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SEAN MEREDITH Daily Egyptian A change in the SIUC health insurance in August allows students to cancel their policy online by Sept. 2 for a shorter process and less office work. Each student has access to the Health and Wellness Center services on campus, but there are medical areas it cannot cover, said Dr. Ted Grace, director of the Student Health Center. Students enrolled at SIUC are required to have a health insurance policy that covers these extra expenses such as hospitalizations, emergency room visits, surgery, ambulance rides and specialty care, according to a student medical insurance plan brochure. Some students may already have health insurance under their parents’ coverage when they enroll at the university, and can opt-out of the insurance plan to receive a $300 rebate from the insurance office, if they choose. In previous years, the filing system was handled through paper forms which caused students to travel to the insurance office to fill them out. According to Jim Hunsaker, assistant director of the Student Health Center, student complaints and a desire to be more efficient with staff drove the decision to change from paper to online forms. Please see INSURANCE | 3
Lynne Thompson-Cundiff, right, assistant director of fitness at the Recreation Center, dances with students from the Recreation Center and Greek organizations Wednesday during the flash mob in front of Pulliam Hall. “I’ve never done anything like this before, it’s exciting,” said Diane Egorugwu, a graduate student from Peoria in community health education, while
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she waited to hear the music cue for her and the other dancers. Martinique Free, a doctoral student from South Carolina in health education and vice president of Eta Sigma Gamma, said this flash mob should be taken as a challenge for other chapters to do larger flash mobs on campus. For video clips of the flash mob, visit www.dailyegyptian.com.
Administration: Tuition revenue, budget cuts to improve budget deficit LAUREN DUNCAN Daily Egyptian As a new academic year begins, the university faces a $5.7 million deficit, a shortfall close to half of the $11.5 million deficit one year ago. The proposed 2.2 percent budget cuts to all colleges at SIUC and non-auxillary departments is a part of Chancellor Rita Cheng’s plan to reduce the deficit. The cut is projected to make up for a $1.3 million reduction in state appropriations for fiscal year 2012. An expected $5.4 million revenue increase for the university
from a raised tuition rate for fis- 2010, 28 percent of the budget cal year 2012 — a 6.9 percent consisted of state money. It made increase — is expected to defeat up about 26 percent of SIUC’s the deficit. 2011 revenue budget. Bame said Administrators say they plan state money are estimated to acto completely eliminate the defi- count for about 25 percent of this year’s budget. cit this year. He said as of Monday, the “We’ve reduced our budgets by 2.2 percent, and that’s been state owed more than $71 mildone over the summer,” Cheng lion to the university. “We would expect to receive said. “We enter the fall semester with a balanced, structurally se- that funding sometime between now and Dec. 31,” he said. cure, budget.” While a certain amount is expectKevin Bame, vice chancellor for administration and finance, ed to be saved by cuts, the rise in tusaid all of the $113.5 million re- ition revenue is one that will depend ceived from the state last year on enrollment. was used to finance salaries of faculty and staff. In fiscal year Please see BUDGET | 3
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Carbondale police crack down on impaired drivers during Labor Day weekend TARA KULASH Daily Egyptian Carbondale police are keeping an eye out for impaired drivers durign Labor Day weekend thanks to the Illinois Department of Transportation’s campaign “Drive Sober
or Get Pulled Over.” IDOT supplied grants throughout the state’s law enforcement departments to fund the event from Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, Carbondale Police Chief Jody O’Guinn said. He said the Carbondale station was given about $3,500 to pay overtime expenses for additional police to
be on duty during late hours. Officers are expected to ensure impaired drivers are off the road and ticket those who don’t wear seatbelts, he said. “The Department of Transportation feels that through their statistical collection of data, the time period between midnight
and 3 a.m. over certain holidays has caused a greater number of fatalities (in drunk driving),” O’Guinn said. He said he believes it has to do with the combination of alcohol consumption, late night driving and lack of seatbelt use. According to the National
Highway Traffic Association’s website, about one-third of all fatal crashes involve alcoholimpaired drivers, and two-thirds of all motor vehicle fatalities between midnight and 3 a.m. involve alcohol-impaired drivers. Please see SURVEILLANCE | 3
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Transportation Education Center halfway completed SARAH SCNEIDER Daily Egyptian As a construction observer surveyed the partially completed Transportation Education Center roof, he said he is ready for the project to be finished. Mike Capelle, the project’s construction observer, said he has worked on the project even before breaking ground in Dec. 2009. He said the TEC is now 50 percent complete and construction for the project has used 50 percent of the money. He said the two often don’t match up. Paul Sarvela, vice president for academic affairs, said the building will bring the departments of aviation management and flight, aviation technologies and automotive technology to one location. The automotive technology program is currently located in Carterville, the aviation technologies program is at the airport and the flight and management programs are on SIUC’s campus. The center will be a group of buildings that shares a common site, each designed for specific purposes. It will include classrooms, offices, laboratories, office buildings, a fleet storage building, an auditorium and a detached test cell structure. Capelle said the $65 million facility, funded by the state capital development budget and located at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, is on track to be substantially completed by July 17, 2012, when aviation and automotive faculty and students will be allowed to use the center. He said a majority of
the workers involved are from the southern Illinois area. “It is always good to keep business close to home,” he said. Sarvela said one reason the center was developed was to help with the southern Illinois area’s economic development. “There will be so many trained technologists and people in the aviation and automotive programs that we hope will attract local industries as well as big companies such as Boeing Company or one of the airlines or also large car manufacturers that might want to build a parts plant here,” he said. Sarvela said it is hard to get Federal Aviation Administration approved airframe and power plant technicians, but the university has more than 160 students training to do that now. He said with the addition of the TEC, companies could bring their planes to the area and have student workers do repair and maintenance. Capelle said the center has also incorporated many green qualities so they can receive incentives from the state. He said the goal is to reach a certified silver classification from the state. During the project they have been recycling materials and using geothermal energy, there are skylights over the classrooms and a white roof was used to reflect solar radiation. Terry Owens, dean of the college of applied sciences and arts, said a majority of the main building will be used for automotive technology. The new building is substantially more advanced than what the automotive technology department is
