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If trends continue, Communicating emotions through art SIUE could surpass SIUC in students

LUKE NOZICKA | @lukenozicka

The university on Tuesday released its 10-day enrollment figures, which show a continuing trend among the system's largest campus. SIUC recorded a loss of 1,170 students from the year before, putting its total at 14,636, more than 12,600 of which take classes on campus. While the Edwardsville campus has not released its enrollment figures, officials there are projecting its second highest all-time spring enrollment. Over the last two decades, the Carbondale campus has seen a generally consistent decline in students while enrollment at the Edwardsville campus has remained stagnant and in recent years has seen minor increases. In fall 1975, when total enrollment figures were first available for both campuses in the university's factbook, the Carbondale campus saw a total enrollment of 21,214. It peaked in fall 1991, when enrollment totaled 24,869. While spring enrollment is

not tracked in the factbook, fall enrollment has not dipped below 15,000 since 1965. At one point, enrollment at the Carbondale campus more than doubled that of the Edwardsville campus. But in fall 2016, total enrollment at the two was within 2,000 students of each other. University officials attributed this trend to a number of factors, including location, facilities and the state's budget stalemate. The future of the two campuses During the next two to three years, while hoping the state's budget crisis comes to an end, SIU President Randy Dunn said the Carbondale campus is going to work to increase its enrollment. “If we can’t, we cannot maintain the physical and organizational infrastructure we have for the number of students presently,” he said. “We cannot do that for the long haul.” When asked if SIUE — which recorded 14,142 students in fall 2016 — could become the system’s Please see ENROLLMENT | 8

MorganTimms | @Morgan_Timms In a living room filled with his artwork, Joshua-Kyle “JK” Brandon, a senior from Buffalo Grove studying psychology, finger paints Tuesday between classes in Carbondale. The Marine veteran sought counseling at SIU after the sudden deaths of his family members and a suicide attempt last year. “[My counselor] helped me ground myself and reminded me that, as a human being, I need to honor all my feelings,” Brandon said. “I was liberated, it really changed me.” During counseling, Brandon rekindled his love for painting as a vehicle for communicating emotions. “We try to assign small, simplistic, parsimonious words to complex emotions and feelings and they just don’t do them justice,” Brandon said. “So I use my art to communicate how I’m feeling and I fully believe that individuals who look at my art can feel it because I put a lot of myself into it. ... When it’s hard to have a conversation with yourself, I project it on to the canvas and have the conversation with the canvas.” Counselling and Psychological Services is one of 15 services at risk of losing funding if the university receives no state appropriations by the end of the fiscal year. “It would be a real shame if they went through with the budget cuts.” Brandon said. “If it helped me, it can help other students, no matter who they are — traditional or non-traditional.” To read more about counseling and psychological services please see page 6.

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Black History Month events to focus on declining African American enrollment OLIVIA SPIERS AND DIAMOND JONES @_SPIERSO AND @DIMEWRITES

The Student Programming Council and Multicultural Resource Center have organized a series of events for Black History Month in hopes of raising awareness of declining black enrollment in public universities. The events begin Wednesday and exemplify the national theme “The Crisis in Black Education,” which was coordinated with Association for the Study of African American Life and History. The theme is meant to celebrate diversity, which the director of the Multicultural Center called the “true meaning of being American.” “The crisis began with slavery,” said Lanel Love, assistant director of the Multicultural Resource Center. “Shortened black enrollment in schools have remained the norm in America well into our own time.” U.S. Department of Education statistics show since 2014, African American enrollments in higher

education have decreased by more than 270,000, or 6.6 percent. With declining enrollment in Illinois universities because of the budget impasse, university officials are worried about black enrollment regress. “If black enrollment were to decrease, it would be a step back for not just our school, but the entire country,” said Elizabeth Lewin, associate chancellor for diversity. Lewin also said public universities are allowing the crisis to persist by ignoring the reduction in the number of black students. She said cultural heritage celebrations like Black History Month are essential for “grabbing the public’s eye.” “America is solely made of diverse ethnic groups,” Lewin said. “Once we forget that, we forget who we are.” Although fewer students earn degrees in Africana Studies each year compared to other fields of study, according to state education data, the need for these programs is intensifying. Rev. Joseph Brown, a professor

in Africana Studies, said institutions such as Western Illinois University and Eastern Illinois University are discontinuing programs for philosophy, women and black studies which is critical for educating students on America’s diverse culture groups. “I think that the educational experts need to start off by assuming that it's better to tell people the truth about the problems in society to help figure out the solutions,” Brown said. Brown also said the crisis black students experience spans from the trauma of their own history, making it essential that students of color have access to the truth of their history. “As a teacher, I need to teach each student in my classroom to be successful in their lives and not in mine,” Brown said. “The material I teach should reach out to everyone’s cultural issues and backgrounds.” Shadashalin Pierce, president of Black Togetherness Organization, said the events planned for Black History Month are meant to educate CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Black History Month Crisis in Black Education

STATE OF THE BLACK COLLEGE STUDENT DOCUMENTARY AND KEYNOTE LECTURE

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Febuary 1 at 5 p.m.

Morris Library Guyon Auditorium and Morris Library first-floor rotunda.

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Febuary 11 at 3 p.m. Carbondale Community Arts Building, 304 W. Walnut St.

“The Life of Alexander LAne” Febuary 16 at 3 P.m. Morris Library Guyon Auditorium

“The Boy who painted Christ Black” “Black Art: a visual Dialogue” Febuary 23 at 7p.m. Faner Hall University Museum Auditorium

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the campus community on the history of black students, as well as inspire them to overcome obstacles. “There’s a huge lack of resources for black students, especially in inner cities,” Pierce said. “The events will shine a light on that.” Activities throughout the month will include panel discussions focusing on mental health issues, lack of resources and the state budget impasse, Pierce said.

