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Illinois House allows Rauner’s veto of student trustee bill BILL LUKITSCH | @Bill_LukitschDE
The Illinois House of Representatives voted to allow Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of House Bill 4113 Wednesday, among other pieces of legislation. The motion to override the amendatory veto was introduced by Illinois State Rep. Jerry F Costello II (D-Smithton) and lost on the House floor 54-49. A minimum of 71 votes were needed to put the bill
before the Illinois Senate. “I can’t begin to explain how disappointed I am that the bill did not pass,” said former SIUC student trustee Adrian Miller. Miller worked with Illinois state legislators and lobbied in Springfield for more than two years to grant student trustees from SIUC and SIU-Edwardsville voting privileges on the SIU Board of Trustees by amending the Southern Illinois University Management
Act. He said he counts the inaction of state legislators as a failure, which directly affects the university’s student body. “I think the votes today are just a sign of politics at its finest,” Miller said. Miller said the first draft of the bill received bipartisan support and passed favorably in both the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate before the governor vetoed the legislation on Aug. 25.
“I don’t think we would be having these issues if the ‘grown-ups’ in Springfield and the governor’s office would have appointed a vote two years ago,” Miller said. In an email response, Costello said enabling both student trustees to vote would better address important issues at each campus. “Unfortunately,” he wrote, “many of my colleagues chose to ignore these simple facts in voting to sustain the governor’s veto.”
At this point, Miller said he hopes the governor grants one of the student trustees with a vote, but is doubtful it will happen this year. “We’re going into three years now that students have not had a voice on the Board of Trustees,” he said. “The idea that we don’t have a voice on the board is … highly disrespectful to students and the families across Illinois that have students that attend SIU.”
Library to Fox Lake mourns fallen officer host mass surveillance presentation SAM BEARD | @SamBeard_DE
The federal government and their corporate partners are spying on everybody. From Google searches to text messages, Facebook posts to online purchases — no activity conducted on an electronic device is safe from Big Brother’s snooping eyes and ears. However, there are measures individuals can take if they wish to protect themselves from mass surveillance. Encryption, softwares and other tools can safeguard private information when used properly. Students, staff, faculty and community members can learn the importance of privacy in the age of mass surveillance and how to protect themselves online at 7 p.m. on Sept. 8 in Guyon Auditorium. The free event is facilitated by Morris Library and will feature a presentation by Alison Macrina, director of the Library Freedom Project. By teaching librarians and communities about surveillance threats, privacy rights and privacy-protecting technology tools, the project hopes to make the promise of intellectual freedom in libraries a reality. Macrina said when she heard the U.S. government was secretly spying on the private lives of its citizens, she knew she had to do something and founded the project a year and a half ago. In 2012, Edward Snowden leaked hundreds of thousands of top-secret documents to two American journalists, revealing the largest mass surveillance operation in world history. The measures have been defended by President Barack Obama and various governmental agencies in the name of counterterrorism. “The telephone metadata program under [the Patriot Act] was designed to map the communications of terrorists, so we can see who they may be in contact with as quickly as possible,” Obama said. Please see FREEDOM | 2
Stacey Wescott | Tribune News Service Carol Weitzman of Fox Lake and her 3-year-old grandson, Brayden, drop off balloons at the memorial for slain Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz on Wednesday in Fox Lake. Three suspects still remain at large and a manhunt is underway in the area.
