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‘Larger-than-life’ Jacob E. Jurinek:
SIU campus mourns the loss of another student Oreoluwa Ojewuyi | oojewuyi@dailyegyptian.com
Following the Astroworld music festival that left eight dead and countless people injured, the SIU and Carbondale community gathered to honor the life of third year journalism student Jacob (Jake) E. Jurinek. The memorial began with words from Jurinek’s girlfriend Emma Braning, who met Jurinek just before coming to SIU in the fall of 2019. Braning thanked the community for coming out to show their support. “It means the world to me and his family to see how many lives he touched for only even being in Carbondale for two and a half years,” Braning said. She remembered Jurinek as an outgoing, loving partner and friend. “Jacob in the best way possible was an attention whore. He loved putting on a show for everyone and being the center of attention. I know he’s looking at all of us here gathered in his honor and wishing he could be here,” Braning said. Jurinek always wanted to make those around him happy and smile, she said. “As hard as it may be, he wouldn’t want us to be sad and standing here crying because of him. He would have wanted us to laugh and become friends,” Braning said. Braning said her relationship with Jurinek was a special one. “We have laughed together, cried together. Seen each other at our worst and our best. We told each other everything. He was truly my best friend in the entire world,” she said. Please see VIGIL | 8 Students mourn the loss of SIU student Jacob Jurinek. Jared Treece | @bisalo and Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotography
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Astroworld deaths prompt lawsuits, criminal investigation Oreoluwa Ojewuyi | oojewuyi@dailyegyptian.com SIU student Jacob Jurinek was one of eight people killed at the Astroworld Music Festival on Friday night. Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, Texas, confirmed on Saturday morning that 8 people died and several were injured following the aftermath of rapper and singer Travis Scott’s concert. More than two dozen people were transported to local hospitals from the concert venue. Thirteen of these people continued to receive care at the hospital. All of the dead are reported to be ages 14-27 years old. More than a dozen lawsuits have been filed against Scott and the organizers of Astroworld, making claims of gross negligence and incitement of violence. The Houston Police Department is conducting a criminal investigation. Police Chief Troy Finner sent a tweet saying he had met with Scott and the performer’s head of security before the concert and expressed concerns about public safety. Jurinek attended the concert with a friend, 21-year-old friend Franco Patino, a University of Dayton student from Naperville, Illinois, who was also killed. Patino was a mechanical engineering technology major with a minor in human movement biomechanics and a member of Alpha Psi Lambda fraternity. Memorial High School in Houston, Texas, reported one of its students, 9th grader John Hilgert, was also killed. Another victim, 16 year-old Brianna Rodriguez, was confirmed dead by her family to People. Rodriguez’s family created a GoFundMe stating she was “beautiful, vibrant,” and had a passion for, “dancing and now she’s dancing her way to heavenly pearly gates.” Rudy Pena, a man from Laredo, Texas, was confirmed dead as a result of the Astroworld tragedy by his family to the Laredo Morning Times. Laredo’s sister, Jennifer Pena, told that newspaper her brother was a “huge fan” of Travis Scott and “loved his music.” “My brother was the sweetest person, friendly, outgoing, he had many friends because he was always there for everyone,” Jennifer Pena said. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Services released an image of a deceased man on Saturday in hopes that the public would be able to identify him. The man is believed to be in his early 20s, with short black or dark brown wavy hair, and a mustache and a goatee. He was wearing size 11 Nike sneakers, was 6ft 2 and weighed 498 pounds. Scott released a statement via Instagram stories on Saturday evening. “I just want to send out prayers to the ones that [were] lost last night. We’re actually working right now to identify the families so we can help assist them through this tough time,” Scott said. “My fans really mean the world to me. I always just want to leave them with a positive experience. Anytime I can make out anything that goes on I stop the show and help them get the help they need.” Several videos were released following the events showing Scott continuing his performance atop a floating platform despite the chaos that ensued beneath him. Concert goers made several statements regarding a lack of safety. In a viral video, a young woman, identified as 22 year-old Sienna Faith on Instagram, can be seen pleading with a cameraman to stop the concert. She recalled the events in a series of posts to her Instagram account. “There were so many people… the rush of people became tighter and tighter. Breathing became something only a few were capable of. The rest were crushed or unable to breathe in the thick, hot air,” she said. A video of 18 year-old Ayden Cruz went viral over the weekend. Cruz can be seen on the same platform pleading with the cameraman to stop the show. “People are fucking dying,” Cruz said. Travis Scott’s partner, Kylie Jenner, who attended the event, also released a statement via Instagram stories. “I want to make it clear [Travis and I] weren’t aware of any fatalities until the news came out after the show, and in no world would have continued filming or performing,” Jenner said. Editor in Chief Oreoluwa Ojewuyi can be reached at oojewuyi@ dailyegyptian.com
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Rally to support LGBT+ youth held in response to ‘Anti-Queer’ poll
Joel Kottman | @JoelKottman
An LGBT+ solidarity rally that drew about 30 attendees was held in Faner Plaza on Nov. 3 in response to a preacher named Brother Matt who spewed homophobic rhetoric and an “Anti-Queer” poll. Carrie Vine, the vice chair of the Rainbow Cafe, said the rally was in part a response to an anonymous poll circulated among the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School community by a self-described “anti-queer association,” which claims to be student group. Vine said the poll was circulated following a school board meeting at the high school on Oct. 18 during which community members were upset about transgender and non-binary students using the restrooms and locker rooms of the gender that matched their gender identity. Isaac Luddington, president of the Saluki Rainbow Network, said the poll at Anna-Jonesboro is a clear example of bullying. “Rather than actually seeking policy change from their school, polls and other similar efforts are designed to make trans students feel unsafe and unwelcome,” Luddington said. “The school should not tolerate this behavior.” Superintendent Rob Wright said the administration and board became aware of the note on the morning of Oct. 20. “It was investigated and appropriate disciplinary measures have been taken where warranted,” Wright said. “I cannot give any specific information regarding any individual students or discipline measures taken, but can tell you that this type of harassment is taken seriously by the district and will not be tolerated under any circumstances.” Luddington said the poll was circulated at the school before being brought to the attention of the administration. “I intend to continue advocating that schools in Southern Illinois protect their trans students from bullying and that SIU [Southern Illinois University Carbondale] remains an accepting and affirming environment for LGBTQ+ youth,” Luddington said. Vine said she knows teachers in the Carbondale district that are strong allies for trans students, and are upset by the poll. “It only takes one student to start something like that, but I feel like it would be handled differently,” Vine said. Vine said it is important to educate teachers and administrators about their responsibilities to their students, and what their LGBTQ students need. “Students should have more safe places to go, like Rainbow Café, and supportive people within their schools, like Gay Straight Alliance sponsors, which are important to make them feel welcome,” said Vine. “LGBTQ+ students often feel an increased mental burden when they feel attacked or not accepted in their communities, and individuals and institutions speaking up for them can go a long way to reduce risks to their mental health,” Luddington said. Luddington said schools can also do their part by following the law and allowing trans students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity. OJ Duncan, chair of the Rainbow Cafe, said he’s supportive of the LGBT+ kids at Anna Jonesboro High School who are having to deal with bullying from their peers, parents and staff. “I am here for the students who are getting death threats in their lockers, who have parents coming and bullying them, who have staff members at their school bullying them,” Duncan said. Jose Arroyo, a counselor for CAPS, said by the time a LGBTQ+ person reaches the age of 18, one in four of them has seriously contemplated suicide, five times greater than the national average, Arroyo said. “We lost the generation in the 80s, and then a generation after that had to find their way, and paved the way for all the students here,” Arroyo said. KJ Fitz, the vice president of Saluki Rainbow Network, said they feared coming out as nonbinary because their father,
