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“Many are afraid to speak up or have resigned themselves to the belief that nothing can be done.”

-Faculty Association President Dave Johnson

University hires chancellor's daughter, son-in-law

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hancellor Carlo Montemagno’s daughter and sonin-law were hired for university jobs created for them, that they never formally applied for and that were never advertised, documents show.

While the chancellor proposes campus-wide cuts, his daughter, Melissa Germain, and her husband, Jeffrey Germain, began working in newly created positions.

“It’s not unusual because that’s part of what you do to negotiate to get the people you want here,” Communications and Marketing Director Rae Goldsmith said of a verbal

agreement between Montemagno and SIU President Randy Dunn to bring aboard family.

Faculty Association President Dave Johnson said spousal hires are not uncommon in academia. However, he said, this is the first time he has heard of an administrator bringing a child and her spouse on board.

“I’m not a lawyer and I don’t understand all the legalities involved, but I do take the ethics test on a yearly basis and it says you can’t hire people just because they’re family members,” Johnson said. “They have to be the best people

for the position. It would be surprising if the new chancellor’s daughter and son-in-law suddenly became the best people for positions in the weeks and months after he was hired.”

Montemagno’s appointment was approved by the Board of Trustees on July 13. On July 24, Montemagno sent his daughter’s resume to Goldsmith, according to documents obtained by the Daily Egyptian. Two weeks later Melissa Germain signed her new contract, making her assistant director of university communications.

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Former football coach Jerry Kill hired as SIU ambassador, fundraiser BRIAN MUĂ‘OZ | @BrianMMunoz

Former Saluki football coach Jerry Kill has been assigned to serve as an ambassador and fundraiser for the university with a salary of $140,000 per year.

Kill’s position as an ambassador will focus on local and regional outreach but he is also expected to travel the state and nation, according to his contract. “I’m bringing coach Kill to help me with [efforts] to reach out to the community and provide the connection we’ve had in the past and strengthen it,� Chancellor Carlo Montemagno said. “We’re bringing home one of the long lost patrons of our region.�

Kill has been an ambassador for SIU Athletics in the past and was asked to act as Montemagno’s personal assistant and to “reinvigorate the relationship of SIU with [the] community,� Montemagno said.

His salary will primarily be funded by the SIU Foundation, Montemagno said. “The money that [is] being used for this [is] not coming from the state and most of it is going to be coming from our foundation,� Montemagno said. “It’s going to be fundraised [and] it's not going to have any impact in regards to other elements of the budget.�

Montemagno said he believes the opportunity of reconnecting with the university’s constituents leaves him “more than confident� with the investment of Kill’s position and the addition is “[his] judgment call.�

Kill said that to him the position isn’t about the salary. “I’ve walked away from $8 million dollars at Minnesota — it isn’t about money,� Kill said. “If I don’t produce or if I don’t give back on the revenue that [the chancellor] has given me for a job then I’ll be fishing on a lake somewhere.�Most recently, Kill was

Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz From left: Tommy Bell, SIU Director of Athletics, Jerry Kill, special assistant to the chancellor and Chancellor Carlo Montemagno chat Tuesday after the public announcement of Kill's appointment to serve as an ambassador and fundraiser for the university in Anthony Hall.

the offensive coordinator at Rutgers University but retired this past December due to health issues. “SIU is a special place and I’ve always valued the warmth and support of the southern Illinois community,� Kill said. “I’m excited to contribute to the university’s future in anyway possible.�

Positivity and openness to change will be important in moving forward, Kill said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s coaching football or running a business — when it’s broken you have to find a way to fix it and the way to fix it is to be positive,� Kill said. “We have to be more positive [and concentrate] on what we have and not on what we don’t.� The chancellor said the university’s athletic director, Tommy Bell, will continue to serve as the athletic director at the university. “[Kill] is going to be [working] closely with me as we coordinate the intersections between athletics and the rest of the community,�

Montemagno said. “[Bell] will continue to be on our team and will

be serving as my lead in athletics and acting as the primary person in charge of moving our athletics program forward as we engage and regaining the championship throne.�

Bell said he looks forward to Kill’s return. “Coach Kill has a national profile and tremendous passion for this institution,� Bell said. “He will be a valuable asset as we move forward on our plan to restore the glory of SIU Athletics.�

Kill served as the head football coach at SIU from 2001-07, leading the Salukis to five appearances in the Football Championship Subdivision and winning three straight Gateway Football Conference Championships.

He is also a recipient of the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award in 2004 and the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award in 2007.

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Freshman creates RSO to relieve student stress and help animal shelters MARCUS BURTON | Daily Egyptian

Freshman Isabel Yunker created Pause for Paws within the first week of her first semester at SIU because of her love for animals and her belief they can help cope with stress.

“It is a very long process to begin an RSO, so the club itself was very recently approved,” Yunker said.

Pause for Paws is an opportunity for students to volunteer several times a week at Wright-Way Rescue, a non-profit animal shelter in Murphysboro.

“Our Primary focus is to help pets in the Midwest that find themselves in need of rescue," at Wright Way Rescue Director Christy Anderson said.

Anderson said the rescue center provides veterinary care for homeless animals or animals whose owners are struggling financially.

"Our prices are incredibly low because we understand how expensive vets can be,” Anderson said.

Yunker said she also created

Pause for Paws because she misses her own animals. “It is strange living without them when you have lived with animals your entire life,” Yunker said.

The club will also host fundraisers for the school and the local community to raise money for the shelter and the club.

Yunker believes that her RSO will not only help animals in need, but help students relieve stress.

“In a very general way, animals help you get your mind off the stressful areas in your life, resulting in an overall lower level of stress,” Yunker said. “More scientifically, when an animal is present and you are engaging with them, a neurotransmitter called dopamine — a chemical that is responsible for the feeling of happiness — is released in your brain.”

In order to be eligible for this RSO, students must maintain a GPA of a 2.0 or higher and must have a love for dogs that need help, Yunker said.

Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE Warren, a 5-month-old collie mix, gets a checkup and shots from SIU alumna Rebecca McClure (right), of West Frankfort, and Peggy Nott, of Downers Grove Sept. 22, 2017, at Wright-Way Rescue in Murphysboro.

As of now, there is no set time for the RSO to meet.

The RSO does plan to hold a monthly meeting to discuss new business and activities with the members and visit local shelters to volunteer on a weekly basis.

