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Vol.101 Issue 48 @daIlyegyptIan

St. Patrick's parade Pg. 8

INSIDE:

Towers closing pg. 3 | Ice Cube pg. 4 | Squares guide pg. 11

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

East campus residence halls to close in fall NEWS DESK | Daily Egyptian

As of fall 2018, SIU will no longer house students in the towers, Chancellor Carlo Montemagno announced today in a university press release.

East campus student housing resources will merger with West campus to increase student engagement in the upcoming fall semester.

“By bringing students together in Thompson Point, we can continue to build a tightly knit, engaged community,” Montemagno said in the release. “It will also increase traffic to our Student Center, which should be a centerpiece of campus life.”

Lori Stettler, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, said the consolidation of housing to West Campus will make recreational student activities in the Student Center and Student Services Building more accessible.

"The Office of Student Engagement is working to bring new and innovative programs and services to students through their offices as well as working collaboratively across campus," Stettler said. "As these new initiatives take shape, more information will be available."

Moving all students living in the university's residence halls would leave Mae Smith Hall and Neely Hall vacant, in addition to Schneider Hall, which has been closed since Fall.

Montemagno said the decline in enrollment made the move possible, but the change was pushed to build engagement and enhance the university's retention rate, according to the release.

“As we rebuild enrollment in the yearsWW ahead, we will always have the option of having students on both sides of campus again,” Montemagno said. “For now, we can best serve students by making sure that they are part of a vibrant and active community.”

Director of University Housing Jon Schaffer said in the release that closing the towers will help the university minimize the need for increasing future room and board costs for students.

Stettler said the administration hopes minimizing costs and increasing benefits of living on campus will encourage students to live in the residence halls and be part of the larger university community.

One of the administration's goal when consolidating housing is to minimize layoffs for university employees, Stettler said.

"We are continuing to analyze the positions needed and don’t yet know how many people might be affected or moved to other positions," she said.

She said new students who signed housing contracts

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for the upcoming fall semester will not be affected because they have not yet been assigned rooms.

For the 500-600 returning students who have already selected rooms for the next fall semester, Shaffer said the housing office will reach out to them and work through the changes.

The closures will also affect students living in livinglearning communities: floors or buildings where students with similar interests and hobbies live together.

“We are continuing to grow the number of livinglearning communities on campus,” Shaffer said in a university press release. “While the location may change, our commitment remains the same.”

There are living-learning communities on both sides of campus.

Rumors about East Campus closing have circulated around the university since February.

Admissions and Group Visit Coordinator Rita Medina told Saluki Ambassadors in an email that as of February 19, East Campus would no longer be shown to potential students visiting the campus.

According to the email obtained by the Daily Egyptian, ambassadors were told to tell families who asked about East Campus closing to say something along the lines of: "There's no official word yet, but it is something that has been discussed for years since it sometimes creates a divide between students. Having one on-campus housing area for all new students could be a great way to create a stronger sense of community and Saluki pride."

Although the towers will be closed in the upcoming fall semester, the university will continue to offer housing at University Hall, Wall and Grand Apartments and Evergreen Terrace.

According to the release, the Gathering Place Snack Shop, which is currently in Grinnell Hall, will be moved to University Hall.

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Rap icon Ice Cube to perform at SIU in April

Scott Sharpe | Raleigh News & Observer/MCT Ice Cube performs with Public Enemy during the Kings of the Mic Tour in Durham, North Carolina, Sunday, June 16, 2013.

NEWS DESK | Daily Egyptian

Actor, singer and songwriter O'Shea Jackson Sr., also known as "Ice Cube," is slated to perform at 8 p.m. on April 28, at SIU arena according to a university press release.

The concert kick-starts SIU's new arts and entertainments program 'SIU Presents,' according to the press release.

“We want people to think of SIU as the place to go not only for a tremendous education but also as a place where they have positive experiences and make lasting memories,” Chancellor Carlo Montemagno said in the release.

“We’re also confident these efforts will benefit the city of Carbondale and the region through tourism revenue.”

Ice Cube is one of the founding artists of 'gangsta rap' and has sold millions of records worldwide. He

is also known for his roles in '21 Jump Street,' 'Ride Along', and 'Straight Outta Compton.'

Tickets are now on sale at www. events.siu.edu and can also be bought by calling 1-877-Salukis.

