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A male is wheeled out of Evolve Apartments at SIU on a stretcher Tuesday in Carbondale.

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3 days, 3 people shot in Carbondale LUKE NOZICKA, BILL LUKITSCH, TYLER DAVIS | Daily Egyptian

Carbondale police said a person was shot Tuesday evening at Evolve Apartments at SIU — the third person wounded by gunfire in the city since Sunday morning.

Lt. Matt Dunning said the department is investigating a shooting at the apartment complex, which is across the street from campus property. The victim, who was not identified in a news release, was taken to the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.

Officers responded to the call of a person shot about 7 p.m. to the building in the 700 block of South Illinois Avenue.

Police said the victim and the suspect, who are acquaintances, were involved in

an altercation that led to the shooting.

The suspect fled the scene after the incident, according to an SIU timely warning, which was emailed to the SIU community about 10:50 p.m. The suspect is a 6-foot-2 black male with short, black hair, police said. He is about 170 pounds and 20 to 25 years of age.

“The police are currently conducting an investigation,” Evolve tweeted to tenants shortly after 7:30 p.m. “The building is safe and secure, and we have no more information currently available.”

The shooting is at least the fifth example of gun violence in the city this year.

Multiple students on scene, including Carter Cole, said the shooting occurred on the second floor of the apartment complex.

Cole, a senior from Japan studying management, said he was outside of

the building when an officer “sprinted as fast as he could” into Evolve.

“I’ve heard about a couple other shootings recently,” Cole said. “It’s definitely concerning.”

First responders rushed a young male out of the building on a stretcher. A woman attempted to get in the ambulance, but emergency responders did not let her.

“Fuck your policies,” she yelled back.

After the news broke, students and community members reacted on social media, tweeting things such as, “I’m about to head to Evolve, maybe I should wear some Kevlar #CarbondaleShooting,” and “If you like unsafe, small cities and rising tuition rates, come to Carbondale!”

On Sunday morning, Tim Beaty, 41, of Carbondale, was killed by a stray bullet while in his bed at home in the 400 block of West Walnut Street.

Another man was shot the same night.

Before Sunday’s shooting, Spencer DePue, a senior from Bolingbrook studying management, was shot and mugged Jan. 30.

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.

More 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.

CPD said it will continue to patrol the streets and talk to civilians to ease concerns about safety.

“This is your police department,

this is your community, we do a lot, but we need help also,” Carbondale police spokesman Sgt. Corey Kemp said during a press conference Monday. “That’s one thing — we make sure the community is out there helping us also. ... We make sure we do our due diligence.”

SIU Police Chief Benjamin Newman said the Carbondale police department is investigating the incident at Evolve.

SIU spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith said Evolve is not on SIU property.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the Carbondale Police Department at 618-457-3200 or Crime Stoppers at 618-549-COPS (2677).

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

The Daily Egyptian’s campus desk can be reached at 618-536-3325.

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Yenitza Melgoza | @YenitzaM_DE Sonja Harasim, a violinist for The Coolidge Trio from Houston, plays Saturday at the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall. Harasim alongside two others, Andrew Staupe and Lachezar Kostov, performed “The Threefold Ascent” by Christopher Walczak. Walczak specifically composed the piece for his three friends/musical colleagues to perform together. “For me, there is no greater artistic joy than writing music for my profoundly talented friends,” Walczak said.

Judge sets $500,000 bail for man connected to early Sunday shooting BILL LUKITSCH | @Bill_LukitschDE A Missouri man arrested in connection with the Sunday shooting that killed one man and put another in the hospital made his first appearance in Jackson County District Court on Tuesday.

Judge Kimberly Dahlen appointed a public defender and approved a bail amount of $500,000 for Dwayne Dunn Jr., 21, who faces a single felony count of reckless discharge of a firearm.

“Isn’t that a little excessive?” Dunn asked the judge of the bail decision.

The judge told Dunn he is within his

right to seek counsel with the Jackson County Public Defender’s Office to file a motion for a reduced bail amount.

