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GPSC agrees to cut funding for travel and research awards

WSIU to air Gubernatorial debate Sarah Gardner Daily Egyptian

SIU’s WSIU Public Broadcasting stations 91.9 FM and Channel 8, will present the Illinois Gubernatorial Debate live on Thursday.

Incumbent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, of Chicago and Republican nominee Bruce Rauner of Winnetka will go head to head at 8 p.m.

The one-hour debate is sponsored regionally by Forbes Financial Group,

and will be aired on WSIU Public Radio as well as other public media stations around the state. It can also be viewed online at wtvp.org.

The public is invited to submit questions in advance to be considered through the WTVP website at www.wtvp.org.

Gubernatorial Debate

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Surveying for opportunities

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Graduate and Professional Student Council funded 18 different events last year, but with the council’s recent 5 percent budget cut, it unanimously agreed to reduce travel and event funding.

The council cut research awards by $50, reducing them from $250 to $200.

Amanda Barnard, vice president for graduate school affairs, said cutting research awards was not ideal, but there was a chance the administration would match GPSC’s contributions for the awards.

Bernard said the council considered cutting $30,000 from the graduate assistant’s budget for the upcoming school year.

“Next academic year this could mean there will be less teaching and resident assistant job opportunities,” she said.

Bernard said the cuts have worried some faculty members.

“Dr. [James] Garvey said he was worried about this because it affects employment as well as the undergraduate students,” she said. “If there are less TAs, that means labs and lecture groups will have to be larger.”

Jim Podesva, of Graduate Assistants United, presented at the meeting explaining why council members should join GAU as well. GAU is one of five student unions, he said.

Podesva said joining GAU will give graduates more health benefits and protection under a professional contract.

“Unions are relevant for money, fees and health insurance,” he said. “We’re working on our third contract to include employed graduate students.”

One of GAU’s accomplishments was decreasing student fees by $963 for the 2012-2013 academic year, Podesva said.

Patricia Walker, a senior from Carbondale studying biological sciences, presented on behalf of Students Engaging in Nature Sustainability and Environmentalism, about divestment—removing economic support for fossil fuel companies in favor of saving the environment.

“The divestment of fossil fuels arrived at SIU last year, and the plan is to make a social statement saying we don’t support the use of fossil fuels,” she said. “As a student, I’m encouraging this effort because I want a better future, and I feel like the university can’t effectively invest in our futures if they’re destroying the environment.”

At the next meeting, members plan to vote on the fossil fuel resolution and if passed, will send it to the SIU Board of Trustees for approval.

N icolas G aliNdo d aily E GyptiaN Guilherme Corrêa, a junior from Pocos de Caldas, Brazil studying mining and mineral resources engineering, surveys with a total station Tuesday outside the Agriculture Building for the mine surveying laboratory class. A total station is an electronic and optical survey instrument that gives angle, distance and coordinate measurements. “We’re surveying to get familiar with the equipment,” Corrêa said.

“I like [mining and engineering], it gives you the opportunity to travel the world.”

USG adjusts RSO funding guidelines Marissa Novel Daily Egyptian

Members of Registered Student Organizations can now place small funding requests 30 days before events, rather than months ahead.

The Undergraduate Student Government adjusted RSO event funding guidelines, swore in two senators, approved of seven new RSOs and allocated funds for two events at its Tuesday meeting.

The senate passed an act allowing RSOs to apply for funding less than $150 up to 30 days before the event.

“Many RSOs come to request funding and a lot of the time, it’s really hard for them,” Treasurer Nick Roberts said. “It’s a huge, really long process so I think the shorter, express way to do it would help a lot of RSOs while still remaining efficient.”

Roberts said previously organizations had to request funding months before their scheduled events, regardless the size of the request. He said RSOs can do this twice a semester.

“There have been several requests for

under $150,” he said. “There was one that even requested around $70, and it was a really long process just for that.”

Two senators were also sworn in at the meeting, leaving 10 available senate seats.

