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SIUE Police search for man accused of attacking student Elizabeth Donald

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville police are searching for a man accused of beating, robbing and threatening to kill his former girlfriend.

An e-lert from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville warned the university community that Nevar Bennett, 32, showed up on campus in the early hours of Friday morning at Cougar Village apartments, where the mother of his child lived. The

woman ignored his presence at first, and 90 minutes later left to go to her car.

Police allege that he approached her from behind, pulled her hair and punched her in the face, shouting that he would kill her and stomp her head into the ground. Police said the man then took her cellphone and left the scene, vowing to burn down her home.

On Friday afternoon, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Bennett with one count of domestic battery, a second offense and therefore a

Class 4 felony; and one count of robbery, a Class 2 felony.

Bennett remains at large and is being sought by police. He is described as a black male, 5 feet 2 inches tall, approximately 165 pounds with black hair, wearing a DoubleTree hotel uniform and driving a 2002 silver Cadillac.

The case is currently under investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact SIUE Police at 618-650-2234.

Winningest debater rewarded as a coach Austin Miller

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The winningest collegiate debater has made the transition from champion competitor to champion coach.

Mike Selck, a graduate student in speech communications from Blue Springs, Mo., graduated from SIU in 2013 with nearly 20 tournament wins on the debate team. Two of those wins were part of the National Parliamentary Debate Association Championship and the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence Championship in the 2012-13 season.

Selck was named the Debate Coach of the Year for 2014 from the Washburn Debating Union on Nov. 15. Kevin O’Leary, director of debate at Washburn University, said Selck’s desire to give back was a major factor in his selection.

O’Leary, an SIU alumnus, said competitors often tell him they want Selck judging.

“I always learn a ton when [Selck] is critiquing,” he said. “He’s one of the few critics I care about.”

Todd Graham, SIU’s director of debate, was the inaugural winner of the award last year.

Selck said he dedicates this award to Graham and the university for their support.

“I will never be able to find the exact right words to thank Todd or the university,” he said. “The biggest honor of this award is to have Todd’s name, then my name right after it, forever. It will be there, engraved, forever.”

Selck began debating in high school by accident. He was required to take a speech class, but all introductory courses were full, so he was thrown into a speech and debate course.

Selck said he had a caring instructor for that class, and he also loved to hear

L ewis M arien D aiLy e gyptian Mike Selck, a graduate student from Kansas City, Mo., studying speech communication and assistant coach for the SIU Debate Team, researches Monday at the

himself talk.

The instructor made Selck a fan of debate and he began spending hours researching topics and arguments, and tailoring his coursework to debates.

“I found a way to really mix up all of my lifestyles, so they were all contributing to the grand goal of winning a debate championship,” he said.

Graham said research is key to debating, making up 90 percent of debaters’ time.

“Speaking skills are important and we’ll practice them a little bit, but much less important than the information you have coming into a round,” Graham said. “We’ve won back-to-back national championships, not because we’re prettier speakers, or because we’re good

at B.S., but because we hit the books.”

Team members have to think about what the other team will respond with so they spend time researching and preparing a strategy.

An example comes from a tournament last year. The team had the topic of defending CIA Director John Brennan from being fired by President Barack Obama. Instead of

saying Brennan deserved to be kept, the team conceded that he was doing a bad job, but his replacement would be even worse.

Graham said Selck is great at researching and formulating strategies.

He learned the foundation of traditional debate, which is dealing with an issue or topic, from Graham.

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‘Seeing Pink’ helps students save green Austin Miller

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Nearly 232,670 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, according to the American Cancer Society. Two students affected by the disease will be able to find a minute consolation for their experiences.

The Saluki Strength Breast Cancer Fund will award two $750 scholarships every year starting with

the 2015 fall semester.

Juniors and seniors can apply for the scholarship starting in January. To apply, students must have a GPA of 2.5 and submit an essay.

Tena Bennett, Student Center director, said students’ essays will explain how the disease has altered their lives.

She said the essays should be honest and authentic to prove the story’s accuracy.