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Nick Carter, left, of Evansville, Ind., builds a water tank Tuesday alongside Aron Wright, of Jasper, Ind., on the construction site for the SIUC Transportation Education Center, a new building which will serve students in aviation management and flight, aviation technology and automotive technology. The construction is 50 percent complete. housed in now, Sarvela said. The facilities for the department were built in 1938. The portion of the TEC will have demonstration rooms where the cars can be lifted up and the students can view underneath. A detached building can store up to 92 cars, Capelle said, while the rest of the departments estimated 150 cars will be used in class work. Owens said the main building, hallway to hallway, is measured equivalent to the length of five football fields. Owens said there are rooms in the main building for simulation for the aviation flight program and weather
dispatch areas. He said air traffic control is a new specialization added this semester to the aviation management program because their will be additional air traffic control simulators in the new center. A building specifically for test cells of the aviation departments will allow for an aircraft engine to be put on a rack and run inside the cell in a safe area, Sarvela said. He said the engines are currently put in a hanger and, although that works, the test cells will be a safer environment. “These tests cells are going to enhance our teaching significantly and will increase our research for aviation
technology,” Sarvela said. He gave the example that if faculty in agriculture work on biofuels with colleagues in chemical engineering and come up with a new biofuel, it would be a good aviation fuel and could be tested on the ground first before taking a plane up to test it. Capelle said the center used to be just farmland and over a short period of time it was all changed. “We are right on schedule of where we need to be,” he said.
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Dewey Center celebrates 50th anniversary KARL BULLOCK Daily Egyptian The Center for Dewey Studies will celebrate its 50th anniversary in November. The Center, named in honor of the American philosopher and educator John Dewey, is home to his ongoing publishing projects and research materials that focus on his life and works. John Dewey’s work included topics in education, ethics, logic, politics, art and American pragmatism. Larry Hickman, director of the Center of Dewey Studies, said the center has many purposes, which includes to collect, edit and revise the works of John Dewey. He said when Dewey died in 1952 his work was scattered and out of print. “It was the task of this center to create a standard edition of his works,” he said. Due to retirement policies in the 1950s, Hickman said many professors were forced into retirement at their home institutions after the age of 65, some before they were ready. He said Delyte Morris, SIU president from 1948 to 1970, reached out and hired many of the professors because Morris believed they were still capable of teaching. Hickman said a couple of the professors became students and colleagues of Dewey. After World War II, the university press pushed for editions of work on American philosophy to be published because there were grants available to conduct research, Hickman said. “There was a new emphasis after the war for the works of American writers,” he said. Hickman said the creation of the Dewey Center was a part of the vision Morris saw for the university during his search for collected works of American philosophers. “Morris saw down the road and knew this was going to be great for the university, and upper administration supported him,” he said. The Center, established in 1961, has helped build international centers for Dewey's works in China, Japan, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Turkey, Poland and Argentina. Hickman said they are currently in negotiations for a center in Romania and have also received inquiries about a center in India.
Barbara Levine, senior editor at the Dewey Center, said the development of the centers makes the staff very proud. “It proves to us Dewey is a figure that is respected, studied and revered throughout the world,” she said. Although the Dewey Center is known globally, Levine said it is unfortunate that it doesn't receive more attention in the local community. “Most people on the SIU campus don't know we're even here,”she said. "I'm very proud to have been a part of this place, but a bit sad we're not better known in the United States and here on the campus.” But Hickman said the international contact is a great connection because it allows the center to establish relationships with a diverse group of people who are experienced in their fields. “We’ve really been able to build a network of Dewey scholarship around the world,” he said. Harriet Simon, textual editor for the Dewey Center, said the international impact proves the center will maintain its positive reputation. “We’ll continue to be the place people come to for research because we have the original works of Dewey,” she said. Simon, who has worked at the Dewey Center since 1977, said she believes the center has helped put SIU on the map in terms of research. She said scholars and researchers travel to the center to cite his work. Hickman said the center has brought the university prestige because authors, philosophers and other researchers use the material to write about Dewey. Visitors to the Dewey Center feature people such as Louis Menand, a prominent American writer and Pulizter Prize winning author of The Metaphysical Club. “Anybody who wants to write critically about Dewey, analyze his works or write a book about Dewey — they use our material,” Hickman said. "We are the premier international center of Dewey studies.”
Karl Bullock can be reached at kbullock@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.
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David Quinney, left, a senior from Crystal Lake studying geography and environmental resources, and Eric Widing, a sophomore from Crystal Lake GENNA ORD Daily Egyptian Editor’s note: Get out with Ord will be a weekly installment exploring the outdoor beauty southern Illinois has to offer. Carbondale is a sticky place during the summer and early autumn. Temperatures climb into the upper 90s, but the number on the thermometer stops making a difference after a certain point. Regardless of what it reads, the air will be stifling and everybody will be filmy with sweat as soon as they step outside. The air conditioner can be cranked only so much, especially for those with cost in mind. But there is something else southern Illinois is surprisingly rich in — water. Laura Partain, a senior from Houston studying cinema and photography, said she has spent much of the last month swimming in area lakes and ponds. Carbondale’s lack of an outdoor public pool doesn’t bother Partain. She said she can hardly stand swimming pools, whether public or private.