“We just want students to communicate to each other at these things,” Pierce said. “That’s how we find each other’s similarities.” Pierce said there will also be film and documentary screenings with the goal of highlighting the struggle black Americans have faced while obtaining their degrees. A monthlong art exhibit, “Black Art: A Visual Dialogue,” will be displayed in Morris Library to “showcase the beauty of the black culture,” Pierce said. “This theme couldn’t have come

at a more perfect time,” Pierce said. “We need to remember our differences now more than ever.” The complete schedule of SIUC’s Black History Month events and activities can be found here. Staff writer Olivia Spiers can be reached at ospiers@dailyegyptian.com or at 618-536-3325 Staff writer Diamond Jones can be reached at djones@dailyegyptian.com or at 618-536-3325.

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In uncertain times, SIU asks campus to 'support and respect our international students' LUKE NOZICKA @lnozicka

The university on Monday released a statement regarding President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, saying everything legally possible will be done to support its international students. Of the 1,263 international students at the Carbondale campus, 88 are from the seven countries listed in Trump's executive order — Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia. SIU, through a statement provided by spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith, is not aware of any of these students currently traveling outside of U.S. or studying abroad in any of these countries. The order Trump signed Friday

indefinitely bars refugees from Syria and bans people traveling from those seven countries to enter the U.S. for at least 90 days. Goldsmith said while Trump's executive order is temporary and under legal review, the university has heard "understandable concerns about future changes in federal policies that could negatively impact our international students." In a statement, interim Chancellor Brad Colwell said he shares these concerns with the campus community. "Until new policies are proposed or implemented, we cannot predict what effect they will have," Colwell said. "However, in the face of uncertainty, we can continue to assure all of our international

respond to questions. The first international student to earn a bachelor’s degree from the university, which has enrolled international students since 1947, was from Iraq, Goldsmith said. Colwell, in his statement, said this student went on to become a successful business leader. "We believe that our more than 1,200 international students from - Brad Colwell more than 100 countries positively interim chancellor contribute to a campus culture that helps all of us better understand students and employees that they Education and the Center for what it means to be part of a global are welcome and supported on our English as a Second Language are society," Colwell said. campus." reaching out to all of the university's Colwell said the campus will do all international students to invite Staff writer Luke Nozicka can it legally can to support its students. them to a series of meetings to hear be reached at 618-536-3325 or at He said the Center for International their concerns, provide support and lnozicka@dailyegyptian.com.

“However, in the face of uncertainty, we can continue to assure all of our international students and employees that they are welcome and supported on our campus.”

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Polar Bear sees fewer citations, injuries in 2017

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms McKayla Martinez, a junior from Charleston studying psychology, is tackled by her opponent before a cheering crowd Saturday during a Polar Bear gathering on West Main Street in Carbondale.

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The unsanctioned drinking event known as Polar Bear saw a decrease in violations of alcoholrelated citations and injuries, authorities said. Carbondale and Illinois State police on Saturday issued a total of 91 citations to 89 people, the majority of which were alcohol related, according to a news release. The number of citations

decreased from 116 issued during the event in January 2016, a drop of 27 percent. Forty-nine of the citations were issued for underage drinking or possession of alcohol. Officers issued an additional 35 citations for drinking in public. Other recorded incidents were physical battery, excessive noise and leaving a bar with alcohol. The majority of citations were issued on public property or at

residences, and seven occurred at local bars. Police said SIU students made up 30 of the 89 people cited. An additional 33 citations were given to students visiting from other colleges or universities, and the remaining 26 people either refused to provide information regarding student status or were not immediately identified as students. The number of people hospitalized for alcohol-related

injuries and assaults decreased by 20 from 2016. Memorial Hospital of Carbondale treated 10 patients for emergency care during a 24hour period that began at 8 a.m. Saturday. Four of those patients were treated for high levels of intoxication, three for injuries related to assaults and an additional three for injuries sustained while drinking, said Rosslind Rice, spokeswoman for Southern Illinois

Healthcare. Of those treated in emergency care, Rice said the vast majority were of legal age, except for two or three patients. The decline in citations followed a trend from 2015, when 139 were issued by Carbondale and Illinois State police. Campus editor Bill Lukitsch can be reached at 618-536-3326 or blukitsch@dailyegyptian.com.

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Counseling and psychological services would have ‘no way to operate’ after proposed cuts, director says MARNIE LEONARD | @marsuzleo and Olivia Spiers | @_spierso

Joshua-Kyle “JK” Brandon fell to an all-time low emotionally after his mother and grandmother passed away his sophomore year. The sudden deaths of his family members came after the Marine spent two years in a severe state of depression, often contemplating suicide. He was alone in his Carbondale home when he made the decision to end his life. “I remember just staring in the mirror and saying, ‘Screw it, just do it,’” Brandon said. He put a gun against his head and pulled the trigger. It jammed. Brandon collapsed to the floor

before he realized he was still alive. He took it as a sign to get help, and began therapy through the university’s counseling program. He said he no longer has the desire to die. “The counseling here has benefited my life more than any college degree will,” said Brandon, a senior from Buffalo Grove studying psychology. Counseling and Psychological Services is one of 15 centers or initiatives SIU’s non-academic prioritization committee suggested could be cut off from funding if the university receives no state appropriations by the end of the fiscal year. The Daily Egyptian is publishing a series of stories to examine the impact those proposed

cuts would have on the university community. For CAPS, an elimination of state funding would mean a loss of $647,739, according to the report. Jaime Clark, the center’s director, said losing that funding “would be catastrophic” and doing so would force drastic reductions to the services it provides students or the introduction of an annual student fee. “There’s just no way to operate without the state money,” Clark said. “That’s our primary source of funding.” In 2016, the center had 10,200 appointments and served about 10 percent of the student population on campus, Clark said. According to a 2016 report from the Midwestern

