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SIU Board of Trustees approves faculty salary increases SARAH SCHNEIDER Daily Egyptian SIU Board of Trustees member Don Lowery requested that one item from the agenda at the trustees meeting Thursday be voted on separately. Lowery said he could not approve the changes in faculty and administrative payrolls while union members at SIUC are
still without contracts. He said he had a problem with the item as it was phrased, because it included contract requirements from union agreements, as well as new hires and promotional increases during a hiring freeze. “As I stated in the July meeting, until we have reached an accord with all our constituents, I must oppose all further promotional or pay increases and all new
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hires,� he said Thursday at the meeting in the conference center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. SIU President Glenn Poshard said of the 31 faculty pay increases, 14 people are non-tenure track and have gone from term to continuing positions as a result of collective bargaining. Please see BOT | 4
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Happy goes healthy: McDonalds’ September initiative TARA KULASH Daily Egyptian McDonald’s locations in southern Illinois will begin phase two of an initiative to make healtier Happy Meals. Short Enterprises owns nine McDonald’s locations in five counties
in the southern Illinois region. The Healthy Southern Illinois Delta Network approached the company in January with an idea to cut down the calorie count in Happy Meals. The method suggested was to offer white milk and apples in the meals instead of fries and a soft drink. Short Enterprises
agreed, and in March they experimented with the project every Tuesday. Katie Goss, Short Enterprises’ public representative, said the response was overwhelming, so they’ve decided to try it every day for the month of September as part of national Fruits and Veggies Month.
“We’re here as a family organization to promote that we do have healthy choices,� Goss said. “We’re not here to be a parent, but we do want them to know that we do have these choices and it’s something that we’re going to push strong for.� Short Enterprises wants to make
customers aware of healthier options because of the rising childhood obesity rate, said Caleb Nehring, senior health initiatives representative from the American Cancer Society and a founder of the campaign. Please see MCDONALD’S | 7
GREEK LIFE GOES ON
ELI MILEUR Daily Egyptian All but one of the houses on Greek Row are empty. This is Greek Row’s last year as the oncampus home of SIUC’s fraternities and sororities. “Their useful life was coming to an end,� said Andy Morgan, fraternity and sorority life coordinator. Greek Row consists of several residence halls on Douglas Drive which have served as the chapter houses for the university’s fraternities and sororities. Morgan said the number of chapters using the buildings has declined over the years, and now that the buildings no longer meet the state’s requirements for campus residence, they are being vacated. Morgan said even when the buildings were built in the 1950s, they were already out of date and built on an overstretched budget. He said the state passed a law about four years ago that required sprinkler systems in on-campus housing, and the university decided not to add them to Greek Row and the Triads. Morgan said the university hired an outside firm to conduct a study on the demand for and financial feasibility of rebuilding Greek Row. He said he believes the findings will be presented sometime this fall and there are many considerations to make in the decision process. “It’s like buying a car,� he said. The Board of Trustees decided Thursday to convert one of the buildings, Wakeland Hall, into an administration building for the First Scholars Program. Two of the last sororities that lived in Greek Row, Alpha Gamma Delta and Sigma Kappa, decided in 2011 to move off of campus in fall 2011. Only Delta Zeta chose to remain in their chapter house for the last year before the buildings are vacated. Delta Zeta president Chelsea Bertelsmann said her sorority actually voted to move off campus, but the decision was cancelled to give new members a chance to have the experience of living in a chapter house. “It’s somewhere everyone can go to feel like they’re at home,� she said. She said the sorority was able to work out a deal with University Housing to live in the house this year. Delta Zeta member Cayla Wegner said unlike previous years, the house doesn’t have its own cook. There’s also a resident assistant and maintenance personnel who clean the house. Please see GREEK | 4
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Greg Rathert, a temporary worker for plant and service operations, lays brick Thursday in front of Shryock Auditorium. Richard McGriff, brickmason foreman for the
Physical Plant, said construction of the steps and patio, which began around mid-August, will most likely continue through November.
New Shryock steps to have pieces of historical Old Main LAUREN DUNCAN Daily Egyptian More than 40 years after the university’s first building burned down, part of its interior will be built into a display on campus. Plans have evolved into placing artifacts from Old Main, a historic SIUC building that burned down in 1969, along the main steps of Shryock Auditorium, said Phil Gatton, director of plant and service operations. The Physical Plant began construction to replace the entrance steps for Shryock roughly one month ago. Gatton said the incorporation of Old Main into the steps began after the historical significance of the brick patio near the bottom of the steps was questioned by university architects. “We first looked into what we were going to replace the brick with, and we needed to find out if the brick that was already there had any ties with Old Main, because nobody was around here when that patio was originally installed,� he said. Eric Jones, clerical assistant of the University Museum, said terracotta tile medallions originally placed in the en-
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tryway of Old Main date back to 1887 and will be placed along the new Shryock steps. Jones said the square tiles have been in storage since their removal from Old Main. “These pieces have not been seen by anyone in a long time,� he said. Jones said Shryock’s location is an appropriate location for the tiles because of Shryock’s proximity to where Old Main stood. Old Main was rebuilt in 1887 after the original building burned down in 1882. It was rebuilt just west of the base of Shryock’s steps and was the only building on campus until Altgeld Hall was built in 1896. “It’s certainly a position that would be appropriate, so it’s more likely to be remembered,� he said. “As far as preserving the presence of Old Main, it is a good idea.�
Carol LePere, staff architect for the Physical Plant, said two of the tiles have been cleaned and will be installed in the brick walls alongside the steps. She said $70,000 has been allocated to replace the pavers and $50,000 has been set aside for Shryock steps and retaining walls, which are expected to be complete in October. LePere said the style of bricks that are affected by the Shyrock renovation are about 50 to 60 years newer than what would have been used in Old Main. Once preservation was no longer an issue, LePere said Old Main’s possible significance led to the idea to incorporate it into the step replacement at Shryock. Please see SHRYOCK | 4
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Seemingly drunk Swedish moose found stuck intree S TOCKHOLM — A seemingly intoxicated moose has been discovered entangled in an apple tree by a stunned Swede. Per Johansson says he heard a roar from his vacationing neighbor’s garden in southwestern Sweden late Tuesday and went to have a look. There, he found a female moose kicking about in the tree. The animal was likely drunk from eating fermented apples. With the help of police and rescue services, the 45-year-old Johansson later managed to set the moose free in part by sawing off tree branches. But the animal appeared confused and wandered into Johansson’s garden, where she was still resting Thursday. Other neighbors in the Goteborg suburb Saro had seen the animal sneaking around the area for days. Johansson said the moose appeared to be sick, drunk or “half-stupid.”