“I feel confined in them,” she said. “The chemicals in the pool bother my eyes and skin.” Fortunately for her and everyone else seeking fun relief from the heat, there are at least two popular swimming destinations within a 30-minute drive of campus. Both the Kinkaid Lake Spillway and an area of bluffs called Peter’s Cave, also on Kinkaid, offer two different types of swimming experiences. “I find the Spillway to be much more beautiful and relaxing, but when I’m feeling adventurous, there’s nothing like jumping off the cliffs at Kinkaid,” Partain said. The cliffs in question are impressive and not easy to reach. Sandstone bluffs, around 50 feet tall at their highest point, seem much higher by looking from the top into the sparkling green lake where the boats look like toys. For the more faint-hearted, the cliff angles downward, allowing prospective jumpers to pick a spot lower by the water. David Quinney and Eric Widing, both from Crystal Lake, chose one of the highest points to jump from and counted to three before they hurled
studying business, jump into Kinkaid Lake Friday from an area of bluffs called Peter’s Cave. All of Kinkaid Lake’s 2,750 acres are open to swimming.
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themselves from the cliff in unison. Their bodies seemed suspended for a minute; there was one lingering yell and then two loud splashes followed by laughter as they both surfaced. Quinney, a senior studying geography and environmental resources, said he enjoyed the jump but preferred it with a little less height. “You know you’ve been in the air too long when you feel like you’ve been in the air too long,” he said. The two men’s purpose was not to jump off the cliffs, though — it was to scale them again. They’re both rock climbers, and the bluffs provide some of the only over-water climbing in the area, something called deep-water
soloing. Regardless of whether the goal is to jump down or climb up, there are two ways to reach the bluff. The quicker is by motorboat or canoe, which starts from one of the several boat launches. The lesser-known is a 45-minute hike that winds through an overgrown field before the trail meets the woods, then leads through the trees and onto the top of the cliff. For those who want a little less work — and a little more safety — for an equally picturesque location, following Illinois Route 13 west through Murphysboro until a left turn on Spillway Road winds up at the Spillway itself. In the dryer months, the waterfalls lack the thundering majesty they get after a heavy rainfall. However, they continue to be an impressive sight. There are several tiers, and climbing up the rock alongside them eventually leads to the lake itself, with a buoyed-off swimming area to protect from boaters. It is a perfect location for spending time with friends, whether lounging on the shore, swimming in the lake or
sitting with the falls to your back. An alcohol ban was placed on the Spillway about five years ago. Bob Catt, the site superintendent at Lake Murphysboro State Park and Kinkaid Lake Fish and Wildlife Area, said the ban was placed for safety reasons. “We were having a tremendous amount of trouble with littering, disorderly conduct, fighting and other things that come with people having too much to drink,” he said. “We wanted to turn it into more of a family atmosphere, and we seem to have accomplished that.” Catt said there have been instances where people who had been drinking landed wrong in the water after cliff jumping, with one incident resulting in a broken back. When common sense is used, though, Kinkaid Lake becomes a haven for swimming, fishing, boating, picnicking and is only one of the many places around Carbondale to keep it cool.
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“We were receiving quite a few complaints students had to actually come into our office to apply,” he said. Becky Phillips, a clerk at the Student Insurance Office, said the online option has also allowed the office to focus on other tasks such as speaking with students and providers when they call. Hunsaker said the health center processes approximately 4,000 refunds every semester. “By the time our staff would get all the paper filed back for one semester it was time to start the process for another semester,” he said. The change from office paperwork to online was a result of a 50-page report released by an agility and efficiency task force that addressed certain problems around the university, Grace said. “It takes some resources and special skills to develop the kind of web page it takes to do this,” Grace said. “In order to enact it in a timelier manner, we actually put out a bid and contracted
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“Our overall enrollment probably won’t be increasing because of the small classes at the junior and senior level, but we will definitely be in better shape than we were in the past,” Cheng said. “Hopefully then we will be able to go forward without any other cuts.” The 2012 budget will not go into effect until approved by the Board of Trustees at the Sept. 8 meeting, Bame said. The cuts proposed for this budget follow a year when both cuts were made and faculty members took closure days to facilitate the deficit. Cheng said departmental budgets were reduced in 2011 between 4 and 5 percent, faculty took four unpaid days and more than 280 positions were left vacant.
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A press release from IDOT stated a total of 70 fatalities have occurred during the Labor Day weekends between 2006 and 2010 while 25 of those deaths, or about 36 percent, involved an impaired driver. “Impaired driving is a serious crime plaguing our society and affecting the lives of innocent, law abiding motorists on a regular basis,” said Acting Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider in the press release. “IDOT will not waiver in its strong commitment to directly fight against this careless and reckless act of indecency.” Charles Ballard, a senior from Paducah, Ky., studying photography, said he doesn’t think drunk driving will be as big of a problem over the weekend as law enforcement makes it out to be. “Although, I know a lot of truck drivers that pass through here on holidays and they say it tends to get wild,” Ballard said. Chaz Moore, a senior from
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with a private company.” According to Gallagher Koster, the website that hosts the form, all questions related to student insurance are still handled by the health center office. Deadline for the form has always been the second Friday of each semester, but now the cancellation will stay in effect for the entire year rather than just one semester. However, some students may still want to keep their health insurance for other reasons. Hunsaker said the university’s insurance deductible is $100, so SIU will only pay after the student incurs $100 in claims. “Say you have a $1,000 deductible, now you have to meet your $1,000 before your plan starts paying, where our plan would pay between our $100 and your $1,000,” he said. Hunsaker said the health center is the primary source of in-
surance for roughly 80 percent of students. “What we tell students is number one, make sure you have coverage in the Carbondale area, make sure that your not going to age out of your parents plan and consider the cost associated with waiving our coverage,” Hunsaker said. The current premium for student health insurance is $313 a semester, and Hunsaker said it can be hard to find companies with a price that low. The office itself pays out more than $7 million in claims per plan-year. “As technologically savvy as students are these days they expect to do more and more online and less and less via filling out forms so that’s why we made this decision,” he said.
