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Campus community ‘utterly frustrated’ by the chancellor's plan to restructure the university CORY RAY | @coryray_de

When speaking to Chancellor Carlo Montemagno regarding his plan to restructure the university, many students and faculty say they are beginning to feel like their opinions are falling on deaf ears. During a speech Montemagno gave last week on campus about his academic shake up, he spoke of the value of shared governance, but at times, students said he only asked for faculty input, and some faculty members said the chancellor is not receptive to changing his ideas. “That’s not by any means shared governance or a democratic approach,” history professor Gray Whaley said. “It’s quite the opposite; it’s offering a veneer of democracy.” Montemagno asked the audience to not listen to those with “a lack of heart” and those who “will actively point to shadows in the dark to inject uncertainty and unfounded fear.” Lauran Schaefer, a graduate student in communication studies, criticized Montemagno for what she said was an attempt to paint those who object to his ideas as “cowardly” and “fearmongers.” The restructuring involves reducing the eight current colleges to five and getting rid of departments and department chairs in favor of a school system. Whaley said the implementation of a school system could be beneficial for some programs, adding he’s heard positive feedback from educational departments. Still, he said Montemagno’s school proposal is a onesize-fits-all model that doesn’t actually fit each program. “He put the most controversial, damaging parts of his plan off the table for discussion,” Whaley said. “I am utterly frustrated with it.” While Montemagno said he has no plans to turn the university into a polytechnic school, Whaley said the structure Montemagno wants to put in place is basically how polytechnic schools are organized. Philosophy professor Sara Beardsworth expressed similar concerns at Montemagno’s forum on Oct. 19, saying she has seen this happen to a previous institution she taught at in England. After being pressed by students in the audience at the forum, Montemagno offered Dartmouth College as an example of a college that uses the school system. Dartmouth is composed of four schools, but those schools are lead by deans instead of directors. Further, the schools are divided into departments, each with their own chair. This is a position Montemagno wants eliminate.

“If you take issue with it, he gets offended,” Whaley said. “There’s that whole component of it where he does not want to have discussion of something. He’s quite assertive and quite frankly, unprofessional.” Montemagno called departments “bureaucratic obstructions,” yet many professors in the audience disagreed, with one even saying she would not have accepted a position at the university under a school system. Some students were equally concerned with the chancellor’s plan, though Montemagno reserved most of the question-and-answer session following his speech for faculty members. One of the students Montemagno called on was a student he referenced working with in his speech — Joshua Bowens, Undergraduate Student Government president. He was, however, receptive to answering questions from the undergraduate students who interrupted him during the forum. “I know faculty have a lot of issues too — it’s their departments being moved around,” Victoria Hammond, a senior from Columbus, Ohio studying geology said. “But this really affects students as well. I was really hoping that students would get more of a voice.” She said the current College of Science should not be “broken up.” “I feel like the process is very blocky, like, ‘We’re going to put all the dirt people together,” she said. The Department of Geology is currently drafted to become integrated into the School of Sustainability and Earth Sciences, along with the geography program. She said if geology were under the same umbrella as any program, at least it is geography, as she said the programs are already intertwined. Still, she questioned what the advantage of having them lumped together is. Meanwhile, graduate students do not know how their departments will be restructured. Schaefer said she’s trying to graduate as soon as possible before major changes could affect her. “If I had known that this would be what’s happening in this university, I would not have chosen to come here,” she said. She said she questions if prospective students will truly take university structure into consideration as opposed to issues of sexism or racism. “I don’t really know how we expect students to gain cultural competence when the chancellor — who’s the administrator we hear from the most — has said things like, ‘You shouldn’t identify as black but

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Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99 Kamal Ibrahim, director of the graduate program in the zoology department, speaks to Carlo Montemagno about his strawman plan for academic reorganization during an open forum at the university Thursday in the Student Center Auditorium.

as a Saluki,’” Schaefer said, mentioning a statement Montemagno said at his open forum as a chancellor candidate in June. Montemagno mentioned plans to increase diversity education efforts by increasing and changing core curriculum requirements for multicultural courses, of which students are currently only required to take three credit hours. “A student can choose from more than 50 worthy courses to fulfill the requirement,” Montemagno said. “But none by itself provides the full range of cultural competencies our students need to be successful in the world in which they live and work.” Montemagno said a new emphasis on multicultural courses will reduce the number of classes people take simply because of requirements while also increasing student interest. But Simbiat Lugboso, a junior from Chicago studying journalism, said she thinks it will just mean more classes people have to take to graduate. During his presentation, Montemagno said the classes will be offered in a way that is relevant to different majors. Schaefer said it’s one area where she commends the chancellor, referencing potential courses that would focus on topics such as diversity in physics. Hammond said she likes the idea to boost emphasis on these courses to combat diversity issues on campus,

but she fears it could spread professors thin. For example, the Africana studies program is set to lose its status as a major, yet Montemagno said Africana studies courses will still continue to be offered as long as there is student interest. “Once it’s a minor, it’s gone,” Jada Kelly, a junior from West Chicago studying Africana studies and political science, said. Hammond said she’s worried a loss of the program as a major could affect professors’ research if they are not bound to a program. Kelly said she doesn’t believe administration would take the same response if a “vital” major like biology were also experiencing the same low enrollment. She said she would like the see the Africana studies major stay and believes it could if the program were to partner with other programs — such as criminal justice — that would integrate Africana studies courses into their major requirements. For those like Kelly, Whaley and Lugboso, they question whether their input will truly be taken into account. “Honestly, I just hope that it’s not a finalized plan,” Lugboso said. “God, hopefully he actually considers and listens to all the questions and comments that we asked and told him about.” Staff writer Cory Ray can be reached at cray@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @coryray_de.

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Carbondale last in discretionary income among small Illinois towns AMELIA BLAKELY @ameilablakely

In a study released in October and conducted by Trove Technologies, a storage and moving company based in San Francisco, Carbondale ranked last among small metropolitan communities in Illinois for discretionary income. The discretionary income study is the first of its kind because it uses data that displays regional differences in salaries, cost of living and taxes across a state, said Michael Pao, the company’s co-founder. The data used is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Tax Foundation and the Council For Community and Economic Research, Pao said. The study looks at the take-home pay of American workers working across 778 professions, and Pao said the findings show the salaries in Carbondale trail Decatur by 13.8 percent. Nationally, Carbondale ranks in the 48th percentile, according to the study. Pao said Illinois ranks last among Midwest states in discretionary income, and Carbondale has some of the lowest salaries in the state. “That’s reflected in some trends across the state where Illinois may or may not be losing some jobs, specifically manufacturing and production jobs to neighbors like Indiana and Kansas,” Pao said. The study shows people living in Carbondale and working in industries like producing and directing, vocational counseling and manufacturing make less money than they would elsewhere. Those working in the education training and food preparation fields rank high in the study compared to other locations. Pao said this isn’t surprising because education training and food preparation are usually the most popular industries in college towns.

