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Alix Carl, a senior from Carterville studying English, crosses Poplar Street on her bicycle Monday, a week after Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation that could punish motorists who crowd bicyclists. The bill allows for up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine for drivers who drive recklessly or unnecessarily close to bikers sharing the road. DIANA SOLIWON DAILY EGYPTIAN
Drivers who crowd bikers could see jail time LAUREN LEONE Daily Egyptian The state recently followed suit in a matter that SIUC has already learned the hard way. Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bicycle safety bill July 5 to increase penalties for drivers who overcrowd bicyclists, but Todd Sigler, director of the SIUC department of public safety, said the university has already made strides to insure bike safety. “We don’t want to see any injuries,� Sigler said. “With our population trying to travel on campus, you’ve got a lot of things coming together in just about any form of transportation.� The bill, which will take effect
January 1, will make it illegal for drivers to crowd or threaten bicyclists by unnecessarily driving too close to a cyclist, according to the Illinois state website. Depending on whether serious injuries occur, it is either a Class A misdemeanor or a Class 4 felony. The misdemeanor is punishable up to one year in prison or a $2,500 fine, putting it on the same scale as a firsttime DUI, Sigler said. In 2001, Anne Coleman, a student in the Dental Hygiene Program, was killed in a crosswalk when a vehicle struck her bicycle on SIUC’s campus. Following the death, the campus speed limit dropped from 25 mph to 20 mph, Sigler said. Police issued 414 more warnings and tickets to motorists caught
speeding in spring 2002 — the spring following Coleman’s death— as compared to spring 2001, according to a Daily Egyptian report. Fines for speeding increased from $15 to $50 in 2002 but have not increased since, Sigler said. Sigler said if a driver had intentionally tried to run into a bicyclist with their car, it was only classified as reckless conduct before. The new law is an addition to the Illinois Vehicle Code, which allows for penalties for violating the law to be attached to one’s drivers license, he said. Sigler said department records show there were five accidents involving bicycles on campus in 2009. Two of the five involved a car, with minor injuries to the bicyclist. In
2008, six of 10 collisions involving bikes also involved a car, Sigler said. In 2007, two of the eight bicycle accidents involved a car, with minor injuries to the bicyclists. SIU has had one car-bike collision this year, with injuries to the cyclist’s hand, knee and elbow. The cyclist declined an ambulance, Sigler said. The consequences of overcrowding bicycles were hit or miss before the bill was signed, said Anne Johnson, vice president of the Carbondale Bicycle Club and board member for the League of Illinois Bicyclists. “A car would do something by accident to a cyclist, but nobody did anything about it most of the time,� she said. Although the law increases pen-
alties for drivers, Johnson said bicyclists should ride responsibly, too. “You need to ride as if you were a car,� she said. “If you’re coming to a sidewalk to cross the street, stop.� The biggest distinction between campus and city regulations is bicyclists are required to walk through the crosswalk on campus, Sigler said. Phillip Kaufman, a senior from Carbondale studying criminal justice, said he didn’t know he had to walk through the crosswalk, but does stop before he rides through it. “I don’t think the rule is really enforced,� he said. Please see BIKE | 2
Student Services Center constructs parking questions RYAN VOYLES Daily Egyptian Plans for the construction of a new student service building have taken a turn, which could turn people to scramble for fewer parking spaces. Kevin Bame, vice chancellor for administration and finance, pre-
sented plans for a new service student center to the Board of Trustees on Thursday, which would be built at the site of the two-story parking garage on Lincoln Drive, next to the Student Center. SIU President Glenn Poshard said construction of the building, which would house departments
such as Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid, is vital to appealing to prospective students — as well as making life easier for current students. “There’s no question of how great a need this is,� he said. He said the “the Woody Hall Shuffle� process where students go
around the former dormitory looking for different departments, has been an annoyance since he was at SIU in the 1960s. “That building is so inadequate to meet the needs for our students that it’s not even funny,� Poshard said. The building, which still needs the approval of the BOT before con-
struction starts, will cover 75,000 square feet and cost about $32 million, said university spokesman Rod Sievers. He said it would be paid for through student fees already in place and issue revenue bonds. Please see BUILDING | 3
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Sigler said department records show three violations were given out to bicyclists who did not walk their bikes through the crosswalk in 2009. One was given in 2008, but Sigler said most of the time, bicyclists are given a written warning.