Higher Education Compact, a nonprofit educational research organization, the national average of students seeking therapy on college campuses has been about 10 to 15 percent of the student body over the past seven years. Clark said the number of students using counseling services has gradually increased over the years, and both the volume of appointments and the severity in mental health issues have grown. That means more students are being seen for suicide attempts, severe depression, post-traumatic stress and anxiety. Phynix Huhn-Simmons, a freshman from Chicago studying cinematography, started seeing a

counselor when she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression during her sophomore year in high school. When she got to college, she said seeing a therapist became even more important. “The only way to de-stress is to talk about it,” Huhn-Simmons said. “Who will I have to talk to if this loses funding?” The non-academic prioritization committee was created by interim Chancellor Brad Colwell to find long-term efficiencies that could save the university money. The committee considered possibilities for savings in all areas of the university, from saving on printer ink to discontinuing athletic

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 programs. Centers like CAPS were identified as ones that could become self-supporting by 2022, meaning the state money earmarked for their operation would no longer be allocated. Judy Marshall, the co-chair of the committee that created the report, said the recommended cuts are still being considered. The Chancellor’s Planning and Budget Advisory Council is scheduled to review and prioritize the suggestions and deliver a report to Colwell by Wednesday, said Rae Goldsmith, the university spokeswoman and the committee’s other co-chair. Public universities across Illinois are considering ways to continue operations in light of the state’s historic budget impasse and the assumption that some funding could be cut permanently. Two stopgap measures passed through the Legislature in 2016 that totaled $83 million in financial support for SIU. Those funds, for the most part, were used to pay the bills from the 2016 fiscal year. The university started the 2017 fiscal year “basically back at zero” and is dipping into the reserves once again, SIU President Randy Dunn said following the release of the report. Should SIU receive no state appropriations by June 30, when these proposed cuts could be implemented to the listed noninstructional programs, Dunn said the university would be “running on fumes.” Meanwhile, the director of CAPS says even a reduction in services would be detrimental for students. The center generally treats all of its patients in-house instead of making outside referrals, Clark said, and other affordable mental health care options are rare in sparsely populated areas like Carbondale. “This would really decrease access for students to get the help they need,” Clark said. “We see this as a social justice issue.” Sessions cost $6 per visit under the student health insurance, but

federal law requires the counseling center to treat survivors of domestic violence at no cost. Students are able to attend couples counseling and individual and group therapy as well as eating disorder treatment and suicide assessments. There are also crisis walk-in appointments for students who need to be seen immediately. Emma Vogelsberg, a sophomore studying communications and industrial design, first started seeing a counselor in her hometown of Louisville, Ky. at 15 years old after her mom suddenly died of a heart attack. “You can’t deal with that all by yourself,” Vogelsberg said. “At some point, everybody needs to talk to someone.” Vogelsberg arrived on campus in the fall of 2016. She said she was too busy with schoolwork to visit the university’s counseling program, but decided to start seeing a therapist again last week. Her first session was on her mom’s birthday. “It keeps my mind clearer and allows me to focus on things I need to focus on instead of worrying about things I can’t necessarily change right away,” Vogelsberg said. “It kind of lifts weight off my shoulders.” Though the cuts to counseling services were outlined in the nonacademic prioritization report, Clark said CAPS has a significant academic benefit for students, too. The center’s training program takes six doctoral interns every year and anywhere from 16 to 20 practicum graduate students. Clark said CAPS is essential to the accreditation of SIU’s counseling and psychological services program. If state funding is cut, Clark said those student positions would have to be eliminated. Some of the center’s 12 full-time employees could be also laid off, she said, making it impossible to oversee student training. Clark said the next step for CAPS if funding was cut would be to reach out to the student government

Page 7 groups on campus to discuss the possibility of the center getting a student fee. “Students are most knowledgeable of what their needs are and we really want to teach them to be consumers of their own health care,” Clark said. “It’s our job now to educate them on what it might mean to lose these services.” Paul Copeland, coordinator of Veteran Services, said the CAPS program is the only outlet for student veterans to receive therapy on campus since losing the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership program last year. The program was intended to acclimate student veterans with post traumatic stress disorder to campus and was discontinued in May after the Department of Veterans Affairs lost federal funding, Copeland said. Copeland said the loss of the university counseling center would create an additional burden for student veterans who don’t have access to off-campus therapy. “Counseling shouldn’t be this complex,” Copeland said. “It’s a necessity.” For veterans like himself, Brandon said the transition from combat to civilian life is extremely difficult, and talking to a counselor helped him “return to normalcy.” “I was totally non-functional while I was depressed” Brandon said. “I still get sad, but they taught me how to handle those feelings.” Brandon said while in counseling, he learned how to acknowledge all feelings, whether they were pleasant or depressing. And after a 13-year hiatus from painting, it’s helped rekindle a former hobby. “They really encouraged me to pick up art again, and I even added it as my minor,” Brandon said. “It helped me heal from the inside.” Staff writer Marnie Leonard can be reached at mleonard@ dailyegyptian.com. Staff writer Olivia Spiers can be reached at ospiers@dailyegyptian.com.

