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Bill would allow SIU to sell alcohol during school events BILL LUKITSCH | @BILL_LUKITSCHDE

There’s buzz in Springfield about selling alcohol at the university. New legislation introduced last week by Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Crest Hill, in the Illinois Senate would allow booze and beer to be sold during campus-sanctioned events, such as Saluki games and concerts.

Early voting opens at SIU next week

The SIU Board of Trustees would have to approve all alcohol use if the bill passes. The board would have discretion to assess events on an individual basis and provide all guidelines for responsible sale and consumption on university property. “I suspect that the administration would have some fairly significant restrictions on the consumption of

alcohol in any of our buildings,” said Kevin Bame, vice chancellor of administration and finance. “Those are details that need to be worked out if the legislation is passed, the governor signs it and the board of trustees agrees to it.” Outside vendors could be hired or current employees would be trained to ensure state drinking

and pouring laws are followed. Chicago State University, Illinois State University, University of Illinois and Eastern Illinois University have in recent years been given legal leeway to sell alcoholic beverages during campus events deemed non-student related. Bame said he expects the administration would consult with other state universities to determine

the most responsible practices if the legislation moves forward. “This piece of legislation is very similar to what other Illinois public universities already have under today’s statute,” said Bame, who acknowledged the additional cash is the biggest incentive for the university. Please see ALCOHOL | 3

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Spring break this year means more than pools and parties — it means presidential polls. Students who plan to spend their spring break anywhere but in line at a polling booth on March 15, the day of the Illinois primary, have the opportunity to cast their vote on campus next week. Voting precincts include University Hall, Grinnell Hall, Lentz Hall and the Carbondale Civic Center. Students can also register, change their address and cast a vote for a presidential candidate at the Student Center. The polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 9 to 11. Jackson Country Clerk Larry Reinhardt, whose office runs all elections in the county, said students who missed the regular registration period that closed Feb. 17 can still register during the state grace period, which lasts until the day of the primary. Reinhardt said he has some concern that college students, who already have the lowest voter turnout rates, will show even lower participation numbers because of the overlap of many universities’ spring breaks with the election. “Traditionally the student voting population is little to none in the partisan primaries,” he said. In the past Reinhardt said only two or three votes were cast in every student precinct during the primary election. At the national level, Reinhardt said about 30 percent of voters are submitting ballots early, doubling the numbers in the last presidential election when early voting was still a fairly new concept. Please see VOTING | 3

Morgan Timms | D AILY E GYPTIAN Residential designer Mark Davis prepares to paint the exterior windowsill of Budslick Counseling and Psychotherapy Services building with primer Monday on West Main Street. Davis has recently opened Anthology Art and Design Gallery on the top level of the building and hopes to finish priming before Tuesday’s forecasted rain. Davis said people often misconstrue design with decorating when “they are really two different things.” “Design is problem solving,” Davis said. “For instance, I did a job where the home was sitting on a lake and in the afternoon the glass windows made it so bright you couldn’t see one another in the space. So I painted a perpendicular wall a dark blue-green to absorb the light so it wasn’t so glaring and bright. And people think, ‘oh, that’s a decorators wall’. Well not really, it served a purpose. And all good design does. It’s functional as well as beautiful.”

Colwell asks vice chancellors to make 12% reduction plan LUKE NOZICKA | @lukenozicka

Interim Chancellor William Bradley Colwell is asking the campus’ vice chancellors to create a 12 percent “what if ” reduction plan for fiscal year 2017, the most recent sign of financial uncertainty for Illinois’ higher education institutions during the state’s longest budget impasse to date. This is just one of at least six ways Colwell thinks the campus can preserve money in these “difficult times.” In an email to employees on Tuesday, he said the university will review incomplete, active and already approved hiring searches, freeze all

state-funded travel unless it is funded by external grants and ask vice chancellors to review expenses of more than $5,000. “We are in uncharted territory,” he said. “Be assured that while we are absolutely not at risk of closure, the lack of a state appropriation is placing significant pressure on our budget.” For more than eight months, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic Legislature have been unable to negotiate a state budget, leaving universities and colleges without funding since July 1. Hundreds of employees at these institutions have received layoff notices, including all 900 people who work at Chicago

State University. Programs have been cut. Concerned students, mostly at Eastern Illinois, have rallied at the State Capitol. “We are all in this together, and we need everyone to do what you can to conserve funds,” Colwell said. “As painful as this process will be, it is an important step that will help us communicate with our legislators and others about the value of higher education and the importance of state support as an investment in the future of Illinois.” For the rest of this story, please visit www.dailyegyptian.com.