“You can look at these numbers and think ‘this isn’t too bad,’” he said, “but the department has no way of knowing the near misses that are out there.” The law will take effect Jan. 1, but Sigler hopes it won’t have to be enforced too often as he would rather see people try to accommodate one another on the road.
Kaufman said no one should be held more responsible than the other. “You’re up against a couplethousand pound vehicle, so bicyclists need to pay attention too,” he said.
Lauren Leone can be reached at lleone@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 255.
Chicago police to fingerprint handgun owners CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis (WEES) says the department will fingerprint anyone who wants to legally own a handgun in the city. Weis outlined at a news conference Monday how police will implement the handgun ordinance
that just went into effect. He says the cost for a Chicago firearms permit will be a flat fee of $100, and registering guns will cost an additional $15 per gun. Weis also says the department will soon provide information about where residents can get the
ordinance’s required training — a four-hour class and one hour of gun range training. City Council passed the ordinance ten days ago, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that effectively invalidated Chicago’s 28-year-old handgun ban.
Blago judge: Defense questions ‘a waste of time’ CHICAGO — A judge says Rod Blagojevich’s attorney must stop asking the ousted governor’s former deputy about alleged plans to appoint Attorney General Lisa Madigan to President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat. Judge James Zagel told attorney Aaron Goldstein on Monday the
questions had become a “waste of time” because former Deputy Governor Robert Greenlee didn’t know much about the issue. Goldstein had been questioning Greenlee without much luck in an attempt to develop evidence that Blagojevich had been planning to name
Madigan as part of a deal to get state legislation approved. Prosecutors say that claim is false and what Blagojevich really wanted was a Cabinet position or high-paying job in exchange for the seat. Blagojevich has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Despite the close proximity of departments within the planned building, getting to it may be a whole different problem. SIUC Chancellor Rita Cheng said she estimated a loss of “a couple hundred” parking spots when construction starts. She said administrators are looking into the expansion or creation of temporary lots in the shortterm to replace the spots lost from the parking garage. She said future spots could be created when McAndrew Stadium is replaced with administration buildings. “We’re looking at options
of expanding other lots and/or creating a new lot temporarily to replace the amounts lost,” Cheng said. “Long-term, we feel administrator buildings and other buildings may provide more parking opportunities.” Cheng said administrators always look for “tasteful” ways to add more parking when new building is constructed. The parking garage has 240 parking spots, Bame said. The new service building would hold about 50 spots, with an additional 80 spots coming from expanding other lots in the area. Ed Hightower, vice chair of the BOT, said it would continue to evaluate the project in regard
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to parking and student worth, but it was vital to keep attracting students to the university with projects like this. “Even during these difficult financial times ... We cannot stop planning for the future,” he said. “We have to do the kind of things that will let the university attract new students. “They have a choice ... if you are running all around the campus, and you don’t have a one-stop shop and it’s not up to par — why in the world would someone we’re trying to recruit come to SIU?”
Ryan Voyles can be reached at rvoyles@dailyegyptian.com or at 536-3311 ext. 254.
University receives nearly $800,000 in research grants LAUREN LEONE Daily Egyptian University research projects will collectively receive more than $770,000 in grants. For the third time in three weeks, the university has been awarded a research-based grant. The most recent grant of nearly $420,000 will support Michelle Kibby, assistant professor of psy-
chology, and her project titled “Are Frontal Lobe Sizes and Executive Dysfunction Contributors to ADHD and Dyslexia,” according to a news release from Congressman Jerry Costello. “This is great news for the institution,” Chancellor Rita Cheng said. “It’s a testament to the quality of our faculty and research.” “I believe Michelle Kibby’s research will be of great impact to
practice and a better understanding of contributors to ADHD and Dyslexia,” she said. “This is just a great example of all the work that is being done.” The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the grant. “Federal research and development provides tremendous benefits
to not only the university, but all of society,” Costello said in the release. More than $360,000 was awarded to a research project under the physiology department June 29. The grant money came from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and will be used for a research project led by James MacLean, assistant professor of physiology.
“The fact that we’re getting that kind of money speaks well of our researchers and the work they do here,” University spokesperson Rod Sievers said. The university was also awarded $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts on June 29. The funds will be used for a public outreach education program focused on the University Museum’s American Pop Art collection.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Why search for donors?
