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Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko Mark Schwarm, an SIU alumnus of Kevil, Ky., sprays water on his horse, Butter, in between horse shows Sunday at the Du Quoin State Fair. "On a day like today where it's so hot, it helps a lot to cool them down," Schwarm said. "It also cleans them up for the next show." Heat indices at the fair topped out at nearly 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
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Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko Quarterback Matt Desomer (7) makes a run during SIU's fall football scrimmage on Aug. 20 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale.
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Deadly earthquake in Italy hits near SIU professor’s summer home: 'It's terrible' CORY RAY | @CoryRay_DE
All that separated SIU professor Cinzia Padovani from a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in central Italy was 11 days. “For me, it’s terrible because I am far away,� Padovani said. “I don’t know where my friends are.� At 8:36 p.m. Central Standard Time on Tuesday, an earthquake struck in central Italy in the middle of the night, according to The New York Times. The paper reports at least 159 are dead. Two minutes after the earthquake, a friend messaged Padovani to tell her what happened. Padovani, a radio, television and digital media professor, is from L’Aquila, Italy, roughly 32 miles from Amatrice, one of the towns that sustained the most significant damage from the natural disaster. She had spent months there at her summer home until returning for the beginning of the semester less than two weeks ago. The distance didn’t stop her from trying to reach out. She stayed up throughout the night as news unfolded, contacting family and friends, including her son. Some of her friends texted her from their cars, too afraid to go inside their homes. She said she was glad to hear her family and friends were safe; however, her friend’s colleague was trapped under rubble with her husband and one of their sons in Amatrice. Their other child was found alive on top of the rubble. Padovani had not heard any updates as of Wednesday night. A series of aftershocks have been felt since the first incident, but Padovani said from what she knows, no one in L’Aquila was killed. Central Italy was still recovering from a 6.3 magnitude earthquake
in 2009 that killed more than 300 people, and Padovani said many buildings were still being repaired from that event.
“It's difficult for the american public to understand. All of these constructions, buildings, little towns and villages were built in the middle ages. ‌ Ours are all rocks and stone and cement. â€? - Cinzia Padovani SIU professor
“My town is in the rebuilding process,â€? Padovani said. “It is going to be years and years and years.â€? She said many of the buildings are very old and were built much differently than houses in the U.S. “It’s difficult for the American public to understand,â€? she said. “All of these constructions, buildings, little towns and villages were built in the middle ages. ‌ Ours are all rocks and stone and cement.â€? Padovani said the rebuilding process from here will be hard, and some ancient buildings might be forever lost. “For those who have lost so much, now it’s going to be a very, very long 10 or 15 years,â€? Padovani said. Staff writer Cory Ray can be reached at 618-536-3326 or cray@dailyegyptian.com.
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Recent SIU grad killed in ATV rollover remembered as a ‘good role model’ CORY RAY | @CoryRay_DE
Matt Risley remembers one of the last times he saw his friend and fraternity brother, Daniel Marcum, as they drove two weeks before Marcum’s passing. They were listening to Jake Owen’s “Everybody Dies Young,” Risley said. Daniel Conrad Marcum, a May 2013 SIU graduate in agricultural systems from Alton, was killed in an ATV rollover Sunday while driving along Terpening Road in Alton, according to the Alton Daily News. Marcum, who was pronounced dead at 12:20 a.m. Sunday, was 26. Risley, a May 2013 graduate in agricultural systems from Kentland, Ind., recalled many memories of him and Marcum driving through the roads of southern Illinois with friends. “I’m just happy the last times I saw him and got to be with him were so happy, just loving every minute of it and just going,” Risley said during an interview Wednesday.
For Risley, it was the quiet, routine moments upon which he and Marcum built a friendship: shooting pool after school, staying up and talking all night and going to class together, to name a few. Their friendship remained strong after SIU, and they kept in regular contact. “I would hope my house felt like a second home [to him],” Risley said. “It didn’t matter that I was three or four hours from his hometown. He was stopping by.” Marcum was a member of SIU’s Alpha Gamma Rho. His fraternity brother Andrew Reuschel — a May 2015 graduate in agriculture business economics and crop soil and environmental management — said Marcum had a quality and charisma that electrified those who met him. “You can’t really even use ‘Marcum’ as a noun,” Reuschel said. “You almost have to use it as an adjective. He just did Marcum things, and every single person that met him instantly was drawn to him.”
