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No charges in Varughese case, mother claims cover-up Sam Beard

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No charges will be filed in the death of Pravin Varughese, an SIU student whose body was found in a wooded area on the 1400 block of E. Main Street on Feb. 18, 2014, five days after he was reported missing. On Wednesday, Michael Carr, Jackson County state’s attorney, said the criminal investigation is now over. The grand jury came back with no indictment against Gaege Bethune, the person believed to

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have been the last one to see Varughese on the night he disappeared. Lovely Varughese, Pravin’s mother, said she is not happy no charges are being filed. She said she does not think Carr ever wanted to find the truth surrounding the death of her son. “In September I came back to Carbondale and met with him face to face,” Lovely said. “He told me, ‘I am not going to charge that boy, I will not ruin another life.’ He had already made up his mind.” Please see VARUGHESE · 2

100 SIU students were asked... Do you know what BDSM is? Yes: 79% No: 21% Have you ever participated in BDSM? Yes: 16% No: 84%

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Former Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon may soon be a more familiar face on campus. Simon, 53, daughter of the late U.S. Senator Paul Simon, said she has been meeting with Virginia Tilley, chairwoman of the Department of Political Science, about teaching courses during the fall semester. “If it works out I will teach [American government] political science and politics of diversity,” said Simon, who lost the 2014 comptroller race against the late Judy Baar Topinka. “The opportunity to put some of my practical experience in government to work by teaching students seems very exciting to me.” Simon, who was a Carbondale city councilwoman from 2003 to 2007 and lost the 2007 Carbondale mayoral race to Brad Cole, said she is supervising two SIU students for the political science department in Springfield from her home in southern Illinois this semester. While she would not disclose the students’ names, she said one interns for Lobbyist Liz BrownReeves, and the other for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Simon, whose husband Perry Knop is a political science professor at John A. Logan College, said she does not know when her position will be official—if at all—or what her salary would be. For the rest of this story, please see www.dailegyptian.com

Of the 84%, 35% said they would try it, 58% said they wouldn’t, and 7% gave no answer

Have you ever seen 50 Shades of Grey? Yes: 22% No: 78% Of the 78%, 42% said they wanted to see it and 58% said they did not H annaH W Hite

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Breaching the BDSM barrier Jessica Brown

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The line between pain and pleasure is drawn by mutual consent. BDSM—or bondage, discipline, domination, submission, sadism and masochism—is becoming a widely discussed topic after the release of “Fifty Shades of Grey” on Feb. 13. The movie depicts college student Anastasia Steele’s erotic awakening at the hands of billionaire Christian Grey.

Steele is introduced to Grey’s world of control and sexual deviance in this unconventional love story. However, “Fifty Shades of Grey” fails to represent some of the most vital aspects of alternative sexual practices. Simon Blackfell, a longtime member of the BDSM community, said the film barely scratches the surface of the intricate process. “What you see is the activity, not the thought behind it,” he said.

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Blackfell, a graduate student in psychology from Bloomington, is an advocate for BDSM practices. He is hosting an event at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Gaia House to teach people about the lifestyle. “I’m not dissing ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’” he said. “I’m doing this to make sure people are getting the proper information about how [BDSM] works in the real world.” Please see BDSM · 3

Students ask for course diversity Annual food fair brings Jessica Brown

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The university’s mission statement lists inclusive excellence as one of SIU’s priorities. However, Crystle LaCroix, a senior from North Brookfield, Mass., studying English, said a lack in diverse curriculum and staff contradict this claim. LaCroix said one of her main concerns is most of the material covered in the English department was written by white males. “We do have classes that center around African-American writers, and some women of color, but as a whole, it’s not really something that’s offered,” she said.

