms are great. They’re delicious, healthy and they play a vital role in the environment. Without mushrooms, nature doesn’t exist,” said Michael Hatfield. Photographer Dominique MartinezPowell can be reached at dmartinezpowell@dailyegyptian.com.
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Saluki Soccer loses its 10th game of the year against Valparaiso Joseph Bernard | @Jojobernard2001
The SIU Women’s Soccer team (0-10-1, 0-3 MVC) lost their 10th game of year to the Valparaiso University Beacons (6-4-1, 3-0 MVC) on Wednesday night. The Beacons won the match on a final score of 2-0. The Salukis were outshot 24-9 on the day, with five of those being on goal. SIU also allowed more corner kicks, losing that margin 5-1, and out-fouled the Beacons 13-9 on the night. Headlining SIU on offense was sophomore forward McKensey Bunch, who tallied three of SIU’s nine shots on the night, with one of them being on target. Also worth noting was junior midfielder Kaitlin DuCharme, who had two shots of her own and one being on goal. Sophomore forward Sam Dodd, junior defender Paris Walsh, junior midfielder Christy Murauskis and sophomore forward McKinley Stiff combined to make SIU’s other four shots on the night. Junior goalkeeper Maddy Alaluf started Wednesday night for the
Salukis. She had nine saves on the night but allowed both Beacon goals. The first half was formidable for the defenses, considering the score ended up 0-0 at the end of the first half. No shots were recorded for either team until the Beacons broke it open at the 13 minute mark. SIU was limited to only four shots in the first half compared to Valparaiso’s eight, with only one being on goal with less than two minutes left of the half. The Beacons laid it on SIU in the second half, with 16 of their shots coming in the second half alone. SIU managed to keep the score at 0-0 for the start of the second half despite this surge by the Beacons. Valparaiso broke the score open on the night with a goal by freshman forward Dana Fish with less than 16 minutes left of the match. Fish received an assist by senior midfielder Morgan Metzger on the goal. SIU couldn’t get their offense going after this point for a comeback and failed to record a shot the rest of the way.
A foul committed by DuCharme with less than two minutes of play helped the Beacons seal the deal with a penalty kick goal by sophomore forward Kelsie James. The goal put the Beacons up 2-0 late and helped Valparaiso notch
their third conference win of the season. The Salukis continue their season next week after a little bit of a break to take on the Drake University Bulldogs back in Carbondale. The match will take
place on Saturday October 9 with a 5:30 p.m kick-off.
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Men’s Rugby finding foundation for the future of the program Joseph Bernard | Jojobernard2001
The SIU RSO Men’s Rugby team is finding its roots following a rough 2020 season. SIU’s Men’s Rugby club is in the middle of its fall 2021 season, the first one back from a long wait after the 2020 season was called off due to COVID-19 complications. Although Rugby is unfamiliar to many in the U.S., Junior aviation management, flight major and rookie chair for the club, Talon Williams, said many of the rules and the format are actually similar to some sports that are very popular. “It’s a combination of soccer and football. You get the physicality of football with tackling, running, running the ball through people, but there isn’t a stoppage of play. When you’re tackled in rugby, play keeps going, kind of like in soccer where you just straight keep playing,” Williams said. However, there are differences. Mechanical Engineering Senior and team captain, Caleb Schwenk, said rugby takes away some iconic football features. “It’s American football, but you’ve taken away the forward pass, blocking, and plays, so it’s much like soccer where the ball is always moving. You don’t stop after every tackle to reset the clock, down, and distance. The balls always move and you use backward passes or forward kicks to advance the ball to the end zone,” Schwenk said. Rugby is unique also in the way that players don’t wear protective paddings, like those in football do, but Schwenk said not to worry about injuries. “Rugby is actually safer than American football because of the lack of pads and you think it would be the opposite. When you don’t have that plastic armor on, people won’t hit with their heads and won’t run nearly as hard. Whenever you’re tackling and defending, you think about your own body and safety first,” Schwenk said. Schwenk said the loss of an entire year of experience made it that much harder for him to