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Morgan Timms | D AILY E GYPTIAN Fourteen-year-old Phoenix Jahn, of Makanda, performs a moving meditation called t’ai chi with his father, Jeremiah Jahn, on Tuesday at Gaia House Interfaith Center. The meditation is composed of 108 movements in succession, which Jeremiah said takes about two years of weekly practices to memorize. Jeremiah has been doing T’ai Chi for six years and said that since learning, his concentration, energy and balance in day-to-day life have improved significantly.

After big losses, Sanders still hangs around ANITA KUMAR MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU

Hillary Clinton became the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for president as she swept states across the South and Southwest including Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia in a Super Tuesday show of force. But she still will have to face Bernie Sanders. The independent senator from Vermont plans to stay in the race despite huge losses, especially in Southern states with large minority populations, and a virtual inability to catch up to

Clinton’s lead in delegates. He has the money and support to stay in the campaign, if only to keep hammering his message. “I congratulate Sen. Sanders for his strong showing and campaigning,” Clinton told supporters in Florida, looking ahead to a coming primary state. “Now this campaign moves on to the Crescent City, the Motor City and beyond.” Sanders signaled he’ll follow her every step, even if he cannot catch her. “We have come a very long way in 10 months,” Sanders told supporters in Vermont. “At the end of tonight, 15 states will have

voted, 35 states remain. And let me assure you that we are going to take our fight for economic justice, for social justice, for environmental sanity, for a world of peace, to every one of those states.” It could be more than a nuisance. Clinton will be forced to spend money, time and energy that she would have liked to have stored away for a general election on a nomination contest that many had long assumed was hers for the taking. She will have less time to sell herself to voters in a general election and the party will have less time to unify around her. Bill Ballenger, former longtime

editor of Inside Michigan Politics, whose state will vote next week, said Sanders wasn’t necessarily staying in the race to hurt Clinton. “Sanders is a man of principle,” he said. “He believes in his message. He believes he’s the one person to deliver that message.” The self-described democratic socialist has successfully drawn on anger building in the country by those fed up with the so-called billionaire class. His popularity, particularly with new and young voters, took even him by surprise. “This campaign is not just about electing a president,” Sanders said. “It is about transforming America.”

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Presidential candidates and where they stand ANNA SPOERRE | @annaspoerre

After Super Tuesday — during which 12 states held primary elections — Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton jumped far ahead of their counterparts, and Illinois is getting in gear for its own primary March 15. Here’s a look at the candidates’ stances on topics SIU students may want to keep in mind as the state’s primary approaches. The following information was pulled from this New York Times article, this Esquire article and this Mother Jones article. Republican candidates: All Republican candidates are in favor of doing away with the Affordable Care Act. Front-runner Donald Trump t Opposes gay marriage t Supports medical marijuana use; thinks states should choose t Wants to deport undocumented immigrants t Opposes new gun control restrictions t Skeptical about man-made climate change t Opposes to allowing refugees t In favor of allowing some abortion regulations t In support of the death penalty t Supports tax-rate reductions “I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will have Mexico pay for that wall.” “If [President Barack] Obama, through his weakness, lets [Syrian refugees] come in, I’m

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Tad Dunn, assistant director of athletics and director of campus operations, said drinking at these regulated events may even be safer for attendees. “When venues have the ability to distribute and dispense alcohol for a cost, it controls a lot of your incidents from a crowd-management standpoint,” said Dunn, who worked at the University of Missouri, Kansas State University and the University

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Reinhart said the voting process is simple and quick — about 15 minutes. When registering to vote, citizens are required to bring two forms of identification — one of which must show a current resident address. Examples include a driver’s license, insurance card and student ID. “We hope that students will realize that, regardless of where they go after graduation, many of these offices will still affect their daily life,” Reinhardt said. “We hope that everyone will come out and voice their opinion and show their support for the candidate of their choice.”

sending them out if I win.” Ted Cruz t Introduced the 2014 State Marriage Defense Act allowing states to define marriage t Opposes recreational marijuana use; thinks states should choose t Against legalizing undocumented immigrants t Opposes new gun control restrictions t Skeptical about man-made climate change t Only in favor of accepting Christian refugees t Pro-life t Supports death penalty t In support of a national sales or flat tax “Imagine a federal government that works to defend the sanctity of human life and to uphold the sacrament of marriage.” “You don’t get rid of the bad guys by getting rid of our guns. You get rid of the bad guys by using our guns.” Marco Rubio t Believes states, not Congress, should define marriage t Supports medical marijuana use t Prefers undocumented immigrants remain undocumented t Opposes new gun control restrictions t Skeptical about man-made climate change t Opposed to allowing refugees t Pro-life t Supports death penalty t Supports tax-rate reduction