Several RSOs were approved at the meeting as well, such as the American Association of University Women, Students Composing Space, Educators for Excellence, SIU Service Dogs, SIU Special Olympics, Mission Improvable and a Computer Arts and Technology Society.

American Association of University Women strives to break through economic and educational barriers and enhance diversity through advocacy, education and research.

Students Composing Space designs and creates architectural art installations on campus and is open to students from any college.

Educators for Excellence prepares future teachers for the workforce by providing leadership and professional development. To join, students must have signatures of recommendation from

professors.

SIU Service Dogs trains specially bred dogs to aid members of the blind and disabled communities, as well as people with mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

SIU Special Olympics will bring Special Olympic events to campus and include disabled veterans in the activities.

Mission Improvable is a group focused on improvisational acting, or acting in skits without preparation.

Computer Arts and Technology Society is a group that focuses on computer arts such as animation and graphic design.

The senate approved requests for about $1,700 for two of the Newman Catholic Student Organization’s special meal events. The first, a midnight breakfast, will occur during finals week, giving students time to eat and study the night before exams. The organization will also provide Thanksgiving dinner for students away from home during the holiday.

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Airport body temperature checks a possibility in anti-Ebola effort Tony Pugh

McCLatchy Washington Bureau

Airline passengers from Africa could soon have to submit to body temperature checks upon arrival in the U.S. as the Obama administration looks to toughen traveler screening requirements in response to the growing Ebola threat.

“That’s the thing that’s on the table right now,” Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health said Tuesday.

While Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, wouldn’t confirm the proposal Tuesday in a telephone briefing with reporters, he said additional layers of precaution were forthcoming.

“We’re not today providing the steps that we plan to take, but I can assure you that we will be taking additional steps and we will be making those public in the coming days once we can work out the details,” Frieden said.

Meanwhile, an American doctor hospitalized for possible Ebola infection at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., was sent home Tuesday, the NIH reported. The unidentified doctor, who faced possible infection after being stuck with a needle while volunteering in Sierra Leone, was admitted to the hospital on Sept. 28.

“Currently, the patient feels well and has no fever,” the NIH said in a statement.

His condition will be monitored daily for several weeks while at home .

The Obama administration is moving to stay ahead of growing congressional calls for outright travel restrictions to the U.S. for non-citizens in Ebola-stricken regions of West Africa where the deadly virus is running rampant.

On Tuesday, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., called for a temporary ban on issuing U.S. travel visas to individuals in the affected areas. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, Nelson said the restrictions — which would exclude medical personnel — should be in place “until the CDC determines the affected areas no longer pose a threat.”

“While there have been unheeded calls in recent weeks from lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle wanting similar action, I believe it is imperative the administration reconsider temporary, targeted travel restrictions at this time,” Nelson said.

The White House and the CDC have steadfastly opposed travel bans on West Africa, arguing the restrictions would make it harder to contain the spread of Ebola in Africa by discouraging international assistance in the area and making it difficult for people to leave the troubled region Of roughly 36,000 people who were screened before leaving West Africa in the last two months, only 77 were kept off flights because of illness, Frieden said. While many had malaria, none are believed to have had Ebola, Frieden said.

Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in United States, was breathing with assistance from a respirator and was on dialysis to support his failing kidney functions, Frieden said.

Duncan remains in critical condition in a Dallas hospital. He’s being treated with brincidofovir, an experimental medication not specifically designed to treat Ebola. Another Ebola patient, Ashoka Mukpo, is also being treated with the drug while he’s hospitalized at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

News reports from Norway say a Norwegian health worker who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone is slated to receive the last available dose of ZMapp, an experimental Ebola medication previously thought to be unavailable.

As international aid to West Africa increases, Frieden said health workers are finally seeing progress in the area. He said cases have plummeted in Liberia’s Lofa County, which was once the epicenter of the outbreak. Frieden wasn’t sure what’s behind the improvement, but he said the abundance of isolation beds for Ebola patients and improved burial practices likely played a role.

“We don’t know that that decrease is going to be maintained,” Frieden said.