Sunset concerts are not “debauchery� Dear Editor: The report on the front page of the July 8 Daily Egyptian is very misleading in a negative way regarding the sunset concerts and SIUC. One misleading report could lead to a lot of negative effects for the university. People who have never been to a sunset concert, prospective students and their parents, anyone considering donations to SIUC, affiliates from other communities or universities, etc. could be very misled when the Daily Egyptian posts a huge photo of a student sucking a beer bong and captions beside it with quotes such as “one big party� and “the best part of the concerts is the fact that spectators may drink on campus�. There is a lot more to the sunset concerts than students gathering to drink alcohol. The concerts are sponsored in part by the city of Carbondale and the Carbondale Park District, so they are a community event. In addition to students, other people from Carbondale and the surrounding communities, along with faculty and staff from SIUC attend these concerts, bringing family
members, visitors from out of town, etc. Some people go to the concerts to relax and socialize, listen to the music, dance to the music, etc. — it’s not all about beer bongs! Besides, half of the concerts are not even held on campus. They are held at a local park, so the statement about drinking on campus is out of context and makes people think that SIUC actively promotes this “debauchery.� I’m certain that the majority of SIUC affiliates (even students) are not in favor of this image. Especially at a time when SIUC is desperate to increase enrollment and gather monetary donations for projects for which the budget simply does not exist these days. In the future, I hope the Daily Egyptian will use a little more discretion and promote the sunset concerts and SIUC in a more positive and accurate manner by telling the whole story, not just publishing negative, out-of-context quotes and photos. Linda Porter-Smith Morris Library operations associate
Dear Editor: Why do we need to have someone else’s name on our new football stadium? Saluki Stadium is a great name and should remain the permanent name for the new stadium. There have been many donors in the Saluki Way project and it’s not right to just put one person’s name on the stadium because they had the most money. If someone wants their name on the new stadium that bad they should make it where everyone who donated gets to put their name on it, too. That means the
city of Carbondale, all the students who paid fees, and all the private donors would get to have their names on the stadium somewhere. The name Saluki Stadium would work better because it represents all the donors as well as the university. If the saying, ‘every little bit counts’ is true then we need to make sure that we recognize that when it comes to the new stadium. Kassandra Sullivan senior studying art
Salukis are the biggest donors Dear Editor: What’s the big deal about naming the new football stadium? The structure should be called Saluki Stadium, and not as a “placeholder� name, but as a permanent name. After all, it is the students — that is, the real Salukis — who are picking up the tab for most of its cost. So why not honor our own, the biggest underwriters of the new sports facilities, instead of some mysterious donor that our athletic director hopes will appear before “the end of time�? I would find it a giant kick in the butt of all fee-paying SIUC students if the university were to engrave the name of some buffoon on the stadium wall for a donation of $10 million — even if they could find someone
with that kind of money before Armageddon, which is doubtful. The students — Salukis — are paying for $41.5 million of the facilities; let me know when you find a donor that tops that and I’ll paint his name on the stadium myself. Name the white elephant for the students; they’ve paid for it, and will be doing so for decades to come, whether they like it or not. Applying any other name will simply acknowledge that our students are good enough to pay the bills but not good enough to be given any credit for it. Michael T. Madigan professor of microbiology
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Front-page photo sent wrong message JACQUELINE N. BUCK SIUC graduate, Ph.D I am an SIUC graduate with a doctorate degree from the Department of Psychology some years ago. I also work and reside in the Carbondale community. This is the first time I’ve written to the Daily Egyptian regarding the content of your usually excellent newspaper. I think it was a very poor decision on the part of the Daily Egyptian editors to place a large and colorful photo on the front page of the July 8 edition of the
newspaper of a student “chugging his drink using a beer bong.� The caption reads “On-campus debauchery.� The quote from a named SIU senior included by Daily Egyptian writer Jess Vermeulen with this photo goes on to state, “I love going to sunset concerts because they are like one big party.� The rest of this brief paragraph went reported this named student as saying that the best part of the concerts is the fact that “spectators may drink on campus.� The SIUC community, which includes the town of Carbondale
and surrounding residential communities, has worked long and hard over at least the past 30 years to combat the reputation of SIUC as a “party school� and to emphasize its academic excellence and success of its graduates. Over the years, I have been told by numerous parents that they would never send their children to SIUC because of “all the drinking that goes on there.� Your front-page photo of a beer bong and the accompanying commentary creates as an indelible image of the university as a “party school� which serves to decrease
the number of qualified applicants seeking admission to this university. As the enrollment decreases, the financial situation worsens and the quality of education currently provided is threatened. The other damaging thrust of this photo and accompanying article highlights that a senior at this university is proud to share his immature opinion that the best reason to go to the sunset concerts is to drink on campus. Nothing is mentioned about the quality of the music and the togetherness this fosters among the attendees or any of a myriad
number of other healthy and educational reasons one might gather with others to enjoy music outdoors. I strongly urge the editors of the Daily Egyptian to become more aware of the academic excellence of this university as well as the regional mores of this extended community in which they live and study. It is incumbent on you to take your responsibilities seriously in portraying this university a leader of education in this geographic area and the positive impact the institution makes on its students.