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flagship campus, Dunn rejected the notion that the university network has a most important campus. But he said there is a possibility the Edwardsville campus could surpass the Carbondale campus in enrollment during his tenure as president, which was recently extended through June 30, 2022. While there would be little immediate effect if SIUE exceeds SIUC in enrollment, Dunn said the SIU Board of Trustees would have to review how the system appropriates funds to each campus. Dunn said given the modest growth at SIUE, the university is going to have to help the campus fund construction to keep up its facilities until Illinois gets a capital budget. “Edwardsville had to go in with their own money and finish out some auditorium space in one of their science buildings because they had kids needing lecture halls and they had no place to go,” he said. Dunn said he knows there is room for the Carbondale campus to grow

“because we are sitting with empty seats all over the university right now.” The Carbondale campus can increase its enrollment, Dunn said, if it emphasizes its signature majors and considers adding new bachelor's degrees that are integrated and have been successful across the country. Those could include non-profit leadership and management, disability studies and advanced manufacturing, which Dunn described as "the buzz across the entire country." “There is a sweet spot for SIU Carbondale,” Dunn said of its enrollment. “It may not be 20,000 or 22,000, but I can guarantee you it can be more than 16,000.” A state struggling to support higher education While the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses vary in numerous ways and offer different programs, administrators at both say they have felt ripple effects from the ongoing budget clash in Springfield, especially when it comes to enrollment. SIUC interim Provost Susan Ford, who has worked for 38 years on the Carbondale campus, said the continuing

negativity about the impasse felt like a "flood coming at us ... that we could not control." Ford, who analyzes enrollment trends and data that help shape the university's enrollment strategy, said a larger percentage of people who were admitted to the Carbondale campus in fall 2016 went to out-of-state colleges compared to 2012 and 2013. This, she said, shows the state’s budget crisis made a substantial difference. Since July 2015, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats who control the state Legislature, including House Speaker Michael Madigan, have failed to come to an agreement on a state spending plan. In 2016, two stopgap measures passed by the Legislature allocated $83 million in support for SIU. That money, for the most part, paid the bills from the 2016 fiscal year, in which Illinois was the only state in the nation without a budget. A majority of public universities in the state recorded losses of total enrollment in fall 2016. The provost said she has not examined the zip codes of the students who were

Luke Nozicka | @lukenozicka The university's Carbondale campus can be see from above Sept. 17, 2016.

admitted to SIUC and went elsewhere, which would show whether out-of-state applicants went outside Illinois or if instate applicants went elsewhere. Ford’s guess? It’s both. Meanwhile, Ford said the state's budget deadlock also harmed the university's ability to keep students. She said although the campus retained more juniors and seniors in fall 2016, the budget impasse negatively affected retention of freshman, who typically take general education classes that are transferrable. “If you’re a junior and you’re worried, you’re going to say, ‘I’m just going to hope that everything is going to be OK and I’m going to finish my degree,’” Ford said. “If you’re a freshman, you might say, ‘Well, maybe I’ll go to the University of Missouri. Maybe I’ll transfer to the University of Kentucky. Maybe I’ll pick up and put my trust in another state.'” Selling the university amid the state's fiscal crisis During separate interviews, Rae Goldsmith, SIUC's chief marketing and communications officer, and Nathan Brewer, SIUE's director of marketing, agreed that the state's budget impasse has made it more challenging to recruit students. Goldsmith said it has "handicapped us significantly." The stalemate has scared potential students and their parents, Goldsmith said, which wasn't helped when a TV reporter in December 2015 incorrectly reported that SIU could shut down if a budget decision wasn't reached within several months. "We're going to be here," Goldsmith said, reiterating that SIU is not closing. "But the lack of confidence in the state is hurting us." Goldsmith said institutions in other states have been heavily marketing in Illinois, using the state budget as a way to recruit students. In August, Southeast Missouri State President Carlos Vargas told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that his university has increased targeted marketing in parts of Illinois. For fall 2016, according to its first-day enrollment figures, SEMO — a school of some 11,500 students — reported a record number of Illinois students at 331, a nearly 50 percent

increase from fall 2012. In 2010, five years before Illinois started making national headlines for its budget problems, the university hired marketing and communications firm Lipman Hearne to increase enrollment and create a new image for the Carbondale campus, which for decades had been known as a party school. The original agreement was a $1.5 million, two-year contract, which was renewed for $2 million for two years in summer 2012. The trustees chose to renew the firm's contract again for one year in May 2013, requesting more results for an extension past 2014. But at its June 2014 meeting, the board voted to not extend its partnership with Lipman Hearne, citing its inability to market the campus, which saw a decline of nearly 2,000 students from when the firm was first hired. At that meeting, then-board Secretary Don Lowery criticized the firm, saying, "I’ve seen some of that creative work — billboards that say, ‘Brain meet heart at SIU,’ and I fail to see much creativity in that. ... I haven’t seen anything that seems to implement students to come here." The campus no longer uses an outside firm, which allows SIUC's marketing department to be more hands-on and effective, Goldsmith said. She said the Carbondale campus competes with other large, nationally ranked research universities, where students may feel like just another number. The campus tries to sell potential students on the thought that SIUC students learn from and work closely with some of the best professors in the country while improving their resumes through out-of-classroom experiences. The university system president said while this concept is crucial, the Carbondale campus — which is about 10 miles from Giant City State Park and three miles from the Shawnee National Forest — needs to better market its access to outdoor activities and its proximity to the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail. "We get so concerned about making sure that everybody in the world understands that we’re a research