House overrides Rauner’s heroin veto SHANNON ALLEN | @ShannonAllen_DE
Illinois House members overrode Gov. Bruce Rauner’s changes to the bill proposing Medicaid pay for treatment for heroin addictions Wednesday with a vote of 105-5. Rauner denied the bill on Aug. 24 because the state cannot afford it. The bill suggested doctors use a reversal drug, such as Methadone, to bring people out of otherwise fatal situations. No Republicans in the House voted against the plan at first, but some sided with Rauner on the issue of cost. “Unfortunately, the bill also includes provisions that will impose a very costly mandate on the state’s Medicaid providers. I
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am returning the bill with recommendations to address that concern,” Rauner said in his veto. There were 633 deaths attributed to heroin overdoses in Illinois in 2014, according to Illinois Department of Public Health data. Illinois has the highest number of heroin overdoses per capita nationwide, according to the Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association. “Just as Illinois was ground zero for the heroin crisis, Illinois can be ground zero for the solution,” said Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie), as per Chicago Tribune. Although there are other options to pay for treatment, many abusers rely on Medicaid and would be affected financially. This bill was passed in Springfield, but
heroin addiction is a growing epidemic in Carbondale. From July 2014 to June 2015, Centerstone — a behavioral health care provider — has treated nearly 1,250 substance abusers in Carbondale, including heroin addicts. Centerstone also treats people with mental disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities. While Centerstone tends mostly to adults, it also assists the treatment of minors with these problems starting at age 12. Each patient comes in for a 90-minute appointment where a personalized treatment plan is created. Kathryn Sime, director of advancement at Centerstone, is a part of this process. Please see HEROIN | 2
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feel like you’re being watched, you won’t say the things that you want to say, you won’t read the things that you want to read.” Susan Tulis, associate dean of information services at Morris Library, said privacy in the library is a big issue, citing the importance of freedom and privacy in intellectual pursuits. “It’s nobody’s business what books you are checking out,” Tulis said. She said libraries are generally serious about protecting their patrons’ information. One example of how Morris Library protects user information is that once a patron checks a book back into the library, all records of that book being checked out are
erased. Not only that, but Morris is currently rewriting its privacy policy to further increase the security of activity conducted within its walls. The policy is expected to be finalized in a few months, Tulis said. Although patron information is not accessible to workers of the library, because of the post-Sept. 11 passing of the Patriot Act, governmental agencies can request specific user’s information. She said Morris Library has never received such a request. Macrina encourages students to attend the event and place pressure on university administration to support measures that protect the privacy of those on campus.
it in the long run, since the state cannot currently afford to fund treatment for heroin abusers. Sime said full implementation of this bill would save the state an estimated $58 million annually because it is cheaper to treat abusers with counseling and medication. This total is a conservative estimate because no prison cost savings were included, according to the IADDA. “Will this veto make it impossible for a heroin addict to recover? Probably not, but the challenge is that we believe
[rehab] works best when both counseling and medicine are used,” Sime said. According to Sime, denying this legislation would put addicts back out on the street where they could end up in jail, the hospital or worse — dead. “If you or someone you know needs services but do not have the money for it, still come in for an assessment and let us figure out the best plan for you,” Sime said. “At least give us a chance to see if there are other ways to help you.”
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However, the idea that the government needs to conduct mass surveillance to combat terrorism and keep Americans safe is not supported by any evidence, Macrina said. “Make no mistake, mass surveillance is a tool for social control,” she said. “It is an undemocratic measure of governmental overreach. It has nothing to do with fighting crime.” Macrina said people are unlikely to research what they want and speak freely if they know they are being spied on. “Surveillance has a chilling effect on speech,” Macrina said. “If you
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“As an agency, we recognize a need for a fair and balanced budget,” Sime said. “However, when you cut treatments, there are more overdoses and hospitalizations.” Sime said each treatment is customized and costs vary, given that every person has a different diagnosis. “It is not a one-size-fits-all situation,” Sime said. Illinois may end up paying for
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Illinois governor signs law banning gay conversion therapy for minors Cory ray | @coryray_de
A new Illinois law marks a leap forward in the gay rights movement. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a law on Aug. 20 banning any attempts to practice gay conversion therapy on minors in Illinois, making it the fourth state to do so. The law goes into effect on Jan. 1. Gay conversion therapy is a controversial practice that attempts to stop homosexual behavior in individuals. “The governor has no social agenda and believes this bill strikes a balance in preserving religious freedoms while protecting the interests of minors,” Gov. Rauner’s Press Sectretary, Catherine Kelly said. “The administration carefully reviewed this legislation to ensure it would not prohibit or otherwise interfere with religious freedom or family access to religious counseling” Former SIUC student S.J. Creek wrote her Ph.D. dissertation on the subject of conversion therapy and studied three groups: individuals affiliated with conversion practices, individuals disaffiliated with conversion practices and individuals who underwent conversion therapy. Common practices in conversion therapy include rehabilitation programs, weekly support groups and workshop series. “It’s a lot of older, outdated psychological techniques,” Creek said.
