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One dead, another wounded after gunfire at Carbondale party TYLER DAVIS AND BILL LUKITSCH Daily Egyptian

A man was shot dead near a party in the 400 block of West Walnut Street early Sunday morning in Carbondale, according to Carbondale police. Two men were fighting during a party at 402 W. Walnut St., about 2 a.m. when one pulled a gun and started shooting, multiple witnesses said. Friends of the deceased identified him as Tim Beaty, who they said lived next door and was hit by a stray bullet while at home in bed. He is survived by a young son, friends said Sunday. A second gunshot victim was taken to the Carbondale Memorial Hospital with a nonlife threatening injury, police said. The condition of the second victim is unknown at this time. Neither are SIU students, SIU police Chief Benjamin Newman said.

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“I saw pretty much everything,” said Sam Knepler, a friend of Beaty’s who lived close by and witnessed the incident. Knepler said he was at home with his roommate watching the party unfold from their back window when he heard what sounded like firecrackers. “And then suddenly everybody scattered,” he said. “People ran away, people got in their cars and sped away and within like a minute the police were there and an ambulance came, but that was for somebody else.” Partygoers, who did not want to be named for safety reasons, said the gathering was for the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. However, the SIU chapter is suspended according SIU’s fraternity and sorority page, and no official home is listed for the organization. Witnesses say the event was peaceful until one man got aggressive with another. A student who lives in the area said he heard about 15 gunshots and estimated there were more than 200 people at the home. Participants evacuated the room where the incident occurred, causing a stampede, one SIU senior said. “Everybody was running,” he said. “I told everybody to get into this little square room ... we packed [the room] and the next thing you know was ‘pop, pop, pop.’” A sophomore said some partygoers broke windows to escape the gunfire. Friends of Beaty gathered

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Walter Witkewiz, of Fort Wayne, Ind., stands outside Lost Cross on Sunday, where friends gathered to remember the life of Tim Beaty, pictured above. Beaty was a regular at local pub PK’s, where Witkewiz works. “He definitely had a personal mug,” Witkewiz said. “We kept it full today at the bar and kept drinking out of it for him.”

Sunday at Lost Cross, a former residence of Beaty’s that serves as a music venue for punk bands. Beaty performed there with one of his bands, Blast Radius, a little more than a week before the incident. “He was an excellent drummer and he was one of the best people to talk to even if you didn’t know him,” Knepler said The shooting Sunday morning is the latest in a string of gun violence in the Carbondale area this year.

On Jan. 30, Spencer DePue, a senior from Bolingbrook studying management, was shot and mugged during Polar Bear weekend. Carbondale police were searching Feb. 25 for the suspect in a shooting that left one victim with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his hand. In early February, Carbondale police arrested two suspects for a shooting that happened near Saluki Apartments on Feb. 2.

Most recently, Andy Juravic, a sophomore from Glenview studying business, was robbed at gunpoint about 200 yards from the west side of campus, just north of the Communication Building. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. Luke Nozicka contributed to this report. The Daily Egyptian’s campus desk can be reached at 618-536-3325.

Board raises tuition at both campuses, Colwell says SIUC will open a food pantry for its students EVAN JONES | @EvanJones_DE

The SIU Board of Trustees voted Thursday to increase tuition at the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses while discussing the state’s budget impasse and how it could affect the university. During the meeting in

Edwardsville, SIU President Randy Dunn said if there is no spending bill passed within the next couple months — on top of no fiscal year 2017 budget — the university would have to cut beyond its proposed 25 percent plans, which he estimated would be in mid-June.

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“If we’re at the point where we have to move into this level of cuts that we announced last week, it is like — you know — lopping off chunks of the body, lopping off sections of SIU,” Dunn said last week on News Radio WJPF, a comparison he used at the meeting Thursday. Dunn also said the Carbondale

campus has to get out of the practice of admitting students “without some indication that they would be able to succeed.” This comes during a time when state universities are being put in dire situations because Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democraticled Legislature have not been able to

pass a state budget, leaving higher education institutions without funding since July 1. Dunn said he believes other Illinois institutions have similar lists of cuts, but are not disclosing as much information to their students and communities. Please see BOARD | 2