Dunn, of St. Louis, was arrested by Carbondale police on Sunday and held in Jackson County Jail until the arraignment hearing. He allegedly discharged a Smith and Wesson firearm into the air on the morning Tim Beaty was killed.

Police responded to reports of gunshots and a large party about 2 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of West Walnut Street.

Multiple shots were fired inside and outside the house, police said.

Beaty, 41, of Carbondale, was an

uninvolved bystander killed by a stray bullet while in his home, Sgt. Corey Kemp said during a press conference Monday. Another man who has not been identified sustained a non-life threatening injury and was taken to Carbondale Memorial Hospital then transported to a St. Louis-area hospital, police said.

Police are still searching for two “primary suspects” in the case.

Dunn’s preliminary hearing is set for April 21.

Bill Lukitsch can be reached at blukitsch@dailyegyptian.com

Southern Illinois University School of Law

Inaugural

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SIMONDS LECTURE “Reclaiming the Heroes and Lessons of the Black Tradition of Arms”

MARCH 31 5 P.M. Lesar Law Building

Reception immediately following

NICHOLAS J. JOHNSON Johnson is a professor of law at Fordham University School of Law. He has testified before Congress on firearms law and had his work cited by the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Unique artistic boutique

Autumn Suyko | @AutumnSuyko_DE Chris McKinley, owner of Dayshift Handmade Boutique, crafts jewelry March 22 in the workshop in the back of her store. Dayshift is filled with jewelry, photography, paintings, candles, soaps, clothing and other crafts made by local artists. “Most people don’t know about my boutique,” she said McKinley of the store at 101 W. Monroe St. “This newer generation is consumed by the Internet. They don’t get out and engage in the physical community anymore. People don’t know what Carbondale has to offer because they don’t put themselves out there.” McKinley said people need to support local businesses instead of always buying from corporations. The boutique is located off the Strip in Carbondale.

SIU upcoming events DIAMOND JONES | Daily Egyptian

Here is a list of press releases and upcoming events on campus and in the city.

- Wednesday: The “Speak for Illinois” group will meet at 4 p.m. in Guyon Auditorium to discuss the state's longest budget impasse to date. The group will try to come up with solutions to the budget issues and encourages students to attend.

Wednesday to Friday: The SIU Collegiate Section of the Society of Women Engineers will be tabling in the SIU Engineer Building breezeway to raise funds and awareness for suicide prevention.

All funds raised will be distributed to a nonprofit suicide awareness organization that has not been determined yet.

Thursday: The Mass Communications and Media Arts alumni are coming to SIU to discuss the future of media. The alumni will be participating in a panel that is open to the public from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Communications Building, Studio A. The panel will talk about its educational experiences at the university and how it prepared them for their career paths, advice for students looking for jobs and, most importantly, the changing media and requirements to be in an employee today.

- Friday: “Rally for a Fair Budget!” Speak for Illinois is hosting a rally to pass a budget Friday in front of Morris Library from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This will be in solidarity with other colleges and universities in Illinois that are hosting fair budget events on the same day.

- Brookside Apartments, 1200 East Grand Ave., will be hosting a Community Hog Roast, Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Along with games, prizes and food, there will be a chance for attendees to tour the Brookside apartments. 101.5 CILFM will be broadcasting the event live.

- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies will be presenting the fourth annual Spring Conference: “Embodied, Rites, Rights, Writes.”

The event will be hosted by the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies organization from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second floor River Rooms in the Student Center.

The purpose of this conference is to bring together students and faculty for collaboration on dialogue about women, gender and sexuality. A follow-up conference for will continue at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Morris Library on the first floor rotunda.

- Saturday: The Peace Coalition and Justice Monthly Vigil "Celebrate and Protect our Water," event will be held 12 to 1 p.m at the corner of Illinois Avenue and Main Street in Carbondale. The vigil has a justice theme on protecting water from places such as the Navajo lands to the Appalachian communities, Flint to Honduras and even here in southern Illinois.

Co-sponsors such as the Southern Illinois Rights Project, the Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing our Environment (SAFE) and the Gaia House will be in attendance.