The measures taken last year to address the deficit were also used for the specific challenges of 2011. A review of the university’s financial state by the Higher Learning Commission published Wednesday states the three major financial challenges faced in FY 2011 were the enrollment decline that caused $4.8 million in reduced revenue, a $7.5 million loss of federal stimulus funding and a $3 million impact from the unfunded Illinois Veterans Grant program. The report states that about $750,000 from the Veterans Grant program could be returned to the university since the proposed state budget restores funding from about 25 percent of the program. In the review submitted by the HLC, a staff comment states SIUC has taken “sound and well considered measure to assure its continued financial health.”
“Continued careful monitoring and sound planning, particularly with respect to safeguarding and enhancing enrollment, will be necessary for the University’s strong future,” the report states. Cheng said a few of the goals she has set for FY 12 that could lead to increased revenue include student ecruitment and retention and to ensure faculty and staff are as engaged in their research activities as possible. After repeated attempts to contact Carol Henry, director of the budget office, for comment the DAILY EGYPTIAN was told to contact Rod Sievers, assistant to the chancellor, in order to set up an interview. At the time of contact with Sievers, Henry was unavailable.
Evansville, Ind., studying cinema, said he plans to go out with friends for the weekend, and expects impaired driving will be an issue in town. “Everybody’s partying and a lot of places in Carbondale are accessible, but say you want to go to Pinch and you’re already at Hangar, a lot of people don’t want to walk that distance,” Moore said. “People take vehicles and a lot of college students don’t want to pay for cabs.” Rich Allan, law enforcement liaison at IDOT, said police officers aren’t expected to stop cars for a check unless there’s a visible violation. “Usually the enforcement period starts a couple weeks ahead of the holidays,” he said. “Labor Day weekend is one of the holidays where people get killed more on highways.” Allan said other holidays the IDOT enforces laws on are Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo and,
in some places, the Superbowl. O’Guinn said there would probably be two-to-four extra police on duty over the weekend with two extra cars. He said in the two years he’s been in Carbondale, he hasn’t noticed the population decrease much during Labor Day weekend when some students go home. “I don’t think that we necessarily see that much of a greater increase in drunk drivers on Labor Day compared to other holidays and events,” he said. “It’s important to the Department of Transportation due to their data collection, so they’ve asked departments to help with their campaign.” The Carbondale Police Department recommends citizens to designate a sober driver during the weekend, wear seatbelts and report impaired drivers to law enforcement.
Sean Meredith can be reached at smeredith@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.
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Faculty concerns rise, budget adjustments undecided JACQUELINE MUHAMMAD Daily Egyptian With the possibility that adjustments to SIU college budgets may be based on credit hours, some deans were concerned with the potential outcome. Gary Kolb, dean of the College of Mass Communications and Media Arts, said if budget adjustments are not based on enrollment, the college may be at a disadvantage. “We won’t benefit from that as much as other colleges,” Kolb said. “Our incoming freshmen aren’t taking classes in our college. They are mostly in their university core curriculum, which would have them registered in other colleges.” Provost John Nicklow said for 2012 fiscal year each college faces a 2.2 percent budget reduction. He said colleges who have seen a decrease in their enrollments may see a small adjustment to their budget, but no final decisions have been made. Nicklow said if a college's enrollment is not up, their resources for recruitment of new students will not be sacrificed. “The university is making an effort to link budget to instructional effort,” Nicklow said. “We are trying to accommodate each college based on the needs of their students.” After the 10th day of classes for the semester, the university will closely examine the reasons
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behind any changes in enrollment numbers, Nicklow said. Unlike MCMA, Kolb said the College of Liberal Arts accounts for more than 50 percent of the credit hours produced at the university. However, he said both colleges share a common ground in trying to maximize their resources. Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, dean of COLA, said she has made the necessary adjustments to comply with the budget cut and has tried to minimize the effects. “There’s not a lot left to cut. We don’t have a lot in our operating budget,” Leonard said. “We want to make sure that we have enough faculty in areas where we have student demand." Nicklow said if further reductions are made it will not be at the expense of enrollment or student needs. For colleges like MCMA, Nicklow said he expects to see an increase in enrollment numbers due to recruitment efforts made by the college. “The journalism department in Mass Comm. has pulled together their resources and hosted tours, made phone calls and made a massive effort to
recruit students,” Nicklow said. Kolb said in hard financial times everyone analyzes budgets and looks to save money after they see a steady decrease in the money received from the state. “(The decline in state funding) began in 2002 and since then we’ve lost 20 percent of overall budget received from the state,” Kolb said. “It’s when money becomes short that you look at every saving that can be found.” In an effort to maintain faculty and avoid the cancellation of classes, Kolb and Leonard both said the colleges have decided not to replace some retired staff . “Unlike before when staff retire we can’t replace them, we have given their salaries back in order to meet budget requirements,” Leonard said. Kolb said if the university decides to operate under a system that emphasizes credit hours he hopes MCMA can eventually benefit from the system. “We may not see the benefits now but if they continue to use the same metrics hopefully we can benefit down the road, I’m not saying it’s not fair but essentially these other units have to be supported,” Kolb said.