Tena, who had a close friend

diagnosed with breast cancer last week, said she hopes the campaign can continue to raise awareness for breast cancer, and other forms of cancer, too.

“Cancer has affected every person in some way,” she said. “It could be a sibling, mother, or even a father. For breast cancer, October is more than just a month.”

Bennett said Saluki Strength can give these awards because of the success of

the “Start Seeing Pink” campaign in October, which raised $5,200.

Bennett said the group did not know what to expect since it was the university’s inaugural campaign for breast cancer, but was satisfied with the results.

Several events and fundraisers were held during the month, including the Human Pink Ribbon, Be My Bra contest and Big Pink Volleyball

tournament. Donations and proceeds from pink bracelet and T-shirt sales also contributed to the total.

Shane Bennett, assistant director of intramural sports and sport clubs, and Tena’s husband, created the Big Pink Volleyball National Network in 2002 while attending Western Illinois University. His charity has raised more than $150,000 at 15 other universities.

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Graham said Selck is great at researching and formulating strategies.

He learned the foundation of traditional debate, which is dealing with an issue or topic, from Graham.

During Selck’s senior year, Graham predicted the team to go undefeated all year based on how good they looked.

“I told the other coaches, ‘I think we’re going to run the table’ and they said, ‘You don’t think you’re going to lose a tournament this year?’ I said, ‘I don’t. I’ve been watching them debate and that’s how good we are right now,’” he said.

Despite Graham’s bold statement, the team lost the following round.

Graham said Selck took the traditional debate style, but added elements of critical debates, dealing

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Shane, who lost his mother to breast cancer in junior high school, said he never thought about scholarships when going through his tragedy, but recognizes it as a tremendous opportunity. He said words could not describe how grateful he would be to someone who helped

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with philosophies and theories.

Selck said he is a critical person is his nature. He said he is interested in power dynamics and studies who has power, why they have it and how they keep it.

“I’m always thinking about how communication, the words we use, the discourses we have, and how they frame all of our relationships,” he said.

One power dynamic he has analyzed deals with the switch to coaching. He has gone from being teammates with some of the debaters, to being their coach.

He said it is his philosophy as a coach to give back to his players and pass on his experiences.

“Power is knowledge,” he said. “I have all of this knowledge over the eight years that I have done debate, so for me it was ‘How best can I give back to the community that which it has given to me?’”

During a debate, it is the job of noncompeting coaches to judge. They decide

who wins and loses, and explains why.

Graham said he is not as good at that aspect as Selck because he is paid to coach SIU students, not anyone else.

Selck’s desire to give back is one of the things that set him apart from other coaches.

“He doesn’t just keep it to himself,” Graham said. “He believes in trying to educate the whole community.”

Selck goes beyond his basic duty and tells the competitors how exactly they can improve and get better by suggesting sources and literature.

“I remind them that each and every one of them can become national champions if they want it,” he said.

“There is a huge opportunity for vertical progress in our activity, but that only comes when coaches and judges dedicate themselves larger than to just their team. It’s about building character.”

him during that time.

“To get something positive out of such a negative experience says a lot about the staff on campus,” he said.

Rae Goldsmith, university spokesperson, said the university is proud of the SIU community for showing this amount of generosity, and helping two students pay for their education.

“Breast cancer touches not only the lives of those who have it, but the lives of their family and friends as well,” she said.

The scholarship application will become available mid-January on the SIU scholarships website. The deadline to apply is March 15, and students should be notified before April 1.

Donations can be made year-round on the Saluki Strength website.

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It’s going to take radical change to prevent recent protest incidents Dan K. Thomasson Tribune News Service

In this basically urban society how is it possible to prevent the kind of incidents that have stirred the people’s passions and brought about massive protests some of them violent?

The answer is that it may not be, without radical changes—in law enforcement, economic and educational opportunities, cultural, social and racial attitudes that free us finally from the dead hand of the past.

Accomplishing all this may be just too much to expect in a nation overwhelmed by domestic problems from immigration to the fear of terrorism and still wrestling 150 years after the emancipation proclamation with how to deal with our ethnic differences. Every time we take a step forward, and there have been a number of those, we are jarred back into reality with events like the tragedies of Ferguson, Mo., and New York City that seem, at least, to manifest our historic deficiencies.