They can also be purchased at the McCloud ticket office or Arena ticket office There is a $10 discount for students who present their I.D. Prices are: $80 for general admission floor, $50 for lower bowl chairback, $45 for upper bowl chairback, $35 for upper bowl bleacher and $25 for limited view. In addition, there is a $5 facility fee.

General sales began Monday.

Since Tuesday at 3 p.m., 662 tickets had been sold.

The Daily Egyptian’s campus desk can be reached at 618-5363397 or editor@dailyegyptian.com.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

US to give $2.5M to assist with Venezuelan refugees stranded across border

Southern Illinois University School of Law

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SIMONDS LECTURE EILEEN NORCROSS

Illinois’ Fiscal Breaking Points: Causes and Consequences of a State in Distress

FRANCO ORDONEZ | McClatchy Washington Bureau

The Trump administration will provide $2.5 million in humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees who have fled into Colombian border towns fleeing poverty and oppression.

The extra money, provided through the U.S. Agency for International Development, will provide emergency food and health assistance as the Colombian government struggles to provide necessary medical and social services, said Mark Green, USAID administrator.

"The influx of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans has strained the medical and social services of Colombian border communities and others throughout the Western Hemisphere," Green said. "Regrettably, this crisis in Venezuela, which is now spilling into the broader region, is man-made _ the result of continued political mismanagement and corruption by the Maduro regime."

The United Nations has warned of an unfolding humanitarian crisis on the Colombia-Venezuela border and has called on international governments to help Colombia and other neighbors. More than 600,000 Venezuelans have fled into Colombia to escape economic uncertainty and a political crackdown.

The United States government would prefer to provide the aid to Venezuelans inside the country, but Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has so far rejected such offers while downplaying the crisis. He accuses the United States of attempting to undermine his government.

The European Union on Monday also announced that it will provide an additional $2.6 million to help Colombia deal with the migrant crisis as part of a larger package that includes support for victims of the country's decades-old armed conflict.

The U.S. funding will be distributed through the Colombian government, Pan American Health Organization and United Nations World Food Program.

David Beasley, the executive director of the World Food Program, warned Congress last week of a "tipping point" as 50,000 to 100,000 desperate Venezuelans cross the border each day. During his recent visit to the border, Beasley said he learned of the prostitution of young girls while young boys were signing up with extremist and other armed groups.

"It was heartbreaking to see what's taking place," Beasley said.

It's unclear what type of congressional support the additional funding will have. But a similar measure

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Natalia Ortiz Mantilla | DPA Abaca Press People from Venezuela stands in line at the foundation for a red mark for lunch in Bucaramanga, Colombia, February 7. The Posada offers affordable meals for migrants. They used to cook around 150 meals per day, but nowadays the prepare around 400. Many people who came from the crisishit country Venezuela to Colombia earn their living by selling goods on the streets. More than half a million people have fled to Colombia. Colombian president Santos announced more strict entry regulations in the border city of Cucuta.

introduced by Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and Eliot Engel of New York, the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Relations Committee, to instruct USAID to provide humanitarian assistance to the Venezuelan people handedly passed the House in December.

Ros-Lehtinen and Engel called the USAID funding a "welcome start" and encouraged South American allies to provide similar aid.

"It is long past time for the international community to step up and provide much-needed food and medicine to the countless Venezuelans who continue to suffer both inside and outside of the country," they said in a statement.

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called for a donors summit to help coordinate the international response.

"As Venezuela's crisis spills beyond its border and threatens to destabilize neighboring countries, today's announcement must only be a first step," Menendez said.

During his trip to Latin America, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos that the United States would like to provide assistance inside Venezuela, said Francisco Palmieri, the current acting assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs, in a State Department video interview.

"The idea is to keep them near the border so that when democracy is restored, they can go home," Palmieri said.

EILEEN NORCROSS is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. As director for the Mercatus Center’s State and Local Policy Project, she focuses on questions of public finance and how economic institutions support or hamper economic resiliency and civil society. She specializes in fiscal federalism and institutions, state and local government finance, public sector pensions, public administration, and economic development.

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Red carpet premiere showcases university made eclipse documentary TYLER MALONE | Daily Egyptian

After documenting the rare total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, university professors and students will premiere their documentary film, “In the Shadow,� at 5:30 p.m. on March 24 in Shyrock Auditorium.