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Trove created this study to help its client base decide where to move, Pao said. “They’re thinking about anything ranging from ‘I need to move my family’ to ‘I’m going to move across the country,’” Pao said. States like Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, which have a higher-thanaverage pay rate for workers, are shown in the study to have a higher discretionary income, Pao said. “Where you choose to live and where you choose to settle down depends on a lot more than just income, but it’s one of the many factors,” Pao said. Staff writer Amelia Blakely can be reached at ablakely@dailyegyptian. com or on Twitter @AmeilaBlakely.

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University Museum slated to reopen by Jan. 1 AMELIA BLAKELY | @AmeliaBlakely

In his State of the University speech in September, Chancellor Carlo Montemagno announced the University Museum will be reopening by Jan. 1. Some of the museum’s ex-employees say that timeline is unrealistic. “We are starting out with nothing,” Kasey Dann, a former museum student worker, said. “We have no staff.” Another student worker, Dakota Evans, said a single semester isn’t enough time to plan for exhibits and rebuilding staff. “A lot of research goes into it and planning it,” Evans, a senior from Marion studying anthropology, said. The museum closed indefinitely over the summer due to budget cuts. After it shut down in June, anthropology curator Susannah Munson was the only employee left; Alison Erazmus, the former curator of exhibits, was let go in the spring of 2017, and museum educator Jo Nast had been let go the fall semester before that, Dann said. Dann, a senior from Chicago studying art, said those layoffs meant unfinished work, like recordkeeping for the museum’s archives, had to be completed by students. John Pollitz, the dean of library affairs and current overseer for the museum, said the museum will definitely be reopened to the public by summer, but ideally it will be ready by spring. The first goal of the reopening effort is to rehire staff, Pollitz said. Associate Provost David DiLalla was tasked with collaborating with Pollitz to create a plan for the reopening after Montemagno decided to move the museum’s administrative location from the College of Liberal Arts to Library Affairs. DiLalla said the move is a good thing because it fits in with the library’s special collections, where Dann now works, and it will provide “synergy” between the library and the museum. Though he couldn't say the amount of money allocated to the museum's reopening, DiLalla said the curator of exhibits position will be filled with a minimum salary of $40,284 annually and a maximum of $60,432 annually. After re-staffing the museum, including filling the vacant exhibit curator position, Pollitz said they will start planning exhibits. Ultimately, DiLalla said the administration wants to get the museum back to the state it was in during the spring of 2017 semester, acknowledging the museum was not at its peak last spring, but calling it a starting point. “We know that for the museum to be successful long term, we have to have a director position,” DiLalla said. The director position was left vacant when Dona Bachman retired in January, and DiLalla said they are in the process of setting up a search to fill the spot. He and Pollitz are working together to gather funds and resources in order for the museum to reopen, DiLalla said. DiLalla said it will be important to rehire an educational outreach coordinator, the position that previously organized an annual educational festival at the museum. The Art Educational Festival brought local elementary schools

Daily Egyptian File Photo Travis O’Nan, a senior from Paducah, Kentucky, studying metalsmithing, looks over landscape artwork from Kay M. Pick Zivkovich, a professor in the school of art and design, on Friday, April 7, 2017, in the University Museum. O’Nan said the museum enriches culture and people’s lives on campus. “It archives valuable work,” he said. The museum is one of 15 centers or initiatives SIU’s non-instructional prioritization committee, which was appointed by interim Chancellor Brad Colwell, suggested could become self-supporting with the goal of eliminating state funding by 2022. The University Museum has been closed due to the budget impasse since July 1 and will reopen by Jan. 1, according to university administration.

to the museum to use artifacts and exhibits to teach children. “Canceling the educational festival was a blow to the community,” Dann said. “We taught those kids.” Since the museum student workers would create lessons plans using collections, Dann said the festival was also an experiential learning opportunity for them. The last Art Educational Festival took place in fall of 2015 and was organized by two graduate students. One of them was the current museum archivist, Addison De Lisle, a master’s student from Maine studying metalsmithing and blacksmithing. Pollitz said his next major priority after rehiring staff is to get the festival up and running again. “It’s not only a good thing to display art to students and get students about art, but it’s really important to me to get kids on campus,” Pollitz said. The University Museum, which first opened in 1874, has over 70,000 artifacts now residing in the McLafferty Annex. When the museum closed, staff and student workers were responsible for emptying the museum and putting items in storage, Dann said. Some of these artifacts include vases from the Ming

Dynasty, several Andy Warhol prints and polaroids and Volvo’s art collection of 50 pieces. Dann said the museum is important for the rural communities surrounding the university because not everyone is able to go to Chicago or St. Louis to see art and artifacts. “People care about us,” Dann said. “You end up giving back to the community because it’s a cultural thing.” Dann said the museum is also important for SIU students. “As an artist, a museum professional, a museum studies student and an art historian, the access to materials I get is phenomenal,” Dann said. “It’s stuff you can’t just see on the street.” When the museum is reopened, Evans said he and Dann will likely help out again. “We’ll probably come back,” Evans said. “We can help it along to where it’s not as challenging as it could be.” Evans said he hopes the administration protects the museum from now on. “Art and history are important and should be defended,” Evans said. Staff writer Amelia Blakely can be reached at ablakely@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @AmeliaBlakely.

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GPSC expresses concerns over the chancellor's restructuring plan KITT FRESA | @kittfresa

At its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, the Graduate and Professional Student Council discussed the ways in which Chancellor Carlo Montemagno’s new plan to reorganize academic programs into colleges and schools will affect graduate students. In a document circulated to deans and department heads earlier this month, Montemagno sent out a tentative “straw man” proposal for the restructuring in order for departments to provide feedback. GPSC President Johnathan Flowers presented Montemagno’s changes for the rest of the council during the meeting. Under it, the eight current colleges would be reduced to five, creating a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, College of Business and Analytics, College of Engineering, Physical Science, and Applied Technology, College of Health and Human Services and a College of Liberal and Performing Arts. As opposed to the current departmental system under which the university operates, schools would house programs, which would be grouped together based on what Montemagno called “synergy” in the straw man plan. Resource allocation has not yet been determined, but Flowers said each school would operate under its own budget. Flowers said graduate and undergraduate directors of programs will remain under the proposal, but the administrative functions of chairs will be distributed among faculty. Regardless of restructuring, all

students will still be held to the requirements of the program they were originally admitted under, Flowers said. “It’s not that I’m fundamentally opposed to any restructuring, because restructuring is necessary,” Flowers said. “I can’t really say what form it should take. Any restructuring should be done with the context of the institution and the students in mind.” Flowers said one of his major concerns with the reorganization is that it aligns programs “by their descriptions and not necessarily their institutional context with their research focus.” This, Flowers said, would damage the research climates that have already developed within programs. Additionally, Flowers said the chancellor aims to increase the number of graduate assistants without increasing the level of support they receive. “The chancellor believes that in order to grow the graduate programs, we need to bring in more grant funding,” Flowers said. “Grant funding for GAs is a very particular model to the [science, technology, engineering and math] programs.” Humanities, he said, don’t have the same grant opportunities that STEM programs have. “The assumption that all programs will have equval opportunity to develop grant funding to grow their graduate programs is mistaken,” Flowers said. “It’s not in keeping with any of the research done on graduate programs.” With the elimination of departments under Montemagno’s plan comes the elimination of department chairs, another prospect Flowers said is concerning. “Department chairs serve a valuable administrative purpose where the scheduling of courses is concerned,

