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Housemates remember SIU student killed in fire as hardworking, artistic BILL LUKITSCH | @lukitsbill

Friends of the SIU student killed in a house fire the day before Thanksgiving say he was preparing to head home and visit family the day he died, and remembered him as an intelligent and creative man influential to those who knew him. Alex Kierstead, a junior from Aurora studying political science and journalism, was found dead Nov. 23 after firefighters extinguished a blaze in the home he shared with three other SIU students. He was 20. “We’ve never experienced losing someone as close to us as Alex was,” said Josh Schenkenfelder, a senior from Oak Forest studying journalism who lived with Kierstead since August. “We’re making the best of a really horrible situation and we’re remembering Alex really fondly.” Kierstead was the only of the four roommates home when the fire started. Roommate Joe Hein said he and Kierstead were supposed to leave Carbondale the Tuesday before break. They had planned to take the 300-mile trip together, but Kierstead decided to spend another night in town so he could lend a ride to a friend.

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That was the kind of person Kierstead was, Hein said. “He would go out of his way to make friends every single day of his life,” he said. At 4:50 a.m. Nov. 23, firefighters were called to a structure fire at 700 W. Freeman St. When first responders arrived, the home was engulfed in flames. Authorities identified the body found inside the home as Kierstead on Monday. Hein woke that morning to a phone call from Schenkenfelder, who told him the house had burned down. Hein was thinking about all the possessions he’d lost in the home until about an hour later, when he learned about the dead body. “I got the message that there was a body found in the house and all that became irrelevant,” Hein said. “I was just devastated.” The friendship between the housemates dates back to before Kierstead began taking courses at the university. As a prospective student, Kierstead spent a weekend in Carbondale at the home they were renting with John Kenny, a Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto friend from Aurora who studies political Tammie Swinney, of Carbondale, participates in a worship service Oct. 30 at Olivet Free Will Baptist Church in Carbondale. science and was the third roommate on “It’s like a family [at Olivet],” she said. Swinney has been attending Olivet for five and a half years. This year the church celebrates 150 years in the Carbondale community. Freeman Street. Please see OLIVET | 6 Please see REMEMBER | 2

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When he started classes in Fall 2015, Kierstead — a graduate of Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora — spent his first year in university housing before signing on in August to move in with Kenny, Hein and Schenkenfelder. Beginning the day of his death, friends and family shared memories of Kierstead on his Facebook page. Many expressed grief and shock at what happened, some posting photographs and experiences they’d shared. Many pictured him about the local landmarks like Giant City State Park. A lover of the outdoors, Schenkenfelder said one of the many activities Kierstead enjoyed was hiking around the Shawnee National Forest. “One of his favorite parts about coming to school here was all the natural resources it has to offer,” Schenkenfelder said. Friends described Kierstead as intelligent, artistic and hardworking. He was a student reporter for WSIU, a delivery driver and worked with the election campaign for newly elected

state Rep. Dave Severin as he pursued his studies. Hein said he was asking around about a study-abroad program in Morocco. “He was definitely a busy man,” Hein said. The university offered a free meal plan and housing for the three roommates displaced by the fire. Hein and Kenny are staying in Neely Hall until the end of the semester, and Schenkenfelder moved in with his girlfriend. While it pales in comparison to the loss of their friend, Schenkenfelder said, the three seniors are dealing with the added weight of losing a home and all their possessions while trying to concentrate on graduating in the spring. “It really has proven that the rest of the world doesn’t stop when something tragic happens like this,” Schenkenfelder said. On Sunday, the three surviving roommates went to the site of the fire to sift through the rubble and salvage what they could. Among a few artifacts spared by the flames were two of Kierstead’s guitars, which the

friends sent to his mother, and an acrylic mural painting of an alien on the basement door. The painting was also Kierstead’s. Schenkenfelder said Kierstead just decided to go down and paint it one day when he had some time on his hands. The three friends removed the door and stashed it at a nearby friend’s house for temporary keeping. “We’re not sure exactly what we’re going to do with it yet,” Schenkenfelder said. “Something to memorialize Alex.” “It’s just a really nice reminder of how creative Alex was,” he added. A memorial service for family and friends of Kierstead is scheduled for Dec. 18 at New England Congregational Church in Aurora. Hein said the roommates will be in Chicagoland for the service, and they’re thinking of wearing tie-dye shirts to remember Kierstead. “Alex always really loved tie dye,” Hein said. “I think it’s just really going to brighten up the ceremony.” Campus editor Bill Lukitsch can be reached at blukitsch@dailyegyptian.com