The RSO advisor, Heather Pulley, said Yunker reached out to her with the idea of creating Pause for Paws.

“I am a former employee of Wright-Way Rescue so I understand their significant need for a dedicated volunteer base and first-hand how much the animals will benefit,” Pulley said.

Pulley will work closely with the Wright-Way team to make sure the Pause for Paws RSO is serving them in the way that most benefits the animals in the shelter.

Wright-Way Rescue will be the main focus of the RSO as it gets started. Pulley said once the RSO gains more members she would love to expand to other shelters.

In animal shelters that have a lot of animals and low staff, Pulley said the animals don’t get enough fresh air or attention, and suffer from it mentally.

“Having students volunteer at these shelters will help these animals feel loved, get some exercise, training, and, most importantly, get adopted,” Pulley said.

The club also plans to host fundraisers for the school and the local community to raise money for the shelter and the club, Yunker said.

The first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 8th at 4:30 p.m. in room 209 of the Agriculture building.

Staff writer Marcus Burton can be reached at mburton@dailyegyptian.com.

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance to hold first public ritual of 2018

AMELIA BLAKELY | @AmeliaBlakely

The Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance will be having its first public ritual of 2018 to celebrate Imbolc on Saturday at the Gaia House.

SIPA's founder Tara Nelsen said Imbolc is a Gaelic word and considered to be one of the four great Celtic fire festivals. Nelsen said the emphasis on Imbolc is on the light of fire rather than the heat.

"It is the celebration of the returning of the light...the actual returning of the sun," Nelsen said. “Every extra minute of light is a reminder that the end of the dark, cold winter months will be soon.”

Paganism is made up of many earthcentered traditions, Nelsen said. Its celebrations are based strongly on what is happening in nature, including the changing of seasons and celestial cycles.

“We do not see ourselves as separate from the earth but rather a dynamic part of it,” Nelsen said.

The gathering begins at 6 p.m. and the ritual begins at 7 p.m. A potluck will follow, according to a SIPA press release.

The ritual is open to the public and those participating are asked to bring a red candle.

“Red is also a symbolic color of fire and heat and since this is a celebration of that first spark of light and fire, a red candle is a perfect symbol to help us connect to the ancient symbolism and power of the season,” Nelsen said.

One of the gods and symbols that go along with Imbolc is the goddess Brigid, Nelsen said.

Tangible objects, like a red candle, help participants connect with the ancient symbolism and power of the season.

Nelsen said in 2003 a participant in the ritual brought his Brigid candle, which had been lit by an elder in the international pagan community directly off the sacred Brigid candle in Ireland.

“Since that celebration in 2003,

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Auto technician and volunteer fire fighter George Cook, of Evansville, throws kindle onto the Spirit Fire on Oct. 29, 2016, during the Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance's Samhain celebration at Crab Orchard Lake.

SIPA folks have lit red candles directly off that candle which creates a web of energy and connection year to year and person to person,” Nelsen said.

“It is the celebration of the returning of the light...the actual returning of the sun.

Every extra minute of light is a reminder that the end of the dark, cold winter months will be soon.”

- Tara Nelsen SIPA founder

Emmalie Hall-Skank, a senior studying interior design from Streamwood, said the lighting of everyone’s candles is symbolic of building and uniting the pagan community.

One of the qualities of SIPA that

drew Skank in was the community.

“You’re also surrounded by folks that share your background or beliefs,” Skank said. “It’s a very positive group.”

Skank said Imbolc is time to prepare oneself for a cycle of renewal and growth.

Last year’s Imbolc ritual was particularly powerful, Skank said.

Participants wrote on a piece of paper a wish, a goal or something they wanted to give up, and threw it in the fire for the goddess Brigid to take it away and manifest it.

Hall-Skank said every ritual is different because each ritual is led by different people.

“Part of the fun is going, being surprised, and seeing what the leader has come up with,” Hall-Skank said. “It adds an air of mystery to it.”

Having different leaders for rituals allows members take on a leadership role in SIPA, Hall-Skank said Campus Editor Amelia Blakely can be reached at ablakely@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @AmeilaBlakely.

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Goldsmith said she was asked by Dunn to identify an opportunity for someone with communications experience. Around the same time the dean of liberal arts approached her about promoting theater.

“I’ve had in my mind forever since I came here that we needed to do a better job strategically promoting the arts,” Goldsmith said.

Melissa Germain makes $52,000 annually, which is comparable to the pay of similar job titles at the university, according to university information.

The goals of her position are to develop a strategic plan to better promote and integrate the promotion of the arts for the university, Goldsmith said.

On Aug. 8, the chancellor sent an email to Jim Garvey, interim vice chancellor for research, introducing Melissa Germain’s husband: “Jim by this email I would like to introduce Jeff ….

Please feel free to connect with him.”

Jeffrey Germain’s civil service contract was signed Sept. 28; he assists Garvey with research and dayto-day tasks because the associate vice chancellor for research position has been vacant since 2013.

“I’m just trying to fill gaps with whomever I can,” Garvey said. “I’m just tickled to death that I have the opportunity to have somebody to help me out with research on campus.”

Jeffrey Germain’s hourly rate of $45 is more than twice as much as the pay of any other extra help position at the university in the last 10 years, according to university data.

Garvey said the salary gap is significant because Jeffrey Germain was getting paid a considerably high salary at his previous Ingenuity Lab position so the university offered him a competitive salary, adding the pay for the full-time researcher position currently undergoing a search process is equivalent. Because of the confidentiality of the search, Garvey would not comment on whether or not Jeffrey Germain applied for the permanent slot.

A family tradition

Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz Southern Illinois University chancellor Carlo Montemagno poses for a portrait Aug. 28, 2017, in Anthony Hall.

The Germains have a decade-long history of following Montemagno in and out of career doors.

In 2006, Montemagno took a position as the dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati.

Jeffrey Germain also worked as a research associate at the university around the same time.

In November 2010, Montemagno founded a research startup at the University of Cincinnati called Ensovi, LLC, according to his curriculum vitae.

A month later, Melissa Germain began working at the company as a physical and biosciences technician, according to her LinkedIn profile. She remained there until 2012, when her father moved to the University of Alberta where he founded the Ingenuity Lab. Two months later, Jeffrey Germain

took the position of research coordinator at the lab, and, in April 2013, Melissa Germain started as a copy editor at Ingenuity Lab, according to their LinkedIn profiles.