advocating for programs to the deans and central administration, tenure and promotion,” Flowers said. “All these things will be distributed amongst faculty, who will neither get course releases nor any kind of compensation to do this work and they will lose control over the curriculum within their own program.” Allowing faculty within the proposed schools to vote on curriculum changes could be problematic too, he said. “It’s not so much of a stretch to say that I do not want somebody from, say, psychology voting on the curriculum that should be in a philosophy program,” Flowers said. Asked if students would have any input on the changes, Flowers said undergraduate changes would go through Faculty Senate and graduate curriculum changes would go through the Graduate Council, both of which have student representation. However, Flowers said students do not get a say in the development of the reorganization. “We will get a say insofar as we perform our representative functions on Graduate Council.” Flowers said. “If you mean do we get a say in the development of these things, no. Faculty control the curriculum.” Flowers said GPSC will be bringing recommendations to the chancellor about his proposed changes. “Any plan that does not address the needs of the graduate students or does not provide sufficient support to develop graduate programs … is a plan that I, and I believe GPSC, will fight come hell or high water,” Flowers said. Staff writer Kitt Fresa can be reached at kfresa@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @kittfresa.

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Students say chancellor's vision survey doesn't take their opinions into account CORY RAY | @coryray_de

Though Chancellor Carlo Montemagno sent out a vision survey to the community during the month of September to get opinions about the direction in which the university should go, some students don't think their opinions were actually considered by the administration. Victoria Hammond, a senior from Columbus, Ohio studying geology, said she completed the survey but in light of recent academic reorganization announcements, she does not feel like her views were taken into account. “I think it was basically him saying, ‘This is what we’re going to do,’ and it was kind of a pacifying way of him saying, ‘We’re going to get student opinions,’” Hammond said. She said the feedback students gave via the survey wasn’t present in the draft of Montemagno’s plan to get rid of academic departments and move programs into schools. About 3 percent of the student body took part in a public survey sent to the community regarding Chancellor Carlo Montemagno’s vision for SIU, according to university data.

“I think it was basically him saying, ‘This is what we’re going to do,’ and it was kind of a pacifying way of him saying, ‘We’re going to get student opinions.” - Victoria Hammond, a senior from Columbus, Ohio studying geology

The questionnaire was designed for students, faculty, alumni and community members to

give input that would be used to shape how the university should operate by the year 2025, the survey said. Total responses were just under 3,000, a number Montemagno has praised in various meetings. According to documents obtained by the Daily Egyptian through a Freedom of Information Act request, the survey was sent to over 187,000 emails. Data from the university shows only 465 people who took the survey identified themselves as students. The survey closed on Sept. 8 after launching in August. In addition to emailing a link, one was also provided on the chancellor’s website. Montemagno has repeatedly said he has been sifting through the results and many of the responses had good suggestions. Lauran Schaefer, a communication studies graduate student, said the problem with surveys is the public does not see the input that was given. Schaefer said she was asked by Montemagno as a representative of the graduate student community to submit ideas for the vision survey, and she said her suggestions did not make the final cut.

Montemagno said the survey was largely constructed by breaking down the mission statement. Schaefer said she understands the need to map out the university’s future, but she said it is also important to address present issues. Other students expressed similar sentiments. “It’s hard for a student to focus on 2025 when they graduate in 2019, 2017, 2018,” said Jada Kelly, a junior from Chicago studying Africana studies and political science. Schaefer said she suggested a question regarding student perceptions of the current campus atmosphere, which she said did not make it into the survey. “It gets to the heart of racism and things like that on campus,” she said. Montemagno first mentioned the survey when he arrived on campus as a chancellor candidate. He often made it a point of discussion in his public addresses, citing the value of shared governance. Staff writer Cory Ray can be reached at cray@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @coryray_de.

OrgSync will not be used at Three or more tickets SIU after Oct. 31, USG says and you get the boot, CORY RAY | @coryray_de

On Oct. 31, the Registered Student Organization online portal known as OrgSync will no longer be used at SIU, according to Undergraduate Student Government members. Emily Buice, USG executive vice president, said the constitution of every RSO will be saved at the Office of Student Engagement, but RSO’s should make sure to back up all of their data on OrgSync before the

contract expires. The system will be replaced by Presence, a portal similar to OrgSync, Buice said. She said Presence was a much cheaper option. “From what I’ve seen of [Presence], it looks really good,” Buice said. “It looks a lot more schedule-based and stuff that students will actually be able to use.” But the contract with Presence won’t start until mid-January, said USG Advisor Tina Bennett.

Some RSO’s, such as fraternities and sororities, use OrgSync as a means to submit forms, social requests and update rosters. From Oct. 31, forms will temporarily become paper-based “We just haven’t utilized OrgSync as much as we could have in the past,” Buice said. “We just needed a better interface.” Staff writer Cory Ray can be reached at cray@dailyegyptian. com or on Twitter @coryray_de.

campus police say DAILY EGYPTIAN CAMPUS DESK

The SIU Department of Public Safety will begin booting vehicles on campus that have accrued at least three unpaid citations, according to a department announcement Monday. In the statement, DPS said people with three citations should expect to see a sticker on the driver's side window of their vehicle. If the time of appeal has

passed for all three citations, their car could be booted. Per the vehicle immobilization policy, people will have to pay a $40 boot removal fee as well as any outstanding ticket fees. They will also need to bring two forms of photo identification, the statement said. The Daily Egyptian’s campus desk can be reached at 618-536-3397 or editor@dailyegyptian.com.

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Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99 Dan Jones, the owner of the Hundley House, speaks about the history of his home Friday outside the Hundley House in Carbondale. Jones said he believes he is the only owner of the house who has allowed tours.

The haunting of Hundley House ABBEY LA TOUR | @LaTourAbbey

Nearly 90 years ago, the end of two lives sparked the beginning of a local legend. As a storm raged in Carbondale on Dec. 12, 1928, the sound of gunshots fused with thunder just before midnight. Later that night, James Charles Hundley and his wife, Ella, were found murdered in

their “pretentious” three story, 20-year-old, red brick Victorian home at 601 W. Main St. Many believe they have haunted the house ever since. The Hundleys were prominent members of the Carbondale community. J.C. had served as mayor in 1909-10 while his wife Luella — as she was known — was a local philanthropist and the daughter of an early settler of Herrin,

just five miles to the east. Luella was the second wife of J.C. In his first marriage, he had a daughter named Lola, who was living in Memphis at the time, and a son, Victor, who lived next door with his wife and their 7-year-old daughter. The killings J.C. Hundley was retiring for the night in his room upstairs. After putting on a nightshirt,

he relaxed at the foot of his bed. According to “The Big Book of Illinois Ghost Stories,” Luella was apparently downstairs writing a letter at her desk before heading to bed. The police report from that night says the killer was hiding behind the bed frame in J.C.’s room. J.C. was shot in the back of the head, causing him to fall back on his bed.