- Sunday: The First Church (Disciples of Christ) at 10:30 a.m. will be holding a half-hour concert featuring recording artists

of bluegrass and acclaimed husband and wife duo, Gary and Roberta Gordon of Sparta. The event is open to the public as guests are invited to bring a friend. The service will include a simple call to worship, readings, prayer and an open communion in which all are invited, but not required to participate.

- DreamWorks presents "Are Nightmares Your Friends in Disguise?" program at 12:15 p.m.

Bob Camp will discuss possible sources and interpretations of nightmares and audience members will also have a chance to share their own dreams and receive interpretation as well. The event will be followed by a Q&A provided by the DreamWorks team.

- The Indian Student Association will be hosting its annual event, "Indian Night," which will showcase Indian culture, food and will be a good place for students to network and bond. The event will take place in the Student Center auditorium from 6 to 8 p.m.

- April 4 to April 9: The School of Art and Design at SIU will be presenting the annual RickertZiebold Trust Awards. The awards are held to recognize, honor and reward graduating seniors from the School of Art and Design. The exhibit of finalists work will run from 11 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. April 4; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 to April 8; and from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. April 9. The announcement of winners will take place at 3:30 p.m. April 4 in the Surplus Gallery.

The winners’ exhibition reception will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 8. The overall award presentation will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Surplus Gallery.

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Opinion

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016

Wanted: Some perspective on what Americans should fear PEORIA JOURNAL STAR EDITORIAL BOARD

Pope Francis condemned "blind, brutal violence" across the globe at his Easter Mass on Sunday. No doubt he was referring to terrorism of the kind that killed more than 70 people and injured 300-plus at a park in Lahore, Pakistan on the same day, though he might as well have included a Chicago that has experienced a huge spike in homicides so far this year.

Indeed, Monday press accounts were heralding Chicago's "Easter miracle" — no murders anywhere in the Windy City on Sunday thanks in part to a coordinated effort by local churches to get pledges toward a "thou shalt not kill" Easter (though there was a

smattering of shootings). We'd suggest that's a low bar, but hey, you take your victories where you can get them.

In fact, at more than 600 shootings and 135 homicides as of Good Friday, violent deaths in Chicago reportedly are up more than 80 percent over this time a year ago.

It's not the 1990s, in which a few years topped an astounding 900 murders — they're about half that in any given year now — but more than a few Chicago leaders have acknowledged that the gangs are out of control. One prominent minister confided in the New York Times that he fears "a blood bath this summer."

So when Americans feel the urge to panic regarding terrorism — is there

a more appropriate term regarding the violence on Chicago's South and West Sides? — it's odd that so many dismiss the sort happening right in their own backyards.

But then Americans tend not to be very good at that perspective thing.

President Obama got some grief recently after The Atlantic magazine reported that he's known to tell his staff that Americans are more likely to be killed by a bathtub fall than by a terrorist, but aside from having terrible timing — publication came just before the Brussels bombings — he's largely correct on the facts.

Indeed, if just over 3,500 people were killed by terrorists on U.S. soil between 1970 and 2014 — the vast majority of

Sajjad/Xinhua | Zuma Pres Pakistani people mourn over the death of their relatives outside a hospital following a suicide blast in Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday. Sixty-five people were killed and more than 300 injured when a suicide bomber hit a public park in Lahore.

those on 9-11 — in any given single year there are three times that many violent gun murders.

An American also is far more likely to be killed in a car accident, to be felled by heart disease or cancer, by electrocution, accidental suffocation, hot weather, risky sexual behavior, obesity, medical errors, alcohol consumption, starvation, etc.

Yet by and large we don't react to those far-more-everyday risks by spending trillions trying to defeat any one of them, or by flocking to political candidates who exploit our fears about them for personal gain. At least statistically speaking, that would be far more rational.

To be clear here, we are not downplaying the threat posed by ISIS or by al-Qaida or by the Taliban or by any of the offshoots of radical, militant Islam. Their aims are grand and their tactics evil.

