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Denise Massa, left, a graduate student in plant and soil science, and Kurt Miller, a resident of the Choate Mental Health and Development Center in Anna, tour SIUC greenhouses on campus Wednesday. Massa, the greenhouse job coach at the center, brings residents to tour the facility once a year. Residents of Choate maintain a greenhouse at the center with Massa’s help.
Wellness Center staff expands horizons KARL BULLOCK Daily Egyptian
Wellness Center staff members will be asked to broaden their area of expertise in an effort to provide assistance to more students on campus. Health Promotions professionals at the Wellness Center will no longer focus on any single area of wellness such as sexual health, stress management, youth outreach, nutrition or substance abuse — they will cover a wider range of areas, said Jason Gillman, director of the Wellness Center. He said the changes, which he hopes will be implemented by the spring semester, were necessary after public and mental health professional Barbara Elam retired this summer. Gillman said Elam would be difficult to replace because of her
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level of expertise. Because she held two positions, the Wellness Center will break the public and mental health positions back up and move the mental health position back across the hall to the mental health clinic. The Wellness Center will now use an approach which generalizes the health professionals’ area of expertise to aid students in making healthy lifestyle choices, said Cornelius Fair, a graduate assistant in violence prevention and outreach. Derrick Williams, wellness
coordinator for student development and diversity, said the idea behind the move was to reach out to more students. “We’re going into students’ territory, getting our services out to reach more students,� he said. “We’re having an environmental change by transitioning to something different.� Gillman said the changes will not be obvious to students and will only affect those who seek help with a specific issue. “You want students who are ready to make change because
that is who finds us,� he said. Gillman said the counselors’ specialization change is intended to reduce harms and help with students’ academic success. Fair said he thinks the concern with giving counselors more responsibilities is whether they will be as effective. “Now they’re being asked to help in multiple areas like outreach, stress management and alcohol abuse,� he said. Fair said the transition will initially be a lot of work initially, but faculty members
should benefit from the overall experience because it helps them grow in their respective fields. “Some faculty may be trained to specialize in sexual assault or stress management,� he said. “Now they’re being asked to do multiple things concerning outreach, drug rehab and violence prevention which causes them to take up more responsibility.� The health educators will not be responsible for only their areas, Gillman said. In public health, professionals aim to impact the environment and social norms associated with a culture, he said. Gillman said the changes were made because there can’t be a person who sees individual people and creates big programs on campus as well. Please see WELLNESS | 3
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Local union sues city for contract disagreements
TARA KULASH Daily Egyptian
A local union is suing the city of Carbondale for its refusal to obey arbitration. The Union Association Local 160’s employees of the Carbondale Public Works Department’s sewer, water and distribution sectors filed the lawsuit Aug. 16 for contract disagreements, according to the union’s website.
As a part of the international Union Association, the UA’s website states it has more than 300 unions in the states with an excess of 300,000 members. According to a press release from city manager Allen Gill, the City of Carbondale’s contract with the union expired April 30, 2010. The city and union negotiated for a year but did not come to successful issue solutions, so they submitted the contract to an arbitrator, as
stated in the press release. An arbitrator is hired as an outside party to help settle disputes. In the press release, Gill said the issue of future wage awards has yet to be resolved. “The arbitrator’s decision was silent on that point, so the city has offered to send this item back to the arbitrator for a final decision,” Gill said. “The union has refused this offer of arbitration and has chosen instead to seek prevail in court.”
Gill said other than the pay raise problem, the city agrees to the arbitration for the other issues. He said the city has submitted at least three Plumber’s Union disputes to arbitration in recent years and has honored the arbitrator’s word each time. The city is ready to negotiate the dispute, Gill said in the press release, as soon as the union agrees to arbitrate. John Womick, the union’s
attorney, was unavailable for comment. According to the local union’s website, the Murphysboro group has been in existence since 1928, and its jurisdiction covers Randolph, Perry, Jackson, Union, Alexander, Johnson, Pulaski, Pope, Massac and Hardin counties.
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King aides bound by history to dedicate memorial ERRIN HAINES Associated Press ATL A N TA — Five years ago, as they helped break ground on what would become the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington on a cold November day, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Jesse Jackson suddenly broke down in tears. With Lewis leaning on his shovel, and Jackson and Young leaning on each other, they wept for how far they had come and for what they had lost.
They mused together over their last staff meeting before they went to Memphis in April 1968 — a journey that would end in King’s assassination. The memory dredged up feelings no one else could fully share. “We just looked at each other,” Jackson said. “It was a different moment for us.” This weekend, the trio, along with the Rev. Joseph Lowery and many other lesser known soldiers who worked alongside King in the struggle for justice
and equality for black Americans plan to come together again, to dedicate the monument built in his honor. In the more than four decades since the death of the civil rights icon, Jackson, Lewis, Lowery and Young have remained tied to King’s legacy — and to each other. In friendships forged during the civil rights struggle, their common link was a commitment to the cause and to King. They all admit that King was the reason they became friends, and that they drifted apart after his death. While
the four remain friends, they come together now more for funerals than festivities. But the dedication of the King Memorial on the National Mall, scheduled Sunday, will be a time of reflection, fellowship and celebration. It is yet another reminder to them all that they are brothers, bound by history. “All of us had been to jail, all of us had lived under the threat of violence,” said Jackson. “We all had that acute sense of social justice. None of us had life insurance, or a retirement plan. But we had each
other. And we still do.” Of the four, Lowery knew King the longest. The two worked together during the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and later co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Lewis met King three years later, while a college student, and worked with King through the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Young joined SCLC in 1960, and Jackson came aboard five years later. Despite whatever else they may have had in common, it was King who united them.