SIUC professor Craig GingrichPhilbrook, who studies sexuality theory, said some conversion therapists inflict pain upon patients in order to associate homosexual thoughts with feelings of discomfort, though the technique is rare and antiquated. “It’s a pretty heated skirmish, but no mainstream medical practitioner is going to be supportive of these kinds of therapies,” Creek said. Creek cited many conversion programs as religious in nature, with very few secular programs existing. While many religious therapy programs are Christian, other organizations performing conversion therapy stem from various religious backgrounds. J. Tobin Grant, a professor of political science at SIUC who studies public policy and religion, noticed some Christian denominations such as Roman Catholics have supported LGBT rights in recent years. The United Church of Christ even allows same-sex marriage. Grant attributes the growing acceptance of homosexuality to celebrities coming out and activist campaigns like the “It Gets Better Project,” which works to inspire LGBT youth. He believes one defining factor of the shift in public opinion is clear: many people now know someone who identifies as LGBT. There is much debate around the phrase “conversion therapy.”
Religious groups tend to use the terms “reparative therapy” and refer to their patients as “spiritually broken,” Creek said. Gingrich-Philbrook says terms such as “therapy” and “reparative” suggest someone becomes gay or lesbian. “To me, calling it ‘therapy’ suggests that there is an illness or a lack,” he said. “It’s an odd word choice.” He said the phrasing demonstrates presumptions made by conversion therapists that homosexuality is an illness but also said he does not believe conversion practices to be malicious, rather misguided. Creek and Gingrich-Philbrook both said side effects of gay conversion therapy vary, but many medical groups claim the therapy is potentially dangerous to a patient’s mental health. Individuals can experience depression and thoughts of suicide because they feel unaccepted by their family or unable to change their sexuality. While the law itself states that no attempts to change the sexuality of minors can be performed, minors can still be counseled on the basis of sexuality. “I hope that the law encourages people who are still conducting this kind of therapy to really look at the studies and see the harm that it does as opposed to continuing to cause that harm,” GingrichPhilbrook said.
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‘A Walk in the Woods’ Takes a not-so-interesting path MARK OLSEN | Los Angeles Times
As “A Walk in the Woods” opens, Robert Redford, playing author Bill Bryson, suffers through a morning talk-show appearance. He smiles and nods and vaguely agrees with the clueless host without saying much as he is told various things about himself and his work. It is a moment of small comedy played with a broad edge and is the funniest, most genuine thing in the movie. From there on the film proves to be a slog. One can imagine Redford himself having suffered through his share of similarly awkward interactions. He has apparently been interested in an adaptation of Bryson’s 1998 nonfiction book about attempting to hike the nearly 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail for some time. Redford initially thought it could provide a final on-screen pairing for himself and Paul Newman, until Newman’s health declined ahead of his death in 2008. Instead, Nick Nolte plays the role of Bryson’s estranged friend turned traveling companion Stephen Katz. Directed by Ken Kwapis from a screenplay credited to Rick Kerb and Redford’s producing partner Bill Holderman, the story would presumably provide an opportunity for plenty of walking and talking, and in turn insightful, bantering exchanges on aging, friendship and the meaning of being a man in the modern world placed in pointed distinction to the natural setting of the forest trail. If only. The film that emerges is based less in ideas and dialogue than in shtick and busy business, with Nolte in particular uncomfortably overplaying his way through, his rumbling, weathered voice now often sounding like some mixture of gravel and goo.