Wednesday, OctOber 25, 2017 Luella was shot on the back staircase, twice in the head and once in the heart. At least one of the bullets passed through her and created a hole in the staircase that remains to this day. Dan Jones, who has owned the house for nine years, said Mrs. Etherton, a neighbor of the Hundleys, heard the gunshots as she was up with a colicky baby. Etherton didn’t see the murder, but she did see the killer turn off the light in J.C.’s room before disappearing into the night, Jones said. Luella died at the scene but J.C. was still alive when the police arrived, moaning and clinging to life, Jones said. J.C. died on his way to the hospital. The back door to the house was shut but left unlocked, according to “The Big Book of Illinois Ghost Stories.” The murder of the Hundleys is still unsolved. The suspects There are a number of theories as to who killed the couple. Scott Thorne, the owner of Castle Perilous and organizer of local ghost tours, said he leans toward the theory that Victor Hundley, the son, was the murderer. “He and and his sister were the ones who gained most from the murders, although he was tried but was not convicted,” Thorne said. Thorne said some people think that Luella and Victor planned the murder because they were having an affair but something went wrong, resulting in Luella’s death. Bruce Cline, a radiological technician at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale and a founder of the Little Egypt Ghost Society, has a different theory — that Lola Droke, J.C.’s daughter from his first marriage, was responsible. J.C. and Victor owned a coal mine together, but Cline said they had recently dissolved their business partnership. It was also rumored that Victor had been written out of J.C.’s will, he said. “[Lola] had everything to gain and the son had everything to lose,” Cline said. “It wouldn’t make sense for him to kill them.” But Lola was in Memphis at the time of the murders, Jones said.

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Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99 The gravestone of James Charles and Ella Hundley is pictured on Friday in Oakland Cemetery, Carbondale. The Hundleys were murdered in their home in 1928 and their murder is still unsolved. It is rumored their ghosts haunt the house to this day.

Jones theorizes Luella killed J.C., and then Victor’s wife killed Luella. “It is my belief that Mrs. Hundley — well, both Mrs. Hundleys, both older and younger Mrs. Hundley — were engaged in an affair, an affair of the heart,” Jones said. He said there is no way J.C. would turn his back on someone at 11:40 p.m. unless it was someone he trusted. “Who’s going to come into a house, commit murder and then go, ‘Oh, I better turn off the lights.’ It’s someone who’s used to turning off those lights,” Jones said. “Why would [Luella] do it? Promise of love and passion? Promise of escape? Resentment? You’re married to this old guy ... and you’re just absolutely tired of him.” Victor’s wife’s reaction to the murders leads Jones to believe she killed Luella. “She has a nervous breakdown, she can’t go to the funeral or the visitation. She can’t see anyone,” Jones said. “She keeps to herself, even when her husband has been arrested by the sheriff.” Jones said he has heard various other theories about who killed the couple, including one that someone from the Charlie Birger gang — a well

known bootlegger in southern Illinois — or Al Capone’s gang killed them. The coal mines J.C. and Victor owned could’ve been a front for bootlegging, Jones said, which could be the motive for either of these gangs — especially during Prohibition. The hauntings Another debate surrounds whether the house is haunted. Thorne has toured the house but said he has never experienced any ghostly activity. “There are too many people who have said stuff has happened to them for me to discount it,” Thorne said. “But I personally have never seen anything.” Cline said that a front porch swing moves even when there’s no wind. Brandy Morse, Jones’ fiancee said she has only experienced one incident. She said she had gone down two or three steps on the back stairwell when she heard something. “I heard the creepiest, weirdest moan I’ve ever heard. Like it was right in front of me ... it came out of nowhere,” Morse said. Jones said he has had quite a few encounters in the house.

His first paranormal experience occurred one evening nine years ago after he had finished moving furniture into the house. He said he had returned from dinner with a friend and made his way up to his study. Jones walked by the room and noticed the DVD player was illuminated and stuck on the word “WELCOME” on the screen. “The most important thing I noticed was that it was unplugged,” he said. Jones said the next incident was at the top of the stairs that lead up to the room where J.C. was murdered. A door into the hallway from the main staircase slammed in Jones’ face, he said. “I had a little come-to-Jesus moment with whatever was in here, saying, ‘Your name may be on the house but mine’s on the deed and if someone’s gotta go, it ain’t gonna be me,’” he said. Still, Jones said he is not afraid of the ghosts in the house. “It’s just a matter of personal belief,” he said. “I don’t believe that whatever is in the house can harm anyone but that’s also religious belief.” Over the years, Jones has allowed paranormal groups such as the TV

series “Ghost Lab” into the house to investigate. With the help of their technology, Jones said he has figured out that there are at least two separate hauntings going on in the house. The first is the residual haunting of the murders. “If you have the right recording equipment, at 11:40 p.m. you can hear someone walking up the stairs, you can hear someone racking back a .45, you hear someone saying some sort of prayer, then you hear someone saying ‘Father, papa,’ then you hear the gunshots and then the last thing you hear is the click from the light switch,” Jones said. He said he thinks a “pissed off Mrs. Hundley” is trapped in the back staircase. “They’ll leave recorders in the back stairwell and Mrs. Hundley will curse up a storm,” he said. “There are things that she said that would make sailors blush.” The next chapter Jones said he originally bought the house to turn it into a bed and breakfast, but he has grown tired of the attention it attracts. “I can’t grow flowers without people noticing it, I can’t yell at the kids or curse at my dog without, ‘Oh, you should’ve seen! He was losing his mind,’” he said. He said putting the house on the market caused an uproar in Carbondale. About 150 people want to tour the house each year according to Jones. “They’ll just come and knock on the door and go ‘Well, we read about you and we wanted to know if we could see inside your house,’” Jones said. “And it’s like, well, it is my house. If I am in a good mood, I will give them a tour. If I’m not, I will tell them to go away.” Jones said he has had offers on the house and is working on a deal right now but hopes the owner will let the legend live on. As for the ghosts, Jones thinks they wouldn’t mind if he sold it. “Now they’re laughing, going, ‘Kick him out! Kick him out!’” he said. Managing editor Abbey La Tour can be reached at alatour@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @LaTourAbbey.

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Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE Dr. Mont Allen demonstrates how Greeks would drink from the bowl revealing the eyes and nose painted on the outside, Friday, inside his office in Faner Hall.

For the love of death

Art history professor brings passion for ancient funeral culture to SIU KITT FRESA | @kittfresa

A scholar of ancient art history and Roman sarcophagi, Mont Allen was fathered by an Olympian and raised on

a U.S. Army base in Germany. Now he teaches classics and art history at SIU to impart the knowledge he’s learned throughout his life in academia. For 18 years, Allen lived on a base

in Mannheim, Germany, but he said it might as well have been the United States. “I didn’t learn a word of German in my 18 years there because they’re so

isolated,” Allen said. “Imagine you’re a 15-year-old American kid and yet here you are going to high school in a little American town in the middle of Germany. It’s a surreal experience.”

He lived there in the 1980s while the Cold War was still underway. At the time, there were a million Americans in then-West Germany affiliated with the U.S. military.