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Burger King introduces oatmeal to breakfast menu SARAH SKIDMORE Associated Press P ORT L A N D, Ore.— Oatmeal is the new burger. Burger King, the world”s secondlargest hamburger chain, added oatmeal to its breakfast menu this week, joining a slew of other chains that have brought the hot cereal out of the cupboard and into restaurants and drive-thrus. Burger King says it is trying to offer customers a healthier breakfast option beyond its sausage croissant sandwiches and French toast dipping sticks. It”s also an attempt by the struggling chain to catch up to competitors and boost sagging sales by appealing
to customers beyond its base of burger-and-fries fans. “We are definitely looking to broaden our target and our audience,” said Leo Leon, vice president of global innovation for Burger King Corp. Breakfast is becoming the most important meal of the day for restaurants — accounting for nearly 60 percent of traffic growth between 2005 and 2010. And oatmeal is the latest battleground. It’s low-cost, easily prepared and doesn’t spoil quickly. It also appeals to people who want quick, affordable food they perceive as healthier than the typical fast-food breakfast fare. Starbucks Corp., the world’s biggest coffee chain, said its $2.49 oat-
meal has become its most popular breakfast item since it launched in 2008. Last year, McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest burger chain, added $2.99 oatmeal to its menu. Fast food chain Chick-fil-A and Denny’s casual dining restaurants also offer oatmeal, for $2.49 to 2.85 and 3.49 to 4.49, respectively. Burger King’s oatmeal, at $1.99, is the cheapest of the group. Restaurants are trying to capitalize on oatmeal’s good-for-you reputation. But some industry experts say it’s not a good fit for fast-food chains. McDonald’s has faced scrutiny for its oatmeal’s 4.5 grams of fat and 260 to 290 calories. That’s roughly equal to the number of calories in its own hamburger or cheeseburger. By
comparison, Burger King’s oatmeal, which was created by Quaker Oats Co., has 110 to 270 calories and 1 to 4 grams of fat. Still, Steve West, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, said: “People don’t go to Burger King or McDonald’s for their oatmeal ... they go for an Egg McMuffin.” For Burger King, oatmeal is part of a larger strategy. It’s critical for the chain to find a convenient new breakfast option. Burger King said 10 percent to 15 percent of its customers visit during breakfast. And the fast-food chain sells the majority of its food to go or at the drive-thru. The company also is eager to replicate the success of McDonald’s,
which has reinvented itself as a more hip and healthy place to eat, remodeling stores, offering wireless Internet service and introducing new salads, smoothies and coffee drinks. That’s brought in higher-income customers than the young males fast-food chains typically depend on — a demographic hit particularly hard by unemployment in the weak economy. Burger King, based in Miami, has a lot of catching up to do. McDonald’s brought in more than $32 billion in U.S. sales last year, nearly four times Burger King’s $8.7 billion, according to research firm Technomic. That was a 4.4 percent increase for McDonald’s and a 2.5 percent decline for Burger King.
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Apple says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO
Ill. lawmaker’s scholarship awards raise questions
SAN FR ANCISCO — Steve Jobs, the mind behind the iPhone, iPad and other devices that turned Apple Inc. into one of the world’s most powerful companies, resigned as the company’s CEO Wednesday, saying he can no longer handle the job. The move appears to be the result of an unspecified medical condition for which he took an indefinite leave from his post in January. Apple’s chief operating officer, Tim Cook, has been named CEO. In a letter addressed to Apple’s board and the “Apple community,” Jobs said he “always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.” Apple said Jobs was elected board chairman and Cook is becoming a member of its board. The company said Jobs gave the board his resignation Wednesday and suggested Cook be named the company’s new leader. The January leave was Jobs’ third medical leave over several years. He had previously survived pancreatic cancer and received a liver transplant.
C H I C AG O — The Illinois State Board of Education asked the FBI to look into the latest example of strange circumstances surrounding college scholarships awarded by a state legislator — five students all claiming to live in a home owned by a campaign aide to the legislator. Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Cicero, told the Chicago Sun-Times that he didn’t have any explanation for the students all listing the same address in their scholarship applications. He said he had fired two people over the incident but also blamed the Board of Education for not spotting the problem, even though Sandoval put his signature on each application before submitting them to the agency. “I largely depended on my staff to make sure these forms were filled out accurately,” Sandoval told the Sun-Times in a story published Wednesday (http://tinyurl.com/3swrf3n). “I’m quite angry at the fact the Illinois State Board of Education would even process them.” The board contacted the FBI and the Legislature’s inspector general after the Sun-Times asked about the students listing the same address, said spokesman Matt Vanover.