LaCroix, a white student, attributes part of this to the predominantly white faculty. “The lack of diversity in hiring is reflective of the lack of diversity in the text,” she said. George Boulukos, an English professor, agrees a diverse staff would be beneficial to the student body. With budget cuts and a small window of opportunity, he said it may not be a realistic goal. “Our chance to shake our faculty in any regard is pretty much nothing, because we don’t hire people regularly,” Boulukos said. He said his interests in increasing diverse course material and staff

are sometimes not matched by the university’s course of action. The faculty’s means and the courses it offers are often determined by arbitrary things, such as budget issues, and not by its educational mission, he said. “Should representing diversity be a major priority? Yes.” he said. “It’s a thing I think most of our faculty are very interested and committed to. Can it translate into reality? I don’t know.” This absence of cross-culturalism is not just exemplified within the English department. For the rest of this story, please see www.dailyegyptian.com

out the community Ahmad Hicks

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A truckload of nearly 20,000 pounds of food that was dropped off Wednesday in the parking lot of the American Legion in Murphysboro, will help feed 200 families in need. The annual Jackson County Food Fair took place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Murphysboro Food Pantry—which typically serves 800 to 900 people per year. Jane Williams, a lead volunteer, said she loves giving back to the community and the families in need.

“Each car will get around 90 pounds of food including apples, cereal, chicken, sausage and so on,” Williams said. The food drive consisted of 60 to 70 volunteers from the SIU Arnold Air Society, senior volunteers— some over the age of 80—Feeder of the Pack and student athletes within SIU athletics. Saluki wide receiver Billy Reed, a junior from Joliet studying finance, came to the event with his teammates and said it was fun to interact with fans of Saluki football. Please see FOOD · 3

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Calls to Carr’s office were not returned by press time Wednesday. Lovely said she does not understand why Carr waited so long in the case—a process that has caused the family much grief—if he had already made up his mind. “From the beginning he was covering it up,” she said. “If he wanted the truth, he would have had [Dr. Ben Margolis] for the grand jury.” Margolis is the pathologist who preformed an independent autopsy on Pravin two days after the original coroner’s report was signed. According to a Wednesday press release from Carr’s office, Lovely would only give a copy of Margolis’ findings to Carr in exchange for the official autopsy report. The office declined to share their findings and never received Margolis’ report. The second autopsy, which included more than 100

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photographs, was requested by Lovely after she saw her son and was not satisfied with the first autopsy, Margolis said. Margolis, director of the Autopsy Center of Chicago, said Pravin had two bruises—each a few inches long—above the right eye, a bruise just left of the center of the forehead, an abrasion to the bridge of the nose, a deep bruise to the right forearm and a punch mark on his left side. “[Carr] very much knew that there was a second autopsy,” she said. Neither the family nor its lawyer were aware a grand jury proceeding took place until afterward. “Two weeks ago [Carr] called our lawyer [Charles Stegmeyer] and said he was going to release all of the reports by the end of the month,” Lovely said. “I found out [Tuesday] when he called Mr. Stegmeyer. ... It is so strange. Whatever he is doing is so strange.” The second autopsy report concluded that there was an underlying cause of death. Blunt force trauma could have left

Pravin incapacitated before he went into hypothermia or the blunt force trauma itself could have been the cause of death, Margolis said. He said because he was not granted access to the original autopsy report or photographs, he could not conclude cause of death. “There were multiple [Freedom of Information Act] requests that were denied, and I myself spoke with Mr. Carr to ask if I could review them, he said that question would not be addressed,” Margolis said. Dr. James Jacobi, who preformed the first autopsy, could not be reached for comment. Lovely said she has teamed up with the Archangels of Justice, a group that attempts to expose corruption in the criminal justice system, to spread awareness. The group has drafted a 28page affidavit and is distributing it around the country, Lovely said. “This is the beginning,” she said. “Our affidavit will go everywhere, we are in contact with the governor and we will take this everywhere.”