be able to teach the sport to the new recruits. “I’ve really only had 2 years of fall rugby experience. It’s been a challenge when most of us seniors have two years or less experience. We’re trying to teach brand new guys who have never heard of rugby and trying to build a team that can accomplish just the basics,” Schwenk said. As the team captain, Schwenk handles the team practices and is in charge whenever players take the field. He said the team has had to make do with what it has in some instances. “We are really player-led because we don’t have many real funds or support from the university or anywhere else. We don’t have enough to do full scrimmages, so we run a lot of plays on air, which isn’t the best way to go about it but, until we get some more guys on the field, there isn’t much we can do about it,” Schwenk said. Team president and senior marketing major Samuel Spangler said the main goal for this season is to have a good start for the first of spring due to some of the challenges they have had to face. “We have a lot of new guys and we’re all coming together as a team [...] If we can get a good base for a solid start in the spring, that
Both teams lift a player up as the ball comes into play during the match against Washington University on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 at SIU. Jared Treece | @bisalo
would be my main goal,” Spangler said. Williams said over a third of the starting squad just started playing Rugby. “Six out of our 15 starters didn’t even play until four or five weeks ago when the semester started. I’m one of the more experienced players and I’ve only been playing since spring of last year,” Williams said. “So we’re really just getting experience and trying to create that team bond so we can build into the future. We’re not really looking to win a whole bunch of games right now.” Williams said the team bonding aspect makes people want to join rugby. He said there is a large social aspect to the sport as well. “We have little socials after each game and drink, eat food and have a good time, even with the other team, ” Williams said. Spangler said many people, including himself, join rugby to fill a sporting void in their lives. “After I played football and wrestled in high school, I was looking for a contact sport to play at the collegiate level. I was excited to join the team,” Spangler said.
Williams said he was a bit hesitant about joining at first because of the unfamiliar rules of rugby. “I was playing and I barely even knew the rules. Going into a new sport that I’ve never touched before was something I was very hesitant about, especially at a higher level like this,” Williams said. “But, I picked it up pretty quickly. I was afraid of making myself look like an idiot because I didn’t know the rules.” Williams said, even if you aren’t necessarily looking to join rugby, it’s important to make use of RSOs to network and meet new people. “While in college, meeting people and networking is super important. One of our alumni came out to practice last week and he said the only people he still talks to out of college are his mates from the rugby team, so it’s about meeting kids you want to be friends with for the rest of your life,” Williams said. Sports reporter Joseph Bernard can be reached at joseph.l.bernard@siu.edu or on twitter @Jojobernard2001.
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#EmSettStrong
The Story of Emily Settle
Brandyn Wilcoxen | @Brandyn_2020
This article has been condensed for brevity. To see the rest of the story, please visit dailyegyptian.com. Luke Horton sits at a table in front of the coffee shop at Morris Library. He is still wearing an orange tie-dye wristband that says “EmSettStrong”. He’s back on the campus where he and his girlfriend Emily Settle met in 2015. His eyes look like they are ready to tear up at a moment’s notice. It’s been thirteen days since Settle’s five and a half year long battle with cancer finally ended. Around 9:45 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 19, Emily Settle took her final breath surrounded by her parents Mike and Sandy Settle, her sister Paige, and Horton. In her final month, Emily Settle set up a fundraiser with her family to help raise money for travel costs and day-to-day needs for cancer patients in her home state of Indiana. The Emily Settle Fund benefits people just like her; young adults in the 20-39 age range. But unlike Emily Settle, many cannot afford the burdens that come with cancer treatment. While insurance may pay for treatments or clinical trials, peripheral costs often create financial problems for families already dealing with the toughest battles they will fight.