About two years after each of their hirings, Jeffrey Germain was promoted to director of operations and Melissa Germain was promoted to director of communications at her father’s lab, according to LinkedIn. “Positions for my daughter and sonin-law were part of the negotiations of my employment,” the chancellor said in a written statement. “I have not had and will have no role in hiring or supervising them, or in the determination of their compensation.”

Past co-workers follow suit At least four individuals with whom Montemagno previously worked

interviewed for campus positions since his appointment.

In February, an open search began for an additional faculty member in biomedical engineering, said Spyros Tragoudas, chair of electrical and computer engineering.

Tragoudas said he passed along a hiring recommendation voted on by the department faculty and search committee but later got a recommendation for another candidate from Anthony Hall.

“After the chancellor took over, the process did not move forward like it should have,” said a faculty member in electrical engineering who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.

The individual said the initial recommendation was denied by the provost’s office. In the meantime, the

committee received an application for a woman from Alberta who had worked with Montemagno in his Ingenuity Lab, the faculty member said.

David DiLalla, associate provost for academic administration, said the offer recommendation was not extended because of concerns the university couldn’t provide what the individual needed in a sustainable way.

So the committee recommended the individual from Alberta to the faculty, and an interview transpired followed by a faculty vote in which it was decided she was not fully qualified for the position, the faculty member in electrical engineering said.

A second vote was later taken and the individual was recommended for hire, the faculty member said.

“Probably faculty feels desperate at this point; probably they believe that

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 if they go ahead and do the hirings then they get on the good side of the administration and perhaps get to save their department,” the electrical engineering faculty member said.

“Perhaps it’s easy for them to see this as part of the deal-making.”

Engineering isn’t the only school to have interviewed someone from Montemagno’s past.

Lichang Wang, chair of chemistry and biochemistry, said the college of science dean made an unexpected visit to an October faculty meeting and brought with him the resume of a man who worked with Montemagno at the Ingenuity Lab. The candidate visited the department in November, but a request to hire has not been made, DiLalla said.

Wang said the department has felt more pressure in the past to pick a recommended candidate, but added that if she truly didn’t think the candidate was qualified, she would have said so. However, she said had the candidate been part of an open search, this individual would not have made the short list.

A lab startup package of approximately $800,000 was also suggested by the chemistry candidate, Wang said. A $1 million lab start-up package was also proposed by the candidate in biomedical engineering, the faculty-member said.

In the past she said chemistry hires typically received between $300,000 and $400,000, especially in light of Illinois’ recent two-year-long budget impasse from which many state-run universities are still struggling to recover, she said.

Wang also suggested those involved in hiring consider splitting the startup money and using it for two hires instead of one. The final decision on the startup package is Garvey’s decision.

“I’m going to have to be very shrewd about what we can offer to any candidate on this campus until we know more about our budgetary situation,” said Garvey, who said he has yet to look at either of the packages. “At this stage, if we’re going to build something of that

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cost, it has to be a core facility that we share on campus among faculty so it benefits multiple people.”

DiLalla also said the same sources of money aren’t used for hiring as they are for startups, adding the startup money couldn’t be used for a hire since startup money isn’t ongoing.

Shahram Rahimi, chair of the department of computer science, said a new hire has been made for the fall, and the individual came from the chancellor’s Ingenuity Lab, adding she is an excellent candidate and he is happy to have her join the faculty.

An academic from Montemagno’s time in Cincinnati was invited to the campus for an unofficial interview in November. So far, there has not been a recommendation to hire.

“You can’t simply cease to hire.”

- David DiLalla, associate provost for academic administration “Everyone was excited about her energy and expertise,” said Karen Midden, associate dean of the college of agricultural sciences. “She was outstanding.”

“You can’t simply cease to hire,” said DiLalla, referring to the university’s budgetary stress and the chancellor’s reorganization proposal.

He said as part of that process, if you save money, that’s a win, but it shouldn’t

be the fixation of the reorganization.

Since becoming chancellor in July, Montemagno has proposed three revised drafts of an academic reorganization plan that includes eliminating chair positions and the transition of eight colleges into five and of 42 departments into 20 schools.

“It’s not that we’re organizing to save money — we’re reorganizing to do a lot of things to make the administrative

structure more flexible, more responsive,” DiLalla said.

But Johnson said he believes many people on campus are not only concerned about the reorganization, but also about recent hiring patterns connected to the chancellor.

“Many are afraid to speak up or have resigned themselves to the belief that nothing can be done,” he said.

Staff writer Anna Spoerre can be reached at aspoerre@dailyegyptian. com. or on Twitter @annaspoerre.

Editor-in-chief Athena Chrysanthou contributed reporting. She can be reached at achrysanthou@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @Chrysant1Athena.

The Parental Partisanship Carlo Montemagno

2006 Started at University of Cincinatti (Dean of College of Engineering and Applied Science)

Melissa Germain (Daughter)

2012

Sept. 2012

April 2017

Aug. 2017

Left University of Cincinatti

Becomes Director of Ingenuity Lab

Left Ingenuity Lab

Becomes Chancellor of SIU

Dec. 2010

April 2012

Started as Physical And Biosciences Technician at University of Cincinatti research startup called “Ensovi, LLC” (Carlo was manager and founder there)

Jeffrey Germain July 2006 (Son-in-law) Started at University of Cincinatti as a research associate

2006 April 2013

Left University of Cincinatti

Aug. 2017

Oct. 2015

Becomes Copy Becomes Becomes Editor at Director of Assistant Director Ingenuity Lab Communications of University at Ingenuity Lab

Communications at SIU

Oct. 2012

Nov. 2012

Left University of Cincinatti

Becomes research coordinator at Ingenuity Lab

Sept. 2014

Sept. 2017

Oct. 2017

Becomes Leaves Becomes senior Director of Ingenuity Lab research Operations at coordinator at Ingenuity Lab

SIU

Josie Arnett | @JosieArnett

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Illinois foundation seeks your help to end HIV infections HEIDI WIECHERT Belleville News-Democrat

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago will have a "Getting to Zero" town hall Wednesday in Collinsville.

The campaign's name, "Getting to Zero," speaks to the initiative's goal of zero new HIV infections in Illinois and zero people living with HIV who are not on treatment.