Fellow AGR brother Brian Ludwig, a May 2014 graduate in agricultural systems from Edwardsville, said Marcum could make people laugh as soon as he entered a room. “I remember one time we were talking, and I said, ‘I haven’t known you very long, and I had a lot of real good friends in high school, but in a short time, you’ve become one of my best friends,'” Ludwig said. “He looked at me and he said, ‘We’re not friends. We’re brothers. We’re family. Don’t ever forget it.'” When Ludwig received the message about Marcum’s death, he dropped his phone. He said he didn’t want to believe it. Ludwig said Marcum helped him through some of the most difficult moments of his life. “He was a good role model to me and a few other brothers,” Risley said. Marcum worked as a territorial manager for ACI distributors at the time of his passing, friends said. “He may have only been 26 years old, but I don’t know anybody
recent months, with activists across the country saying the feminine products are necessities rather than luxuries, and therefore should be taxed as such. “The idea of taxing tampons and other feminine hygiene products belies an underlying sexism and inherently discriminates against women because men don’t really have anything like that that they have to pay for,” said Aaron Diehr, an SIU professor in health education and recreation and women, gender and sexuality studies. Diana Tigerlily, a professor in SIU’s women, gender and sexuality studies department, said she considers the tax
elimination a positive step toward gender equality from Illinois lawmakers. “Just recognizing that tampons are not a luxury, but a necessity so that women are not unfairly taxed is an important step in creating a society in which women have less hurdles in our way of advancement,” Tigerlily said. She said this change is linked to an increased number of women involved in politics. “A man didn’t say, ‘Hey, women are paying this tampon tax and that’s not right’, it was women,” she said. “Women are coming into positions of power where they have a voice, where they
Daniel Marcum. (Photo provided by Matt Risley)
else our age that had lived that Saturday at First United Methodist much life in that amount of time,” Church in Godfrey. Ludwig said. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Staff writer Cory Ray can be Friday at Gent Funeral Home in reached at 618-536-3326 or Alton. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. cray@dailyegyptian.com.
University community reacts to lifting of Illinois tampon tax: ‘This is a proper step’ MARNIE LEONARD | @Marsuzleo
Illinois women will no longer be taxed for feminine hygiene products beginning in 2017, a decision many said was long overdue. Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday approved a bill repealing the state’s sales tax on tampons and pads, which were previously classified as “luxury goods.” The change will go into effect Jan. 1. This will make Illinois at least the eighth state to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales taxation, according to news reports. The tax has been a hot topic in
can advocate for change on behalf of everyone, and historically this hasn’t been the case.” Sarah Martin, a freshman from Valparaiso, Ind., studying zoology, said the reason more people don’t think about issues like the tampon tax is because society sees them as taboo. “People are very uncomfortable with talking about vaginas,” Martin said. “It’s one thing if it’s something that is inherently sexual. But [menstruation] is just a regular process that happens naturally. Just because it comes out of the same place where sex happens doesn’t make it sexual.”
Diehr said he’s noticed American society’s hesitation to discuss women’s reproductive abilities. “There’s always been a taboo about menstruation,” he said. “[Americans] are so sex-forward and so open in our views and our media, but when it comes to having frank discussions about necessities in sex, whether it be safe sex, periods or other things, we’re really afraid to talk about those. If you don’t discuss these topics, you never get action on them.” Please see TAX | NEXT PAGE
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The absence of the tax will reduce the state’s revenue by an estimated $14.7 million a year, according to reporting by the Chicago Tribune. Though this financial decision was made during Illinois’ budget crisis and a multibillion-dollar state deficit, Tigerlily said she doesn’t consider this a valid reason to oppose the change. “The state of Illinois is in a crisis, but women who bleed monthly should not be responsible for digging the state out of a mess of their own making,� Tigerlily said. “The revenues lost on this are not as significant as the decrease in hardships that this tax is causing on women.� Diehr acknowledged the state deficit is an issue, but said taxing female hygiene products is not the way to fix it. “This is a proper step — women still hit glass ceilings in industries and get paid less than their male counterparts for the same job,� he said. “There are a lot of discriminatory issues that women face
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SIU grad returns to hypnotize students MARNIE LEONARD | @Marsuzleo
Hypnotist Chris Jones entranced Salukis with a spellbinding performance Friday night in the Student Center ballroom.
and said they had never had a hypnotist and they wanted to see what I could do,” Jones said. “I made Howie shake hands. Nothing was set up. When it was over, he said ‘F— you’ to me, twice. He was pretty mad, actually.”