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College: Expensive, but a smart choice MICHAEL GREENSTONE McClatchy-Tribune
The 3 million Americans who graduated from high school last spring have had to grapple with a big decision: whether to continue with their educations this fall. In today’s economic climate, a growing number of families are questioning the value of higher education. Will an investment in college pay off ? Or will it simply be a high-cost ticket to the ranks of the unemployed? We’ve just completed a study that draws on a variety of data to help answer those questions, and our research suggests that college is not only worth it; it’s probably going to be the best investment a person makes in a lifetime. Even though the cost of tuition, room, board and lost
graduates were employed in 2010, compared with only 64 percent of their peers who did not attend college but went straight on to look for work. Even more astounding, the college graduates are making, on average, almost double the annual earnings of those with only a high school diploma. And this advantage is likely to stick with them over a lifetime of work. For example, at age 50 a college graduate earns about $46,500 more per year than the average person with only a high school diploma. A second way we assessed the value
of higher education was to compare the rate of return for the investment in a college degree against other possible investment vehicles. By any measure, a college degree is a big investment that requires a lot of upfront time and money. When you add up the costs of tuition, books and fees, as well as the loss of earnings from going to school rather than working, the average cost of a four-year degree is about $102,000. Of course, this is an average; some schools cost far more, while others cost less. Let’s assume that you’re a high school graduate and you have $102,000 to invest in your future. Is college your best bet? Or would you be better off putting the money into an alternative investment, like stocks or bonds, and earning the salary of a typical high school graduate over your lifetime? By any financial measure, the investment in a college degree is the winning choice, with a rate of return of a whopping 15.2 percent a year on the $102,000 investment for those who earn the average salary for college graduates. This is more than double the average rate of return in the stock markaet during the last 60
years (6.8 percent), and more than five times the return to investments in corporate bonds (2.9 percent), gold (2.3 percent) long-term government bonds (2.2 percent) or housing (0.4 percent). This high rate of return translates into large differences in earnings. Over a lifetime, the average college graduate earns roughly $570,000 more than the average person with only a high school diploma. In addition, statistics show that college graduates on average live longer lives than high school graduates and tend to have greater job satisfaction. Some high school students may be reluctant to choose the college path because they believe their experiences will be different and these benefits won’t apply to them. But economic research concludes that many more students would gain from college than currently opt to attend. We live in difficult economic times filled with challenging financial trade-offs. There is no guarantee with regard to any investment, but the evidence on education is clear: The more education you obtain, the better off your job prospects and future earnings.
university. Like our previous goofy AT&T-inspired logo design that we used decades ago, this logo lacks so much and can only be described as lame. The choice of font for the ‘SIU,’ Palatino, is from the late 1940s! The san-serif ‘Carbondale’ sits awkwardly under the title as though it has no better place to sit. No containment, no emotion or, as
Elaine Benes from Seinfeld would put it, “no personality." As a student in the School of Art and Design here at the university, I feel ashamed to see thousands of dollars being spent on changing signs, packaging and letterheads all to make room for the new logo when the past logo with the clock tower looked better. I know all the
students, especially design, and faculty here at SIU can produce much better work to represent our university. Try us. I hope this new logo design won’t be sticking around long.
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ven though the cost of tuition, room, board and lost wages is substantial, and even though the job market remains tough even for college graduates, the evidence is unequivocal: Those with college degrees, on average, earn far more than those without them. wages is substantial, and even though the job market remains tough even for college graduates, the evidence is unequivocal: Those with college degrees, on average, earn far more than those without them. First, we looked at what we call the Class of the Great Recession — those young adults who graduated from college during the last three years. The results surprised us. We’ve all seen the headlines about how difficult it is for new graduates to find work in these tough economic times. But almost 90 percent of these young college
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR New SIU logo hinders university image Dear Editor,
Although the new Southern Illinois University Carbondale website has launched and looks quite clean and modern, the new school logo is simply gaudy and lacks the characteristics of what this school represents. As a senior studying graphic design, the new logo portrays SIU
as a step behind other universities and looks as though we had no other ideas. It seems like we have taken a step back in the design process and in my opinion, created a logo that is comparable to 1960’s design. Logos should be powerful and recognizable, and they should portray unity while standing strong as a university symbol for this
Jordan Parks Senior from Crystal Lake studying graphic design
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Researchers study aftermath of levee breach SEAN MEREDITH Daily Egyptian
Despite negative impacts from spring flooding and the Birds Point levee breach, two researchers have found a rare opportunity to study how the breach affected nearby environmental areas. SIUC researchers James Garvey and Matt Whiles were presented with a unique chance to study what happens when a floodplain experiences massive submersion after being relatively unexposed for years. This happened when the Birds Point levee in Missouri was blasted by the Illinois National Guard in May. The blast was to divert potentially disastrous flooding in Cairo, and the decision to blow three holes in the levee caused flooding almost 130,000 acres of farmland in southern Missouri. Researchers have studied smaller floodplains before, but the levee breach presented a rarity due to its size, said Whiles, a professor in zoology and director of the Center for Ecology. “Here, suddenly, there’s an opportunity to look at a large area that’s going to be inundated that hasn’t been for decades,” Whiles said. “This is just a much larger scale, as well as an area that’s been cut off from the river for so long.” Whiles said they typically study floodplains that experience floods on a seasonal basis, but it is rare that a floodplain such as Birds Point levee is ever exposed. The area had not been flooded since 1937 before the breach. Garvey and Whiles were granted $78,000 from the National Science Foundation to study the area. While breaches do occur on other levees, the water from them often gets into the floodplain and remains stagnant rather than returning to the river, said Garvey, director of the Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center. “When this breach happened, it gave us the ability to get into an area of floodplain of the Mississippi River and determine what happens when a river can reconnect with a portion of this floodplain,” he said. The research has consisted of collecting various biological and biogeochemical samples from around the levee area. Samples they
STEVE MATZKER | DAILY EGYPTIAN Melissa Ruether, a senior from Harrisburg studying zoology, collects inver tebrates from a dish sampled from Osage, Mo., a year ago. Ruether, a student worker in the labs of the Life Science II building, is par t of a team studying stream ecology and the effectiveness of various restoration projects from Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. Though no specific species were targeted, Ruether said
she checked for inver tebrate diversity, which is a sign of water quality, nutrient levels and the ecosystem's overall health. Through a grant, similar research is being done in Birds Point, Mo., where the levee was breached in early May to reduce flooding along the Mississippi River. Researchers sample various types of inver tebrates, fish, flora and soil to study the flood's effects on the local area.