Is there ever a day when this country’s founding creed of equality becomes a fact?

Probably not ... as much as we would like it to be so. The elimination of hatred, my father used to say, is beyond the ability of humans to accomplish even if we were all the same color, shared the same habits, and had the same wealth and intellectual capacity. A wise man

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efore anyone reads this as a defense of firing six bullets into an unarmed teenage or ignoring the complaints by one being arrested that he can’t breathe as he is ultimately choked to death, it is certainly not. it is merely a personal attempt to understand how these things happen in a society that is supposed to be civilized in the 21st century.

— Dan K. Thomasson

once said that if all the cars were lined up from here to the moon, someone would pull out to pass.

So where do we start to at least bring about some reforms that make the chances of Ferguson although probably inevitable far less than they are now? Should we disarm our police totally and order them to avoid confrontation at any cost? Of course we don’t.

Before anyone reads this as a defense of firing six bullets into an unarmed teenager or ignoring the complaints by one being arrested that he can’t breathe as he is ultimately choked to death, it certainly is not. It is merely a personal attempt to understand how these things happen in a society that is supposed to be civilized in the 21st century.

President Obama, as a first pace forward to solving the problem, wants to equip all law enforcement officers with automatic cameras so there can be no doubt about what is occurring.

Some police forces already use such devices but even then somehow they get turned off or fail to work on occasion. And the New York City choke hold incident was videoed from start to finish and still a grand jury found it insufficient to indict.

Then where do we start if we consider this merely a problem with police?

A suggestion might be in who we hire and the training we put them through before we send them on to the street to “preserve and protect.” Pay becomes a factor as does the level of education and not unimportantly the size of those who become officers. There are physical standards in most urban forces but outside they understandably are rarely a consideration.

In both the New York and Ferguson cases, the suspects were considerably larger than

the officers. In New York, there were four officers trying to wrestle a very large man to the ground. In Ferguson, the police officer was big but Mike Brown was larger and obviously stronger. In both cases intimidation by a bigger opponent seemed to be evident.

An increased effort to instill officers with a better understanding of their duties and obligations including when and when not to use deadly force might help. More importantly extensive testing to determine their psychological fitness for the job including their racial attitudes obviously are needed. All of this may be beyond the economic capacity of a force like Ferguson.

One of the most startling aspects of that case was that its police department was basically white in a community that is overwhelmingly black. A mitigating factor for this disparity in some instances could be that blacks culturally think of police as the enemy and joining them a somewhat traitorous act. I have to believe much of that derives from clear prejudices within the police ranks that excluded them in the past from the opportunity. Those who join are often uncomfortable on the job and in the community.

The only conclusion one can come to in all this is that we must do better or this society we think is great never will be.

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Year in review: Top 10 albums of 2014 Chase Myers

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Every year we are introduced to new defining social trends in art and pop culture, often becoming symbols for the year they emerge.

In the past couple years, the music industry experienced a shift in what is considered “popular” in the ears of the masses.

Some albums become successful because they are marketable and have a targeted audience—albums with calculated success. Then there are genuinely crafted albums from unsung artists, who also bring something new to headphones around the world.

Here is my list of this year’s top 10 albums, focusing on musically stunning albums not fueled by some marketing team in Los Angeles.

10. “Lazaretto” – Jack White One half The White Stripes and mastermind behind the The Raconteurs, Jack White released his second solo album June titled “Lazaretto,” a bluesy-progressive ode to his thoughts. White has developed a distinct sound during the years with various musical projects, including a guitar sound comparable to a mix of old blues slide-guitar and Tom Morello’s hip-hop style from Rage Against the Machine. In this album, White rides the fine line between art and insanity with his haunting lyrics and his “unique” guitar work. White continues his rock career without any hitches in this album with songs like “Would You Fight for My Love,” and the album’s title track. What makes this album unique is its ability to transcend time. The odd style in which White performs cannot be matched up with a specific time period and “Lazaretto” is a perfect example.