“[‘America’s Got Talent’] called me and said they had never had a hypnotist and they wanted to see what I could do.” - Chris Jones Hypnotist
Jones, an SIU graduate from Chicago’s south side, gained fame last year after appearing on “America’s Got Talent.” Most notable was his hypnosis of judge Howie Mandel, who suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder. “[‘America’s Got Talent’] called me
Despite Jones’ experience performing for the huge viewership of “America’s Got Talent,” he was still nervous before SIU’s show. “I want to do a good job in front of people no matter what,” he said. “And there’s some young people in the
audience. I want to be a role model. And it’s a small room — I’m really scared there’s going to be no one there.” These fears proved unfounded. In fact, Jones ended up having more students volunteer to be hypnotized than there were chairs on stage. “When I tell people I’m a hypnotist, they think three things,” Jones said as he opened the show. “They think one, ‘I don’t believe in that.’ Two, they think, ‘Oh my god, I hope he doesn’t embarrass me.’ And three, ‘Hey, has anyone ever told you that you look like the rapper Drake?’” Jones said, earning big laughs from the audience. Jones began the performance by first attempting to lull the entire audience into a deep slumber before pulling those most Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena susceptible to his voice onto the stage. Hypnotist Chris Jones performs for SIU students and members of the Carbondale Then the fun began. Please see HYPNOTIST next page
community Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, at the Student Center.
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Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena From left: Heather Duzan, a sophomore from Robinson studying psychology, shares a moment with Eliana Tiggens, a sophomore from Chicago studying cinematography and animation, Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, during Chris Jones’ performance at the Student Center.
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Jones started by convincing his volunteers they were onboard a wild rollercoaster. Shrieks filled the room as hypnotized faces took on looks that alternated between terror and excitement. Then, the stage was filled with Michael Jackson impersonators. “Do exactly as I do,” Jones commanded of the slumbering Salukis as he began to dance to “Thriller.” Hijinks ensued as Jones in quick succession made students forget how to pronounce their own names, pick prom dates from the audience to dance with and convinced them they were zombies. Or superheroes. “I am Wi-Fi woman. I bring hotspots to all,” said Margaret Lopez, a freshman from Westchester studying biology, after Jones made her declare her special power to the audience. After the show, Lopez admitted she still felt like she was in a daze. “It was like you watched yourself as you moved, but you couldn’t control it,” she said. “I tried opening my eyes, but I just couldn’t.” In 2010, Jones earned a master’s degree in recreation from SIU, where he worked as a resident assistant. He used magic and hypnotism to connect with his residents. “I would knock on doors and say, ‘Hey, how’s it going? Want to see a card trick?’ and I practiced that way and
made friends,” he said. “Then, when I was learning hypnosis, I would knock on doors and try to hypnotize them. If it didn’t work, I would move on to the next person.” Jones said the most rewarding part of his job as a performer and hypnotist is when he can convince a skeptic that hypnotism works.
“It was like you watched yourself as you moved but couldn't control it. I tried opening my eyes, but I just couldn't.” - Margaret Lopez freshman
Andrew Dust was another of Jones’ volunteers. He spent the night doing things such as holding up a pretend Simba as “Circle of Life” blared over speakers, imitating how he thinks girls at SIU dance and attempting to guess the thoughts of audience members at the hypnotist’s command. “It’s like you’re watching through another person,” Dust said. “I knew I believed in hypnotism and I’ve seen hypnotists before, but this just confirmed it.”
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Southern Illinois group says ‘no fracking way’ to hydraulic fracturing MARNIE LEONARD | @Marsuzleo
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An environmental activist group hosted a party with a purpose Sunday at Alto Vineyards to raise awareness and protest the practices of hydraulic fracturing — also known as “fracking” — in southern Illinois. The event was organized by Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment. Live music from several local bands was featured on a stage erected on the sprawling lawn of Alto Vineyards. “Fracking isn’t banned in Illinois, so at any moment we could potentially see an influx of fracking permits,” said Tabitha Tripp, a board member and founder of SAFE. Fracking is a method of retrieving natural gas from the Earth by injecting water, sand and chemicals into shale rock at high pressures. The process has been said to lead to water pollution and wastage, the release of chemicals and carcinogens toxic to humans and wildlife and the contamination of soil and groundwater through spills of fracturing chemicals, according to the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Brent Ritzel, the event’s lead organizer, said when people misunderstand this environmental issue, fracking seems falsely convoluted. “What complicates it is the notion that there are two sides to the debate,” Ritzel said. “People talk about all the benefits that fracking brings without any concept of the harms that it creates.” Ritzel said earthquakes are one of the reasons fracking is so problematic. “We’ve seen Oklahoma go from one or two earthquakes a year to over a thousand, and it’s all because of injection wells related to fracking,” Ritzel said. “This could very well become southern Illinois.” One of the most active faults in the United States, the New Madrid Fault Line, runs through the region. Hydraulic fracturing has been
Autumn Suyko | @AutumnSuyko_DE Sam Stearns, of McCormick, S.C., relaxes Sunday during Frack Free Fest at Alto Vineyards in Alto Pass.