took included various sediments, fish, invertebrates and algae in addition to measuring aspects such as water flow and depth. Two researchers from the University of Illinois, as well as others from federal and state agencies, also helped with other aspects of the research. Praveen Kumar, professor of civil and environmental engineering at U of I, said he and a colleague began research to determine how the landscape has changed due to flooding as well as its geomorphology and biochemistry. “To have an event of this magnitude happen in this location is very rare,” Kumar said. “I’d call it a once-in-ascientific-lifetime opportunity to study
unanticipated scientific events and natural or large impact disasters, according to the NSF website. Although Garvey and the other researchers may have found positives about the rare scientific occurrence, there are others who only experienced the negatives. Mayor Kevin Mainord, of East Prairie, Mo., and sales and marketing director of MRM Ag. Service, Inc., said while the land was not damaged, crops were destroyed and ditches which were used for irrigation were filled with silt, a sediment about the size of sand that can disrupt irrigation. “On our own farm, we had 500 acres of wheat and 500 acres of corn that were already planted (and were destroyed),” he said. “At today’s prices,
what large events do to landscapes.” Kumar’s team worked with Garvey and Whiles but handled a more geographic aspect rather than a biological one. Both U of I and SIUC teams received separate money from the National Science Foundation. “Getting funding from the foundation is never easy and always highly competitive,” Whiles said. “Basically, we had to convince them that this was truly a unique and important opportunity. This involved writing a proposal in a very short time frame.” The money came from NSF’s Rapid Response Research grant, RAPID. The grant is used to fund projects that have severe urgency and need a quick response to
it would’ve cost about $500 an acre for the wheat and $250 per acre of corn just in expenses to plant the crop.” Mainord said each acre could have been worth around $1,200 to $1,300 at market price, which could not be recovered. Garvey said he hopes the research they conduct will help others better understand what choices to make when it comes to floodplain management. “People will probably be studying this data for years to come because there’s just so much information that we’ve generated,” Garvey said. “We’re trying to collect data for the good of the people, the farmers, and we want to understand how to make better decisions in the future relative to river and floodplain management.”
Artist Alert
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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Musicians bring artistic rebirth to R&B Recently there's been a shift in the image and expectation of the modern male R&B singer. The artists are a sharp contrast to the overtly hyper-sexuality of artists like Trey Songz and R. Kelly and exploitative pop-sensibiliy of Usher and Chris Brown. These singer/songwriters write their own music, release it independently, craft thought-provking and self-reflective songs and are all under the age of 23. BRENDAN SMITH Daily Egyptian
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His musical collective, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, or OFWGKTA, was celebrated by MTV, Rolling Stone and bloggers alike for the dangerous, uncensored lyrics, punkrock inspired live performances, and rebellious public personas. So it’s hard to believe that seemingly straightforward R&B songster Frank Ocean would be associated with a group that is commonly linked in the media to Satanism, homophobia and anarchy. But it only adds to Ocean's
artistic complexity. After being evacuated from the University of New Orleans in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the musician relocated to Los Angeles where he met OFGWKTA and became a member of the collective in 2009. Like his contemporaries Ne-Yo, Miguel and The-Dream, Ocean started off as a songwriter, penning tracks for Justin Bieber (“Bigger”), John Legend (“Quickly” ft. Brandy)
and Beyonce (“I Miss You”). This year the singer-songwriter stepped out to the forefront, and self-released his debut mixtape “Nostalgia, Ultra” in May. The collection of confessional, thought-provoking lyrics was coupled with layered production that sampled everyone from MGMT and Radiohead to Coldplay and The Eagles. Ocean seamlessly pairs his tenderhearted, wide-eyed
romanticism with street-smart intellect and charisma that is more common in MCs than vocalists, name-dropping Stanley Kubrick and Jigga in his debut single “Novacane.” The plug took the artist from spectator to collaborator. Ocean appears on two tracks on “Watch The Throne,” Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collaborative debut, and is currently signed to Def Jam, which plans to rerelease his mixtape as an official EP later this year.