The potential they pose for catastrophic and random mayhem must be taken into account. They have proven that they consider no target too sacred — hence the extreme security measures in St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, hence the number of dead children at a park in Pakistan. Their membership has grown as they've won territory in parts of the Middle East and recruited heavily with social media efforts, even in the U.S. As such, they must be reckoned with.

That said, they also have achieved a mythic status that arguably they don't quite merit and that does not quite square with reality.

Recent air strikes have taken out some of their top leaders, including top financier Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli last week. Syrian government

forces just recaptured the ancient UNESCO heritage city of Palmyra.

Kurdish ground forces have made gains. They hurt and kill far more fellow Muslims than they do Westerners or Christians, despite their stated intentions.

They cover their faces and look sinister but they are as human as anyone else: They scatter and hide when pursued, they run when confronted by superior force, coalition forces have made a significant dent in their numbers — an estimated 26,000-plus ISIS members killed — and they are vastly outnumbered when good people stand up and refuse to be cowered by them.

Must ISIS and its appendages be defeated? Absolutely, and it may require a greater exertion of force than we see right now.

We just wish Americans would pay as much attention to the sicknesses of the soul and the terrorism right next door.

That would include those who seriously wounded 13-year-old Zarriel Trotter of Chicago on Good Friday.

A stray bullet found the young man known for appearing in a prominent public service video protesting the violence in his neighborhood, as he was not the intended target, said police.

That would include those who sometimes make living in Peoria's 61605 ZIP code a nightmare.

Too many Americans seem "blind," to borrow the pope's term, to that brand of terrorism. Perhaps those running for president can offer up some proposals about how to address that, as well.

Call your local legislator, ask why PEORIA JOURNAL STAR EDITORIAL BOARD

It's official: Illinois is the last state government without a budget in America, thanks to a Pennsylvania that was likewise floundering in dysfunction but, unlike Illinois, evidently got tired of it.

Come now, you knew they'd live down to expectations in Springfield, didn't you?

Indeed, the bar has been so lowered here in the Land of Grave-Spinning Lincoln that it's impossible to be disappointed by any depth to which Illinois might sink. Disappointment requires a level of surprise at an unfortunate turn of events. Who's surprised?

Oh, it has become popular to blame the state's top political leadership, specifically Gov. Bruce Rauner and House Speaker Michael Madigan, for the budget impasse that is now in its ninth month and still racking up

victims. And perhaps it would be the case, if dueling were to be resurrected (inadvisably) from a previous century — unfortunately, the personal animosity seems to have reached that point — and both were of excellent aim, that the way might be cleared for at least a modicum of hope to begin sprouting in Illinois this spring.

But Peoria School District 150 Board Vice President Rick Cloyd may have been on to something earlier this week when, in noting the lack of state government support that has led to an $8 million budget deficit and layoff notices for 170 local teachers, he said that legislators "are not doing their job, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for us to do ours because of their incompetence and inability to compromise."

Indeed, Springfield's willful failures, despite the easy availability of scapegoats, are a team effort.

How could Rauner and Madigan be getting away with letting Illinois crumble were it not for all the enablers from whom they derive their power, who sit on their hands and zip their lips while bills go unpaid and lowincome college students drop out and universities fire staff by the hundreds and senior citizens lose their Meals on Wheels and rape crisis centers are cut or close and cancer screenings are slashed and shelters for troubled youth are shut down and unemployment rises and businesses bail and judges effectively run a state government that, remarkably, despite its supposed decision-makers going out of their way to refrain from governing or adopting a budget, is still spending more than it's taking in to the tune of billions?

How is it possible that a revolt from the rank-and-file is not raging in Springfield at this very moment?

How can legislative Republicans not be reminding the governor, to his face, that they occupy an independent and co-equal branch of government and that they don't take orders from him?

How can legislative Democrats not be toe to toe with Madigan, telling him that after his three decades at the House's helm, culminating in Illinois becoming the nation's bottom feeder — worst in pension liability, worst in credit rating, near worst in support of public education, near worst in property tax burden, near worst in population exodus — they've had enough and would like someone else to wield the gavel?