Judge:‘Concerned’about cartel leader in jail C HIC AGO — A judge has berated federal authorities about jail conditions for a top lieutenant in Mexico’s largest drug cartel. Vicente Zambada is awaiting trial in Chicago on drugtrafficking charges. On Thursday, Judge Ruben Castillo said he was “very concerned” that Zambada hasn’t been allowed outside for fresh air in the 18 months since his extradition. Castillo spoke sternly at times as he addressed prosecutors and the federal jail’s warden in court. Defense attorneys also have complained that their 35-year-old client is held in a 10-by-6 foot cell in complete isolation from other inmates. Castillo ordered prosecutors to file a response to the complaints. Zambada appeared in court with his legs shackled but looked relaxed. He smiled and winked at an acquaintance on a spectator bench as he left.
EIU enrollment drops almost 4 percent
ISU enrollment at highest level since 1992
C H A R L E S TO N , I l l. — Enrollment is down this semester at Eastern Illinois University and officials speculate the economy may be to blame. Enrollment at the Charleston school is 11,178 for the fall semester. That’s down from 11,630 a year ago and a drop of almost 4 percent. Blair Lord is provost and vice president for academic affairs at EIU. Lord said Thursday that the economy is likely forcing some prospective students to spend time at community colleges rather than head straight to a four-year campus. Lord called the drop a concern.
N O R M A L , I l l. — Illinois State University has its highest enrollment since 1992. The Pantagraph newspaper in Bloomington reports that ISU has 21,080 students this fall. That’s up by 318 students, or about 1.5 percent. Undergraduate enrollment increased from 18,254 to 18,537. University President Al Bowman said the increase is a reflection of ISU’s stature among Illinois schools. Associate Vice President of Enrollment Jonathan Rosenthal mentioned another factor. More than 85 percent of last year’s freshman class returned. He said that figure is about 10 percent higher than the national average.
Chicago wiener war ends in hot dog truce
Reese Witherspoon hit by car in Calif.
C H I C AG O — A dogfight in federal court over who makes America’s tastiest wieners has ended with a fizzle. The two-year battle pitted Sara Lee’s Ball Park and Kraft Foods’ Oscar Mayer hot dogs. Both alleged the other exaggerated their claims about being No. 1. The sides announced Thursday they settled out of court nearly a month after their civil trial began. Sara Lee spokesman Mike Cummins says the terms are confidential. But he says neither side paid money to the other.
S A N TA M O N I C A , C a l i f. — Actress Reese Witherspoon was struck by a car while jogging near Los Angeles on Wednesday morning and suffered minor injuries. Santa Monica police Sgt. Richard Lewis says the Oscarwinning actress was hit by a car driven by an 84-year-old woman. Witherspoon was running in an unmarked crosswalk in Santa Monica when the driver struck her at about 20 mph. The 35-year-old actress was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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SEAN MEREDITH Daily Egyptian Rather than waiting in line, students will now be able to check themselves in for scheduled appointments as soon as they arrive at the Student Health Center. “This way, if they feel comfortable with the technology and don’t have a question, they can step over, check in really quick and hopefully decrease the wait time and appointment line for check-ins,” said Jackie Lindenberg, patient unit manager for records and registration. The Health Center installed two touch-screen kiosks Aug. 1, which were put into effect Aug. 22 to ease the flow of patients going in and out for appointments, Lindenberg said. Patients unfamiliar with technology and have questions related to the appointment are still encouraged to speak with the center employees, said Candace Powell, an office systems specialist at the health center. “There’s still people who prefer to check in person-to-person because they may have questions they want to ask,” she said. Employees will still make efforts to check with students around the Health Center to
ensure each are being cared for, said Kathy Bandy, a patient unit clerk at the center. “Our goal is to make (the office) more efficient,” Bandy said. “If there are some changes and tweaks we have to do to make it (efficient), then that’s just what we have to do.” Office employees were reassured the kiosks’ installation would not eliminate any jobs in the center, Lindenberg said. She said the entire process, even for new patients, takes two to three minutes. Powell said their workload has remained the same since the kiosks were installed because students still prefer to check in with an office worker and some are unaware of the new check-in process. “I think we’ve stayed just as busy; It’s that (students) and (office workers) don’t feel so rushed,” Bandy said. Dr. Ted Grace, director of the health center, said the kiosks stemmed from a program, Open Communicator, which was bought three years ago to transfer paper medical records to an electronic version. The new program, Point and Click, works with Open Communicator and the kiosks to allow for more electronic options in the health center, he said.