“Gun laws fail everywhere they’re tried.” “We are not going to make America a harder place to create jobs in order to pursue policies that will do absolutely nothing, nothing to change our climate.” Democratic candidates: The left-wing candidates are in favor of marriage equality and LGBTQ rights, granting citizenship to undocumented immigrants, tightening gun control laws, allowing Syrian refugees into the country and increasing taxes imposed on the wealthy. Both are pro-choice and believe more needs to be done on climate change. Hillary Clinton t Mostly in support of the Affordable Care Act t Supports medical marijuana use t Supports the death penalty “Our goal is not to deter or contain ISIS, but to defeat and destroy ISIS.” “We should ban discrimination against LGBT Americans and their families so they can live, learn, marry and work just like everybody else.” Bernie Sanders t In favor of a single-payer health care system t Supports medical and recreational marijuana use t Opposes the death penalty “Climate change is threatening this planet in horrendous ways.” “Health care, to my mind, is a right of all people.”

of Nebraska before coming to SIU in 2015. He said binge-drinking rates during games at those universities dropped after regulated alcohol use was introduced. Selling booze may also reduce ticket prices for concerts on campus, making venues more attractive to touring artists and the general public, Dunn said. Bame said it’s too early to say how much money the university could generate if this proposed legislation is signed into law. “We just have to see if they approve it and what happens,” said Tommy Bell, director of athletics. “It could help

us in some areas and it may also be a detriment.” Bell said alcohol-related citations have reduced at campuses where alcohol is now offered in a controlled environment. But the drinking could pose problems for attendees seeking a more family-oriented experience. Still, he said he is open to the idea. “You have to be,” Bell said. “We have to be thinking outside the box a little bit.”

History professor Jonathan Bean, adviser of Southern Illinois Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative-minded registered student-organization, said his stance as a non-voter is different from most. “I believe that change is much more attainable through non-political means,” Bean said. “The rational choice is to focus your efforts on ways to change the world that don’t involve voting.” Bean said he believes the twoparty system limits voters options and that in many states, an individual’s vote doesn’t matter. David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, disagrees. “The problems that America and Illinois have aren’t going to be solved

by having a smaller electorate,” Yepsen said. “They’re going to be solved by more people getting involved.” He said this election is influential to college-aged voters because Illinois and the U.S. have record levels of debt. Students see the effects of this every day, he said. Yepsen predicts Republican frontrunner Donald Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton are likely to be ahead in the delegate count, but not in the majority. For this reason, he said the Illinois vote is important. “If somebody doesn’t want to vote, that’s their prerogative, but I don’t want to hear them complaining about anything the government does for the next few years,” he said.

Anna Spoerre can be reached at aspoerre@dailyegyptian.com.

Bill Lukitsch can be contacted at blukitsch@dailyegyptian.com or (618) 536-3329.

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‘Fuller House’ brings back painful memories JACOB PIERCE |@JACOBPIERCE1_DE

1980s nostalgia has doomed us again. “Fuller House,” whose showrunner is Jeff Franklin and stars Candace Cameron Bure and Jodie Sweetin, tries to bring back what fans love about “Full House,” just to tear it down in scaring fashion. The whole Tanner clan is back, excluding Michelle, for the first time in ages. The old family home is being sold and everyone’s lives seem to be going well. Everyone, but D.J. Tanner, played by Bure, that is. Now D.J. Tanner-Fuller, she is a recent widow taking care of three young boys as best she can. But as life keeps getting harder and harder, D.J. does not know how she is going to get through. Seeing the struggle she is going through, sister Stephanie, played by Sweetin, and best friend Kimmy Gibbler, played by Andrea Barber, come to rescue. The two move in with D.J. and vow to help her through this tough time. Stephanie gives up her partying life style, and Kimmy brings her daughter with her. The new family has a lot of change to get used to. Looking at “Fuller House”

and “Girl Meets World,” the two big spinoffs out now, each hit concepts the old show excelled at and each fail at points to reach the heights of their former show. Both also represent a viewership’s need to relive favorites from his or her childhood. While “Girl Meets World” overcomes a lot of the high standards put above it, and tries to make its own name, “Fuller House” fails and gets stuck inbetween trying to be hip and being stuck in the past. There is no emotional drive in this story. For a series about dealing with death and blended family, this show never brings you in beyond, “Hey, these are some characters you know.” This is not to say “Full House” was the pinnacle of emotional connection — the show never got above the after school special feel. But "Fuller House" gives you even less. A lot of this issue stems from how the revival show is set up. The 1980s/1990s sitcom feel does not work very well with how new-age comedies operate. A contemporary show like “Community” touches upon both humorous ideas and very serious character-driven problems. So when an old fashion comedy show brings up a serious topic, just to drop it, it feels cheap and manipulative.