And given all the above, how is it that Illinois incumbents do not live in fear of voters venting their wrath?

How is it that so many can perform so poorly — obviously — and still have no one run against them? That right now more than half of the

158 legislative seats up for grabs in November — 30 of the 40 in the state Senate — are uncontested speaks volumes about just how desperately redistricting reform is needed in an Illinois where so many politicians feel so safe they know they can get away with, as Cloyd said, "not doing their job."

They cannot plausibly maintain that Illinoisans are happy with them.

And now we read about how state lawmakers exempt themselves from elements of the Freedom of Information Act that they impose on every other government, all the better to operate in secret, my dear.

It is just one outrage after another, after another, after another ... We don't get it. We don't expect to get Rauner or Madigan. But our local lawmakers, people we've gotten to know and even like?

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Top 10 films leaving Netflix in April JACOB PIERCE | @JACOBPIERCE1_DE

Every month movies and TV shows are put onto and taken off of Netflix.

April is no different.

Make sure to catch these films before they are gone.

10. "Half-Baked" (1998) Leaving April 20 Removing a movie about smoking pot on April 20, kudos Netflix.

I’ll admit that "Half-Baked" is by no means a perfect film; it’s not even that great of a movie. But you could do a lot worse when looking for a dumb comedy to put on and not think about.

This movie has the legendary Dave Chappelle in an early starring role, and even showcases his and writing partner Neal Brennan’s skills before "Chappelle's Show" came along.

9. "Bandslam" (2009) Leaving April 1 As you will probably see throughout this list, Netflix isn’t losing a lot of classics.

This movie tends to use a lot of clichés that litter the coming-of-age genre. But "Bandslam" has enough heart to push it past a lot of the early 2000s attempts at replicating John Hughes’ films.

The high school stereotypes in this movie are relatable and don't pander too dramatically to its teenage audience.

8. "The Rundown" (2003) Leaving April 1 I talked about this film in last week’s "10 Gems to Watch on Netflix" list, so I won’t go too far into this Peter Berg early 2000s action flick.

This is an entertaining movie for those who grew up watching "Lethal Weapon" and "Commando," along with hitting average movie going audiences.

"The Rundown," while not the most intellectually challenging movie, is a film that can be described as fun, thrilling and exciting.

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7. "Hook" (1991) Leaving April 1 "Hook," like a lot of films on this list, is not really that great of a movie.

But it’s a film worth looking back on for nostalgic purposes and to remember the late Robin Williams.

This "sequel" to Peter Pan hinges heavily on the performances of Williams and Dustin Hoffman as the titular Captain Hook. Both actors bring their A-game to this lackluster film, making it slightly enjoyable.

The movie would make a good double feature with "Good Will Hunting" for a Netflix retrospective of William’s career.

6. "Leon: The Professional" (1994) Leaving April 1 This Jean Reno-led film is one of the most underrated action films of all time.

It is a film that while talked about,

it seems very few people have actually seen. It is not only the big starting point for director Luc Besson and Natalie Portman, but also manages to do what few action flicks can — grab you emotionally while you admire the badass action set-pieces.

"Leon: The Professional" is a must see for any fan of the action movie genre and lover of film.

5. "Lord of War" (2005) Leaving April 17 "Lord of War" falls into the shallow category of good Nicolas Cage films.

While it’s no "Adaptation" or "Leaving Las Vegas," it does provide a Cage performance that will remind you why he has an Oscar for Best Actor.

The movie, like many politically charged films, fails to fully hit the severity of its topic, but hits a lot of the

broad strokes well. An amazing sense of dark humor and a brilliant opening sequence make this worth a watch.

4. "Starship Troopers" (1997) Leaving April 1 This sci-fi cult classic successfully mixes dark humor with soul-crushing drama.

"Starship Troopers" serves as an amazing war tale. It successfully touches upon topics and ideas, like war-time propaganda and sending young men to battle, still talked about today.