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Blackfell said many aspects of BDSM are not explored in the movie. Because of this, he warned people not to apply “Fifty Shades” directly to reality. “There’s a large amount of safety that needs to be in place, and there’s a long list of consensual activity that goes on,” he said. One recent example of a lack of consent and safety was the interaction between two University of Illinois at Chicago students on Feb. 24, according to the Chicago Tribune. Mohammad Hossain, a UIC freshman, was charged with sexual assault of a female student in what he said was a re-enactment of scenes from “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Hossain bound the 19-year-old’s hands to a bedpost with a belt, used another belt to bind her legs, gagged her with a necktie and covered her eyes with knit cap. He removed the woman’s clothing

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“It felt good helping out the community and realizing how many football fans there are in the community,” he said. Shane Pficer was at the food fair not to get food for himself, or volunteer, but to give assistance to his neighbor with a disability. “This teaches you self-perseverance, it shows you that everything is not as bad as you think it is, you’ll meet someone in a worse situation,” Pficer said. Pete Pederson, of Murphysboro,

and began striking her with a belt. After hitting her several times, she told Hossain to stop as she shook her head and cried. Hossain continued striking the woman. She freed her arms, but he then held them behind her back and sexually assaulted her as she continually asked him to stop. Blackfell said the movie does not properly cover negotiations, safe words or getting consent. The precautions of BDSM are not the only things lost in translation. James Ferraro, a physiology professor with research interest in sexual behavior, said the definition of BDSM is misunderstood as well. “A lot of the story does not follow what true BDSM is,” he said. “The whole area deals with consensual power exchange.” Blackwell said BDSM is not always sexual and can range from light biting and spanking to full bondage and latex. “Say the dominant [person] likes the submissive [person] to always

walk on their left-hand side,” he said. “That’s a power exchange, but not a sadomasochistic one. There is no pain or punishment.” BDSM is also not just about physicality. Ferraro said kink-based relationships foster a heightened sense of communication. “Most people who engage ‘vanilla sex’ don’t say things like, ‘Now we’re going to do missionary, if that’s OK with you,’ or, ‘Now we’re going to do a little oral,’ and then afterwards say, ‘So how was that for you?’” he said. BDSM requires constant verbal articulation, providing an added layer of intimacy not demonstrated in the movie, Ferraro said. He said a common misconception of BDSM is that it stems from past abuse. He said the stereotype is evident in “Fifty Shades” because Grey was exposed to the activity at a younger age by an older companion. “Whoever’s generating the material is trying to make it a mainstream story,”

Ferraro said. “The first thing they have to do is pathologize the characters. That makes it more comfortable for the general public to watch.” He said thinking of characters as damaged helps people rationalize a taboo subject. BDSM’s forbidden nature, however, can be one of its most irresistible allures. Early childhood experiences that resonate throughout adulthood can play a major role in kink, said Chris Weinke, a sociology professor with a partial focus on sexuality. Fetishism—the sexual arousal a person receives from a certain item or situation—can sometimes be a learned behavior in both positive and negative contexts according to two separate theories, he said. “Maybe a little boy’s babysitter accidentally touches him in his genital area with her shoe, he becomes aroused and then develops some kind of connection between shoes and arousal,” he said. An act’s strong association with guilt

or shame is equally as powerful. “A child tries on his mother’s clothing out of curiosity, and maybe she catches him wearing her dresses or lingerie and scolds him,” Weinke said. The child then identifies the object or situation as taboo, he said. It becomes exotic, mysterious and tempting. Blackfell said that is not always the case, though. “People assume anything involving this world is in negative context or there’s some deep psychological issue involved,” he said. “There’s plenty of well-adjusted people who just enjoy these activities.” He said a BDSM lifestyle is more common than some people may think. “There’s this myth that those people are weirdos or perverts when they’re just the same people we interact with every day and never realize it,” Blackfell said. Blackfell’s presentation, “Clear up the Shades of Grey,” is free and will be held at the interfaith center located at 913 S. Illinois Ave. in Carbondale.