Even in a place that was the heart of the outbreak, we’re seeing signs of progress.

But the outbreak has taken a severe socioeconomic toll on the three most affected countries. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone were just beginning to stabilize after years of civil war and political unrest.

Those countries now face a collective economic loss of $13 billion thus far because of the Ebola crisis, according to a statement Tuesday from the World Health Organization. Those countries’

respective gross domestic products likely will decrease by 2 to 3 percentage points as jobs are lost and productivity suffers.

And with fewer people able to plant and harvest, hunger has become an issue in West Africa. The price of rice has jumped by at least 30 percent in Sierra Leone, the WHO reports. And rice production has fallen by 10 percent in Guinea.

Frieden and the World Health Organization say Ebola is spread only by direct contact with an infected person or from contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person. But Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, has raised questions about Ebola mutating into a virus that can spread through the air. In a recent New York Times article, Osterholm said the medical community is unwisely ignoring the possibility.

“Why are public officials afraid to discuss this?” Osterholm wrote. “They don’t want to be accused of screaming ‘Fire!’ in a crowded theater — as I’m sure some will accuse me of doing. But the risk is real, and until we consider it, the world will not be prepared to do what is necessary to end the epidemic.”

On Tuesday, Frieden sought to tamp down growing concern about this worstcase scenario.

He said the Ebola virus has shown “a great deal of genetic stability,” and the structure of current virus strain is 99.5 percent the same as it was when the outbreak occurred. That suggests very little structural mutation. In the roughly 50 years since the virus was discovered, Frieden said its genetic structure had changed by less than 5 percent, adding that “the rate of change is much slower than many viruses.”

In addition, all five subspecies of Ebola all spread only by direct contact, Frieden said.

“We do not see airborne transmission in the outbreak in Africa. We don’t see it elsewhere in what we’ve seen so far,” Frieden added.

If the disease were to mutate into an airborne threat, “we would know immediately if that happens,” Frieden said, because epidemiologists constantly monitor the disease on the ground in West Africa.

“Everything we’ve seen till now does not suggest any change in how Ebola spreads,” Frieden reiterated.

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Rebekah Nash Many in the international community are calling for U.S. support of the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Yet, due to the current unlikelihood that change will occur in Hong Kong, the U.S should not defy China’s authority and support Hong Kong protesters. At the same time, Hong Kong is a major financial hub so all should keep the protests under a watchful eye.

Change is unlikely.

While Hong Kong is a semi-autonomous region of China, it does not have full democracy. When the British gave back ownership of Hong Kong to China in 1997, it was agreed that Hong Kong would have universal suffrage in direct democratic elections by 2017.

When the Chinese government recently announced that elections for the chief executive of Hong Kong would come from a list of pre-approved candidates screened by Chinese officials, young Hong Kongers began to protest.

Beginning September 22nd, students led a weeklong boycott of classes that extended to street protests joined by a group called Occupy Central.

Notwithstanding the international media attention given to the protests, the number of people taking part in the protests is relatively small, 100,000, and dwindling as the days go by.

Just this September, an estimated 525,000 Catalonians protested for independence from Spain—without success. In 2011, it took an estimated two million protesters in Cairo to overthrow their government.

Such a small turnout may convince Chinese authorities that the issue will blow over rendering true change unnecessary.

Many in Hong Kong have continued to go about their business as usual. Local businessmen have even spoken out in support of the Chinese-led government, leveling criticism at the protesters for disrupting their businesses.

Unless the movement gains greater traction among the general population, it seems unlikely the protesters will be successful.

While the protesters appear resolute, such a scenario would see the status quo within

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Hong Kong remain the same.

Rather astutely, President Barack Obama’s administration has not backed the prodemocracy demonstrators. While historically American governments have backed prodemocracy movements, it would be politically unwise to question China’s authority over Hong Kong. China is not losing its place of hegemony in the region anytime soon.

This is not to say that the outcome outlined above should be the normative desire; democracy should be America’s aspiration for all nations. The Obama administration must simply tread carefully when it comes to supporting dissidents of foreign governments.