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Here are several key points the board voted on and discussed Thursday: Board increases tuition at both campuses Incoming freshmen at both campuses in the fall will pay more than current students, who have their tuition frozen at the time of enrollment. The board voted to increase the Carbondale campus’ tuition by 3 percent and remove the 15-hour cap on tuition. Right now, students who take 21 credits pay the same tuition as full-time students taking 12 credit hours. Starting in the fall, incoming students will pay for every credit hour they take. The only item on the board’s agenda that wasn’t passed unanimously was the 9 percent tuition hike for incoming freshmen at SIUE. The one dissenting vote came from trustee Joel Sambursky, who voiced his opinion on the matter in Wednesday’s executive meeting. “A 9 percent increase in only 12 months is too high,” Sambursky said Thursday.” It may become too big of a hurdle for students to jump over.” Board approves football coach’s salary, names softball field after former coach The Salukis’ new football coach, Nick Hill, will make $175,000 annually. Hill helped with offensive coordinator duties last season, when the offense finished fifth in the FCS in total yards per game. Hill, a native of Du Quoin,

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coached Carbondale high school football for one season and guided the Terriers to an Illinois High School Association playoff berth. He was a record-setting SIU quarterback under coach Jerry Kill from 2004 to 2007. The board also voted to name the softball field at Charlotte West Stadium after Kay Brechtelsbauer, who coached SIU softball between 1968 and 1999. In that time she appeared in the Division I College Softball World Series tournament five times and won a school-record 633 games. She is also the longest-tenured women’s coach in SIU history. In the team’s 49-year-history, the team has had just two head coaches. Kerri Blaylock, the current coach, has 579 win in 17 seasons. SIU athletics is planning a ceremony for the unveiling of

the new field name, but haven’t decided on a date. SIUC chancellor says the campus will open a food pantry for students In his address to the board, interim Chancellor Brad Colwell announced the opening of a food pantry for students next fall in the basement of the Student Center. “We have students that have a legitimate need,” he told the nine trustees. “We’re hoping we can get some student volunteers to get on board with us.” While Colwell said students in need of food would be able to eat from the pantry, he did not disclose further details.

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Autumn Suyko | @AutumnSuyko_DE Rheanna Pulley, a graduate assistant at the Center for English as a Second Language and master’s student in teaching english as a second language from Creal Springs, speaks about the budget crisis Saturday at the Guyon Auditorium in Morris Library. Pulley, along with four other students, have organized “Speak for Illinois,” an activist group that is attempting to spread awareness and make change about the budget impasse. Teachers and community members gathered to discuss ideas for action and the effects the lack of a budget has had on their lives. “I was talking to other members at SIU about how upset we were about this issue,” Pulley said. “I have never been one to stand by and let things happen.” The group organized itself the Saturday before spring break after Pulley had contacted people that action needed to be taken. “My goal right now is to get people mobilized,” Pulley said. “To show that Illinoisans are mad. To show that we are here, we are loud, we want something done.” Pulley said she wants to get momentum in southern Illinois and keep moving up. “Do you live in Illinois? If so, this affects you,” she said. “If so, you can do something about it, just by standing with us.” The group can be reached via Facebook, and has a meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Guyon Auditorium.

Concerned students, faculty discuss effects of Illinois budget impasse TIERRA CARPENTER | @Tierramc_

About 40 faculty and community members and students met Saturday afternoon as a group they call “Speak for Illinois” to discuss the state's longest budget impasse to date. “We all came together out of a common need for a budget,” Johnathan Flowers, president of Graduate Assistants United, said of the meeting in the Guyon Auditorium in Morris Library. “This is something that I believe ... the entire Southern Illinois University community should be involved with.” For more than eight months, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic-led Legislature have been unable to pass a state budget, leaving public universities and colleges without funding since July 1. If the budget impasse continues until December, the university could be forced to cut nearly $23 million from faculty, staff and programs, which SIU President Randy Dunn has said would be like "lopping off chunks of the body." During the meeting Saturday, attendees expressed concern of the future for higher education in the southern Illinois region. Flowers said the loss of the Center for Dewey Studies, which is one of the largest repositories of John Dewey's work in the country, “would be a massive blow to the field of philosophy and to the intellectual traditions of