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Redford, who has never gone the way of full De Niro comedic mugging, desperately tries to bring an amused urbanity to his performance as counterbalance. Bryson in the book is mid-40s; Redford will be 80 next year. Is the male psyche so locked off and the issues of manhood so essentially unchanging in that gap? Apparently so, though the movie is never interested in going too deep. As with the recent chatter around “Ant-Man,” in which the sharp, fun film directed by Peyton Reed was endlessly compared to the phantom unmade version by Edgar Wright,
who exited the project, it is difficult to compare the film made by Kwapis to those not made by other filmmakers. Yet one cannot help but imagine what previously attached directors Barry Levinson or Richard Linklater might have done with this material, with their affinity for scenes of drifting talk and hanging out. Kwapis, who has a background in TV and has directed numerous features such as “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” seems ill at ease with letting scenes just play out. There is no meditative or relaxing aspect to the movie, as events are always being pushed to happen rather
than allowed to naturally unfold. The film has an uncomfortable look-at-these-yokels attitude toward everyone Bryson and Katz encounter along their way. Things reach a low point in an extended bit about Katz’s trying to hook up with a hefty woman he meets in a small town laundromat and running afoul of her pickup-driving husband. There is also a dismaying, dismissive attitude toward women — in particular a motormouth hiker (Kristen Schaal) the pair encounters on the trail — that goes unexplored. Emma Thompson plays Bryson’s
warm, witty and understanding wife, appearing early in the film only to largely disappear, unfortunately, once the pair is on its way. Here’s a rule: If you have Emma Thompson in your movie, use her. The movie ultimately has little to say about masculinity and male friendship, more in line with the broad comedy of “Grumpy Old Men” or “Wild Hogs” than the headier insights of other films about men, nature and bonding such as “Old Joy” or “Land Ho!” Despite Redford’s enthusiasm and best efforts, “A Walk in the Woods” is a tedious journey to nowhere special.
“Concussion” to avoid protests from the National Football League. Among many emails cited by the newspaper was an August 2014 one from Dwight Caines, the president of domestic marketing at Sony, to top studio executives saying, “we’ll develop messaging with the help of N.F.L. consultant to ensure that we are telling a dramatic story and not kicking the hornet’s nest.” Sony on Wednesday released a statement saying the story contained “many misleading inferences”
and “nothing with regard to this important story has been ‘softened’ to placate anyone.” The studio even put out a statement attributed to sportscaster Bob Costas: “I have seen the movie. As one who has followed, and commented on, this issue, it doesn’t appear to me many punches were pulled.” Smith plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic neuropathologist who discovered the football-associated brain trauma CTE. The filmmaker and studio bill the movie as a David
vs. Goliath story about the doctor’s efforts to get the NFL to take action. The movie’s trailer, released Monday, shows an executive telling Smith’s character, “You’re going to a war with a corporation that owns a day of the week.” The cyber attack, which officials blamed on North Korea, has produced a long tail of publicity issues for Sony. A July report from Reuters dredged up correspondences that suggested the Adam Sandler movie “Pixels” was altered for global
audiences, particularly China. Those reports came months after the first wave of problems that forced the studio to change the release plan for the North Korea assassination film “The Interview” and led to the departure of studio head Amy Pascal. Now as the studio approaches the first anniversary of the attack, it appears it’s not out of the firestorm. The NFL declined to comment on the “Concussion” trailer or Sony’s response to the New York Times story.