An issue to watch.

According to the Index of Economic Freedom, Hong Kong has been ranked the world’s freest economy for the past twenty years. With a strong commitment to open markets, it has become an international center of commerce.

Foreign companies operating in Hong Kong for investment purposes do so because Hong Kong maintains a secure investment setting. The city’s open economy and stability has made it a hub for such foreign direct investment to be channeled into the Chinese economy and economies around the world.

With national economies intertwined

in one global economy, the instability of one financial center will affect all parties involved—including the American economy.

Within the last three days, the Chinese backed Hong Kong government has declared that all government offices and schools must be open. The government urges protesters to stop the occupation of major streets and to return to public order or face the police.

Protesters argue they are not blocking anyone from entering government buildings.

They are simply protesting outside them.

Both sides have agreed to hold talks in an attempt to resolve their differences.

As this article goes to press, the standoff between the Hong Kong government and protesters is at a peaceful standstill despite past clashes. The number of protesters is lessening as days pass. This strengthens the position of the government.

While it is becoming apparent that major instability will not befall Hong Kong, it is still an unresolved situation. Given Hong Kong’s significance to the global economy, the U.S. should maintain a keen eye on the issue.

However, garnering attention is all this issue should do. The U.S. has done well to refrain from any action or strong statements of support as the situation is ultimately an internal matter for the Chinese to resolve.

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Preparing for the big lift

I an M ullen D aIly e gyptIan Matthew Jordan, a graduate student from Bloomington in exercise science, lifts weights Tuesday in the Recreation Center.

Jordan, president of the SIU Fitness Club, is preparing for a body building competition in Nashville, Tenn. SIU Fitness Jordan said.

‘The Walking Dead’ will march into a sixth season Greg Braxton Los Angeles Times

Days before “The Walking Dead” kicks off its fifth season on Sunday, AMC has renewed the hit zombie apocalyspe drama for a sixth season.

“The Walking Dead” is the toprated series among adults ages 18

to 49 and the highest-rated series in cable television history.

AMC President Charlie Collier on Tuesday praised the creative team behind the show, including executive producer Scott M. Gimple and Robert Kirkman, executive producer and creator of the comic book that is the

inspiration for the series.

“There’s plenty more ‘Dead’ ahead thanks to their impressive efforts,” said Collier.

The network also recently announced a pilot for a potential companion series for “The Walking Dead” based on a new story and new characters from Kirkman.

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20th century musicians whose songwriting went beyond the page mark on music from the moment he entered Sun Records in the mid 1950s. His baritone vocals made him recognizable, but it was his songwriting skills that made him legendary.

Top 15 Songwriters Kyle Sutton Songwriters transpose poetry into music. They are creative with words– storytellers who follow rhythm.

Plenty of songwriters have left lasting impressions. Lyrics are relatable. Sometimes there is nothing better than reading over words to an uplifting message placed mechanically within a song.

Instruments bring emotion to songs, but songwriting brings the human experience we can connect to.

I wrote a column with my list of best guitarists last week. This time around, songwriters are the topic of discussion. In an attempt to narrow the field of the candidates, I have chosen 15 songbirds from the second half of the 20th century. Some are still performing, but it was their work in that century that solidified their greatness.

15. Bruce Springsteen Now, I’m not a particularly big Springsteen fan, but it would be foolish to not respect his work as a songwriter. Springsteen is your all-American guy. He often spoke

of themes prevalent in our day-today lives. “Born in the U.S.A.” was probably his biggest commercial success with the E Street Band, and is a staple of the 1980s.

14. Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain left a legacy for those who grew up in the 1990s. In a strange love for a troubled man, we all had the inner grunge and rebellious side that Cobain encompassed. Cobain’s lyrics were not complex, but he slaved over them, and it showed in his music.

13. Van Morrison Van Morrison hailed from Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is exactly the theme of most of his work. He often wrote songs of life in Belfast as a child. He was a poet in his own right. He has influenced many with the way he writes.