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who was a deacon, might not be accepting. “I think that the students of Anna-Jonesboro should know that somewhere in this region there are people that accept them for who they are, and that there is nothing wrong with them,” Fitz said. “We don’t see them as predators, or oddities, and I wish I could personally go speak at every high school,and let queer kids know that it’s okay to be gay,” Johnny Gray, a Communication Studies professor, said it is very easy to slip into an us versus them mentality. “Those parents who write on social media that they give their kid permission to punch a trans person in the throat if they see him in the bathroom. Those people need this movement,” Gray said. “Those parents who respond to suicide rates on gay and trans and queer people, those people who assault trans and non-binary people in the bathroom, rip their clothes off those people need this movement. All of those people are broken.” Gray said the movement is for all people who deserve to be their true selves, free from hatred and homophobia as well as for those who find themselves lost in the fog of anger and blame. “We ain’t hurting you. You do not need to build your movement off of bigotry and hatred and violence against people who ain’t doing nothing to you,” Gray said. Staff reporter Joel Kottman can be reached at jkottman@ dailyegyptian.com and on Twitter @JoelKottman
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Labor of Love: RSO prescreens independent short films William Box | @William17455137
The Big Muddy Film Festival RSO is allowing students to begin prescreening independent film submissions for their festival in February. The prescreening began Sunday, Nov. 7 and continues at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) through Sunday, Nov. 14. The Big Muddy Film Festival is a student-run film exhibition which hosts independently made projects. They are judged by a panel of professional multimedia experts and filmmakers who award the makers of the best movies with cash prizes. The Nov. 7 prescreening showcased a wide range of stories and emotions. One submission covered the story of Olympic athlete Kyra Condie as she overcame a serious spinal deformation to become one of the best rock climbers in the world. Another submission illustrated the grief of a widow as she mourned for her husband. Sonal Vij, a second-year Ph.D. student in the film program, was one of the students who attended the prescreening. “When you go, you forget everything else and concentrate on what’s in front of you,” Vij said. “I love the capacity of a film to take us to another place and time and forget about all our worries.” Vij said one of the films which appealed to her was a short film about the gladiolus, a flower indigenous to areas around the Mediterranean Sea, and its relationship to the ceremonies and daily lives of the people of Iran. The film draws parallels between the popularity and use of the flower to that of its theocratic government. “I like to see personal stories and poetic, emotive stories,” Vij said. “I like stories about different people I haven’t seen before, ordinary people and their struggles. Sarah Lewison is an associate professor in the School of Media Arts at SIU. She has helped produce the Big Muddy Film Festival for four years. “November 30 is our deadline for entries,” Lewison said. “So for the next few weeks, we’ll be watching as many movies as we can.” Lewison said pre screenings will allow the organizers to watch some of the submissions to better gauge audience reaction, and craft a festival that will be accessible and entertaining to the public. She said this is the first time pre screenings
A student watches the Big Muddy Film Festival’s prescreening Sunday, Nov. 7 at SIU in Carbondale, Ill. Julian Castillo | @julian_castillo24
“These are the most sincere of the sincere. These films aren’t necessarily the films that make it to a distributor and they don’t make it to the theaters like the blockbuster, big cinema films do.” - Sarah Lewison School of Media Arts associate professor
have been made open to all students. “In the past, we’ve had students from computer science and all kinds of other programs in our RSO,” Lewison said. “So we’re really looking forward to people being interested and finding this group.” Lewison said the festival has historically been a place for students to craft a festival which will reach the rural communities of Southern Illinois. She said while some submissions may better relate to more urban populations, the student choices will allow selections to better address issues felt in their communities. “We try to really think about who lives here,” Lewison said. “What are the kinds of battles people are facing here? In a region like this, there are
different kinds of battles than in Chicago.” Students attending the film festival are shown film submissions and are asked to fill out a survey asking if the film should be shown, if any warnings should be given before it, and for any comment. When the films finish, the RSO leads discussions to allow watchers to express additional comments on or concerns about the film. “Maybe some of the submissions aren’t great stories and sometimes they are, but they aren’t great for this region,” Lewison said. “What you see in the festival are films reflecting the particular issues of Southern Illinois.” Lewison said films from the festival were once used across the
region to share stories with a broad audience. She said the films were shown in schools around Carbondale and surrounding areas as well as the local African American Museum. She said, because the films are independent, they are rarely the types of films which typically make it into theaters. “It’s a labor of love,” Lewison said. “These are the most sincere of the sincere. These films aren’t necessarily the films that make it to a distributor and they don’t make it to the theaters like the blockbuster, big cinema films do.” Tyler Horn is the president of the Big Muddy Film Festival RSO. He said the Festival is one of the oldest student-organized film festivals in the United States, with 2021 marking its 44th year. “The festival is student-led, so I’m hearing what students have to say,” Horn said. “How they’re responding really lets us help curate what ultimately ends up on the screen when the festival kicks off.” He said the RSO has received more than 200 film submissions in the documentary, animation,
smartphone, narrative and experimental categories. The submissions have been received from locations across the nation and around the world, featuring stories from familiar locations like Boulder, Colorado to European locales like Milan and Ibiza and places as far as Iran and India. “It’s an opportunity for students and our jurors, as well as the audience, to see their work,” Horn said. “It’s good to see what this idea of cinema has expanded out to.” Horn said the identities of the jurors for this year will be released at a later date. During the festival, the jurors will be presenting and leading workshops for those who would like to attend. Horn said he enjoys the process of watching and selecting the submissions, and looks forward to presenting the submissions to an audience which can appreciate the work put in to make them. “It’s really exciting to see how some of these films are made on smartphones and others with a traditionally higher budget,” Horn said. “But at the end of the day, we’re going to put it all up on the big screen.” Lewison said additional pre screenings will be opening to students again Sunday, Nov. 14 from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. and the Big Muddy Film Festival RSO will provide food and refreshments. Staff reporter William Box can be reached at wbox@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @William17455137
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RHA making Residence Halls more inclusive
Janiyah Gaston | @janiyah_reports
The Residence Hall Association (RHA) is an on campus organization that is responsible for helping students who live in the dorms voice their concerns about what changes they want to see in the residence halls. RHA is split into two groups, east and west campus, as a way for students on both sides of campus to talk about what they want to see more of when it comes to dorm life. Nicole Poggendorf, the advisor for east campus RHA, said the organization is one of the oldest running student groups. “It’s somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 years. Many residence hall associations were created on campuses in the early 20th century,” Poggendorf said. “It is the largest student ran organization of its kind.” Poggendorf said RHA has done a lot of work to make the dorms better for students. “RHA has been instrumental in all phases of the residence halls such as green laundry … to make laundry free, the renovations to the dining halls, and all-you-care-to-eat concepts, dropping cable TV in lieu of better internet,” Poggendorf said. Luis Damien, the advisor for west campus RHA said the purpose of RHA is to make campus