American philosophy here in the United States.” Edith Koine, an alumna of John A. Logan and SIU, said her high school son is trying to decide whether to attend John A. Logan or SIU. “He’s not sure if anyone’s even going to be there to educate him,” Koine said of her son's thoughts about John A. Logan, which cut more than 50 positions earlier this month. She said her son hasn’t been looking at out-of-state universities, but that might not be the same for other students. “If you have to pay back your [Monetary Award Program] grant, would you be able to afford to stay here?” Koine asked. During the SIU Board of Trustees executive meeting on Wednesday, Dunn again suggested that the university may ask SIU students who received MAP grants this year to pay the university back. Jennifer Jeter, one of the faculty members laid off at John A. Logan, said she attended the meeting because she is concerned about the future of higher education for her students and her own 2-year-old child. “I’m really concerned with if the government keeps going along this budget impasse the way they do, by the time [my son's] 18, there may not be any higher institutions in this state,” Jeter said. One idea the group came up with

was to post “I need a budget because…” flyers in Republican state Rep. Terri Bryant’s offices in Carbondale and Mount Vernon. “It’s one way of our indicating physically our need for a budget,” Flowers said. Koine said they should create a commercial as a scare tactic to show what is happening and what will happen to the state without a budget. “This country thrives off fear,” she said. “Politicians thrive off fear. … Either you help us to keep our jobs and continue to let us be educated — to educate ourselves so we can better care for ourselves — or you’re going to have to take care of us. It’s simple.” Koine also said SIU should consider selling off student loan debt. “It’s a viable thing that can be done that would provide the university with cash now,” she said. Rich Whitney, a Carbondale community member, said the “LaSalle Street Tax,” also known as House Bill 106, is “the most important single” solution to the budget crisis. “Basically, taxing a really, really small tax on speculators, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and [Chicago] Board Options Exchange would raise billions of dollars for our state,” he said. “To me it’s not enough to just say, 'let’s pass a budget,' because what’s been proposed are really bad budgets.” The group’s next meeting is at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Guyon Auditorium.

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Raising praise

Left: Noni Whitaker and Randy Forehand, of Thebes, pray together Sunday during the 80th annual Easter Sunrise Service at Bald Knob Cross of Peace in Alto Pass. The couple have been dating for six months and first met at Rock Springs Baptist Church. It was their first service at Bald Knob Cross of Peace, and Forehand said the best part was the view. “It’s pretty inspirational being up here first thing in the morning,” Forehand said. “We were afraid we were going to be late so we’ve been here since three in the morning.” Morgan Timms @Morgan_Timms

Below: Brian Baue, of Sparta, looks over the 80th annual Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday at Bald Knob Cross of Peace in Alto Pass. Brian and his wife, Jill Baue, have attended sunrise services at the cross many times over their 54 years of marriage. “The setting makes it inspirational,” Jill said. Brian said many past services have been rainy and cold. “Last time we came it was so cold we couldn’t stand it,” Brian said. “But it’s a beautiful place.” Jacob Wiegand @JacobWiegand_DE

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Five-year-old Lawson Snyder, of Evansville, Ind., prepares to bat Saturday during Grand Avenue Christian Church’s “Easter Eggstravaganza.” Snyder said that his favorite games at the event were the egg hunt and the bouncy house. “I like getting all the candy!” Snyder said. “It’s my first favorite Easter.”

Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE Spectators attend the 80th annual Easter Sunrise Service at the Bald Knob Cross of Peace on Sunday in Alto Pass.

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Why I will never go to another house party TIERRA CARPENTER | @Tierramc_

Saturday night I was at a party with a friend and everything was going fine until a dispute arose, something that is becoming quite common of parties and events at SIU. Everyone from the back of the room started rushing away from the incident toward the closest door in the kitchen at house at 402 W. Walnut St. What I initially thought was a fight turned out to be more when I heard someone yell, “He has a gun!” The need to get out of the house became much more urgent. People began running toward the door creating a stampede. They were trying to force their way through the crowd, and by the time many of us got close to the kitchen door, we were forced into a pile on the floor by the momentum from

the people behind us. At that moment I almost felt more safe. I thought if someone were to shoot toward us, there would be a lesser chance I would be hit because I was near the bottom of the pile. The people from the back of the room were still rushing out of the kitchen door, not caring if people on the floor were getting trampled in the process. After a minute or two, I got up and regained my balance in my 5-inch-heel boots. I looked for the best way to exit, which was no longer the kitchen door because there was a still crowd of people trying to get out of it. Someone had already broken a kitchen window as their form of escape, but I just didn’t see that as the safest option, considering the window could’ve been at least 10 feet off the ground. There was no longer a sign of