Wednesday, OctOber 25, 2017 The base itself was fenced off on all sides, and Allen said whenever there were any threats the base could shut itself off from the outside world. Although he lived on a military base, his family was made up of civilians; his parents were schoolteachers. “Those bases are so huge that they had to provide all the services that you normally expect to find in any decent-sized American town,” Allen said. Allen said the high schools there had American sports teams that would travel on the German Autobahn on the weekends to play teams at other U.S. bases. “You have American letter jackets, I mean all the paraphernalia of the model 1950s fantasy American high school experience,” he said. “It’s just recreated there and plopped down artificially in the middle of Germany.” Allen’s father, Michael Gary Allen, was an Olympic athlete in road cycling. In 1964, he was on the U.S. Olympic team for the 100 kilometer road race in Tokyo. “In 1964 to ’63, he was the fastest American on a bicycle,” Allen said. “He’s got the immune system and the constitution of a horse. The man never gets sick.” When Allen graduated high school, he attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he got his bachelor’s degree in geography. He went on to get his master’s in the history of religion at Syracuse University before returning to Berkeley for another master’s in modern European history and a doctorate in ancient art history. He earned his doctorate after completing a project in Rome and Berlin, where he studied ancient Roman sarcophagi, Greek and Roman funerary sculpture, ancient sculptural tools and techniques, Greek mythology, Roman painting and late antique religions. “I did most of my doctoral research in Berlin because a lot what I do is archaeologically

based,” Allen said. “But then I go to Rome in Italy to look at the Roman Coffins, that are really special to me. How’s that for macabre and morbid? What I look at are the myths that Romans carved on their coffins. The myths that they chose to decorate their own funerary receptacles.” Allen said he fell in love with ancient art history because of all the traveling he and his parents would do during their summers off since from teaching. He said he was also influenced by ‘60s movies set in the ancient world, like Ben-Hur and Spartacus. His specific love for Roman sarcophagi comes from something more personal. “I’m a grown up goth,” Allen said. “When I was younger I was just one of those kids who wore nothing but black and all the jewelry and the bat paraphernalia, rings with spiders on them … I just liked tombs, and this kind of imagery associated with funerals and death.” He said although he doesn’t consider himself a goth anymore, he finds funerary art provides a great look inside a culture. “Roman coffins and the myths on them give you privileged insight into knowing Romans themselves, what they thought was most important about life and how they wanted to be remembered,” Allen said. “I just find that moving and touching. It kind of grabs you in a personal and psychological level in a way that other things don’t.” When Allen was studying sarcophagi in Rome, he said he went from museum to museum photographing every surviving funerary artifact he could get his hands on. The Romans produced coffins in such large quantities that tens of thousands survive today, he said. Allen said he is also fascinated by the way myths were used to help ancient people understand their lives. “How Greeks and Romans themselves imagine their own world

Page 15 and their own place in the world, the meaning of life, the cosmos, imagine political events, imagine their gender relations through a mythological lens, that’s what I do, really,” Allen said. Romans chose the myths carved onto their coffins to reflect themselves, Allen said, citing the legend of Hercules as a popular example. But some of the stories chosen can seem strange at first glance, he said. Allen keeps a picture of a Roman sarcophagus behind his desk. This coffin tells the Greek myth of Medea. “[She] marries a Greek prince, a hero, goes back to Greece with him, they have two kids, but later on, her husband — a hero named Jason — has a mid-life crisis,” Allen said. “He wants to jilt his wife, get a hot Ferrari and a hot trophy bride, and he essentially jilts Medea and her two kids there and she’s totally stranded, she’s a foreigner and here she is in Greece.” Because Medea was a divorced woman, she had no protection in the ancient world, Allen said. “So she has her vengeance by killing her own two kids and then escaping, that’s the story of Medea,” he said. “What would [the sarcophagus] have cost, translated into modern dollars, $600,000? You think, ‘Why would an ancient Roman woman spend roughly $600,000 so that all her future generations of descendants could see the story of Medea on her coffin?’ Like, who on Earth would want to be remembered as a killer of children? The people looking at this are going to be your own family members.” With interests centered around European history, Allen said he never imagined ending up in the Midwest. Still, he said he’s glad he did. “Carbondale’s really grown on me,” Allen said. “I came here for the people.” Staff writer Kitt Fresa can be reached at kfresa@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @kittfresa.

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Column: The chancellor's move toward darkness An analysis of the details of the chancellor’s academic reorganization plan reveals his vision for the university to be a swift step towards dystopia. With unprecedented climate change and a wildly unpopular government that’s ruled by a real-life billionaire super-villain as our backdrop, Chancellor Carlo Montemagno calls for creating and maintaining programs that cater to the needs of Big Data, Big Oil and the police state. This directly aligns SIU with the interests of Big Brother and its hyper-militarized Stormtroopers that patrol our streets. While most everyone on campus understands the need to rethink and grow SIU, Montemagno’s proposed police academy is quite possibly the last thing that this school needs. A few weeks ago in his State of the University address, Montemagno said in order “[t]o secure the resources to invest in current and new programs, we need to identify programs that are weak and terminate those that are no longer necessary.” These include women and gender studies and, of course, black studies, as they apparently have had their time to shine and are “no longer necessary.” Clearly, they are unworthy of departmental autonomy and must be terminated immediately. Instead we will focus on Big Data and open a cybersecurity department because the National Security Agency needs all the help they can get after that gadfly Edward Snowden ratted on them. Not only that, but we must create a program to pump out more cops because we do not have enough of them already and nothing says “Black Lives Matter” like proudly dissolving the Department of Africana Studies and opening up a police academy. To top it all off, the chancellor’s fantasy for SIU is one in which the university remains complicit in literally destroying the planet. Understandable indeed, as he did get his master’s in petroleum and natural gas engineering. But that was all the way back in 1990 before the scientific censuses on the evidence of man-made climate change emerged. But the facts are in! Global warming is seriously exacerbated by the burning of fossil fuels and is leading to unprecedented severe weather. Dozens of wildfires and a string of hurricanes have ravaged the American landscape over the past several weeks and NASA said that 2016 was the hottest year on record. The oil and gas industry are one of the main culprits in these string of environmental catastrophes and the chancellor wants align this institution with industry by maintaining an advanced energy and fuel management program. We must keep fossil fuels in the ground and immediately

Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99 Chancellor Carlo Montemagno speaks about his academic reorganization plan at the university Oct. 19 in the Student Center Auditorium.

shift away from their use if we want earth to remain habitable for future generations. How is this even up for debate? If SIU is to be a force of good in what is quite possibly the single most important issue of our time, that of climate change, it must cease to offer the oil and gas industry graduates, workers, research or support of any kind. Instead, we should offer cutting-edge research into renewable energy and stop trying to push fracking and the false narrative of clean coal down everybody’s throats. According to a report by the Environmental Defense Fund published this year “[s]olar and wind jobs have grown at rates of about 20% annually in recent years and are each creating jobs at a rate 12 times faster than that of the rest of the U.S. economy.” So not only is this in the best interests of job-seeking SIU students, but also everybody on Earth who doesn’t care about the profit margins of one of the most destructive industries in human history. To protect our planet and all who reside within it, we must have a zero-tolerance for practices that accelerate its demise. Yes, SIU must be redefined, just not as a direct extension

of totalitarian state power and an apparatus of corporate control. As student trustee, my responsibility is to look out for the interests of my peers and do what is best for the university. Therefore, I cannot in good faith allow the chancellor’s imposition to move forward without resistance. There is obvious potential in creating a university with lessened inter-departmental barriers, but the devil is in the details. Our society is at the tipping point. The question is will it tip over the edge and plunge into the depths of hell or will it reinvent itself as a force of good in a society that is oh so ill? We must not allow Southern Illinois University to become an accomplice in the making of a new dark age. “Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” Student Trustee Sam Beard can be reached at samuelrobert@siu.edu or by phone at (618) 453-8418. His office is located in the Registered Student Organization Suite on the third floor of the Student Center and his office hours are Mondays/Wednesdays: 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m., Thursdays: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., or by appointment.