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his way if they feel comfortable with the technology and don’t have a question, they can step over, check in really quick and hopefully decrease the wait time and appointment line for check-ins.
Those at the center waited three years to implement the new program because they wanted to make sure physicians had adapted to the electronic record system, Grace said. The kiosks can handle other tasks besides checking in patients, but he said the center is waiting to work out problems before all the features are installed. As more features are implemented, students will be able to schedule and cancel appointments with the health center, check records and print out their own parking pass, Grace said. He said the full program features access to test results, requests for prescription refills, prescription renewals, access and ability to print immunization records, an option to send or receive messages to the health center staff, self checkin and the ability to schedule appointments online. “I think students nowadays are
— Jackie Lindenberg, unit manager for records and registration
really up on technology and like to be able to move around freely with technology,” Lindenberg said. She said the decision to implement new programs stemmed from a committee made up of representatives from the health center. Since the kiosks were installed, Lindenberg said she had not seen any major problems, but some adjustments are always needed to address problems that may arise. One change the kiosks require of students is they start listing local addresses rather than permanent, Lindenberg said. Both kiosks were purchased from a company called TekVisions but installed by the center’s own IT department, she said. The center plans to purchase three standup kiosks in the future to be installed near the Sports Medicine area, the west side of the health center lobby and the wellness center,
Grace said. Lindenberg and Grace both said they were unsure as to the overall cost of the kiosks. Students who check in to the wrong kiosk will be given an automated message that tells them where to go in the center for their appointment, Lindenberg said. “The only complaint I’ve heard is that some students said they didn’t want to touch the screen where everyone else had touched,” Grace said. Grace said the kiosks are wiped off at the end of every night and hand cleanser is provided throughout the center if students think the screens are dirty. “If you think about it, (students) touch the same doorknob to come in that everyone else uses before they touch the kiosks,” Grace said.
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Gatton said plans to only complete maintenance work can turn into a preservation project if a discovery is made in the background check of a piece of property on campus. “This is part of the process that we go through,” Gatton said. “This is really a pretty simple project. We’re just doing the steps, but at the same time, we wanted to do this sort of investigation to make sure that we’re not changing anybody’s original design intent here.” LePere said architects consider the design of other buildings on campus when they look to renovate or build new ones, such as the new student services building. “It’s always good for the old buildings on campus,” she said. “It’s good stewardship for the buildings that we have. Even though we don’t have any buildings on the historic register, we still want to try to follow some of their guidelines when we can and keep the old nature of the buildings.”
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Construction is ongoing Thursday in front of Shryock Auditorium. Richard McGriff, brickmason foreman for the physical plant, said the patio will be re-bricked and the stairs redone by the end of November.
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She said members also have rooms of their own. Sigma Kappa President Stacie Ostrander said her sorority decided it would be best to move off campus this year, in part because of the state of Greek Row. “The living conditions in there weren’t up to par,” she said. Ostrander said there were a number of problems such as bugs, mold and water damage, and members said they were getting sick from living in the house. She said Sigma Kappa and Alpha Gamma Delta worked out a deal with The Reserve for many of their members to move into the same building and live together. She said members were uncertain how the move would go.
“People were a bit scared, but it’s been great so far,” she said. Ostrander said the move has not had a great effect on the sorority experience, but members have to put forth a bit more effort to see each other. She said the main difference is that the chapter no longer has a house to rely on as a meeting place. Alpha Gamma Delta member Kim Harbison said members have made sure to go out and do little things together like lunch, and it has been a big change to not see each other every morning and every night, but they’re still close. “We have just as strong a sisterhood as we did when we had the chapter house,” she said. Ostrander said members were excited about the idea of new chapter houses and want to see it happen. Morgan said when he was an undergraduate he didn’t live on Greek Row but wanted to. “I envied those on Greek Row because they were always together,” he said.
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He said when they make the promotion, faculty members automatically receive a $300 monthly raise as a requirement from the contract. He said the other 17 people were hired because the positions had to be replaced. “The chancellor’s office determines if those are critical positions,” he said. “We have to go out and hire people, even though there is a hiring freeze in place. You can’t just let every position go unfulfilled when there is a need for these classes.” The board approved the agenda item to increase salaries. Lowery and trustee Donna Manering voted no on the item. Also at the meeting, Fager-McGee Commercial Construction Inc. of Murphysboro was hired for $282,000 to demolish the parking garage on Lincoln Drive in order to build the proposed student services building in its place.
At the Dec. 9 meeting, the Student Services building project – a phase in Saluki Way – and budget were approved at an estimated $34.5 million. Funding for the project will come from the sale of revenue bonds, student fees and money from University Housing, according to the agenda item description. Kevin Bame, vice chancellor for administration and finance, said the architects have substantially finished plans for the building. He said the blueprints will be available to the construction company in October and bids will be open in November. He said the goal of new building is to eliminate what he called “the Woody shuffle,” a term used to describe the steps students take between the admissions, financial aid and bursar’s offices, enabling most first-year student services to be in one location. The building is projected to open December 2013 and be available for students in the Spring 2014 semester.