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institution that we forget it’s a variety of things," Dunn said. "All due respect to the campus, a lot of 17-year-old high school juniors and seniors and their parents aren’t quite sure what [a research institution] means." Each campus spends about $1 million a year on advertising, Goldsmith and Brewer said. While the Carbondale campus heavily markets itself in Chicago and St. Louis, Goldsmith said it more recently has been trying to draw in students from central Illinois, particularly Springfield. Ford said the campus also recruits from pockets of southern California, Florida, Arizona and Texas, especially Dallas, where many SIUC alumni work in the aviation industry. Another important aspect of recruiting? Word of mouth, Goldsmith and Brewer said. Ford agreed, saying the state's budget dysfunction has caused some faculty and staff to become "demoralized" when they have bad days, which does not look good to prospective students visiting the campus. Housing and location Administrators in Carbondale and Edwardsville attribute the trends in enrollment at the two campuses to location and facilities, especially residence halls. To increase enrollment and improve retention on the Carbondale campus, the university system’s board of trustees is considering a $257 million plan to tear down Neely, Mae Smith and Schneider halls, collectively referred to as “the towers,” and replace them with new dorms over the next decade. The plan proposes constructing four five-story buildings, which will each have either two or three wings. Each wing is considered its own house, University Housing Director Jon Shaffer has said, and will consist of no more than 18 students. This is an effort to make students feel less anonymous than they might in the three high-rises on East Campus, which have the capacity to house 50 students on each on their 17 floors. Ford said approval of the new residence halls would carry a message of permanence, which would better help assure prospective students that the

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campus will exist for several decades. “No institution would launch something like that if they didn't expect to be here for 12 more years and 20 or 30 more years beyond that to make use of those residence halls,” she said. As for location, Dunn, who has four adult children, said prospective college students look for activities they enjoyed before considering college, such as going to places to eat, drink and listen to live music. He said Carbondale is working on what he calls these "community amenities," such as cleaning up the Strip and adding new restaurants. “If you look at Edwardsville, the city of Edwardsville itself resembles any other suburban community you want to find in the country,” Dunn said of the municipality in the Metro East, a region that has the largest concentration of people in the state outside of Chicagoland. “In 15 minutes, you can be in downtown St. Louis. Proximity to an urban area is something many students — not every — but for many students is an important factor.” Scott Belobrajdic, who since 2006 has worked as SIUE’s associate vice chancellor for enrollment management, harped on this point, saying it takes him just 20 minutes to get from campus to a

Cardinals baseball game. Some administrators said while this is a draw, the Carbondale campus has more intercollegiate sports programs, including a Division I football team. Once SIUC eliminates its men's and women's tennis teams after the spring semester — which Athletic Director Tommy Bell attributed in part to the ongoing decline in revenue from student fees — the campus will have 16 teams compared to SIUE’s 14. At SIUE, students 'come locally and stay locally' For SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook, choosing the university’s Edwardsville campus as an undergraduate was logical. Pembrook, of Greenfield, a town about an hour northwest of Edwardsville, began his college career at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey. As a first-generation college student, Pembrook chose to attend SIUE because the chair of Lewis and Clark’s music department, an SIUE graduate, had great respect for the university’s music professors. He went on to earn his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education and piano performance from the Edwardsville campus in 1978 and 1980,

respectively. Now as the university’s ninth chancellor, Pembrook, who was appointed to his position in August, said he thinks enrollment at his campus has remained relatively stagnant over time because people who attend SIUE “come locally and stay locally.” For example, he said, of the university’s 100,000 alumni, about half live within an hour drive of the campus after graduation. In fall 2015, the university reported that 52 percent of SIUE students came to the campus from 20 nearby counties that the Illinois Board of Higher Education outlines as the university’s region. During the same semester, the Carbondale campus, which brings in more students from other states and countries, saw just 18 percent of its students come from the 17 surrounding counties in its region defined by IBHE. But in fall 2014 and fall 2015, more students came to SIUC from Cook County — one of the most populous counties in the nation and home to Chicago — than any other county in the state. The next three counties in both years consisted of Will, DuPage and Lake. Todd Burrell, SIUE’s director

of undergraduate admissions, said the Edwardsville campus has strong connections with two of the largest community colleges in the Metro East: Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, which is less than 10 miles southwest of the university, and Lewis and Clark, which is about 20 miles to the northeast. In fall 2015, 240 students transferred to the Edwardsville campus from SWIC, the most to transfer to SIUE from any college, followed by 155 from Lewis and Clark, according to university data. While administrators consider Edwardsville more of a regional campus, 9 percent of SIUC students came to the university from another country in fall 2015, compared to just 3 percent of those at SIUE. Other factors affecting SIUC's enrollment – In the 1990s, the Carbondale campus had more associate degree programs, such as in construction technology and electronics technology, than it does today, said Terri Harfst, director of financial aid who also works as interim director of undergraduate admissions. Community colleges began offering those two-year degrees, which Harfst described as "big enrollment numbers for us." "It's unfair to compare today's numbers with the mid-90's because we don't have the same programs that we did back then to make that apple-to-apple comparison," she said. – The University of Illinois, which Ford described as "the big gorilla in the game," recently lowered its entry standards for Illinois students. The provost said the state's largest university system took more students from other state schools for this reason. – Ford said SIUC could better use its alumni to help recruitment and fundraising efforts. One example, she said, is the launch of a trial program by the SIU Alumni Association in which 200 graduates will connect with current students as mentors through email. Staff writer Luke Nozicka can be reached at 618-536-3325 or lnozicka@dailyegyptian.com.

