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0$77 '$5$< 'DLO\ (J\SWLDQ Faculty Senate members considered opposing layoffs proposed by the administration. Senate member David Johnson said faculty received a letter Monday that stated some nontenure track faculty employees may be laid off to save the university money. Senate members expressed concern for their coworkers. “In regards to budget reductions, I am in receipt of a letter, yesterday, notifying Non-Tenure Track (Faculty) Association representatives of the possibility of layoffs among non-tenure track faculty,� said Johnson, head of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. “While the letter is procedural in nature, there are strong indications that there will indeed be full or partial reductions in force.� The news brought mixed reactions from Senate members. “Based on what little information that I have from the budget specifics and any specific knowledge about the budget situation, I am personally not convinced that every possible budget-cutting measure has been exhausted,� Johnson said. He said the administration should not consider layoffs unless there is no other alternative. George Boulukos, a senator and professor from the Department of English, said the Senate should receive more information before it makes any decisions regarding the layoffs. He said he thinks money can be saved by taking a closer look at how it is being spent. “The big problems here are salary commitment and enrollment shortfalls,� he said. Boulukos said he found the news surprising because the university workforce shrank dramatically during the previous school year. Faculty Senate President Meera Komarraju suggested the Senate discuss the topic at a later time, but other members rejected the idea. “I think (this motion is) something we have to pick up, which is this body cannot tolerate layoffs, and we’re not just talking about layoffs,� said Holly Hurlburt, Senate member and an associate professor of history. “We’re talking about reduction in hours. We’re talking about people’s healthcare status changing. This is not acceptable.� Senators passed a motion to oppose any staff layoffs unless the chancellor could provide a convincing reason to justify them. “I understand that we are facing tough times, and I think that if there is a need for having layoffs, the sentiment in Faculty Senate ... is that they would like to receive more information about the justification for why we need the layoffs and what efforts have been made to award that situation,� Komarraju said after the meeting. Please see SENATE | 2
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Haley Woodward, a graduate student in metals from Philadelphia, uses a wooden mallet while hot forging a piece of steel Monday in Pulliam Hall’s L. Brent Kington Blacksmith shop. The piece is one of many similar others that will be combined for a larger sculpture. Woodward teaches a basic blacksmithing class and works as the shop tech when he is not focussing on his own sculptures. He said blacksmithing is a very unique and important craft that many other crafts rely on. “If a carpenter wants to drive a nail, he needs a blacksmith to make the nail and the hammer that drives it,� Woodward said. “Steel has a lot of neat qualities to it, and I find it very rewarding to work with. It’s a constant learning process, challenging yourself with a technical question and seeing how it applies to an aesthetic question.�
7UXVWHHV GHEDWH VHDUFK ÀUP SROLF\ .$567(1 %85*67$+/(5 'DLO\ (J\SWLDQ SIU’s Board of Trustees discussed and later approved a policy during its Thursday meeting that mandates the use of search firms to select new university chancellors and presidents.
Illinois passed legislature July 16 that requires state universities to have a search firm procurement policy by Jan. 1, 2013, said Duane Stucky, vice president for financial and administrative affairs and board treasurer. However, several trustees dissented the policy.
“A search firm provides a more cost-effective use of university resources,� Stucky said. He said the search firms would be restricted to the chancellor and president selection except under special circumstances. Exceptions could include positions that
require a highly specialized candidate, he said. Firms could also provide selection process expertise the university needs and help diversify candidate pools, he said. Please see TRUSTEES | 4
"MVNOB UP TQFBL BU GBMM HSBEVBUJPO .$</, 3/271(5 'DLO\ (J\SWLDQ Students who will leave the university after this semester will have the chance to hear final remarks from a graduate who went on to become the CEO of a national magazine. Marcia Bullard, former president and CEO of USA WEEKEND, was announced as the keynote speaker for the Dec. 15 commencement ceremony. Originally from Springfield, Bullard began to report at age 17. She then earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from SIU in 1974 and went on
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t was exciting to be able to be part of creating and launching a brand new newspaper, because nothing like us had existed before. I don’t think there can be anything better to happen in your life than to be part of the launch of a new product. It’s challenging and scary and exciting, and if it’s successful it’s really exciting. — Marcia Bullard former president and CEO of USA WEEKEND
to earn her master’s degree from George Washington University in 2001. “We tell students that big things are within reach,� Chancellor Rita Cheng said. “Marcia demonstrates that in so many ways. She parlayed her SIU journalism degree into a very successful career. We were convinced Marcia is very much a
role model who will inspire our graduates.� Bullard was a founding editor of USA TODAY in 1982. She has worked for more than 36 years as a CEO, publisher, editor and reporter in the media. “It was exciting to be able to be part of creating and launching a brand new newspaper because
nothing like us had existed before,� Bullard said. “I don’t think there can be anything better to happen in your life than to be part of the launch of a new product. It’s challenging and scary and exciting, and if it’s successful it’s really exciting.� Please see BULLARD | 4
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Komarraju said the senators think the issue needs more conversation before they can make a judgment. She said she could not confirm whether the Senate would have an emergency meeting on the subject. “What we’re really asking is to hear from the chancellor,� she said. “That’s what we really want, whether it’s a special meeting or she comes to our executive council.� Neither Chancellor Rita Cheng nor Provost John Nicklow, who normally attend meetings to address senators’ concerns, attended Tuesday’s meeting.
