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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025
VOL. 109, ISSUE 16
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InsiDE City scales back nonprofit funding, page 3 Meet the ManTraCon CEO, page 4 Salukis win with buzzer beater, page 10
Right: A child waves among a group of people that climbed on a structure atz the No Kings Protest Oct. 18, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Dominique Martinez-Powell | @d.martinezphoto Right: Karen Rodriguez poses for a portrait in the Rec Center pool with the Mexican flag floating behind her Sept. 26, 2025 at the Student Recreational Center in Carbondale, Illinois. Dominique Martinez-Powell | @d.martinezphoto
Left: Kids jump in a bounce house Sept. 20, 2025 at the Day of Hope event in Marion, Illinois. Daylin Williams | @photosbydaylin
Above: Beau Hanshaw, dressed as Ghostface, lays on the lawn of John and Linda Huffman’s house in the smoke of dry ice as he trick-or-treats along Glenview Dr. Oct. 31, 2025 in Carbondale, Illinois. Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto
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‘FNAF 2’ needs to put the pizza in the box WILL ELLIOTT WELLIOTT@DAILYEGYPTIAN.COM
Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers. Blumhouse Productions released their anticipated sequel to “Five Nights at Freddy’s” on Dec. 5, 2025. “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” is a supernatural horror film based on the iconic video game franchise of the same name, which opened to not-so-great reviews. Don’t panic yet; this movie still has a lot of great moments for fans
and casual moviegoers. To give a spoiler-free summary, “FNAF 2” resumes the story a year following the events of the first movie. Josh Hutcherson and Piper Rubio reprise their roles as Mike and Abby Schmidt, a brother and sister duo, as both try to move on from the events of the first film by starting a new life. Abby, still grieving the potential loss of her animatronic friends from the first movie, tries to reunite with them throughout the film
while Mike tries everything in his power to stop her. The movie reiterated its central theme of dealing with past trauma while also diving deeper into topics of childhood grief and PTSD. I thought the inclusion of these themes in the sequel was OK, but needed to be polished a lot more in the writers’ room. These themes also leave a few plot holes, but again, the writers’ room should have fixed them. FNAF | 3
Salukis wreck Redhawks 76-71 in regional rivalry NOAH PETSCHKE NPETSCHKE@DAILYEGYPTIAN.COM
Hoping to snap a 6-game skid, the Salukis hosted the Redhawks of Southeast Missouri State University on Saturday, Dec. 6, for a matinee women’s basketball game. While searching for a victory over their rivals, the Salukis struck gold with a team win over SEMO by a score of 76-71 The Redhawks won the tip, but had their first shot blocked. Relentless defense from both teams led to multiple blocks and drawn charges early in the quarter. The scoring was opened up by a SEMO 3-pointer, and
not too long after, SIU center Mia Gaines and guard Kayla Cooper responded with a few layups to knot the game at six points apiece. Guard Karris Allen converted an impressive and-1 to put an exclamation point on a 10-point SIU run, giving the Dawgs the lead for the first time. The quarter concluded with the Salukis on top with a score of 16-14. Strong rebounding and defense from the Salukis slowed down the Redhawks’ offense to begin the second quarter. SEMO’s offense started to break through the Saluki defense and got within two
points by efficiently driving into the paint and scoring. The Salukis were quick to respond and regained the lead, bringing it back up to five. The Redhawks found themselves in foul trouble, and the Salukis developed their lead from the free-throw line. To close out the first half, the Salukis held a 2-point margin over the Redhawks. The second half was underway, and the Redhawks quickly regained the lead. Guard Alayna Kraus answered with a floater and knotted the intense match at 39-39. The Salukis BASKETBALL | 10