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“I really love Audra and the entire SIU team,” Love said. “The campus was beautiful and the school has a great academic reputation.” Lee, a freshman from Las Vegas, Nev., won the Nevada high school state championships in singles and doubles. The network ranked her as the No. 1 high school player in Nevada. She is ranked 126th nationally and is a three-star player. During her senior year, she was 10-9 against four-star players. “That’s what is impressive about them,” Nothwehr said. “They already have a good ranking but they should be ranked even higher.” Butoyi, a freshman from Burundi, Africa, trained at the International Tennis Federation academy in South Africa with Saluki Anastacia Simons and 2009 MVC Tennis Player of the Year Fadzai Mawisire. Nothwehr said Simons and Mawisire told her about
Butoyi’s talent. Butoyi in ranked No. 1 in Kenya. Nothwehr said she doesn’t know who will play and who will not, but the players from last year’s team are working hard this summer to keep their spot in the rotation. There are eight players on the team, but only six can represent SIU at competitions. “I don’t know who has those six spots,” Nothwehr said. “Usually I know this person will play this, this and this. I really don’t know how they’re going to fall in.” Blacketer said the coaches give the recruits and the returning players time to visit without the presence of coaches, giving them a chance to bond as a team. “We always ask the girls what they think of the recruits,” Blacketer said. “They all said they would fit in great.”
Brandon LaChance can be reached at blachance@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 282.
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The 25th annual MLB Home Run Derby was last night. The event opens the door for the mid-summer classic and brings the best long-ball hitters to a competition to see who is the best. Many have won, but who is the best to do it?
Barry Bonds was the best hitter to ever win the derby. Ken Griffey Jr. is a close second, but with or without steroids, I don’t believe I will ever see a hitter as complete as Bonds. His blinding bat speed and hawklike eyes made him one of the greatest hitters, along with his performance-enhancing practices. But we must not forget those first two attributes when talking about Bonds.
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My favorite thing about the players who win the home run derby is the apparent slump that happens after the derby. Remember when Bobby Abreu won the derby after hitting something like 80 home runs in the first round? He was traded to the Yankees later that year and showed about as much power as a typical season from Juan Pierre. Having said that, I’m going to go homer and select my favorite Cub — Ryne Sandberg. He’s an awesome guy. Do I need a reason better than that?
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The Heat could possibly win three to four championships in the next five years, but the Bulls could provide the toughest challenges out of all the teams in the conference. The Boston Celtics, who resigned Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, are too old and will not be able to run with the Heat. Orlando has the athletic ability and shooters, but it has not shown the winning drive needed to beat a team with three players who came together with the sole purpose of winning multiple championships. As a Bulls fan, I was upset the Bulls didn’t get one of the three big name free agents, but with their other moves they quickly went from summer losers to winners. The Bulls made their first
Call me a homer if you want, but I have to go with my favorite baseball player of all-time, Ken Griffey Jr. He won in 1998 and 1999. In 1994, when the derby was AL vs NL, he hit the most home runs. In 1993 he forced Juan Gonzalez to go through two playoff rounds before he could win. In 2000, he went one-on-one with steroids, Sammy Sosa, in the finals. The home run derby would be defunct if Griffey wouldn’t have graced its presence.