“Our ultimate goal is to try to make campus very welcoming and trying to make it feel a little bit more like home and give a sense of community to all members on campus.” - David Nelson Secretary and treasurer of east campus RHA
life more welcoming to the students. Damien said to make the campus more inclusive, RHA will host different events as a way for residents to get out of their rooms and hang out with other residents. According to Damien, RHA’s main goal is to make campus more welcoming for all students who live in the dorms and get them accustomed to life here at Southern Illinois University. Damien said, so far this semester, west RHA has had some fun events for residents to enjoy. “They had a fall-themed event. We had outside games where we served pumpkin spice lattes. There was bingo, and we had video games in one room and board games,” Damien said. “We had roughly close to 70 students attend throughout the program.” These events are a great way to get residents out of their dorms, and involved in campus life,
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Damien said. Although RHA is split up between east and west, both RHA’s are working to make dorm life more inclusive for students. David Nelson, the secretary and treasurer of east campus RHA, said RHA is working on making the dorm community more welcoming to residents. “Our ultimate goal is to try to make campus very welcoming and trying to make it feel a little bit more like home and give a sense of community to all members on campus,” Nelson said. RHA is here so that students have a safe place to go so they can air their concerns, Nelson said, and work to make the dorms more comfortable. Nelson said east RHA has an exciting thing for residents to help them de-stress for finals week. “We’re gonna aim to do some type of goodie bag giveaway, which isn’t finalized just quite yet,”
Nelson said. K’lynn Washington, the president of west campus RHA, said the group hosted a “West Fest” at Thompson Point as a way to get residents out of their dorms. “We do have a lot of students that don’t really interact, and some do, but I definitely can say that the event was overall good,” Washington said. “We definitely had Starbucks drinks, so that kind of drew in a little bit of a crowd.” Washington said she would like to see east and west RHA work together more when it comes to planning events. “I feel like we both have the same concerns. Maybe it’ll be easier for us to work together to solve the problems. A bigger group is always better if you ask me,” Washington said. Washington said, by having the different RHA’s working together, more change can happen throughout the residence halls. “RHA is a space for everyone, and you need to get involved,” Poggendorf said. “It’s a great way to meet people, and be involved in making positive changes in your community on campus.” Staff reporter Janiyah Gaston can be reached at jgaston@dailyegyptian.com or on Instagram at @ janiyah_reports.
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Reviving the community with the Eurma Hayes Center
Jamilah Lewis | @jamilahlewis
The Eurma Hayes Center, which has been closed due to renovations in conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic, is in the process of re-opening to the community. Bob Wills, executive director of the center for the last year and a half, said there’s still a lot of work to do before opening. “We’ve been working on it ever since I took over as executive director,” Wills said. “Being closed down, you can imagine, with no heat or air in your interior condition is [something] we had to really work our way through, and we’re still doing that.” According to their Facebook page, the Eurma Hayes Center is a space to rent or lease for the necessary services for the community. Wills said nothing can open until the center gets a new Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) system. “That [is] one of the major
drawbacks of not just the pandemic on closings, [but] the systems didn’t work, and therefore you could never really keep clients in there,” Wills said. Earlier this year, the talks of a police substation being added to the center got a negative reaction from people in the community which drew them away from the Eurma Hayes Center. Meetings were held in February where people in the community came together in protest against the added police presence. Wills said the substation is not something he will continue to involve the community in. “The older generations on the Northeast side obviously want it, and the ones that don’t want it are mostly the ones that are a problem,” Wills said. “I try to stay away from that because I don’t want to police in any negative way nor do I want the community in any negative way, [and] we’ll cross that bridge when we get ready to open the facility.”
Wills and others on the board at Eurma Hayes have been working on getting the funds they need to make improvements on the center. The Eurma Hayes Center will receive $25,000 from the State Farm Neighborhood Assist Program, and was approved $450,000 in COVID-19 relief money from the city. Wills said the brand new HVAC system will cost $550,000, and once the center turns in needed documents to the county, they will receive the $450,000 from the city of Carbondale and $150,000 from Jackson County. Many things in the center not being up to code and members of the center have pulled money from their own pockets to begin making improvements while they wait for relief funing to process, WIlls said. Our board has spent probably $30,000 of our own funds to try to keep this going because we had not received anything,” Wills said. “We wanted to make sure that we didn’t just wait for funds to come in.”
Other than the construction improvements that are needed, the board members plan to bring back programs that were already in the center while adding more programs for youth, Wills said “We will have a large youth center there, and we have the 100 Black Men’s organization which is [a] mentoring organization to run the youth facility,” Wills said. “We’re looking for several things, but we’ve got to concentrate more on what the customer wants and try to be more focused on our customers.” Board Member Ginger RyeSanders said the center has done a lot for the Northside of Carbondale. “The Eurma Hayes Center is a center of hope,” Sanders said. “It was situated there, and became… a place of hope when the federal government pretty much said that Carbondale was a place of systematic racism.” Sanders said the center was a place of all types of services including dental, medical, state
employment and youth programs. The center has unfortunately fallen off with leaders in the community and others that have questioned Eurma Hayes’ position in the community, Sanders said “We don’t have that camaraderie with the pastors that we used to have,” Sanders said. “Hopefully, the dollar value that you put into the Eurma Hayes will build up the building, but we still have a ways to go with building up the people.” Wills said the center is looking at potential opening dates and thanked community education departments for their help in the process. “We’re working with high schools, we’re working with SIU, we’re working with John A. Logan for literacy,” Wills said. “We’re working with all of those things, and they will happen in that building, we’re just not quite there yet.” Staff reporter Jamilah Lewis can be reached at jlewis@dailyegyptian. com or on Twitter @jamilahlewis.
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Salukis go wild for annual Dawgs Nite Out Janiyah Gaston | @janiyah_reports
With the end of the semester coming around, the Student Programming Council hosted their annual Dawgs Nite Out event in the Student Center on Nov. 6. Sean Cooney, the coordinator of the Office of Student Engagement, said Dawgs Nite Out is a school event that is a chance for students to hangout, play games and have fun. “You just come with your student ID, and you get a lot of things that you don’t necessarily just get on a normal daily basis here in Carbondale,” Cooney said. At Dawgs Nite Out they had a variety of events from glow in the dark laser tag, karaoke, balloon artists, inflatables and free bowling and pool. “So we’ll have inflatables and ballroom C and D,” Cooney said. “There will be glow in the dark laser tag. There’ll be karaoke, there will be bingo, and will have a balloon artist. There will be a photo booth.” Southern Illinois University has hosted Dawgs Nite Out for about 20 years, Cooney said. “It’s really an opportunity for them [students] to have a night out with friends, and it’s not going to cost them money,” Cooney said. “It’s a safe place to be for an evening on a Saturday.” Although Dawgs Nite Out was an event for students to relax and have fun, the school still followed the COVID-19 guidelines. “We’re not required to have social distancing at this point, so just making sure that everyone’s keeping the masks on unless they’re eating and there’s a designated place to eat,” Cooney said.