The documentary premiere will be a red-carpet event.

Regions of North America could witness the rare total solar eclipse, a natural phenomena that had not been witnessed by people in the United States since 1979.

Carbondale, Illinois is one of the best locations in the country to see the full 2 minutes and 38 seconds of totality.

SIU spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith said an estimated 30,000 people gathered on campus to watch the eclipse, 14,000 of whom gathered at the stadium.

Among these people were Radio, Television and Digital Media Instructor Mark Stoffel, RTD Interim Chair Howard D Motyl, and numerous university students who documented the rare astronomical event. “The eclipse was a big deal for our area, for the University, and for everyone who had witnessed it,� Stoffel said.

Both Stoffel and Motyl said the project took countless hours of brainstorming sessions, production meetings and sifting through hundreds of hours of footage that were contributed to by dozens of students, faculty and staff volunteers. “Working with our students on eclipse day and witnessing their professionalism and their

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excitement in the footage they captured was one of the best parts of working on the documentary,�

Stoffel said.

Motyl said he and Stoffel are friends and worked on individual projects, but never together until now. “The whole process was a joy, and we will be doing some work together again soon,� Motyl said.

The premiere will begin with university lecturer and awardwinning songwriter Jenny Johnson and her band playing a few songs, Motyl said. The band’s song “In the Shadow,� is the featured song about the Solar Eclipse used in the documentary.

Jenny Johnson’s musical contribution to the film added great mood-setting music such as “Eclipse Song� and “In the Shadow,� Stoffel said.

The songs not only coined the title of the film “In the Shadow� but turned out to be wonderful for many scenes of the documentary,

he said. “After the screening, Stoffel and I will have a Q and A about the film, then a couple of special guests who were in the film will come on stage with us for a Q and A, too,� Motyl said. “They are Mat Kaplan of Planetary Radio, who emceed the stadium show on Eclipse day, and Michele Nichols of the Adler Planetarium, who was one of the co-hosts on August 21.

After the question and answer session of the premiere there will be a star-gazing party sponsored by the Physics Department.

Telescopes and sweet treats will be provided for the party, Motyl said. “I am confident to say we have created a neat film I am very proud of,� Stoffel said.

The entire event will be free of charge to anyone who wishes to attend.

Staff writer Tyler Malone can be reached at tmalone@dailyegyptian.com.

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Native Trees and shrubs to be sold at SIU Arena KITT FRESA | @kittfresa

Members of the Carbondale community will have the opportunity to buy trees and shrubs native to the surrounding environment on March 24 and 25 at the SIU Arena parking lot on.

“We focus on bringing people the trees that are from this area or belong in this area," Executive Director of Keep Carbondale Beautiful Sarah Heyer said.

"Animals and insects recognize that plant as something that is a source of food or a home for them, and so it fits into the ecosystem more successfully.”

Keep Carbondale Beautiful is a non-profit corporation that has been in Carbondale since 1987.

The corporation's mission statement is to initiate, plan and direct cooperative efforts in litter control, recycling, community beautification and environmental education.

The trees that KCB will be selling are grown just south of Carbondale and north of St. Louis. The trees and shrubs themselves

come in three-gallon pots and are typically able to fit inside most cars. Trees are $25-30 and shrubs are $20.

Some of the trees to be sold include Sugar Maple, River Birch, Pecan, Sycamore, Cherrybark Oak and Bald Cypress. Some of the shrubs include Wild Hydrangea, Black Chokeberry, American Plum, Inkberry and Virginia Sweetspire.

Heyer said KCB will order any tree for customers except invasive trees and the tree a customer wants to order doesn’t have to be native.

Heyer said many people come to tree sales specifically looking for native trees. Buyers can go as far as wanting to know the exact location of where the tree was grown.

Knowing this, buyers can compare the environment the tree was grown in to the environment in which they'll plant the tree.

“If a tree is grown here in this area then it’s used to the weather that we have," Heyer said. "It's used to this climate, animals and other things in the environment so they’re usually more successful than a tree from

someplace else.”

Heyer is the only employee of KCB but the corporation also includes a volunteer Board of Directors with seven members.

“It's a really good job because I can just do stuff that I believe in and encourage other people to do the right thing," Heyer said. "I don't have anybody competing against me because if you’re doing it too that makes it easier.”