It does all that, while providing a spectacular science-fiction masterpiece any movie fan could fall in love with.

3. "Pride and Prejudice" (2005) Leaving April 1 Most of the time when people think of a successful Keira Knightley performance or beautifully crafted

Jane Austen adaptation, this is the movie people think of.

"Pride and Prejudice" has become a common Valentine’s Day movie, but is way more brilliant than any trashy romantic flick.

It accurately captures the wonder of period pieces and presents a love story that feels real and important.

2. "Let the Right One In" (2008) Leaving April 10 It may seem a bit pretentious to choose a foreign film as the No. 2 pick, but ask any horror fan, "Let the Right One In" is one of the best horror films of the 2000s and a frightening vampire tale.

The film captures all the major themes of the vampire monster, power and sexuality, and a comingof-age movie, insecurity and being overlooked . It shows a young couple who you will care about all the way through.

By the time the film is over with, you will feel broken down and depressed, but in a good way.

1. "Hotel Rwanda" (2004) Leaving April 1 Speaking of feeling broken down and depressed, "Hotel Rwanda" will make you feel like a hollow shell of a person. A movie making you feel this way is a sign of a wellmade film.

The film is painful and harrowing, talking about a topic — Rwandan genocide — people don’t bring up a lot. It also has a career-changing performance from Don Cheadle and a memorable performance from Nick Nolte.

Very few films capture the feeling of such tragedy like this one.

Jacob Pierce can be reached at jpierce@dailyegyptian.com or 618-536-3325.

The future of video games appears to be going mobile — although male players may drag their thumbs TODD MARTENS | LOS ANGELES TIMES

My real-life cat, it appears, has been frustrated with me lately. Oh, she's still spoiled, but there have been a couple of occasions in which my attention has been diverted from her to a wholly digital feline.

"Super Phantom Cat," to be specific, has won my heart.

"Super Phantom Cat" even seems self-aware. "Love," the game tells players, "lights up the sad and cold chamber of your heart."

You know what else warms the soul?

A fluffy, shape-shifting interactive cat that can jump on robots, pounce through rainbow-hued worlds and occasionally harness the power of magical sprites to blow up walls.

Plus, "Super Phantom Cat" is obedient. But like some of my other favorite recent video games, "Super Phantom Cat" is not available on the dominant form of video game consumption for the last 20-plus years, the home video game console.

No, "Super Phantom Cat" is iOS-

only, where its controls are simple and touch-based.

That means you can play it on your phone. Basically, it's accessible to all, even those who insist, "Games are just not for me." Nonsense, I say. Games are for everyone, and increasingly, that special little game for you is likely to be found in the mobile space.

And recent game data hints that the most diverse playing audience lives on mobile. Or at least the gameplaying audience that is no longer traditionally male.

At this month's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, gaming consultancy Electronic Entertainment Design and Research presented some illuminating data. While the industry as a whole is edging closer to gender parity, game consoles and gaming computers are still predominantly used by the male gamer.

Mobile is a different story. Women make up 55 percent of mobile game players in North America. Overall, EEDAR founder Geoffrey Zatkin noted, North American gamers in

2015 leaned male 55 percent to 45 percent. But on home video game consoles, that number jumps to 60 percent male. On PCs, it's even more heavily male at 64 percent.

It's not that mobile games target one gender over another. It's simply that a wider variety of game experiences seem to appeal to those who have not typically been game players.

"Part of the reason for this on mobile," Zatkin said at a conference talk, "is that mobile is ... just doing a better job of marketing games that have broader appeal than handheld, console or PC." Certainly some of the most adventurous games of 2016 have been pocket-sized. Take the adorable, melancholic "Love You to Bits," in which a young boy learns to live on his own after losing the love of his life, a robot female.Or the tense minimalist action of "The Swords," in which ink wash paintings jut out of the edges of an iPhone screen, forcing players to frantically swipe up, down, left or right. It looks as is though it should be

hanging at LACMA, but its blurs of lines and splatters simulate the chaos of a sword fight. At least I think so. I've never been in a sword fight.