The biggest example of this in “Fuller House” comes with an interesting idea involving Stephanie. After a discussion with D.J., it is thrown out that Stephanie cannot have children of her own only to not be mentioned again. In a better comedy, this would come out less tactless and more heartbreaking and compelling. The show takes an annoying and condescending Disney Channel approach. One of the biggest faults of both “Girl Meets World” and “Fuller House” is trying to attempt the Disney Channel style of family comedies. In this way, both shows would be better to just go back and attempt to recreate the old style. This avenue of writing causes most of the kids and comedy on the show to be loud and obnoxious. It mistakes a child yelling as a joke, and does it until you are ready to throw your TV. It also attempts to be hip by using buzzwords in place of well-written gags. The moment the word “fleek” was said on the show, I wanted to stop watching the entire series. The “parents are out of touch” joke is completely understood, but again the show lacks any talent to perform the joke well. As it is presented, the gag feels hackney and meandering.

Netflix John Stamos, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Bob Saget and Jodie Sweeton in “Fuller House.”

Each of the three main actresses' acting ability is a bit rusty. This point feels a bit like a lowhanging fruit critique, but it needs to be brought up. Bure, Sweetin and Barber all seemingly tried their best, but their attempts come off as stilted and unemotional. Bure is the worst culprit of this. While Sweetin and Barber have moments where they perform well past their ability, Bure comes off as one-note and amateurish. The actress is not given much to work with, but when given something, she serves as a distraction from the heart of the scene. The moment in which Stephanie reveals her secret is also a good example

here. While Sweetin tries to make something of the scene, Bure goes back to the cheap acting of her sitcom roots and ruins it. It is hard to imagine even the most hardcore “Full House” fans enjoying this show. The most damning quality to me is how much they have to bring back old characters just get you to care. If you want a good feel for the show, just go watch a video of Dave Coulier saying, " Cut it out" on loop for 10 hours. It's probably a better use of your time. Jacob Pierce can be reached at jpierce@dailyegyptian.com or 618-536-3325.

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Roundup: Track and field BRENT MESKE | @BRENTMESKEDE

Since the conclusion of the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships on Sunday, SIU men's track and field has had three storylines arise. Three athletes will attend NCAA Indoor Championships. After winning their respective MVC titles, senior throwers Josh Freeman and Bradley Sauer as well as junior jumper Kyle Landon will attend the NCAA Indoor Championships, which begin March 11. Freeman won his sixth MVC championship after capturing the men's shot put title on Sunday with a throw of 19.67 meters. He also finished fifth in the weight throw on Saturday with a personal-best distance of 18.99 meters. Sauer earned his first MVC title on Saturday with a throw of 21.54 meters in the weight throw. Landon was named the MVC Most Outstanding Male Field Athlete of the meet after winning his fifth consecutive high jump title and finishing third in the long jump, earning All-MVC

honors in each. Men's team ranked No. 22 in the latest USTFCCCA poll. The United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association released its latest rankings on Tuesday, and the Saluki men moved up two spots to No. 22. This is the fourth week, and third in a row, the SIU men have been ranked in the national poll. SIU first appeared after Week Two with a No. 23 ranking before dropping out for the next two weeks. The team has been ranked since. The next rankings of the indoor season will be released Monday. Freeman battles injury. Freeman suffered a grade two sprain of his left ankle when he stepped in a pot hole after getting off the bus at the the MVC Indoor Championships on Sunday, according to his Facebook page. He competed later in the day and won the shot put title. The NCAA Indoor Championships begin in 10 days. Brent Meske can be reached at bmeske@dailyegyptian.com or at 536-3333

Carrington Spires | Daily Egyptian Senior thrower Josh Freeman competed in the men’s shot put event at the Don DeNoon Invitational on Feb. 6, 2016 at the Recreation Center. Freeman finished in first place with a recorded 19.37-meter final distance.