John Pellar, president and CEO of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, says the group has been working with partners across the state to get Illinois to zero new HIV cases by 2027. Some metro-east organizations that have been active in the campaign include the St. Clair County Health Department and Bethany Place.

"We're mirroring projects that have been kicked off in a number of other states like New York and Arizona," Pellar said. "These projects are harnessing the tremendous successes in sustaining reductions in new cases and connect more people living with HIV to care."

At the town hall, campaign officials will gather information and ideas from the Collinsville-area community on the region's current state of HIV, access to healthcare and other issues the area faces.

Pellar said, "In the state of Illinois, since 2006 to 2015, there was a 26 percent drop in new HIV cases, which is really significant."

"In the metro-east area, there was a 30 percent decline in new HIV cases over the same period -- actually beating the state-wide average, which is really impressive," Pellar said. "Our challenge and goal is to continue those declines to further reduce new HIV cases."

Advances that have led to a drop in HIV infections and treatment for those infected include: Illinois implementing the Affordable Care

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Act, new daily HIV medications that reduce the risk of infection when taken consistently and the power of HIV treatment itself.

"The fact that Illinois has

“In the metro-east area, there was a 30 percent decline in new HIV cases over the same period — actually beating the statewide average, which is really impressive,” - John Pellar President and CEO of the AIDS foundation of Chicago

implemented the Affordable Care Act, particularly the Medicare expansion, has resulted in 12,000 people with HIV getting health insurance coverage," Pellar said.

"That's one in three people living with HIV in the state."

"What that means in practical terms is that people with HIV are able to get medications for any conditions they might have," he said. "Previously, people could get HIV medications. But if they have diabetes, good luck getting insulin. Or if they have mental health needs, good luck getting mental health medicines or antipsychotics. The Affordable Care Act is critical for reaching these people and expanding their access to health care services."

Pellar said there are now daily medications, that when taken consistently, are up to 99 percent effective in reducing the risk of HIV infection. Also, modern treatments "virally suppress" those living with HIV so they cannot transmit the disease sexually.

"That they cannot transmit HIV sexually to their partners is a really radical statement. This is incredible news for the HIV epidemic," Pellar said. "Our challenge is to harness these developments to impact new HIV cases and also to make sure that people living with HIV are maintained in care."

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State officials find another school funding glitch DOUG FINKE The State Journal-Register

State education officials have discovered another glitch in the education funding reform law that must be fixed before additional education money can be distributed to schools this year using the new formula.

Robert Wolfe, chief financial officer at the Illinois State Board of Education, told a House appropriations committee Monday that there are several other issues that will have to be corrected in future years. However, he said one more technical issue needs to be resolved by lawmakers soon to ensure new money can be distributed yet this fiscal year.

Wolfe described the problem as

a technical one involving the way things were worded in the funding reform bill.

Rep. Steven Reick, R-Woodstock, asked if that new problem would hold up distribution of the new education money, even if lawmakers resolve the issues with Senate Bill 444, another law passed to fix a problem in the distribution law.

"Even if we override the veto of 444, you're still not going to be ready to do the final calculations to distribute (the new) money this school year. Is that what I'm hearing?" Reick asked.

"That's what you're hearing without that other change," Wolfe responded.

Just last week, it appeared a solution had been found to start getting extra education money to

K-12 schools this year. Gov. Bruce Rauner had used his amendatory veto powers to rewrite SB 444, a bill the state Board of Education said was needed to correct a mistake in the funding reform bill passed by lawmakers last fall.

Part of the funding reform bill included a new scholarship program to help more low- and moderate-income students afford to attend private and parochial schools. Rauner wanted the law rewritten so that more of those schools would qualify to receive scholarship money this year.

Late last week, Rauner announced an agreement that speeds up the process for more schools to qualify for scholarship money. He urged lawmakers to repass the funding

follow-up bill.

Lawmakers could opt to override Rauner's amendatory veto of SB 444.

If they were successful, the bill would go into law as they originally intended.

Legislators could also opt to pass a brand new bill that does the same thing as SB 444 before Rauner changed it.

An indication of what might happen could come Tuesday. Both the House and Senate are scheduled to return to Springfield, and Senate Democrats are expected to meet privately to decide what to do about the education funding issue.

Although lawmakers put an additional $350 million into the budget this year for K-12 education, none of that money has yet been distributed to schools. The

stipulation was that the new money should be distributed under the new formula that is designed to put the most state assistance into the schools that need it the most.

In addition to the two errors that need to be fixed by lawmakers, state education officials are still trying to get enrollment and other information from more than 90 school districts that they need before they can finalize which schools will get what money.

Some school superintendents testified Monday that they need to know soon how much money they can count on next year as they begin to work on their budgets.

"We need to make some personnel decisions soon," said Staunton superintendent Dan Cox.

Lawmakers seek 'best practices' to combat sexual harassment BRENDEN MOORE The State Journal-Register

The Illinois House task force formed to explore ways to combat sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace heard from a pair of executive agencies Monday as part of a fact-finding search for best practices.

The 40-member panel also heard from a lobbyist who last year publicly aired allegations of sexual harassment against a state senator and said Monday she was disappointed in the work of the task force.

The task force, formed in November following the uncloaking of a culture at the state Capitol that allowed sexual harassment and discrimination to thrive, were walked through the Illinois Department of Human Rights' process for charges alleging sexual harassment, as well as the process in the governor's office.

While committed to looking at practices in other departments in state government, those of other states and of the private sector, lawmakers were less clear on if they will take stock of

their own house, not saying whether Legislative Inspector General Julie Porter will testify before the committee.

"I'm not sure what her willingness is to talk to us. She's a temporary, short-term inspector general (and) she's certainly not going to want to tell us all the insides and outs that she didn't report the things that she's dealing with, and that's totally legitimate. She shouldn't," said House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, D-Chicago, the task force's chair. "But I'd like to hear from her if she's willing to be heard from about what changes she thinks may be needed in order to get the job done more effectively, yet at the same time, with due process."

Sexual harassment in the state legislature has been a focus since the #MeToo movement rose to prominence late last year. More than 200 women signed an open letter in late-October encouraging lawmakers to end a culture of sexual harassment at the Capitol.

Lawmakers were caught somewhat flat-footed since the position of legislative inspector general, in charge of investigating claims against members of the General Assembly, had gone

unfilled for more than three years.

Though lawmakers quickly moved to fill the vacant position, lobbyist Denise Rotheimer came forward with allegations of sexual harassment against state Sen. Ira Silverstein, D-Chicago.