Like "Super Phantom Cat" and "Love You to Bits" before it, "The Swords" is only available for iOS. Though "Love You to Bits" is coming to other platforms this year, I'd argue it hit the most important one first.

Of course, game consoles and gaming computers are where the industry targets some of its biggestbudget games — the $100 million or so blockbusters that emphasize gunplay, such as the just-released "Tom Clancy's The Division."

Looking at Zatkin's data, one could even reach the conclusion that console games are becoming almost exclusionary, focusing on core gamers — those who want expansive shoot'em-ups and fantasy epics.

Consider them games by gamers and for gamers. Not since the Nintendo Wii has a home video game console directly gone after a non-

game-playing audience.

"The Wii," Zatkin said, "was targeted at non-core game players, who over the last generation in a lot of cases have been migrating off of console and onto Web, social and mobile discretions."

Me? I'm tired of guns. I want a phantom cat or some abstract swordplay. So it was distressing when Zatkin noted that just a small portion of the current generation of console titles has generated — by far — the lion's share of retail revenue in North America since 2012. Get ready, perhaps, for more games that look the same.

"Another trend: We're seeing the console shift from a balanced portfolio of games," Zatkin said, "from both core and casual gaming, to a corefocused portfolio."

The word "core" essentially means those focused on the hardcore gaming audience.

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Sports

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016

Homers spark Heese in the batter’s box BRENT MESKE | @BRENTMESKEDE

Thomas Donley | @TDonleyDE Southern Illinois senior pitcher Alex Lesiak throws a pitch Tuesday in the sixth inning of a game against Austin Peay at Itchy Jones Stadium. Lesiak allowed five runs on six hits in 2.1 innings of relief in his first appearance of the season. The Governors won 16-10. - March 29, 2016, Carbondale, Ill.

Salukis fall short against Governors

TED WARD | @TEDWARD_DE

SIU baseball had a rough night on the diamond, losing 16-10 to Austin Peay.

The Salukis (14-9-1) never led in the game and fell behind by as many as 13 runs while giving up 22 hits.

"It was just a bad game for us all around," coach Ken Henderson said. "They're one of the better offensive teams in the country, and we knew that coming. We didn't execute pitches and when you make mistakes, they'll make you pay.

Senior pitcher Bryce Sablotny (2-2 5.62 ERA) suffered the loss for SIU after giving up seven runs on 10 hits in five innings.

APSU junior starting pitcher Caleb Powell (3-1, 3.27 ERA) earned the win after pitching just two innings.

The Governors got on the board two batters

into the game after senior outfielder Clayton Smithson tripled to left field and later scored on a sacrifice fly.

Austin Peay stretched the lead to 13 after an eight-run eighth with two home runs.

SIU mounted a rally in the bottom of the eighth, scoring six runs in the inning and one more in the ninth to pull within six, but couldn't overcome the deficit.

"We were down big at that point and guys just started to relax and see the ball, which is good, but we need to do that every at-bat," junior outfielder Dyllin Mucha said. "It's a learning experience and guys just gotta keep the pressure off and take good swings."

The game saw the 2016 debuts of two SIU pitchers.

Senior Alex Lesiak and freshman Austin Covers combined to give up five runs in three innings of work.

"Those guys hadn't pitched in a long time, so to get them in there and give them work was encouraging to see," Henderson said. "Mitch [Townsend] hadn't gotten a lot of innings recently either, so to have him go in and pitch well was good."

Sophomore infielder Greg Lambert, who went 3-4 with three runs batted in, said he believes the team will bounce back from the loss.

"We're focused on Murray State coming up right now," he said. "We'll forget about this game as soon as the scoreboard shuts off and get back at it to get a win on Friday."

The Salukis host Murray State at 2 p.m.

Wednesday at Itchy Jones Stadium. Junior Connor McFadden will start.

Ted Ward can be reached at tward@dailyegyptian.com or 618-534-3303

Men’s basketball picks up fourth commit of 2016 SEAN CARLEY | @SCARLEYDE

Men's basketball coach Barry Hinson's future frontcourt got deeper on Tuesday.