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Coonrod was a thrower. "The biggest thing [at SIU] was trying to get Sam to repeat his mechanics to allow him to do the same thing over and over and over so he could throw strikes," said SIU pitching coach PJ Finigan. "I use his video all the time of where he started and where he left to show the guys to say, 'Don't get discouraged by what’s going on early in your career.' The Giants have done a great job of simplifying him even more." According to a July 23, 2015, MiLB article, professional teams did not doubt his arm speed, but his collegiate numbers were modest at best. He finished 8-17 with a 3.86 ERA and 199 strikeouts in three seasons at SIU. "I had no clue where [the ball] was going haha," Coonrod texted on Nov. 11, 2014, in reference his high school days. "I was 100 percent a thrower, not a pitcher in high school. I was a refined version of a thrower in college. I am now a pitcher." But Sam was lucky to get the chance of becoming a pitcher. Carrollton, a small town roughly 60 miles northwest of St. Louis, is not known as a garden for future professional athletes. "Around here, it's tough to get recognized," Joey Coonrod, Sam's younger brother, said after the 2014 Draft. Sam and Joey — who are one year apart — played together through high school. Tim, who played primarily as a right fielder at McKendree University and Lewis and Clark Community College, was their coach at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School in Carrollton. "I would say some things to [Sam] that I probably shouldn't have," Tim said. "[Karen] would just say I was way

Daily Egyptian | File Photo Sam Coonrod delivers a pitch during SIU’s 7-4 loss against Bradley on April 4, 2014, at Itchy Jones Stadium.

too hard on him. And I was harder on mine more than any of them. It's just the way you are as a parent." But Karen denied Tim's presumption, saying he was only making sure they gave 100 percent because he could see the potential in them. The couple sees that in their two other children as well. Patsy, 20, plays basketball at Lewis and Clark, and Gus, 12, plays middle school sports. Sam only played two years with his middle school because the team did not have enough players after his sixth grade season. After that, Sam and Joey played in a summer travel league together. "He's a throwback," Finigan said. "He's a kid who played summer ball with his brother. They played legion ball. They didn't really travel around. They didn't do showcases or anything like that." In high school, Sam and Joey played all sports together. The Carrollton Hawks (33-1-1) won the 2011 Baseball IHSA 1A State

Championship. Joey earned a win against Eastland to clinch the title. Sam earned the win against Tremont to get them there. He gave up four earned runs in 6 2/3 innings. Joey recorded the final out, a strikeout. Before that season Sam played in an All-Star game in Springfield after his junior year, where he met former Saluki head coach and Springfieldnative Dan Callahan. SIU was the only Division I school to make him an offer. Coonrod was one of Callahan's last recruits before his untimely death from neurotropic melanoma in 2010. "[Coach Cal] would always stay until the last pitch was thrown," said Henderson, a longtime assistant of Callahan. "Coonrod was the last guy to throw. Coach Cal happened to stay around to see him. I remember him coming back and saying, 'Hey, this guy is going to throw so hard some day.'" That was when Tim let go of critiquing Sam. "As soon as he went to college, I thought, 'He's on his own now. He has

got to grow up. He's got to mature,'" Tim said. "Those first two weeks when we dropped him off in Carbondale, they were the hardest I ever had. It really was. But it was the best thing we ever did, because looking back on it, it forced him to get involved with other people where he could get himself helped out to get by in life. With coach Henderson, I always made sure I never did interfere because ... well, he was a man now. Sam was a man and it was time for him to figure it out on his own. Those guys did a great job with him." Sam instantly started making a name for himself at SIU in 2012. He earned his first victory in his first relief appearance against North Florida, and worked his way into the starting rotation permanently later that year. He earned the victory that advanced SIU to the Missouri Valley Conference Championship game that year against Creighton, which the Salukis lost. "At the time, I didn't realize how big of a deal that was," Sam said. "I was a freshman. As I furthered my career here I realized how big of a deal that actually was. We were so close. It just didn't happen." In his sophomore year MVC Tournament start, he allowed one earned run in 6 innings against Indiana State, but received no run support and the Dawgs were eliminated the following day. The following year, the cards were stacked against him. SIU was the eighth seed of the tournament and had to face the top-seeded Evansville Purple Aces and Kyle Freeland, who was drafted eighth overall by the Colorado Rockies in the 2014 MLB Draft. Coonrod threw 7 2/3 innings that day, allowing one earned run on four hits, seven walks and five strikeouts. Freeland lasted 5 innings, surrendering four earned runs on five hits, three walks and six strikeouts. The Salukis won 9-1. Many professional scouts attended