On Friday, the inspector general's report found Silverstein did not engage in sexual harassment, but his conduct was "unbecoming of a legislator." Rotheimer, who attended the task force's hearing on Monday, said she was both disappointed by the IG's conclusion and in the work of the task force.

"But now that all is said and done and Julie Porter made it public, why wasn't it even mentioned today? Why wasn't it discussed? (The task force) only wants to point at other agencies -- talking about the governor's office, talking about the treasury, talking about the secretary of state," Rotheimer said. "All to deflect the embarrassment brought on them. ... I have yet to hear them point the finger at themselves and address the issues in Springfield."

State Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez, R-Leland Grove, the lead Republican on the panel, acknowledged the

“I think we know we have a problem in the legislature," Jimenez said. "And part of the chair's intent was to figure out what other agencies are doing so that as we're forming what we want to do, we can take some best practices from others."

- Carlos Rodriguez sophomore

"process to put in a legislative inspector general failed" and said she recommended the inspector general be invited to testify. Jimenez, however, said hearing from other agencies will help the task force form a plan to take on the issues with the legislature.

"I think we know we have a problem in the legislature," Jimenez said. "And part of the chair's intent was to figure out what other agencies are doing so that as we're forming what we want to do, we can take some best practices from others."

But Rotheimer, who at an earlier

press conference called the IG's findings "inaccurate and incomplete," said real change will not occur until victims of harassment by legislators are afforded the same legal review opportunity given to those in many state agencies.

"The legislature can make themselves accountable," Rotheimer said. "They can provide the accusers due process. Let the accusers waive confidentiality like I did, but give the accuser an ability to file for judicial review."

The Senate task force will meet Tuesday in the Capitol building.

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Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz Moshe Anderson, Kampus Kuts shop owner/ waits for customers Monday at Kampus Kuts in Carbondale. "I opened my shop in 2006 and the mayor showed up," Anderson said. "I enjoy meeting new and diverse people from all walks of life and different cultures."

Kampus Kuts serving the community JEREMY BROWN | @JeremyBrown_DE

Scissors slicing through hair isn’t the only thing that can be heard in Kampus Kuts.

The barbershop on South Illinois Ave has served local community with haircuts and conversation since 2006.

Co-owner of Kampus Kuts Moshe Anderson said conversations are important in helping create the atmosphere in the barbershop.

“It builds and promotes diversity,” Anderson said. “It helps build communities, bonds and comradery with students and city residents.”

The location and history of Kampus Kuts is enough to keep it successful, and because of this little

promotion or advertising for business is needed, Anderson said.

“We’re the closest barbershop to the university,” Anderson said. “We don’t have to do much marketing, promotions or advertisements.”

Stephen Elijio, a senior at SIU studying Business Finance said he always recommends Kampus Kuts to anyone that asks about barbershops.

Elijio gets his haircut every two or three weeks and tries to go to the same barber every visit, because he knows that they’ll get his haircut right every time.

“It’s that trust factor,” Elijio said.

“I’ve had bad haircuts, and I want to avoid that.”

Elijio said he sees students in the

shop every time he comes as well as a diverse group of people.

“There’s a variety of people from different ethnicities and backgrounds,” Elijio said. “The community part plays a role in bringing everyone together.”

Elijio said he goes to Kampus Kuts because it has a long history of good quality service.

Quivon Bledsoe, a barber at Kampus Kuts has been working there for over a year and has been interested in cutting hair since high school. When he saw he could work at Kampus Kuts, he jumped on the opportunity.

“It was one of the best decisions ever,” Bledsoe said.

Bledsoe said that people come to Kampus Kuts even in the harshest weather, using Carbondale’s recent ice storm as an example.

“There were still people coming,” Bledsoe said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s cold, sleeting or icy. They don’t care.

Like I said, they want a haircut.”

Hairstyle trends change all the time, Bledsoe said. Many times the barbers won’t know the latest look until a client comes in and shows them a picture.

“People look up celebrities,” Elijio said. “If there’s something new going on, they may want to imitate it.”

While new trends are how Bledsoe is able to challenge himself as a barber, he said he really enjoys the

relaxing nature of cutting hair.

“I just love cutting, that’s why I got into it,” Bledsoe said. “It’s a chill job. What beats that? Just chilling, cutting hair, making good money. I like everybody here, so I like coming in to chat with everybody.”

Kampus Kuts is a barbershop catering to the community, students, and regular people, Anderson said.

“We pride ourselves on being a diverse shop,” Anderson said. “We’ve got people from all different cultures, races, creeds, political views, cultural views and that’s about it.”

Staff writer Jeremy Brown can be reached at jbrown@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @JeremyBrown_DE.

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Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz Moshe Anderson, Kampus Kuts shop owner/ cuts a patron's hair Jan. 30, 2018, at Kampus Kuts in Carbondale. "I opened my shop in 2006 and the mayor showed up," Anderson said. "I enjoy meetingnew and diverse people from all walks of life and different cultures."

Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz Al Wagner, a senior from Morristown, New Jersey studying Moshe Anderson, Kampus Kuts shop owner/ cuts a patron's hair Monday at Kampus Kuts criminology, gets his hair cut by Jonathan Tarvis, of Carbondale, in Carbondale. "I opened my shop in 2006 and the mayor showed up," Anderson said. "I enjoy Monday at Kampus Kuts in Carbondale. "I've been cutting hair meetingnew and diverse people from all walks of life and different cultures." for about seven or eight years," Wagner said. "I started in high school and then I met [Moshe] – it's all history since."

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Four movies you haven't seen but should KITT FRESA | @kittfresa

Picking out which movie to watch can be tiring, so to ease one’s dilemma here are four movies you may not have seen, but totally should.

The Road - Riley Sorin In a desperate post-apocalyptic world, a father and his son trudge through the dangerous land to get to the sea.

Riley Sorin, a Cinema and Photography, and Radio, Television, Digital Media major from Skokie, Illinois, highly recommends the film said, “I watched it right before we had winter break and it stuck with me the whole break. It’s realistic, it could actually happen.”

The Road follows a father and his son trying to survive in the wasteland following a nuclear war.

The world is destroyed and it's them trying to scavenge, stay alive and survive other humans.

“It’s not zombies or the typical postapocalypse movie, it’s post-nuclear winter from a nuke which destroyed the atmosphere,” Sorin said.