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

Today's Birthday (10/25/17). You're the star for the next two years. Use your brains, words and wit. Professional challenges engage you this winter, before your home life lights up. Embark on a restorative discovery this summer, before home changes invite a career boom phase. Love feeds your spirit. 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 9 -- Make an important professional connection. Talk about exciting possibilities. Don't worry about money yet; that comes later. Let an intensely creative moment flower naturally.

Taurus (April 20May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Sidestep a controversy along the road. Feminine charm defuses the situation. A puzzle requires research and study. Balance facts with your own good judgment. Gemini (May 21June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Coordinated financial efforts reap satisfying rewards. Work together with your partner and family to consider new possibilities. Obsessively manage the details. Communication oils the machinery. Cancer (June 21July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- A partner is a big help. Discuss a controversial subject, and find solutions. Listen to recommendations and concerns. Learn from each other. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Focus on your next moves. Discuss possible improvements with your coach to maximize health and vitality. Outsmart the competition by preparing and building strength. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -Talk about passion, fun and romance. Discuss long-term dreams and plans with people you love. Learn new tricks from the younger ones. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 --

Make a list of fantasy home improvements with your family. Find out what everyone likes and would like. Talk about color, style and purpose. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -You're learning especially quickly and see interesting possibilities. Mind and mouth are on the same track. Get your message out, and invite participation. Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- It's possible to make money and also make a difference. Discuss it with family. Investigate lucrative opportunities, and make an idealistic commitment. Capricorn (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Invent and express a personal dream or possibility that lights you up. Write it down! Share it with family and friends. Inspire participation. Aquarius (Jan. 20Feb. 18) -- Today is a 5 -- Write in your dream journal. Create plans and visions for a future that inspires you. Set intentions and relax. Let your subconscious work on it. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Get help building your dream. Friends have similar interests and relevant talents. Invite them to play, and discover what treats they bring to the party.

ACROSS 1 Bunches of bucks 5 Strip of latticework 9 Expels 14 For each one 15 Jackson 5 hair style 16 IV part 17 Stacy Lewis’ org. 18 Severely harm 19 Use, as for a snooze 20 “Well, __-di-dah!” 21 Finishing a sentence? 23 In the air 25 Ancient Peruvian 26 “Fresh Air” airer 27 Diagram on a golf score card 31 Attachment to a movable sprinkler 32 Divinity school subj. 33 John Irving title writer 36 Romantically involved with 38 Oscar Mayer product 40 “And she shall bring forth __”: Matthew 41 Bordeaux brushoff 42 Co. known for music compilations 44 Bad news for subway riders 48 VW preceders? 51 Fabric mishap 52 Grecian urn glorifier, e.g. 53 Grammatically, “have” in “I have spoken,” e.g. 57 Letters between mus and xis 58 Ball co-star 59 Revered Tibetan 60 Paltry 61 Author Kafka or composer Liszt 62 City west of Tulsa 63 Neck of the woods 64 Short-tempered 65 College Board exams, for short 66 Wordless summons

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DOWN 1 Character actor Eli who often co-starred with his wife Anne Jackson 2 Horse with a spotted coat 3 Backyard pet shelters 4 Massage venue 5 Unconvincing, as excuses go 6 A long way off 7 Barely worth mentioning 8 Grits, essentially 9 Dashboard indicator 10 Textbook division 11 Oktoberfest keepsake 12 Beat the pants off 13 More reasonable 21 GPS lines 22 Cpl., for one 24 No longer encumbered by 28 South end? 29 Journey segment 30 Did terribly 34 Orthodontic devices

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35 Lays a guilt trip on, say 37 Nervously distracted 38 Took the title 39 Business abbr. 41 State of bliss 43 “Dinner!” ... and a hint to the first word of 21-, 27-, 44- and 53Across 45 Stimpy’s sidekick

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46 NFC East team 47 Take the wrong way? 48 Unfair treatment, with “the” 49 __ Haute 50 Forearm bones 54 Breathe hard 55 Give off 56 X-ray units 60 27-Across, essentially

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2017-18 basketball primer with coaches Hinson and Stein Men's basketball NATHAN DODD | @NathanMDodd

A new season of SIU basketball is set to begin in the coming weeks, and head coach Barry Hinson could not be any more excited. After compiling 39 total wins in the previous two campaigns combined, the Saluki men are poised and confident that they can improve upon their tie for third-place in the Missouri Valley Conference a season ago. The Salukis lost significant pieces of their team from last season with the departures of starting guard/ forward Sean O’Brien and point guard Mike Rodriguez. Coach Hinson is convinced he has the answers to replace O’Brien and Rodriguez on the roster this season. He believes his six-foot-five-inch junior transfer from Saint Louis University Marcus Bartley will pick up right where Rodriguez left off while bringing a different style of play at the point guard position. “I think the first thing that excites me is that we have a point guard that can see over ball screens,” Hinson said. “I think it’s the athleticism and the size, that makes me really, really excited.” The Salukis field their tallest roster in recent memory with the addition of six-foot-ten-inch junior center Kavion Pippen, a transfer from Three Rivers Community College. “You're just going to see this man grow and grow and get better as we go,” Hinson said. “I think he's just a sponge. He's a kid who comes in our office every day and wants to watch film.” While the coaching staff is excited about the newcomers to the

Daily Egyptian file photo Saluki senior guard Mike Rodriguez and Bradley freshman guard Darrell Brown lunge for the ball during SIU’s 85-65 win against Bradley on Feb. 1 at SIU Arena. Rodriguez led the Salukis in scoring with 15 points.

program, they must lean on the skill and experience of returning fifthyear senior guard Tyler Smithpeters and junior guards Sean Lloyd and Armon Fletcher. Smithpeters injured his knee in the first game of the 2016 season and was granted a medical redshirt in his senior season. His return could prove vital in helping the Salukis improve on their MVC-worst 31.6 three-point percentage from last season. "[Smithpeters] is absolutely one of our best perimeter shooters,” Hinson said. “As evident, last year we were the worst 3-point shooting team in the league. We wouldn't have been had