found to directly cause a small number of earthquakes in the United States, according to a 2015 study conducted by the United States Geological Survey. Eamonn Talkington is a member of the band Dead Pretty, which was part of the Fest’s musical lineup. Talkington listed a passionate concern for the planet as one of his reasons for being involved with the event. “If you look at places in north Texas, there are areas where they can no longer drink the water at their house because of hydraulic fracturing,” Talkington said of what he called a non-partisan issue. “Around here you’ll see a lot of Democrats and Green Party people and they kind of present this as a divided issue, but it’s not really. Another big concern SAFE members have with fracking is the harm it could do to southern Illinois’ tourism. “Driving around southern Illinois, mostly what you see are small farms, rolling hills, small residences, the
beauty of the Shawnee National Forest — those would become neighbors to frack sites,” said Lucia Amorelli, a volunteer at the event. Sam Stearns, a member of SAFE, said tourism — particularly the local wine trail — could be at stake as well. “People don’t want to have to drive through an industrialized nightmare with poisoned water and poisoned soil,” he said. “They’ll go other places. We have this burgeoning wine industry in southern Illinois, but people will think twice about buying wine from a place where the water is contaminated.” Ritzel said the problem can only be solved by getting the community educated about the issues and involved in the political process of banning fracking in Illinois. “We have to have a say in the destiny of our communities,” he said. “We’re trying to get the state to ban fracking because the only safe fracking is fracking that is not taking place.”
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‘Hang in there,’ governor tells Carbondale education program
Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko Gov. Bruce Rauner plays a round of pingpong Friday during his visit to Carbondale High School's Rebound program.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner promised Friday to assist a state-funded adult education program in Carbondale that faced closure earlier this year because of the state’s budget impasse. That program is called Carbondale Community High School Rebound, which awards high school diplomas and GED certificates to students ages 16 and up. The lack of financial resources made managing the program difficult in recent months, said Sandra Snowden, Rebound’s adult educational program coordinator. “Not knowing what our funds are going to be makes it harwwwwwrd for me to try and get the district to hire another teacher with the possibility of having to lay off the rest of the staff,” Snowden said. The governor was joined by other local elected officials, including
Mayor Mike Henry and Rep. Terri Bryant, R-Mt. Vernon, for a tour through the main floor of the building as classes took place. Rauner met with Rebound employees, students and graduates of the program, and even made some time for a quick game of pingpong with one of the students. After the tour, Rauner called the program inspiring and told administrators, teachers and students to “hang in there” for more resources to come. More than 200 students are enrolled in the program, which is designed to help students meet education goals while also enhancing self-growth and planning realistic career paths, Snowden said. “We get the reputation that we take in all the bad kids,” Snowden said. “That’s not true. We take in kids who are unable to succeed in public schools and we help the reach
success here.” Donovan Burk, a Carbondale native who graduated through Rebound in 2013, said the program opened his eyes to a lot after he struggled to stay out of trouble in high school. Now a sophomore studying elementary education at John A. Logan College, Burk said it was nerve racking to come face-to-face with Rauner. He hoped to gain knowledge about the governor’s administration and the efforts taken to keep alternative schools up and running. “To see and speak to Rauner was amazing, because it’s not common you see a high official come to places like this,” Burk said. “It’s nice to see the want to get an understanding of what this program is about.” Staff writer Diamond Jones can be reached at djones@dailyegyptian.com.
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Faces of the fair Top left: Alana Muench, 3, of Milwaukee, naps Monday in her father's fair booth at the Du Quoin State Fair. "I normally have a babysitter," her father Andrew Muench said. "But sometimes things come up and she has to come on the road with me". Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko Top right: Fair worker Teresa (last name withheld), of Belmont, Texas, high-fives a fairgoer Sunday at the Du Quoin State Fair. “I’ve been [working with the fair] for 20 years,” Teresa said. “It’s a lifestyle and it’s a job. We’re all one big family out here.” Teresa has worked in fairs in all 50 states and said traveling is her favorite part of the job. Autumn Suyko | @AutumnSuyko_DE
Aladin ride attendant Daniel Howerton, of Amberg, Ark., takes a moment to relax during a break in fairgoers Sunday at the Du Quoin State Fair. Ryan Michalesko @photosbylesko
Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena The sun sets behind the Ferris Wheel on Sunday at the Du Quoin State Fair. The fair runs through Labor Day.
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Left: Blake Newmeyer, 6, of Marion, slides down a ride Sunday at the Du Quoin State Fair. Ryan Michalesko @photosbylesko
Right: A camel chomps food Sunday at the Du Quoin State Fair. Autumn Suyko @AutumnSuyko_DE
Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Darla Joiner, of Houma, La., whispers hints to her customers as they compete in the Water Gun Fun game Sunday at the Du Quoin State Fair. Joiner, who has been working at the fair for 30 years, said she loves travelling and meeting new people.
