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Music makes students ‘Come Together’

CHRIS ZOELLER | DAILY EGYPTIAN

Aileen Portugal, a post-baccalaureate student in medical education preparation from San Diego, plays Beatles’ songs Tuesday on the piano located near the International Lounge in the Student Center. Portugal said she has been playing the piano for about 10 years. She said one of the things she wishes she could have brought with her from home was her piano. “Someone had just told me that this piano was here, so I thought I would check it out,” she said. “I love that people can come here to play and that it’s open to everyone.”

Summer enrollment continues downward trend MATT DARAY Daily Egyptian Summer enrollment has dropped for the fourth time in five years. The university posted their summer enrollment numbers, showing a 610-student decline from 7,923 students last year to 7,313 this year. The numbers have

continued to drop from as far back as 2009, when enrollment for the summer was 8,836. There was only a small increase of 100 students in 2011 when the enrollment was 8,704. Chancellor Rita Cheng said the reason for the drop is because some students can’t afford to attend summer school anymore.

“If you talk to students, you will get the same information that we have gotten and that is it’s very expensive for students to go to summer school,” Cheng said. “There is no financial aid available to help support that.” Cheng said students choosing to work or take up internships in the summer have also affected

summer enrollment. While on-campus enrollment has dropped, there has been a large increase in online enrollment, Cheng said. “The one exception is our online courses, which have doubled since last year. There is definitely a trend for students to take online classes for the summer,” she said.

Cheng said the university will take a balanced approach to provide equal amounts of online and on campus classes. She said though the number of online classes is increasing, they will not become the primary classes offered for summer. Please see ENROLLMENT | 3

Board of Trustees scales back 2014 tuition increase STEPHANIE DANNER Daily Egyptian A 3-percent tuition increase was approved for Carbondale’s campus by SIU’s Board of Trustees for fiscal year 2014. The board’s Finance Committee originally recommended a 7-percent tuition increase for Edwardsville and 5-percent increase for Carbondale in 2014. After University President Glenn Poshard

recommended the increases be lowered, the committee endorsed the approval of a 5-percent increase for both campuses. The committee also endorsed a series of student fee increases as well as an increase for medical, graduate and law school students. Before the board voted, Poshard and student trustee David Hamilton recommended a 5-percent increase for both campuses since students have

already registered for fall 2013 and the increase would probably not change their minds. However, the board voted for only a 3-percent increase for new students at Carbondale in 2014, while the full 5 percent was approved for new students at Edwardsville campus in 2014. Vice chair Donna Manery said the increases for the two campuses are different because the board examines each campus separately

and looks at the needs they exhibit. Because the campuses are separate entities and have different projected needs, the approval of finances for each campus is unrelated to one another, she said. Tuition increases can occur for multiple reasons and are usually tied to factors such as student retention and graduation rates, lower enrollment or state funds. Across both campuses, the retention rate of full-time students

in 2011 was 66 percent for firstyear students and the graduation rate for four-year students was only 24 percent. The low retention and graduation rates created shortcomings in longterm financial stability and caused the university to have to increase tuition in order to maintain university standards, according to the Board of Trustees website. Please see TUITION | 3

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TUITION CONTINUED FROM

Chancellor Rita Cheng said even at a 5-percent increase, a higher tuition would not offset a lower appropriation for the state in FY 2014 and further reorganization of the Carbondale campus might be needed to fill in the gap. According to the board’s meeting minutes, the 3-percent increase will mainly go toward maintaining the continuing

operations and staffing of the institution, a contingency plan and maintenance of assets. While a 3-percent tuition increase may be uninviting to some new students, the increase is lower than past years. In 2009, the tuition cost was estimated to be $9,813 in-state and $20,275 out-of-state; a ten percent increase from 2008. In 2010, the tuition cost increased by about 6 percent to an estimated $10,411 for in-state tuition and

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$21,346 for out-of-state tuition. Poshard said SIU’s tuition is still competitive with other state schools. Carbondale’s tuition remains the lowest among the five Ph.D.granting schools in Illinois, and Edwardsville’s tuition is the lowest of any of the 12 public university’s in the state, Poshard said. Stephanie Danner can be reached at sdanner@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 268.