At this point everyone is so desperate, the world is dying. People are eating each other left and right, just trying to stay alive.

“Because it actually could happen is the reason it hits so hard,” Sorin said.

Sorin said he loves the cinematography, even with the very dull color scheme.

“There’s lots of nature and scenic shots. Even if it's not real, it looks real.

The cinematography really captures this alternative earth,” Sorin said.

With many positive reviews, Sorin wonders why the movie is so underrated.

“I feel like it’s a classic that should be around and relevant for at least a few decades after its release,” Sorin said.

Mirrormask- Poppi Mezo A young teen who is sick of her life as a circus performer runs away and ends up in a parallel world fighting for freedom.

“Its super enchanting when you start watching it and you don't want to

stop," Poppi Mezo, a film major from Duquoin, said.

The movie draws a lot from its writer, Neil Gaiman who is also the author of Coraline. Mezo said the two both have a similar feeling of being a little dark and playfully grotesque.

“There’s always something to look at, there’s always something going on. It makes you want to know what happens next, what does she do to earn that freedom,” Mezo said.

Mezo said the movie takes a plunge into a post modern Alice in Wonderland, with incredible visuals between Salvador Dali and Hieronymus Bosch.

“I feel like young teens and up should watch it because it has a lot of dense dream oddities and fantasy,” Mezo said.

“It has a lot of mythological creatures and things you just wouldn’t imagine.

It’s captivating and eerily beautiful.”

The Counsellor - Michael Page A lawyer gets into the world of drug trafficking but quickly realizes that it’s all gone terribly wrong.

This description does not do this movie justice because according to Michael Page, a Cinema and Photography major from Chatham, Illinois, it’s because the movie wasn’t written to be taken literally.

“It’s really a poetic story about where greed takes you and how if you’re going to actively seek greed, there’s a darkness that’s intrinsically tied to it.” Page said.

Page said the Counsellor was dismissed because of preconceptions that audiences and critics had going into it, thinking it was a movie about a lawyer who gets himself involved with a drug deal with the Mexican cartel.

“I’ve read the script four or five times and seen the movie several times, and because of that you can start to figure out the actual plot of who’s doing what and why who’s doing what.” Page said.

He compared the abstract nature of The Counsellor to a Terrence Malick movie or Darren Aronofsky’s Mother!

One might not instantly realize that the movie is a platform for a much bigger and deeper story.

The plot of the story is poetic and has many metaphors, Page said.

“I think everyone just left with, ‘well it looked beautiful and the monologues were great and the acting was great, but it didn’t make any sense,’” Page said.

Trash Humpers - Trevor Scholtens Follows the lives of four people in old people masks living their lives in nonlinear insanity.

“I think everyone should at least be forced to sit through all 80 minutes of it, just to see if they can handle it,” Trevor Scholtens, a Cinema and Photography major from Wheaton said.

Scholtens said the movie is nonlinear insanity.

Shot entirely in VHS, the film follows four guys in old people masks who hump trash, encounter plenty of backwoodsy folk, and just live their daily lives.

“They end up accidentally killing some guy who wrote a poem about them. At one point they meet this little kid who looks like Drew Carey….The only resemblance of a plot is later, the lady trash humper, she wants a baby.

She I guess can’t have babies so she steals a baby.” Scholtens said.

Scholtens said one of the reasons he likes the movie so much is because of what the director, Harmony Korine wanted to do with the movie when it was finished.

Originally Korine wanted to gather 100 copies of Trash Humpers on VHS and just spread it around the streets of Nashville, and leave it there for somebody to find Scholtens said.

“I was curious why he made this movie and in an interview he said, ‘this is how I saw adults in my life, growing up in these weird backwoods.’

Scholtens said.

Scholtens said he wanted people to see this movie so they could see what Korine did.

He is an insane visionary,” Scholtens said. “What makes it great to me is first of all just the utter insanity of it, just watching all these events happen in this weird trip. I just say to myself, ‘alright I’m along for this ride.’”

Josie Arnett | @JosieArnett

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

In the friend zone?

Here's what you need to know CARLOS D. WILLIAMSON CHICAGO TRIBUNE

When you think of someone being put in the friend zone, you think of people poking fun at men who complain about being rejected.

But this rejection status isn't as onesided as people think.

Men and women are guilty of leading each other on with no real romantic intentions for the future.

I've had my fair share of disappointments in that area. But let's get one thing clear: Being rejected does not mean you've been friend zoned.

As much as we'd like to think otherwise, it just means that person -- for whatever reason -- isn't into you.

A hard pill to swallow, I know.

"The more and more that people are getting burned, the more and more you're coming out from a space of defensiveness," said Goal Auzeen Saedi, a licensed clinical psychologist. "It's immediately like, 'I'm going to hold you at arm's length, and I'm going to use you as I see fit, but I'm not going to let you get very close to me.'"

Pursuing someone who isn't interested rarely works out. And according to Saedi, most people know when they're being friend zoned. It's just a matter of coming to terms with it.

Andrea Moseley of Bolingbrook, for example, is well aware of what's going on between her and the friend she's been pursuing since 2011. When she first met him at church, the attraction was subtle, but as the two spent more and more time at Bible study, her feelings grew stronger.

"He always looks like he's smiling except for when he's concentrating on something," Moseley, 31, said. "It's the shape of his lips when he's ready to smile."

After numerous false starts and misinterpreted signals, Moseley began wearing dresses and making sure her hair was done every time she saw her would-

be beau. She even took up cooking, hoping one day to share her culinary skills with her romantic interest.

These kinds of actions, Saedi said, are a reflection of one's self-worth.

"A lot of times, honestly, it's confidence," Saedi said. "If they start saying, 'Oh, does he really care about me? What do I have to do to win this person's affection?' That to me is a cue of, 'I have to give something. I am not enough as I am.'"

While there's no foolproof plan for avoiding ambiguous, one-sided relationships, one way to evade the friend zone is by setting boundaries, said Saedi.

There's nothing wrong with a healthy reciprocation of affection, but knowing when to step back is key.

Communication — or lack thereof — is another issue that can lead to hurt feelings.

"The whole thing about being in a friend zone is that you're not comfortable enough or assertive enough to make your feelings known, and the other person is not assertive enough to just say, 'Hey, this is never going to happen,'" said Wilder Anderson, a Rock Island native who's been friend zoned.