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What the president should do now to help lift the economy ROBERT LITAN McClatchy-Tribune Mr. President, you know you're in a real fix and so is the economy. You know too well how partisanship has poisoned the atmosphere in Washington (and in the rest of the country). That, combined with the latest GDP statistics, helps explain why consumers and businesses won't spend. They lack confidence in the future. Only actions, not speeches, will change their minds. Here are two broad ideas that just might have a chance of getting something done, even with the election looming. First, admit you made a mistake in not immediately and enthusiastically embracing the $4 trillion deficit reduction package recommended by the bipartisan majority of your own commission last December. By
not doing so, you had no anchor in your subsequent negotiations with Congress. Moreover, you had four Republican commission members who could have been great emissaries to the other Republicans in Congress during those talks. There is still time to change course, however, which according to press reports, you have implicitly acknowledged by urging the congressional panel created by the debt ceiling bill passed in August to go well beyond its remit of a $1.5 trillion target. Why not simply urge them to take your commission’s deal, plus a short run extension of the payroll tax cut as an insurance policy against further short-run backsliding in employment gains? Don’t worry about being attacked for admitting a past error. Americans like occasional humbleness in their presidents. President Kennedy was
never more popular than after he admitted his mistake in ordering the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. Second, make the reinvigoration of America’s startup engine the centerpiece of your jobs message to the nation Thursday night. Abundant research, which your administration's Economic Report to the President cited this year, has documented that until the recession young firms were responsible for all net new jobs created since 1980. But new research also underscores that the numbers of jobs created by these firms have been falling. You began to recognize this problem by announcing the creation of the Startup America campaign earlier this year, which will rely heavily on volunteer mentors and private-sector-led initiatives to help young companies. In addition, your administration just issued some administrative tweaks under current
immigration laws to let in some more immigrant entrepreneurs (who, by definition, can only create jobs, not take them from anyone). Given the gravity of the current economic climate, however, we need comprehensive legislation, a Startup Act, to both facilitate the formation and growth of new companies, and to move roadblocks out of the way. We should have no statutory caps on immigrants who start businesses here and employ Americans. You should again urge Congress to make permanent capital gains tax relief for investors in new companies if they hold those investments for at least five years. You might also suggest that Congress permit new corporations to pay no or low taxes in their first few years to give them cash flow to grow and thus hire more workers. The shareholders of young public companies should be allowed to make their own cost-benefit calculation of whether it's worth it to them to pay the onerous costs of complying with the internal auditing requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
While the job-creating effects of pending patent reform legislation are uncertain, one provision is a no-brainer: charging higher fees to those who want a quick decision from the patent office (with a lower fee schedule for individual and small business inventors). More important, ask Congress for the authority to condition federal research grants to universities on their faculty members having the freedom to choose how and when to license their inventions. This would vastly speed up the introduction of new technologies into the marketplace, and the formation of companies that do so. Finally, now is the time to dramatically overhaul our excessively complex and costly regulatory system, which impedes job growth by new and existing firms alike. Ask Congress to sunset all rules after 10 years, while requiring all new rules to pass a benefit-cost test. Public opinion surveys consistently show that Americans love entrepreneurs. If you challenge Congress to help them, you'll be pushing on an open door.
SIU's campus. Bikes belong in the street. Gov. Pat Quinn passed a law July 5, 2010 that forbids cars from driving too close to a bicycle and from terrorizing bikers. It is punishable by fines and prison as it is a Class 4 Felony for a driver. I still have to put up with drivers swearing at me, tailing then squealing around me, yelling things like, “Get
back on the sidewalk where you belong!� and honking nonstop, though it can be hard to tell where the car is. Drivers must yield the right of way to bicycles as though they were another vehicle. Cars should respect bicycles as another car, so please no more swearing, honking and insults. I am obeying the law by riding my bike in the street.
Carbondale needs more bike routes and should have one-way bike routes on Highway 13 by adding two to three feet of space next to the curb for bikes. Respect bicyclists because they belong in the street.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Bikes belong in the street Dear Editor:
I was riding my bike four feet from the curb as, required by both state and city law and to avoid drains, etc., when someone yelled at me, cursing, “Get on the sidewalk!� though I was obeying the law. As you enter the city of Carbondale there is a sign near the welcome sign
that says “No bikes on sidewalks.� There are also signs on Highway 13 showing that this is the law. When did you last read the pages on bike regulations in your driver’s handbook? Bike manuals are also available at the Department of Motor Vehicles. It is against Carbondale city and state law to ride a bike on sidewalks except on
Lloyd Rich Carbondale resident
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Kid Tiger gets fierce fast; singer tells all BRENDAN SMITH Daily Egyptian In just a matter of months, Kid Tiger has gotten a substantial amount of buzz in the local music scene. Guitarist Matt Maher, violinist Becca Perry, bassist Brandon Karras, turntablist Brett Haynes and vocalist Amy Myers are all current or former SIU students. Kid Tiger has played a variety of gigs across southern Illinois in the hopes of getting its name out, and Friday the band will play alongside Eric Stanley, Brian Lee and his Orchestra and group mentors Nighty Night. Myers spoke with THE GRIND about the band's inception into the local music scene, balancing school and singing and onstage performance. THE GRIND: How did Kid Tiger come about? Myers: We came together in late April and it started as a personal project with Matt Maher and Rebecca Perry. They’re both music business majors and really talented musicians; they just started working together and then they started working with Brett who brought the hip-hop beats. They thought it was just an interesting sound and went with it. Then they were looking for a singer, and I was friends with Brett so that’s how I became a part of the group. TTG: How would you describe
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Members of local band Kid Tiger play May 1 at Faner for 2011 graduate Kelly Reed’s senior exhibition. The band will play Friday with local the group’s sound? AM: We’re experimenting with what we’re doing and we’re just trying to play with a bunch of different types of sounds to see what we can make. There’s a big acoustic part of it ... a lot of the songs are written acoustically and the beats and samples add a whole new aspect to them. Some of our songs
artist Nighty Night at Hangar 9. The five-piece band formed in April of 2011. For a free copy of Kid Tiger’s EP, visit www.dailyegyptian.com.