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SIU suggests DACA students return to US before Trump takes office OLIVIA SPIERS | @_spierso

University administrators and legal experts are advising undocumented immigrant students to be within U.S. borders before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. SIU administrators are organizing meetings with some 20 students that are protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, informing them of the potential implications. The Center for International Education also organized an ad hoc committee meeting to find solutions for international students, said Tina Sickinger, the center's immigration specialist. “The main goal is to remain proactive to the many changes that we are about to see in the country,” Sickinger said. The measure echoes similar warnings issued by university officials nationwide after the election of Trump, who has said he plans to reverse the program. The DACA program was launched in 2012 following an executive order issued by President Barack Obama to protect students who were brought into the country before reaching age 16. Residents of the U.S. under the age of 31 at the time of its enactment were offered the opportunity to remain within the country with the option of renewal after two years. Nationwide, there are more than 1,932,000 students eligible for DACA, and 43 percent of those student were accepted into the program as of June. Illinois houses 5 percent of the national DACA population. Cindy Buys, an SIU law professor who specializes in immigration, said DACA does not offer permanent citizenship to students, and undocumented students could be deported under any president. “If the rules change while [DACA

DACA student eligibility Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) allows a short period stay in the U.S. for individuals who came to the country undocumented under the age of 16 and are currently employed or in school. Out of 1,933,000 eligible students, less than half were admitted last year, with 5 percent being in Illinois. DACA is not a path to citizenship, but provides temporary deportation relief.

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students] are out of the country, it is less likely they will be let back in,” Buys said. Members of SIU's Graduate and Professional Student Council have also responded to the implications of the president-elect’s promise to remove the program by urging university administrators to declare SIU a sanctuary campus. The letter also reaches out to Carbondale's political officials, urging them to make the city a sanctuary for DACA students, said Barbara Bickel, director of the university's women, gender and sexuality studies program. GPSC’s task force on diversity and inclusion policy penned a letter Nov. 19 requesting a separate office be established to “better assist DACA students in the changed social climate,” Bickel said. The letter also calls for the same amenities to be offered to undocumented students that citizens

are allowed, such as in-state tuition. “Taking a broad brush legal approach to all, I believe, is nonhumanitarian and ultimately unethical,” Bickel said of Trump’s comments about abolishing the program. Bickel said supporting the students is “crucial in this time of financial and political uncertainty in our state as well as in our country.” Elizabeth Lewin, SIU's assistant chancellor for diversity, said she hopes the Center for International Education will reach out to her in the near future in order to brainstorm effective resolutions for DACA students. “We are in need of global unity, which I hope will be shown in the collaboration of SIU immigration departments in the near future,” Lewin said. Staff writer Olivia Spiers can be reached at ospiers@dailyegyptian.com

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SIU food pantry usage three times higher than projected OLIVIA SPIERS | @_spierso

The Saluki Food Pantry is turning out to be a bigger necessity than anticipated. Since its Aug. 19 kickoff, the pantry has tripled its original projections of serving 100 students per month, according to documents provided by SIU sustainability coordinator Geory Kurtzhals. Initial projections were based off a research study conducted by SIU graduate Loran Morris, a registered dietician at the Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She polled students at four Illinois colleges to determine if they had “food insecurity.” Morris found that 35 percent of the nearly 2,000 people who responded had food insecurities. “There is a certain stigma that revolves around going to a food pantry,” Morris said. “This was taken into effect a little too much when predicting the original projections.” But the inaccurate projections are not university officials’ fault, said Africana Studies professor Joseph Brown, a selfproclaimed advocate for fighting hunger on campus. “The university cannot solve a problem that is systemic and political and social and health-related,” he said. “We must teach each other that if you see a need, you respond to that need if you are able.” The food pantry allows SIU students to visit the facility once a month for food items and toiletries by presenting their student IDs, said Sara Sauerhage, a graduate student who serves as the pantry’s coordinator. Donations to the pantry fluctuate weekly depending on the number of students who use it and how much is taken out, she said. The pantry — which is open from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays — gave out 850 to 900 items on Nov. 21 and 22, according to the pantry’s most recent inventory. Sauerhage said this average fluctuates from week to week, depending on pantry use. In her study, Morris investigated why there is even a need for such a facility on college campuses. She found increasing