One of these ‘competitors’ is Green Earth, a non-profit land conservation organization in Carbondale, that works alongside Heyer and KCB. KCB and Green Earth do separate sales in the spring, but a joint one in the fall.

Executive Director of Green Earth Stephanie Eichholz, said twice a year Green Earth and KCB have a partnership on a volunteer work day where the two organizations come together to clean up trash in and around nature preserves and neighborhoods.

Eichholz said many volunteers and RSOs come out from SIU to help with some of

the projects.

“We get pretty good numbers when we come together like that and that way we can send the students out in teams and really cover a lot of area,” Eichholz said.

Later on in the season Green Earth will host its own Spring Native Plant Sale Fundraiser on April 14 from 8 am to 2 pm at John A. Logan College in Carterville.

Eichholz also talked about why native species are so important to the environment.

“When you start introducing exotic species you no longer have that coevolved relationship….The insects can no longer subsist on the plants for food and habitat,” Eichholz said.

Eichholz said when insects can no longer subsist on the plants, it affects the rest of the food web. When the insects' population is diminished, the birds who eat the insects start to disappear as well.

Staff writer Kitt Fresa can be reached at kfresa@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @kittfresa.

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Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena Mike Haney, an assistant manager at Walmart from Anna looks to pass candy to bystander Saturday during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Murphysboro.

Murphysboro celebrates St. Patrick's Day

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Top Left: From left: Toby Cross, 12, Krystal Cross, a teacher's aid, Annabelle Cross, 5, and Jermiah Cross watch the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday in Murphysboro. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena) Top Right: Brynlee Hines and Westin Hines, from Elkville, search for coins in a water fountain during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday in Murphysboro. (Reagan Gavin | @RGavin_DE) Bottom Left: From left: Deacon Rathjen, 2, of Murphysboro, Murphysboro fireman Chris Morber dressed as ‘Sparky’ and Justin Cohen of Carbondale pose for a photo Saturday during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Murphysboro. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena) Bottom Right: Runners participating in the St. Patrick’s Day 5K Walk/Run on Saturday in Murphysboro. (Reagan Gavin | @RGavin_DE)

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The Question of Intersex and Trans in Sports

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LGBTQ student expresses concerns over non-binary facilities on campus CLAIR COWLEY | Daily Egyptian

Despite the university’s support services on campus, some members of the LGBTQ student population say they struggle with only having a few nonbinary restrooms on campus. “There aren’t gender-neutral restrooms all over campus which forces me to choose to use the men’s or women’s restroom,� said Michael Thornton, a sophomore from Naperville studying animation.

As previously reported by the Daily Egyptian in 2016, gender-neutral bathrooms were built in Grinnell Hall and Trueblood Hall in response to students' requests. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Stettler said the bathrooms will be closed next year due to the closing of East Campus.

"Gender-neutral restrooms are available at Lentz, on the west side of the dining room on the first floor and accessible from the west doors," Stettler said. Thornton prefers to be addressed by they, them and their pronouns because they do not identify as a boy or a girl. When Thornton is perceived as a boy and is addressed by specific gender pronouns, they said it causes them gender dysphoria.

Gender dysphoria can be defined as the condition of feeling one’s gender identity is opposite to one’s biological sex.

Thornton chooses to use the men’s restroom because it’s “safer," they said. “There is also the concern of being attacked in the restroom if someone finds out I am transgender, non-binary or queer and they lash out,� Thornton said.

Thornton wishes to bring awareness, pride and community to the LGBTQ community by carrying a transgender flag around campus.  “The blue stripe represents boys and men, the pink stripe represents girls and women, and the white stripe in the middle represents other gender identities such as genderqueer, non-binary and gender fluid,� Thornton said. “Even

within the LGBTQIA+ community, the transgender community still faces discrimination and stigma.�

This is due to stereotypes and misconceptions of how transgenders behave, Thornton said, adding that transgender people often have their voices misheard or ignored. “When someone refers to me with either he or her, it does not sit right with me and does not feel like those pronouns are true to who I am,� Thornton said.