a gunman, who I assume must have made his way out of the kitchen door while I was on the ground. I followed some other people out the door, hopped off the porch and started running in the direction of my car. This is when I heard about 10 gunshots ring out, and they sounded extremely close. I had no idea if one was going to hit me. I had no idea who or where they were coming from. I just kept running. Eventually my friend and I made it back to my car, and I came to the realization that I probably won’t be attending many more house parties, or any for that matter. Two non-SIU students ended up being shot, one fatally. These parties no longer seem like a fun or safe way to spend my weekend. After experiencing a couple

similar incidents in different settings, including on-campus events, I would think the hosts of these gatherings would start enforcing better safety precautions. These could include always checking people for weapons, limiting capacity and not allowing non-SIU student to attend events because they seem to usually be the problem starters. There was a fight during a stroll competition two months ago in the Student Center, and a fight in Lawson Hall during a variety show last April — I attended each and each had very high attendance. As a college student with a pretty full schedule, I’ve barely made it out on the weekends this year. And as someone under the age of 21, the selection of parties and events on most nights is quite limited. It’s unfortunate that when I do decide to go out there often seems to be some kind of violent, night-

ruining incident in Carbondale. The city joins college towns such a De Kalb and Champaign in the top 20 of Illinois' most dangerous cities, according to a lawstreetmedia.com list of violent crime rates in the state using data from 2013. Carbondale ranks as the fourth-most dangerous — the highest of any college town on the list. This is something I wish I would’ve known before I enrolled here, but of course that’s not something you learn at an open house. If unfortunate events like this continue happening there's no telling how high the crime rates in Carbondale will get, and how much danger innocent students and community members will face in the future. Tierra Carpenter, a sophomore from Lansing studying radio, television and digital media, is a reporter at the Daily Egyptian.

Facebook reacts to recent violent crime Ryan Taylor As someone who grew up there and left, homicides were never a problem like this. The brutal truth is that the school lowered it’s standards and brought in a lot of individuals who had no business in school. They contributed nothing to the school or economy and now we are dealing with the lasting effects of these people on the school and community. Like · Reply · 19

Dawn Bloyd Unfortunately crime happens everywhere. If you look at the statistics though, SIU is as safe and some cases more safe than the other Illinois state universities. It’s articles like this that perpetuate Carbondale as unsafe.

Julie Sahlin Honestly, Carbondale is not as dangerous as some of people think.

Seth Wilson As an alum I feel that Illinois’ gun laws are too soft. I mean Illinois has the toughest gun laws in the country but criminals keep commiting crimes with guns! Don’t the criminals know that it is illegal to commit a crime with a gun?!?!

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Geri Klinger As a parent I’m disturbed by this. I wish my son would transfer. But He loves SIU.

Paloma Navarro as a student, I feel incredibly unsafe. I knew that Carbondale was dangerous but not this much. We need to increase the police.

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Uninformed voters are a problem, however there could be a solution MIKE MACIAG | Governing

When voters head to the polls, they’re often confronted with a long list of down ballot races they don’t know anything about. Even moderately informed voters may find themselves staring blankly at names of candidates for school board seats, judgeships, neighborhood commissions and so on. Some voters might make guesses or vote based on candidates’ names. Others may choose to leave part of their ballot blank. It can be a frustrating process, leaving some voters to skip elections altogether. One new startup aims to change that and bridge the gap of voter awareness of down ballot races. BallotReady, which is affiliated with the University of Chicago, offers comprehensive nonpartisan voter guides on local elections in addition to state and national races. The data-driven project, run by two Chicago-area women, earned the top prize Sunday at the National Public Policy Challenge in Philadelphia. Teams from 10 different schools presented policy proposals at the

event, hosted by the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania and Governing. The BallotReady website, which launched last year, covered the recent Illinois primary election and will soon expand to include all races in Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire and Virginia for the November general election. This year, BallotReady’s founders have set an ambitious target: inform a million voters. “We want to make it easy to vote in every race in every election,” said Alex Niemczewski, BallotReady’s CEO. “We also see opportunity for people to become more engaged in local politics in between elections.” Niemczewski co-founded the site with Aviva Rosman, a University of Chicago graduate student, after the two of them had voted in an election and realized how little voter information existed. A BallotReady user enters his street address and then is presented with a list of all the elections that will appear on his ballot, along with candidate names, biographies, endorsements and

