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FIRING UP FOR FINAL SUNSET Ashilay Dilow, 21, of Anna, practices poi spinning, a skill used to learn how to spin fire, Thursday during the sunset concert at Turley Park. “It’s a really fun hobby and you meet lots of people doing it,� said Sarah Wingate, 21, of Cobden. Dillow and Wingate said they have been to every single sunset concert this summer and do not plan to miss the last one either. JESS VERMEULEN DAILY EGYPTIAN
Campus-wide budget cuts approved by Chancellor RYAN VOYLES Daily Egyptian Proposals from all university units to reduce their budget by 4 percent have been approved by administrators, but SIUC Chancellor Rita Cheng said more might need to be cut if enrollment drops in the fall. Cheng said she asked all university units to send proposals that reduce their upcoming year’s budget by an average of 4 percent, to make up the almost $15 million lost because of a lack of money in the cash reserves. She said her main goal in looking at the proposals was to make sure the units could still maintain their academic goals. “We wanted to make sure the quality of our instruction and research was not compromised,� she said. “We felt the deans and the faculty would know best how to manage with 4 percent less money.�
All university units asked for 4 percent budget cut proposal Among the reasons to make up for a loss of $15 million is the continued enrollment decrease, which has dropped every year since 2005, Cheng said. She said the 4 percent cuts would make up about half of the $15 million loss. If enrollment does not increase and less money than planned comes from tuition, Cheng said the university would look into possible furlough days. Most of the proposals include cutting down on business travel, research equipment and administrative costs, while also removing the salaries of jobs that are currently unfilled. Jay Means, dean of the College of Science, said his department has been preparing for a wide variety of budget cuts for the past year, but said that did not make the preparation any easier.
“Over 94.5 percent of our budget is people,� Means said. He said the college made the necessary cuts to administrative costs and supplies, but it was not enough as some non-tenured track faculty had to be laid off. Susan Tulis, associate dean of library affairs, said her department has yet to finalize all of its cuts, but it faces some unique challenges compared to other university units. “We may have to have more research sharing with other libraries in and outside the state,� she said. “It’s not just us facing these problems — all libraries in Illinois and probably nationwide are facing cuts. It does impact the materials we are able to access and use.� Cheng said Interim Provost Don Rice reviewed all proposals from the
academic units, while she reviewed proposals sent by the vice chancellors and other non-academic units. All the proposals have been approved and the units will go into the next year working with their proposals, Cheng said. Cheng said administrators decided on the 4 percent reduction after an exercise in the spring where all units were asked to decrease budgets by 10 percent showed how a cut that big would affect the academic mission of the university. “There would have been a need to eliminate some classes and there would have been some concerns about whether to provide the support structuring for tutoring and supplemental instruction,� Cheng said. “So when we had the conversation about how (10 percent) would be too much, we came up with 4 percent. The 4 percent was felt to be
difficult, but manageable.� Means said the cuts especially hurt his college since enrollment and research productivity has been increasing. He said the removal of faculty hurts potential growth. “Anytime you lose people or you give up people, you lessen the potential for the college to do something,� Means said. “Whether offering different courses, or (having) specialized researchers. It’s unfortunate, but it is the reality of our situation right now.� The main focus on preparing the budget reduction was to minimize the impact on students, Means said. Cheng said administrators are determined to make sure that even with the budget cuts, the university sticks with its mission to help students. “It’s been a difficult time, but we are determined to manage and make sure we do not compromise quality,� she said.
Residents of northeast side skeptical of city services MICHARA CANTY Daily Egyptian Carbondale resident Patricia Niemeyer said she and her neighbors are treated differently because of their social status.
Residents of the northeast side receive the bitter end of the stick regarding city maintenance services, she said. Niemeyer, 53, has resided at 506 East Sycamore Street for five years. She said residents of the northeast side are labeled and overlooked.
“I do not think the city recognizes and addresses issues like cleaning,� she said. “They do not care.� Areas within the city limits of Carbondale are treated with the same care, said Sean Henry, manager of city maintenance and environmental services.