The Weeknd writes songs about partying, drugs, alcohol, fame and falling in love. But while most musicians choose to celebrate these vices, here the artist turns the mirror on himself by pairing lush R&B soundscapes with self-depracating and extremely vulnerable lyrics. The singer’s vocal stylings
have drawn many comparisons to The-Dream, but the 21 year old Canadian singer/songwriter’s layered production, haunting and isolated lyrics, and overarching narrative structure are totally his own. In less than a year the young artist has released two self-produced mixtapes: March’s “House of Balloons” and “Thursday,” which
debuted last week.The singer said the albums are part of a trilogy, with the final chapter, “Echoes of Silence,” to be released sometime this fall. Pitchfork Media, The Guardian and The Village Voice have met the artist with critical acclaim, and his track “High for This” is currently the promo song for the final season of the HBO show “Entourage.” This is a significant
accomplishment for an artist with strictly self-released material. Fellow Torontonian and R&B cooner Drake has been credited for early exposure to The Weeknd when he quoted a line from “Wicked Games”via Twitter and linked the artist's website. Drake has since gone on to collaborate with the The Weeknd on the track “The Zone” from his latest release.
James Blake makes music that knows no boundaries. His self-titled debut album released in February is a hybrid of heart-wrenching pianodriven R&B; deep, sonic ambient minimalism; and pulsating London dubstep. The record sounds like nothing else. Like fellow London natives Adele and the late Amy Winehouse,
Blake’s voice possesses a wisdom and somberness well beyond the singer’s 22 years. His heartbreak shows as much in his lyrics as in his tonality. His voice bounces between a quivering falsetto that fills the void Justin Timberlake left and an electronically altered whisper, much like a male counterpart to Imogen Heap.
His dark, stripped-down cover of Fiest’s “Limit to Your Love” places somber lyrics atop dubstep breakdowns effortlessly. Blake's ability to extract the essentials from genres and incorporate them into his songs so freely makes his music refreshingly original. Much like last year’s British breakout indie superstars The xx, it's Blake's minimal production that makes
his album so haunting and heartfelt. Songs like “Why Don't You Call Me” and “I Never Learned to Share” sound as if they were recorded in the singer's bedroom after an argument or a night of drinking and self-loathing. But it’s that immediacy and vulnerability that gives the young singer-songwriter’s sound such an emotional appeal and heartfelt honesty.
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After a poorly received third album “LAX,” West Coast rapper Game vowed to retire from music and focus on more important things in life such as family. However, upon request of fans and his record label, Game agreed to two more albums. After two and a half years of album complications and delays, Game strikes back with a vengeance on his fourth studio album “The R.E.D. Album.” “The R.E.D.” Album finds the hardcore rapper returning to his true grit, which won over many fans during his 2005 debut, as well as a Billboard nomination for Rap Artist of the Year.
This grittiness can most effectively be heard on the album’s opening track. “The City,” a haunting but epic collaboration with rap newcomer Kendrick Lamar. The album’s lead single “Red Nation,” which features Lil Wayne, serves as another lyrical heavyweight and samples the production of Zombie Nation’s techno song “Kernkraft 400.” Game gives the album a healthy balance of hardcore rap and hiphop with tracks such as club-ready “Drug Test,” which features Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, as well as the standout track “Speaker On Blast,” featuring Big Boi and E-40. Though the album has yet to spawn any hit singles, the title has sparked controversy over the possibility of relation to gang activity.
Game has said in recent interviews that R.E.D. has a positive meaning aside from what others believe it to be and expressed the album as a rededication. He declared that he is rededicated to his music, his neighborhood and his family. Game indeed does dedicate himself lyrically on this album. He takes listeners through the streets of Compton, Calif. and through the mind of a true street survivor. “The R.E.D. Album” is a good follow-up to 2008’s “LAX” but lacks the production quality and thematic elements of his 2005 debut “The Documentary.”
James Jones can be reached at jjones@dailyegyptain.com or 536-311 ext. 258.
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Nine arrests in Chicago; sex trafficking investigation SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CH IC AGO — Girls as young as 12 were lured into prostitution — coerced with brutal beatings and death threats — as part of a coordinated sex trafficking operation by Chicago gang members, authorities alleged Wednesday in announcing a rare undercover investigation that relied on wire taps. The ongoing 18-month probe was conducted under provisions of the Illinois Safe Children’s Act, which was signed into law last year. It allows wire taps and treats minors arrested for prostitution as victims instead of criminals. While Illinois is not the first to have such legislation, it is among the first states to rely on wire taps in a sex trafficking investigation. Nine people, all from the Chicago area, were charged in the investigation and dozens of girls and
young women have been taken off the streets and placed with social service agencies, said Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. “This is a business for them,� she said. “It's a crisis that occurs in our very city. It's often hidden in plain sight.� According to authorities, the girls and young women were recruited from mostly public places — outside schools, from El trains or malls — and forced to work. They were threatened with death or harm to their families. One woman was cut on her face with a broken bottle so she would become disfigured and others were forced into car trunks and driven around for extended periods of time in a torture process called “trunking.� “It pulls at your heartstrings when such young girls are exploited in such a fashion,� said Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, whose agency cooperated on the investigation.