Komarraju said many senators voiced concern about the proposed layoffs, suggesting more conversation between the upper administration and the Senate to address the issue. “I think what Faculty Senate is thinking is not that (the administration is) downplaying (the situation),� she said. “But, maybe, there’s not enough conversation with the faculty ... and all the different options of dealing with it.� While potential layoffs were suggested to save the university money, senators also discussed other cost-saving measures. Diane Muzio, senator and senior lecturer at SIU’s Rehabilitation Institute, brought up
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proposed budget cuts to the different colleges at SIU. Muzio said she heard the chancellor has said cuts would happen to every college, but the information provided at the meeting implied certain colleges would receive more than others. “We have (an agreement), which calls for participation with the (administration) to sit down, talk about the budget, show the evidence of need and then talk about where these cuts are going to take place,� she said. “That never happens. We always get the pink slips; then (we) have to go back and wrangle over why it happened ... As a body, I’d like to see us be better advocates for ourselves.�
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Trustee Roger Herrin said the university made changes to the mandated policy. The university’s policy would allow SIU President Glenn Poshard to retain a search committee, Herrin said, and he would not agree to the policy unless Poshard presented his findings to the board first. “I cannot support (search firm selection) without it coming back to the Board of Trustees,� he said. David Hamilton, SIUEdwardsville’s student trustee, said the board should be notified before the president makes a decision. “If several years from now there is a situation and the board has a problem with (the selection process), we are at least notified in time to make a change,� he said. Hamilton said while he thought the board should be notified if issues arise, he didn’t think it needed to vote on the president’s decision. Ed Hightower, BOT vice-chair, said the board’s attorney was consulted about the policy, and it is in compliance with the state’s policy. The universities have done an excellent job of communicating with the BOT, he said. “I don’t want (the issue) looked upon in any way, shape or form like ‘this is not done,’� he said. “The chancellors at both campuses do an outstanding job of communicating. The president has made a point to
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Even though Bullard has retired from USA TODAY, she said she still works as a media executive and consultant based in Washington, D.C. She is also chair of the Board of America’s Charities, which is a national not-for-profit federation that helps charities raise the funds needed to do work. “As our commencement speaker, Marcia will inspire our graduates to do another kind of important work,� Cheng said. “One of the foundations of our university has always been serving others, and Marcia is a leader in this area as well.� Steve Delfin, president and CEO of America’s Charities, said Bullard is heavily involved in philanthropy and understands the role of leadership. “Marcia has been a prolific leader,� he said. “She is both strategic and hands-on. She has brought structure and standards to how we do business, and she asks all the right questions. She brings a discipline to her volunteer roles as well as her business.� During her work at USA WEEKEND, Bullard also founded Make a Difference Day in 1992. It is a national day and engages more than 3 million Americans every year in volunteer services, Bullard said. “Leap Day fell on a Saturday that year, so we (at USA WEEKEND) came up with this idea that we could tell people to use their extra 24 hours to do good for somebody else,� Bullard said. “It was amazing,
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do so likewise.� Hightower said any policy-related issue should have been brought up before the meeting. He said the trustees discussed policy changes during an open meeting Nov. 7. “There’s an appropriate way to (ask for modifications),� he said. “That’s what we as trustees should strive to do. This is not the forum to (discuss changes). We’re not going to do so. We will follow the protocol.� Herrin was the only trustee who voted against the policy. Jeffrey McLellan, the university’s general counsel, said the policy follows the Southern Illinois University Management Act’s language, which governs the university’s BOT. “The approval of the president would be necessary for the search firm,� he said. “The (firm) has to meet specific criteria.� Poshard said the university has had several instances where an internal search committee has found candidates without a search firm’s aid. “Chancellor Cheng came to us by way of an internal search committee,
without a search firm,� he said. “We thought that was a good decision.� Poshard said search firm use would be on a case-by-case basis. “We just have to evaluate the situation and make a determination,� he said. “We’re certainly not just going to go out willy-nilly and spend money that we don’t think we have to spend.� Hightower said the trustees stand behind Poshard. “We hire a president, and we believe in a president,� he said. “The president communicates with the board on a regular basis.� He said the administration adheres to policies the board sets forth. “It’s obvious that all trustees overall, with the possible exception of Mr. Herrin, who raised this question and continues to do so, believe in the president and (that) he’s following the policy,� Hightower said. “We have no issues with our president.� Karsten Burgstahler can be reached at kburghstahler@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.