12. Johnny Cash Although the songs were instrumentally sound and catchy, it was Johnny Cash’s storytelling that captured our attention. He made his

11. Jim Morrison Jim Morrison and The Doors left quite the impression on rock and roll history before his death in 1971.

Morrison’s lyrics often used detail and imagery. Sometimes his words are so complex they are difficult to understand. Nevertheless, the words were beautiful and flowed in a melodic and poetic way.

10. Elton John/Bernie Taupin Elton John could easily be referred to as one of the best musicians of all time, but it was his lyricist Bernie Taupin who penned most of his songs. Taupin would write the songs, send them to John, who would write the music. This formula worked out well, the two collaborated on more than 30 albums.

9. Stevie Wonder There is really nothing to dislike about Stevie Wonder. He is quite literally the king of rhythm and blues music. He has written or cowritten some memorable musical masterpieces. “Superstition,” “I Just Called to Say I Love You,” “Sir Duke” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours,” were some compositions in a long list of successful tunes written

by Stevie Wonder.

8. Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell is a Canadian folk musician who took lyricism to another level. Folk singers tend to be better versed on the whole songwriting thing—being a vital part to that genre of music. She is one of the most influential female artists of all time. David Crosby of Crosby,

Stills and Nash once said she was even better than Bob Dylan.

7. Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter For most people, when the Grateful Dead comes up in conversation, Jerry Garcia is always the first name to be mentioned.

However, most of their songs were written or co-written by Robert Hunter. Hunter wrote countless numbers of classic tunes such as “Friend of the Devil,” “Ripple” and “Truckin.” When the Grateful Dead were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, Hunter was included with the band.

6. Paul Simon Paul Simon is often referred to as one of the best songwriters of the second half of the 20th century.

His songs were mature and easy to understand. He believed music was a way to introduce lyrics—the music preceded the words. His more wellknown works include “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Simon focused on the personal aspects of life, love, family and social commentary.

is timeless and elegant. Not only is his voice easily distinguished in a crowd, but his lyrics have stood the test of time. His songwriting establishes him as one of the best musicians of all time. The lyrics “Old man take a look at my life, I’m a lot like you were,” are etched into our popular culture.

3. – 2. John Lennon/Paul McCartney For No. 3 and No. 2, I have decided for my own sanity to merge John Lennon and Paul McCartney into one entity. There is nothing to be said about these two that is not known already. Both were or have been commercially successful as songwriters on their own, but it was their work together on Beatles tunes that ultimately put them near the top. Not many bands have influenced so many like The Beatles.

5. George Harrison Everyone from The Beatles besides Ringo Starr made this list and for good reason. George Harrison was the unsung hero of The Beatles.

Although Harrison had as much to do with the band’s success as John Lennon and Paul McCartney, he is seldom held in as high regard as the two. Harrison wrote several of The Beatles’ greatest hits, including “Don’t Bother Me,” “I Need You,” “Within You Without You” and “You Like Me Too Much.”

1. Bob Dylan This probably should not come as a surprise. Bob Dylan has often been referred to as the greatest songwriter of all time; his lyrics fueled inspiration for so many.

I cannot count the number of times someone has said something about a song performed by a band, only to find out it was a Dylan cover. His narrative writing style engraved itself in history long ago. In the TIME 100: The Most Important People of the Century—under the category Artists and Entertainers—Dylan was called a “master poet, caustic social critic and intrepid, guiding spirit of the counterculture generation.”

4. Neil Young Neil Young’s style of music and songwriting applies to just about every genre out there. His music

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Once homeless, Doug Seegers releases debut album Glenn Gamboa Newsday

Doug Seegers is set to be country’s next star.

The Long Island, N.Y., native’s debut album, “Going Down to the River” (Rounder), out this week, features a duet with Emmylou Harris and appearances from his old friend and former bandmate Buddy Miller, who was in Robert Plant’s Band of Joy and is known for his work on the ABC drama “Nashville.” Seegers’ album has already hit No. 1 on the charts in Sweden, knocking Coldplay’s “Ghost Stories” from the top spot.