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Weekend Saluki Sports recap SEAN CARLEY | @SeanMCarley

Men's basketball wins overtime thriller SIU avoided entering February on a four-game losing streak after defeating Missouri State in overtime on Saturday. It took quite the comeback to even get the game to overtime as the Salukis were down by 12 at halftime. Missouri State shot 63 percent in the first half to build its lead. Even coach Barry Hinson wasn't sure how to turn it around. “I said … ‘You guys are the ones that have to figure out what we’re going to do in the second half, as far as our energy, our attitude and our effort, you have to do it because you’re not listening to me right now.’ And they did,” Hinson said. The Salukis simply decided to do what Missouri State did to them in the first half. Southern shot 60 percent overall in the second stanza while holding the Bears to 39. Southern hit seven of its final eight free throws down the stretch to ice the game. Senior forward Sean O'Brien came alive after halftime, scoring 18 of his 24 points in the final 25 minutes. All five Saluki starters scored in double figures, including sophomore guard Armon Fletcher who earned a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. SIU welcomes Bradley next to SIU Arena at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Women's basketball sweeps central Illinois schools The SIU women's basketball team headed north to face Bradley and Illinois State on the road. Its matchup with Bradley would mark the first reunion with former assistant coach Andrea Gorski, now the Braves' head coach. Southern didn't make things easy for Gorski, holding Bradley to 37.5 percent shooting overall and 7.7 percent behind-the-arc to win 66-57.

Luke Nozicka | @lukenozicka Junior forward Thik Bol goes for the ball Saturday during SIU's 85-84 overtime win against the Missouri State Bears at SIU Arena.

Meanwhile, SIU's top two scorers lived up to their reputation. Senior guard Rishonda Napier and junior guard Kylie Giebelhausen scored 19 and 12 points, respectively. Senior forward Kim Nebo added nine and freshman guard Kristen Nelson scored seven off the bench. Two days later, they went about 40 miles east to face Illinois State in Normal. Southern then found itself on the opposite end of a comeback as the men's team the day prior, surrendering a 15-point halftime lead to the Redbirds. However, SIU was able to do what Missouri State could not, still hold on to win, 63-56.

The Napier-Giebelhausen combo was at work again in the fourth quarter, scoring a combined 12 points in the final ten minutes. Nebo earned her seventh career double-double on Sunday, scoring 13 points while grabbing 14 rebounds. Shot put school record goes down, three other track and field athletes win events at Indiana Relays. Junior thrower Jared Kern had a competition to remember on Friday in the first day of the Indiana Relays at Indiana University, breaking Josh Freeman's shot put record with a personal best 65-foot-5.5inch throw.

He is now second in the nation in the event and is likely to advance to the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field National Championships in March. Kern had three throws of 65 feet or longer, the first time a Saluki has accomplished such a feat indoors. The next day, three of his teammates followed up his performance. Sophomore Warren Hazel set a personal record to win the 400-meter dash with a time of 46.85 seconds — 10th in the nation this year. Junior Kyle Landon won his top event, the high jump, clearing

7-feet-1.5-inches. He took three tries to clear 7-feet-3.25 inches, but couldn't quite break his No. 4 in the NCAA season-best jump. Senior Cara Engel also set a personal record in the pole vault at the meet, clearing 13-feet-6.25inches. That mark is currently the best in the Missouri Valley Conference and the 13th best vault in the NCAA this season. All four of these Salukis are in line to compete in the Indoor Championships in March. SIU track and field will compete again Friday and Saturday when it hosts the Don DeNoon Invitational in the Student Recreation Center.

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Today's Birthday (02/01/17). Discover new territory this year. Consistent collaborative efforts reap fine reward. Resolve a breakdown in a partnership this month, before cash f low improves dramatically. Surpass a personal challenge in September, propelling new levels in a romance. It's all for love. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -Watch out; fantasy and reality clash. A surprising development requires quick thinking. Keep a secret. Don't believe everything you read. Professional advice comes in handy.

Taurus (April 20May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Costs may be higher than expected. Act quickly without spending recklessly. Pool your resources, and stick to practical goals. You can get what you need. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- It could get chaotic. Quick wit is an advantage. Choose words carefully. Ask probing questions. You're gaining, more than you know. Verify intuition with facts. Cancer (June 21July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You may change your mind. Anticipate some disagreement. You don't hold a monopoly on bright ideas. What you want requires work. Apply elbow grease. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Creative ideas fly by fast and furious. Catch a few. Postpone travel and romance. A possible mechanical or communication could disrupt things. Friends help you advance. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -You're gaining skills. Don't offer a new theory or method now. Temporary confusion interrupts your peace, and emotions could run high. Conclude an activity. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- In a clash between love and money, choose love. Work

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may take precedence over leisure, though. Avoid gossip or complaints. Something doesn't go as planned. Scorpio (Oct. 23Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Something doesn't add up. Inhibit your natural generosity. Neither a borrower nor lender be. Miscommunications arise easily; avoid over-sharing or spontaneous confessions. Maintain the mystery. Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) -- Today is a 6 -Listen to all considerations without jumping to conclusions. Things may not be as they seem. Keep calm and clean your own messes. This is a test. Capricorn (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Take charge, even as conditions shift. A lively discussion erupts. Dispel a false hope. Your insights are good ones. Come to a new understanding. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Slow down to avoid accidents. The possibility of error is high. Avoid over-spending or financial arguments. If you don't know what to say, keep quiet. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- You're in the eye of the storm. A temporary setback requires patience. Anticipate team resistance. Remind people of their agreements. Completion leads to new status.