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because that Saturday it turned out that 70,000 people around the country went out and did something and wrote in to tell us about it.� Bullard serves on the boards of directors for Points of Light, the nation’s leading volunteer organization, as well as the Heart of America Foundation, which provides books and reading opportunities to children in need. “I was brought up to believe that you should always give back to your community and to be a good citizen, and this is a way that I can do that,� she said. “Charities and nonprofit organizations always need management expertise, and my time is something that I can offer to them.� Bullard co-founded the Marcia Bullard-Laura Hardy Endowed Scholarship Fund for female SIU students in journalism or art. She also received the SIU Distinguished Service Award in 1999 and was elected to the SIU Foundation Board of Directors last year. Bullard also serves on the SIU School of Journalism’s advisory board. “Marcia also remains closely connected to her alma mater, and that’s something we hope all of our alumni will do,� Cheng said.
“Even though she enjoys a very full life, Marcia makes it a priority to encourage and support the students who follow in her footsteps.� Bullard transferred to SIU from community college as a junior. She said she knew she was ready for a larger school and enjoyed her experience at the university. “The work that we did in class was really valuable as well as the hands-on experiences,� she said. “I had great teachers, and I had a lot of fun. Once I left SIU and got my first job, I was well prepared. I still had a lot to learn, but I had a really good foundation.� Bullard served as a Miss America judge in 1997 and 2000. Her career inspired the first in a series of career books for girls, “Girls Know How: Will Stephanie Get the Story?� In each book, a girl meets a character who inspires her to be successful in various job fields. “It was very cool and very flattering,� Bullard said. “It’s great for girls to learn about other careers that they might not be exposed to otherwise.� Kayli Plotner can be reached at kplotner@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 268.
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:RPHQ YRWHUV UHMHFWHG H[WUHPLVP %$5%$5$ 6+(//< .DQVDV &LW\ 6WDU The conventional wisdom holds that Todd Akin lost his chance to become a U.S. senator Aug. 19, the Sunday his “legitimate rape� remark went viral. That thinking is wrong for two reasons. First, his opponent, Claire McCaskill, was never as down as Republicans and the Washington media made her out to be. The Democrat’s polling numbers looked bad after months of TV ads by third-party groups who saw her race as a way to tip the balance of the Senate. But McCaskill had a good case to make. She was in fighting shape and had a road map to beat not only Akin but either of the two Republicans whom he defeated in a primary. And even if you don’t believe that, the date of Akin’s denouement is decades too late. The seeds of his
defeat were sown in 1920, the year women claimed their franchise and voted by the millions. Akin, had he been around, would almost certainly have disapproved. Women voters are the nation’s most effective buffer against extremism. More so than men, they urge caution in the use of military force. Polling shows they are more likely than men to stand up for the government programs that have traditionally helped children, the elderly and the poor. Take school lunches, one of the first issues McCaskill brought before voters. Any mother who has ever joined her first-grader in the school cafeteria would likely reject Akin’s belief that the federal government should stop subsidizing midday meals for low-income students. Moms don’t want their children’s classmates going hungry. And women don’t want male politicians telling them
how to handle their most traumatic circumstances. A Pew Research Center poll released in March showed little difference in the percentage of women and men who believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Half of the men polled said they did, as well as 52 percent of women. That means about 50 percent of both women and men support some restrictions on abortion. But there is a tipping point, and Republicans who pushed it too far toppled their political careers. Akin was the first to fall. His contention in a TV interview that women rarely become pregnant as a result of rape because “the female body has ways to try and shut that whole thing down� made him the poster candidate for ignorance and insensitivity. Richard Mourdock, the GOP nominee for Indiana’s U.S. Senate seat, stumbled fatally when he
offered that pregnancies as a result of rape are part of God’s will. Around the nation, other candidates sustained self-inflicted damage by clinging to their “prolife� credentials, not realizing that the pro-life movement has pushed them to the edge of an abyss. Reasonable people can discuss limits on late-term abortion or parental consent before a teenager can terminate a pregnancy. But arrogant Republican majorities in state legislatures the past two years pushed the envelope too far with such things as bills requiring vaginal ultrasounds and the reopening of the contraceptives debate. Abortion controversies ultimately intersect with privacy concerns. For millions of women, the spectacle of men like Akin and Mourdock grasping for a rationale to ban abortion in the case of rape looked like the ultimate invasion of privacy.