Students craft and color during Dawg’s Nite Out at the SIU Student Center Nov. 6, 2021 Carbondale, Illinois. “Doing stuff like this really makes you feel like you’re actually in college and you’re having fun with fellow students,” SIU third-year Emma Lagerhausen said. Sophia Rogers | sophia.rogers@siu.edu
Emma Lagerhausen, a third-year student who attended the event, said Dawgs Nite Out was a good way to take a break from being a student, and have some fun. “It just makes you feel kind of a part of the campus,” Lagerhausen said. While she enjoyed this Dawgs Nite Out, Lagerhausen said she would like to see more activities added.
A student volunteer shows off his t-shirt for bingo during Dawg’s Nite Out at the SIU Student Center Nov. 6, 2021 Carbondale, Illinois. Sophia Rogers | sophia.rogers@siu.edu
“There’s so many people here that you’re in line for an hour to get on any ride or anything,” Lagerhausen said, “I feel like they just need to be prepared for that.” Syd Barnes, a transfer student, said she attended Dawgs Nite Out last year, and enjoyed the activities they had last and this year. Barnes said at both Dawgs Nites she enjoyed meeting new people and
participating in different activities like axe throwing. Gillian Muré, a third-year transfer student, said Dawgs Nite is a great way to have fun and meet new people. “A lot of my friends met their friends like this,” Muré said. “Everything’s open if you’re a student here.” “You know, it’s been a long
semester and it’s been tough and I think our student body deserves a fun evening where they just kind of get to de-stress and relax as we wind up for the holidays and finals week,” Cooney said. Staff reporter Janiyah Gaston can be reached at jgaston@dailyegyptian. com or on Instagram at @janiyah_ reports.
A student waits for a balloon animal to be made during Dawg’s Nite Out at the SIU Student Center Nov. 6, 2021 Carbondale, Illinois. Sophia Rogers | sophia.rogers@siu.edu
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Author, Piper Kerman, speaks to audience members about her experience in prison and the ongoing issues with mass incarceration within America. Kerman, known for her memoir, “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison,” which was a #1 New York Times Bestseller and was later adapted into a Netflix Original Series on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 at Shryock Auditorium at SIU. Jared Treece | @bisalo
‘Orange is the New Black’ author, Piper Kerman, speaks at SIU
Jared Treece | @jaredtmedia
After a two year hiatus, Piper Kerman made her long awaited appearance at Shryock Auditorium as a part of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice’s Elmer H. Johnson Lecture Series on Oct. 4. Kerman is best known for her book, “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison,” which was a 2013 #1 New York Times Bestseller and was later adapted into a Netflix Original Series created by Jenji Kohan. Kerman’s book details her experiences in prison after helping her then girlfriend deliver a suitcase filled with drug money from Chicago to Brussels, Belgium. Maggie Carpenter, one of the participants at the event and a student from John A. Logan College, said she was introduced to Kerman’s work through the Netflix show. “It’s my favorite show, and I wanted to see her speak, because I am really interested in criminal justice,” Carpenter said Kerman highlighted the increase of women being incarcerated. “775%...this is the percentage increase in female incarcerations in this country since 1980,” Kerman said. Kerman also spoke about the prison system and the ongoing issues with mass incarceration within America. “Prison populations are driven by policy, they’re not driven by crime and crime rates,” Kerman said, “We [the United States] make policy decisions to begin responding to
Copies of “Orange is the New Black,” sit on display for sale outside of Shryock Auditorium before Piper Kerman lecture Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 at Shryock Auditorium at SIU. Jared Treece | @bisalo
substance abuse disorders, to mental illness and to the behaviors that come out of the survival of trauma with cages and with jails.” The lecture was followed by a Q&A section and a book signing. Staff Photographer Jared Treece can be reached at jtreece@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @jaredtmedia.
Piper Kerman signs a book for an attendee during the book signing. Kerman, who is the author known for her memoir, “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison,” which was a #1 New York Times Bestseller and was later adapted into a Netflix Original Series on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 at Shryock Auditorium at SIU. Jared Treece | @bisalo
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Friends close to Jacob Jurinek, gather close towards the board of photos of Jurinek. Jurinek, a SIU student, was among the victims of the Astroworld festival tragedy on Nov. 5 in Houston on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 at Faner Plaza at SIU in Carbondale, Illinois. Jared Treece | @bisalo
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Braning credited Jurinek for introducing her to many of her friends at SIU. “One thing that I always admired about Jacob was his people skills. He made friends everywhere he went . . . along with that, I never heard him say anything negative about anyone. I guarantee you, if you had smiled or waved in his direction, I had probably heard about it,” Braning said. While combing through posts following the Astroworld tragedy, Braning found heroic stories about Jurinek and his childhood friend, 21-year-old Franco Patino, who also died in the tragedy. “One girl said that both Jacob and Franco had told her that they would protect her and her sister. Fortunately for them, both girls came out unharmed. Even in a time when I know his anxiety was probably high and he was scared he still looked out for those around him,” Braning said. SIU Faculty members that worked closely with Jurinek during his time at SIU remembered Jurinek’s strong and positive energy in the classroom and in his professional work. Jurinek became a member of SIU’s AdLab team under the supervision of Bridget Lescelius, who first met Jurinek in the fall of 2020. “He had a sense of curiosity and wonder that you don’t see in all students and for me it was like that crossroads when you go from child to adult and he was just starting over that bridge. There was still this childlike wonder in everything he did,” Lescelius said. Lescelius said Jurinek was bright
and had a full future ahead of him. “In my classes, he would sit right next to me, so he could engage and so he could challenge me because he loved a challenge. He still didn’t have a filter. He said what he thought and the other students loved that,” Lescelius said. “I don’t even know how to describe the truthfulness, just the authentic nature of ‘This is who I am.’ and he really had that voice of who he was.” Lescelius said Jurinek was ready to “kick into gear this semester”. He wanted to be a strong and present part of the AdLab team. The first Monday after the Astroworld tragedy Lescelius walked into class and felt the missing presence of Jurinek. “I wasn’t expecting to meet so many students that inspired me and he was one of them. I just, I really liked him. I thought about how his dad raised him, kudos to his dad. What a wonderful wonderful human being he raised,” Lescelius said. The Director of The School of Journalism at SIU, Jan Thompson made a statement sending condolences to the family and friends of Jurinek. “His spirit, humor and commitment to always doing his best will be missed at the School of Journalism,” Thompson said. Fourth year student Mikaylan Roach, a classmate and working partner of Jurinek said, “Everyone is so heartbroken and in shock about this sudden loss in our community. I will miss his endless jokes and animated storytelling the most.” Sammie Oxford, a fourth year