Summer Enrollment (2009 - present) 2009 - 8,836 2010 - 8,604 2011 - 8,704 2012 - 7,904 2013 - 7,313 SOURCE | DAILY EGYPTIAN ARCHIVE

ENROLLMENT CONTINUED FROM

In order to deal with the ongoing enrollment issues, Cheng assembled the Summer Enrollment Task Force last fall. She said the task force was assembled to handle the university’s enrollment concerns since the financial aid funding was cut.

The task force made recommendations for the university to begin implementing this summer such as making summer class schedules available in the fall, expanding online class numbers and changing financial aid rules to make students eligible for on-campus employment. Despite a total enrollment decline of 1,523 students since 2009, Cheng

said she thinks the ideas presented by the task force will turn around summer enrollment numbers. “I’m really excited about the work that the task force has done and I’m very positive about the opportunities for the future,” she said. Matt Daray can be reached at mdaray@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.

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Superman is coming back with Batman SANDY COHEN Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Superman is coming back, and he’ll have a caped co-star. “Man of Steel” director Zack Snyder made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con on Saturday to announce he is making another Superman film and it will include Batman — the first time the two superheroes will be united on the big screen. He declined to reveal many details, saying the script is just being written. He then invited an actor onstage to read a passage to hint at the story line. “I am the man who beat you,” read Harry Lennox, before an image of the Superman logo, backed by the Batman symbol, flashed on the screen. Warner Bros. confirmed the firstever pairing in a statement. Snyder reimagined Superman in his June blockbuster “Man of Steel,” starring Henry Cavill and Amy Adams. The film has grossed more than $630 million worldwide. Cavill and Adams will appear in the sequel, Warner Bros. said. Reaction to the news stunned Twitter and left fans at Comic-Con giddy. “Personally, I love him,” said Claudia Gomez, who was wearing

a Batman T-shirt while her niece, Ana, wore a Superman shirt. Gomez, who traveled to ComicCon from Mexico City, said the pairing of both heroes left her optimistic about a new Superman film. Benjamin Ha, who dressed as Superman to his wife’s Wonder Woman, said bringing the two superheroes together will yield fireworks. “They’re both alpha males,” he said. Saturday’s announcement about the film follows DC Entertainment’s debut last month of the Greg Pak-written Batman/ Superman comic, an ongoing monthly series illustrated by Jae Lee that was the top-selling title among comic books in June. The book pairs the two characters together a time in their lives when they’re both young and still adapting to being superheroes. Superman and Batman have also been at odds in comic books, too. In Frank Miller’s dark telling of The Dark Knight Returns, a fourissue mini-series from the 1980s, Batman came out of retirement while Superman became a tool of the federal government. Production on the Superman sequel is set to begin next year. The film is expected to be released in the summer of 2015.

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Social media impacts education, college experience TREY BRAUNECKER Daily Egyptian

Since media has become a vital form of communication in today’s society, it is important for the university’s faculty and students to understand how online interactions can help improve the college experience. The Huffington Post released an article June 25 that said students who use Facebook and other social media websites at a frequent rate are more likely to be wealthier and more involved with on-campus programs than their peers who avoid social media. Tamarah Cook, a social media strategist for the information technology department, said the reason social media plays such an important role at the university is

because of how large the social media community has become in the last few years. “If the students are online with each other, I feel the university should also be there for them to answer questions and talk about issues at the university ranging from housing situations to help filling out financial aid forms,” she said. Cook said the university is trying to better connect with students involved in social media by offering various online communities for the them to interact with. She said along with Desire to Learn, the university has a private Facebook page, which serves as customer service for the university and a marketing tool to get information out about the university. “We use social media to answer questions people may have. We do not just target students, but people who are curious about the university

in general,” she said. “When you have people on Twitter or Facebook asking about the university, you want to make sure they are getting the correct information from the right people, so we try to inform them the best we can.” Cook said working with social media also gives the university the opportunity to promote different college events to give students an idea of what new developments are happening on campus. Thomas McCorkle, a graduate student in business administration from Carterville, said the use of social networking not only gets students involved online, but also helps promote face-to-face interaction. McCorkle, who is a member of the social media team at the university, said with the start of the new semester only a few weeks away, incoming freshmen can use social