Sony still on the defense after hack RYAN FAUGHNDER | LOS ANGELES TIMES
Sony Pictures Entertainment continues to find itself on the defensive, even nine months after the studio was attacked by hackers. The latest blow came Tuesday with a report that the company had altered a film about the head trauma debate in professional football. The New York Times used emails released after Nov. 24’s cyber attack to make the case that Sony had edited the Will Smith movie
Hulu adds commercial-free option for subscribers SABA HAMEDY | Los Angeles Times
It’s official: Hulu announced Wednesday that it is adding a commercial-free option. Hulu, whose basic subscription costs $7.99 a month, has 9 million subscribers. The company, owned
in part by Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast, said viewers can now pay $11.99 per month to cut ads with its new no commercials plan. The news comes a little over a month after reports hinting at the company’s potential plans. The streaming service has received
complaints in the past from users who don’t like having to endure breaks in their viewing. In fact, earlier this year, when some Hulu users blasted the ad breaks on social media, Hulu’s Twitter account replied that it hadn’t ruled out an ad-free plan. “Many of our customers have asked
us for a commercial free option, and so today we are excited to introduce just that,” Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins said in a statement. “Providing more choice for consumers is fundamental to the Hulu experience. In addition to an array of choices in content and devices, our customers can now
choose to watch with or without commercials.”v In the past year, Hulu has used an aggressive strategy to strengthen its content reservoir to build its subscriber base. Most recently, the company announced a multiyear deal with pay-TV channel Epix.
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How to try (and fail) surviving ‘Until Dawn’ AUSTIN MILLER | @AMILLER_DE
Butterflies are usually pretty little bugs decorating little girls’ rooms. However, “Until Dawn” makes butterflies the most terrifying insect in the animal kingdom. Not literal butterflies, but rather the butterfly effect. The story takes place one year after two sisters mysteriously vanish during a vacation in the Canadian wilderness. “Until Dawn” is based on making decisions. Saying one thing instead of another can alter the relationships between the eight playable characters. Investigating a noise in the forest instead of following footprints can lead players down an unfortunate road to death. Each choice leads to a different endgame. Developer Supermassive Games claims there are hundreds of possible endings, some having all the characters survive. Six characters met their maker by the end of my playthrough, so I can offer no advice in saving all of them and do not want to spoil anything. But that is what makes “Until Dawn” so great. Players cannot just exit and restart if their favorite character dies. That is it — they are gone. And you feel for everyone that dies. Hopefully you save more people than I did. There is an overall story arc, but how players get there is completely up to them. You choose your
own adventure whether you like it or not. “Until Dawn” looks like a clichéd and generic horror game on the surface: A bunch of teenagers go to a cabin in the woods, where some lunatic runs around in a clown mask and jump scares litter gameplay, but the butterfly effect system creates a nuanced game. Calling them cutscenes feels cheap because the game is more than just a game. It is some kind of hybrid of a movie and a game starring Hayden Panettiere, Peter Stormare and Romi Malek — all legitimate actors with captivating performances. As bad as the horror genre has been on film, this is the best horror game and may be the best horror film in the last couple years. Think of it as the “Cabin in the Woods” of video games. Other games have tried doing choice-based narratives, but “Until Dawn” does it the best. The Walking Dead series by Telltale is loved by many for its similar style and has a better story, but everyone who plays it will experience 97 percent of the same things — there is no variety. Players of “Until Dawn” will actually experience different versions of the same game and this type of interactivity is the future of the video games. The game is designed for gamers to play it more than once so they can try experiencing the many twists and turns. Clocking in at less than nine hours to complete, players do not have to stay up until dawn every night [pun intended] to complete it. Even after finishing the game once, I cannot wait to play the game again. Hopefully more characters can survive the ride with me.
“No Escape” makes audience run for exit JACOB PIERCE | @JACOBPIERCE1_DE
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“No Escape,” directed by John Erick Dowdle and starring Owen Wilson, Lake Bell and Pierce Brosnan, misses a huge opportunity to become worthy of discussion. The movie’s problem is its execution. An American family moves to a fictional Asian country during a civil war, but it white-washes the main actor. By not hiring a differently-raced actor in a main role, the movie misses opportunities to get past its shallowness. The choice to add more diversity to a virtually nondiverse film industry, would draw to racial issues, making a viewer grasp the clash more. It could also add to the idea of a simple man becoming cold and violent through conflict. It would show the change any human goes through during an extreme struggle. The biggest accomplishment “No Escape” has is the tone. Dowdle, along with his brother Drew, are horror screenwriters and directors, so the tension built is not surprising. Even through some of the less intelligent parts, the film haunts you down to the bone. Bell and Wilson acted terrifically. Bell broke out of her traditional comedic role and convincingly became a mother fighting for survival. Even this is hindered with a slight misstep though. Bell’s character would be stronger if she was on her own and the male character was killed halfway through. It would add motivation to the children and make her even stronger.