He sold out 60 shows there this summer, even though he doesn’t speak Swedish.

Of course, that’s only a small surprise in Seegers’ incredible story—one of overcoming

heartbreaking odds the way they do in made-up country songs. That ache you hear in the 62-year-old’s plaintive voice is real, born from the bad choices and the bad luck he has endured in his life. The thing is, the triumph you hear in his voice on the honky-tonk anthem “Hard Working Man” is real, too.

Seegers remembers the exact moment, earlier this year, when he decided to turn his life around.

He had fallen in love with a woman, who, like Seegers, was homeless and struggling on the streets of Nashville. He was laid off from the custom woodworking jobs he had held off and on since leaving Long Island. “I was supposed to be her knight in shining armor,” he recalled. “But I was falling down to her level.”

They had just had another fight

that Seegers was trying to forget. “I had been drinking real heavy, and I was outside this abandoned church in Nashville,” he said. “I had a pint of vodka in me and an other on me. I looked up to the sky and asked God for his help, to help me out of this lifestyle. I really believe he brought all this to me.”

But Seegers was still homeless, living under a bridge, a few weeks later. That’s when Stacey Downey of The Little Pantry That Could, which provides food to the homeless of Nashville, told Seegers to meet a documentary team from Sweden that wanted to talk to him.

He was still mourning his split with his girlfriend, but because Seegers considers Downey “the Mother Teresa of Nashville,” he agreed to meet with the

documentary crew hosted by Swedish country singer Jill Johnson. “I went out there, and they had all these cameras, there were all these fancy people with fancy clothes,” he said. “I asked them if I could sing a song and they said, ‘Sure.’ So I sang them a song that I wrote called ‘Going Down to the River.’ ... Well, I hate to brag, but she flipped out.”

Seegers’ life became a whirlwind after that. Johnson quickly booked studio time, and they recorded “Going Down to the River,” which ended up topping the iTunes charts in Sweden when the documentary aired there earlier this year. They also worked on an album of mostly Seegers’ originals that became his debut, hitting No. 1 in Sweden when it was released in June.

Seegers had to go to the library to look it up on the Internet to see for himself. “I was in shock,” he said. “It really was amazing.”

His turnaround is even more amazing. He now has a home in Nashville—not under a bridge, he is quick to point out _ and is excited about touring the United States with his music.

That’s not what has surprised him most, though. Seegers remembers being asked to speak at a homeless shelter in Oslo, Norway.

“I just got the urge to talk to them and I just started crying, talking about God and how God brought me out of my bad habits,” he said. “I was trying to be inspirational and got choked up, but I think it was all right to do that ... That’s the kind of stuff that makes me feel wealthy.”

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Salukis stare down second-half marathon

Tony McDaniel Daily Egyptian

The first half of the season is behind Saluki football (5-1), but so is its easiest stretch of games.

In the final six games of the season all of the Salukis’ opponents are, or have been ranked in the Football Championship Subdivision top 25 and have a combined record of 22-7.

Junior quarterback Mark Iannotti said the Salukis would have to approach each game for the rest of the season as a playoff game.

“There’s no games that we can let slide, that we can afford any losses,” he said. “These next six weeks are going to come down to who’s in

[the playoffs] and who’s going home.”

The Salukis will only play Missouri Valley Conference teams for the rest of the season.

Iannotti said he has been surprised by how competitive the Valley is.

“Coming from the Mid-American Conference, it’s just not the same kind of environment in terms of the stadium. It’s not the same competitiveness between the teams,” he said. “In the Missouri Valley every game is a playoff game. There’s no teams you’re going out there and taking lightly.”

Only 24 teams make the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. The Salukis will either have to win the MVFC to receive an automatic bid, or risk their

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team with 549 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns. The Salukis are ranked No. 13 in the na-

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First-year quarterback coach Nick Hill said he does not see any reason why the Salukis will perform any worse in the second half of the season to risk their playoff hopes.