He said the Public Works Department of city maintenance tends to sidewalk, alley and roadway sanitation. Most northeast side neighborhoods, like East Sycamore Street, are designated for public housing developments. The Jackson County Housing Authority pro-
vides housing services for low-income families, elderly and the disabled within six surrounding towns and neighborhoods, including Carbondale. Please see SYCAMORE | 5
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FROM PAGE 1 PHOTO REFER: Sarah Lewison assists Jenny McCollom, 18, with a video camera during a “Girls Make Movies” filming exercise at Dayshift on Tuesday. Young women with cameras filled the jewelry and accessories shop at 101 E. Monroe Street as part of a weeklong media workshop in its first year at SIUC, organized by assistant professors Lewison, of
radio-television, and Angela Aguayo, of cinema and photography, and partially funded by the Illinois Broadcast Association. Lewison said she hoped the program would spur their interest in broadcast, bring greater diversity to the industry and enable women to be visual storytellers. “This is my first workshop,” McCollom said. “I want to be a director, so this is great.”
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Sunset concerts act as original social network Carbondale tradition more than just musical performances MATTHEW FLORES Daily Egyptian The vantage point of the sunset concert series has changed in the last 30 years, but for Jim Wall, the experience remains as great as it was in the 1980s. Wall, senior lecturer in the department of radio and television, said he and his wife Sandy have attended the sunset concerts for more than 30 years. He said they still meet up with people who went to the concerts with them when they were in college. “We still see some people we (saw) 25 to 30 years ago,” Wall said. Wall said he believes the biggest change has been that the musicians now come in from other areas, replacing the local talent that used to perform. That would be one element he would change about the concerts, he said. “In the past, this was a showcase for the better local musicians,” Wall said, who played the bass guitar at different sunset concerts in the past. “I’d like to see the local groups.” The Sandcarvers, a Celtic rock group from Wisconsin, performed Thursday in Turley Park in front of hundreds of concertgoers. Two audience members Debi and Ken Robinson were tucked away to the side of the stage. The Robinsons, who have come to the sunset concerts for 27 years, said the concerts have always been wonderful.
Judy Ashby laughs with Hugh Muldoon and Bryan Crow Thursday behind the stage during the sunset concert at Turley Park. Ashby, Muldoon and Crow have been residents of Carbondale for more than 20 years and said they have come to sunset concerts since they can remember. JESS VERMEULEN DAILY EGYPTIAN
The sunset concerts hold a special meaning to the Robinsons — both retired faculty of SIUC — as they attended them on dates when they first met, Ken Robinson said. He said they have taken their three children to the sunset series concerts, and have also brought two of their grandchildren to the concerts when they visited from St. Louis. The music and camaraderie of people are reasons the Robinsons keep coming back year after year,
Debi Robinson said. She said it also helps keep them in touch with the younger generation. “I have a better appreciation of what younger people like musically,” Robinson said. She said the accessibility and attractions have always appealed to them. “I like the timeframe of 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and the different bands,” Robinson said. Her husband said there was not a
single thing he would change about the sunset concerts. Robinson said the entire environment is inviting, as there is a playground with small kids playing and having a good time, SIU students throwing bags and gathering and other residents sitting in lawn chairs and living room couches. Even first-time concertgoers said they were impressed with the diversity of the crowd and music. Holly Wolters, a junior from
Trenton studying art, and her friend Janelle Wiegman, a junior from Trenton studying dietetics at Southeast Missouri State University, said July 22 was their first sunset concert, but they would not mind coming to more in the future. “It’s a good introduction to living here,” Wolters said.
Matthew Flores can be reached at mflores@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 268.
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In last-minute ruling, judge blocks most of Arizona immigration law from taking effect
Plane that may have strayed off course in monsoon rains crashes in Pakistan, killing 152
Jurors start deliberating corruption charges against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Hundreds of FBI agents investigated by Justice IG over cheating on surveillance rules test
PHOENIX — A federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona’s toughest-in-the-nation immigration law on Wednesday when she put most of the crackdown on hold just hours before it was to take effect. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton shifts the immigration debate to the courts and sets up a lengthy legal battle that may not be decided until the Supreme Court weighs in. Republican Gov. Jan Brewer said the state will likely appeal the ruling and seek to get the judge’s order overturned. But for now, opponents of the law have prevailed: The provisions that most angered opponents will not take effect, including sections that required officers to check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws. The judge also delayed parts of the law that required immigrants to carry their papers at all times, and made it illegal for undocumented workers to solicit employment in public places — a move aimed at day laborers. In addition, the judge blocked officers from making warrantless arrests of suspected illegal immigrants.