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ames had the right to choose where he wanted to play, but he didn’t have the right to make himself more important than the NBA Finals or to verbally disrespect the Cleveland Cavaliers and their fans. big splash when they signed Utah Jazz power forward Carlos Boozer. Boozer was the fifth best player available behind Bosh, Wade, James and Amare Stoudemire. He is a veteran who can play both sides of the ball in the low post. Then the Bulls signed Boozer’s Jazz teammate Kyle Korver. Korver is a sniper from the threepoint line. He is also a true small forward who has an NBA body for defensive and rebounding purposes. The two needs for the Bulls were successfully addressed with an offensive post player and a shooter. But in order for James to save his image, the Heat will have to
win at least three consecutive championships. James killed his positive image with NBA fans when he decided to go on ESPN to announce his plans. The way he handled his contract negotiations is unprecedented in sports. He made sure all lights were always on him. James had the right to choose where he wanted to play, but he didn’t have the right to make himself more important than the NBA Finals or to verbally disrespect the Cleveland Cavaliers and their fans.
Brandon LaChance can be reached at blachance@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 282.
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Three is company, five is a team The cloudy confusion has been cleared as the NBA free agency predictions have become ink-bound contracts. The self-proclaimed king, LeBron James, with %UDQGRQ /D&KDQFH and the only reason the Toronto Raptors have sold tickets since Vince Carter left, Chris Bosh, will join Dwyane Wade in South Beach as members of the Miami Heat. Wade and James are two of the three best players in the league, Bosh is one of the best scoring big men in the NBA and all of them are in their prime. Add them together and the result is the beginning of a dynasty. On paper, this is the best trio in the league and arguably of all time. Championship parades will be happening in Miami if the Heat can survive one major problem — they have to field a minimum NBA active roster. Miami Heat President Pat Riley has only Mario Chalmers on his roster besides the big three and the NBA requires at least 12 players. Miami spent most of its money on James, Bosh and Wade. Anybody else who joins the team will have to take minimum contracts. Usually, the only players who will take a pay cut to win a championship are the veterans. The first one who comes to mind is Shaquille O’Neal. The 38-year-old is only going to be in the league for one or two more years. Why not go out on top? Bosh, who was a center by default in Toronto, has stated many times he wants to play his natural position. O’Neal is the big body the Heat would need to make Bosh’s dream come true. Another possibility is forward Mike Miller. Miller is a glue guy, meaning, he can do a little bit of everything statistically and the intangibles such as extra passes, court vision and hustle — not in box scores — but helps the team play better. Other than O’Neal and Miller, the Heat will probably sign second or third year players for small contracts who will do nothing on the court. If the Heat fail to surround their holy triumvirate with solid veterans, the Chicago Bulls may be contenders.
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BUILDING THE BODY Melvin Williams chooses from an array of dumbbells in the weight room Monday at the Recreation Center before he conducted a workout focused on his biceps. Williams, a senior studying exercise science and information systems technology, said he participated but lost in a bodybuilding competition Sunday. He competed
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on the professional card and lost to someone who had 30 more pounds of muscle, he said. Now, instead of eating jars of peanut butter to burn off and make weight, he’s focused on working out seven days a week, he said. “I’m getting lean, eating fruit and chicken, rather than trying to gain weight fast,� Williams said.
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SIU women’s tennis team has added its highest ranked recruiting class in the past decade to the program. The Tennis Recruiting Network ranked the Salukis incoming class 13th among mid-major teams. No other Missouri Valley Conference team finished in the top-25. Head coach Audra Nothwehr said she is excited about her three new players: Korey Love, Anita Lee and Aziza Butoyi. “It’s really exciting, because I think the returning players know they’re going to get pushed by these freshmen,� Nothwehr said. “Usually it takes freshmen some time, a year or so, to get acclimated to the pace of college tennis, but I really think this class is going to come in and make a statement right away.� Ame Blacketer, an assistant coach and graduate assistant in sports studies, said players are
— Audra Northwehr head coach ranked on a five-star system. Blue chip means the player is one of the best in their high school class. Five-star is the next best ranking, while one star is the worst. Love, a freshman from Port Orange, Fla., won singles in the Florida high school state championship in 2009, beating opponents ranked higher than her. According to the Tennis Recruiting Network, Love is ranked 96th in the nation and is a fourstar player. She finished 19-12 during her senior year, going 0-6 against blue-chip players, 5-3 against other four stars and 12-0 against players ranked below her. Love, who has played tennis since she was 7 years old, said she talked to a few big schools but liked SIU because of its campus environment. She also said the ability for her to enjoy tennis, instead of playing with the additional pressure big schools could bring, led her to SIU. Please see RECRUIT | 7
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Anita Lee, a freshman from Las Vegas, Nev., is part of the 13th ranked recruiting class for the women’s tennis team. Lee was ranked the No. 1 player in Nevada.