The alleged gang members — all charged with involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, among other things — preyed on girls and women who came from poverty, broken homes or had drug abuse problems, authorities said. They used the streets and the Internet to set up the transactions, with one girl earning up to $3,000 a day for the operation. Gang members would sell the girls to other gangs — some of them loosely connected — sometimes for a mere $100, Alvarez said. “These girls make money, but they don't see it,� Alarez said. The operation, dubbed “Little Girl Lost,� largely took place on the city’s west and south sides. In street level operations, Chicago police and Cook County Sheriff ’s Police arrested more than 50 customers and seized nearly 40 vehicles in the investigation. Authorities used the court-ordered wire taps as they would in
drug trafficking cases: to listen in on cell and landline phone conversations. Several conversations between the alleged gang members — laced with profanity and detailed plans for beatings — are transcribed in court documents. Around two dozen states have laws on the books that allow wiretaps in sex-trafficking cases, but it’s unclear how many states have used them, said Mary Ellison, a director of policy for the Polaris Project, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit group. “It’s a newer practice to use wire-tapping laws,� she said. “It’s a very effective tool and we'd like to see it more.� For one, it means that authorities don’t have to rely on the testimony of prostitutions against their pimps, Alvarez said. She anticipated more arrests over the coming months. At least 16,000 girls and wom-
en are involved in Chicago’s commercial sex trade on any given day, according to federal authorities and experts. Illinois’ new law, which also increases penalties for those charged and allows for seizure of vehicles, essentially decriminalizes prostitution for minors, by literally removing “juvenile prostitutes� from the criminal code. Minors girls are placed in child protective services instead of the criminal system. A handful of states have similar laws advocating for victims including New York, Washington and Minnesota. Authorities added, though, that there have been some success stories because of the operation. The girls recovered from the investigation — their names weren't released publicly — have been getting counseling and several have even been able to graduate, some of them from the eighth grade.
used to price oil that's produced abroad. Brent rose 84 cents to end at $110.15 per barrel in London. Meanwhile, benchmark U.S. crude fell as traders waited for possible moves by the Fed to stimulate the economy. West Texas Intermediate crude lost 28 cents to end at $85.16 per barrel in New York. Traders say they are mostly in a holding pattern for now. Hurricane Irene’s march toward oil refineries along the Atlantic Coast may push oil and gasoline prices higher later in the week, if
it looks like supplies will be interrupted. They also expect Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to say something on Friday about how the Federal Reserve will try to stimulate the economy. “We’re just marking time here until Bernanke speaks,� analyst and trader Jim Ritterbusch said. Irene, which strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday with winds of 120 miles per hour, could hit refineries in New Jersey and Pennsylvania this weekend and disrupt gasoline shipments. With the storm’s track still uncer-
tain, however, “it still looks like a long shot,� said Tom Kloza, publisher and chief oil analyst at Oil Price Information Service. Independent oil analyst Andrew Lipow said refineries along the East Coast will likely decide Thursday whether to shut down production ahead of the storm. Once stopped, refineries usually need 10 to 21 days to get back up and running at full tilt. That means gasoline supplies could drop and prices rise, Lipow said. At the pump, gasoline prices were nearly unchanged Wednes-
day at a national average of $3.575 per gallon, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. A gallon of gasoline has fallen 41 cents from its peak this year near $4 May 5, but it’s still 87.3 cents more expensive than the same time last year. In other Nymex trading, heating oil rose 1.98 cents to finish at $2.9690 per gallon and gasoline futures added less than a penny to end at $2.7558 per gallon. Natural gas lost 7.1 cents to finish at $3.922 per 1,000 cubic feet.
International oil higher on supply concerns CHRIS KAHN Associated Press NEW YOR K — International oil prices finished slightly higher Wednesday because it was unclear when supplies of Libyan crude will return to global markets. The conflict between rebels and forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continues. The uncertainty about the outcome and how much of Libya's large reserves will be available has raised Brent crude, which is
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Aries -- Today is an 8 -- You can really get into simple work right now, with keen focus. Uncertainty in the morning eases by the afternoon. Love opens new doors this evening. Indulge a passion.
Cancer -- Today is an 8 -- Keep your sense of humor, and ignore someone’s offensive remarks. Your team is hot, financial prospects are good and there’s sweet news in the romantic arena.
Libra -- Today is a 7 -- Be generous, but keep track of where your ducats go. Leverage your contribution by inspiring others to do the same. Resist temptation in favor of long-range benefit.
Capricorn -- Today is a 5 -There could be some chaos, and you may have some explaining to do. Reaffirm a commitment. There is plenty of action and profit hiding in the details.
Taurus -- Today is an 8 -- Take the lesser-traveled road, and bring someone dear along. Keep to your map and be flexible. A negative stretch turns out to be quite the opposite.
Leo -- Today is a 9 -- Do what you already know works, and use quality materials. Follow a strong mentor, and dive into focused action. Put your fears aside for a time.