student at SIU, met Jurinek in her first semester at SIU in the dorms. “Jacob had such a witty and energetic personality. He was very outspoken and always had something clever to say. His determination and dedication came through in every project he worked on in AdLab and in his classes,” Oxford said. Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Media, H.D Motyl, met Jurinek in a University 101 course he taught and remembered Jurinek as “so sweet and lovable” and very talkative and energetic. “He would come over and come to visit me in my office just to talk. He was talking about nothing, but it didn’t matter cuz he just wanted to talk. I mean for me it really broke up my day and brightened my day,” Motyl said. He said Jurinek was initially a cinema major but found his true passion in graphic design. After one of their talks in his office, Motyl walked Jurinek down to the AdLab RSO at SIU. Chancellor Austin Lane recalled the traumatic events that have occurred in the Carbondale community to SIU students throughout the fall semester. Freshman Keeshanna (Shanna) Jackson died as a result of a shooting at a college party in August, followed by the loss of aviation student Joe Ermel, who died fatally in a motorcycle crash. Three students were also shot and injured at parties in October. “I don’t think you ever fully recover from death, especially with students so young, and who are dying, and in
tragic ways. Not only Jacob, we have other students early in the semester like Keshanna and had some students injured,” Lane said. Lane recognized that the entire SIU campus continues to grieve the loss of these students. He said he hopes to see the SIU campus unite as a “Saluki nation and support each other.” “You know, we do hope to move forward but that doesn’t mean that we have to forget what happened. As we’re moving forward, we have to really look out for one another. You got to support one another. We really have to allow ourselves to shed some tears and to think about folks that we don’t have here any longer. It’s been a tough fall semester,” Lane said. Jurinek also worked for Saluki athletics during the 2019-2020 season in the communication department. Jurinek started working for Saluki athletics in his freshman year at SIU. Coordinator of Social Media, Licensing and Branding, Michael Black worked with Jurnek in Saluki Athletics. “He helped our Sports Information Directors in-game with stats and other assigned duties, while also assisting with miscellaneous graphics for athletics. Jacob had an energetic personality and brought a lot of enthusiasm to the office. He was always eager to learn and lend a helping hand,” Black said. The memorial concluded with Braning reading a statement from Jurinek’s family. “Jake was beloved by his family and by his seemingly countless number of friends for his contagious
enthusiasm, his boundless energy, and his unwavering positive attitude. He was an avid fan of music, an artist, a son, a best friend to many, and a loving and beloved cousin, nephew, and grandson,” the statement read. Braning continued through tears, saying Jurinek was “deeply committed to his family” and referred to as Big Jake by his cousins for his “largerthan-life” personality. “ “Jake will be remembered as the best friend to his father, Ron Jurinek. Jake and Ron were brought closer together than ever by a preceding tragedy, the passing of Jake’s mother, Alison, in 2011,” Braning read. “In the decade since, Jake and Ron were inseparable- attending White Sox and Blackhawks games, sharing their love of professional wrestling, and spending weekends with extended family and friends at Jake’s favorite place, the family cottage in Southwestern Michigan.” Ron Jurinek asked that the public give the family the time and space to process and heal from the aftermath of Jurineks death. “We’re comforted by the fact that the hundreds of people Jake touched over the years will carry a piece of his spirit with them,” said Ron Jurinek. Braning said Jacob was everything she had prayed for in a companion. “He was brave and honest and true. Always strong in what he believed in and passionate about what he liked,” Braning said. Editor in Chief Oreoluwa Ojewuyi can be reached at oojewuyi@dailyegyptian. com
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A mourner gets emotional as they react to seeing the board of photos of Jacob Jurinek during the vigil. Jurinek, a SIU student, was among the victims of the Astroworld festival tragedy on Nov. 5 in Houston on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 at Faner Plaza at SIU in Carbondale, Illinois. Jared Treece | @bisalo
Students mourn the loss of SIU junior, Jacob Jurinek, at the vigil Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 at Faner Plaza in Carbondale, Illinois. Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotography
A student lights a candle at the vigil for Jacob Jurinek Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 at Faner Plaza in Carbondale, Illinois. Jurinek tragically passed away at the Astroworld Festival Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. Sophie Whitten | @swhittenphotography
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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Aviation History Month spotlight on SIU School of Aviation
A plane prepares to takeoff Sept. 3, 2021 at SIU Automotive Technology in Murphysboro, Ill. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc
J ason F lynn | jflynn @ dailyegyptian . com C arolyn D ickte | carolynd @ dailyegyptian . com In December 1960, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU), purchased a flight training and fueling company called Midwest Aero services, a moment generally considered the start of aviation at the school, Professor Emeritus David NewMyer said. “At that point, we didn’t have any aviation majors,” NewMyer said. “We just bought a few aircrafts... We sort of modeled our program after the University of Illinois, which today no longer has a program really.” For a few decades, SIU operated the facility primarily as a “university owned enterprise,” NewMyer said. It was a place the public could buy fuel, get flight training and it offered other airport services which paid for the facility. In that time, the university also developed degree programs, at first a two-year Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) degree in 1965, followed by an Avionics Technology degree. The first bachelor’s degree was opened in 1973, NewMyer said. It wasn’t until 1984 that the school started a flight program. SIU aviation started small because Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules capped the program size, NewMyer said, and the state
didn’t initially chip into the program funding. The program has since evolved, buoyed by a $64 million transportation education facility, and SIU now has four fouryear aviation degree programs, including some of the largest programs at the university, Associate Professor Samuel Pavel said. “The school itself has 639 students, which is the biggest college there has been,” Pavel said. The degree programs involve hands-on learning where students are able to work with airplanes and learn from their own work, NewMyer said. “The previous chair, Dr. David NewMyer… he took it to the next level. He came in and then started focusing on getting us respect at the national level, hiring some top people,” Pavel said. “He also focused on the Flying Salukis to make sure that they would be out front and it worked.” The university aviation program has since grown to a national success, in part evidenced by the Flying Salukis, who have won nine national awards, placed third in the nation, and have won the regional competition 10 years in a row, Professor José Ruiz said.
“Ultimately, I think the Flying Salukis to be a testament of the tips of flight training they can receive here,” Ruiz said. Ruiz said, while pilots are often the face of the aviation program, people should know there’s significantly more to the program than flight training. “That’s really a small component of the industry. It’s a very elite component, but a small component,” Ruiz said. “We have airport managers, air traffic controllers, we have dispatchers, you have all the support personnel that are out there.”
Aviation professionals are also extremely in demand, Ruiz said, and will have a lot of available career opportunities over the next 20 to 25 years. “I really believe that we need to reach out to people, like, oh community colleges, high schools, grade schools, middle schools, whatever the case might be to make people aware that this is a viable career option,” Ruiz said. One former SIU student, Ryan Cunningham, even went on to fly for the Blue Angels, a renowned US Navy flight demonstration
squadron that performs around the country, NewMyer said. “I think at times in this society, we tend to take aviation for granted,” Ruiz said. “It’s a phenomenal thing that should be appreciated… the fact that you’re traveling 600 miles an hour at 300 feet, it’s amazing.” News Editor Jason Flynn can be reached at jflynn@dailyegyptian. com, by phone at 872-222-7821 or on Twitter at @dejasonflynn. Staff reporter Carolyn Dickte can be reached at carolynd@ dailyegyptian.com.