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SIU to cut men’s and women’s tennis, reduce swimming scholarships SEAN CARLEY & ANNA SPOERRE @SeanMCarley & @annaspoerre

In 2011, Jonny Rigby joined the Saluki men’s tennis team, later named Missouri Valley All-Conference all four seasons, before taking on perhaps the most important task of his career thus far: coaching the last Saluki tennis team. Saluki Athletics announced Thursday it will eliminate the men’s and women’s tennis teams and reduce the number of men’s swimming scholarships, effective July 1. Once fully enforced, the cuts will save the university approximately $660,000 annually in scholarships, salaries, travel and other costs, officials said. “Whatever aspect I think of it from, it just doesn’t make sense as to why anyone would cut the team,” Rigby said, citing last year’s conference title and strong academic performance by the players, combined with genuinely good people on the team — three things he said every team strives for. The 16 tennis players will be able to continue using their scholarships until they graduate or transfer without NCAA penalty at the end of the academic year. “This was an incredibly difficult decision because of the impact it will have on the lives of our student-athletes and staff,” Director of Athletics Tommy Bell said in a statement. “These studentathletes have been great ambassadors for our university, excelling both in competition and in the classroom.” Director of Tennis Operations Audra Anderson said the move came as more of a shock on the women’s side, as the men’s team assumed it would likely be the first to go after the team faced proposed cuts in March. The last time SIU cut a sports team was in 1989, when Charlotte West, the interim athletic director at the time, eliminated wrestling, women’s field hockey and men’s and women’s gymnastics, Bell said.

After the elimination of the two teams, SIU will consist of 16 intercollegiate sports programs, two more than the Division I minimum of 14 teams. The department made the decision after a year-long review that involved what Saluki Athletics called a thorough budget impact analysis and a Title IX assessment. “It’s just too bad when you’re a small sport,” Anderson said. “Usually when you’re a big sport and you'll do well obviously that’s going to save you in some way possible, but that’s not always the case with these smaller sports. They don’t bring in revenue.” The cuts also mean that SIU will be missing two of its more diverse teams. Twelve of the 16 athletes on the tennis teams are international students. Women’s team captain Polina Dozortseva, of Moscow, said it’s difficult to see half of the team’s careers end. “I’ve been doing it for so long that I think I don’t see myself without tennis,” she said. “I started as a competition against my sister … it made me who I am. … It gave me the experience a lot of kids can‘t have, and I went to the [United] States because of it.” Bell said athletics decided to cut the programs in December but held off on notifying the team because of finals and the winter break. The athletic director said he notified Anderson on Thursday morning before telling the teams. In the last year, SIU athletics has made more than $1 million in cuts by reducing sports budgets and support staff, and consolidating positions. The athletic department has an operating budget of $21 million, Bell said. Bell said additional cuts needed to be made because of “ongoing declines in revenue from student fees, ticket sales as well as budget forecasts indicating reduced future revenue.” “We have spent the past 18 months cutting costs and streamlining the way we do business in athletics, in the hopes

Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto Then-senior Jonny Rigby looks toward the sky for a ball that was hit high in the air during Saluki tennis’ 4-3 win against Illinois State on April 9, 2016, at University Courts. Rigby won his singles and doubles matches on the day.

we could avoid eliminating sports,” Bell said. “In light of the severe budget environment, we simply ran out of options. As budgets are cut across campus, athletics must do its part.” The men’s tennis team — created in 1924 — has one NCAA championship, which it won in 1964, as well as 16 conference championships. The women’s team — which began in 1975 — has also had a successful history with two team conference championships and 24 individual conference champions. The teams have also excelled in academics. Each team was recognized by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association as an All-Academic Team in eight of the last 10 years by earning a cumulative team GPA of 3.2 or higher, according to the university’s news release. “It’s unbelievable with this program as far as they’ve done everything right from

community service to GPAs to results… and they've held that from year to year to year,” Anderson said. “You don’t find many programs consistently good in all areas, and they’ve given back to the community.” As for Anderson — the fourth head coach in program history — her contract is set to end at the conclusion of this season, said Bell, who noted athletics will try to find a position for Anderson if she wishes to stay. As of Monday, she said that no formal offer had been made. Even though there is no longer a future to play within the programs, the teams are competing with a new focus. “Basically now they just play for each other,” said Rigby, of England. “To be honest, they feel a little let down by the university. So as far as they’re concerned they’re playing for each other and for the people who support the team.”

Rigby, who has the second-most combined wins in SIU history, said his perspective as a coach and team graduate assistant caused him to react differently to this news than when talk of such cuts was mentioned in the spring. “Then, my job was basically to go on the court and win my matches and that was it, but this year I’ve seen how hard all of our players work … I know how much it means to them and how disappointed they are,” he said. Now he is also left rethinking his future, now that the option of staying on to coach at SIU is out of the question. But he is making the most of it. “Don’t let something like this ruin one of your semesters,” Rigby said he told his team after the decision was made. “Make the most of it because we have another good chance this year to achieve something special.”

