First Ever Saluki News is out!

Just finished putting the new Saluki News up. It is brief this month, but still a good quick read about former Saluki and Super Bowl champion Brandon Jacobs. All you need to do to read this month's issue is sign up and we'll send you the link to this month's e-zine. It's totally FREE!

Lord of the Rings

Former Saluki Brandon Jacobs recently made the rounds in Southern Illinois on a charity tour, raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. SI got an exclusive interview with the New York Giant that you won't want to miss. While a full feature article is forthcoming, you can read Jim Muir's reflections in this month's Saluki News. If you haven't signed up yet, what are you waiting for? It's free, fast, and easy!

Chugging Away...

Hey Saluki Fans! We are starting to hit our stride here and are really excited about some stories we are working on. Saluki Illustrated photographer Chris Kays was in the house yesterday, shooting some awesome shots of campus, Saluki gear, and Dr. Rollin Perkins who will be featured in our first issue. We've also got another piece brewing with Saluki women's tennis standout Fadzai Mawisire you won't want to miss. Our biggest feature though is Brandon Jacobs, who sat down with SI co-founder Jim Muir for an exclusive one-on-one interview. If you haven't subscribed to SI yet, this story alone will be worth your annual subscription.

One last thing- We are putting the finishing touches on our Saluki News for May. If you've subscribed to the magazine or just signed up for the newsletter, it should be on its way to you within the next two weeks. 'Til next time...

Now we are on MySpace, too!

Hey Saluki Crew-

I was up all night last night setting up our new MySpace page. I've still got some work to do, but we'd love to become friends with you! Check out our new page here. More to come soon!

Tweet with us!

Saluki Illustrated is now on Twitter! Give us a tweet at www.twitter.com/saluki_mag!

Jabbify me!

Hey Saluki faithful! In our continuing effort to get you hooked on Saluki Illustrated, we have added "Jabbify" to our home page. It works much like Facebook chat, for those familiar with it. Just click the little maroon box in the lower right hand corner of your screen and chat away with other Dawg fans. Keep it clean though...this is a family oriented establishment ;)

tb

Saluki Baseball Continues Late Inning Heroics

The baseball Salukis continued their recent winning ways, beating Illinois 9-6 yesterday at Rent One Park in Marion. The Dawgs led early but gave up six runs in the sixth inning. However, Saluki left fielder Jordan Sivertsen (#4, left) cranked a grand slam in the eighth inning to seal the victory. The win moves the Salukis to 15-20 on the season. Samantha Okon photo.

Salukis win in Extra Frame

Congrats to the baseball Salukis (14-20), who won in 10 innings yesterday, beating the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (19-14) 4-2. For Saluki closer Bryant George (left), it marked his 20th career save, putting him all alone ahead of Al Levine in the SIU record book for all-time saves. Way to go Bryant!

Cool new free stuff

MarooNation-

I just put up some cool new Saluki Illustrated wallpapers. Put them on your desktop and brag to your friends about how you are on the cutting edge of cool!

It's ALIVE! It's ALIVE!

It is finally here! If you find any issues or have any problems, please don't hesitate to contact us and let us know. Enjoy!

It's Startin' to Come Together, Pepper...

Hey kids...we got a bunch done today. With a little help from Mother Nature, I'll get a rainout tomorrow afternoon and I will be able to work on getting this puppy all finished up and ready to go! Pray for rain!

-tb

Preparing for liftoff...

We are getting close, ya'll...buckle your seatbelts because this baby is about to get rolling. All that stands between us and "livedom" is some finishing touches on our merchant account and we'll be ready to take your orders for subscriptions. I am stoked!
-tb

Delays... Delays... Delays

So it is 11:24 on Sunday...I had hoped to have our site live in 30 minutes. Unfortunately, we didn't get everything squared away to begin taking subscriptions online, so we have decided to push the launch back a bit.

Never fear, though. We will be live within the week and all will be awesome in MarooNation!