I S L A M A B A D — A passenger jet that officials suspect veered off course in monsoon rains and thick clouds crashed into hills overlooking Pakistan’s capital Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board and scattering body parts and twisted metal far and wide. The Airblue jet’s crash was the deadliest ever in Pakistan, and just the latest tragedy to jolt a country that has suffered numerous deaths in recent years due to al-Qaida and Taliban attacks. At least two U.S. citizens were on the plane, which carried mostly Pakistanis. The plane left the southern city of Karachi at 7:45 a.m. for a two-hour flight to Islamabad and was trying to land when it lost contact with the control tower, said Pervez George, a civil aviation official. Airblue is a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, crashed some 15 kilometers from the airport, scorching a wide stretch of the Margalla Hills, including a section behind Faisal Mosque, one of Islamabad’s most prominent landmarks. Twisted metal wreckage hung from trees and lay scattered across the ground. Smoke rose from the scene as helicopters hovered.
C H I C AG O — Rod Blagojevich’s fate was in the hands of jurors Wednesday as they began deciding whether the impeached Illinois governor tried to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat and schemed to use his political power for personal gain. Jurors, weighing evidence against the second Illinois governor in a row to be charged with corruption, received lengthy instructions from the judge on how their deliberations should be conducted. Prosecutors loaded two carts of exhibits they introduced at the trial that a marshal would wheel into the jury room. “I’m not expecting” a speedy verdict, Judge James B. Zagel said before jurors entered the courtroom. After jurors left to begin their work, Blagojevich appeared relaxed. He cupped his hand over his mouth and said to someone in the spectator’s section, “Say a prayer.” One elderly spectator walked over and hugged him, also handing him a piece of candy.
WA S H I N G TO N — FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress on Wednesday he does not know how many of his agents cheated on an important exam on the bureau’s policies, an embarrassing revelation that raises questions about whether the FBI knows its own rules for conducting surveillance on Americans. The Justice Department inspector general is investigating whether hundreds of agents cheated on the test. Some took the openbook test together, violating rules that they take it alone. Others finished the lengthy exam unusually quickly, current and former officials said. The test was supposed to ensure that FBI agents understand new rules allowing them to conduct surveillance and open files on Americans without evidence of criminal wrongdoing. If agents can’t pass that test without cheating, civil liberties groups ask, how can they follow them? Asked about an Associated Press report about
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Tyler Young, executive director of Jackson County housing authority, said the company provides cleaning for their tenants on a fair consistent basis. “It is a constant problem to keep these areas clean,” he said. Young said he believes people who do not live in the developments are the ones who come and litter. Niemeyer said she goes outside periodically to clean herself, and is fearful of the diseases and infections her granddaughter may catch from the abundance of trash in the yard and surrounding area.
“Maintenance comes every so often, but people are too lazy to clean up after themselves,” Niemeyer said. “The city needs to do a better job.” In efforts to increase community involvement for neighborhood cleanliness, Keep Carbondale Beautiful partners with the city to advocate volunteers for cleaning project throughout city limits, said Valerie Rasp, executive director of the organization. Keep Carbondale Beautiful, formally known as Carbondale Clean and Green, was created 24 years ago by a group of residents who took an interest in community sanitation, Rasp said. “The city does not do much for city cleanup,” she said. “The bud-
get cannot afford it. They focus on downtown mostly.” Rasp said volunteers from the group attempted to assist the lowincome development areas of the northeast side, but their personal safety was threatened by harassment from residents. “The northeast side is characterized as a minority area of public housing,” she said. “Studies have been done to link between environmental degradation and minority groups. It is a matter of degradation than anything else. We can do better as a community to be more engaged and clean it up.”
Michara Canty can be reached at mcanty@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 263.
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The sole of a shoe lies behind a Dumpster Wednesday in the parking lot of the East Sycamore street housing units of the Jackson
County Housing Authority. Residents of the housing developments have expressed concern for cleanliness issues in the area.