the game in Terre Haute, Ind., and had their radar guns pointed at every pitch from both starters. "It means I'm doing something right," Sam said after the game. "I wanted to win this game so bad. I'm so happy." That was the end of the Coonrod era at SIU. Everyone knew he would get drafted and likely sign. The Salukis lost the next two games to Illinois State and Wichita State before he got a chance to pitch again for the Dawgs. "You don't just run out and replace a guy with his ability and talent," Henderson said after the 2014 draft. "It's not like those kind of guys are just running around everywhere." Carrollton, a town of 2,442, had a different atmosphere in the days leading up to the 2014 MLB Draft. "People from my town have never seen this," Sam said in a text message on June 5 that year, a day before that draft began. "There's too much talk going around for me, so I'm ready for it to be done. Plus I'm ready to play ball." On June 6, 2014, the San Francisco Giants announced him as their fifth round pick. "The fact they got him in the fifth round is a steal," Finigan said. "Somebody should get a prize for that one. He's got a chance to be in the big leagues for a long time." Coonrod was in for a bigger surprise from the citizens of Carrollton. He said the town hype "multiplied by 100 at least, maybe 1,000." Now, when he ventures back to his hometown, nearly two years after, he still gets attention. "Whenever I do go out, I would say 95 to 99 percent of the time, I'll see someone I know and we'll end up talking about baseball," he said. "It's pretty neat to meet the people that follow me that much." To read more, please see www.dailyegyptian.com

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2 BDRM: 402 Rigdon, 1102 N. Carico, 1315 S. Wall

404 & 406 W. Mill, 6383 W. Old Rt. 13, 781-791 Crowell Rd.

3 bdrm- 310, 313, 610 W Cherry 405 S Ash, 106, 408 S Forest, 306 W College, 321 W Walnut

NEAR CAMPUS: 2, 3, & 4 Bdrm Houses, W/D, Most C/A, Free Mow. Also, Geodesic Dome 7-10 Minutes from SIU-C (no zoning): SPACIOUS 2 & 3 Bdrm Houses, W/D, Most C/A, 1 3/4 Baths, Carport, Patio or Huge Deck, Free Mow. NO PETS. Call 684-4145.

905 E. Park, 6383 Old Rt. 13, 403 W. Freeman

3 BDRM:

4 bdrm - 511, 505 S. Ash, 802,324, 319, 321, W Walnut, 305 W College, 103 S Forest

2 bdrm- 319, 324 W Walnut, 305 W College, 503 S. Ash

1 BDRM:

www.westwoodapartmentsllc.com Special on studio apts and 1 bdrms avail Jan. and Fall. 618-303-9109.

6 bdrm - 701 W Cherry, 319 W. Walnut

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3 BDRM, 306 W College, LIKE NEW $300/pp, central air, w/d, d/w, yard, 549-4808 www.siucrentals.com

NICE 1 & 2 BDRM, rental list at 2006 Woodriver, a/c, near shopping, lease & dep, no pets, 529-2535.

1 BDRM APT. on Park Street near SIU. Gallery kitchen, spacious living room, lovely apt. Starting $440/mo. Call 457-4422. universityedge.net

6-12 Bdrm, info call 549-4808

EARLY BIRDS GET THE DEALS! One block to SIU plus free parking 4-5 bdrm houses and apartments Appts. start Jan. 19th for August 618-924-1965 CarbondaleHousing.com

NICE 2 BDRM QUIET, convenient location, lawn & trash incl, avail now, no dogs. $350 and up. 408-680-4680.

HOSTESS/PHONE PERSON, apply in person, some lunch hours needed. Quatro!s Pizza, 218 W. Freeman.

LOOKING FOR EXP. PROF. PCA/CNA to work with quadrapeligic, call/text 618-924-5268.

DAILY EGYPTIAN NOW HIRING Account Executive Competitive spirit, excellent communication skills, outgoing personality. Sales experience helpful but not required. --Must be enrolled at SIUC for at least 3 credit hours during summer semesters, and 6 during fall and spring semesters. --Federal Work Study is helpful, but not necessary. --Applications available by: e-mail to advertising@dailyegyptian.com, visiting www.DailyEgyptian.com and looking under the “Contact” tab, or at the D.E. front desk in the Comm. building, Room 1259, Monday - Friday, 9:00am 3:00pm.

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GARDEN CENTER SALES 30hrs/week. Exp. preferred. Send resume to plants@gotsky.com. AUTO MECHANIC WANTED, PT/ FT, apply in person at Auto Bestbuy, 214 Health Dept Rd, M!boro. SALES CLERK, PT, must be 21yrs, apply in person, SI Liquor Mart, 113 N. 12th St., M!boro. Please no calls.

LANDSCAPE POSITION - F/T, drivers license req. exp. w/manual trans. salary based on exp. send resume to plants@gotsky.com.

KENNEL ATTENDANT, P/T, must be able to work summer, weekends, spring break and holidays, drop off resume at Indian Creek Kennel, 5578 Giant City Rd, Carbondale, NO Phone Calls.