Planes, trains, buses return to normal — almost SAMANTHA BOMKAMP SCOTT MAYEROWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK — There wasn’t a spare seat to be found on planes or buses Tuesday as travelers stranded by Hurricane Irene finally headed home. The nation’s transportation system was nearly back to normal, giving hope to vacationers looking for a trouble-free Labor Day getaway. While planes and buses were operating on near-normal schedules, throughout the day Amtrak remained paralyzed between New York and Philadelphia. Late in the day, railroad officials announced that flooding had receded, repairs were made and service would resume Wednesday morning. That was little solace to those who missed out on vacations, canceled business meetings or searched for days to find any way home. “I have work waiting for me, so I'm losing time and money,” said Washington attorney Betty Sinowitz, who was stuck at New
York’s Penn Station after her train was canceled. Fliers fared much better. Only a handful of flights were canceled Tuesday compared with more than 1,700 on Monday, according to flight tracking service FlightAware. A total of 14,000 flights were scrapped in the days before, during and after the storm. Most airlines said that the backlog of stranded passengers would be cleared by the end of Tuesday. But the frayed nerves were still evident — and they extended beyond stranded travelers. At least one airline said it could have moved more passengers to their destinations on-time if not for New York airport officials’ decision to shut down at noon on Saturday. That “threw a huge monkey wrench into our planning,” said David Holtz, managing director for operations at Delta. The airline had planned to keep flying through Saturday evening. Delta canceled additional
flights to adjust. Susan Baer, the aviation director for the agency that runs New York airports, said the shutdown of the city's public transit system — which most employees use to get to work — affected its decision to close the airports. Despite the sooner-thanexpected shutdown, some airlines praised the efficiency of the airports’ reopening. “The coordination was really extraordinary,” JetBlue CEO Dave Barger told CNBC on Monday. “I really don't think we could have had a more effective startup.” Reopening airports means much more than just switching on the lights. In New York, for example, it involved doing everything from clearing cots used by stranded travelers to making sure airport staff could show up to work. With the city’s public transportation system limping back into service, Baer said security agents were picked up by their managers in vans to ensure that they'd make it to work on time.
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hile some songs don’t hit as hard as listeners may have anticipated, there is still some value to the slower-paced ones album’s most charming songs don’t even have Wayne in them. While some songs don’t hit as hard as listeners may have anticipated, there is still some value to the slower-paced ones. Whether it’s T-Pain’s ever smooth and sensual auto-tuned voice or the catchy cadences Wayne lays out to accompany him, there is definitely something new to appreciate about “How to Hate” with every push of the play button. Weezy has a knack for titling himself in tracks, from ‘the Best Rapper Alive’ to ‘Dr. Carter,’ and now he’s gone as far to
call himself ‘President Carter.’ Perhaps that ego would have been well supported if he proved his worth of such a title rather than simply giving it to himself and expecting everyone to accept it just because Weezy said so. The ‘F’ used to stand for ‘fantastic,’ ‘freakishly good,’ ‘fabulous’ and ‘flawless.’ But with the release of “Tha Carter IV,” Weezy F. Baby has thus proved that the ‘F’ simply stands for ‘forgettable.’
Lauraann Wood can be reached at lawood@dailyegyptian.com or 536.3311 ext. 265.
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The-Dream reinvents himself with ‘1977’ mixtape JAMES JONES Daily Egyptian It seems as though radio stations blazed with the slow melodic sounds of singer/songwriter TheDream just last week. The artist had two successful albums under his belt in a year and a half, and his writing expertise was in high demand throughout the music industry. However, in an industry that doesn’t promise longevity, Dream somehow began to fade into the background. After a highly publicized marriage and split, a critically shunned third album and Grammy Award snubs, Dream declared he was done with the industry. But as with most artists who claim to retire, they never do — which brings us to Dream’s new mixtape, “1977.” Dream recently told Rap-Up magazine this mixtape is the prelude to his fourth album “The Love IV: Diary of a Madman,” to be released later this year. “1977” shows Dream experimenting with a newer sound and more relatable situations. His lyrics bring edge and honesty that had yet to be seen in his work, as he delivers his deepest truths in an unapologetic way. The album’s first track, “Wake Me When It’s Over,” finds the artist in a relationship full of conflict so he debates whether to stay or go. Drum-heavy beats and electronic
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synths drive the track while the lyrics show his decision to stay until the inevitable end occurs. Other stand outs include breakup anthem “Long Gone,” “Form of Flattery” and “Ghetto,” which features artist Big Sean. Dream really steps outside of his comfort zone with “Wedding Crasher.” The production, reminiscent of 80s R&B, puts a modern spin on a familiar sound. The-Dream has taken his last year of life experiences and creatively translated it into a solid
mixtape prelude. His new-found sound easily shows influences from downtempo newcomers Frank Ocean and The Weeknd. Of course, Dream hasn’t completely abandoned his signature sound, which can be heard on tracks “Rolex” and “Used To Be,” but his transition into a lighter, layered sound is greatly appreciated. This is an artistry that works for Dream and a sound that could serve his fourth studio album well.
