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Shawnee crossings preserve aquatic life MATT DARAY Daily Egyptian

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Jamie Long, a senior from Ellis Grove studying plant and soil science, left, assists Joe Wuerffel, a graduate student in weed science from Dupo, shift water hemp plants Monday within the designated areas in the Forestry Center’s greenhouse. Wuerffel said they routinely move plants within their designated areas to receive adequate light to ensure even growth. Wuerffel said this greenhouse is one of several that SIU provides for its students.

University receives gift from alumni Alumn’s estate to fund scholarship for students with disabilities

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he Greenwoods left a powerful legacy by supporting the institution that welcomed him in the ‘60s, well before the Americans with Disabilities Act required campuses to be accessible. Jim Greenwood remained a Saluki throughout his life, and we couldn’t be prouder or more grateful that he and Martha are making it possible for other students with disabilities to attend SIU. — Rita Cheng chancellor

CHARINDER THOMPSON Daily Egyptian Officials of the university announced Monday that a scholarship will be created and funded with a $1.3 million gift from the estate of Jim and Martha Greenwood. The substantial amount of money from the Greenwoods will create an endowment and will provide annual scholarships for disabled students who are studying engineering and sciences. Greg Cook, president of the SIU foundation, said Monday during a press conference one of the rewarding aspects of serving as president is observing the incredible impact SIU donors have on the students. “Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood have set an example for our alumni,” Cook said, “Their generosity is significant on multiple levels.” Jim Greenwood attended the university in 1961 where he earned his

undergraduate and master’s degrees. Up until his death in 2009, Greenwood was an active member of the SIU Alumni Association and its Central Florida Chapter. Greenwood also remained an advocate for students with disabilities. His wife Martha died in January 2013. He said he attended SIU because of the special accommodations the university had for handicapped students and it was one of the few that accommodated his wheelchair. Chancellor Rita Cheng said at the time Greenwood attended SIU, it was one of few universities in the country that were accessible to students with disabilities. “The Greenwoods left a powerful legacy by supporting the institution that welcomed him in the ‘60s, well before the Americans with Disabilities Act required campuses to be accessible,” Cheng said at the press conference.

“Jim Greenwood remained a Saluki throughout his life, and we couldn’t be prouder or more grateful that he and Martha are making it possible for other students with disabilities to attend SIU.” Jim Salmo, vice chancellor for development and alumni relations, said the scholarship would be given to multiple students, but that has not been worked out yet. The university plans to begin distribution of the scholarship in Fall 2014. Once the awards are dispersed, students will be able to apply for the scholarship for the next annual year since it is not given on a four-year basis. Cheng said she sees the scholarship as a marketing tool for the university to attract more students with disabilities. Charinder Thompson can be reached at cthompson@dailyegyptian.com or 453-3311 ext. 268

Humans are not the only ones to cross over or under bridges, and local forest officials are taking that into consideration. Shawnee National Forest is implementing a plan to replace five crossings of small streams by forest roads with improved crossing structures that would improve the passage of aquatic life and reduce fragmentation of stream habitats. Experts believe the inclusion of these crossings will create a healthier environment for aquatic life and alleviate the effects of human interaction with forest wildlife. Improvement will take place at the Johnson Creek crossing on Forest Road 768, Grande Pierre Creek crossing on Dutton Chapel Road and three small stream crossings on Snake Road; all within 100 miles of Carbondale. Matthew Lechnar, national resource program manager for Shawnee National Forest, said the crossings are older and are making an impact on the wildlife, even disrupting the movement of fish up or downstream. “Some of those roads were put in a long time ago and are creating barriers to fish moving upstream or downstream,” he said. “So our goal was just to make it so the road system does not impact a natural, evolutionary force.” Lechnar said the road system in the forest is constantly updated, but projects such as the crossing updates are not common. He said only a handful of projects are approved each fiscal year depending on how much money the park has to spend. The beginning of the project will depend on how much grant money the park has available, Lechnar said. “Construction is dependent on funding and right now we have some grant applications in for the (crossings),” he said. “If they get funded, then we will implement them. Some of them we will just implement with our own growth maintenance budget.” One of the considerations before projects begin is conducting studies to assess if the construction will affect wildlife and asking the public about the condition of the area, Lechnar said. Projects such as these stream crossings can have a vast improvement on wildlife communities and will likely be funded soon, he said. Marjorie Brooks, an assistant professor in zoology at SIU, said improving the quality of a bridge to help the wildlife is beneficial as bridges can be disruptive to nature. “Just the noise and vibration can disrupt the aquatic communities right there,” she said. “Obviously, you’ve got exhaust, you’ve got higher (carbon dioxide) right there so you’re going to have more CO2 going into the water and then you actually get run-offs of heavy metals, specifically copper from the brake pads.” Brooks said while copper is a good thing for aquatic life, too much of it can be deadly to any species. She said an abundance of copper would kill sensitive species first and lead to an imbalance of the food chain. The migration and movement of some species might be affected, but it would depend on the species, Brooks said. Please see FOREST | 3

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State has paid $59.7 million in out-ofcourt settlements to 26 men claiming they were abused by former football coach and convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky, the university reported Monday. Penn State reviewed claims brought by 32 men, and 23 of those have been signed, the university said. There remain three settlements in principle and the documentation will be finalized over the next few weeks, the university said. The other six claims were rejected because they were found to be “without merit,” the university said. “We hope this is another step forward in the healing process for those hurt by Mr. Sandusky, and another step forward for Penn State,” President Rodney Erickson said in a statement. “We cannot undo what has been done, but we can and must do everything possible to learn from this and ensure it never happens again at Penn State.” The announcement on Monday was the first and apparently last official word the university has given about the specific details in the Sandusky settlement

process, which was authorized in July during the board of trustees meeting. University officials have said they would only release the amount of the combined settlements once they were finalized, though trustee Ted Brown later said $60 million was the amount approved for all settlements combined. Penn State said liability insurance policies are expected to cover the settlement amounts and the legal defense against the claims brought against the university, employees and trustees. The university said any expenses that are not covered by the insurance will be paid from interest on loans the university made to other units on campus. The terms of the settlements are confidential, and the university said they contain a release of all claims against the university and other parties. It has not been reported how much the individual claimants received. Lawyers for the claimants have said the settlements contain a non-disclosure agreement forbidding them from releasing how much they were paid. The nearly $60 million in settlements will be reflected in the university’s audited financial statements for 201314. The board of trustees’ audit and risk