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Today’s Birthday (09/03/15). Dreams come true this year. Stay optimistic. Choose a spiritual path. After 9/13, personal growth flowers, leading to new opportunities for family finances after 9/27. Your relationship blossoms after 3/8. Focus on income growth strategies after
3/23. Work together for love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) --Today is a 5 -- Harmony requires effort. Don’t show a loved one unfinished work yet, or risk an upset. Go for peaceful productivity rather than group gatherings. Beware tricks and deception. Advance slowly, and control passionate outbursts (unless desired). Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Preview your act. You’re strong, and yet face a challenge. A female calms a controversy. Don’t say everything you’re thinking! Wait for what develops. Stifle irritation and rude remarks. Avoid splurging impulsively on stuff you don’t need. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is a 6 -- Frustrations and annoying situations could confront you. If so, breathe deeply and avoid
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comments and actions that you’d regret later. Work could interfere with fun. Don’t gamble with the rent. Romance could sneak up on you. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Heed recommendations and warnings. Avoid impulsive actions and reactions. Don’t get seduced by empty flattery. Do what you promised, even though costs may be higher than anticipated. Defer gratification. Pack a sack lunch rather than eating out. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Postpone travel and fun until your homework’s done. Keep things practical, especially around finances. Changes disrupt the status quo. Make plans without getting stuck on them. Stay flexible. Avoid stupid arguments and things could get lovely. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Passions are high. Look before leaping. Avoid setting off someone with a short fuse. Nobody in the group is as frugal as you.
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Plug financial leaks, and persuade others to keep it simple. Restore missing balance. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Get in sync with your partner. Stay close to home, and avoid traffic and expense. Watch for misunderstandings or accidents. Balance feelings with facts. Get into household projects. Clean, sort and organize. Simplify and add colorful touches. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 7 -- Get out with your partner. Don’t discuss money yet. A disagreement about priorities lies beneath the surface. Wait for the final figures. Stick to your principles. Stay objective in a tense situation. Take passion behind closed doors. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 7 -- The action is backstage. Your partner offers emotional support. Take a walk. Allow time to assimilate new information. Don’t throw money at a problem. Guard against overindulging.
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Keep complaints to yourself and avoid an upset. Keep confidences. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Keep cool and calm to save time and money. Misunderstandings could get expensive. Consider options carefully, and have a backup plan. Get into a writing or recording project, and forget the world outside. Move gently. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 7 -- Bring a creative vision into reality together. In a clash between love and money, hold your temper. Keep your cool or lose profits. Don’t get stopped by past failures. Walk the walk, one step at a time. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is an 8 -- You can improve your home without spending a fortune. Realize a dream. Have a work party, and feed everyone who shows up. Dig in the garden. Make use of the attending expertise. Share your appreciation passionately.