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End of an era

January 26 started off like any regular Thursday. Early morning practice, weights and class. An unexpected meeting for both men and women’s tennis teams was scheduled for 2:15, and whilst there was speculation, I don’t think anyone on the team could have anticipated what was to come. During the meeting, Athletic Director Tommy Bell announced that both teams were being cut. Shock, disbelief and emotions registered on everyone’s faces. I picked up a racket when I was five years old. My journey began on crisp Saturday mornings at two tennis courts situated in a London park. I quickly fell in love with the game, and fell in love with the competitive side it brought out in me. I was reminded of those early mornings in the park when one of my teammates write a quote by Mia Hamm on our locker room wall the day the news was announced. “Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you, is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back. Play for her.” It is pointless to ask what if, or why, as we all need to move forward in a short space of time to be in the right frame of mind and perform our commitments on the court. The cut will affect each individual differently as we are all at different stages in our college careers. However, the situation has been eased by the fact all tennis athletes have been given the opportunity to stay and those with scholarships will be awarded the same until they graduate. Ample time is also given in order to explore all available options. It was not within the university’s power to prevent cuts, as this is a growing state budget issue with other athletic teams elsewhere being affected. Obviously, the news was not welcomed, but events happen in our lives that make us stronger and better at dealing with these kinds

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of experiences. Athletic life demands the highest level of dedication and the highest level of perseverance. To reach this stage, we have experienced and evolved in such a way that we can adjust very quickly. Adjustment to new places, new people and new environments is a regular constant in an athlete’s life.

“Athletic life demands the highest level of dedication and the highest level of perseverance.” Players from as far as China, Brazil, Ukraine and Russia have joined SIU to be a part of this year’s tennis team. Such diversity has helped us to grow into better teammates, better people and better athletes. Whatever careers lay ahead for players from both teams, being an athlete has prepared us for the changes and challenges that the next few months bring. Not only are we playing for each other in the last season in program history; we are playing for those before us and for those who support the program. Every athlete will reach a crossroads sometime in his or her college career. For some of us, the cut opens up a lot of stressful and emotional thoughts as this crossroad has come sooner than expected. A lot of factors are to be considered in anyone’s choice to either stay or move on. Having said that, we have a season ahead to play and compete. Managing what is already a hectic life, focusing on the task ahead is something I have confidence we as a team achieve well. Being a part of the Saluki women’s tennis team has taught me how to accept others, manage time, and work within a team environment. A team is like a family, and being part of this family has made me realize college years are a very special time for any athlete. The long bus rides, the close matches and the hours of practice are irreplaceable memories that we will cherish forever. Despite the circumstances, we look forward to playing out this season, and playing the very best that we can, so that we can all leave with a sense of pride knowing that we represented the history of tennis at SIU to the best our ability. Athena Chrysanthou, a junior from London, has been a part of the tennis team for six semesters. She contributed to the Salukis’ record-breaking 12-match win streak, the longest in Saluki history. She also represented SIU in the 2015 and 2016 ITA All-Academic team. Chrysanthou works at the Daily Egyptian as a photojournalist.

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Cut football, not tennis

It’s Southern Illinois University Carbondale sports quiz time. Question: What do the following sports Division I universities have in common: American, Boston, Bradley, California State (Long Beach, Fullerton and Northridge), California (Santa Barbara and Riverside), DePaul, Marquette, St. Louis and Wisconsin (Milwaukee)? Answer: They are among the more than 60 quality institutions of higher education deciding in past decades that enhancing academics and less-expensive sports programs made both academic and financial sense. As a result, these schools axed their expensive, revenue-losing football programs. More than 180 non-Division I colleges and universities also have made the same call. As an example, Wichita State University, a Division 1 institution in the Missouri Valley Conference, axed its football program in 1986 — a program begun in 1897. In the 31 years since making that decision, its women’s tennis team has regularly been one of the best in the MVC. And Wichita’s men’s baseball team received additional resources, allowing it in the past 31 years to garner: Six College World Series appearances 22 NCAA Tournament appearances 19 regular-season MVC championships 14 MVC tournament championships. Wichita State saved $4.1 million in 1986 by eliminating football. Multiply that number, and factor in annual increases over some 30 years, and it’s clear Wichita State has saved — and reinvested in its academics and other sports programs — considerably more than $130 million. And by the way, Wichita State has also increased its enrollment until it now trails SIUC only by some 1,500 students. But although faced with declining revenue, a draconian state budget, an educationunfriendly governor and top administrators with lackluster records of increasing enrollments, SIUC has disregarded decisions made by Wichita State and other universities. Rather than axing its own most money-losing (football) sports team, SIUC decided instead to eliminate men’s and women’s tennis — teams with overall winning records in recent years. By shuttering SIUC’s tennis program (and also some swimming scholarships) the university estimates to save $660,000 – a pittance when compared to what could be saved were football to be axed. In the just-completed Australian Tennis Open Tournament, two of the men’s and women’s finalists were African Americans, one Swiss and one from Spain. SIU’s tennis teams have been infused with similar diversity, with members from Denver to Britain to Moscow, thus making this university a destination point for national and international tennis scholarship athletes. And tennis, a life-long sport, attracts true student athletes, something important to any Level I Research Institution. According to a university news release quoted in a recent Daily Egyptian article, each SIUC tennis team was recognized by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association “as an All-Academic Team in eight of the last 10 years by earning a cumulative team GPA of 3.2 or higher.” So before pulling the plug on its tennis teams, SIUC administrators should carefully examine decisions by other universities and ask themselves whether it really makes good academic and fiscal sense to eliminate its tennis teams. William Babcock, senior media ethics professor in SIUC’s School of Journalism, is a former varsity football and tennis player, and an SIUC alum.

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Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena Saluki women's tennis players place their hands together Friday at Garden Grove Event Center in Carbondale during their first practice after hearing the news the team would be cut after this semester. Director of tennis Audra Anderson said the team's maturity and upperclassmen presence help make the difference during this time. “It fires me up even more to have the best season," Anderson said. "If anything it will help us because you don’t have anybody sitting back and saying ‘well there’s next year.’”