“She was just kind of the typical teenage girl that loved spending time with her friends, and teammates, with her older sister Paige.” - Mike Settle Emily Settle’s dad “She was pretty focused on wanting to give back to folks that were on this journey and to try to make it as easy as possible for them so they can focus on getting better,” said her father, Mike Settle, President of the Emily Settle Fund. ‘They think it might be cancer’ 2015 marked an inflection point in Emily Settle’s life. She had graduated from Westfield High School in Westfield, Ind. in May, and chose Southern Illinois University to continue her studies. She wanted to be a dental hygienist, and SIU was one of the only 4-year universities in the area to offer that for her. Emily was also a student-athlete. Her father, Mike Settle, had ran cross country at Ball State University. Now, the 18-year-old girl was going to become a second-
generation collegiate runner. “I met Emily, cause we were both on the track and cross country team here, and we instantly hit it off and that’s kinda where our relationship started,” said Luke Horton, who had been a sophomore that season, running in the 400 meter, 800 meter, and mile events. Emily Settle’s life was going smoothly. She and Luke officially started dating in January 2016. She had also made friends during her short time at Southern Illinois, relationships that she would carry with her half a decade later. “She was just kind of the typical teenage girl that loved spending time with her friends, and teammates, with her older sister Paige,” Mike Settle said. Her life took a sudden turn that
Spring. In late April, Emily Settle talked about feeling fatigued after workouts and running, aches and pains becoming a regular occurrence. After an April 29 meet in Edwardsville, Emily felt especially bad. “I remember her mentioning to me, she goes ‘Dad, I did not run very well’. She goes ‘I was very tired,’ and I said ‘well, yeah, that can happen,’” Mike Settle said. Horton said Emily Settle’s mother thought it might be symptoms of meningitis. “Her mom told us to take her to the health center over here at the rec,” Horton said. “I took her there and I dropped her off and within like an hour she called me, she was like ‘hey, can you give me a ride to the hospital? They think it might be cancer.’” Emily Settle’s cross country career
came to an end on May 3, 2016. Her focus wasn’t on her athletics though; there were more important things to worry about in that moment. She would be diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. “It definitely escalated quickly,” Mike Settle said. ”It just went from ‘man I don’t feel good’ to ‘you’re fighting for your life.’” Emily Settle went through treatment after treatment and relapse after relapse. In the end, her thoughts were for others. Having made multiple trips across the country during her journey, and through meeting many patients and learning of their experiences, Emily Settle understood the importance of financial security when loved ones are fighting their toughest battles. Before she died, she launched The Emily Settle Fund to help others pay for cancer-related expenses. “On her literal deathbed, she’s thinking of helping others and thinking of ways she can continue to have an impact. She wasn’t throwing herself a pity party, she was thinking ‘how can I help other people.’” Horton said. Staff reporter Brandyn Wilcoxen can be reached at bwilcoxen@dailyegyptian. com or on Twitter at @Brandyn_2020
Saluki Softball gets ready during fall preseason
Cole Daily | cdaily@dailyegyptian.com
The SIU softball team will play in their annual preseason this fall, with the Salukis playing multiple games from late September to early October. The Salukis have already played three of their eight preseason games. The Salukis had a successful season last year, when they went 37-16 and managed to come away with the Missouri Valley Conference championship. They made it to the NCAA tournament, but lost to Arizona State and
Brigham Young. The women felt they had a great season last year, and want to build off of that. Softball infielder Jenna Christeson said the team worked hard the whole season. “I mean we were 37-16 [...] but I think every team would say they want more wins, and as a team we can say we lost some games that should have had a different outcome,” Christeson said. However, the team had to push through many difficulties. Because of COVID-19, the team had
restrictions it had to abide by, or else be disqualified. The Salukis said they are happy to be back in action after last year’s confusing season. “Covid definitely hit our team more mentally than it did physically [...] it came with so many challenges,” Christeson said, “We all had to sort of stay in our own bubble with the people we lived with, which made it hard to go out and mingle [...] There weren’t a lot of team dinners, or team events, just because it wasn’t