The 33-year-old added that this experience in college left him "emotionally and mentally in limbo."

Despite the initial ambiguity, Anderson admitted to being aware of the one-sided affair and tried to amplify his chances by being a "really, really good friend." This approach, however, did not work.

According to Saedi, technology and the various non-face-to-face ways through which people communicate can cause "hurt feelings for no reason." Simple things like an unanswered text or communicating through social media can cause emotions to flare up and down, and for some people, that can feel like a roller coaster.

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Meet the strongest Saluki, Isaac Ingram DILLON GILLILAND | @DillonGilliland

SIU track and field's senior thrower Isaac Ingram has dominated the competition in his signature event, the weight throw, all while showing the potential to create history in the sport.

Self-proclaimed as "just your average kid," Ingram attended Harrisburg High School where he played track and football for four years while trying basketball for two years.

“I honestly just love sports and I'm open to anything,” Ingram said.

The Harrisburg native earned First Team All-Conference and Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in football.

In track, he broke the school record in the shot put which qualified him for the state meet.

“As a kid it’s nice to do those thing because it opens doors for you,” Ingram said. “Coaches get to see you and allow you to take your game to the collegiate level.”

Regardless of his success in track, Ingram claimed that he did not take track as serious as he did football.

“Track was just something I did on the side to see if I was good at it,” Ingram said. “But I fell in love with football.”

Coming out of high school, the former offensive lineman had an offer from SIU, as well as various Division III schools, to throw on the track team. He also received a football scholarship from McKendree University.

“I didn’t even consider SIU at first,” Ingram said. “I wanted to go to McKendree and play football.”

Ingram said that his love for football was the reason for his decision, however, if he could go back he would choose SIU over McKendree.

Upon arriving at McKendree, Ingram quickly found out how extreme the difference between high school and Division II football is.

“It was hell,” Ingram said. “Our first practice was midnight conditioning and it ran to 1:30 in

the morning. We ran so much and players were throwing up, so it was literally hell.”

Entering his first season of college football, the offensive lineman was forced to redshirt because of the lack of playing time he was going to get which inspired him to transfer to SIU. “I didn’t want to be at McKendree for five years,” Ingram said. “Honestly, if I have to be somewhere for five years, I might as well transfer and do what I want to do rather than sit here and be in a position I don’t want to be in.”

After leaving McKendree, with his offer from SIU still on the table, Isaac knew he wanted to come back home to southern Illinois and compete on the track and field team.

“The transition to SIU was awesome and I loved every bit of it,” Ingram said. “I loved the bigger environment and the people in general.”

In his first year of throwing, the criminal justice major finished fifth in the shot put at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic while also setting a few personal bests in the shot put and the hammer throw.

“It really meant a lot to me,” Ingram said.

“You just have to trust the process and the hard work will pay off.”

The following year, Ingram began to expand on his craft as he earned his first event win in the weight throw at the Eastern Illinois University Friday Night Special.

He then finished third in the weight throw at the MVC Championships which earned Ingram All-MVC honors.

“My coaches knew I had it in me,” Ingram said.

“It was just nice to see the grind come to light.”

In his third year at SIU, the transfer won event after event and became the MVC champion in both the weight throw and the hammer throw, qualifying him for the NCAA West Regional.

Currently, in his fourth and final year of eligibility, Ingram has won the weight throw four times in four meets.

At the Indiana Relays on January 27, Ingram posted a 71'-7.5" in the weight throw, the seventh best throw in the nation and the third-

Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz Isaac Ingram, a senior studying criminology from Harrisburg, practices weight throwing Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at the student recreation center. Ingram thew the seventh-best throw in the nation at the 2018 Indiana Relay with a throw at 71'-7.5" (21.83m).

best throw in SIU history.

“I expect him to break my school record, qualify for NCAA Nationals, and/or become an All-American,” throwing coach and SIU's current record holder in weight throw distance James Lambert said. “He's shown signs of doing it. It's on him to compete and make it happen in a meet now.”

Ingram's success has rubbed off on his teammates as senior thrower Jared Kern finished first at the Indiana Relays in the shot put with a throw of 62'-11.25".

"Usually if Isaac does well, then we all do well," Kern said.

Ingram's current goals for the remainder of the season is to make it nationals and become an All-American.

“Once I achieve that, that will let me know

that everything I did was worth it,” Ingram said.

The senior thrower credited much of his success to the various coaches he had throughout his career.

However, he does not have a single favorite coach.

“Every program I had a chance to be a part of, I took something from each of those coaches,” Ingram said. “They instilled everything in me that I needed in order to become great.”

As his career comes to an end, he is confident that he made the right choice in transferring and joining the SIU track and field team.

“This is honestly just a great program,” Ingram said. “If I had a chance to go somewhere else, I wouldn’t.”

Sports reporter Dillon Gilliland can be reached at dgilliland@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @DillonGilliland.

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Column: Dawg talk with Dodd NATHAN DODD| @NathanMDodd

A three-game win streak for the SIU men's' basketball team was almost unheard of when Missouri Valley Conference play began due to injuries and a lack of confidence.

Whenever it appeared that the Salukis gained momentum from a win, they turned around and dropped the next contest.

Following the loss at Loyola on Jan. 17, Southern owned an 11-9, 3-4 MVC record and were being outscored by opponents, 486-461.

Since the 79-65 onslaught that the Salukis suffered to the Ramblers, coach Barry Hinson's squad rattled off three convincing wins against Northern Iowa,

Indiana State and Missouri State — the preseason pick to win the Missouri Valley Conference.

The three consecutive wins jolted Southern into a three-way tie for second place with Bradley and Drake.

What makes the current run even more impressive is that Hinson is basically using a six-man rotation.

Junior forward Rudy Stradnieks, freshman forward Brendon Gooch, junior forward Austin Weiher and senior walk-on forward John Gardner barely see action, if any at all.

Using a limited lineup means that everyone who plays must produce.

While a variety of Salukis have

Reagan Gavin | @RGavin_DE Senior guard Kylie Giebelhausen drives the ball past Missouri State guard Liza Fruendt Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, during the Salukis’ 71-69 win over the Missouri State University Bears at SIU Arena.

provided valuable performances, the constant factor in SIU's winning streak has been junior guard Armon Fletcher.

Over the last three contests, Fletcher averaged 15.7 points and six rebounds per game in his new hybrid role as a guard and forward.