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committee will meet Friday to review 2012-13 audited financial statements, according to a legal notice. Among the men whose claims have been signed and settled is Victim 2, the young man at the center of a 2001 incident in a campus locker room that ultimately cost head coach Joe Paterno his job. Matt Sandusky, an adopted son of Jerry Sandusky who said his adoptive father molested him, also settled, lawyer Andrew Shubin said. One of the claimants, Victim 6 from the grand jury presentment against Sandusky, is suing Penn State in federal court. Penn State asked the judge for a stay until criminal prosecutions against three Penn State administrators have been resolved, but the young man’s lawyers are fighting the university’s attempt to put a hold on the case. A spokeswoman for the legal team representing Victim 6 declined to comment. The $59.7 million spent on settlements combined with the millions Penn State has paid in legal and consultant fees, plus the first $12 million toward the $60 million NCAA fine, pushes the cost of the Sandusky scandal to $110 million.

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Pigweed infestation pesters Illinois crops JORDAN VANDEVEER Daily Egyptian There is a weed sprouting in Illinois, and it is threatening the state’s corn and soybeans. Although this weed is not new to Illinois, the weed called Palmer’s amaranth has developed immunity to herbicides, causing much grief for farmers, said Bryan Young, professor of plant, soil, and agricultural systems. “That’s where the challenge comes in. We’re finding more of it as a result of lack of control,” Young said. Amaranthus palmeri, the scientific name for this weed, is a type of pigweed that can be found in Jackson, Union, Jefferson and 23 other counties in Illinois. Young said he has personally documented Palmer amaranths with this resistance in Illinois in 2010. “It’s been present on our own SIU property since the 1990s,” Young said. However he said it was not resistant to herbicide then. In South Carolina the pigweed was discovered to have resistance in cotton fields in 1989, according to weedscience.org.

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“As far as migration routes, it depends on the species, but sure (they can be affected),” she said. “Anything that could look like a barrier to them is going to discourage or make them change their habits from night time to day time, from day time to night time, and you can have that happen and

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ne plant, if it’s not being competed with a whole lot, can produce up to 1 million seeds. Very easily, several hundred thousand seeds, one plant can produce. So one plant surviving in an acre will result, in the next year, and possibly having 20 plants per square foot.

— Bryan Young professor of plant, soil, and agricultural systems

The seed causes the weed, and the seed is getting to Illinois from all over, Young said. A lot of it is a by-product of cotton production, which is being shared across state lines, or it can be shipped in with a feed product and then gets spread on fields as manure, Young said. It can also be found in hay. Because of the drought of 2012, Illinois shipped in hay from southern states and the seeds could have easily been in the hay. “One plant, if it’s not being competed with a whole lot, can produce up to 1 million seeds. Very easily, several hundred thousand seeds, one plant can produce. So one plant surviving in an acre will result, in the next year, and possibly having 20 plants per square foot,” Young said. Young said the only hope farmers have right now is to detect the weed before it starts growing, because

there are pre-herbicides that still work, but after the weed starts growing, he said hand weeding is one of the only options. After the weed starts to grow, Young said cultivation is an option for dealing with the weed, but because of concern with soil erosion, and soil conservation, he said farmers are very hesitant to use tillage, which loosens the soil and mixes in fertilizer and plant material, because it would have to be done in June and July. It could not be done in March before the crops are planted. “We want to protect our soil first and foremost,” Young said. Of the different species of weeds that are Amaranthus, Palmer’s amaranths has the fastest growth rate and is most competitive with crops common in the Midwest agronomic cropping systems, Aaron Hager, a University of Illinois associate professor of weed

sciences said. Lauren Schwartz, an SIU graduate student in plant biology from Kerrville, Texas, agrees about the evasiveness. Schwartz is studying four species within the pigweed family including the Palmer’s amaranth. “Palmer amaranth is invasive due to several factors, including the fact that it adapts readily, produces a lot of seed … distributes small seed, germinates continually over a growing season, its rapid growth and its resistance to multiple herbicide modes of action,” she said in an email. “Compared to other Amaranthus species, such as waterhemp, Palmer’s amaranth has the most aggressive growth habit and is therefore extremely competitive with crops even at low densities.” Hager said soybean yield losses are near 80 percent and corn yield losses are more than 90 percent according

get some indirect effects.” A lot of different factors can go into how animals react to roads and bridges, such as how the natural environment worked before human intervention, Brooks said. She said it is even possible that a man-made crossing can improve the environment it is built around. Matt Whiles, a professor of zoology at SIU, said that

connectivity is the lifeblood of any stream and is crucial to maintain. “Streams are longitudinal networks and the better the connectivity, the better it is for all aquatic life that live in streams,” he said. Whiles said one such example of this importance is some small fishes migrate up headwaters to reproduce and if they cannot reach these areas, then it will impact these species and the food chains they belong to.

He said a crossing could interfere with the nature of a stream such as disrupting the flow of organic materials downstream. Human interaction can play a large part in how an environment develops over time, Whiles said. “Human activities are certainly affecting everything in forests and streams,” he said. “We have a large impact on the planet and our national forests are not immune.”

to his post on the Bulletin, a website for Integrated Pest Management at the University of Illinois. Young said his advice to growers is to identify escaped weeds in the cropping system and try to manage them as well as possible, so the weed does not seed again. Pigweeds, scientifically known as amaranth, grow in summer and are annual plants that germinate from seeds during late winter through the summer. Commonly, the cotyledons or seed leaves are long and narrow and are usually a red color on the bottom, according to the University of California’s Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program’s Website. The program also said the weeds have a single-seeded fruit in tiny capsules and are long and open around the middle with a cap like lid to release the seed. Those seeds are round, glossy and dark reddish brown to black. Usually, the weeds are produced by seed, but can grow from an upper portion of a taproot that remains in the soil after tilling. Jordan VanDeveer can be reached at jvandeveer@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 246

The improved crossings can benefit the wildlife of Shawnee National Park if they are created properly, Whiles said. “If they reduce human impact and they improve connectivity of the streams, then that is certainly a good thing,” he said. Matt Daray can be reached at mdaray@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.