Scorpio -- Today is a 6 -- In the adventure of your daily actions, you could discover excitement or boredom. It’s all in how you look at it. Invent something to be excited about.
Aquarius -- Today is a 7 -Difficulties may arise, but don’t let them keep you from doing your job. Provide excellent work, and let a partner take the lead. Keep an open mind and be adaptable.
Gemini -- Today is an 8 -- Only spend on what’s truly needed. Finish up old business, and move quickly. You’ll be glad when it’s done! This afternoon brings luck with love and money.
Virgo -- Today is an 8 -- Don’t launch before you’re ready or spend impulsively. Go slow and steady, and you get more than you anticipated. Resist the urge to run away. Others are paying attention.
Sagittarius -- Today is a 7 -- It’s easy to get in your head about money now. The best thing you can do is pay attention to your finances, pay the bills and move on to what’s important to you.
Pisces -- Today is a 6 -- Your optimistic nature clashes with your natural pessimism today. Try to favor the first, as the other leads down a slippery slope. Focus on love. Pay attention to cynicism later.
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Brewers look to playoffs, leave Central behind
CORY DOWNER Daily Egyptian At the beginning of the year, the National League Central Division was expected to be a hard-nosed grind as the top three or four teams closed in on October and battled it out for a playoff berth. With the Brewers’ potentially historic play this month, the team could set themselves apart from the rest of its division. Before the trade deadline, all-star break and opening day, most thought it was going to be a thick skirmish between the top teams in the division. This mostly included fans from
Milwaukee, Cincinnati, St. Louis and the mix of ever-hopeful fans from the north side of Chicago. Between the injuries suffered by the Reds and Cardinals and the acquisitions the Brewers made to its lineup in July, it’s starting to look as though Milwaukee will slide safely into the post-season. They could most likely do this even if they finish with a .500 record in September. The Reds and Cardinals haven’t been playing terrible baseball. It might not be the typical ball one might expect from lineups full of all-stars and NL MVP’s, but it also wouldn’t typically warrant a sudden decline to 10 or more games behind the division
leader in only a couple weeks’ time. Though, nothing should be taken away from the Brewers and the near record-setting baseball they are playing. The Brewers are currently on track to have one of the best single months of any team in MLB history. If Milwaukee wins the rest of its games this month, the team would finish with a 23-5 record and a .821 winning percentage. While it is well known that the Brewers have taken charge of the NL Central, it is important to understand how that happened. This streak isn’t something that came to be overnight, nor is the talent resting heavily on one side of the field. Their pitching has continued to do more than just keep them in contention from one game to the next, especially
with the off-season pickup of starter Zack Greinke and the addition of Francisco Rodriguez to the bullpen. The pitching staff ranks third this month in the NL with a 2.99 ERA, second in fewest walks allowed with 60 and has the second lowest team batting average allowed from their opposition at .230. The Brewers’ offense hasn’t let the pitching and defense do all the work, though. Milwaukee’s hitters lead the NL with a 2.83 team batting average, 793 at-bats, 216 hits and 60 runs — all in August alone. They produced these numbers with 23 home runs in the month, which ranks sixth in the NL and is seven behind the league leader. With that said, it’s clear to see the Brewers are
working as a team to manufacture runs throughout their lineup. The Cardinals, currently in second place in the division, have perhaps the best chance at catching the rallying Brew Crew due to the head-to-head matchups left in the season. The Cardinals and Brewers will see each other six more times this season with one home series apiece, while the Reds will host the Brewers in mid-September for their final three-game set. While any true baseball fan will stick it out until it is mathematically impossible for their team to reach the playoffs, this might be a season where it is better to be a fan of baseball instead of a particular central division team — unless you’re a Brewers fan.
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Well sure, I think it’s an area for concern. Peyton has been out for a while, and even if he were to somehow make it back for the season opener, he isn’t going to be the same ol’ Peyton.
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I find it hard to fathom Peyton Manning not being ready for the season opener. However, if he is not ready, you can be sure he will not be out long. Kerry Collins is a proven quarterback in the NFL and should have no problem filling in for one or two games. Any more than that would dampen the Colts’ chances of contending for the Lombardi Trophy.
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Peyton Manning is only one man. But in my opinion, the confidence and trust that the Colts’ offense has in Manning has been one of the keys to the team’s success. He needs to strap up quickly if the Colts want to remain the front-runner in the AFC South.
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Ben Dean, a senior from Leroy studying psychology, stretches before cardio exercises and boxing Wednesday at the Recreation Center. According to
the Recreation Center website, this week is preview week so students can try activities including yoga, salsa dancing and martial arts for free.