Senior aviation management major Rachel Piacentini, left, and sophomore aviation flight major Olivia Vincent, 19, of Rushville, pose inside flight deck, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at the SIU Aviation Technologies Hangar in Murphysboro. Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE
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Photos of the Day: Iron Pour
Students from the Department of Fine Arts pour melted iron into molds to create different structures during the Iron Pour event on Saturday, Nov. 6,2021 at Foundry Complex in Carbondale, Illinois. “We students melt the unused toilet products like sinks, basins and convert them to make a new sculpture which are used in different facilities in SIU,” Courtney Lester, a student from the Department of Fine Arts, said. Monica Sharma | @mscli_cks
Elizabeth Taylor, an SIU student, carves a structure in the Iron Pour event on Saturday, Nov. 6,2021 at Foundry Complex in Carbondale, Illinois. “I saw some pictures on the campus about the event and thought it would be a great memory and some help for the fundraising program. I really enjoy the event,”Taylor said. Monica Sharma | @mscli_cks
Ember Edwards, a 6-year-old, carves the structure of a cat to be used in a molding in the Iron Pour event on Saturday, Nov. 6,2021 at the Foundry Complex in Carbondale, Illinois. “I am making cats and I am just playing on the display, next one will be a pig sculpture,” Ember Edwards said. Monica Sharma | @mscli_cks
“We students melt the unused toilet products like sinks, basins and convert them to make a new sculpture which are used in different facilities in SIU,” - Courtney Lester Department of Fine Arts Student
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Sports
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
SIU football team transfers make a name for themselves
Joseph Bernard | @Jojobernard2001
Many fresh faces on the SIU football team have risen to the occasion and helped deliver a 6-3 record on the season thus far. The Salukis were at one point in the season ranked as high as #3 in the nation and have since fallen to #15. SIU brought in 35 new players for the fall 2021 season, 16 of which were transfers. They stepped up as contributors on all three sides of the ball so far this season. Recruiting coordinator Nate Griffin said the goal of this recruitment class, as well as every other recruitment class, is to find the holes that have been opened on the team and try to fill them. “Every year you re-evaluate after the season who is leaving the team and figure out if we have the depth of players to step up and feel good about that position, or if we’re lacking some bodies and need to grab a transfer and bring some experience on the team,” Griffin said. “It’s really about what we needed to replace.” Griffin’s job is to find players across the nation that are in the transfer portal that fill the team’s needs. Griffin said SIU has many different selling points for players to join the Salukis, but team chemistry has been something players especially gravitate to. “[Team chemistry] is our biggest selling point,” Griffin said. “Every program has the ability to make themselves look spectacular from the outside looking in. But that’s just the outer layer and everyone has that. It’s what it’s like when you get here and coach Hill does a phenomenal job of establishing that. It’s about the Salukis, contributing, and developing to be the best you can.” Sixth-year running back transfer from Western Carolina, Donnavan Spencer, has done an excellent job filling a hole in the Saluki running back room. A premier presence in the backfield, Spencer appeared in seven games and tallied 351 rushing yards on 67 attempts with five touchdowns. He currently leads the team in rushing yards, average rush yards per game, and rushing attempts. Spencer attributed his successes to his preparation off the field, saying experience between himself and other teammates has been valuable to him. “The preparation has definitely helped me,” Spencer said. “Coming in as an older guy, I know what all this is like, but coming into a new environment with a veteran group like this where we have 16 sixth year seniors like myself, some of those guys took me under their wings to get me accustomed to the Saluki way.” Griffin, who also happens to be Spencer’s running back coach, said Spencer’s transition has been as smooth as it possibly could have been. “He came in here right from the start doing everything he could,” Griffin said “With his transition, it’s like he’s been here this whole time to be honest. He’s very easy to get along with and a team player. He’s built relationships with all of our guys and it was pretty seamless for him.” Spencer may have seemed prepared to handle his transition with the new environment at SIU, but just like anyone else, he had his nerves about coming into a new environment. Luckily, Spencer said some reassurance from older players helped calm his concerns about SIU. “It was always nerve wracking to come into a new environment,” Spencer said. “But seeing
“We want these guys to leave here being better, having been a Saluki,” Griffin said. “I hope my players leave here feeling like they’re a better person and more prepared for life and that I have their back regardless.” - Nate Griffin SIU football recruiting coordinator
it and talking to some people before coming here, it was great. Coach Hill always said we could talk to former players to ask about the university. They’ll tell you it’s a good place to be and play, but the people around here make this place even more special.” Western Carolina, Spencer’s old team, didn’t have the success that Spencer has found at SIU. Through these differences in success, Spencer said there’s a different mindset he’s found at SIU from recent years. “We wanted to win [at Western Carolina}, but these guys here do it not with the aspect of winning a championship, but winning the week, month, and each game that we set our minds to,” Spencer said. “Western Carolina wanted to look a little more into the future, whereas this team we focus on every week to win the game, every practice to win the practice and everyday to win the day.” Spencer has already had his fair share of clutch moments with the Salukis, with a 40yard touchdown run late in the third quarter of the ISU game to cut the deficit for the Salukis to17-14. The touchdown proved to be a huge momentum boost in a comeback win against the Redbirds back in late September. Spencer also had a clutch performance against then #2 ranked South Dakota State. The two touchdown, 103 rushing yard performance was highlighted by a huge 63yard rushing touchdown early in the fourth quarter to get the Salukis within one score of the Jackrabbits. The Salukis went on to upset the Jackrabbits 42-41 in overtime, and SIU can thank Spencer for keeping them in the game when things looked rough. Third year freshman defensive end Richie Hagarty has also made his presence felt on the other side of the ball. He’s accumulated 23 tackles, six -and-a half counting for a loss, fourand-a -a-half sacks, six quarterback hits, and a fumble recovery to go with it. Hagarty is one of three defensive line transfers on the team that have made an impact so far in the pass rush. Hagarty, senior defensive tackle transfer Kevin Glajchen, and sophomore defensive tackle transfer Kameron Bowdry each account for over a third of SIU’s total sacks this season. Hagarty had a little bit of a different transition process than most players. He actually came to SIU in the middle of the spring 2021 season after having just played a full season with Miami Ohio University in the fall 2020 season, therefore, he was ineligible to play in the spring of 2021. This gave Hagarty over six months of preparation at SIU before his debut with the team this season. Hagarty said many of the older and more experienced players have been key to his transition over his long wait to play with the Salukis. “Guys like Bryce Notree, Jordan Berner, Anthony Knighton, the older guys on the defensive line, Keenan Agnew, Raquan Lindsey, all took me in as their own and taught me how the defense works, what the culture is like, and how to be an overall Saluki athlete,” Hagarty said.