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Animal Collective energizes The Pageant DYLAN FROST Daily Egyptian Animal Collective lit up St. Louis with an equally glittering display of sights and sounds Friday. After the band postponed the show from March to October because of multiple members being ill, the audience at The Pageant was finally able to dance to the heavy syncopations emphasized by the array of keyboards used by Avey Tare, Geologist and Deakin and the entrancing percussion by Panda Bear. The stage display itself was something to admire. A huge blowup spectacle reminiscent of the album cover of “Centipede Hz” engulfed the stage. Anyone with a fixation for pressing buttons would have a field day with the sophisticated collection of Korg keyboards, Kaoss pads, drum

GERRICK D. KENNEDY Los Angeles Times LO S A N G E L E S — Jay Z has broken his silence over pressure to shutter his forthcoming holiday collection for Barneys New York, and the hip-hop mogul says he is being unfairly “demonized” for not responding to protests. After two high-profile incidents of young shoppers — both of whom were black — being questioned after purchases from Barneys, an online protest emerged calling on the multi-platinum star to withdraw his support from the luxury retailer. Change.org, a site that has previously taken rappers like Rocko, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne to task over controversial lyrics, launched the petition last week and has already garnered more than 16,300 signatures. Jay Z made his first statement on the flap by issuing a statement on his website on Saturday.

ROGER MOORE MCT News Service There’s a myopia to “Diana,” the new film about the divorce and last great romance of Princess Diana’s life, that fits its subject like one of Diana’s signature, custom-tailored gowns. Isolated, focused on her image, her few contacts with the outside world and her work, when this lonely and lovelorn woman (Naomi Watts) zeroes in on something or someone, it seems obsessive, smothering and all-consuming. And dismiss it as worthy of a Lifetime Original Movie if you want, but this film from the director of the Fuhrer bunker

machines and samplers that helped orchestrate the set. The visual show projected behind the band was a hallucinogenic “Fantasia” if Walt Disney would have been an avid fan of psychedelic pop. The colorful presentation of swirls and indistinguishable shapes coupled with distorted animations was like a Jackson Pollock piece put through a Ralph Steadman filter in a Salvador Dali universe. When looped with the music, it created a mind-bending sensation that complemented Animal Collective’s sound. Despite predominately playing songs from the most recent album “Centipede Hz,” the group provided a good assortment of songs from “Feels,” their esteemed “Merriweather Post Pavillion” and even a surprise song from the EP “Fall Be Kind.”

“Amanita” was the opener. Avey Tare’s vocals rang out over the song that is an electronic fusion of Eastern-influenced Carnatic and African tribal music. The crowd started bopping up and down as the song subtly transitioned into the captivating and groovy tune of “Wide Eyed.” Deakin’s voice echoed over the constant rising and falling rhythm of arpeggio-synths and sitarsounding tones buzzing from Avey Tare’s guitar. “Avey Tare, you’re the man,” a pony-tailed man in a checkered shirt shouted after a mini-break. The group responded with “Did You See the Words”— an uplifting tune with a lovely piano sonata. “And I want to look out/I don’t want to bail out. And I want to help out/I don’t want to nod out,” Avey Tare sang during “Monkey Riches,”

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as the crowd’s energy picked up. “What Would I Want? Sky” slowed the pace down with its ambient keys and heavy and repetitive splashing of the cymbals. The synth noises leading the song’s transition made it seem as if a jet engine was crashing through the Pageant’s roof until the springy sample intro of “Lion in a Coma” distinguished itself, causing everyone to cheer along with the catchy song. The breakdown during “Brother Sport” became the highlight of the performance. The instruments clamored together in a droning screech for several minutes while Deakin hopped around the stage with his bass. Spotlights shooting rays of red, purple and blue swayed across the stage. The video display showed its chaotic and multi-colored illustrations until the group came together for the last part of the song.

The band encored “Moonjock” and the fast-paced, happy-go-lucky song “The Purple Bottle” to end the performance. What Animal Collective does so well is bridge the aesthetic of the visual show with the music to create a captivating and pleasant dynamic. The group is fairly limited to movement on stage because of having to operate several stationary electronics — and although that can affect crowd enthusiasm — it did not for Animal Collective. The group has distinguished itself as one of the key players of modern neo-psychedelic music; Being able to see them perform as a full unit is a must-see for fans of electronic music. Dylan Frost can be reached at dfrost@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.

“I move and speak based on facts and not emotion,” the statement said. “I haven’t made any comments because I am waiting on facts and the outcome of a meeting between community leaders and Barneys. Why am I being demonized, denounced and thrown on the cover of a newspaper for not speaking immediately?” he said, referring to the fury of headlines directed his way (the New York Daily News put him on a recent cover with “Zero Respect” in massive letters). The line of limited-edition apparel and accessories, called “BNY SCC Gallery” (standing for Barney New York Shawn Corey Carter), debuts Nov. 20 and serves as the theme for this year’s holiday

collection. Last year’s theme was Disney, and before that Lady Gaga. Jay Z is working with the store to create its holiday window display. A portion of proceeds from sales will go to his foundation, and reminded detractors that he stands to make no profit from the deal. “This collaboration lives in a place of giving and is about the Foundation. I am not making a dime from this collection; I do not stand to make millions, as falsely reported. I need to make that fact crystal clear. The Shawn Carter Foundation is the beneficiary and the foundation is receiving 25 percent of all sales from the collaboration, 10 percent of all sales generated in the store on

November 20th and an additional donation from Barneys,” he wrote. “This money is going to help individuals facing socio-economic hardships to help further their education at institutions of higher learning. My idea was born out of creativity and charity... not profit.” Trayon Christian, 19, said after purchasing a $349 belt from the store, police waiting outside handcuffed him and questioned the validity of his credit card. Another shopper, Kayla Phillips, has filed a $5-million notice of claim informing the city of her plans to sue the New York Police Department after a similar incident when she purchased a $2,500 handbag. Mark Lee, the CEO of Barneys,

said he agreed to meet with New York civil rights leaders and would launch an internal investigation led by longtime civil rights advocate Michael Yaki. “Barneys New York believes that no customer should have the unacceptable experience described in recent media reports, and we offer our sincere regret and deepest apologies,” it said on its Facebook page. “To this end, we are conducting a thorough review of our practices and procedures as they relate to these matters to ensure that they reflect our continued commitment to fairness and equality.” Barneys is not the only New York retailer embroiled in controversy over racial profiling. Rob Brown, star of the HBO show “Treme,” said he was “paraded” through Macy’s Herald Square in handcuffs and detained for an hour after being accused of using a fake card to buy his mother a $1,350 watch. He is filing suit against the retailer and the NYPD.