Autumn Suyko | @AutumnSuyko_DE Guillermo Reyes, a doctoral candidate in education from Nicaragua, browses for food Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, at the Saluki Food Pantry in the Student Center. “I have three children,” Reyes said. “So this is helpful as an international student.” Reyes said it’s hard to make ends meet with an assistantship position. “I have to think very wisely how to spend my money,” Reyes said. He said it’s important to have money saved for an emergency. “My son is 8 years old, and he had two MRIs, the first of which he didn’t have any medical insurance,” he said. “I am still paying the bills. It’s hard.”

tuition, fees and cost of living for the average student to be the causes. “To the average college student, paying bills comes first,” Morris said. “When faced with the decision to eat right or have money, health often takes a back seat.” Kayce Landewee, a sophomore from Cape Girardeau, Mo., studying dental hygiene, said the pantry helps her find this balance. “I really try to value a nutritional meal, and [the pantry] helps me get that,” Landewee said as she stopped by the pantry on Tuesday. “I pay for everything myself, and places like Wal-Mart can get expensive.” Individual students are allowed to take three days worth of food every month, while those with families are allowed more, according to the university’s website. For example, if a student has two people in his family, he can take up to 25 items every month, Sauerhage said. Anna Roczkowski, a junior from Chicago studying dental hygiene, said she stops by the pantry every two months, which makes trying to juggle

school, work and shopping easier on her. “It’s right on campus, so it’s super convenient for me,” Roczkowski said. “As a college student, I take whatever I can get.” Kurtzhals said the food pantry was created with the ability to be flexible when facing unexpected influxes of students. And in the coming months, the pantry is expected to see some small-scale changes regarding its growth, though Sauerhage said she could not share specifics at this time. Structural changes will be determined at the pantry’s next committee meeting Dec. 6 to continue its sustainability, Sauerhage said. These changes include looking at students’ needs on a weekly basis, as well as forming better long-term relationships with donors and volunteers, she said. “No food pantry program can do all that is necessary for those with a problem with hunger,” Brown said. “However, whatever it does is worthwhile and necessary.” Staff writer Olivia Spiers can be reached at ospiers@dailyegyptian.com.

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Trish Ollie, of Murphysboro, participates in Sunday worship at Olivet Free Will Baptist Church on Oct. 2 in Carbondale. Ollie, who has been attending Olivet since she was a little girl, said she loves going to the church. "[Bishop Albert L. Ingram] brings the word," she said. "He walks the life he preaches about."

150 years at Olivet Story and photos by Jacob Wiegand

If you’re walking through the northeast side of Carbondale on a Sunday morning, you may get a chance to hear the sounds of worship coming from inside Olivet Free Will Baptist Church. Many with their hands raised high in the air, the congregation of a few dozen members can be found belting songs of praise as the church celebrates 150 years in the community. Parishioner Carolyn Jackson said people feel connected to Olivet because

it's not a "fly-by-night" church. "It's a sense of home," Jackson said. "It's a sense of security, because it's still here." The place of worship — which got its start in a blacksmith shop in 1886 on what is now Illinois Avenue — calls North Marion Street home after having at least three official locations over its century-and-a-half existence. Bishop Albert L. Ingram, who has been the pastor at Olivet for nearly 17 years, said the congregation began

construction of its newest edifice in 2012. "A lot of churches move out of the community when they get a chance to reconstruct or rebuild," Ingram said. "I wanted the church to be, you might say, the light that would be here until time come. I wanted it to be the glue that kind of holds things together." It was with the help of Builders for Christ, a group that helps churches with construction projects, that the congregation completed its current facility. Lined with stained glass windows

and church pews covered in the red fabric, services in the new structure began in 2013. But for some at Olivet, church is about family. Sixty-two-year-old Linda Gibbs, of Carbondale, said she was baptized at the church when she was 8 years old. "Olivet is special because they're really friendly people," Gibbs said. "Just being part of a church family — it keeps you coming." Church deacon Kent Mason, who

has worked at Arnette’s barber shop for 51 years, started attending the church with his mother in the 1940s. "I do believe that Olivet, we all love each other," Mason said. "I can go talk to any brother, any sister and they say they'll help me. They’ll do things for me. I mean, that’s what you want. You want to be a family. And we are a family." Managing editor Jacob Wiegand can be reached at jwiegand@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @jawiegandphoto.