Thornton said while supportive spaces exist at the university, they are not enough for the LGBTQ community to feel supported or for a non-binary person feel recognized by the university. “While filling out surveys or forms that ask for my gender, I either have to choose male or female or write in my gender identity,� Thornton said. “Both of these options feed into the erasure of non-binary genders because it enforces that there are only two genders, and anything else is just ‘other.’�

Daniel Drummer, a junior from Chicago studying hospitality, said he created a registered student organization called “Queer People of Color� which provides a space for learning and inclusion. “The intersectionalities that exist within all of our lives is what makes us different,� Drummer said. “Queer people of color was started because, at the time, I felt as if the issues that needed to be talked about within the community were not being discussed.�

He recalled an experience of prejudice on campus when he lived in the towers.

He said someone riding the elevator screamed pro-Trump slogans and called his friend and him the n-word out of their dorm window.

Saluki Rainbow Network member Da’Veon Burtin said there has been some prejudice, and there always will be. “It’s something we learn to deal with at a young age," Burtin said. "It’s nothing to get mad about because you can’t force people to change their minds. All you can do is show the

person God made you be and walk in your truth. The rest will follow.� Once Burtin and his friend were beaten outside of a local bar for being black and gay, he said. “It’s a scary situation because at that moment you have to get over the slanders being thrown at you and fight. The situation would have been very terrible if we would have just given in to defeat.

But, at that moment, we had a choice to fight for our lives for one and two for our respect and dignity,� he said. “It’s an experience I will never forget, trying to protect myself, but also trying to protect my best friend."

Burtin said the police weren’t helpful that night, categorizing the incident as a bar fight instead of a hate crime.

Drummer said he doesn’t recall a time on campus that he felt uncomfortable about his gender orientation. “Yes, SIU does make me feel supported about my sexual orientation.

There are tons of people that I speak to on this campus and they do not make me feel as if I do not belong here,� he said. “It's all about not being afraid to approach them and giving them the chance to know you.�

Drummer said he’s aware of most of the services on campus and when he needs them he knows who to call.

Burtin said he also has never felt uncomfortable about his gender on campus. “Coming to SIU, I have been the most comfortable I have been my entire life.

I’ve grown in many ways from stepping foot on campus,� he said. “We have Saluki Rainbow Network, whose doors are always open to anyone in need and the office is open at any time if anyone needs to cry about anything.�

Burtin said Carbondale has activities for the LGBTQ community including a drag race at the Street Bar on 213 East Main Street. “The rainbow cafe for those of young age to 21, their doors are always open, and many more, if you need support we have plenty in Carbondale,� he said.

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Flirting in college: a squares guide JEREMY BROWN | @JeremyBrown_DE

Many students reinvent themselves when entering college. Some ask to be called by a new nickname. Some change their diet or start to work out.

A lot of them try finding love or at least finding a date.

Those who have had first or second dates numerous times know a few ways to make a great first impression on a date. They also know of ways to make an embarrassing first impression.

Depending on how embarrassing, it could also be the last impression.

Ryan Kowalkowski, a cinema and photography senior said during a first date the goal is to make sure you don’t ruin chances for a second date.

“Generally trying to make a move that the other person is not comfortable with would kill the mood,” Kowalkowski said. “Don’t bring flowers on a first date, don’t over compliment them. It can come off creepy.”

From a guy’s perspective Kowalkowski said

men need to make sure the person they’re taking out understands that the time spent together is a date.

“Be forward about it,” Kowalkowski said. “That happens a lot, where you say ‘Hey, you want to go for coffee?’ and she won't know that's a date.”

Second dates are a different situation, he said. Try something more extravagant than getting coffee.

“First date is the trial period,” Kowalkowski said. “Second date, both people are at least somewhat interested.”

Depending on how well you and your date are hitting it off you could try holding their hand during a second date, Kowalkowski said.

“Initiate physical contact,” Kowalkowski said. “See how she responds.”

Kate Shields, a senior in Microbiology, and Thomas Campbell, a senior in Mathematics, have been together for about five years. Shields said you should always work with what you have.

“Work with what you have,” Shields said.

“You can always do what Thomas did, and do

16 pull-ups because you thought you were cool.”

“I was cool,” Campbell responded.

He said one of the worst mistakes to make on a first date is doing more speaking than asking.

“If you’re going out, getting a bite to eat don’t just say what you like, instead ask questions about her,” Campbell said.

Shields said the worst thing a woman can do on a first date is stay glued to her phone.

“It is awful,” Shields said. “Put away your phone as common courtesy. But people don't follow it nowadays. Now we want to be distracted by everything.”