They were aware of me being somebody who couldn’t play and they taught me the wits of what this defense is.” Considering the timing of Hagarty’s transfer to SIU was during some strict COVID-19 guidelines this past spring, his first impressions of SIU were actually on a zoom call with some of the coaches, but despite the circumstances, Hagarty said he could already tell the differences would be night and day from his old college. “These men were so welcoming and just genuinely good people, not just football coaches,” Hagarty said. “It was enlightening because I had never been a part of what they had here with the family atmosphere, so being a part of that immediately was a lightbulb in my head to say that this was home and it was for me. It
was almost immediate after the first zoom meeting.” All of Hagarty’s experiences with everyone on the team have developed into a great relationship for both sides. Hagarty said the welcoming environment has evolved their relationship. “It’s been a process and a blessing to be at SIU and compete at a high level with these guys,” Hagarty said. I’m loving every second of it and I trust the players and the coaches to stay committed to what our goal is: to win the championship.” Griffin said he hopes that the Saluki way will live on with players like Spencer and Hagarty even after their playing days are over. “We want these guys to leave here being better, having been a Saluki,” Griffin said. “I hope my players leave here feeling like they’re a better person and more prepared for life and that I have their back regardless. When you do that the outcome on the field will take care of itself because you’re truly playing as a team and it’s about each other.” Sports reporter Joseph Bernard can be reached at joseph.l.bernard@siu.edu or on twitter @ Jojobernard2001.
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Justin Strong, SIU running back, receives a pass from Nic Baker to run and score SIU’s first touchdown of the game against Missouri State University Nov. 6, 2021 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc
Salukis lose second-straight to Missouri State University
Cole Daily | cdaily@dailyegyptian.com
Southern Illinois (6-3; MVC 4-2) lost at home against fellow Missouri Valley Conference opponent, Missouri State (5-2). The Salukis lost their first home game of the season. This was also the Salukis’ military appreciation game. The team wore special edition helmets with camouflage painting, and had a break in the game to honor any veterans in Saluki Stadium. The Bears received the ball to start the game. During the drive, sophomore linebacker Zach Burrola was ejected for targeting at 13:04 in the first quarter. Missouri State capped off the drive with a rushing touchdown by junior quarterback Jason Shelley with 9:48 left in the first quarter. The Salukis were forced into a three and out on their first drive of the game. However, freshman cornerback Dre Newman, recovered
a muffed punt by the Bears’ return man. This positioned the Salukis inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. Salukis used the turnover to even the score after sophomore quarterback Nic Baker threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to junior running back Justin Strong. The game was tied 7-7 with 8:37 left in the first quarter. The Salukis forced a fumble on the Bears’ second drive, recovered by freshman defensive end Richie Hagarty. The Salukis weren’t able to capitalize as they turned the ball over on downs. Missouri State regained the lead after sophomore kicker Jose Pizano hit a 51-yard field goal. That made the score 10-7 with 52 seconds left in the first quarter. The Salukis answered in the second quarter, as senior kicker Nico Gualdoni made a 50-yard field goal. Tied game at 10-10 with 12:24 left in the second quarter. Senior defensive end Anthony
Knighton became the Salukis all-time leader in career sacks with 24.5 sacks. He passed James Phillips with this historic sack with 6:10 left in the second quarter. Head Coach Nick Hill said Knighton has been instrumental not only for the team, but for the program as a whole. “I could go on and on and on about what he’s meant to the program[...] there are not many guys who have been so incredibly tough like Anthony Knighton,” Hill said. Freshman cornerback David Miller hurdled a receiver for an interception with 18 seconds left in the first half. The Salukis were able to get into field goal range, and Gualdoni kicked a 55-yard field goal to help the Salukis gain their first lead of the game as the clock expired. The score at halftime was 13-10, Salukis in front. Hill said failing to come out the gate strong was what led to his team faltering. “We have to be able to score and put that team away. We should’ve gone up two scores, but we didn’t do it. Our following two possessions were three-and-outs, and so we gotta be better,” Hill said. Missouri State regained the lead
after Shelley ran it in for his second touchdown of the game, to make the score 17-13, with 3:14 left in the third quarter. The Bears continued their momentum after forcing a stop on the Salukis, then drove down the field and scored another touchdown by senior running back Tobias Little. The score became 24-13 with 14:27 left in the fourth quarter, Bears in the lead. Missouri State wouldn’t take their foot off the gas pedal, as junior running back Kevon Latulas ran it 87 yards to the house with 12:03 left in the fourth. The Bears went up big, 31-13. SIU scored with 10:26 left in the fourth, hoping to rally a comeback. The touchdown was scored by freshman wide receiver Izaiah Hartup with the pass from Baker. Missouri State trampled SIU comeback hopes with a 31-yard touchdown pass from Shelley to sophomore wide receiver Tyrone Scott. The Bears jumped out to an 18-point lead, 38-20. Baker answered with a touchdown pass to sophomore tight end Tyce Daniel, where Hartrup also completed a twopoint conversion. It became 38-28, with a sliver of hope remaining for
the Salukis. That hope was not enough however, as the Salukis failed to get a stop, and the Bears were able to run out the clock. This sealed the upset win for Missouri State, 38-28. Baker led the game in passing yards and touchdowns, with 262 yards and 3 touchdowns respectively. Their leader on defense was senior linebacker Bryce Notree, who totalled 13 tackles. Senior wide receiver Landon Lenoir said he and his teammates need to have a short memory after today’s loss. “Coach Hill reminds us that November is when we need to play our best ball, but we haven’t been doing that. November isn’t over so we still got two more games (to get things right),” Lenoir said. Lenoir said this one hurt a little bit more because the team wasn’t able to get it done on the military appreciation game. The players wanted to show out for the veterans who made it to the game. SIU will play its next game on Saturday, Nov. 13 against Indiana State. The contest will be played at noon in Terre Haute, Indiana. Sports Reporter Cole Daily can be reached at cdaily@dailyegyptian. com
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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
SIU Volleyball drops weekend series vs UNI, Drake
Joseph Bernard | @Jojobernard2001
SIU Volleyball (5-23, 0-15 MVC) spent most of their weekend over in Iowa this past Friday and Saturday, where they competed against the University of Northern Iowa (11-16, 6-8 MVC) and Drake University (10-12, 5-9 MVC). The Salukis dropped both matches where they lost 3-1 to Northern Iowa and 3-0 to Drake. Highlighting the weekend for the Salukis were junior Nataly Garcia and sophomore Alex Washington, who tied for the lead in kills across both games with 22 coming from both. Washington and sophomore Tatum Tornatta both led the Salukis in Kills against UNI with 13, while Garcia led on Saturday against Drake with 12. Washington also recorded 25 digs across both days, enough for second in that statistic behind senior Katy Kluge who tallied 33 across both days, including a 20
SIU will continue their season this Friday, November 12 with their last away game of the year against the Missouri State University Bears in Springfield, Missouri. dig performance against UNI on Friday. Assisting the Salukis well was freshman Anna Jaworski. Jaworski tallied 44 total assists throughout both days, with 23 coming against UNI and 21 against Drake. SIU lost in four sets on Friday against the Panthers. The first set went back and forth throughout most, but went UNI’s way late with five straight points after hitting a 14-all tie. UNI maintained their lead throughout the rest of the first set with a 25-17 win. Set two started with SIU taking
the first four points and ultimately a 5-1 lead to start things off. Things tightened up midway with a couple ties happening at 16-16, 18-18, 20-20, and 21-21, but a 4-1 run to end the match by the Salukis gave them the set win and tied things up at one all. Set three was once again close, with neither team leading by more than two points until late when an error on the Salukis gave UNI a 4 point lead at 24-20 and then finally sealed it two points later at 25-21. Set four started off huge for the Salukis, with SIU earning six
points in a row early to give them a 7-3 lead. The Panthers kept things close until the 12-10 mark, when a 3-0 run of their own gave them the 13-12 lead. Just like UNI earlier, SIU managed to keep their deficit around the 1-2 mark for the next couple points, until a 4-1 run for UNI gave them a 23-19 lead that they would ultimately keep until the set was over at 25-22, earning them the match win over the Salukis. Saturday’s match against Drake started off close in set one, with ties at the four, five, six, seven, and ten point marks, until Drake went on a 7-2 run to give them the lead at 17-12. SIU fought to get within 3 at certain points throughout the rest of the set, but not any further and Drake took set one at 25-20. Set two went big for the Bulldogs, with them taking seven of the first nine points and ultimately a 12-5 lead at one point, but SIU tallied off five points in a row to bring them within two points of Drake.