their views on prominent issues. A key feature allows for quick comparisons of candidates on issues ranging from gun control to the environment. Users save their list of selected candidates, which they can then print out or pull up on their smartphones when they go vote. In a few instances, BallotReady has already led candidates to promote their views on issues more openly. While most candidates maintain websites or Facebook pages, some fail to publish their policy positions, particularly on more controversial issues. Niemczewski said they’ve experienced success in influencing candidates’ behaviors, with some updating their campaign websites after seeing their positions were missing on BallotReady. BallotReady aggregates information from other websites and links each candidate’s stance or endorsement to a published source; the group does not interview candidates. “The most important thing for us is that voters know we’re a trustworthy source,” said Rosman, BallotReady’s chief operating officer. “Every piece

of information is gathered in the exact same way to ensure that no bias enters into the content collection process.” Other online voter guides publish similar information but typically don’t cover all down ballot races, or they often lack detailed information on candidates. Early results — although limited — suggest voters are interested in learning about more than just high-profile contests. The day before the Illinois primary, BallotReady users spent an average of 8 minutes and 40 seconds on the website researching an average of 12 races, according to Niemczewski. Last year, following an initial pilot program covering the Chicago mayoral runoff, a subsequent analysis of voter data estimated that 72 percent of Chicagoans visiting the website voted. Officials in jurisdictions across the country have long lamented the low levels of voter engagement in local elections, an issue BallotReady seeks to help address. Nationally, voter turnout for local races in off-cycle election years has steadily declined over the past several decades. Mayoral elections in

places like Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia have seen turnout drop by more than half since the 1970s. Niemczewski and Rosman further hope to increase voter interest among millennials, a demographic that often stays home during nonpresidential election years. BallotReady provides a way for younger voters to research candidates on their phones, a platform they’re familiar with. Niemczewski and Rosman partnered with the League of Women Voters and other civic groups to market BallotReady, while also relying on highly targeted social media advertisements. Niemczewski says she has received a lot of emails from older voters, too, who print out their saved ballots before voting. To scale up the website, Niemczewski and Rosman incorporated BallotReady as a for-profit entity, a move they say will raise capital more quickly than a nonprofit. They eventually plan to add additional candidate information — such as voting records and campaign donations — and build out the website to cover all 50 states.

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MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2016

Salukis riding hot start of pitchers TED WARD | @TedWard_DE

A new season and new mindset has lead to solid performances for SIU baseball’s pitching corps. Pitching coach P.J. Finigan has stressed getting ahead in counts and now his guys own a Missouri Valley Conference-leading 2.90 ERA going into Thursday’s game against Memphis. The success of the staff has led the Salukis to a 13-8-1 record — the team finished 2015 with a 12-46 record. “It’s something new ‘Fin’ has stressed to us this year,” senior pitcher Alex Lesiak said. “We’re trying to go out and pound the zone to get ahead in the count while going after hitters.” Lesiak said after three pitches of each atbat, they hope to be two strikes ahead or have the batter out. The Salukis have seven pitchers with a 3.00 ERA or lower, and through 22 games, they have surrendered 76 runs, which ranks first in the MVC. Opposing teams are batting .225, which is second best in the conference. “Our starters are doing a good job going deeper into games by getting ahead of hitters and not getting behind in the count,” Finigan said. “For our relievers, we’ve put guys in spots they can be successful — where they can control the pace of the game. You’re not going to see our freshmen a lot in late-game situations with runners on.” Finigan said he tries to focus on all his pitchers’ skill sets and doesn’t emphasize a certain area. Junior pitcher Joey Marciano (2-2, 3.00 ERA) said the starters throw almost 25 pitches in a bullpen session and long toss when they’re not scheduled for bullpen, which happens two or three times a week depending when their last start was. While the pitchers haven’t struck out many hitters — ranking sixth in the MVC with 142 — the starters have turned games over to the bullpen after a solid start. The starters this season average between six and seven innings per start. Junior pitcher Anthony Shimkus (3-0, 2.57 ERA) said the relievers have focused on their late inning duties more because of the starters success. “It’s a nice change of pace from last season because we’re not being rushed out there to get a starter out of a jam,” he said. “As relievers, we have to go out and get after it by throwing strikes right

Aidan Osborne | @AidanOsborne_DE Sophomore right-handed pitcher Michael Baird throws the ball during the second inning of SIU’s 1-0 win against Illinois on March 20 at Itchy Jones Stadium. Baird took a no-hitter into the ninth inning.