Campbell said people just need to embrace that the situation is already awkward when you’re trying to flirt with someone.

Deciding who pays for a date can be a balancing act of courtesy and respect. Campbell said that for his and Shield’s relationship, he felt the need to pay for food early on.

“One of the dates we had, I showed up and she had already bought the tickets for the movie,” Campbell said. “It left me no room

but to buy the biggest popcorn bin. I couldn't be outdone.”

Being upfront about your views with your date, Shields said will get rid of possible confusion later on.

“Whether it's paying the check, what you like to do as hobbies, (or) what you're passionate about, you have to be upfront about it,” Shields said. “And they have to be okay with it.”

If you are the one that initiated the date, Campbell said, it’s good to follow through by being the one that pays.

“During college everyone's life is kind of a fuck up,” Campbell said. “It's all just a whirlwind and no one really knows what's going on. It doesn't have to be a gender-specific thing."

He said if a girl takes care of the check, it's one less you have to worry about that night.

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

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Jordan’s capital 6 Amounts to 11 Cleveland hoopster 14 Tour leader 15 Popcorn brand whose logo resembles a movie marquee 16 Corrida cheer 17 *Many a museum piece 19 “MSNBC Live” co-anchor Velshi 20 Big Dipper’s constellation 21 Birth-related 23 Couple of gags?

24 Tied-on protectors 25 Without 28 Not even close 30 Vise features 31 British nobles 32 Roger Federer’s org.

35 French buddy 36 *Choice spot at the opera 38 Pi follower 39 Stood for office 40 Powerful Japanese dog 41 Black bird or black cat, to some 42 Go round and round 44 Messed (up) 46 Obtain 48 Is not misused?

49 Very serious, as a water shortage 50 Blunder 55 Humanities degs.

56 Words to a server ... or a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues 58 “The Book of __”: 2010 Denzel Washington film 59 Exorbitant interest 60 Ceremonial place 61 Fond du __, Wisconsin 62 Closed 63 Braid DOWN 1 Twittering

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2 “Studies in the Sierra” writer John 3 Fitbit unit 4 Much of the Sunday paper 5 Spruce (up) 6 Walking sticks 7 Penta- plus three 8 Cup-a-Soup direction 9 Pewter component 10 Footpath aid 11 *Family crest 12 Poe’s middle name 13 Concealing accessories 18 “Probably not” 22 “Wanna go out?” response 24 Protagonist of Auel’s “Earth’s Children” novels 25 Somewhat open 26 Auburn rival, familiarly 27 *Ellington genre 28 Squander 29 Surface product 31 Bright word in a dark theater 33 You, back in the day

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34 Koi habitat 36 Kansas City cuisine 37 Not bad 41 Fly off the shelf faster than 43 To date 44 Struggle with sisters?

45 400 meters, on many tracks 46 It has one hump or two

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47 Florida’s __ National Forest 48 Binder for some paints 50 2017 FX miniseries subtitled “Bette and Joan” 51 Spacious lot 52 Part of TTFN 53 Actor Morales 54 Cheeky 57 QVC sister station

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Logan Blackfan, SIU's biggest bat DILLON GILLILAND | @DillonGilliland

While others are aiming for contact and getting on base, senior first baseman Logan Blackfan is busy clearing the bases and sending the ball deep over the wall.

From Memphis, Tennessee, the senior was an outdoorsman from birth. Although he said that his dad was not interested in the outdoor life, Blackfan took right to it.

"If I'm not on the baseball field, I'm usually hunting or fishing with my friends," Blackfan said. "I'm a real easy-going person."

The outdoor life does not run in the family, however, athleticism does as the first baseman's two younger brothers competed in a variety of sports in school such as basketball, football and baseball.

The senior said his dad was his main influence on him when it came to baseball.

"I look up to him a lot," Blackfan said. "He stayed on me and pushed me to be the best player I could be."

Baseball created a connection that Blackfan shared with his dad from a very early age.

"I've played ever since I could remember," Blackfan said. "Ever since I could walk I was in the backyard with dad playing."

Blackfan attended Houston High School in Germantown, Tennessee where he not only played baseball but also played fullback in football.

Due to minor injuries in the sport, he decided to drop football his junior year and pursue America's favorite pastime.