drama “Downfall” gives us insights into this poor little royal plaything that Americans, at least, will find eye-opening. Based on “Diana, Her Last Love,” by Kate Snell, Oliver Hirschbiegel’s film depicts a manipulator practicing her most withering lines about her failed marriage to Prince Charles in front of a vanity mirror. “There were three of us in this marriage,” she famously told her TV interrogator. “So it was a bit crowded.” She milks her victimhood, frets over how seldom she gets to see her princely sons and manages to seem both vulnerable and cunning at the same time. A trusted aide (Charles Edwards) feels she’s maneuvering behind his back and

offers to resign, and her cool reaction stuns him. “Well, Patrick, you’ve been a rock.” “What will you do?” “Get a new rock.” Cast out from the royal family and not close to her own, she only takes counsel from a trusted confidante (Juliet Stevenson) and Oonagh Toffolo, her acupuncturist and confessor (Geraldine James). But she has a gift for empathy, and it’s much more than just her image. Dashing into a hospital to visit Oonagh’s ailing husband, she ignores the nurses who swoon in her presence and the doctors who ogle her. But that empathy leads her to cool, handsome

and charming heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews). Their love affair, the tricks each used to see the other, the strains of celebrity and of being “the most famous woman in the world” in love with a Pakistani Muslim, sucks up the bulk of “Diana.” The film shows us a nocturnal creature in hot pursuit of the one man underwhelmed by her celebrity until he is overwhelmed by the press, the culture clash and the demands of a woman who can have whatever she wants. Hirschbiegel and screenwriter Stephen Jeffreys (“The Libertine”) frame this quiet, doomed love story within that last walk out of a Paris hotel, that last car ride with playboy Dodi Fayed (Cas Anvar).

That much we know. What the movie wants us to remember is the misery of being stalked by a fanatical gossip press (which Diana manipulates, from time to time), the gutsy way she used her fame to do good, pushing for an international ban on land mines, and her instinctual, almost superhuman ability to respond to people in pain. Watts masters Diana’s look — the way she carried her head and used those wide, coyly expressive eyes — but is only passable at impersonating the voice. It’s a studied performance that does not give away the wheels turning as Diana plays the angles to try and get what she wants out of the royal family, the press, her doctor-lover and her life.

his money is going to help individuals facing socio-economic hardships to help further their education at institutions of higher learning. My idea was born out of creativity and charity ... not profit.

— Jay Z rapper

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Gukdo Byun, a doctoral student studying business from Carbondale, prepares for the ROTC 5k/10k race Saturday with jumping jacks outside of Kesnar Hall. Travis Swafford, a senior from West Frankfort studying exercise science and cadet in charge of the event, said money raised from the run helps develop more training for ROTC. “We also donate to the Illinois Veterans Home of Anna,” he said. “It’s not strictly for us, we do put back into the community. We appreciate giving back to them as well.”

TROY WOLVERTON

Apple Inc.’s profit fell even as sales rose slightly in its fiscal fourth quarter, but the company’s results topped analysts’ estimates. In the period ended Sept. 28, the iPhone maker earned $7.5 billion, or $8.26 a share. In the same period a year earlier, Apple earned

$8.2 billion, or $8.67 a share. The company’s sales rose 4 percent to $37.5 billion. On average, analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were expecting the company to earn $7.93 a share in the quarter on sales of $36.84 billion. Looking forward to its holiday quarter, Apple predicted that it would post sales of $55 billion to

$58 billion. It didn’t give a specific profit estimate. Wall Street analysts had forecast earnings of $13.86 a share on sales of $55.65 billion for the holiday period. Apple’s shares traded down after hours. Before the report was released, Apple’s shares closed in regular trading up $3.92, or less than 1 percent, to $529.88.

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BY PAULA MOORE PETA Here’s a new entry in the annals of bad marketing ideas: Officials in Taiji, Japan, recently announced plans to open a marine park, where visitors can swim and kayak alongside dolphins and whales. Then after drying off, tourists can sample dishes made with dolphin and whale meat. And the proceeds from the park will help fund the slaughter of dolphins. How could that possibly lose? You probably recognize the name “Taiji.” This is the town that acquired global infamy after its annual dolphin massacre was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove.” Turning Taiji into a tourist destination, where unsuspecting visitors swim with dolphins while, in a nearby bay, other dolphins thrash in their own blood after being speared or having their throats cut, sounds like something out of a horror film.

Dolphins have rich social lives, brains that are as complex as our own and pod-specific cultural practices that are passed down from generation to generation. In her new book, “How Animals Grieve,” Barbara J. King recounts heartbreaking stories of dolphin mothers desperately trying to revive their dead calves by repeatedly lifting their small bodies above the surface of the water and pushing them under again, often while other dolphins swim protectively nearby. Some scientists argue that dolphins should be classified as “nonhuman persons” and that their rights should be protected. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Environment and Forests in India issued an order to all Indian states banning dolphinariums. “The Cove” exposed the Taiji dolphin slaughter, taking us back to the unenlightened times of “Moby-Dick”. More recently, “Blackfish” has rightly turned people away from marine animal parks that snatch infant whales and dolphins from their ocean homes

and force them to perform demeaning tricks for our entertainment. The two industries are inextricably linked. Although most dolphins captured in Taiji end up as meat in Japanese supermarkets — despite the fact that dolphin flesh is so dangerously contaminated with mercury that some Taiji officials have likened it to “toxic waste” — about two dozen live dolphins are sold every year to aquariums, performingdolphin shows and “swim-with” programs across the globe. It is these lucrative sales that keep the dolphin slaughter going. A dead dolphin brings in a few hundred dollars. But a single live dolphin can fetch $150,000 or more. According to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, dolphins captured live during Japan’s annual massacres have ended up in aquariums all over the world. Even countries that no longer allow the importation of dolphins caught during the gruesome slaughter may be displaying animals purchased before the ban or

moved through other countries to disguise their origin. These magnificent animals suffer immeasurably in captivity since it is impossible to meet their psychological and physiological needs. In the wild, dolphins swim together in family pods up to 100 miles a day. They navigate by bouncing sonar waves off objects to determine distance and location. When dolphins are kept captive, even the largest pen or tank is merely a hideous prison. Their vocalizations become a garble of meaningless reverberations. Most aquariums keep antacids on hand to treat the animals’ stress-related ulcers. If you would not dream of patronizing the proposed marine park in Taiji, then please do not patronize any such facility. Buying a ticket to a marine park or swimming with captive dolphins supports condemning these beautiful, intelligent animals to a lifetime of misery and deprivation.