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Police still investigating two Carbondale shootings BILL LUKITSCH | @Lukitsbill
Two people were shot Saturday within roughly 12 hours of each other and police have released few details on the cause of either one. A man was shot early Saturday near the Strip and police identified three possible suspects in the shooting, authorities said. At 1:07 a.m., officers on foot patrol heard gunshots and found one victim in the 500 block of South Illinois Avenue, according to a Carbondale police news release. The victim, whose identity has not been released, suffered a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale where he was later released, according to police. No details of the identity of the suspects had been released as of Tuesday afternoon pending the active investigation.
Scores of people could be seen standing on the Strip after the shooting occurred, watching as police cleared people off the street. Camden Hurst, who was in town to visit a friend, said he heard six gunshots near the Strip during the earlier shooting. “We got out of our car and heard, ‘pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,'” he said during an interview near where police taped off the area. Shortly after the gunfire, witnesses said they saw a car speeding north on South Illinois Avenue. “I’m just down here visiting a buddy and this s--- happens,” Hurst said. “I come to Carbondale for a good time and shootings happen. You know — it’s crazy out here.” Lizzie Harper said she was standing with friends near a business in the 500 block of South Illinois Avenue when the shots
rang out. They backed up against a wall and Harper phoned police as they waited for the gunfire to stop, she said. Harper, a sophomore from Carbondale studying business, called the experience terrifying and said the gunfire came without warning. “I’m from here, so I’ve never felt scared in Carbondale in my entire life until then, probably,” she said. Shortly after 1 p.m., Carbondale police were notified of a second gunshot victim being treated at the hospital. Investigating officers were unable to determine exactly where the shooting happened, according to a news release. That victim was taken Memorial Hospital of Carbondale on Saturday afternoon for medical treatment, police said. Details were sparse, but the victim was reported to be in stable medical
condition, according to the release. The shootings come during a year when more people have been shot in Carbondale than any other year in the last 10, according to news reports and police data. So far, at least 15 people have been shot in Carbondale this year, compared to one in all of last year
and six in 2014. If the second shooting took place within city limits, it would make the second gunshot victim within a 12-hour span the 16th shot person in Carbondale this year. Campus editor Bill Lukitsch can be reached at blukitsch@dailyegyptian.com
Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE Police investigate the scene of a shooting in the early morning of Saturday near the Strip in Carbondale. Approximately 12 hours later at 1:12 p.m., Carbondale police responded to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in reference to another gunshot victim, according to a news release.
Jacob Wiegand | @Jacob Wiegand_DE A police officer investigates the scene of a shooting in the early morning Saturday near the Strip in Carbondale. Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko First responders load a man into an ambulance following a shooting Saturday morning near the 500 block of South Illinois Avenue.
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Taurus(April20-May20)-Todayisa7--The next two days are reserved for fun. Romance blossoms, if encouraged. Forgive miscommunications and tardiness. Unexpected good news pre-empts the programming. Imaginative tactics get attention. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Fix up your place today and tomorrow. Your home and family require more attention. Set long-range goals. Show extra patience for someone who is stuck. Keep your objective in mind. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Your focus is on communications today and tomorrow. With Mercury's recent retrograde, it could seem like your messages get restricted or blocked. Give it extra time. Study the situation. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Keep the pedal to the metal and cash flows in today and tomorrow. You're planning changes for the better. Start your shopping list. Make a surprising connection. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Stand up for a cause dear to your heart. Personal motivation flourishes over the next two days. Rally others to join. You're sensitive to what's missing. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -Reflect on the road ahead and already traveled over the next two days. Schedule actions for later. Make
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plans and revise strategies now. Find practical, costeffective solutions. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Enjoy meetings and events. Group projects go well today and tomorrow. Friends help out. Someone has a stroke of genius, although part may get lost in translation. Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Work takes priority for the next few days. An opportunity could benefit your career. Practice makes perfect. Do your best job and share the results. It's gaining attention. Capricorn (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -Explore your neighborhood over the next few days. Investigate and research an area of academic interest. Taste new flavors and discover hidden jewels in your own backyard. Aquarius (Jan. 20Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Changes necessitate budget revisions today and tomorrow. Get into a planning phase over the next few weeks. Be a strategist, rather than impulsive. Join forces with another for funding. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -Travel plans may need to be tweaked. You and a partner can stir things up over the next couple of days. A familiar face is a welcome surprise.