Tyler been healthy.” Fletcher returns as the Salukis leading scorer from last year — behind departed Rodriguez and O’Brien — with his 11.1 points per game. “I’ve worked on ball handling a lot, scoring off the dribble and the mechanics of my jump shot to make me more consistent,” Fletcher said. “I actually added some weight and muscle which helped with not getting as tired on the court.” Many expect Fletcher to be the offensive leader for the Salukis this season with the adjustments he made to his scoring abilities. Coach Hinson said that along with Fletcher

the Salukis have more "makers" than they do shooters, and that can turn Southern into an offensive threat in the Valley. With the size SIU presents this year, the team may find more balance with a post attack rather than relying on scoring to come primarily from the guards. Senior forward Thik Bol — a 2016 MVC All-Defensive team honoree — looks to prove that he is as valuable on the offensive side as he is on the defensive side of the court. “Right now, we're telling Thik that when you get the ball on the perimeter, go score,” Hinson said. “He's got a

two-dribble rule, but he can put the ball on the floor and attack the basket because he's a lot better at going right or left.” Hinson said that Lloyd defines the motto of ‘Floorburn-U’ that Saluki basketball made famous in the early 2000’s. “This program is going back to the old days of Floorburn-U,” Hinson said. “I feel confident about that. Our guys have shown it in practice and we expect to show it in games.” In a small sample size from 2016, sophomore guard Aaron Cook displayed glimpses of what the Floorburn-U style of play looks like more than any Saluki outside of Lloyd. Cook was a defensive wiz in his first collegiate season when it came to forcing turnovers. While playing a minuscule 10.6 minutes per game on average off the bench, Cook's constant pressure on opponents earned him 31 steals in 32 games. “I want to be able to provide for the team defensively,” Cook said. “I’ve also been working on my jump shot for the upcoming season. I want to bring energy to the team.” With a mixture of guards and bigs, veterans and newcomers and head coach who injects the same high level of excitement into each game just as he did in his first coaching position 36 years ago, the 2017 Salukis are primed to show the rest of the NCAA what Floorburn-U is all about when they kickoff the season Nov. 4 against Rockhurst University in SIU Arena. Sports reporter Nathan Dodd can be reached at ndodd@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @NathanMDodd.

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Women's basketball DILLON GILLILAND | @DillonGilliland

With the 2017-18 season just around the corner the for Saluki women's basketball team, it's time to take a look at what to expect from the Southern ballers. "I feel very excited about this upcoming season," head coach Cindy Stein said . "I have a guarded optimistic view about this upcoming season." The young team has plenty of potential to build on this season as they begin the year with ten out of the 14 players being either a freshman or a sophomore. "That's where the guarded part comes in," Stein said. "We have to avoid the up-and-down roller coaster sometimes that comes with youth." The Salukis' star player, senior guard Kylie Giebelhausen, returns to the starting lineup for her final year at SIU. Giebelhuasen is most known for her three-point shot, coming off a careerhigh 35.8 shooting percentage from behind the line last season. She looks to surpass the career 1,000-point mark in her senior year as she sits at 938 points coming into this season. "She's someone that will probably leave southern Illinois as one of the best three-point shooters and shot blockers in SIU history," Stein said. Outside of Giebelhausen, Stein said there are no set starters at the moment and every player will have their chance to play. "I do think we will probably play more kids this year than in the past," Stein said. "I think we will have really good rotations." Coach Stein has her eye on three freshman in particular — guard Makenzie Silvey and forwards Abby Brockmeyer and Rachel Pudlowski. "I think they're playing really well," Stein said. "The thing you have to watch for in freshmen is are they taking care of the ball and are they taking good shots?" The Saluki women's coach said the team has one goal in mind this season. "Our goal is to win this conference,

go to the postseason and keep moving forward," Stein said. "That's our expectation. Anything less than that, to me, is a disappointment." The biggest concern for Stein is who is going to help Giebelhasuen lead the team. She believes that leadership starts at the point guard position. Stein has two players in mind for the starting point guard spot, sophomores Brittney Patrick and Kristen Nelson. Stein said the two sophomores bring different talents to the mix, with one excelling from range and the other adept at attacking the basket — but chose not to clarify which player fits each description. The team will have a different style to its play this season as Stein plans to focus on a more defensive approach to the game. With a deep bench, the team is able to guard the entire floor running full- and half-court presses while rotating players in to keep fresh legs in the game. Stein said the team plans to play at a faster pace than the previous season in hopes of developing opportunities for steals, rebounds and points from all five positions. With the Valley being a competitive conference, the fight for first place is an uphill race for all teams. However, Drake University and Missouri State University are expected to place high in the conference standings. "There really isn't anybody that I think is just going to run away with it," Stein said. "I think the league is going to be really competitive but I do think Drake and Missouri State have their notch a little higher heading into the season." SIU first matchup of the season is an exhibition game against Division II Kentucky Wesleyan College. Stein said she does have a select few in mind to start and play a majority of the game against KWC, but everyone on the bench will see minutes in a chance to prove they can handle firstteam offensive and defensive schemes. Following the exhibition, the Salukis continue to play non-conference teams

Daily Egyptian file photo Saluki senior forward Kim Nebo puts up a shot over Shocker junior forward Rangie Bessard during SIU’s 77-54 win against Wichita State on Jan. 13 at SIU Arena. Nebo scored 16 points in the game and had 10 rebounds.

such as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Memphis throughout the remainder of the fall semester. Before heading into conference play after the Christmas holiday, the team is scheduled to compete in the San Juan tournament, in San Juan, Puerto Rico — but rumors abound that the tournament has been cancelled. The Salukis, however, will still play the teams that they were scheduled to compete against in the tournament originally.

"We are going to play Albany and Kennesaw State, its just a matter of where," Stein said. Following the San Juan tournament, SIU moves on into conference play on Dec. 29 against the University of Evansville. While the team is young, Stein believes the non-conference part of the season will bring the team together quickly and facilitate a run at the conference championship. "I want to win this thing," Stein said. "We have a 2007 banner that hangs in our locker room and I want that

thing torn down. But its a reminder, everyday, of how long it has been and I want our kids focused on that. It's a great group of kids, I love them to death, and I am really looking forward to the year." The SIU women begin the 201718 season at 2 p.m. Saturday with an exhibition home-opener against Kentucky Wesleyan College in SIU Arena. Sports reporter Dillon Gilliland can be reached at dgilliland@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @DillonGilliland.