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Aries — Today is a 9 — Commit to your objectives. A new project demands more attention. Put your heads together. Save some energy for a significant other. Romance still reigns.

Cancer — Today is a 9 — Your ability to concentrate gets marvelously enhanced; doublecheck your data anyway, just in case. Hold on to what you have. It’s easier to get it than to keep it.

Libra — Today is an 8 — Stay humble and focused on strategy. A new romance begins, but don’t abandon family for new friends. Take it slow and wait to see what develops.

Capricorn — Today is a 9 — Travel conditions are excellent. Take regular breaks to stay rested. Heed wise words from a loving woman. Dig deeper and find the treasure. However, don’t shop until the check clears.

Taurus — Today is a 9 —You may have to modify the dream slightly to fit reality or modify reality to fit the dream. More research is required. Think about what worked before and what didn’t.

Leo — Today is a 9 — You’re entering a two-day moneymaking phase but also a potential spending spree. Think twice before you buy. Do you really need that? Let your conscience be your guide.

Scorpio — Today is a 9 — New opportunities arise. It could seem scary to expand your personal boundaries, but friends and family are really there for you. There’s a lot to be learned, and still time to“chillax”at home.

Aquarius — Today is a 9 — Work on being practical and increasing comfort, for you and the family. Wrap up old business, especially on the financial front, so you can move on. Expend more energy than money.

Gemini — Today is an 8 — The gentle approach works best now. Things aren’t what they seem. Ask your partner or an expert for a second opinion. You get extra pay for your clever idea.

Virgo — Today is a 9 —When you’re hot, you’re hot. Action depends on your will power. Consult a professional or an impartial person to sort out confusion at work. Others move more quickly.

Sagittarius — Today is a 9 —There’s still some confusion or indecision, but you can clear it up and find the way. Career matters are in the forefront now. Keep your frugal common sense. You have plenty of work to do.

Pisces — Today is a 9 — Consult with best friends, especially those great at preparing a good strategy. Continue focusing on the steps necessary to get there without losing the big picture.

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WORLD & NATION Amid European uproar over phone monitoring, White House sees need for new constraints LESLEY CLARK McClatchy WASHINGTON — Under mounting pressure from new revelations that the United States collected the telephone data of tens of millions of Europeans, the Obama administration on Monday said that there is a need for new constraints on U.S. intelligencegathering operations and a top senator announced the spying on U.S. allies would stop. In an interview aired late Monday by a new cable television outlet, Fusion, President Barack Obama declined to discuss the communications monitoring operations of the National Security Agency, including whether the NSA tapped the telephones of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and 34 other world leaders. The storm battering Obama over the revelations of U.S. data-gathering and communications monitoring in France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Mexico and Brazil showed no sign of abating. Outlined in topsecret documents leaked to news media by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the disclosures are bruising ties with some of the closest U.S. allies, adding to the domestic outcry over the NSA’s collection of data from millions of Americans’ communications as part of an effort to unearth terrorist plots. “Obama must feel very uneasy and embarrassed right now,” said Hans Christian Stroebel, the longest serving member of the German Parliament’s intelligence committee. Administration officials, however, continued fending off questions about details of the operations, including when they began and — in the case of the tapping of the phones of Merkel and the other world leaders — how high up the command chain they were authorized. There were complaints that the administration has been keeping the U.S. intelligence community’s congressional overseers in the dark as well. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif, announced that the panel would conduct “a major review into all intelligence

TIM JOHNSON McClatchy MEXICO CITY — A little-known extradition case in Costa Rica is shedding light on Russia’s practice of vigorously defending its citizens arrested overseas and threatened with extradition to the United States on organized crime charges. The case involves Maxim Chukharev, a Russian arrested in May for money laundering through Liberty Reserve, a money exchange platform U.S. prosecutors say was the “bank of choice for the criminal underworld” before it was seized. Last week, after a Costa Rican court gave the go-ahead for Chukharev to be sent to the United States, two senior Russian diplomats gave a dressing down to Costa Rican Ambassador Mario Fernandez Silva in Moscow, warning him that Costa Rica should ignore the extradition request because the “extraterritorial application of

collection programs.” the revelations. He later issued a statement “It is my understanding that President in which he acknowledged, “Ultimately, the Obama was not aware Chancellor Merkel’s United States needs to balance the important communications were being collected since role that these programs play in protecting our 2002. That is a big problem,” she added in a national security and protecting the security of statement. “The White House has informed me our allies with legitimate privacy concerns.” that collection on our allies will not continue, White House spokesman Jay Carney sounded which I support. But as far as I’m concerned, a similar theme, telling reporters that a review Congress needs to know exactly what our of U.S. intelligence-gathering operations intelligence community is doing.” that Obama ordered this summer is aimed at “It is clear to me that ensuring that “we are certain surveillance properly accounting for activities have been in ust because we’ve made both the security of our effect for more than citizens and our allies these extraordinary a decade and that the and the privacy concerns technological advances Senate Intelligence shared by Americans Committee was not and citizens around the that give us greater satisfactorily informed,” world.” capacities, we need to Feinstein said. With new technology make sure that we’re “Therefore our oversight available for intelligenceneeds to be strengthened gathering, he said, collecting intelligence in and increased. the administration a way that advances our “With respect to recognizes that “there security needs and that we needs to be additional NSA collection of intelligence on leaders don’t just do it because we constraints on how of U.S. allies ... let me we gather and use can. state unequivocally: I intelligence.” — Jay Carney am totally opposed,” she “Just because we’ve White House spokesman said. made these extraordinary The White House denied that it has not technological advances that give us greater discussed the issue with Feinstein. capacities, we need to make sure that we’re “We consult regularly with Chairman collecting intelligence in a way that advances Feinstein,” said Caitlin Hayden, a our security needs and that we don’t just do it spokeswoman for the National Security because we can,” he said. Council. “I’m not going to go into the details The review “will look at, among other of those private discussions, nor am I going to issues, some of the very specific things with comment on assertions made in the senator’s regards to intelligence-gathering, including statement today about U.S. foreign intelligence matters that deal with heads of state and other activities.” governments,” Carney said. “When it comes In the latest revelations, two Spanish to the relationship that we have with various newspapers reported that a document leaked allies, this is obviously something that has been by Snowden showed that the NSA collected of concern, and we are working to address data — locations and phone numbers — but those concerns diplomatically.” not the content of 60 million telephone calls He noted that a European parliamentary made in Spain between December 2012 and delegation now visiting Washington would be early January. discussing the issue with officials from the U.S. U.S. Ambassador to Spain James Costas intelligence community and the departments was summoned by Spanish officials to discuss of State, Commerce, Treasury and Homeland