“This is what people come to college for, this is why they’ve all been highly recruited to come here,” Hill said. “When you set your goals at the beginning of the season it’s not for the first six games, it’s for the last six games, it’s winning championships.”

In the first half of the season the Salukis’ only loss was to Purdue. SIU is in the top 20 of several FCS statistic categories, which includes scoring offense and sacks allowed.

Individually, Iannotti is ninth in total passing yards.

Iannotti said receivers make it easy for him to be ranked so highly in passing yards.

“With MyCole making the plays that he is and the burners on the outside like Tay [Willis] and [LaSteven McKinney], it’s kind of hard not to throw for that many yards,” Iannotti said. “You just put the ball in their hands and let them make plays.”

Senior tight end MyCole Pruitt is ninth in receiving yards, and senior running back Malcolm Agnew is eighth in rushing yards.

Pruitt’s numbers this season are propelling him into special company. He sits third alltime in receiving yards in SIU history with 2,289 yards. He was also voted the best tight end in MVFC history on Tuesday.

These accolades have earned Pruitt NFL attention; scouts have been at most of the Saluki games this season.

The All-American tight end said while playing in the NFL next season is on his mind; he is focused on the remainder of this season.

“I’ve just got to keep producing every week, and everything will fall in place,” he said. “Most of my focus is on this team and

doing everything I can do for this team and producing every Saturday out there.”

On defense the Salukis returned nine starters from 2013, and have lived up to the hype. The Salukis rank No. 2 in team sacks and No. 20 in scoring defense.

Outside linebacker Tyler Williamson said his team’s defense plays so well because of the veteran leadership. He said the team would have to prepare the same way it has been for the remainder of the season.

“You have to know the opponent you’re going against every week. It’s either a ranked opponent or a team that was ranked,” Williamson said. “You can’t come in too high or too low so you have to be prepared every week. It’s just a consistent mindset.”

Williamson said he thinks some players like junior defensive end Adam Brandt, and freshman safety Ryan Neal have stepped up to contribute to the Saluki defense.

Hill said that the coaching staff would not change how it prepares the team for the remaining six games.

“We’ve just got to keep finding ways to win,” he said. “A couple times this season our offense has had a couple of three-and-outs, or maybe not scored points, but our defense continues to get us the ball back until we get going … but obviously we’ve got to get better in all the phases.”

The Salukis start the second half of the season against No. 1 North Dakota State.

The Bison have not lost in 29 straight games, and the Salukis have not beaten a top-ranked team since 2005.

Williamson said he thinks this is the year those things change.

Tony McDaniel can be reached at tmcdaniel@dailyegyptian.com, on Twitter @tonymcdanielDE or at 536-3311 ext. 256

SIU maintains Gorski embraces new role focus through all after career-ending injury three rounds Aaron Graff Daily Egyptian

Senior men’s golfer Wade Thompson found SIU one spot behind his former team, Murray State Monday, but led SIU Tuesday to finish ahead of the Racers.

The Salukis finished third out of nine teams at the Skyhawk Classic at the Paris Landing State Park, in Buchanon, Tenn.

“To have six guys finish in the top twenty, in the top half of the field, that’s exciting and encouraging,” coach Justin Fetcho said. “It shows that guys are getting better and we’re moving in the right direction.”

Alabama State won the tournament at 11-under par.

SIU shot one-under par. Thompson posted the best score on the team at 7-under par and earned a third place individual finish. On the longer par five holes Thompson was 8-under par.

Murray State finished fifth at 15over par.

“I hit a lot of fairways and I hit a lot of greens,” Thompson said. “I played the par fives really well. They were really short out there, I just played smart enough on those holes.”

Junior Drew Novara finished ninth at even par.

All of the Salukis finished in the top

20. Senior Steven Souchek was 3-over and finished 13th. Senior Andrew Mitchell and sophomore Charles Hawn were each 6-over and tied for 19th with junior Ryan Haxel, who competed as an individual for his first tournament of the year.