Frequency of engaging in Facebook activities Activity

Status updates Sharing links Private messages Commenting Chatting Checking up Events Viewing photos Posting videos Viewing videos

media through the university to help them learn what kind of resources are available on campus. “We have nearly 450 (Registered Student Organizations) and we use social networking to help advertise those organizations,” he said. “We offer things like video coverage of events, such as music festivals or homecoming, so students can watch the events for themselves and judge whether or not it is something they would like to be involved with.” McCorkle said social media not only encourages student interactions, but also helps students expand their academic experiences as well. “Social media is a place where we can talk about the events we have, but also try and highlight the successes of students and what they are trying to achieve here,” he said. “We also try to promote tutoring resources on campus so students can

find someone who can help them with areas they are struggling in.” Suzanne Glass, a senior from Chicago studying psychology, said different social media sites, such as Desire to Learn and Facebook, have helped streamline the educational experience and allow for better interaction with different organizations on campus. “I am on the rugby team at the university, so I understand how social media can help club members stay connected with each other,” she said. “I know plenty of kids who spend more time reading posts on Facebook than researching the school’s website. Having a social media presence helps students know what is relevant at the university.” Trey Braunecker can be reached at tbraunecker@dailyegyptian.com, or 618-536-3311 ex:259

*Total students surveyed = 1,007

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Annual omnium gains momentum

CHRIS ZOELLER | DAILY EGYPTIAN

Bicyclists begin a race during the Continental Tire Criterium Sunday at the John A. Logan campus. The day of races was part of the 4th Annual Great Egyptian Omnium held during the weekend in southern Illinois. The Don Luna Road Race and Bike Surgeon Time Trial were both held in Creal Springs on Saturday. Lucy Perez, one of the organizers of the event, said the turnout has grown from year to year. “We’ve had an enormous amount of really interested responses from people who want races not only to promote this healthy activity, but to get children involved too,” she said. “This is something really unique that can pull people outside from behind the computer.” The races are sponsored by the Williamson County Tourism Bureau.

Former SIU quarterback TYLER DIXON Daily Egyptian Du Quoin native Nick Hill has worn a few different team colors since wearing the Saluki maroon and will now bear the black and white of the Carbondale Community High School Terriers. On July 18, Hill was named head football coach for the high school. Hill stepped in as the interim coach for the summer camp that began July 15 after former head coach Dan Koester resigned. Carbondale Community High School superintendent Stephen Murphy said even though they had to fill the position in such a short window of time, he is excited about

the hire. “Luckily, on a tight time frame we had a great candidate in Nick,” Murphy said. “It was a pretty easy choice.” Before attending SIU, Hill graduated from DuQuion High School in 2003 and spent one year at Western Kentucky University where he played basketball. Hill was successful in football as well as basketball in high school, being named to both first team all-state and first team all-conference in football his senior year. He was also a first-team Illinois Basketball Coaches Association selection his junior and senior year. Hill played in four games during his first full season with the Salukis.

His third year was a productive one as he was named to the Gateway Conference All-Academic first team. He was also ranked seventh in the nation in passing efficiency with a 156.7 rating. Hill and the Salukis lost in the NCAA Division I Football Championship semifinal in 2007 to current Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco and the Blue Hens of the University of Delaware. After college, Hill moved on to play for four teams in the Arena Football League and two NFL teams where he was the backup behind Kyle Orton for the Chicago Bears and Aaron Rodgers for the Green Bay Packers. Hill said it’s exciting to be a head

coach because he always wanted to be one and he is happy he chose this as a career path. He said even though he’s played professional football all over the country, he knew where he wanted to end up. “I’m from southern Illinois. I love southern Illinois,” Hill said. “I’ve lived all over the country playing professional football and I knew eventually I wanted to get back here.” University of Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill was Hill’s coach during his time at SIU. Kill said Hill was a great leader, a great football player and a great person. Kill said he doesn’t think there’s any doubt that Hill can relate to his

high school players and knows Hill has a wealth of knowledge about the game. “He studied the game when he played the game,” Kill said. “He could rally people around him.” Murphy said Hill was initially named the interim coach after Koester resigned earlier in the summer due to personal and health reasons. Murphy said he wouldn’t elaborate about Koester’s resignation but he is happy with Hill. “We’re looking forward with Nick Hill,” Murphy said. Tyler Dixon can be reached at tdixon@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.