are bluegrass and some are beat-heavy. We’re completely flattered to even get to the chance to play with bands like Nighty Night and Brian Lee and his Orchestra. TG: How has it been for the group as an up-and-coming band? AM: When we first played at Hangar, everyone was so welcoming
and they’re all just good people trying to make interesting things and artistic movements in Carbondale. David Allen from Nighty Night reached out to us; he let us play a few shows with them. He got us one of our first gigs at the Friday Night Fair with them. TG: How do you feel performing on stage?
AM: It’s exciting! Ever since I was a little kid I wanted to do musical theater, but I’m from a really small town so we never really had that route … sometimes it’s silly because we perform in front of a lot of people we know and there’s a lot of banter between friends. It’s nerve-wracking completely. TG: In a good way? AM: In a good way, yes. It’s really exciting and rewarding and fun. It’s always nice to see and feel feedback from people who are enjoying what you’re doing. Everyone in this band has a lot of heart, and we’re all working to make something great. Whenever we play, older people are really nice about it. They’ll be like, “you guys were great. What do you call this style of music?” It’s really interesting to hear from everyone. We played Rebecca’s dad’s wedding and that show was so fun. We got to be with her family and drink campaign and dance and it was just a great time. We just try to play anywhere we can. TG: What can we expect from your show Friday? AM: We have five people in the band. Most of them are pretty silly, so you never can really tell what to expect. But it will be worth watching. And you’re going to get a great show from Nighty Night and Brian Lee. Hopefully we can keep up.
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The Center for Disease Control states obesity in children ages 6 to 11 increased from 6.5 percent in 1980 to 19.6 percent in 2008. Obese children are more likely to have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, breathing problems, joint problems and social issues, according to the CDC.
Nehring said the Healthy Southern Illinois Delta Network teamed with Short Enterprises for a common goal. “We want to make the children of southern Illinois as healthy as possible,” Nehring said. Nationally, the McDonald’s corporation is trying to take a step in the same direction. Beginning in September, other stores in the country will have smaller portions of fries, along with a side of produce in
the meal such as fruits or vegetables. Milk will be the default option and parents can ask for a soft drink if they choose. The change will take place in all 14,000 locations in the U.S. by January 2012. “When we were approached with this, the corporation itself was trying to come up with their own idea,” Goss said. “So we kind of gave them the push that it’s OK to do this.” Jason Short, vice president of
Daily Egyptian Short Enterprises, said the local initiative has inspired studies at Yale University and the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington, D.C., as well as other McDonald’s locations. “We wanted to be on the forefront of this (change),” Short said. “It was an opportunity to change the mindset of our industry.” Regional manager Kyle Calhoun said he’s glad to be a part of the project. He said since it went so well
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the first time around, he expects even better results this time. Goss said customers have called to thank them for the initiative. “Kids are going to eat whatever is in their happy meals,” Goss said. “If they don’t want to eat (the apples), at least they’re in there and they can try it.”
Tara Kulash can be reached at tkulash@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 273.
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International and American students deal with separate dynamics University efforts raise success for minority students JACQUELINE MUHAMMAD Daily Egyptian Enrollment numbers from the 10-day count show that the university continues to succeed in its efforts to recruit and retain minority students, but there is room for improvement, Peter Gitau said. Southern Illinois University Carbondale admitted 237 international students in fall 2011 and is ranked by Diverse Education Magazine among the top 100 universities nationally for producing minorities with a bachelor’s degree. Gitau, dean of students and associate vice chancellor for student affairs, said the resources for minorities are through various programs and offices and could be better managed with a more unified effort. “We can do better to coordinate the efforts that exist and identify gaps in the services we provide so that we can strategically assign resources to our population of minority students,” Gitau said. Carla Coppi, director of international programs and services, said diversity on campus makes for a better learning environment. “It’s important for a student's development and education to have global perspectives,” Coppi said. Gitau said the recruitment of international students is part of the university’s mission to remain regionally and internationally competitive. “Historically, SIUC has been an institution of access for minorities, and because of that history, it has become a preferred destination for minorities,” Gitau said. Coppi said international students continue to arrive as the fourth week of the semester approaches, as SIUC has become a sought-out destination for higher education. Gitau said enrollment management is in the process of adapting new strategies to help recruit minorities, with an emphasis on programs that provide academic and personal support to students.