5 Calls for Rangel to quit could escalate if no deal Daily Egyptian
LARRY MARGASK LAURIE KELLMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The calls from fellow Democrats for New York Rep. Charles Rangel to resign could quickly turn from a trickle to a flood unless he can quickly negotiate a plea bargain to prevent a congressional trial on allegations of ethical misconduct. With elections nearing, fellow Democrats don’t relish the spectacle of that trial. Thursday is a deadline of sorts. An ethics committee panel of four Democrats and four Republicans has scheduled a public hearing where the charges against Rangel would be aired in public for the first time. The subcommittee’s task is to decide whether the charges can be proved by clear and convincing evidence. Just spelling them out would be bad enough, Democrats running for re-election feel. For his part, Rangel remained noncommittal Wednesday on whether he’s still open to a deal to avoid all that. “Depends on what the settlement is,” he said of the lawyer-tolawyer talks. The House ethics committee has investigated allegations of Rangel’s misuse of his office for fundraising, failure to disclose income, belated payment of taxes and possible help with a tax shelter for a
company whose chief executive was a major donor. “I think everyone is looking forward to getting all the facts out in the open and people will have to react once we know what we’re dealing with,” said Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill. But how to react? Create distance from Rangel and his conduct, or somehow remain noncommittal? Each option contains political risk. If a Democrat calls for Rangel’s resignation, returns his campaign donations or just condemns his conduct, he risks alienating the Congressional Black Caucus, a key Democratic constituency, which has warned against a rush to judgment. But if a fellow lawmaker remains silent, he risks being tagged an inside-Washington hypocrite who broke a promise to rid Congress of corruption. The charges are the equivalent of an indictment, not a conviction. So condemning unproven allegations against Rangel could smack of the very rush to judgment against which the CBC warned. But for vulnerable Democrats, especially freshmen eager to prove their ethical bona fides to voters, couched statements of condemnation could be beneficial, some Democratic lawmakers and their aides said in interviews — under a cloak of anonymity.
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Saluki Insider You always have to go with a running back at No. 1 and last season’s best back is rarely able to repeat the same level of success. With that being said, I would take a gamble on Michael Turner. Chris Johnson is great but will not be able to play at the same pace, Adrian Peterson won’t have Chester Taylor backing him up and Ray Rice has to share with Willis McGahee and Le’Ron McClain. Turner has the speed and power to put up monster numbers in Atlanta.
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Karim said. “We know the deal.” Karim said Jones-Drew has been his mentor on and off the field. The five-year veteran lets him know if he is doing something wrong on the field and helps him go over the playbook, he said. Karim said learning under Jones-Drew has been a
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Hook played collegiate volleyball for Long Beach State as a libero and also played professionally in the American Volleyball Professional Tour. Hook said this is his first collegiate level coaching job, but he has coached many women teams on the club level. “I have coached a lot of women who have gone on to get scholarships and play at good schools,” Hook said. He said he has also coached players who have
I am going to stick with the Illinoisgrown Rashard Mendenhall over in Pittsburgh. With QB Big Ben Roethlisberger out four to six weeks with legal stipulations, the Steelers will look to pound the run because Byron Leftwich and Charlie Batch are nothing more than a place holder at the QB position. There won’t be much throwing in that offense until Big Ben is back.
While Karim used the spotlight of being an SIU star player to propel him to the next level, the Salukis are taking advantage of having players of Karim’s caliber compete in their program. SIU Athletic Director Mario Moccia said having players such as Karim succeed at SIU, and then go to the next level helps SIU in recruiting. He said SIU has estab-
gone on to compete in the Junior Olympics. Hook said he is excited to be a part of the Saluki program and to be able to help make the team better defensively. “I am excited that (Winkeler) is allowing me to be in charge of the passing and defense,” Hook said. “As an assistant coach that motivates me and inspires me because some coaches won’t let assistants have that kind of responsibility.”
Ryan Simonin can be reached at rsimonin@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 269.
Quote me on this, the Saints will not return to the Super Bowl but Drew Brees will be the best quarterback in fantasy football. The Saints have too many weapons in the passing game. Marques Colston, Robert Meachem, Lance Moore, Jeremy Shockey and Devery Henderson form the best receiving core in the league. Brees will also get points off short dump offs to Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas. I have to go with Bree’s gun; it doesn’t miss.
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valuable process. “I’ll definitely listen to him; he is a premier back in the league,” Karim said. “I’m going to continue to grow under him.” Karim said the NFL is different from college football in many ways. He said he had never practiced while wearing a helmet without pads, the playbooks are more complicated and the workouts are more intense.
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lished a track record of getting players to the next level in any sport. “Not only are kids saying ‘Hey, this is a great school to attend academically, I get to play in great facilities and by the way you have a lot of players playing at the next level,’” Moccia said. He also said schools such as Texas and Oklahoma have students selected in the draft every year, which is
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While Owens is inheriting a better offense in Cincinnati with Ochocinco, Carson Palmer and Cedric Benson, it might not matter because a dropped pass is a dropped pass no matter who is throwing the ball. Clearly, Owens is not immortal and his age is starting to catch up to him. Another reason why T.O. won’t bring a championship to the Bengals is the fact
something programs in the Football Championship Subdivision don’t experience, making SIU a desirable destination for FCS athletes. The Jaguars finished up their offseason training activities in mid-June and will begin training camp Friday.