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Above: Kenyae Carter, 12, of Murphysboro, attends a church service Oct. 2 at Olivet Free Will Baptist Church in Carbondale. This is year marks 150 years that the church has been a part of the Carbondale community. Top left: Members of Olivet Free Will Baptist Church gather to say a prayer during Sunday worship Oct. 9 at the church in Carbondale. Middle left: Linda Gibbs, of Carbondale, participates in a worship service Nov. 13 at Olivet Free Will Baptist Church in Carbondale. The 62-year-old said she was baptized at Olivet when she was 8 years old. "Olivet is special because they’re really friendly people," Gibbs said. "They go out of their way. They really do. And it’s genuine.” Bottom left: Kendall Woods, a deacon at Olivet Free Will Baptist Church, speaks to the church's congregation Oct. 2 during the church's worship service in Carbondale. Woods was raised in the church and has been attending Olivet all his life. "I like the freedom that we have to worship [at Olivet]," he said. "It's a family church."

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Three Salukis named AllMVFC honorable mentions SEAN CARLEY | @SCarleyDE

Despite not having the best season on the field, the SIU football team still had a few players honored by its conference. Senior linebacker Chase Allen, freshman running back D.J. Davis and

junior offensive lineman Austin Olsen were all named as honorable mentions on the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team. Olsen has started 22 straight games at left tackle and helped lead SIU to the No. 2 scoring and total offense in the MVFC.

Allen led the team in tackles for the third consecutive season with 77. He also had seven tackles for loss, one sack, a forced fumble and a blocked kick. It is the second time he was named to an All-MVFC team after being named a second-team member last season. He finishes his career with the 12th-most

tackles in program history. Davis was honored for his return abilities. The Floridian freshman averaged a MVFC-best 26 yards per kick return and was one of three players in the conference to return a kick for a touchdown.

His 98-yard return was the secondlongest in the conference and helped set the pace for him to finish with the third-most kick return yards in singleseason program history. Sports editor Sean Carley can be reached at scar@dailyegyptian.com.

SIU men’s basketball notebook: Scouting the Texas Southern Tigers SEAN CARLEY | @SCarleyDE

SIU's second opponent this week has one of the most interesting stories in college basketball this season. The Salukis will face Texas Southern, a historically black college in Houston, Texas, at 4 p.m. Saturday at SIU Arena. TSU comes into the game with a 4-2 record as of Tuesday, with arguably the most interesting and toughest schedules in the country. The Tigers will open their season with all 14 non-conference games on the road as part of an effort to rake in guarantee money for other schools to play them, while conversely cutting down costs of running a Division I program. This stretch of the Tigers' schedule is particularly brutal. Texas Southern will come to Carbondale after facing No. 16 Arizona on Wednesday. Then after taking on SIU, the Tigers will face off against, in order: No. 14 Louisville, Cincinnati, LSU, Texas Christian and No. 9 Baylor, all before Christmas. TSU will not play a game in its home arena until Jan. 14, four games into its conference season. On the floor, the Tigers are a sound offensive team. Junior guard Zach

Lofton leads Texas Southern with 20.5 points per game, which leads the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Senior guard Dulani Robinson and sophomore forward Derrick Griffin join Lofton in double-figures at 14.5 and 12.2 points per game. Griffin could remind Saluki fans a lot of former SIU center Bola Olaniyan, snagging 4.7 offensive rebounds per game as an undersized — 6-foot-7 — forward/center. That offensive rebound rate is the sixth-best in the country. But Griffin is not the lone force as a big man in the Tiger frontcourt. He is often joined by 7-foot senior center Marvin Jones, who averages 5.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Despite these talented big men, the TSU offense oddly runs through the perimeter. Texas Southern leads the SWAC at 25.6 3-pointers attempted per game. The perplexing part is that it only converts 29.2 percent of them, which is almost in the bottom 30 teams nationally. However, that number may rise a bit while facing SIU's Missouri Valleyworst 3-point defense. The Tigers make up for their outside deficiencies by getting to the free-throw line early and often, especially Lofton,

Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena SIU coach Barry Hinson addresses players during the Salukis' 73-63 win over Mount St. Mary University on Nov. 21 at SIU Arena.

whose 47 free throw attempts also lead the SWAC. This could cause nightmares for the Salukis, who seem to have an affinity for fouling this year, committing the second-most fouls in the Valley.

Southern's key to success this game trouble and have to start playing the will likely come in the first 10 minutes way the Tigers want to, then it may be of the game. a long night. If SIU can control the tempo and play its game, it should be able to walk Sports editor Sean Carley can be away with a win. If they get in foul reached at scar@dailyegyptian.com.

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Takeaways from last week’s Saluki men’s basketball games SEAN CARLEY | @SCarleyDE

Saluki basketball had a rollercoaster week, picking up a much needed win against Mount St. Mary’s before losing a defensive struggle to Minnesota. Here’s what fans can take away from those games. 1. Thik Bol will be a force this season For the first time in years, SIU has a shot blocker. Senior forward Sean O’Brien led the team last year with 29 blocks in 32 games. Junior forward Thik Bol has 17 in six. But where Bol has impressed the most is his abilities to stuff other stat columns. He is just more than a rebound away from averaging a double-double with 10.5 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. He averaged 13.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks across last week’s two games and was arguably the most dynamic player on the floor for SIU. Bol has already improved from where he was at the beginning of the season, and if that trend continues he could potentially see All-MVC honors when its all over.

and say it was a terrible showing, or they can look at Minnesota shooting 38.2 percent and take it as a positive. Holding a team that was averaging more than 85 points per game to only 57 is an impressive venture. After allowing an astronomical 80.5 points per game through the first four, the Salukis held Mount St. Mary’s and Minnesota to an average of 60. If SIU can put that defense together with the offense from the first four games, then this team will shock some people when conference season rolls around. 3. The hot hand will change hands SIU’s 75 points per game is impressive, but it is even more impressive when you look at how it is being done. So far, five Salukis — the entire starting lineup — are averaging double-digit points each. The big question going into this season was who will replace Anthony Beane’s scoring. Coach Barry Hinson’s answer was that everyone had to do a little bit.

“Where Bol has impressed the most is his abilities to stuff other stat columns. He is just more than a rebound away from averaging a double-double with 10.5 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.” 2. Maybe the defense isn’t as So far it appears the players are bad as once thought taking heed of his plan. There were two ways fans could Even off the bench, sophomore look at Friday’s loss to Minnesota. forward Austin Weiher and They could look at SIU’s 45 points sophomore guard Sean Lloyd have

Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko Junior forward Thik Bol (40) holds himself back from fouling as Missouri Southern junior guard CJ Carr (0) attempts to recover a loose ball Nov. 16 during the Salukis' 85-64 win over the Missouri Southern Lions at SIU Arena.

shown their ability to put the ball in the basket as well. Having as many as seven scorers on the team — eight when senior guard Tyler Smithpeters returns from injury — will make opponent game planning a nightmare, an advantage SIU can exploit down the road. 4. Ball movement is much improved (again) Last season, SIU greatly improved

its ball movement thanks to guard Mike Rodriguez’s passing ability. The Salukis had an assist on 44 percent of their field goals. This season, that trend appears to be continuing as SIU has assisted on 54.6 percent of its field goals this year. Rodriguez is still leading the team with 5.3 assists per game, but O’Brien is helping the team get assists on the inside, with 3.7 assists per game.

When Rodriguez takes a seat, freshman guard Aaron Cook has served as a strong passer in his place. Cook originally impressed in high school with his high-volume scoring, but if he can keep this passing up the future looks bright for the point guard position. Sports editor Sean Carley can be reached at scar@dailyegyptian.com.

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