One of these strategies is virtual fairs. Through a recruiting agency, SIUC had a booth at a college fair in India which offered prospective students the chance to interact with recruiters and learn about the university. Prasanth Mandalapu, a graduate student from Hyderabad, India in computer science, said the virtual fair was informative because it gave students interested in American education the opportunity to interact oneon-one with others in their field at SIUC. “The students were focused on finding out information about their programs. For me, as an international student, I came here because of how great my program is and the research opportunities,” Mandalapu said. Coppi said unlike the traditional American students, the international student minority needs other forms of support due to the cultural differences. “These students are dealing with language and cultural barriers that others may not understand, so it is our job to offer them support from the university faculty, staff and international student alumni,” Coppi said. Jeff Morrisey, a graduate student from Toronto in philosophy, said he had reservations about going to school in a town as small as Carbondale, but once he arrived, he was relieved to see the diversity on campus and the accommodations Carbondale provides for international students. International students have access to traditional resources, such as tutoring and language services, but the social resources have been a major part in keeping the students happy, Coppi said. “Our success rate is reflected from the hard work we put in building relationships with our students. Our Friday coffee hour is a popular way for students to casually interact with both the American and international students,” Coppi said. Gitau said positive results from the enrollment numbers is encouragment for staff and also motivation to steadily improve enrollment and graduation rates.
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KARL BULLOCK Daily Egyptian For the past nine years, Suzanne Nasco has taken students in the College of Business to Grenoble, France, during the summer as part of the college’s study abroad program. Throughout her experience, Nasco, associate professor in marketing, said she worked with both international and American students. “What has to be understood is the structure of higher education is very different in western Europe than it is in America,” she said. The Sept. 1 article in The Chronicle of Higher Education suggested American students in the College of Business were behind internationals in academics. The College of Business at Southern Illinois University Carbondale does not have a two-year locked-in program, where students have to complete their masters in business administration degree within a set schedule as opposed to international students who go to school and have concentrated degree programs, Nasco said. The article from the Chronicle said international students accomplish academically in one year what American students accomplish in two years. She said at every point in educational levels in western Europe, students with higher achievements are filtered out through strict testing. Nasco said students are tested at each education level to determine their placement. She said American students juggle more activities outside of school as opposed to the French students she has been in contact with. Nasco said it is uncommon to find non-traditional students in France. Nicole Trainor, a first-year MBA student in the College of Business, went to France with Nasco's study abroad group in 2010. Through her experiences, she said there were more traditional students in France. “Over here (America) you will see mothers,
and other non-traditional students who have a lot of weight on their shoulders,” she said. Jennifer Janssen, director of marketing for masters of business programs, traveled abroad to France for her masters in international business. During her time there, she said what stood out to her was that coursework for students was more rigid and demanding. “In France, they have a set schedule for students to finish their degree program," she said. "Here in the U.S. that schedule is more flexible for students.” In France, Trainor said it was expected for students to go to school and continue their education. She said it wasn't uncommon to see students graduate out of high school at 16 and get accepted into medical programs. “As opposed to American students getting breaks for holidays, summer and winter, they live and breathe school there,” Trainor said. Nasco said while international students may finish school faster, from a business perspective, it is more risky to hire them as employees. She said they may be academically trained and used to being tested from a performance standpoint, but employers have no idea how they will play out as an employee. “If you have a U.S. student, who basically put themselves through school, been able to juggle 20 to 40 hour a week jobs, maintain a full course load and do well in both, those are intangibles you can't directly compare,” Nasco said. Nasco said American students get involved in more volunteer and service work and are able to bring business experience into the classroom more than her international students. “They do a lot more student organization leadership, which is not as common in the international programs I know of,” she said.
Karl Bullock can be reached at kbullock@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259
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“A lot of people called that a wake-up call,” said assistant coach Peter Chang. “We had been focusing on being patient and being disciplined, but against William and Mary, they were more disciplined and patient.” Chang said the team rebounded well against Tulane after it switched its focus to each individual play instead of just the outcome of the match. “We’ve lost two close matches, and we want them to feel a sense of urgency, but volleyball is such a roller-coaster,” Chang said. “Sometimes it goes really well, sometimes it goes really bad, but at least I think our team realized what level they could play at if they’re doing what they’re supposed to be doing.” SIU opens the tournament against a struggling Murray State team that has dropped it’s first eight matches of the season. “They shouldn’t be 0-8, they’ve had a lot of tight matches, but their lineup has been kinda crazy,” Winkeler said. “They have some very good players, and if this is the weekend they find the combination to put together whatever they might be experimenting with over there, they will be a force to reckon with.” Chang said it’s important not to treat Murray State as a pushover because of their record, especially
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since William and Mary surprised them last weekend. William and Mary was a team that SIU had a height advantage over, much like Murray State. “We’re not going to underestimate anybody, every team is a good team in Division I,” Chang said. “Any team can have a good day, any team can have a bad day. Our job is to be consistent with what we’re capable of.” SIU opens Saturday at 1 p.m. against a Wisconsin-Green Bay team that the Salukis defeated in straight sets to open last season. The Phoenix return all six of their starters from last season, along with Debbie Kirch, a coach who has been there for the last 15 years. “This team is similar to ones we’ve played already. They look good some days and bad on others, but they could be the best team in the tournament if they wanted to be,” Chang said. The nightcap for SIU Saturday features Memphis at 7:30 p.m. Memphis went 16-16 last year, but Winkeler said they have two stars: outside hitter Altrese Hawkins and right side Marija Jovanovic. “We’ll look for them to
— Peter Chang assistant coach challenge us, and we have to pick on their weaknesses and contain those two players to be successful against them,” Winkeler said. Other than junior outside hitter Laura Thole and senior setter Rachael Brown, Winkeler said most of the rotation is up in the air. The biggest competition for playing time is between junior Bailey Yeager and sophomore Caitlin Schumacher at the libero position. “It’s just a dogfight left and right, and in practice they just keep switching sides and going at each other,” Chang said. “Whoever comes out strong and more consistent will take that job. We’re just going to take whoever is working harder at that spot.” Schumacher said she doesn’t feel like she’s competing with Yeager, but she has worked harder in practice since neither of them know who will get more playing time. “Bailey and I are always both prepared to play either libero or (defensive specialist), and we’re kind of in it together,” Schumacher said. “Whichever position we get put in, we are just going to play our hardest and do what we need to do.”