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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis
ACROSS 1 Pervasive clown 5 You, in Peru 10 ABC drama about plane crash survivors 14 Footnote notation 15 Nary a soul 16 Stuff in a dump 17 Buried the hatchet 20 Leafy Tolkien creature 21 Boomers’ kids 22 Round gaskets 23 Steely Dan album pronounced like a continent 24 Move with effort 25 Got on everyone’s nerves 33 Let in or let on 34 Man with a code 35 Prohibit 36 They may be black or green 37 __ Waldo Emerson 38 Ask for proof of age 39 Street in “Freddy vs. Jason” 40 __ colony 41 With “en,” hot, in sports slang 42 Showed disapproval 45 Western tribe 46 Remote cells 47 Evening gettogether 50 Venus de Milo knockoffs? 52 Stat for Chris Sale 55 Type of auto found in the three other longest puzzle answers 58 Fine spray 59 Meathead’s ’70s TV mother-in-law 60 Scintilla 61 Bump on a lid 62 Tony of “Who’s the Boss?” 63 Seemingly forever
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DOWN 1 Kid’s wheels 2 Ruler of the Valkyries 3 Get-up-and-go 4 Mantra sounds 5 Like zombies 6 Rise dramatically 7 Oodles 8 Word with tight or loose 9 Reduce to rubble 10 Pretentious 11 Writing on the wall, so to speak 12 Complacent 13 Bikini parts 18 Joe Namath, notably 19 Came up 23 Without warranty 24 Flowery, as prose 25 Provide fare for an affair 26 “A Passage to India” heroine 27 Savory taste 28 Some refrigerators 29 “Interstellar” director Christopher 30 Mav or Cav 31 Things in a hold
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32 Fund, as an academic chair 37 Got money for 38 Team that hasn’t won a World Series since 1908 40 Fizzle (out) 41 Elaborate spread 43 French police force 44 Steinway competitor
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47 Virtual citizens in a video game 48 Doing the job 49 Teeny 50 Deuce follower, in tennis 51 Cracker brand 52 Chamber effect 53 Drops from above 54 Part of MFA 56 Writer LeShan 57 Farm female
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Saluki men’s basketball releases strongest schedule in recent history TED WARD | @TedWard_DE
The SIU men’s basketball schedule this season includes three road games against Power 5 opponents, facing teams from the Southeastern (SEC), Big 10 and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Salukis will make November trips to face Arkansas on Nov. 14 and Minnesota on Nov. 25, while facing Rick Pitino and the 2013 national champion Louisville Cardinals on Dec. 7. “I’ve coached at games against Louisville and at Arkansas and the atmosphere there is unbelievable,” coach Barry Hinson said during an appearance on Mike Reis’ show on Aug. 24. “They sell out almost every game and as a coach it’s really hard to hear so these games because the crowd goes so milly banilly. So those games will definitely be a challenge for us.” This is the first time SIU will face three Power 5 opponents since the 200708 season when it faced Mississippi State, Southern California and Indiana. Other road games include trips to play sister school SIU-Edwardsville on Nov. 18 and UNLV in Las Vegas on Dec. 19 for the Mountain West – Missouri Valley Conference Challenge. Saluki fans can get their first taste of this year's team on Nov. 3 at home in an exhibition game against Missouri - St. Louis. Rounding out the rest of the schedule are home games against: season opener Wright State (Nov. 11), Division II Missouri Southern State (Nov. 16), Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 21), local rival Murray State (Nov. 29), Texas Southern (Dec. 3), Sam Houston State (Dec. 10), Saint Louis (Dec. 14) and the University of Tennessee-Martin (Dec. 22). Although the team finished 22-10 overall last season, Hinson received criticism for a schedule that ranked 346 out of 351 Division I basketball programs, according to kenpom.com, a leading college
2016 SIU nonconference basketball schedule Date
Opponent
Date
Opponent
Nov. 3
Missouri St. Louis (Ex.)