learned about the pantry through a church service and has been volunteering for three years. “It’s nice that most of our volunteers work at the food pantry or are in some way connected with it,” Pederson said. The Murphysboro Food Pantry is one of 150 agencies that partners with the St. Louis area Food Bank. Last year the St. Louis organization distributed more than 35 million pounds of food in Missouri and Illinois, according to Allison Jones an employee at the food bank. To determine how much food the Murphysboro pantry gets, the

organization submits statistics to the United States Department of Agriculture. “The USDA also watches the government statistics on unemployment rates and the economic levels of the people, and it turns out that Jackson County is the poorest by statistic,” Williams said. To be qualified to receive food, families must be eligible under the USDA economic guidelines. They fill out a USDA voucher listing how many people are in their household and their household income. If all the requirements are met, the family is

eligible to receive food. Williams said the Murphysboro Food Pantry is operated by about 40 volunteers, who pitch in during their free time. “No one receives a salary here, so it really means a lot when people come in to help out each week,” she said. The pantry also relies heavily on the community for financial donations. When Williams started volunteering for the food pantry in 2006, she said the group only had a $20,000 budget. She helped bring in $260,000 in donations for 2014, which helped buy food and a $37,539 walk-in freezer to

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Playing 200 shows a year may sound like a grueling feat, but it is a good way to garner success quickly and create a solid fan base. One band familiar with a packed touring schedule is Flatland Harmony Experiment, a non-traditional bluegrass trio from Indianapolis. They will be performing at 10 p.m. on Saturday at Tres Hombres, marking their debut performance in southern Illinois. The trio, comprised of Scott Nelson on upright bass, Kris Potts on mandolin and Johnny Plott on banjo, earned a spot in the finals of the 2013 Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride, Colo. The band was touring in the area a week before the competition and spent time with other musicians while camping. “Every band that was in that contest was amazing,” he said. “It’s hard to judge art … but I feel lucky that we were chosen as one of the top four bands and we got to play on the main stage at Telluride.”

He said the competition helped the band gain some credibility, allowing it to book almost 200 shows in 2014. “We never stop booking,” he said. “Constant playing, I think that’s really the answer.” The trio originated from a jam session the three had on the patio of The Mousetrap Bar and Grill in Indianapolis. Potts and Plott were in a less active band before the experimental session and had been playing together for a couple weeks before Nelson joined in. “We went through some songs and recorded everything we did and we could immediately do three-part harmony,” Nelson said. Nelson said the band maintains a high-energy live performance style. “I approach the music so that I’m playing every show like my last,” he said. “We get after it. It’s not just about being fast. There’s hopefully some depth to our music.” The band has a wide range of influences, as all members listen to different kinds of music, Nelson said. “We came to bluegrass in different

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paths,” he said. “This is not a genre we grew up on or anything like that. We found it later in life." Nelson said being older than the other two members, he went to several Grateful Dead shows, which introduced him to the world of bluegrass. Although the band maintains traditional bluegrass instruments and uses one diaphragm microphone for their three-part harmonies, their writing style remains unconditional, Nelson said. “We mix it up with a bunch of different tempos, different time signatures and other things that would not be considered typical bluegrass,” he said. Two new live albums and a studio album are in the works for 2015, adding onto the five albums the band has already released, Nelson said. “I’m hoping we're going to continue going out and busting new markets and gaining new fans, but also shopping for bigger opportunities when it comes to management, publicity and agents, trying to take us to the next level,” Nelson said. There will be a $3 cover charge.