During his timeplaying high school baseball, Blackfan experienced success including two-time All-Metro selections, Second Team All-State honors and a second-place finish in the state championship game, his favorite

high school memory.

"At Houston High School, we had a very good baseball program," Blackfan said. "Expectations on us were very high, it was just cool to live out those expectations."

Several schools wanted Blackfan to play for their program, including Murray State and South Alabama.

He said he chose SIU because it was the first school to offer him a scholarship and because of the new field and coaches.

"SIU was the first school to offer, so it meant a lot," Blackfan said.

"Plus, they were getting this new beautiful field, so my mind was set."

The senior said the transition from high school to Division I play is one of the biggest transitions he has experienced in baseball.

"The game is played a lot faster," Blackfan said. "You have to be ready to play. I adapted pretty quickly and I can thank the seniors of my freshman year for that."

As far as the higher level of pitching goes, the first baseman said he was ready and it just came down to staying confident and swinging at good pitches.

In Blackman's freshman year he put up solid numbers including .244 average with 16 RBI, 43 hits, 19 doubles and a home run through 52 games in the Salukis' 12-46 season.

"It was a great experience to get to play that much as a freshman," Blackfan said. "Also, to get to contribute as much as I did."

After a successful freshman season, Blackfan began to settle into the cleanup spot in the lineup as a power hitter, a role he has played all his life.

"I've played in the middle of the lineup my whole life," Blackfan said.

"I knew this was the role I was going to take and this is the hitter I need to be and am."

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 During his sophomore year, the senior appeared to find his groove as his batting average jumped to .296 with 50 RBI, 64 hits, 23 doubles and six homers through 57 games. That stat line earned him First-Team All-MVC, MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team and an MVC All-Defensive Team selection in the Salukis 31-25-1 season.

"It was an exciting year," Blackfan said. "We had the same team and we knew we're better than 12 wins so we just wanted to go out and have fun."

His junior year, Blackfan said he was not performing like he hoped to be as his numbers dropped to a .215 batting average, with 29 RBI, 12 doubles, 45 hits and four homers through 55 games.

"It was just a series of unfortunate events for me last year," Blackfan said. "I was just swinging at bad pitches and getting down on myself."

Despite a down year, the first baseman still managed to put his name in the Saluki history books as he broke the school record with most doubles in a series against Illinois State. As of Tuesday afternoon, Blackfan had 57 career doubles.

"With me struggling last year it was definitely a high point for me," Blackfan said. " I just hope to put that record out of reach and hold it for a very long time."

So far this year, the senior has bounced back tremendously and is maintaining a batting average of .346 with 22 RBI, 28 hits, three doubles and five home runs through just 20 games. He also leads the conference in homers and is third in RBI. "I brought in a whole new mindset," Blackfan said. "Whatever happens, it's baseball and I just want to have fun with it and enjoy my last year."

Head coach Ken Henderson said that the first baseman has changed in the fact that he does not put as much pressure on himself as he did in the previous year.

"He's always had the tools," Henderson said. "He just tried to do too much last year."

With only two returning position players on the team, Blackfan and senior shortstop Connor Kopach were expected to step into the leadership roles of the team.

"I'm not a super vocal guy," Blackfan said.

"I like to lead by example and play as hard as I can."

Fellow teammate Kenton Crawford expressed his trust in Blackfan as a good leader on the team.

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Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz Southern Illinois senior infielder Logan Blackfan runs to third base March 10, during the Salukis' 7-2 victory against the Northern Illinois University Huskies at Itchy Jones Stadium.

"He is a really good leader," junior right fielder Kenton Crawford said. "He pushes us to get better on and off the field."

With his time winding down at Southern, Blackfan said the thing he will miss the most is his teammates.

"The guys I've met and became best friends with, I'll miss the most," Blackfan said. "The memories I've made here at SIU, I will never forget."

Currently, Blackfan is listed as an exercise science major and will use his degree as a way to remain in athletics.

"I want to work close to baseball," Blackfan said. "I definitely want to work with athletes, especially baseball players."

Blackfan said he might also consider coaching.

"Teams want guys who know what they're doing to come in and help," Blackfan said. "So

if things didn't work out, coaching, maybe hitting coach, would definitely be an option."

His teammates have said he has a true love for the game and is fully dedicated to it.

"He plays competitive all the time," Crawford said. "He has a real passion for the game."

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

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