Nov. 29
Murray State
Nov. 11
Wright State
Dec. 3
Texas Southern
Nov. 14
Arkansas
Dec. 7
Louisville
Nov. 16
Missouri Southern State
Dec. 10
Sam Houston State
Nov. 18
SIU Edwardsville
Dec. 14
Saint Louis
Nov. 21
Mount St. Mary’s
Dec. 19
UNLV
Nov. 25
Minnesota
Dec. 22
UT-Martin
basketball analytics website. Three opponents played in postseason tournaments last year. Texas Southern participated in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), while Sam Houston State and Tennessee-Martin played in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). Louisville was a projected topfour seed for the NCAA tournament before self-imposing a postseason ban for illegal recruiting activities. This season’s opponents combined for a 209-209 record last season. Hinson said he was impressed with
the team’s work ethic in the offseason and thinks they can ride the momentum of last season’s turnaround to even better results this season. “The cops had to be called at 1:30 in the morning this summer to find our guys practicing. That’s exciting,” he said. “This team is definitely a building block towards a bright future for the program and this season will be a good test.” Staff writer Ted Ward can be reached at tward@dailyegyptian.com
Sean Carley | @SCarleyDE
"The cops had to be called at 1:30 in the morning this summer to find our guys practicing. That's exciting." Barry Hinson
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How SIU football will reel in $1M in three games SEAN CARLEY | @SCarleyDE
Saluki football will rake in a sizable amount of money over the next few years, regardless of how the team does on the field. SIU will receive more than $1 million during the next three years while playing in football nonconference “guarantee” games, including Saturday’s game against Florida Atlantic, according to documents obtained by the Daily Egyptian through a Freedom of Information Act request. The Salukis will face Florida Atlantic on Saturday, Memphis on Sept. 23, 2017 and Mississippi (“Ole Miss”) on Sept. 8, 2018. Florida Atlantic will pay SIU $390,000, while
Memphis and Mississippi will pay the university $285,000 and $450,000, respectively, to participate in the contests. At the most recent SIU Board of Trustees meeting earlier this week, athletic director Tommy Bell said the team will also travel to Arkansas in 2019 for an undisclosed amount and to Kansas State in 2021 for $450,000. What is a “guarantee” game? A “guarantee” game is one in which the two teams competing are not seemingly on the same level of competition. This happens often in football between Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) schools in the early
season. For the FBS schools — in this case: FAU, Memphis and Ole Miss — teams like to face an opponent of lower caliber in the first weeks of the season to smooth out their squad before facing tougher opponents. For the FCS schools, such as SIU, the idea of traveling to compete against a higher-caliber team is not an appealing one. That being said, there are plenty of times FCS schools have defeated FBS schools, such as the famous 2007 matchup when Appalachian State defeated then-No. 5 Michigan. SIU won two straight games against FBS opponents in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, defeating Indiana and Northern Illinois. From 1978 to 2013,
FBS schools won about 82 percent of games against FCS opponents. To sweeten the deal, FBS schools throw in a monetary guarantee to make the games worth the smaller schools’ while. In 2014 alone, FBS schools doled out more than $12 million to FCS schools, with the highest being the $1 million tab Michigan paid Appalachian State. Why do schools agree to these games if they know they’re unlikely to win? For the purest sake, the money makes it worth it. What is often lost in the craziness of the finances of collegiate athletics are the
expenses necessary to operate a Division I program. Fifty-eight percent (134 of 231) of public Division I schools required to report their tax records turned a profit last year, according to USA Today’s college finances database. Only 44.5 percent (104 of 231) reported a profit of more than $100,000. Take out the Power 5 conference schools — all of which are FBS — and those numbers drop to 94 profit schools, 66 of which were more than $100,000. Amid the Illinois state budget crisis, these guarantees can help provide crucial funds for the university. Are guarantee games
limited to just football? Guarantee games are often established for basketball as well, just for lesser payouts. There are multiple reasons for this, but the biggest are because basketball teams require less personnel to travel and there’s typically less revenue coming in from basketball. When SIU men’s basketball faces Louisville this year, the Dawgs will receive a $95,000 guarantee, as first reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal. Anna Spoerre contributed to this report. Sports editor Sean Carley can be reached at scar@dailyegyptian.com
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SIU's stable of returning running backs carrying big expectations JACOB GAERTNER | @JGaertnerDE
Saluki football had a crowd of inexperienced running backs trying to prove themselves last season. This year, the team has the opposite problem. After the squad consistently used four different running backs last season, coach Nick Hill said he wants his backs to build momentum during games this time around. “It’s hard to rotate four or five guys,” he said. “You want to give them an opportunity to get in a groove, which is hard to do if they’re only getting a few carries.” In 2015, an SIU running back had double digit carries in only five games, one of which exceeded 12 carries. “It’s nice when you have that guy that can get in a rhythm,” Hill said. “And by the third, fourth quarter, he’s racking up carries and seeing things [in the defense to exploit].” Hill hasn’t yet decided which of the running backs can be that guy, but complimented sophomore Daquan Isom’s explosiveness and big play ability. Last season, Isom led the running backs with 548 yards, averaging seven per carry. He also added four touchdowns on the ground. Although he came up short of the 10 carries per game necessary to be eligible, Isom’s seven yards per carry would have ranked seventh in the FCS. “He’s a super talented guy,” offensive coordinator John Van Dam said of Isom, who was named Tuesday as one of 30 players on the Football Championship Subdivision Performer of The Year award watch list. “He makes plays and he’s hard to tackle.” Isom, senior Aaron Stanton, sophomore Jonathan Mixon and junior Cameron Walter will be a part
Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena Senior starting quaterback Josh Straughan is congratulated by Director of Broadcast Operations Mike Reis, alongisde senior middle linebacker Chase Allen on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at the Saluki Stadium after the announcement by Coach Nick Hill.
of the running back rotation in 2016. “I expect us to be the powerhouse of the offense,” Stanton said. “To be the guys that make the play that sparks the whole team.” Big plays were not a rarity last year for the Salukis, who ranked 16th in yards per play out of 123 teams. Van Dam said true freshman D.J. Davis has impressed him during training camp. Davis, a 5-foot-8 running back from American Heritage High School in Pompano Beach, Fla., was recruited mostly as a cornerback before switching to his other high school position.