HELP WANTED. Part Time. Deli Clerk. Taking Applications @ Arnold!s Market. 2141 S. IL Ave. No Phone Calls.

2 BDRM HOUSE NEAR SIU. Newly remolded. Hardwood laminate and tile floors. d/w, w/d and elect fireplace, simply a stunning home for 2 students $375p/p 457-4422

Tasting Room person - mostly weekend shifts & some weekdays. Hourly wages plus tips. Learn and grow with us. Apply in person. Application online. Owl Creek, 2655 Water Valley Road, Cobden.

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resources (Libra, 3/23), and for you personally (Pisces, 9/16). Nurture 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 -- The opposition holds out, and it could get tense. Partnership issues demand attention, with a disagreement on priorities. Romance blossoms through communication. Artistic creativity flows when allowed. Meditate on desired results. Articulate them symbolically. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is a 7 -- Try something new. Challenge assumptions. Don’t try to convince someone who isn’t listening. Refine your speech. Talk about what’s in it for your partner. Unexpected romance could kindle. Let yourself get swept away. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is a 7 -- You can solve a puzzle together. Stick to basics. Consider

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artistic impulses. Create beaut y. Find it in unexpected places. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 5 -- Slow down, and work in peace and quiet. Keep things simple and frugal. Resolve a longstanding problem without ruff ling any feathers. Keep secrets and confidences. Be still, and discover beauty hidden in plain sight. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 7 -- Networking and social interaction provides solutions and unconsidered perks. Hold meetings and cultivate your friendships. Provide support, and share resources. Talk about the work you love doing. Help each other out. Generate some buzz. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 6 -- Practice and study before the test. Invest in an investigation. Your influence is rising. Work interferes with playtime. Heed advice from experts, even when you don’t agree. You gain more now through wit.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016

Four Salukis honored by MVC SEAN CARLEY | @SCARLEYDE

SIU doesn't play in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament until Friday, but four players will be going into it with all-conference distinctions. Senior guard Anthony Beane was named first-team All-MVC on Tuesday, while junior guard Mike Rodriguez was placed on the allnewcomer team. Junior guard Leo Vincent was named to the all-bench squad and junior center Bola Olaniyan was named to the all-improved team, according to Saluki coach Barry Hinson. "I feel as any coach would when you get that close with these guys, you feel like a proud papa," Hinson said. Beane is the first SIU player since Randal Falker in 2008 to be tabbed a first-team All-MVC player. He was named second-team the previous two years and all-freshman his first season. "This has been a four-year road for him," Hinson said. "For him to culminate this in his senior year as one of the top-five players in the Missouri Valley Conference makes me really proud." Wichita State senior guards Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet, Evansville senior guard D.J. Balentine and senior center Egidijus Mockevicius rounded out the first-team. Beane had career highs in points (19.4 per game), rebounds (3.9) and assists (1.7) this season. He shot 43.3

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percent from the field and 37.6 percent from 3-point range. Beane finished the season second in scoring and 10th in 3-point shooting percentage. "To be honest, its a credit to the team more than anything," he said. "It's really not just all on me. All the new guys came in and stepped up. It's a good feeling." Rodriguez's honor comes after averaging 8.5 points and three assists per game this season — his first against Division I competition. His 40 steals led the team and are sixth in conference, while he is eighth in the conference in assists. He said he wanted to come in and do his part to help the team get a

winning record, which he did as the team stands at 22-9 overall. "The award is nice and all, but Arch Madness is what'll solidify my efforts this season," he said. "We have bigger goals in mind for our postseason and that's the next step." He is the first Saluki since Desmar Jackson in 2013 to be named to the allnewcomer list. Missouri State junior guard Dequon Miller and Indiana State junior guard Everett Clemons were the other guards on the list. Wichita State's senior forward Anton Grady and freshman forward Markis McDuffie made up the rest of the newcomer team. Hinson said he could not agree more

with the decision to make Olaniyan a part of the most-improved team. Olaniyan nearly doubled both his point and rebound outputs from last season. His scoring increased from 4.6 per game last season to 7.8 this season. He also improved from 4.5 rebounds per game to 8.9, the second-highest in the MVC. "The second half of the season he's played as well as anyone on our basketball team," he said. "He's been as consistent, if not more consistent, than anyone on our squad." Hinson said Vincent making the all-bench team was also a welldeserved honor.