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Salukis to build on growing football attendance trend sean Carley | @sCarleyde
Saluki football had its first increase in average attendance since the inception of Saluki Stadium in 2010. The average attendance rose by more than 7 percent to 9,155 attendees per game last year. Since the opening of Saluki Stadium, attendance has steadily declined until 2014, going from an average attendance of 10,890 in 2010 to 8,554 in 2013. Athletic Director Tommy Bell, who was hired on May 1, said he and the athletic department plan to reuse a lot of last year’s plans to draw more fans into the stadium. Bell said the athletics marketing team noticed declining attendance
two years ago, so it implemented a plan targeting more students to come to games through community based, on-campus and social media. It resulted in a 49 percent increase in student attendance from 2013 to 2014. He said postgame fireworks were a big hit and will be returning for SIU’s three home night games this season. Bell said he hopes promotions like “Black Out Cancer,” “Scout Night” and “Military Appreciation Night” will continue to improve attendance. Coach Dale Lennon believes the quality of opponents attracts fans. “If a person says they’re a football fan, why wouldn’t they want to come out on Saturday and see the
GAME ATTENDANCE AT SALUKI STADIUM 2010
Highest Attendance: 9/2 versus Quincy - 15,276
2011
Highest Attendance: 9/24 vs. Missouri State - 13,271
2012
Highest Attendance: 9/29 vs. Indiana State - 12,166
2013
Highest Attendance: 9/7 vs. Youngstown State - 11,408
2014
Highest Attendance: 9/27 vs. Western Illinois - 13,170
Average Attendance: 10,890
Average Attendance: 10,140
Average Attendance: 9,550
Average Attendance: 8,554
Average Attendance: 9155
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lineup that we have?” Lennon said in a press conference Monday. SIU’s home schedule includes
the No. 1, 2, 14 and 16 ranked teams in the preseason Football Championship Subdivision polls.
The Salukis also face the unranked Missouri State Bears on Oct. 10. “If we can’t get big crowds to those games, then people just don’t like football,” Lennon said. Senior safety D.J. Cameron said he noticed the attendance begin declining during his Saluki career. Senior quarterback Mark Iannotti said crowds can influence the game. “Home field advantage really comes into play especially for quarterbacks,” he said. “If your fans are on their feet screaming while the opposing offense is on the field, it gets hard to fight through that noise level.” The Salukis open the season at 3 p.m. Saturday at Indiana, with the home opener at 6 p.m. Sept. 26 against Liberty University.
A day with the Cup: DJ Kogut brenT meske | @brenTmeskede
Made of silver and nickel alloy, he steals the spotlight wherever he goes — at just more than 35 inches tall and weighing 34 pounds. He has engravings from top to bottom and allows babies to sit in him, food to be eaten out of him and alcohol to be poured into him. The Stanley Cup, the National Hockey League’s championship trophy, made its way to the northwest suburbs of Chicago on Monday afternoon for DJ Kogut’s day with the Cup. Kogut, an equipment manager for the Chicago Blackhawks, waited 77 days to see Lord Stanley again, a wait he did not mind. “When you win the Cup, you want to get your hands on it again,” he said. “It may take a couple months, but it’s always worth it when you get to lift that thing up.” After winning the Stanley Cup, each member of the team is allowed a personal day with the Cup — a tradition started in 1995. Upon the Cup’s arrival, Kogut hoisted it for family, friends and neighbors in front of his parent’s home. After taking family pictures,
Gabrielle LePenske for the Daily Egyptian Chicago Blackhawks equipment manager DJ Kogut, kneeling, proposes to girlfriend Jenny Pate on Monday at Kogut’s parent’s house in Bartlett in front of the Stanley Cup.
Kogut dropped to one knee, exposing a diamond ring to his girlfriend Jenny Pate, a moment he planned since winning the
Cup. Even though he did not speak, it was understood it was the life-changing moment that caps their seven-year relationship;
he proposed to marry her. “I had the ring before we won the Cup,” he said. “But when we won, I knew that’s when I was
going to do it.” From there, Kogut and the Cup traveled to Rookies Sports Bar & Grill followed by an appearance at the Elgin Country Club, before a private party for friends and family including Chicago Wolves coach John Anderson and 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Brent Sopel. Kogut, who began with the Blackhawks this season after the death of equipment manager Clint Reif, is responsible for doing laundry, sewing and fixing equipment, and picking up the visiting team’s gear. During the season, Kogut worked primarily with defenseman Kimmo Timonen and center Brad Richards, but helped with any equipment needed. “I broke in [Patrick Kane’s] gloves in the playoffs,” he said. “I would put them in the oven and keep them warm for him, little superstitions like that.” Kogut said winning the Cup in his first year leaves him spoiled. “You always want to [win the Stanley Cup] and to do it after a half-season is pretty cool,” he said. “You’re not going to win it every year, and I might not ever win it again, but it’s good to win it at least once.”