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Big Muddy documentaries talk social issues Marissa Novel

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Last year, news about Michael Brown and Eric Garner, both black men killed by police officers, dominated headlines. While these men are now dead, questions concerning black masculinity and police brutality date further back than the 21st century and still remain today. The documentary features placing first and second for the John Michael’s Award at the 37th annual Big Muddy Film Festival thoroughly address both of these touchy topics. The first place winner, “Finding the Gold Within,” directed by Karina Epperlein, follows the story of six men from a youth program in Akron, Ohio, called The Alchemy Project. Alchemy’s mission is to help adolescent males in urban areas become leaders and develop a sense of purpose in life by telling stories. These stories then help them understand and transform their situations, she said. Epperlein spent nearly four years familiarizing herself with Alchemy and the six protagonists of the film. “I wanted to get very close to these young men, if possible, because we don’t know who they really are,” she said. The film aims to confront media portrayals of young black men, Darby said. She said they are either glorified as stars in music and sports or condemned as criminals. “I thought it would be so amazing to show something real that debunks all of that imagery that is so hurtful, so painful and you could say that keeps racism in place,” she said. Epperlein said as an artist, she is very intimate in

collaborating with her subjects. Brandyn Costa, one of the protagonists of the film, said letting Epperlein into the group’s inner circle was extremely personal. “We had to essentially become secure with a complete stranger coming into our lives exploring every piece and every detail,” he said. “Specifically the darker sides of our lives and… the trials and tribulations of racism, financial strife, criminal charges and broken family issues.” Though personal, Costa said the process was not difficult. “It seemed that it was almost aligned in the stars for this to come,” he said. “Every step along the way, the pieces just fell into place. Everything was just so harmonious.” Costa said he and Epperlein formed a strong bond during the filmmaking process. “She ended up becoming one of my best friends,” he said. “Or as I like to say, one of my angels because every step along the way she’s been there providing guidance.” Costa and two other protagonists will be available for a question and answer panel following the film's screening at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Black History Museum in University Mall. The second place film, “Arresting Power,” directed by Jodi Darby, Julie Perini and Erin Yanke, addresses instances of police brutality in Portland, Ore. Darby said the film started as a project they created in 2012, “Safe and Sound,” which was a 58-minute looping narrative about five high profile murders performed by the Portland police. Please see DOCUMENTARY · 8

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“The stories were sort of a response to the practice of mainstream news criminalizing people that are killed by the cops,” she said. Darby said they spoke with victims’ families to humanize them in the film, rather than demonize them like the mainstream media had done. Another purpose of the film was to confront people’s utopian perception of Portland, Darby said. “It’s kind of this ‘Portlandia’ attitude that, ‘Oh Portland is so safe and everyone is so happy,’” she said. “It actually isn’t like that.” Perini added an experimental flare to “Safe and Sound," Darby said. She said Perini took 16 millimeter film and scratched, like stone rubbing, the textures of the

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Darby said they interviewed Blank Panthers, community members and activists. They also incorporated archival photos and newsreels from the 1960s through the 1980s of protests, press conferences and city council meetings. She said finding the archival footage was a turning point for the film. “It was too good not to use,” she said. “It really draws a direct line between the past and the present and the idea that these people have been fighting, and they are still fighting, and nothing has changed at all.” “Arresting Power” will be screened at 3 p.m. Friday at the Student Center Auditorium. Admission is free for all students with a student ID. Day passes can be purchased for $4, and festival passes for $15. The complete festival schedule can be found at www.bigmuddyfilm.com.

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Racers outlast Salukis in Dawgs’ home opener