9. “St. Vincent” – St. Vincent St. Vincent brings tasteful obscurity to a whole new level with her new self-titled album. With a mixture of odd beats and even more peculiar lyrics, this album achieves an avant-garde approach to alternative music.

The album begins with a slightly offbeat intro track titled “Rattlesnake,” which introduces some of St. Vincent’s reoccurring instrumental themes like syncopated beats and strange synth patches. I would recommend this album to those who think they know everything about the alternative genre; they will likely find something they’ve never come across.

8. “Oxymoron” – Schoolboy Q The debut album from west coast rapper Schoolboy Q, Oxymoron matches grimy, yet heavy beats with lyrics that make you stop and think. This first song on the album, “Gangsta,” provides a hard and heavy prelude to the album, which features several of Top Dawg Entertainment’s very own talents like Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar. Recognizable names also found on the record include 2 Chainz and Tyler the Creator.

There are three kinds of modern hip-hop albums: Party albums, which lack lyrical substance but are popular for their instrumental innovation and danceable beats; deep albums, which focus on lyrics meant to be heard and not danced to and albums that can achieve both. Oxymoron has a bit of each with songs like “Collard Greens,” which has a catchy, danceable chorus with a deeper lyrical story. The album easily transitions to anthems like “Hoover Street,” which has a gritty, “live or die” message. This is not you’re everyday hip-hop record.

7. “This Is All Yours” – Alt-J With a sound to match the abstract album artwork, alternative rock band Alt-J brings innovation with their sophomore album, “This Is All Yours.” The opening track, appropriately titled, “Intro,” starts us off with a bizarre a cappella vocal style, which blends into the following track, “Arrival in Nara,” a piano and acoustic guitar ballad. The goal of “This Is All Yours,” is to

captivate you with instrumentals and hook you before the vocals even come in. The album sets the standard considerably high for any alternative rock album because of its diverse expression. Listening to the album front-to-back feels like a gauntlet of ideas thrown at you in the most tasteful way. Not one song builds off the same idea or structure as another.

6. “Ultraviolence” – Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey introduced the world to her mysterious, yet atmospheric voice nearly three years ago with her debut album, “Born to Die.” Her new album, “Ultraviolence,” fuses nostalgic ’70s instrumentals and washed-out drum beats with Rey’s voice echoing over top. Simplicity works well for artists whose talent needs no embellishment, which describes Lana Del Rey on this album. Her ability to capture an audience with little more than vocals is evident in songs like, “Brooklyn Baby,” and “Pretty When You Cry.” “Ultraviolence” is a must listen, even for someone who isn’t a Lana Del Rey fan.

5. “Singles” – Future Islands Future Islands, an experimental rock band from Baltimore released their album “Singles” in spring of 2014, propelling them out of the underground rock scene and bringing their sound to a larger audience. The tone of the album is set from the opening track “Seasons (Waiting on You),” combining diverse keyboard patches, distorted guitar riffs and front man Samuel Herring’s forceful, yet whimsical voice. Lyrically this album balances the ability to use strong imagery and maintaining a normal structure. Some musicians try to compose novels in their songs, and the actual music is almost too complex to become catchy. On the other end of the spectrum, some artists rely on catchiness, and the lyrics lack any substance. “Singles;” relies on quick, poetic lyrics and stays structurally concise. Any song on the album can get stuck in your head and every lyric can strike a chord.

the story of a girl through story-like imagery. If folk music leaves the listener with anything, it should be a story, either lyrically or instrumentally and “Benji” excels in leaving an impression.

3. “In the Lonely Hour” – Sam Smith Sam Smith’s story is a perfect example of the emergence of pure talent. From playing small shows in the U.K. to performing in front of thousands of people, Smith climbed the treacherous tower of the music industry. Asking someone about Sam Smith in 2013 would most likely result in some blank stares.

The substance in Smith’s voice along with his gospel influence can be easily distinguished and a provides a breath of fresh air from the typical top-20 artist. “In the Lonely Hour” is Smiths debut album and can be considered a compilation of his numerous viral songs.