Iowa Western Community College forward Thik Bol, a 6-foot-8 forward has verbally committed to SIU, according to Verbal Commits.

He averaged 10.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game while playing 8.2 minutes per game for Iowa Western last year.

Bol started 29 of his team's 31 games en route to a 24-5 record and a No. 15 NJCAA ranking.

Bol led the nation with 4.9 blocks per game and was All-Region XI Second Team his freshman year for the Reivers.

After the departure of senior centers

Ibby Djimde and Deng Leek, there were just four players left on the roster who are 6-foot-7 or taller: freshmen forwards Austin Weiher and Rudy Stradnieks, junior forward Sean O'Brien and junior center Bola Olaniyan.

Bol will have two years of eligibility at SIU. He chose SIU while holding other offers from Wichita State, Louisiana Tech and Oakland. He also took an unofficial visit to Iowa State.

With Bol's commitment the Salukis have one more scholarship to use toward the 2016 season.

Sean Carley can be reached at scar@dailyegyptian.com or at 618-536-3307.

Iowa Western Community College Athletics

Power is a new tool for SIU softball's sophomore right fielder Jessica Heese.

In her 45th game in a Saluki uniform, Heese hit her first home run — a grand slam against Saint Louis on March 16.

The homer capped off a nine-run fifth inning that propelled SIU to a 14-2 run-rule win.

The sophomore said the first home run was important, but she doesn’t really swing for power.

“My summer ball coach would say I’m a power hitter, but up until a couple weeks ago I’ve been a consistent singles and doubles hitter,” she said. “I just want to hit the ball hard and that’s all I go for.”

It didn’t take long for Heese to strike again. In the Dawgs’ next game, a 4-3 win against Loyola on March 19, Heese hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Heese said more consistent playing time has helped her hitting.

"Confidence is key to a lot of things because a lot of things are mental," she said. "It’s about getting in there and getting the reps to make me more confident."

Last season Heese played in 28 games, starting nine. Seven of her starts came while then-senior right fielder Meredith Wilson was injured.

The Platte City, Mo., native said she wants to be as good as Wilson, who hit .230 last season with five doubles and five home runs.

"I had Meredith in front of me and she hit the crap out of the ball last year," Heese said. "I want to live up to all the hard work she put in."

Not only was Wilson in the outfield, but so was Kalyn Harker and Merri Anne Patterson.

Harker finished as a first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference player while Patterson and Wilson finished as second-team All-MVC. Coach Kerri Blaylock said last season's lack of playing time was never because of a lack of ability from Heese, but rather because of the defensive depth of the outfielders.

"We never really got to see her blossom," she said.

"Now she’s getting opportunities … we had seen her potential [in summer ball when recruiting Heese]."

This season she has started 20 of her 23 games and is second on the team with a .317 batting average, seven doubles and a .650 slugging percentage.

Jen Sewell, associate head coach, said when she's not starting, Heese offers something the team didn’t have last season — bench depth on offense.

"We couldn’t pluck someone off the bench for just one at-bat," Sewell said. “She doesn’t need to see a pitcher and dwell on it, you can give her the information and she can go to the plate and hit the ball hard.”

Blaylock said if there was anything to improve in Heese’s game, it would be working on range in the outfield and going to get balls, which is what she did in SIU's last game.

Heese made a diving catch on a would-be single that was about to land between herself, Patterson and sophomore second baseman Savannah Fisher in right-center field during the Dawgs 5-0 win against Illinois State on Saturday.

While she's among team leaders in offense, her hot streaks and cold streaks have come in bunches. Heese has more games with hits than those without — 12 and 11 — and has six games with one hit, five games with two and one game with three. She has gone without hits in two-game stretches twice and once went four without a hit.

This is something Heese said she is working on.

“You can’t place who you are as a player off of one atbat, one play, or one fielding inning,” she said. “If you make a mistake, you just let it go and go for the next one.”

Brent Meske can be reached at bmeske@dailyegyptian. com or at 618-536-3333