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America law” is a “vicious practice which should be stopped.” In a statement Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry reiterated a warning for Russian nationals not to travel to any country that has extradition treaties with the United States if they suspect they are wanted by U.S. law enforcement agencies. “Experience shows that the trials of those who were basically abducted and taken to the U.S. are biased, based on shaky evidence and conspicuously accusatory. As a rule, they result in illegitimate verdicts with long prison terms,” the statement said. A spate of recent arrests of overseas Russians casts a light on what U.S. officials say is the significant role of Russia in transnational crime. But the issues involved generate starkly different opinions from those worried by global crime syndicates and others who voice unease over the long reach of U.S. justice. U.S. organized crime experts say

Russian criminals working overseas often have connections within the Russian government, and that the Russian government’s defense of them is designed to keep those links from emerging in public light. “Most of these guys operate with a significant amount of state protection. When they go down, the Russian state goes into full panic mode,” said Douglas Farah, a national security consultant and co-author of a book on Viktor Bout, a Russian arms trafficker extradited from Thailand and convicted in a U.S. federal court in 2011. Bout, dubbed the “Merchant of Death” because he supplied weapons to a series of radical and outlaw groups, is now serving a 25-year prison term. Russia is not the only nation concerned about the U.S. prosecutions, however. The long arm of the U.S. law in pursuing foreigners in third countries makes some legal experts in Europe and Latin America

Security. The delegation is looking to secure strong protections for communications data as part of a landmark U.S.-European Union trade deal now being negotiated. Its leader, Elmar Brok, a member of Merkel’s party, said that a failure to secure those protections could threaten the talks. “We are fighting for the rights of our citizens,” Brok, the chairman of the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee, told reporters on Capitol Hill, where the delegation discussed the NSA scandal with lawmakers. At the State Department, spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the administration was not oblivious to the “challenges” the disclosures have created. U.S. officials, she said, are explaining to angry foreign counterparts the NSA operations and the internal review. The diplomatic moves, however, appeared to be doing little to patch up the rifts over the disclosures that have sparked a media outcry in Europe. One meme that went viral on social media was a doctored photo showing Obama peeping through a window at Merkel as she tries to cover herself with a bath towel after a shower. “The disclosures seem to be designed tactically to maximize their impact and the resulting awkwardness for the U.S. government,” said Steven Aftergood, director of the Project on Government Secrecy for the Federation of American Scientists. U.S. officials “are going to have to evaluate how important these programs are to near-term national security and, if they are essential, then they need to make that argument to foreign governments: ‘It’s not voyeurism, it’s international security.’” The Spanish newspaper reports followed a revelation by the French newspaper Le Monde that the NSA collected the data of more than 70 million phone calls made in France between December 2012 and January. In Italy, digital library host Cryptome reported that the NSA monitored 46 million phone calls in Italy during the same time period.

uncomfortable. “It gives the impression that there might be a certain abuse of power from a powerful country,” said Juan Carlos Esquivel, a Costa Rican lawyer who is president of the anti-money laundering committee of the InterAmerican Bar Association. Esquivel noted that the use of digital currencies is not regulated in his country. “If Costa Rica doesn’t obey what the United States suggests, what happens? Tomorrow, the U.S. could come out with regulations prohibiting U.S. citizens from investing here,” he said. An expert on money laundering at the University of Hamburg, Ingo Fiedler, said he is uneasy over how U.S. laws seem to trump international regulations. “The USA has the tendency to export their law to other countries by threatening the respective countries,” Fiedler said. “Thus I can understand Russia’s decision that they do not want a citizen committing a crime in

Costa Rica to have a trial in the USA.” In the past six months, Russians have been a frequent target of arrest warrants executed at the request of U.S. prosecutors. On Aug. 1, the Dominican Republic extradited 24-year-old Aleksandr Panin to stand trial in federal court in Atlanta on charges related to cyberscams using SpyEye malware, which enables the theft of online banking information. Panin is accused of stealing $5 million from U.S. banks. In mid-August, Lithuania extradited an alleged arms dealer, Dmitry Ustinov, to stand trial in the United States for allegedly negotiating to sell restricted night-vision goggles. He faces a 20-year sentence. Another Russian, Dmitry Belorossov, was arrested at the Barcelona airport Aug. 17 upon triggering an Interpol fraud alert. Belorossov’s extradition to stand trial in the United States is pending.