Brandon LaChance can be reached at blachance@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 282.
that the AFC North is too good. T.O. will be silenced when the Bengals have to play Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Both teams have tough defenses, which will make it hard for Owens to be more than just a name on the back of a jersey. Also, Owens has not shown he is double coverage material anymore, which means defenses will be all over Ochocinco. Even with Owens, the Cincinnati Bengals are still not the team to beat in the AFC North.
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Karim runs up the ranks with Jaguars BRANDON LACHANCE Daily Egyptian
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Former SIU running back Deji Karim breaks through a tackle during a Nov. 14 game against Missouri State where the
Salukis beat the Bears 44-24 in the last regular season game at McAndrew Stadium.
Brandon Jacobs and Bart Scott are no longer the only players in the NFL representing SIU — Deji Karim has officially arrived. The Jacksonville Jaguars and Karim, who ran a 4.37 forty and had a 43 inch vertical on his pro day, have agreed to a four-year contract. The team drafted him with the 180th pick in the sixth round of the 2010 draft. The deal is worth $1.9 million with a $110,000 signing bonus, according to Rotoworld.com, an MSN affiliate. There are three running backs in Jacksonville’s camp besides Karim and starter Maurice Jones-Drew: Rashard Jennings, Chad Kackert and Allen Patrick. Jennings was the primary backup last year. Karim has gotten the attention of his coaches and team scouts, according to a report on Rotoworld.com. “After showing homerun-hitting ability and video-game moves ... he’s expected to battle Jennings for the primary backup job,� Rotoworld.com stated. When the season starts each NFL team can only have three running backs on their active roster. “It’s a fun competitive environment. At the end of the day we know it’s a business and cuts will be made,� Please see KARIM | 7
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Hook hired to help with Saluki’s defense
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Evan Hook said he is still getting used to Carbondale, but his 12 years of coaching experience will allow him to hit the ground running as SIU’s newest assistant volleyball coach. Hook, a native of Huntington Beach, Calif., said he moved to
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Carbondale six months ago and had been looking for a coaching position in volleyball. “When I moved here it was
— Brenda Winkeler head SIU volleyball coach definitely a culture shock because everything is so different here,� Hook said. “I heard through the grapevines that Brenda Winkeler
was a great coach and did some research and I saw that the team was on the up and up so I applied.� Winkeler, head SIU volleyball coach, said Hook will serve the team as a defensive specialist coach. She said Hook has an abundance of experience as a defensive specialist player, or libero, which will be a big help in training for the season.
“I really like his enthusiasm and energy with helping our team with our passing and defense,� Winkeler said. “He has a good disposition as far as in the coaching world. He understands training and the role a coach has to have and he has a lot of positivity.� Please see HOOK | 7
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T.O. too late for comeback with Cincinnati Buffalo S IMONIN’S BillsFormer wide receiver spotlight
Terrell Owens will trade in his red and blue jersey for the orange and black stripes of the Cincinnati Bengals. While T.O. is coming off a sub-par year with the Bills, can he come into
Cincinnati and contribute to another AFC North Divisional Championship? There is a slim chance T.O. will bring a championship to Cincinnati, but Owens’ numbers last year speak volumes about the kind of player he is today. Last year, Owens posted 55 receptions for 829 yards with an average 15.1 yards and only caught five touchdowns. Those stats are almost as bad as his
rookie season where he racked up 35 receptions for 520 yards with four touchdowns. Also, he was fourth highest among the league last year in dropped passes with nine muffs. Somebody needs to send T.O. some Gorilla Glue so he can hold onto that football. Maybe Owens’ numbers last year are a testament to his age. After all he is going to be 37 before the end of the
season. Even the Bengals seem to think he is on a decline as he signed a one-year deal for only $2 million, which is pocket change compared to what he was getting in Philadelphia and Dallas. The one-year deal also reflects the concern of Cincinnati management on past issues regarding T.O. In past seasons, Owens has made quite the reputation for being outspoken and mouthy
about teammates and this season all eyes will watch to see how Owens and Chad Ochocinco will share the spotlight on the team. It is only a matter of time before those two realize there may not be a spotlight bright enough to shine on both of them.
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