“Every tournament and every day is important to me,” Haxel said. “It’s been a good opportunity for me this week to get in the lineup and play well. I left some shots out there, but it was a good start for me.”

Last week, SIU dropped six spots at the Cardinal Intercollegiate in Louisville, Ky. on day two to finish 15th.

“We put that behind us,” Fetcho said.

“We put in some hard work at practice and stepped out here and performed the way we needed to.”

The Salukis have their last fall season tournament, the APSU Intercollegiate, Oct. 20-21 in Hopkinsville, Ky. “We want to win and we want to play well,” Fetcho said. “That’s the last tournament we’re going to have for three months. We gained a lot of momentum from this and we’ll work hard in practice here in the next couple of weeks.”

Aaron Graff can be contacted at Agraff@dailyegyptian.com, @Aarongraff_DE or 536-3311 ext. 269

Thomas Donley Daily Egyptian

Kiley Gorski’s basketball career took a turn after she arrived at SIU last year.

Gorski suffered a career-ending knee injury before she saw game action for the Salukis, but remains with the team as a student assistant.

Head coach Cindy Stein said Gorski’s basketball-related intelligence and versatility make her an asset as an assistant.

“What gives us an advantage having Kiley is that she can help us in the office, she can help us on the court and she’s going to help us travel.” Stein said. “I can’t even name all the different things she’s going to be able to help us with.”

An All-State selection her junior year at Ladywood High School in Livonia, Mich., Gorski missed her senior season with a torn left ACL. She planned to play at Concordia University Ann Arbor, where her mother, Andrea Gorski, was the head coach.

Those plans changed when Stein was named head coach at SIU, asked the elder Gorski to join her as associate head coach.

Stein had one request of Andrea.

“Coach Stein said that she wanted my mom to bring me with her,” Kiley said. “I had to decide if I wanted to stay home or come nine hours to this place I’ve never been before.”

Kiley joined the Salukis, but reinjured

her knee before she could play in her first game. After the third surgery on her left knee, doctors told her there was nothing more they could do, marking the end of Kiley’s playing career.

“It’s really hard to see your kid go through surgeries,” Andrea said. “I know she had some goals, and she wanted to help this team on the floor, but these things happen for a reason.

She’s handled it pretty well.”

Sophomore Rishonda Napier lamented the loss of Gorski.

“It’s tragic,” Napier said. “Especially when she’s had to wait so long to play, and we never got to see her at her full potential, but she’s been a great sport about it and kept a positive attitude. It’s really inspiring for all of us.”

Kiley struggled with being unable to play at first, but she has come to terms with her situation.

“It’s really weird,” Kiley said. “I haven’t not played basketball since I was three years old, so it’s hard, but I’m getting used to it.”

Kiley still plays basketball at the Recreation Center and joins pick-up games with her teammates.

Although Kiley could no longer play for the Salukis, Stein was not ready to let her walk away from the team.

“She’s a young lady that we recruited to be on the team,” Stein said. “Even

though she can’t play, we still want her part of the team. We want to help her through this. It’s not easy for someone to go through that type of situation.”

Andrea coached Kiley until she reached high school. Andrea stepped down as head coach at Ladywood to avoid conflict of interest and began coaching college basketball.

Both Gorskis have taken the unfortunate turn of events in stride.

“Nothing’s really changed in terms of wanting to do the best we can to take this program to winning Missouri Valley championships,” Andrea said. “Doing that together, I think, is pretty cool.”

Gorski’s responsibilities include helping the team managers and assisting with drills during practice.

During games, she keeps advanced metrics on player efficiency.

Kiley was not the only Saluki to sit out the 2013-2014 season with an injury. Napier, junior Cartaesha Macklin and senior Alexus Patterson were all redshirted last season.

Stein said the Salukis have intensified their training regimen to reduce the risk of injuries. They have focused on hips, knees and hamstrings.

“The biggest thing is just making sure our kids maintain a good level of conditioning,” Stein said. “A lot of it is in the weight room.”