With drake leading 14-12, they brought on a 10-2 run to put them up big time at 24-14 and ultimately won the set 25-15. SIU’s last chance was in set three where they got down early yet again at 5-7, but inched back towards a 8-7 lead after taking three points in a row. With things tied up at 10all, a 4-1 Drake run gave them the lead once again at 14-11. SIU kept things within two for a long time and even tied it again at 19-all and 21-all, but a 4-1 run to finish the match off by Drake gave them the set and ultimately the match win at 25-22. SIU will continue their season this friday, November 12 with their last away game of the year against the Missouri State University Bears in Springfield, Missouri. The match will start with a 6 p.m. tip-off. Sports reporter Joseph Bernard can be reached at joseph.l.bernard@ siu.edu or on twitter @ Jojobernard2001.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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Harbaugh’s From isdishwasher, cook, server, bartender toin Harbaugh’s now hiring go-getters for all positions! Apply manager, working in the food service industry is a IL person at Harbaugh's Cafe. 901 S Illinois Ave, Carbondale, 62901.great way to learn skills such as punctuality, Quatro’s manners, good cooking notPizza to mention meeting a Quatro’s is hiring for a phone person, floater and a curbside multitude of other people! Once you have experience runner. is awork job that will turnit’s intoone a server formost the right and aThis solid history, of the secure person. Initial times needed are lunch hours during the week professions in the world as good employees are and some evening hours theevery weekend from 5-10pm. town and city! Must be needed induring almost available during most of the school breaks. Call direct with interest or questions. Pay rate is $13 - $15 per hour. Call 618-303-2199. Longbranch Café & Bakery Longbranch is hiring experienced servers, baristas and cooks. Call Elaine at 618-713-2227. Tres Hombres Tres Hombres is now hiring for the following positions: Line Cook, Food Prep, Dishwasher, Host, Busser, Server. Please apply within. 119 N Washington St, Carbondale, IL Natural Enrichment Industries Natural I Enrichment Industries is a SQF, Halal & Kosher Food Grade Manufacturing Facility with locations in Herrin, & Sesser, IL. Prospective employees should have a valid drivers license and a vehicle available to drive to both locations. We will be working 24-7 in our Production Line, in both locations. Pay for this position is $12.00 to $14.00 per/hr. depending on experience. Benefits after 90 days. If interested, call Lucy Dunn at 618-942-2112 x210. Presbyterian Child Development Center Daycare PCDC Daycare is looking for teachers and assistant teachers, full and part-time positions are available. Age groups between 6 weeks and 6 years, flexible hours/work schedule, paid training up to 20 hours per year, help with credentialing program, supplemental wage opportunity, healthcare assistance, paid time off, paid holidays. Call 618-529-1551. Presbyterian Child Development Center Daycare PCDC Daycare is looking for teachers and assistant teachers, full and part-time positions are available. Age groups between 6 weeks and 6 years, flexible hours/work schedule, paid training up to 20 hours per year, help with credentialing program, supplemental wage opportunity, healthcare assistance, paid time off, paid holidays. Call 618-529-1551.
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Shop Your Local Co -op Local, organic and fair trade • Where everyone can shop Wellness • Bulk • Grocery • Deli • Fresh Produce • Beer & Wine
Special Order
Holiday Favorites $2.49 ea
$1.49 lb
Packaged Cranberries
Local Sweet Potatoes
(non-organic)
Save time this holiday and order your fresh sides from our Deli!
$1.99 lb
Large Honeycrisp Apples
Cranberry Relish (8oz)...............$4.99 A holiday favorite made with Nantucket cranberries, fresh apples, oranges, and pineapple, and organic walnuts. Maple Glazed Yams (3lbs)..........$13.49 This traditional southern dish is made with fresh baked yams, organic maple syrup, and Nantucket cranberries.
$5.99 ea
$4.49 ea
Reg. 6.99 • 6 oz
Reg. 6.39 ea
Cabot Coop Creamery Orne Meadows Cheddar
Aleia’s Gluten Free Stuffing Mix
2 for $5
Sweet Earth Burritos Select Varieties • Reg. 4.19 • 7oz
new
$10.99 lb
$4.99 ea
Reg. 12.99 lb
Made with natural ingredients, antioxidants, and probiotics for a happy gut. Plus, sunflowers use way less water, air, and land than nut & dairy products!
Co-op Deli Neighborhood Tuna Salad
Spero Sunflower Cream Cheese
BULK NUTS $8.49 lb
Bulk Commodity Roasted Salted & Unsalted Almonds
$5.49 ea
Lilly’s Stevia Sweetened Baking Chips
Reg. 9.99 lb
Select Varieties • Reg. 7.99 • 9 oz
Green Beans Amandine (2 lbs)...$12.99 A French classic made with organic green beans and toasted organic almonds drizzled with sunflower oil and organic lemon juice. Spinach Artichoke Dip (1 lb)......$5.99 This savory dip is made with artichokes, organic baby spinach, roasted red peppers, and Parmesan cheese. Dinner Rolls (6)...........................$3.99 Made-from-scratch whole wheat rolls crafted with 100 % organic stoneground wheat flour. Family Style.................................$34.99 Save money by purchasing the Family Style option. Get all the holiday sides at a reduced cost. Serves 4-6 • Cranberry Relish (8 oz) • Maple Glazed Yams (3 lbs) • Green Beans Amandine (2 lbs) • Spinach Artichoke Dip (1 lb) • Dinner Rolls (6)
Sales good through Nov. 16, 2021
HOLIDAY TURKEYS ARE HERE! Organic Turkey............. 3.29 lb Natural Turkey............. 1.99 lb Turkeys are raised without antibiotics or hormones, 100% vegetarian diet, humanely raised, no added salt water solutions or other artificial ingredients.
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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