Vincent served as the team's sixth man throughout the year and was fourth on the team in scoring at 8.2 points per game. He hit a gamewinning 3-pointer on Jan. 12 to win against Illinois State. "Leo sparked us early," he said. "He hit his mid-season slump which everyone has one of those. He came back strong Saturday night so I'm anxious to see how he plays in the Missouri Valley tournament." Olaniyan’s and Vincent’s awards will be officially announced Wednesday. Sean Carley can be reached at scar@ dailyegyptian.com or at 618-536-3307.

Thrower turned pitcher: Coonrod’s road to the show AARON GRAFF | @GRAFFINTOSH

Sam Coonrod's first backup plan in life was to be a bug exterminator, but now he finds himself focused on "exterminating" opposing batters. Coonrod, a former right-handed pitcher at SIU who was drafted after his junior season, reported to his first Major League Baseball Spring Training with the San Francisco Giants on Feb. 17 in Scottsdale, Ariz. — the biggest stage he has ever been on. The team's first game is Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels, and he may have an opportunity of pitching to a player he has always wanted to oppose. "I've thought about it. I'd say [now Angel and former St. Louis Cardinal] Albert Pujols would be pretty neat to face because I was a Cardinals fan growing up," Coonrod said. He said he imagines himself in the big leagues every day, multiple times a day, in every situation. He pictures himself being successful and thinks about what he would do to excel in a tight situation to come out on top. Then when he gets there, he said it will feel like it has happened already. Coonrod's locker is two spots from outfielder Hunter Pence's, four from starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner's and six from catcher Buster Posey's. The three of them have a combined eight World Series Championships (all with the Giants.) Coonrod, whose speed has peaked a 99 miles per hour, could move back to where he finished last season in

San Jose, Calif., or he could move to the opposite side of the country in Richmond, Va., depending on how he does — the life of a Minor Leaguer. "Even if he gets no further than where he is now, he will have no regrets because of his work ethic," said Tim Coonrod, Sam's father. Sam's mother, Karen Coonrod, remembers when he was about 6 years old. He always said he wanted to be a professional baseball player, but she made sure he had a backup plan. She says a bug exterminator was his choice if baseball did not work out. "Bug exterminator? Yeah I remember saying that when I was in sixth grade I think haha. I got it from the movie 'Arachnophobia,'" Sam texted before remembering his mother was right. Minor League Baseball is like a report card, the more A's you have, the more success you are likely to have. Most players start with a Rookie Affiliate after they are drafted and then move up through Class A Short Season, Class A, Class A Advanced, Double-A and Triple-A based on talent. Some skip steps if they are good enough. Some take steps backward. But all want to go one step above Triple-A to Major League Baseball. "The game is a lot faster," Sam said. "Things happen a lot quicker. You can either fail really quickly and get taken out early or you can have your success. You have a lot less room for error. Also, the hitters are way more

aggressive in pro ball. They don't wait around." Last year, Coonrod finished his first full season in the Minor Leagues with the Class A Advanced San Jose Giants in California. He pitched 9 2/3 innings in two postseason games, one of which was a start. He surrendered three earned runs on five hits, three walks and nine strikeouts. He spent most of the season a step below with the Class A Augusta Green Jackets in Georgia. There he posted a 7-5 record, 3.14 ERA, 114 strikeouts and 34 walks in 23 games, 22 of which were starts. He was fourth in the South Atlantic League in strikeouts. "The beginning [of the season] I struggled a little bit," Sam said. "I caught on to a few things they were telling me finally and had some success. I grew as a pitcher as the year progressed." Now, he would like to move up to the Richmond Flying Squirrels, the Giants' Double-A affiliate, but he will have to prove himself in spring. BaseballAmerica, a leading media service that focuses on up and coming players, projects him to start the year at San Jose. Coonrod, who was rated the Giants' sixth-best prospect this year, did not crack the top 10 last year. "If he stays healthy, I'm convinced he's going to be our next big leaguer," SIU coach Ken Henderson said in 2014. That was following his first halfseason with the Rookie Level AZL Giants, where he posted a 1-0 record,

Year

Team

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Record

ERA

8-17

3.86

199

2014

AZL Giants

1-0

3.90

2015

Augusta 7-5 GreenJackets

3.14

114

2015

San Jose Giants

0-0

2.79

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3.90 ERA, 25 strikeouts, six walks in 15 games, five of which were starts. "Honestly, what really matters is what the Giants' front office thinks," Sam said. "I just try to be my best." Coonrod is currently working with both Major League and Minor League coaches in the organization.

In baseball, there is a difference between a thrower and a pitcher. While both can have success, a thrower is known to use hard fastballs regularly, whereas a pitcher can place the ball with movement. Please see COONROD | 5