Captain develops, generates team harmony NAREG KURTJIAN Daily Egyptian Swimming and diving captain Justin Ruszkowski has come a long way since his first semester at SIU. “As I look at Justin Ruszkowski as a whole, I look at a young man who will leave here a better man than where he was heading when he came in, and I’m so very pleased with him,â€? said Swimming and Diving Head Coach, Rick Walker. Walker said Ruszkowski has found a new level of seriousness and made the most of his responsibilities as a leader. Ruszkowski said his role as captain is to push his peers and to keep the team working to reach their goals. “My job as a captain is to really push everyone,â€? Ruszkowski said. “To be able to say the thing that the coach normally wouldn’t be able to say to them, I think that’s where we step in.â€? Walker said Ruszkowski has established himself as a leader, and one example of this is his ability to keep the team united. “We always constantly fight ‌ the communication between the divers and the swimmers, because what they do is on the board; they have their own time,â€? Walker said. Walker said Ruszkowski has been a primary component in marrying these sections of the team. “He’s gotten the respect on
the pool deck simply because he’s involved with the athletes,â€? Walker said. “Doesn’t matter, ‘I’m a diver, they’re swimmers,’ ‌ right there you’ve created a divide and what Justin has done is said ‘Nah, wait a minute, we’re the Salukis’ and that’s done wonders as far as trying to bring everyone together.â€? Ruszkowski said he came from a gymnastics background and started to dive out of a desire to try something different. He said the main reason he chose to dive here is the swimming and diving staff ’s interest. “Their interest in me really drew me in here,â€? Ruszkowski said. “They told me they just saw a lot of potential, so that got me ‌ thinking I could have a great career here.â€? Ruszkowski said as he reaches his personal goals, he sets the bar higher for the next time around. “Making finals for conference, that was a big goal of mine,â€? Ruszkowski said. “This year I hope to make top three.â€? Ruszkowski said the team’s swimming and diving divisions cheer each other on when they can. “Both sides of the team ‌ we all cheer for each other,â€? Ruszkowski said. “When I’m not diving for a meet, I’ll go over and scream with everyone else on the sidelines.â€? Matt Kruse, a senior swimmer studying recreation and Ruszkowski’s roommate of two years, said he and Ruszkowski
constantly encourage one another to perform their best. He said they have become much more intuitive with each other during the season. “During season I’m always talking to Justin, I know what a good diving score is for him and during meets he knows what a good time is for me,â€? Kruse said. “We know what the other person is doing and we’re able to keep track of each other.â€? Kruse said the team, with the seniors who have established themselves and the incoming talent, will be a force to be reckoned with in conference competition. He said the divers are primarily freshmen and will play a part in the team’s success. “We have really good divers coming in too, so there’s a lot more points coming from the diving section this year and it just seems like as a whole we’re going to need those divers and they’re going to play a big role this year,â€? he said. Kruse said this is the year for the team to make the goal of the Mid-American Conference Championship become a reality. He said it is what everyone is fighting for. “This is our year,â€? Kruse said. “We’ve been working at this since freshman year. Team seems like it gets better every year, so with all the new freshman ‌ I think this is on everyone’s mind is to win conference.â€?
Another month, another major college football program under fire for possible infractions. Although the University of Miami is the most recent school to be implicated on possible rules violations, it joins a laundry list of schools that, in the past several years, have warranted an investigation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The NCAA has been particularly busy dealing with potential infractions and rules violations at several major universities, including the University of North Carolina, the Ohio State University and the University of Michigan. Dan Rohrer, assistant athletic director for compliance at SIUC, said he thinks the sudden spike in major infractions may be heavily attributed to one thing: Technology. “The access people have through social media and the Internet presents more of an opportunity for these things,� Rohrer said. “However, the availability of information is a positive influence because these (infractions) can no longer stay in the shadow.� Rohrer said he does not believe the NCAA system is broken and disagrees with any notion of paying student athletes, a topic that has become increasingly popular. “The NCAA upholding their amateurism ideals is the correct way to do things,� Rohrer said. “What we do, moving forward to deter this kind of activity will be the most interesting thing because, at this point, you could say the current sanctions are not the best approach.� Rohrer said he thinks the changes are on the horizon, but not in the form of payments to players. “I do not (think paying players) is the right thing to do,� Rohrer said. “College student athletes are amateurs and the majority of programs do not make enough money for the idea to be feasible.�
Some infractions have been more severe than others and a select few have resulted in termination or resignation of key members of a program. Jim Tressel, the former head coach of the Ohio State University’s football team, resigned after the NCAA discovered he was aware of several infractions related to players selling game memorabilia in exchange for cash and tattoos. Reggie Bush, current NFL star and former University of Southern California running back, received payments from a booster, or a recognized donor to college sports programs. As a result, the University of Southern California forfeited its 2005 national championship. In the aftermath of the investigation, Bush also went on to give back his 2005 Heisman Trophy, an award reserved for the year’s best college football player. There have been many more programs facing scrutiny for possible violations that include the University of Oregon, the University of Michigan and Auburn University. Though Southern Illinois University may be a slightly smaller school than the ones mentioned above, it doesn’t mean immunity from problems of the aforementioned sort. Head coach of the SIUC women’s golf program Alexis Mihelich shares Rohrer’s sentiments. “You have to keep a level of respect and integrity in amateur sports,� Mihelich said. “There is a reason there is a separation between professional and collegiate sports.� Riley White, a junior from Lawrence studying computer science, said he thinks pay-forplay is the wrong approach for collegiate athletics. “I do not think they should be paid. Perhaps the government should step in, but that may be unnecessary as well,� White said.
Kevin Taylor can be reached at ktaylor@dailyegyptian.com or 5363311 ext. 269.
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