Miscues derail Salukis’ season

Thomas Donley

Matt Wells

@LukeNozicka | Daily Egyptian

SIU baseball pulled off some late-inning dramatics but dropped its home opener 3-2 to Murray State on Wednesday. The game was moved to Itchy Jones Stadium after originally being scheduled to play at Murray State because of weather. The Salukis’ (1-7) recorded 10 hits, nine of them singles, and left 11 men on base. Murray State (2-5) took advantage of early mistakes to take an early lead. Freshman Colin Holderman started for the Dawgs. He hit three batters, including the second and third men he faced. Those two HBP’s would score. In the third inning, freshman infielder Greg Lambert drove in sophomore center fielder Dyllin Mucha on a fielder’s choice after a perfectly-executed hit-and-run by sophomore infielder Will Farmer moved Mucha to third. After Holderman walked the first Racer batter of the fourth inning, senior Bryce Sablotny came in and pitched 4 scoreless innings. Sablotny allowed only 1 hit. Sophomore Chad Whitmer followed with two scoreless innings of his own. Racer sophomore starter John Lollar exited after 2 innings, allowing just 1 run. Freshman Brandon Hicks and junior Andrew Bramley combined for 5 scoreless innings. Junior Cody Maerz set the Salukis down in order in the eighth inning but allowed a ninth inning leadoff home run to freshman

first baseman Logan Blackfan that tied the game. The Salukis had runners at second and third with one out after singles by sophomore right fielder J.C. DeMuri and freshman shortstop Chase Slone. Slone stole second after his base hit. DeMuri got caught in a rundown on a ground ball by Mucha and Farmer failed to reach base on a two-out bunt attempt. The game was sent into extra innings. After a scoreless 10th inning, Racer sophomore catcher Tyler Lawrence led off the top of the 11th with a triple. Two walks loaded the bases with one out before a sacrifice fly by freshman infielder Kipp Moore gave Murray State a 3-2 lead. In the bottom of the inning, a safety squeeze attempt by Slone failed as freshman pinch-runner Braden Mosley was tagged out at the plate. Mucha struck out swinging to end the game. Coach Ken Henderson said his team failed to capitalize when it had scoring chances. “We did a fantastic job of manufacturing opportunities,” Henderson said. “We just did a poor job of managing those opportunities.” Freshman Tyler Anderson picked up the win for Murray State. Junior Anthony Shimkus suffered the loss for SIU. The Salukis return to action at 3 p.m. Friday at Itchy Jones Stadium in the first of a three-game series against Western Kentucky.

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The SIU men’s basketball team has lost because of field goal inefficiency, poor ball movement and overly aggressive defense that leads to too many fouls in eight of the last nine games. The Salukis have hovered around 40 percent from the field throughout the slump, except in their lone win against Bradley, where they shot 46.3 percent. Even that percentage would not win against most teams. Every night, the crowd groans for players to shoot the ball when they are open, but they wind up shot-faking instead. At least it is not only coach Barry Hinson’s wife who can shot fake now. When this tactic is used correctly, it causes the defense to react and foul. But when used incorrectly, it just wastes a quality shot. This is one of many ways the team has frustrated the fans. During the last nine games, the team has compiled 77 assists for an average of less than 9 per game. This has directly affected the team’s scoring. “We didn’t play bad,” freshman guard Deion Lavender said after the game Feb. 17 against No. 13 Wichita State. This was an interesting evaluation of the team’s performance, since SIU lost 84-62 and it shot 40.7 percent from the field. That was not even the worst shooting night for the Salukis. Before facing the Dawgs on Jan. 31, Missouri State lost seven straight games. SIU failed to score 50 points against the Bears

on 33 percent shooting. Sophomore forward Sean O’Brien had a terrible shooting night, going 0-for-6 from the field. Junior guard Anthony Beane, second in the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring, shot just 3-for-10 from the field. While the Salukis continue to show their inaccuracy nightly, they also have a propensity to foul. The Dawgs have fouled 182 times in the past nine games for an average of 20.2 fouls per game. This hurts their chances of turning this season around. Against Evansville on Jan. 24, they had a season-high 31 personal fouls. O’Brien, sophomore forward Bola Olaniyan and freshman guard Jalen Pendleton all fouled out. Sophomore guard Tyler Smithpeters had four fouls, as did Lavender. In the 66-62 loss at Loyola, they were leading 56-55 with 6:16 left. Their bad habit showed up in the worst way, with 7 fouls in that final stretch. When a team cannot score and it cannot play defense without fouling, it is almost impossible to win. Despite the slump, Hinson has remained defiant as ever. He will only play those who have earned the playing time, instead of seeing who is ready for next year. It seems counterproductive simply because at this point, they just cannot win. What’s that old adage about when you do the same thing and expect a different result? It is insanity.