Smith’s success on YouTube and other media sharing sites has translated well into the music industry as the album debuted at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 and went straight to No. 1 in the U.K. Songs such as “Stay With Me,” “Latch,” and “Money on My Mind,” are easily recognizable and have garnered a well-deserved amount of air-time on radio stations around the world.

2. “x” – Ed Sheeran The sophomore album from the U.K. native Ed Sheeran earns a well-deserved spot on this list. Sheeran has established a name for himself during the past couple years as one of the best singer-songwriters in the game. His soulful voice dances over well-placed guitar chords and rhythms in nearly everything he releases. The diversity delivered in “x” is noticeable between tracks like, “Thinking out Loud,” a wedding-ready love song and, “The Man,” which features Sheeran rapping about his touches on the topic of Alzheimer’s. The deluxe version of the album includes 16 songs, which does not get old with Sheeran’s original subject matter or word usage. It is not hard to catch something new with every listen of this album.

4. “Benji” – Sun Kil Moon Music can bring a sense of peace and relaxation to people, whether it be through the release of anger or creation of a calm atmosphere. “Benji,” from the group Sun Kil Moon, mixes calming folk guitar and vocals to achieve the latter. Founded in 2002 in San Francisco, Sun Kil Moon is a folk rock group with five previous studio albums, and has songs featured in numerous movies and television shows. Their sixth studio album, “Benji,” proves simplicity is effective in some cases.

The album begins with the song, “Carissa,” which tells

1. “Lost in the Dream” – The War on Drugs For my No. 1 pick, I had to choose an album including and trancscending all the musical virtues of 2014: a true work of art. Philadelphia alternative rock band, “The War on Drugs,” was formed in 2005 and had not released an album since their sophomore project “Slave Ambient” in 2011. With a is enveloped in a dream-like world of instrumental bliss and haunting vocals. The acoustic guitar and piano match up in perfect harmony in tracks like, “Under the Pressure,” and, “Eyes to the Wind,” but the band showcases their diversity with tracks like, “An Ocean in Between the Waves,” which features a very electronic bass and snare beat and sounds like a modern alternative song. Music should provide an escape,

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Today’s Birthday (12/09/14).

You can have what you work for this year.

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after 12/23, when your personal power flowers. Home happenings grab focus after 3/20. Peaceful productivity suits you fine before 4/8. Education and travels call you out; especially through 8/11, when career opportunities arise. Stand for a passionate cause with someone special. Love’s your anchor.

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You also want to cuddle in coziness. To what degree can you meld learning and creature comforts, domestic bliss with exotic questions? Score extra for doing this at work.

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Pay bills and make arrangements. Send off a signed contract. Set targets and goals, and figure out who will do what. Inspire with possibility.

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Today is a 9 —There’s money to be made, and collaboration eases the job. Discuss what could be possible with partners, and choose tasks and by-whens. Then do what you said, or change the agreement. Work together. Imagine the coffers running over.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 9 — Get in the groove today. Find your secret sweet spot, that moment when you get lost in your work, performing at maximum ease and flow. Make it a dance, weaving from one task to another.

Add smile and panache. Charm yourself.

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Blend introspection with recharging batteries, handling tasks one at a time, with ease and grace. Include a walk outside and restful activities.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7 — Networking shares solutions to a wider circle. Someone you know has just the thing you’ve been looking

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for. Offer the best ideas that come through your feed. Someone benefits from your contribution, and what comes around goes around. Invite friends for dinner.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7 — A new rung on the career ladder seems enticingly low.

Communicate your intentions and desires, and get your crew on board.The more people on your team play the game, the easier it is to shift levels. Gather support and go for it.

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What you’re learning is valuable. Share the knowledge with a key ally.

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invoicing. Handle administrative details.

Send in rebates, clip coupons and shop for bargains.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8 — Nurturing works wonders in a partnership.Treat someone to a spa day, or offer breakfast in bed. Do the dishes when it’s their turn. Provide peace and comforts for someone who needs it. Love freely given returns magnified.

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Get allies lined up to handle the overflow.