Even though the Salukis are returning every running back who received a carry in 2015, a big piece of the running game will be absent this season. Former quarterback Mark Iannotti was the leading rusher for the Salukis last season and the only player to exceed 80 rushing attempts. He had 179. “We might go a while before a guy is involved that much,” Hill said. “That was just a strength of Mark’s and we played to it.” It appears that this season’s potential quarterbacks can carry some of the load as well. In Saturday’s
Saluki football had a crowd of inexperienced running backs trying to prove themselves last season. This year, the team has the opposite problem. scrimmage, quarterbacks ran for a combined 62 yards on 17 carries — more than the six running backs who combined for 21 yards on 13 carries. SIU is coming of a 3-8 season, its worst since 2001, despite having
the fifth best offense in the Football Championship Subdivision. Staff writer Jacob Gaertner can be reached at jgaertner@dailyegyptian.com.
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SIU wideout making most of rare season TED WARD | @TedWard_DE
Senior wide receiver Israel Lamprakes will tell you who the real No. 1 is on the team. Well, at least who wears the real No. 1 jersey. For “Izzy,” as his teammates call him, it was a long road just to get to this season. Even after an injury plagued his first five seasons, Lamprakes remains optimistic and jokes around with his teammates. Lamprakes shares his number with a teammate, junior cornerback and Minnesota transfer Craig James, claiming that the real No. 1 is all about locker position. “In the locker room, the
equipment is put in order by number — so one all the way down to 99 and then it starts at one again — and that’s where his stuff is,” Lamprakes said while munching on a popsicle. “So he’s down in the hundreds, which makes me the true No. 1, since I’m at the beginning.” The locker room serves as the first step in Lamprakes’ mission to finish a season on top and healthy for the first time in his career. His freshman campaign ended when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and had reconstructive surgery. After spring camp in 2012, he had to
have surgery on the same knee. The injuries didn’t stop there. In 2013, he battled consecutive hamstring strains along with a high ankle sprain, which carried over into the 2014 season. Then last year, he suffered a separated shoulder in a 34-31 loss to South Dakota. He has yet to play through a full season completely healthy. “After that last one I was like ‘Why me? Why does this keep happening?’” Lamprakes asked during a recent interview. The timing couldn’t have gotten any worse for Lamprakes as he was in the middle of his most consistent season yet.
Before the injury bug caught back up with him, Lamprakes caught 31 passes for 481 yards, which ranked him fourth on the team in both categories. His four touchdown catches had him tied for third with then-freshman running back Daquan Isom. But after 19 weeks of waiting on an appeal, the NCAA granted him another year of eligibility this summer, which was all the motivation he needed to come back. Lamprakes said he wasn’t sure if he’d get the sixth year of eligibility, but once he did, it was an excitement he’d never felt before. Coming back for a sixth year
Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko SIU wide receiver Israel Lamprakes poses for a portrait during Fan Fest on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.
wasn’t going to be easy, but coach Nick Hill was thrilled he decided to return. “It’s really hard mentally for a guy to come back and do training camp for a sixth straight year and to not go through the motions,” Hill said. “For a guy like him to come back and put in the work, it’s really been a big boost for us.” Lamprakes is just one of a few players who have been granted a sixth year — most notably former University of Houston quarterback Case Keenum, who was granted another year after he missed time because of injuries. Wide receivers coach Ashton Aikens said Lamprakes brings experience to the wide receiver corps, serving as another coach for the younger wideouts. “You can never really replace experience,” he said. “It’s like having another coach out there on the football field. With Israel, he leads by example so the younger receivers watch him and they’re learning from him everyday at practice.” Lamprakes said he’s ecstatic to get the chance to shine during his final year in what he hopes is a healthy and successful one. “I’m just making sure to head to the trainer’s room if something is bothering me because our training staff is really good at keeping our players healthy and ready for game day,” Lamprakes said. “This offseason was one of my most physically sound camps, so I’m really excited to make the most of this season. I knew if I got this sixth year back, I could make something special out of it and I’m just ready to compete.” Lamprakes’ second go at a full senior season will begin against Florida Atlantic at 5 p.m. Sept. 3 in Boca Raton, Fla. Ted Ward can be reached at tward@dailyegyptian.com.
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INSIDE: 3 games, $1M for SIU football pg. 17 | Izzy overcomes injuries pg. 15