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Salukis take two-game MVFC win streak to South Dakota NATHAN DODD | @NathanMDodd

Coming off a 45-24 victory at Indiana State University, SIU football prepares for a tough road matchup with No. 7 University of South Dakota. The Salukis attempt to overtake a nationally ranked opponent for a second time this season. Doing so will give SIU its third Missouri Valley Conference win in a row. The South Dakota Coyotes (6-1, 3-1 MVFC) are coming off their first loss of the season, falling to the Illinois State Redbirds over the weekend. Illinois State pulled off a 37-21 win over the Coyotes one week after falling to the Salukis in Carbondale. In 2016, SIU defeated USD at Saluki Stadium by a touchdown in a 35-28 victory. "They [SDU] do a great job," SIU head coach Nick Hill told reporters at his weekly press conference. "It's a wellexecuted offense. They have a lot of playmakers and a lot of speed, and they do a good job of running the football, too." Stopping playmakers and offensive outbreaks are strengths of the Saluki defense over the past two weeks, holding their last two opponents to a combined 31 points. In those two games, SIU's defensive efforts forced Illinois State and Indiana State to turn the football over a combined nine times. "Turnover margin is going to be a big key to this game," Hill said. "They'll say it, we'll say it. That's the No. 1 key to victory for us." The second-year head coach said that the Coyotes have only turned the ball over three times this season, and Illinois State's ability to force USD turnovers were a key component in securing a victory. USD's dynamic offense features the top passer in the league — senior quarterback Chris Streveler — with 2,305 passing yards for the season and a 166.9 efficiency rating. "Streveler still had a big day, but [Illinois State] was able to hit him and sack him a couple times," Hill said. "You're not going to stop [Streveler]. You're not going to stop their offense completely." Part of Streveler's success as a passer includes his ability to spread the ball to multiple members of the offense and mix effective passing with a steady run game. Streveler leads the Coyotes in rushing yards and has the luxury of handing the ball off to two different explosive running backs — junior Michael Fredrick and freshman Kai Henry. "The thing that is separating Streveler, in my opinion, is that he has been really accurate with the deep ball," Hill said. "Earlier in his career he wasn't as accurate. Hopefully, he's a little bit off on Saturday and some of those are incompletions."

Daily Egyptian File Photo Saluki football coach Nick Hill yells at a referee during SIU's 30-22 win against Southeast Missouri on Sept. 10, 2016, at Saluki Stadium.

SIU's confident secondary will look to make momentumchanging plays against USD's star quarterback, who threw his first two interceptions of the season last week in Bloomington-Normal. "I feel really good about our secondary," Hill said. "I wouldn't trade them for anybody. A lot of things lead to turnovers—pressure on the quarterback, being disruptive, getting people off their timing and creating chaos." Asides from three interceptions in last week's win, SIU received another strong performance from junior starting quarterback Sam Straub. Straub completed 30 of his 46 passing attempts for 352 yards and three TD's against Indiana State. Coach Hill explained that Straub's success can be attributed to the play of the offensive line and the lack of pressure that the junior QB has had to face from pass rushers. "We've allowed three sacks all year," Hill said. "Our tackles are playing really well in pass protection. Our backs are good in protection, and Sam does a great job of getting the ball out."

Hill said that senior offensive tackles Austin Olsen and Devondre Seymour are playing the best football of their careers. The statistics have proved how well the offensive line has performed for Hill this season. Staub has thrown for an MVFC-high 20 touchdowns with 1,862 passing yards while pushing near a 60-percent completion rate. A win on Saturday will give the Salukis their fifth win of the season — one higher than last season's total. "The next one will be big, just to get to five wins, but our goals are not five wins," Hill said. "It's our goal because it's the next win on the schedule, but we laid out our goals at the beginning of the year, and those are our expectations." The Salukis game against the Coyotes Saturday takes place in the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota. Kickoff for the game is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sports reporter Nathan Dodd can be reached at ndodd@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @NathanMDodd.

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OT Austin Olsen is a rare breed RYAN DEMER | @RyanDemer_DE

Anchoring the offensive line week in and out, senior Austin Olsen readies to start his 29th consecutive game Saturday for Southern at left tackle as the embodiment of "protector." Offensive tackle is widely considered as one of the most difficult positions to effectively play on the gridiron. To be good, an OT must have an adequate mix of speed, size, strength and agility. The rare greats excel in all of the aforementioned attributes, but add durability and awareness to the mix. Saluki head coach Nick Hill sees these attributes in Olsen. “He’s a tough kid and a great senior leader for us,” Hill said. “Anytime that you can play the tackle position in this league for three consecutive years means you’re a really good football player.” Cool and composed, Olsen defines himself as a quiet guy who keeps to himself most of the time. Growing up in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, Olsen molded his life around sports. Throughout his high school career, he was a member of the football, baseball and basketball teams. “I liked playing all different sports to keep me busy and out of trouble,” the senior offensive lineman said. “It really made me an all-around athlete where I can do a lot of things by not zoning in on one sport and position.” In 2011, Olsen was a member of the Lincoln-Way North Phoenix baseball team that won the state championship in the

“I wouldn’t want to be in any other conference because it brings that will, that want, that ‘I’m going to dominate you.’” - Austin Olsen senior

Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association summer tournament. “That was a lot of fun,” Olsen said. “I was wishing we got one for football; it happens, we just kept working hard and it didn’t turn out the way I’d like it.” As a two-way player on the field in high school, Olsen was not only pounding defenders in the trenches, but also shredding opposing defenses. He recorded 80 tackles and 12 sacks in his two seasons. Olsen claimed several accolades during his high school football career. He was named All-Conference in his two seasons playing on both sides of the ball to go along with an All-Area selection and All-State honorable mention his senior year. Olsen was everywhere on the field, even manning the long snapper position for the Phoenix. As he moved onto collegiate play, he clearly needed to adapt to one side of the ball. “It takes so much out of you at this next level,” Olsen said. “Especially as a lineman, you need to put 100 percent in or you’re going to get beat.”

He was recruited by other schools in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, but SIU felt like home to him. “It was a great place, the atmosphere around here was fun,” Olsen said. “I liked all the other guys they were bringing in from my recruiting class. We became brothers right away.” As a four-year honor roll student in high school, Olsen strives for academic excellence. With a major in exercise science, he plans to work in therapy training. Initially, he wanted to work in physical therapy, but after doing some research he held off on that. He began starting his sophomore year and earned an MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week nod after anchoring a monster rushing game by the Salukis. He also earned a preseason All-MVFC selection this year and ended last season with an honorable selection. However, he isn’t too worried about his accolades. “It feels nice to get some recognition for hard work, but I’d like to see more people get it,” Olsen said. “That means we’re winning

more; I just want to win games and make it to the playoffs.” Even as a senior, he continues to work on the little things at the position like footwork and hands to enhance his and the teams game. Every week Olsen is in store for a battle in the trenches, where there is no room for error. There are plenty of guys in the conference that bring the physicality every game. “That’s something I love,” Olsen said. “I wouldn’t want to be in any other conference because it brings that will, that want, that ‘I’m going to dominate you.’” Olsen has yet to make the playoffs in his career, making it his top priority for the season. He said he is willing to sacrifice personally earning All-Conference honors if it’s for the good of the team. With his focus on the playoffs this season, attending combines to showcase his skills in hopes of earning a chance to be chosen in the 2018 NFL Draft is not his immediate concern. “If the opportunity to play in the NFL comes around I would be more than happy to do that,” he said. “Right now, I’d just like to keep getting better every day to make our offense better.” Olsen gets his next chance to improve on an already impressive career and help lead SIU to its first playoff berth of his tenure when the Salukis face second-place MVFC opponent, No. 6 South Dakota Saturday. Sports writer Ryan Demer can be reached at rdemer@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @RyanDemer_DE

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