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Stein bringing change to SIU Thomas Donley

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The SIU women’s basketball team needed six games to pick up its first win last year.

Although the Salukis lost their sixth game of the 2014-15 season to Illinois, they have won four games.

This year’s team is SIU’s fastest to four wins since the 1991-92 team, which won its first four games.

SIU has not had a winning season since 2006-07, the only one in the past nine years. Outgoing athletic director Mario Moccia feels he is leaving the Salukis in the hands of the right person to lead the program back to glory.

Coach Cindy Stein has a track record of turning around struggling teams and making them contenders.

At her previous three schools, Illinois Central College, Missouri and Emporia State, Stein has inherited teams with .500 records or worse and taken them deep into their respective league’s tournament within three years.

Moccia, who was a senior associate athletic director at Missouri during Stein’s tenure there, said he hired Stein at SIU because of her track record of reviving programs.

He said he is not surprised by the Salukis’ early success this year.

“I’m very pleased with how we’ve played,” Moccia said. “It doesn’t surprise me how she’s been able to turn it around.”

A idAn O sbOrne d Aily e gyptiAn Sophomore guard Carlie Corrigan plays defense against Illinois guard Kyley Simmons on Saturday during the Salukis’ 86-42 loss at SIU arena. The Salukis have a record of 4-2. At this time last year, the Salukis’ had a 0-5 record.

Moccia said SIU’s turnaround could have come last year if not for the plethora of injuries the Salukis faced.

SIU’s team poster and media guide features the slogan “N.O.W.”, standing for never out worked, a reference to the team’s work ethic and the fact it wants to be much improved

this season.

The idea for the slogan came from Stein, who said this year’s Saluki team would be more disciplined and determined than previous years.

“I think it’s a mindset that we’ve got to come in, whether it’s a ranked opponent or an unranked opponent,

when we step on the floor, we’ve got to be the team that’s scrapping and working the hardest,” Stein said.

Junior center Dyana Pierre said the difference between this year and last year is the team’s intensity and improved health.

“Practice is much tougher,” Pierre

said. “It’s more competitive. Last year, we had practices where we couldn’t play five-on-five sometimes.”

Sophomore point guard Rishonda Napier said the 2014-15 Salukis are better on the court because of their intangibles.

“We’re just more mature,” Napier said. “We have a greater concept of unity. We’ve got great leadership, and we’re just ready to go.”

SIU has received a spark from the returns of Napier and junior guard Cartaesha Macklin from redshirts, as well as the addition of freshman guard Kylie Giebelhausen to the starting lineup.

Giebelhausen said the Salukis’ .167 winning percentage in 2013-14 did not discourage her from signing with SIU. The East Peoria native said Stein’s promise of the chance for playing time influenced her decision to come to Carbondale.

“Coming here, my goal was just to have playing time,” Giebelhausen said. “When she said that, I was like, ‘Okay, maybe I’ll play a little bit,’ and now I’m like, ‘Okay, it was a really good idea coming here.’”

Giebelhausen has started four of SIU’s first six games and leads the Missouri Valley Conference in blocked shots.

The Salukis play Austin Peay at 1:00 p.m., Saturday in Clarksville, Tenn.

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Schedule strength weak, but still no cupcake

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March means madness in college basketball, but the Salukis only get a small taste of teams that made it that far last season.

SIU men’s basketball only plays two teams that played in the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship last season, and one of the teams plays in the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Salukis lost to Saint Louis 62-59 in the season-opener. The Billikens played as a fifth-seed last season and defeated North Carolina State, before falling to Louisville in the next round 6651. SIU plays No. 11 Wichita State twice this season. The Shockers were a top-seed last season, but lost to Kentucky in their second game.

The Salukis played four national tournament teams from the year before, in 2012 and 2013. Granted, Creighton was still an MVC team in 2012.

The Salukis last made the national tournament in 2007, and played five tournament teams the following year.

“We live in the past way too much,” coach Barry Hinson said. “We are not one of the teams in the past. We’re not respected amongst the arena of college basketball right now.”