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Laura Thole, a junior from St. Rose studying speech communication, attempts to return a serve Thursday during volleyball practice at SIU Arena. Thole, an outside hitter for the team, was named MVP of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Collegiate Classic tournament Sept. 2-3, in New Orleans. The Saluki Invitational tournament begins at 7:30 p.m Friday with a match against Murray State in the SIU Arena. This match will be the first time SIU’s team will play in the Arena since 1982.
A healthy Miller to continue where he left off for Saluki golf KEVIN TAYLOR Daily Egyptian There is one thing that is inevitable for any athlete who participates in sports regularly: injuries. The 2010-2011 Southern Illinois University Carbondale men’s golf team was reminded of this reality when junior Jeff Miller was injured in April, weeks before the annual Missouri Valley Conference tournament of his sophomore season. Miller sprained his ankle while playing basketball before he had the chance to see the 2011 Branson Creek Invitational. “I wasn’t doing anything too crazy. It was just a freak accident,” Miller said. “I felt like I let (my
teammates) down because I shouldn’t have been playing basketball.” The injury resulted in Miller’s absence for the remainder of the season, which included the conference tournament. “It was humiliating having to sit out of the MVC tournament,” Miller said. Coach Leroy Newton said Miller is one of the top three golfers, along with juniors Brandon Cauldwell and Jake Erickson, and his inability to play resonated throughout the team. “We would have felt a lot better had Jeff been playing at the end of the season,” Newton said. “We had guys in spots that they weren’t perhaps used to.” Sophomore George Tate
said Miller’s injury forced other players to take on responsibilities they could have avoided if Miller hadn’t got injured. “Everyone on the team kind of knows their role,” Tate said. “With Jeff being out, other guys had to step up.” Miller said he began treatment on his ankle soon after the injury occurred. He gave high praise to the Saluki athletic trainers, specifically Ed Thompson. “(He) got me in there every day, doing a variety of treatments,” Miller said. “All the trainers there do a great job.” Miller said the treatments ranged from whirlpool therapy to electroshock stimulation. With the injury completely healed, Miller said he enters this season with a different mindset.
“I am going to be more cautious this year,” Miller said. “People ask me to play football or basketball, and I tell them I can’t.” With the injury behind him, he has been focused on improvement in his short game, specifically his putter. Nelson said he has noticed his improvement on the greens and observed no residual effects from the injury. “He’s back … his ankle isn’t bothering him and he is hitting the ball good,” Nelson said. “(Miller), along with all the guys on the team, have improved since last year.” Senior Jamie Stocks said Miller’s weakness before the injury was his short game, but his practice throughout the summer paid off.
“He spent all three months in the summer practicing his putt,” Stocks said. “Now that he’s got that putting stroke, he looks really good.” Miller said it’s a new season and the team’s goal remains the same. “My expectations haven’t really changed much; we want to win tournaments,” Miller said. He said he would continue to live his life with a little more caution. He has already come up with an idea to ensure his good health. “We bought a bubble,” Miller said with a laugh.
Kevin Taylor can be reached at ktaylor@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 269.
Bears WR Williams eager to make good impression ANDREW SELIGMAN Associated Press LAKE FOREST — Roy Williams understands he’s under scrutiny, that the doubts will linger until he shows he can still produce. The spotlight’s on. The Chicago Bears open the season at home against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, and if Williams is going to win over his doubters, now is the time. There are plenty of questions surrounding the former Pro Bowl receiver after a disappointing run in Dallas, like whether he can get open or hang onto the ball, and he did little in the preseason to ease those doubts.
“I totally understand that,” Williams said. “I know I played on quote, unquote, America’s team and everybody watched it and watched what happened down there. And I know it’s not a clean slate here until Week 1 is over and then we’ll see what happens. So I understand where fans are coming from.” The Bears signed Williams to a one-year deal after he got released by Dallas, hoping he will perform more like the player who made the Pro Bowl for Detroit with 1,310 yards receiving in 2006. Mike Martz was his offensive coordinator then and he’s got the same job with the Bears now.