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Baseball America notices Saluki freshman Aaron Graff

@Aarongraff_DE | Daily Egyptian

SIU baseball may have been swept by No. 1 Texas Christian University during opening weekend this month, but it beat the Horned Frogs by recruiting its starting shortstop two years ago. Saluki freshman shortstop Chase Slone was picked to be the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year at the end of the season by Baseball America. “There’s pressure with it, but pressure is a privilege because people expect something out of you,” Slone said. Coach Ken Henderson said Slone could potentially win the award if the voters look at the whole picture. “So many times those awards are based on batting average alone,” Henderson said. “But if you look at him as a player defensively, his instincts and what he brings to the field I think certainly [he could earn it].” Slone is errorless on 46 chances through eight games. He has been a part of 6 double plays. Despite being picked to be MVC Freshman of the Year, Henderson said he is not putting higher expectations on Slone than the rest of the freshmen. Henderson said Slone is not the player who will work himself up about the award. He just wants to play. “He’s obsessed with the game and that’s why he has a chance to be such

C arrington S pireS • D aily e gyptian Freshman infielder Chase Slone is looking forward to his first year with the Saluki baseball team. “I had opportunities to go to some really big schools. Once I took my visit here and I met the coaching staff, I loved it here,” he said. Slone played on the varsity squad at Siegel High School, located in his hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn. He has been picked by Baseball America to be the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year.

a great player,” Henderson said. Henderson said he likes him because he is passionate about the game and has been around the game forever. Slone’s father, Tracy, pitched in the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees organizations. “[My father] has thrown me batting practice since the day I was born,” Slone said. “He’ll critique me as hard as anybody. I could go 3-for4 and that one time I got out, he’s

going to say something about that.” Tracy had elbow problems, which ended his career. He has been coaching high school baseball for more than 20 years. He currently coaches at Dekalb County High School in Smithville, Tenn. Slone said he and his dad are similar, and a game of catch in the backyard is the same as it was when he was a little kid. He said he still enjoys playing catch with his dad. Slone visited TCU and had a

lot of contact with the Horned Frogs. He was also in contact with Indiana. However, he liked the coaching staff at SIU and felt like it was the place for him. He committed to SIU during his junior year of high school. Slone won the 18 and under World Wood Bat Association National Championship with the Tennessee Knights summer team in 2014. Freshman infielder Greg Lambert was also on that team.

“We were one of those summer teams that was not just a showcase team,” Lambert said. “We were actually a team.” The two played together with the Knights for three years. Lambert said Slone leads by example and has not changed much since he started at SIU. Lambert said there is not much of a friendly rivalry; they root for each other. “He’s usually the defense guy, I’m usually the offense guy,” Lambert said. “Before we came up here I was like, ‘Chase, you’re going to have to help me on defense and I’m going to help you hit.’” Slone is hitting .222 with 1 home run and 2 RBIs. He said his offense is starting to come around. Former Saluki shortstop Jake Welch was a four-year starter. He said it is a big adjustment and there is pressure with being a college athlete. “Freshman year is really hectic,” Welch said. “It’s a ton different than high school.” Welch said he does not know Slone too well, but heard great things from pitching coach P.J. Finigan, who used to play shortstop and pitch at SIU. Finigan first saw Slone at a tournament in Florida; he and Henderson both liked Slone. “You hear about gym rats in basketball, he’s a guy that just loves being on the field,” Henderson said.