Hinson said the MVC has a new schedule criterion, in which it is harder to play teams that played in the national tournament. He said conference teams cannot schedule many games against teams with high rating percentage indexes. Since other MVC teams, such as Wichita State, schedule those games first, there are not many quality teams left for SIU. “They’re trying to make the change for strength of schedule,” Hinson said. “I don’t know. The proof is in the pudding.”

Outgoing athletic director Mario Moccia said the conference made a tougher schedule overall a few years ago, to make sure teams were not hurting their chances of getting at-large bids of the NCAA tournament.

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The journey to the National Football League has begun for some of the team’s best seniors.

Senior tight end MyCole Pruitt will play in the 90th East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 17, 2015 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game has featured more than 70 NFL Hall of Famers, and more than 260 alumni are on NFL rosters.

Toni Softli, director of college recruiting for the National Football League’s Players Association Collegiate Bowl, wrote in an email Pruitt is a prospect with a catching and blocking skill set that will improve under NFL tutelage.

“The yearly draft is a true projection,” he said. “I’ve seen All-Americans come to this level and crap their pants both mentally and physically.”

Senior long snapper Thor Hadfield said Pruitt can impress people at the game.

Hadfield said if the ball is thrown to Pruitt, he will find a way to catch it—his hands are his most impressive skill.

“If he can show that in the practices with the scouts watching, and then in the game for the fans, he’ll help his draft stock,” Hadfield said.

“He’s going to be playing against the guys you see on TV every Saturday.”

Pruitt finished his collegiate career with 221 receptions, 2,601 yards and 25 touchdowns in 44 games. He is SIU’s all-time leader in receptions and second in both yards and touchdowns.

Senior running back Malcolm Agnew said Pruitt will have no problem facing Division I talent because of games against Illinois and Purdue the last two years.

“MyCole is a competitor,” he said. “He doesn’t care where you came from because he’s out there playing with confidence.”

Pruitt had 15 receptions for 219 yards and a touchdown combined in the games against Illinois on Aug. 31, 2013, and Purdue on Sept. 20, 2014.

Agnew said Pruitt is one of the greatest to ever play at SIU. “MyCole is one of the top five greatest to ever play here because of the numbers he put up and the impact he had on this program,” he said.

“He’s a three-time All-American, he should be held in the highest terms.”

Agnew said he has no doubt Pruitt can make an NFL team and predicts he could be drafted between the third and fifth rounds.

Agnew said he was not invited to the East-West game, but he will play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 17, 2015.

He finished his SIU career with 316 rushes, 1,708 yards and 16 touchdowns in 19 games played. He is 17th all-time in rushing yards and 13th in touchdowns.

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A idAn O sbOrne d Aily e gyptiAn Junior guard Anthony Beane drives past a double team Saturday during the Salukis’ 71-49 win against Austin Peay State University at SIU Arena. Beane scored 9 points during the game. The Salukis will play against South Eastern Missouri State on Wednesday.

He said this year, the conference has tiered the teams based on the previous success and the makeup of the roster. He said he likes the schedule because the players are young, and he wants them to build confidence.

“Of course I’d love it when we played ultracompetitive teams,” Moccia said. “We had a Sweet 16 team, and we were an eyelash away of maybe going to the Elite 8.”

Hinson said he is not for or against the criterion yet. He served as Missouri State’s head coach for nine seasons, and said its schedule was always tough.

“I came from the days in the league when we were getting five to six teams from postseason every year,” Hinson said. “We only played, if I’m not mistaken, only three non-D-I’s. One of

them was because we had to.”

Saluki junior guard Jalen Pendleton said the current schedule is good for the younger players, but he would like to play more tournament teams. He said conference games tend to be the toughest part of the season.

“We’d love to play tougher teams,” Pendleton said. “Really, we have to get ready for conference.”

Hinson said even though the team is playing schools like Austin Peay and Chicago State, he made the schedule that way. Austin Peay and Chicago State both defeated the Salukis last season.

SIU defeated Austin Peay 71-49 Saturday.

The Salukis play Southeast Missouri at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday in Cape Girardeau, Mo.