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Bomb-sniffing dogs, guards at the post-9/11 mall TAMARA LUSH Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A janitor spots an abandoned diaper bag lying on a table in the sprawling food court at the Mall of America. A bomb-sniffing dog and a security officer are there within minutes, examining the package while nearby shoppers are held a safe distance away. No bomb. Case closed. But that scene is repeated at the nation's largest shopping center 150 times a month. Years ago, lost purses or shopping bags would just go to the lost and found. But after the Sept. 11 attacks and a series of terror threats against malls, “we realized that bad guys don’t write ‘explosives’ on the side of packages,” said Maj. Douglas Reynolds. Reynolds heads a 150-officer security force trained in Krav Maga, the official self-defense
system of Israeli security forces. A plainclothes unit is solely devoted to behavioral profiling. Terror threats against U.S. malls — federal authorities have charged suspects in at least three terror plots since the Sept. 11 attacks — have made huge behind-thescenes changes to one of the most treasured American experiences, going to the mall. Shoppers say they hardly notice the closed-circuit cameras, plainclothes officers and trained dogs, and believe the risk of getting attacked at a shopping center is remote. “The average shopper, they don't walk in and think ‘this could be the end,’ “ said Don Heinzman, 77, of Elk River, Minn., having coffee with two friends at the Minnesota mall. But overseas, especially in places like Israel and Turkey, terror attacks in malls occur with frightening regularity. Experts are worried that similar acts will
eventually become commonplace in the U.S. In 2004, an anonymous call threatening a Los Angeles plot sent more than 100 officers to protect various shopping centers. Two Ohio men — originally from Somalia and Pakistan — are serving prison terms in a 2003 threat to bomb Columbus-area malls. Another suspect is serving a prison term for a similar plot against a mall 90 miles north of Chicago. A Massachusetts pharmacist is awaiting trial on terror charges; prosecutors said he conspired with others to shoot down shoppers in U.S. malls and kill U.S. troops in Iraq. In a 2006 report, the nonprofit RAND Corporation think tank found that there were 60 shopping mall attacks in 21 countries between 1998 and 2005 and that U.S. malls may not be wellprepared for them. The International Council of Shopping Centers trained some 10,000 mall officers between 2003
and 2009 to better recognize terrorists and other threats. Experts at George Washington University designed the $3 million program, which was discontinued because of a lack of funding. Paul Maniscalco, a senior research scientist at the university who was involved in developing the program, called shopping malls “soft targets.” “I think they’re as safe as any place else in the U.S.,” he said. “Unfortunately in an open and free democratic society there's certain trade-offs. The concept of a shopping center is a pretty complex social icon within our society. You can't turn them into armed camps.” Malachy Kavanagh, the spokesman for the International Council of Shopping Centers, said the latest threat to public places in the U.S. is not from organized terrorist groups, but “lone wolf ” individuals. “A big part is to be aware of
who may be watching your center,” he said. Officers have to watch for people trying to engage guards in conversation, checking for security cameras, he said. Reynolds said his officers need to cultivate a balance between securing a center and cultivating an open, family-friendly atmosphere (shoppers at the Mall of America can stop to ride rollercoasters at the mall's in-house amusement park). “We’re not designed to be Fort Knox,” said Reynolds. “We need to be accessible and make people feel welcome — but still protected.” Christine Kimbrough 66, of Upper Marlboro, Md., stopped to look at a tall metal monument that resembles two doorways and a door. The somber monument is a tribute to Bloomington resident Tom Burnett Jr., a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pa., on Sept. 11, 2001.
Police: Man with cable about neck decapitates self Associated Press YORKTOWN, Va. — A Chicago man who quickly accelerated in a sport utility vehicle with a cable around his neck decapitated himself after a domestic dispute in Yorktown, authorities said Tuesday. York-Poquoson Sheriff Danny Diggs said a deputy responding to a call of a domestic disturbance Tuesday was taking a statement from the man’s ex-wife when another deputy driving by noticed an SUV pulling a utility trailer that was on fire. Authorities say the man started the fire. A firefighter noticed a cable around the man’s neck that was attached to a tree. When deputies tried to get the man to exit the SUV, he accelerated and was pulled from the vehicle and decapitated, they say. The SUV kept going for about 150 yards. Diggs said he arrived to a grisly scene, adding the cable was of the type that could be used to hoist an automobile engine. “Nobody has ever heard of anything like this,” Diggs said. “It’s a really bizarre incident.” Diggs said the man and his ex-
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wife had quarreled over the man’s living arrangements. “He was looking to relocate from Chicago to this area, and he wanted
her to do more than she was willing to do,” Diggs said. The sheriff said he was unsure how long the couple had been
divorced. He said they have two school-age children who were not at home at the time. Diggs said officials aren’t
releasing the man’s name because they don’t publicly identify suicide victims. However, officials said the man was 46 and from Chicago.
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Cancer --Today is a 7 -- Do inventory and pay bills today ... it’s good to take stock. Invent an inspiring goal, and speculate on ways to achieve it. Reward yourself by relaxing into a romantic afternoon.
Libra -- Today is a 9-- You have plenty of great ideas to make money. Share your dreams. Make sure you find the right partners, and you can easily accomplish mutual goals.
Capricorn -- Today is an 8 --Avoid distractions that keep you from reaching the finish line. Ignore pessimists. Surround yourself with the people who love and support you. Be considerate and persistent.
Taurus -- Today is a 9 --Investigate multiple sources of income, as you keep all balls in motion. You’re a master juggler, and your audience is growing. Work with partners for greater benefit.
Leo -- Today is a 7 -- Have fun without spending money. There’s plenty you can do close to home for the next three days, surrounded by family. Send postcards to friends. Remember those?