Along with Fletcher, junior center Kavion Pippen stepped up his game and proved to be a constant force down low. Pippen tallied 12.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in the threewin stretch.

While I still believe that Hinson should ease Stradnieks, Weiher and Gooch into action as a set of fresh legs, none of the three have shown much success in their recent opportunities.

Now in the second half of conference play, the Salukis are playing at least four players over 30 minutes per game.

Hinson does not have the most talented options to turn to at the end of the bench, but he cannot continue to rely on two or three players to turn in high-level performances each game — even though that is what it will take for the Salukis to continue to win games.

If Hinson does continue to get those types of performances from key players, the Salukis may make a serious run in the MVC. Picked to finish fifth in the MVC preseason polls, it appeared at one point that the Salukis would be lucky to secure that high of a finish.

Now, in the midst of their second three-game win streak of the season, the Salukis are averaging 75 points per game and playing some their best basketball of the season.

It appears that Hinson's squad has finally overcome the adversity

Cameron Hupp | @CHupp04 Sophomore guard Aaron Cook looks to pass the ball Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, during the Salukis' 82-77 win against the Indiana State Sycamores at SIU Arena.

that has been presented to them all year.

The injuries that plagued SIU are in the past and are no longer holding back the Dawgs from focusing on the task at hand: winning.

The Salukis have a legitimate chance to claim sole possession

of second place when they play Drake on Jan 30., as well as get revenge for the loss on Dec. 31 in Carbondale.

Sports editor Nathan Dodd can be reached at ndodd@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @NathanMDodd.

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Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz Junior Audrey Snider competes in the Women's 200 Yard Butterfly Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, during the Salukis' meet against the Indiana State Sycamores at the Edward J. Shea Natatorium in the recreation center.

Salukis dominate Sycamores in meet RYAN DEMER | @RyanDemer_DE

In its fourth straight headto-head meet victory, the Salukis topped the Indiana State Sycamores 189-111 at home.

Overall, SIU claimed 10 out of 16 on the women’s side, since men did not compete in the competitive events but held time trials.

The Southern swimmers fared well, winning 8 out of 14 events on the day.

Senior freestyler Bryn Handley won the 1000-yard freestyle event, finishing with a time of 10:10.86.

Handley won the 500-yard freestyle event as well in 5:02.79.

Senior Kelsie Walker earned her first win of the season in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.82.

SIU swimmers destroyed competition in the 100-yard breaststroke, with 3 Salukis claiming the top 3 spots. Sophomore Sam Parsons finished first in the event with a time of 1:06.03. Junior Audrey Snyder claimed the 200-yard butterfly event with a time of 2:05.03.

Junior Emma Brazeau won the 100-yard butterfly event in 57.61.

The Saluki women claimed the 200-yard medley relay event for a season-best time by more than 10 seconds. The team of sophomores

Overall, SIU claimed 10 out of 16 on the women’s side, since men did not compete in the competitive events but held time trials.

Julie Carvalho and Rita Naude and junior Jess Peck and senior Chandler Ott swam in 1:47.68.

The Southern diving team dominated competition throughout

the meet.

Sophomore diver Beibei Ji won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives, recording a new personalbest in the 1-meter dive with a

score of 310.95. Her twin sister Baobao also recorded a personalbest score in the event with 303.45.

Senior Rachel Williams was right behind the two in both diving events, posting a personalbest in the 1-meter dive with a score of 276.60.

The Salukis continue action next Saturday at home to close out the regular season against Evansville for senior night. The meet is scheduled for 11 a.m.

Sports writer Ryan Demer can be reached at rdemer@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @RyanDemer_DE.

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Salukis win overtime battle against Missouri State DILLON GILLILAND| @DillonGilliland

The SIU women's basketball team took down the Missouri State Bears (11-9, 7-2 MVC) in Friday's overtime thriller, 71-69.

In one of their more physical games of the season, the Salukis got the stops they needed in the paint and sent the game into overtime despite trailing for the majority of the second half.

"We had to stay tough and not let things get to us," senior guard Kylie Giebelhausen said.

In the final minutes of regulation, the Salukis got the stops they needed in the paint and prevented MSU from running away with the game.

"Our kids were really active on the ball," head coach Cindy Stein said. "We had to play really gritty defense."

With only seconds remaining in the game, sophomore guard Brittney Patrick put up four straight points that

helped send the game into overtime tied at 62.

"We had to have players step up," Stein said. "Brittney came in and was a leader."

Patrick finished the contest with a season-high 15 points and five assists.

She also provided the spark that the Salukis needed in overtime.

In the extra frame, Patrick put up five of the Salukis' nine points that clinched the 71-69 victory.

Southern came into the contest on a mission to win its third straight game, sweep its three-game homestand and take down the number two team in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In the first quarter, both teams traded points and the Lady Bears held off the Salukis 20-19 after 10 minutes of play.

Giebelhausen provided an early spark for the Salukis as she dropped 10 points in the first quarter.

The second quarter followed suit

Reagan Gavin | @RGavin_DE Senior guard Kylie Giebelhausen drives the ball past Missouri State guard Liza Fruendt Friday during the Salukis’ 71-69 win over the Missouri State University Bears at SIU Arena.

Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz Freshman forward Abby Brockmeyer gets the ball from Missouri State defense Friday during the Salukis’ 71-69 win over the Missouri State University Bears at SIU Arena.

as both teams struggled to gain a significant advantage.

Late in the quarter, the Salukis pieced together five straight points with a 3-pointer from freshman guard Makenzie Silvey and a bucket from sophomore forward Nicole Martin.

The run gave the Salukis their first twopossession lead, 34-30.

Martin finished the contest with 12 points and came up one rebound shy of a double-double.

Southern held on to its lead in the final minutes of the half and carried a 34-31 lead into halftime.

The Lady Bears took control of the game early in the third quarter with seven unanswered points that earned a 38-34 advantage.

"We shot ourselves in the foot letting them get up in the third quarter," Giebelhausen said. "We battled back and forth too much."

From there, the Salukis battled back

behind clutch shooting from Martin which earned Southern its third straight victory and a tie for second place in the MVC. Up next, the Salukis (12-8, 7-2 MVC) will complete their season series against the first-place Drake Bulldogs in Des Moines, Iowa. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Feb. 2.

"We played tough," Stein said. "We played really well together and that's what I'm most pleased with."

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