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TYLER DIXON Daily Egyptian After a slow start, the women’s golf team ended the fall season winning two of its last three tournaments and hopes to keep the momentum going through the offseason. The Salukis turned their season around after finishing in a tie for eighth and 14th respectively in the first two tournaments. Senior Ashleigh Rushing said the team adjusted its game after the first two tournaments. “Everyone fine-tuned their game toward the end,” Rushing said. “Luckily everyone started playing better at the same time.” The tournament that got the Salukis back in shape was the University of Missouri Kansas City Fall Invitational. SIU won by 10 shots and had two players finish in the top three. Senior Cassie Rushing finished second and junior Kris Grimes was right behind Rushing in third. Grimes had a strong finish in the UMKC tournament, as well as the Missouri State University Payne Stewart Invitational. She had three rounds in the 70s and tied for 11th at Missouri State. Ashleigh Rushing said after the first tournament, she and Grimes had a wake up call. “Me and (Grimes) both missed going to the first tournament and I think that kind of motivated us,” Rushing said. It was not only the first tournament that set Rushing straight; she made a change to her equipment as well. “I ended up switching drivers and putters,” Rushing said. “I changed those two things and it made a world of difference.” Youth was another factor for the

LAKE FOREST — A weekend away for their bye left the Chicago Bears further behind in the NFC North, with a daunting task directly ahead for their struggling defense only adding to the problem they have at quarterback. Victories by the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions left the Bears a game back in the loss column at 4-3, with more defensive change coming and a game at Green Bay ahead on Monday night in which they will start Josh McCown at quarterback for injured Jay Cutler. The defensive problems left coach Marc Trestman calling Monday for an all-out team effort from special teams, offense and defense to make up for injuries at linebacker and the defensive line. “We’re not three different units and three separate silos of a building,” he said after Monday’s brief practice. “We really have to play together more than ever now. And I think that’s something that we’re capable of doing.” “But the No. 1 thing is just to

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Freshman golfer Brooke Cusumano putts during practice Sept. 2 at Hickory Ridge Golf Course. The team took first place during its last tournament in Murfreesboro, Tenn. in the Blue Raider Intercollegiate Tournament at Middle Tennessee State University Oct. 22. The Salukis will have a break from competition until March 3 when they will compete in the Murray State Racer Classic in Murray, Ky. team this season. At least two freshmen qualified in every tournament this fall. Freshman Xainmei Jin finished third in the final tournament of the fall, the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raider Invitational, where the team won by one shot over host MTSU. Ashleigh Rushing said she was not sure about the freshmen before the season started, but after playing with them, she knew they were the right fit.

“I was really impressed with how they ended up playing,” she said. “I was really proud of them.” Coach Alexis Mihelich said there has to be a learning curve for new players in college. “The first couple of tournaments the team finished kind of bumpy, but you have to give your freshmen some time to adjust,” Mihelich said. Freshman Brooke Cusumano grabbed

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know our assignments and do our job. That’s the biggest thing you get coming out of the bye is the more tape you watch, and it’s the way it is with most every team. If you’ll do your job and continue to do it within the framework of the play called, you’ve got a chance to have success on that play.” A defense now 27th in the league at 391 yards per game allowed will likely start a rookie linebacker for the second straight game. Khaseem Greene will go at weak side linebacker for injured Lance Briggs, who suffered a fractured shoulder against Washington on Oct. 20. Greene is taking the snaps in practice at the spot and gets first crack at it, according to Trestman. “I’ve only played one snap of defense this year and just having an opportunity to maybe get out there and be a starter and play way more snaps is enough in itself to be fired up,” said Greene, a fourth-round pick from Rutgers who originally played safety in college before converting to linebacker. “But again, I’ve just got to stay calm, trust the defense and trust the scheme, and then also build some confidence in my teammates so they know that

I can actually go out there and compete if I’m the guy.” Against Washington, rookie Jon Bostic started at middle linebacker following a season-ending knee injury suffered by D.J. Williams. So the inexperience factor at linebacker will be big, but Bostic thinks coaches will like what they see from Greene. “He’s a guy that’s been doing everything; being behind Lance he learned a lot of things,” Bostic said. “But there are still a lot of things you have to learn, as well as me.” Several issues regarding the linebacker position are yet to be resolved, including who calls the signals on the field. It is likely Bostic or veteran strong side linebacker James Anderson will do it. Greene sees his role as simply avoiding mistakes. “I really listen to what the coaches and the older guys say,” Greene said. “They say if you’re going to make a mistake, then make it full speed. That’s what we say around here. As long as I’m going full speed, the tape can get corrected. The coaches can correct me. The older guys can correct me. I can correct myself if I make a mistake.”

a spot in team qualifying in all five tournaments during the fall. Cusumano said there were highs and lows during her season, but she was happy with the way it ended up. She said she started the season nervous, but got more comfortable as the year went on. “If you would have said to me at the beginning of the season, ‘You’re going to do bad in two tournaments, but you’re going to win two and get a top three.’ I

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The article also said swimmers were the first ones to respond when Crippen did not show up on the shore. The swimmers went back in the water before everyone else arrived to search for him. The committee currently consists of nine members and Walker said every year the President of USA Swimming, Bruce Stratton, appoints the chairman of every swimming committee across the nation. Walker said the committee is tremendously important to open water swimming. “I think it means the world to the sport,” Walker said. “Our biggest issue is that we can make everything really safe here in the U.S, but the second our national team swimmers leave the borders, what are other federations doing to keep the sport safe?” Walker’s goal as chairman is to spread awareness and make sure the same rules USA Swimming use are spread across the world to make things safer elsewhere. “Part of what we try to do within our committee is to apply pressure to other federations around the world to implement the same safety guidelines to look after the athletes,” Walker said. Open water differs from pool swimming in several ways. Not only is nature unable to be regulated, but swimmers do not have their own lane. Graduate Assistant Coach Michael Firth said there are more

would take it,” Cusumano said. “I am definitely happy with it.” A good thing about the number of freshmen on the team is it adds depth to the team. Along with players like sophomore Mattie Lindner and Grimes, it takes the pressure off of the older players. “We have four to six girls who can consistently shoot in the 70s,” Cassie Rushing said. Rushing finished the fall season tying a Saluki record. She is tied with 2008 graduate Kelly Gerlach for the most career rounds in the 70s. The record is 69. In 13 of 15 rounds in the fall season, Cassie Rushing finished at 79 or better. Rushing said if she plays her game and does not worry about the record, she performs better. “Going into the last tournament, the first few holes it’s honestly all I thought about,” she said. Mihelich said of all the different areas of golf, her team needs the most help in one area. “The majority is just putting, the team does not putt as good as they can,” Mihelich said. “That’s the only thing that really holds us back.” The team’s first tournament in the spring is the Murray State University Racer Classic March 3 and 4 in Murray, Ky. Mihelich has high expectations for her team in the next part of the season leading to the Missouri Valley Conference Championships. “In the offseason we can keep on improving and every tournament in the spring can lead us to winning a conference championship in April,” Mihelich said.