Dawgs kick adversity, Salukis cannot sustain snap at NFL chance first-half success Brent Meske

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Two former Salukis may have had humble beginnings in college, now they are taking the next step toward making the National Football League. Former Saluki long snapper Thor Hadfield and kicker Thomas Kinney will attend the College Senior Specialist’s Combine in Arizona beginning Friday. The combine is for kickers, punters and long snappers only. Hadfield said he asked to participate in the combine and was accepted. Kinney was invited. At the combine, specialists will not participate in the typical NFL Scouting Combine workouts, but instead will focus on snapping and kicking. Hadfield said the only workout he would do at the combine is the 225-pound bench press. He said the rest of the workouts players do at the NFL combine will be done at pro days. Hadfield came to SIU in 2010 as a walk-on and redshirted the first season. SIU coach Dale Lennon said Hadfield was not guaranteed a spot on the team, nor playing time. During the redshirt year, Lennon told Hadfield to learn from then-senior long snapper Jason Stegman. “[Thor] did whatever he could to be around the team,” Lennon said. “He found a way to be a part of the team and get on the field, now he’s looking at making the NFL. It’s quite the story.” Hadfield said he wants to leave the combine as the best snapper there. He said his focus for the combine will be to impress the scouts in attendance by capitalizing on his snaps. Lennon said Hadfield will have no problem with that.

“We didn’t know what we had when he started out,” he said. “When it came time for him to perform, he never had a bad snap in his career.” Hadfield said he is excited to see how he compares to other long snappers in the country. Hadfield and Kinney used the iced-over Saluki Stadium field to practice snapping and kicking last week. Hadfield said while the conditions were not ideal, he was able to practice his short snapping and dropping into protection after long snapping. Because of the field conditions, Kinney was unable to practice kicking and went to Arizona early to practice. Kinney, like Hadfield, faced adversity during his time at SIU. Kinney transferred to SIU from Winona State University in 2012 and redshirted his junior year. In two years at SIU, Kinney had a 65.1 field goal percentage but was one of three players in the Missouri Valley Football Conference who was perfect for extra points in 2014, 41-of-41. He was also a preseason first-team All-MVFC and All-American. Lennon said Kinney showed necessary patience during his redshirt year and did everything well to have a good career at SIU. “Being a kicker in the NFL is challenging because those guys never retire and they can have 15-year careers,” Lennon said. “Someone has to be interested in you, and then you turn that into getting a tryout.” Hadfield and Kinney will participate in the combine beginning Friday at Campo Verde High School in Gilbert, Ariz.

Matt Wells

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SIU men’s basketball (10-20, 3-14) lost to Illinois State (18-11, 10-7), 7356 marking its fourth ever 20-loss season, despite junior guard Anthony Beane’s 24 points. It was a scoring war between Beane and Illinois State junior guard DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, who also scored 24 points. Beane led SIU in scoring with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 3 3-pointers to a halftime 36-36 tie. A tie for most teams would not be such a notable thing, but SIU has lost every time it has started the second half behind their opponent this season. The Redbirds clamped down in the second half. SIU scored at a rate of 36.3 percent on 8-of-22 from the field in the second half. Illinois State started on a 9-0 run. Beane stopped the bleeding momentarily with his fourth 3-pointer of the game to make it a 45-39 deficit. Foul trouble hurt the Salukis yet again. Their 17 personal fouls resulted in 14 points from the line for the Redbirds. SIU stayed competitive in spurts until back-to-back 3-pointers by ISU junior Justin McCloud with 5:29 left in the game ended the Dawgs’ hopes. The Redbirds coasted to the win from there, only calling timeouts in order to put

their seniors in for their senior night. Coach Barry Hinson said all that was built in the first half completely went to the other end of the spectrum, in an interview with Saluki broadcaster Mike Reis. The Salukis have lost 16 of their last 19 games and play Drake (9-19, 6-10) at 3:05 p.m. Saturday at SIU Arena.

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Junior guard Anthony Beane attempts a lay up against Austin Peay December 6 in SIU arena. The salukis won 71-49. v