away and this season we haven’t fallen behind into fastball counts where we have to groove a fastball in and get pounded.” Shimkus, junior Jacob Williams and sophomore closer Ryan Netemeyer have a combined 1.90 ERA as the three primary arms out of the ‘pen for coach Ken Henderson. This season, Finigan turned the pitch calling duties over to his catchers and he said this has

helped develop more of a connection because they communicate better. Senior catcher Taylor Martin said even his more inexperienced battery mates have handled the transition well. “The younger guys are quick learners and they’ve been there when we needed them,” he said. “They’ve done a really good job establishing the fastball early and getting ahead and we try

to put batters away with a breaking ball and it’s worked. As long as we keep doing that we’ll continue to be successful.” The Salukis play Austin Peay at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Itchy Jones Stadium. Ted Ward can be reached at tward@dailyegyptian.com or 618-534-3303

SIU softball drumming along this season SEAN CARLEY | @SCarleyDE

With two softballs in hand and an overturned bucket, Saluki softball has been marching to the beat of its own drum this season. Chants and yells are a regular form of team camaraderie in softball, but at Charlotte West Stadium, SIU fans can hear senior utility player Caylee Cook and other players smacking two softballs on a bucket to cheer on their teammates. Cook said this tradition started nearly three years ago, during a series at Bradley. “[Coach] Kerri [Blaylock] wanted to have more energy,” she said. “We were just being kind of annoying on purpose and it just stuck.” Although Cook has been the drum master for the majority of the last three seasons, the rally cry was not entirely her idea. She said fellow senior utility player Taylor Harris got the movement started with a little inspiration from the opponents. “[The Braves] were doing it in their dugout,” Cook said. “So we were just copying them a little bit.” Loud drumming and rallying calls is a relatively new operation in college sports, said assistant coach Jen Sewell.

She said she has noticed a recent increase of collegiate athletes becoming a second squad of cheerleaders when they’re not in the game. This season Monmouth University gained national recognition for its men’s basketball team and its bench’s creative celebrations. Since the Salukis began drumming in 2014, Cook and her teammates have personalized the ritual. “[Harris] started banging on the top of their dugout, then it migrated to buckets, then drumsticks and everything,” Cook said. “We finally came up with some different beats and now we have our own album basically.” The Vinita, Okla., native spent a lot of her first three seasons on the bench, so she wanted to help the team and take the drumming responsibilities into her own hands. Cook is only on the field during her atbats, and Sewell said Cook has the perfect personality to take on the role. “She has to play light, she’s one of those players you can tell when she’s pressing,” Sewell said. “It’s her way of getting into the game. You have to create your own energy coming off the bench, so why not be in the

game otherwise?” At the Missouri Valley Conference opener against Loyola on March 19, Cook said there was one chant from the opposition that got to the team. “They did ‘bats-and-hitties,’” she said. “We were all cracking up because we thought they were saying something else. [Sophomore second baseman Savannah] Fisher wants us to do it, but I don’t think I could do it without laughing.” For those confused, the chant is a reference to a NSFW song by DJ Assault with a similar name. Cook said opponents’ chants are never more intimidating than theirs, just better choreographed. “We do the same one at the beginning of every game,” she said. “Ours sounds horrible because people can’t go high or they go too low and everyone’s off-beat. We have a bunch of farmers, they can’t keep a beat.” Despite its fun nature, the drumming can get the team into some hot water. Although it’s a generally accepted practice by teams and officials, the NCAA has taken strides to limit the drumming and chanting. Rules 5.11 and 13.6.2 of the NCAA softball

rule book prohibit artificial noisemakers. Blaylock said teams can ask the umpire to stop opposing teams from creating too much noise in the dugout. While in Florida at the USF Under Armour Invitational, the team was asked to stop its drumming every game, Cook said. In the MVC, it’s a different situation. “During conference they don’t really shut it down as much,” she said. “Most teams in our conference do it, so it’s not a big deal.” When Cook is at the plate, Harris or senior shortstop Kelsey Gonzalez takes over the drumming duties, meaning there will be openings for the position next season. Cook said some training will be needed to replace her, but she has an idea of who can lead it next year. “They all try it but they’re all horrible, so I don’t know who’s going to be in charge,” she said. “I feel bad for them when all three of us leave because we’re the three to do it all the time. Merri Anne [Patterson] tries her hardest, but I think someone will be able to do it, it’ll just be pretty off beat.” Sean Carley can be reached at scar@dailyegyptian.com or at 618-536-3307.