allowed yet.” Senior infielder Ashley Wood said she is excited for this season. Restrictions have lightened up, and it’s helped the players make much better connections than just on the field. “Now we can have team dinners, we can do team activities, and we can go over to each others’ houses,” Wood said “It’s nice because then you get to know them off the field and not strictly get to know them in the softball setting. That’s really gonna play a huge factor in getting the team chemistry back much quicker.” Because of the cut-back on COVID-19 restrictions, it’s been easier to make connections with the freshmen on the team. Which has helped the team’s chemistry as a whole. The preseason is the perfect time to build that chemistry, when the games don’t matter as much, but the team is trying to prove itself. Wood said the Salukis have already felt the effects of this improved connection. “We’ve been able to play around with the lineups a lot more and see who needs to go where. We’ve just been able to see what people can do so that we can improve in the spring, ” Wood said. Senior catcher/infielder Sidney Sikes said the freshmen have been making quite an impression. “Those little things that freshmen have come in and shown
us, it really helps jumpstart our program. We have some freshmen who haven’t even played yet but I’m really excited to see what they can do,” Sikes said. Sikes said the team made improvements during the off season and players are looking forward to showcasing their skills in the preseason exhibitions. “This year we really wanna stay strong and stay focused on our hitting mentality. We wanna score as many runs as we can in every inning, and that’s definitely going to be our goal this year,” Sikes said. Wood said the team has focused on being very sound defensively and being steadier with their hitting this off-season. The players hope these upcoming games will give them the practice they need. “We’re very consistent with our defense, but what we want to be more consistent with is our hitting. It’s like that for a lot of teams where our hitting is on and off throughout the year [...] we have to find a way to pick each other up if we’re not playing as well,” Wood said. The Salukis play their 4th game of the preseason on Oct. 3rd. The game will be played in Carbondale at Charlotte West Stadium against Jefferson College at 12 p.m. Sports Reporter Cole Daily can be reached at cdaily@dailyegyptian. com
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Salukis drop straight sets to Illinois State
Brandyn Wilcoxen | @Brandyn_2020
Saluki volleyball (5-12, 0-4 in MVC) lost its seventh consecutive match Saturday evening, a 17-25, 21-25, 17-25 sweep by the Illinois State Redbirds (6-10, 2-2 in MVC). Junior Nataly Garcia led the Salukis in kills with 11, followed by sophomore Tatum Tornatta with 9. Freshman Anna Jaworski
tallied 25 assists. Defensively, senior Katy Kluge totaled 13 digs, and sophomore Ryan Rednour had 10. The first set of the night was all Redbirds, with Illinois State taking 11 of the first 15 points in the set and maintaining a lead around seven or eight points for the rest of the set. The second set was closer
contested, with the Salukis not allowing the Redbirds to pull away by more than three points until a 9-3 ISU run ballooned their lead to 17-10. SIU fought back, climbing to within a point of tying the set at 21 after five straight points and seven out of eight. However, Illinois State took care of business, taking four of the final five points to win
the set 25-21 The Redbirds began the third and final set with two separate six-point streaks to take a commanding 12-2 early lead. While the Salukis were able to trade points back and forth for the rest of the match, they were unable to overcome Illinois State’s early advantage and dropped their third straight set.
The Salukis will look to correct their course when they return home on Oct. 8 to host Drake University. Tip-off from Davies Gym is scheduled for 6 p.m. Staff reporter Brandyn Wilcoxen can be reached at bwilcoxen@ dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @ Brandyn_2020
Saluki Volleyball loses in 5 sets vs Braves
Joseph Bernard | @Jojobernard2001
Saluki Volleyball (5-11, 0-3 MVC) lost their 6th game in a row Friday night against the Bradley University Braves (6-8, 2-1 MVC). The Salukis were highlighted by junior outside hitter Nataly Garcia, who led SIU in kills on the night with 21, as well as freshman setter Anna Jaworski, who led in assists with 53 and digs with 15 for the Salukis. Also worth noting for the Salukis was senior defensive specialist Katy
Kluge, who had all of SIU’s aces on the night with four and totaled 14 digs with one assist on the night. The Braves took the first set easily, who took the first point and didn’t give up the lead throughout the set. SIU went down by a final score of 25-18 in set one. The Salukis bounced back in sets two and three however, with a 25-20 win in set two and an intense 25-23 win in set three which featured lots of lead changes and ties throughout the last couple of points to take a 2-1 lead into the fourth set.
Sets four and five didn’t go as planned for the Salukis. Set four started with the Braves taking six of the first seven points and they never looked back. The Salukis struggled offensively throughout the set and only earned 10 points to show for it. SIU took the loss 25-10 and the Braves forced a winnertake-all set five. The two teams fought hard early throughout set five, being tied up at 4 all early in the set, but the Braves flew away with six of the next seven points to take a 10-5 lead and held on for an intense
win in set five of 15-10 over the Salukis. SIU looks to end their 6 game skid on Saturday over in Normal when they take on the Illinois State University
Redbirds with a 5 p.m tip-off time. Sports reporter Joseph Bernard can be reached at joseph.l.bernard@siu.edu or on twitter @Jojobernard2001.