Veterans Day honors those who have and continue to fight to protect our freedom each and every day. This was made clear in Monday’s Daily Egyptian cover story. However, scrolling through the paper I noticed a picture that was simply appalling. With the caption that reads “Ritual of Respect,� the picture shows a little boy throwing a large number of American flags into a fire. The way that this act was taken in with the use of this particular picture is 100 percent wrong. I am an Eagle Scout and have taken part in flag retirement ceremonies with the Boy Scouts for the past 10 years. In that time, I have taken part in these ceremonies to retire up to 2,500 worn or tattered American flags in a given year. Each of those flags, no matter the size, was given the utmost respect to its own ceremony with the Scout sign and silence given to each. Once the flags were all retired in their designated area, the ashes were collected and buried. The remaining metal from the grommets are moved to another location and buried so they are not distrubed. Having this picture in the Daily Egyptian for students, faculty and community members to see is incorrectly portraying how worn or tattered American flags are properly retired. Quite blatantly, that upsets me, not only an Eagle Scout but an American citizen who honors the American flag to its final day.
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Aries — Today is an 8 — Watch what you say for the next three weeks. Listening is extra profitable, and actions speak louder than words. You can take new ground.
Cancer — Today is a 7 — Grasp a fast-breaking opportunity; the pace is picking up. You’re exceptionally creative and persuasive. Clean up. Monitor liquid intake. Love finds a way.
Libra — Today is an 8 — Concentrate on your studies. Use imagination, not work, to profit. Discuss the situation with a co-worker. For about three weeks, find ways to work smarter.
Capricorn — Today is a 6 — Your imagination goes wild over the next two days. Take care; it could get expensive. Meet to work out strategy. Intensive team effort is required.
Taurus — Today is a 6 — Stay in close contact with partners for maximum benefit. Let them know what you need. Go over the paperwork carefully before choosing.
Leo — Today is a 9 — Openly state your ideas without sarcastic criticism. Get clear before speaking. Use your network. Let your partner set the schedule. Take another approach.
Scorpio — Today is a 7 — Take a romantic adventure. Watch your words as you make personal decisions. Gather information, and listen to all considerations. Fill orders and rake in money.
Aquarius — Today is an 8 — Friends offer comfort and advice. Follow a hunch and dig deeper for an interesting discovery. Explore the possibilities. Choose your path after consideration.
Gemini — Today is an 8 — Your mind is more on enlightenment than work. Streamline procedures for awhile; know exactly what you’re spending. Accept an unusual, lucrative assignment.
Virgo — Today is an 9 — Your ability to concentrate is enhanced. Get into a good book, or investigate a new invention. Focus on home. There’s genius in the chaos.
Sagittarius — Today is a 9 — Commune with your inner muse. Don’t abandon an idea just because it’s too expensive. Launching is good. Tone down the celebration. Embrace a surprise.
Pisces — Today is an 8 — Review the backstory this week. Get organized, and keep track of cash. You’ll gain spiritual understanding for the next three weeks. Social events capture your attention. Follow your intuition.
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Junior guard Jordyn Courier drives to the basket Tuesday against the University of Central Arkansas during the Salukis’ season opener at SIU Arena. Courier scored 9 points and had three rebounds as the Salukis fell to the Bears 46-59. SIU recorded 16 fouls and allowed the Bears to score 27 points on free throws. The Salukis will travel to Chicago Saturday to take on Loyola University at Gentile Arena.
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