Scorpio -- Today is a 9 --Your vitality is contagious and attractive, and others are paying attention. You’ve got the connections and a strong focus on what you want. Bring home what you need.
Aquarius -- Today is an 8 -Your career is on the rise. Get after your growth, but only after considering the risks. A future of satisfying work is worth more than a temporary cash flow constraint.
Gemini -- Today is an 8 -Distant connections expand your boundaries, providing a fresh point of view. It’s time to prepare to harvest those seeds you planted earlier this year.
Virgo -- Today is a 7 -- The channels are open and ready to flow the way you like them to, you just need to make the call. Define your terms and stand by what you believe in. You’ll feel much better when it’s done.
Sagittarius -- Today is a 6 --Others appreciate who you are (even if you don’t). Pay attention to a well-deserved acknowledgment. Record it if you can, and play it back in moments of doubt.
Pisces -- Today is a 6 -- Expand your territory in the direction of least resistance. Do the work, with loving support. Follow a dream to success. Take notes for future reference.
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Track and field complex on pace for finish NAREG KURTJIAN Daily Egyptian
Construction continues on a new track and field complex will be located adjacent to the left field fence of Abe Martin field. The department broke ground May 23, and is expected to be ready for use by late November, just in time for the spring outdoor track and field season. The field accounts for $3.96 million of the $83 million Saluki Way initiative. The complex will include a regulation NCAA competition track, accommodations for field events and a multi-event synthetic turf infield for increased functionality to go along with seating for 250 and a 4,500 square foot building for men’s and women’s locker rooms. Senior Associate Athletic Director Jason King said the complex is an improvement for both the Saluki community and the track and field program. He said the hope is that new facilities could take an already successful program to the next level. “Whenever we build a new facility, it’s obviously good for the campus and the community as a whole because it’s aesthetically more pleasing,” King said. “Obviously it’ll be a great recruiting tool for our track and field program, which is a nationally ranked program year in and year out.” Cross-Country Coach Matt Sparks said the idea to develop a new and separate venue has been talked about for years. He said the athletes anticipate its completion. Sparks said the track and field program has shared facilities with football for many years. He said although the 20,000 available seats were a nice amenity, they mostly went unused. “It’s nice to have our own venue that’s geared towards the track and field program and focused on the
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Jim Whitehead, middle, of Whitehead Concrete Pumping, works with John Hand, right, and Jonathon Pierce, left, of the Laborer’s Local 773 union, pouring and grading rock Tuesday at the construction site of SIUC’s new track and field complex. track and field program and not an afterthought,” Sparks said. “Every little nook and cranny that’s gone into it has been, ‘What’re track and fields needs to be a more successful program?’ and that’s really what it’s all come down to.” He said the new venue allows, from a coaching and team harmony perspective, the ability to observe the many different athletes who compete simultaneously during both practice and competitive events. Sparks said the complex will also be used by campus recreation
initiatives such as intramurals and other sports clubs. “You see the schematics of a soccer field on the infield and it is at this point, it’s a joint venture with rec sports,” Sparks said. “Rec sports will be in there in the evenings after track practices, cross country practices.” Sprints Coach Chidi Enyia said the facility will help maintain the program’s success. “Facilities aren’t everything, obviously, but when we have access to great facilities it helps us to be able to get what we need to get
Mark Anderson, superintendent of Fager-McGee Commercial Construction, said his team is on schedule to finish in December as planned. “Right now we are doing good as long as this weather holds,” Anderson said. done,” Enyia said. “I think in a lot of ways it’s just a positive addition to our program; we’ve had a lot of success here. We’re rewarded with a great facility.” King said the weather has cooperated, which allowed construction to remain on schedule. He said contractors work heavily on the throws area and the installation of the sub-base for the synthetic infield turf. “There was some question about how quickly the track would move, but with the new student services building coming on line
sooner than later, it was necessary to move the track,” King said. He said the next major step will be to place the asphalt and rock. Enyia said the complex will be a quality space to both train and compete. He said it has already proven as a useful recruiting tool. “When you talk to any one of my freshman kids, they will tell you how excited they are for this new track complex,” he said.
Nareg Kurtjian can be reached at nkurtijan@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 282.
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CORY DOWNER Daily Egyptian The NFL lockout makes for an interesting season, however injuries and attitudes only add more questions to how the season will develop. At the start of the season, I said there were going to be more injuries in preseason compared to past years. This was said because of the short amount of time teams had to prepare for their first
preseason game, however miscues and missed assignments would lead to shortened bench. So far, I’ve been wrong. While I haven’t been right about everything this preseason, one constant seems to remain. Veteran teams will have an even bigger advantage in 2011. This is not limited to teams that consist of only veteran players, though. Throughout the league, six teams have hired new coaches, three of whom were interim head coaches in the 2010 season. The Denver Broncos hired John Fox, the Cleveland Browns hired Pat Shurmer, and the San Francisco 49ers now have Jim Harbaugh running the team. While three teams have new coaches, three more will return after being interim head coaches last season. The Dallas Cowboys now have Jason Garrett, the Oakland Raiders hired Hue Jackson, and
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is playing to the fan’s expectations. Other injuries across the league consist of Ravens cornerback Chris Carr’s hamstring , Rams receiver Donnie Avery’s ACL, Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward’s thumb and Texans running back Arian Foster’s hamstring. While the injuries across the league seem to be fewer than expected and considered in the grand scheme of things, some NFL players have got themselves into trouble with their extracurricular activities off the field. Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell earlier this week to discuss the situation that surrounds what
could become a possible fourgame suspension. The situation revolves around an offseason shooting. While Goodell is trying to decide how much authority he has over the players who were not technically under contract due to the lockout, he could have a whole laundry list of athletes to talk with. From the start of the lockout in mid-March to the start of the 2011 season, 22 NFL players were arrested. Throughout that span, there was no more than a 20-day window without an arrest. Three of these players are part of the Cincinnati Bengals organization. Cedric Benson, Marvin White and Pacman Jones all had a run in with the law. I have started to wonder if the Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis should get in touch with Dwayne The Rock Johnson and get some tips about the start of its own gridiron gang.