If Williams excels, the move could pay big dividends. If not, well, the risk was low, but the Bears made it clear they’re banking on the good, old Williams when they made him the No. 1 split end over Johnny Knox. How long that lasts remains to be seen. “Am I unsure? Heck, no. I’m good. I’m comfortable. I’m ready to make plays,” Williams said. “I know if I mess up, it’s going to be blown out of proportion. I’m not the perfect player. I’m going to mess up. But other than that, I’m ready to go.” One of the knocks on the Bears in the past was they stuck too long with certain players, like Rex Grossman or Adam Archuleta or Mark
Anderson, but Williams might not be on such a long leash. He’s not a big investment, and he got outplayed in the preseason by the man who got knocked down to the No. 2 spot. Knox had six catches for 86 yards and Chicago’s only receiving touchdown. In his limited time, Williams had two catches for 33 yards, and he had his difficulties hanging onto the ball, too. He wasn’t targeted in the preseason opener against Buffalo. He had three passes thrown his way the following week against the New York Giants without a reception, although two probably could have been caught, and in
the third preseason game against Tennessee, Williams let a pass from Jay Cutler over the middle go through his hands on the game’s second play from scrimmage. The result was an interception. “The ball that I dropped in Tennessee, he whipped that thing in between I don’t know how many people,” Williams said. “I was surprised that it got through all that. I asked him the other day, ‘Man what is your most impressive throw ever?’ He was like, ‘Man, I’ve had a bunch of those.’” Cutler, he said, “makes throws that I haven’t seen in a long time. Impressive.”
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Salukis head south to take on Ole Miss
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The Salukis up the ante in week two of the regular season as they head to Oxford, Miss., to take on a football powerhouse from the Southeastern Conference. SIU (1-0, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference) will line up against Mississippi (0-1, 0-0 SEC) Saturday for the 5 p.m. kickoff, as the Salukis look to improve on its young season. SIU will play in front of its largest audience of the regular season at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, with a seating capacity that exceeds 60,000. Coach Dale Lennon had the team practices in Saluki Stadium in preparation for the elevated noise level expected in the game against Ole Miss. He said the team expects to see similar volume levels in the indoor stadiums at North Dakota State and Northern Iowa. “The noise can be deafening where you can’t hear the person next to you,� Lennon said. “I think that is something we will be prepared for.� He said it will be an exciting atmosphere and great opportunity for the team to play on a larger scale, the SEC. As the Salukis prepare to play a team they don’t know much about, Lennon said it’s important they stay with the same game plan and don’t try to alter their personality. He said it helps to follow a team like Brigham Young University, as they beat Ole Miss in week one, running the same 3-4 defense the Salukis operate.
“If there is any advantage, we can see their blocking schemes and it will help our guys with their reads more so than anything else,� Lennon said. “That’s why you like following up with a team that is similar.� Despite only one sack in the game against Southeast Missouri State, Rebels head coach Houston Nutt said he expects SIU to use its speed as an asset on defense. He said the Salukis have several weapons of which his team needs to be cautious. “All you have to do is watch the film to know that they are a scary bunch,� Nutt said. “Their defense will blitz all night. We have a real challenge this week.� While Nutt is convinced a tough game is ahead for his team, redshirt freshman and outside linebacker Cory Lee said the Salukis will also have their hands full in Saturday’s game. He said it will be one of the toughest opponents the team will play this season; therefore, it can’t get away with some of the mistakes it made in week one. He said the defense made a lot of progress in the game against SEMO, but there was miscommunication that could have produced a different outcome. “There were a few blown assignments and we were lucky enough somebody else was right there to pick up the other person,� Lee said. “With a team like Ole Miss, you got to have a minimal amount of mistakes.� He said he is anxious to get to Oxford. “It’ll be fun. (I’m) for sure going to be nervous,� Lee said. “It’s going to be a challenge, but that’s what you have to live up to in football.�
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SIUC men’s golf player Jeff Miller hits a golf ball out of the rough Thursday at Crab Orchard Golf Course. Miller has played golf since his freshman year in high school and
is in his third year playing for the Salukis. “We are expecting big things out of him,� said head coach Leroy Newton. For the full story, see page 11.
Volleyball amped up for Saluki Invitational First volleyball games played at SIU Arena since 1982 JOE RAGUSA Daily Egyptian
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Sophomore safety Luke Thuston prepares for the kick-off Saturday at the first game of the season against the Southeast Missouri Redhawks. The Salukis will travel to Oxford, Miss., Saturday to faceoff against the Ole Miss Rebels in the second game of the season.
The only person on the SIU volleyball team who was around to see a game played in SIU Arena was the team’s coach, Brenda Winkeler. Now, 29 years later, SIU hosts the 32nd annual Saluki Invitational with Murray State, WisconsinGreen Bay and Memphis. The Saluki volleyball match against Murray state at 7:30 p.m. Friday
will be the team’s first home match of the year, and the first at the SIU Arena since Dec. 5, 1982, when the Salukis defeated University of Illinois 3-1. “We’ve had a lot of questions about how it will feel, what’s it going to be like, will we do stuff like this in the future,� Winkeler said. “The good part is we’re going to do it, and we’re going to see if that’s a place we want to make our home more often.�
Along with this weekend being an experimental run for women’s volleyball in the SIU Arena, it’s also the team’s first game since it was chased from the Sugar Bowl Collegiate Classic in New Orleans by Tropical Storm Lee. After the match against San Diego State was canceled, the team was able to sweep Tulane, but lost a back-andforth five-set match against William and Mary to open the tournament. Please see VOLLEYBALL | 11