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Shotgun season brings family together SARAH SCHNEIDER Daily Egyptian For many in southern Illinois, the first shotgun season of the year means time to spend with family and friends. Taylor Green, of Unity, was out and ready to hunt at 6 a.m. Saturday with her grandfather, Jim Richards, of Mounds City. Green, 14, said her grandfather has been teaching her to hunt for two years. “I enjoy it, but I like spending time with him more than anything,� she said. Richards gave Green her first gun for this hunting season, which began Friday and ended Sunday. The next firearm season is Dec. 1 through 4. In almost complete silence in the middle of Richards' 22-acre property, he spotted a deer and fired two shots. The deer got away — which began the two-hour process of tracking the animal. “Grandpa taught me how to do this,� Green said as she ran off to find a trail of blood, hoping to find where the deer had collapsed.
Richards said he feels an ethical obligation to track down injured animals. “We're in business now,� he said as he and his granddaughter found a puddle of blood gathered on a pile of leaves. Green said she had never been with Richards when he shot a deer. She ran through the woods searching carefully for more signs of the injured deer. The pair never found the deer, but kept many souvenirs such as leaves and twigs with drops of blood on them to show the others that were hunting. “We have to keep stuff to show the boys,� Richards said. “That’s why they call it hunting and not killing.� Nick Nichols and his family came to join Richards. Richards and Nichols met in 1966 during the Vietnam War, when they served in Thailand together. Nichols said he has taught his son how to hunt, but his brother and Richards have also helped along the way. Please see HUNTING | 5
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Jim Richards, left, and his granddaughter, Taylor Green, shoot target practice Saturday in Mounds City after an unsuccessful morning of deer hunting. Richards owns a 22-acre property in Mounds City where he and his friends have
hunted deer for the past six years. This is the third year Taylor has hunted with her grandpa and the first time she's seen him shoot a deer. “Even though we didn’t find the deer, I am very proud of him today,� Green said.
Students find ways to combat cancer, raise awareness TARA KULASH Daily Egyptian Students across campus have found various ways to raise cancer awareness, whether it’s through the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the American Cancer Society. At Saturday’s Up ‘til Dawn event, students addressed and sent donation request letters until 3 a.m. at the Student Recreation Center for the hospital. St Jude, located in Memphis, Tenn., is a hospital that researches cures for types of pediatric cancer. The event had blow-up obstacle courses, a DJ, minute-to-win-it games and a "Fear Factor" competition. Jessica Stout, director of Up ‘til Dawn and a senior from Taylorville studying physiology, said plans for the annual event begin in the spring. She said though Up 'til Dawn is a Registered Student Organization, members have to follow rules set by St. Jude, so executive members must go through an interview process before joining. Besides the executive members, more than 60 people volunteered at the event, Stout said. Stout said last year's event raised more than $56,000, but she won’t know the amount raised this year until March when all donations are received. She said she hopes more than $75,000 is raised. “I thought it was definitely our best one so far based on participation,� she said. Beth Schaefer, a sophomore from St. Charles studying elementary education, said she thought the turnout was better than that for the previous year. “It seems like more and more people show up to this event every year,� Schaefer said. “I’m not
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Delta Chi members Mario Bucci, right, a freshman studying civil engineering, and Doug Carter, a freshman studying electrical engineering, write letters Saturday during “Up ‘til Dawn� at the
Recreation Center. “Up ‘til Dawn� is a program hosted by more than 180 colleges and universities nationwide that raises money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
surprised, though. They have blow-up obstacle courses and a DJ, and lots of other fun stuff to do.� Participants also received one communityservice hour for every 10 letters they addressed to donors. The RSO Colleges Against Cancer is another way students can raise cancer awareness. Affiliated with the American Cancer Society, CAC has more than 300 national chapters. Caleb Nehring, senior health initiatives
representative for ACS, said the SIU chapter organizes Relay For Life, another annual event, held in the spring. Relay For Life is an all-night event that raises money for the ACS. He said the group participates in education and awareness events such as the Go Cold Frozen Turkey Bowl and a spring event to fight skin cancer. “It’s also a peer-to-peer type thing for other students to talk to their fellow students about
why they shouldn’t smoke, or should exercise or use sunscreen,� Nehring said. CAC president Jasmine Sonier, a junior from Swansea studying nursing, said the RSO has four goals. She said the first is to educate people about cancer awareness; the second aims to advocate laws favoring preventative cancer measures; the third is to participate in Relay For Life; and the fourth is to celebrate survivorship. Doug Sanders, a kinesiology instructor, is the faculty adviser for CAC. He said this is his second semester as adviser, and it’s given him a different experience from teaching. “With a lot of the classes I teach, I’ve been mainly involved in all the multicultural options, so I don’t necessarily see the development of students,� Sanders said. “But with this group, if I’m here long enough, I’ll be able to see them as they grow and develop in leadership.� He said it’s interesting to see how involved students become. “The perception by many is that our young people aren’t as engaged as what you see with different movements, such as Occupy,� he said. “But it’s there, just maybe there hasn’t been the opportunity for many before to do it, so in college they get the opportunity with various organizations.� Sanders said one of his goals for the year is to get to know the members better, since many are returning. Sonier said she wants to the group to be more active on campus. "We want people to know we are here, and we can get other people involved," she said.
Tara Kulash can be reached at tkulash@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.