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Tennis team scores in classroom, on the court KEVIN TAYLOR Daily Egyptian The SIU women’s tennis team does more than serve up aces on the court — they serve them up in the classroom too. For the second year in a row, and the third of the last four, the team has been named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team. The award is given out to teams that meet a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2. Head Coach Audra Nothwehr, a two-time academic all-American during her career at Concordia University in Nebraska, said she believes several unique factors account for the team’s success in the classroom. “We bring the academic aspect into our team,” Nothwehr said. “We set up each player with goals for each of their classes as well as organizing team study halls.” Nothwehr makes study halls mandatory for all freshmen as well as any player whose GPA dips below 3.0. Another factor that plays into the team’s academic success can be found in the players’ aspirations after tennis. “We have some girls that have really high career goals,” Nothwehr said. “Doctors, dentists, pharmacists, chemists … you have to get excellent grades in order to get into those professions.” Junior Anastacia Simons is studying physiology and said she aspires to go to medical school after she receives her undergraduate degree. “School is very important to me,” Simons said. “I need a 4.0 (GPA) to get into a good medical school so I need to do well on and off the court.” Sophomore Anita Lee is studying biological sciences and said it can often be a challenge to be a student-athlete. “Being a student-athlete definitely comes with a little more stress,” Lee said. “I have to deal with frustrations in the classroom as well as on the court
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Anita Lee, right, a sophomore from Las Vegas studying biological sciences, and Anastacia Simons, left, a sophomore from South Africa studying physiology, study Wednesday in the Troutt Wittman and sometimes I just need to push myself through it.” Simons and Lee, as well as junior Melanie Delsart, who studies finance, were all named to the ITA All-Scholar Athlete team to coincide with the team’s All-
Academic Award. Delsart said she realizes why she came to SIUC in the first place. “I came for school and for tennis, not just for tennis,” Delsart said. “Its tough being a studentathlete. I finished class today at
computer lab. To be eligible for the ITA Scholar-Athlete Award, players must maintain a GPA higher than 3.5, but the SIU tennis team requires players to have a combined GPA average of 3.2. 1:50 and had to run to practice which started at two.” Nothwehr said the classroom success is not a nice surprise, rather an expectation for tennis program participants. “We have received the ITA team
award three out of the last four years,” Nothwehr said. “We preach to them that we expect the award.”
Kevin Taylor can be reached at ktaylor@dailyegyptian.com or 618-536-3311 ext.269
Tennis team puts focus on leadership KEVIN TAYLOR Daily Egyptian Team size was a concern for the women’s tennis team in the spring, but the addition of four recruits has turned what was once a weakness into a strength. The previous season included complications and adversity for the SIU women’s tennis program. Only five members consistently suited up. Those five don’t include the group’s only senior, nowgraduated Vishakha Sheoran, who was sidelined much of the season with an injury. Head coach Audra Nothwehr said she expects a different set of circumstances for the upcoming season. “We had a young team last year,” she said. “If we work harder than (other teams) and get good
leadership, then it will all come together this season.” The team consists of five returning players and four newcomers, which Nothwehr said will add depth to the team as well as increase competition within it. She said the returning players have been influential in welcoming the incoming ones. “I’ve been impressed with leadership early on from our returning players,” she said. “Each of the returning players has taken a freshmen under their wing.” Returning members include juniors Melanie Delsart and Jennifer Dien, and Nothwehr said she expects both to carry a greater responsibility if the team hopes to have a successful season. “I put a lot of emphasis on being a good leader,” Delsart said. “The new team members ask me
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othwehr thinks the newly increased roster size will enhance competition within the team, which will help the players improve. for help and I always want to set a good example.” On a team without a senior, Nothwehr said she looks to Delsart to become the leader. “Melanie is in her third year now, and she can provide a huge leadership role as well as being one of our best players,” Nothwehr said. Both Delsart and Dien hold high expectations for the upcoming season, they said. “We want to win conference,” Dien said. “My main goal as a leader is to stay positive this year ... and have fun.” “Sierra has been right there with all the other players competing,” Nothwehr said. “We
have nine good players competing for only six positions, which will certainly serve as motivation.” As for the incoming freshmen, Nothwehr said she has certainly noticed the foreign exchange twins from Spain, Ariadna and Gisela Cairo Baza, but she also mentioned freshman walk-on Sierra Hasler. Nothwehr thinks the newly increased roster size will enhance competition within the team, which will help the players improve. Nothwehr said she has noticed several positives in only one full week of practice, including intensity and leadership. But she said there is still much to work on.
“We are a very athletic team, but I feel we could be in better shape,” she said. “Especially some of the new players who do not necessarily know how good of shape they need to be in.” She said the team is focusing heavily on serve and volley, specifically in doubles, as well as footwork and returns. Nothwehr said her coaching philosophy revolves around teaching technique and maintaining positive attitudes, she said. “We really focus on maintaining a positive attitude and continuing to develop the players,” Nothwehr said. The team is set to start tournament play Friday, Sept. 9 in St. Louis and will play more tournaments before the official season begins February.
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