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SIU Football wins 31-30 on the Road
Cole Daily |
cdaily@dailyegyptian.com
The Salukis traveled to Macomb, IL and beat Western Illinois University 31-30 in overtime on Saturday. The Salukis started the game with an interception by senior linebacker Bryce Notree at 13:34 in the first quarter. SIU capped off the interception with a 32 yard touchdown pass to sophomore quarterback Nic Baker to senior wide receiver Landon Lenoir. The tone started to shift when Baker ran it in for another touchdown at 3:26 in the first quarter. The momentum was entirely with the Salukis and SIU went up 14-0. During the drive junior wide receiver Avante Cox suffered an injury. He did not return to the game. Nic Baker threw his first interception at 1:17 which helped Western Illinois gain some momentum at the end of the first. The pass was picked off by senior cornerback Michael Lawson. The Salukis managed to get a stop, and scored after senior running back Donovan Spencer took it four yards for the score. That touchdown gave the Salukis a 21-0 lead. Western Illinois had their first
score of the game with 4:51 minutes left in the 1st half. The Leathernecks capitalized on their momentum, after Baker threw another interception. This time, senior cornerback Jalen Powe took it all the way to the house. The score at the end of the first half was 21-10. With Western Illinois’ first drive of the second half, senior quarterback Connor Sampson threw an interception to senior safety Qua Brown. Saluki’s senior kicker Nico Gualdoni converted this into a 37yard field goal with 3:44 minutes left in the third quarter. Southern Illinois struggled to gain momentum, and the tide shifted to Western Illinois’ direction. Sampson threw a touchdown to senior wide receiver Dallas Daniels for a Leatherneck touchdown, to make the score 24-17. After a three and out by the Salukis, the Leathernecks scored another touchdown at 6:50 to even the game, 24-24. The touchdown was scored by sophomore running back Ludovick Choquette. The Salukis started a drive with less than a minute left in the game. With three seconds left in the game,
Gualdoni missed a 45 yard field goal, which sent the game to overtime tied at 24. The Salukis opened overtime with a 25 yard touchdown throw from Baker to Lenoir. Western Illinois soon responded with a 25 yard touchdown run of their own by senior running back Myles Wanza. Western Illinois attempted a twopoint conversion to close the game, but failed. Southern Illinois came out on top 31-30. Baker led the game with 240 passing yards and two touchdowns. Donovan Spencer helped the team from scrimmage, where he totalled 59 yards a touchdown. On offense, SIU was led by senior wide receiver Landon Lenoir who totaled 5 receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns. The defense was led by linebackers Makel Calhoun and Notree. Calhoun recorded 10 tackles and a sack. Notree and Brown both had an interception, with Notree also having six tackles. The Salukis will play their next game on Oct. 9 against South Dakota State at 2 pm. Sports Reporter Cole Daily can be reached at cdaily@dailyegyptian.com
Schiera, Senti lead Salukis in South Bend
Brandyn Wilcoxen | @Brandyn_2020
Southern Illinois Cross Country competed in the Joe Piane Invitational on Friday. The event was hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana. Saluki senior Kayla Schiera placed eighth in the Women’s Gold 5K at the Joe Piane Invitational in South Bend, Ind on Friday. Sophomores Ethan Senti and Noah McIntyre led the team in the Men’s Gold 5 mile, placing 24th and 44th respectively. The Saluki women placed 17th overall out of 24 teams competing in the Women’s Gold 5K. Junior Claire Ayers climbed the standings throughout the race, going from 100th after one mile to finishing in 63rd. Junior Rachel Anderson did the opposite, dropping from 32nd after one mile to 94th at the end. Sophomore Stephanie Anthonies finished in 112th place. Senior Sydney Matusik placed 125th. Freshmen Ansley Bailey and Katelyn Stapleton
rounded out the lineup in 155th and 161st respectively. Sophomore Taylor Bushman and freshman Brianna Nieset ran in the Women’s Open 5K as individuals. Bushman placed 155th and Nieset finished in 158th. The Saluki men finished 17th overall out of 19 teams in the Men’s Gold 5 mile. Senti and McIntyre led the way, followed by sophomores Uriah Guthrie and Dawson Smith in 115th place and 118th place respectively. Freshman Vince Van Eck placed 136th, and freshman Josh Delgado finished in 144th. Saluki cross country will return to action on Oct. 15 when they travel to Peoria, Ill. for the Bradley Pink Classic. It will be the team’s final meet before the Missouri Valley Conference Championships on Oct. 29. Staff reporter Brandyn Wilcoxen can be reached at bwilcoxen@ dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @Brandyn_2020
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Super Sale! OCTOBER 9 - 15
! G OM P TO SAVE U
F F O 40% MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Starting this Saturday, we will be hosting our week-long Super Sale! Discounts on many products throughout the store. We will also have deals on new products we don’t usually carry. Supplies are limited so don’t delay! DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE! Neighborhood Co-op Grocery Murdale Shopping Center 1815 W. Main St. Carbondale IL (618) 529-3533
www.neighborhood.coop Phone: 618-529-3533
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Open daily 8 am - 9 pm