things that can go wrong in open water meets. “With open water events there are a lot of things that can happen,” Firth said. “With open water stuff, if something does happen, there has to be protocols for quick and efficient safety procedures.” Firth has never competed in a strictly open water swim race, but he has swum open water in triathlons. He said it is completely different than lane swimming because swimmers have to make sure they are on route and avoid other swimmers’ kicks. Senior Pamela Benitez has swum in both pool and open water events and said the committee plays a role in keeping the sport safe. She said each swimmer should do a warm up and test the body of water beforehand and be alert of the environment at all times. “They have to check the temperature of the water,” Benitez said. “They have to make a recognition of the area and measure certain things like the wind.” Benitez said she is honored Walker is her coach, and she is proud that he is the chairman of the committee. “I did not know before coming here he was such a great coach,” Benitez said. “Being a part of USA Swimming is such an amazing thing in the swimming world. I know he knows a lot about open water, and I respect that a lot.” Aaron Graff can be contacted at Agraff@dailyegyptian.com or (618)-531-3311

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Coach to chair open water safety committee AARON GRAFF Daily Egyptian

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Saluki Swimming Coach Rick Walker watches a race Thursday at the Edward J. Shea Natatorium. USA Swimming President Bruce Stratton recently named Walker chairman of the Open Water Development Committee. Walker said the committee’s goal is to keep open water swimming safe by applying pressure to implement safety guidelines for the athletes worldwide.

There are several swimming committees across the nation, and it is the chairman’s job to lead every committee into keeping the sport as safe as possible going forward. Saluki Swimming Coach Rick Walker has once again been named chairman of one of those organizations, the Open Water Development Committee, for 2014. Walker was the first member selected to the committee and has been named the chairman every year the committee has been in place. The committee was put in place when former University of Virginia swimmer, Francis Crippen drowned in an open water swim meet 500 meters from the finish Oct. 23, 2010 in the United Arab Emirates. Walker said everyone involved wanted to make sure that would not happen again. “The committee was implemented after the death of Fran Crippen,” Walker said. “He was someone who I admired and cared for deeply and worked with before.” According to an ESPN.com article that anounced Crippen’s death, the temperature of the water was midto-high 80’s and several swimmers were treated for heat exhaustion after the race. Please see CHAIR | 11

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Outnumbered Salukis salvage weekend tournament SYMONE WOOLRIDGE Daily Egyptian A pittance of three, which included two of the youngest Salukis, packed for out-of-state travel as they concluded their fall season during the weekend. The team included the members who did not travel to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships Oct. 17- 20 in Oklahoma. The women intended to arrive at Arkansas State University with the group of four, but one of the upperclassmen endured a slight injury. Junior Gisela Cairo Baza was expected to travel alongside her team and twin sister Ariadna Cairo Baza before a pulled hamstring got in the way. Ariadna was left without a sister and a doubles partner. She was only able to compete in two singles competitions. Coach Audra Anderson said the two freshmen would have to play hard in order to take home wins. Although the outnumbered team was short in members, they were not short in talent. Each day of the twoday tournament, the Salukis picked up wins. Schools such as Southeast Missouri

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e are ued to having everyone with us, so it was just a little different only have two other people there.

State University, Murray State University, Belmont University, the University of Central Arkansas and Arkansas State University were in attendance. Freshmen Polina Dozortseva and Lauren Hoekstra ended their Saturday night with two wins and a loss in singles matches. The freshmen are also a doubles team, and paired up in flight No. 3 doubles matches. The Salukis fought hard as they defeated the Belmont doubles team, but fell short to SEMO. The duo finished the night with an overall 1-2 record. They both said they tried hard to make their tournaments fun and not as intense. Dozortseva said it was lonely without the entire team in attendance, but it was maintainable. Dozortseva defeated Belmont’s Nikki Maciel in a close match 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 before defeating Abbey Mather of Belmont 6-2, 6-0 in Flight No. 3 consolation finals.

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“Everybody else had their whole team there and we were the only ones with just a few people,” Dozortseva said. “But it’s still a tournament and how many people are there doesn’t effect winning.” The women were on the sidelines cheering each other on, as they showed others that the amount of support was not going to bring them down, Hoekstra said. Hoekstra defeated competition in flight No. 4, picking up wins against Jenna Kraku 6-4, 6-0 and Anne Fiepke of Belmont 6-4, 6-1. “We are used to having everyone with us so it was just a little different only having two other people there,” Hoekstra said. “Especially when we went into a huddle, it was just us three and coach.” Hoekestra said despite being outnumbered, she and her teammates still had a lot of fun, and continued to show their team support.

Hoekstra said she enjoyed her first year of college tennis and her time with her doubles teammate. The doubles team worked to feed off of each other’s strengths and weaknesses as they competed. “Polina is a lot more aggressive and I am more of the timid one,” Dozortseva said. Although the newcomers had a successful weekend, teammate Cairo Baza had a tough time in singles competition. Baza did not take home any singles wins, but due to the odd number of Salukis, Baza was forced to conjoin with a woman of the opposite team. She paired up with Suzaan Stoltz of Murray State. The doubles duo advanced all the way to finals. Baza and Stoltz of Murray State competed in Flight No. 4 doubles defeating the Murray State doubles team 8-7. Anderson said the Salukis now have

the ability to work on their weaknesses. “Since we only brought three players, they had to play in tougher flights than they were used to,” Anderson said in a Saluki Athletics press release. “Overall, I thought we did pretty well, and now we have an idea of what we have to work on this season.” The young Salukis said they would like to improve various parts of their game. Hoekstra said she, as an individual would like to improve on her offense the most, but said she could use improvements everywhere. Traveling from Russia, Dozortseva said she has drastically gotten better and has adapted to American tennis. Dozortseva would like to improve to work her way up to playing at a higher level. “I just want to be more consistent and be more aggressive than I already am,” she said. “I just want to brush up on the basic things.” “Next season is really the most important because we have the Missouri Valley Conference,” Hoekstra said. “I would like to improve on everything because I want to get better for my team.” The Salukis will begin their spring season on the road against Arkansas State in February.