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Quinn appoints three new university trustees KARSTEN BURGSTAHLER Daily Egyptian

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LEE MILNER

Gov. Pat Quinn announced three new university Board of Trustees members in a statement Monday. Sandra Cook, of Collinsville; Melvin Terrell, of Chicago; and Lee Milner, of Springfield, will replace the three highest-ranking board members: Chairman John Simmons, Secretary Mark Hinrichs and Vice Chairman Ed Hightower, President Glenn Poshard said, and a new chairman will be elected. According

to WSIL, the former members’ terms ended last month, and the new members will be seated during Thursday’s meeting. “Once the chairman is appointed, then he fills the other positions, he or she, whoever it is,” Poshard said. Poshard said he is unsure why Quinn chose to replace Simmons, Hinrichs and Hightower. “They’ve all been excellent board members,” he said. “They have given so much of their own time and energy to this university.” However, Poshard said the new

members are qualified for the job. “They have extensive backgrounds of service and education,” he said. “I think they are imminently qualified, from what I have seen so far of their resumes.” According to the statement, Cook is a retired Marine Corps Master Sergeant who served from 19792001. She earned her undergraduate degree at SIU, and she is a senior associate at the Brown and James law firm’s Belleville branch. Please see TRUSTEES | 3

Fears loom over Cut from a different cloth sequestration cuts ZACH MARTIN Daily Egyptian Without serious Congress renegotiation, another “fiscal cliff” crisis could disrupt federal education funding. The sequestration policy, a group of automatic across-the-board spending cuts that total $1.2 trillion and are scheduled to last from March 1 to 2021, will shave close to $85 billion from the federal budget, according to the Los Angeles Times. This will cover a 5 percent reduction across the board to both education and defense spending. In response, Chancellor Rita Cheng said the university is requesting a modest tuition increase, which will be proposed during Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting, to offset any funding losses. “We are following the sequestration issue very closely,” she said. “The

combination of possible federal and state cuts to higher education will certainly impact the university.” Along with a tuition increase, Cheng said the university’s hiring freeze, which University Spokesman Rod Sievers said requires the university to approve individual hires, would continue as well. While the sequestration policy will affect what federal aid students receive, it won’t be as simple as a 5 percent reduction of all campusbased aid, Financial Aid Director Terri Harfst said. “I saw a formula that is being proposed for campus-based aid reductions, and SIU would not see as large a reduction as originally forecasted,” she said. “Regardless of the outcome, the Financial Aid Office is always available to assist students in funding their education.” Please see CUTS | 3

Missing Plano man found safe ELIZABETH ZINCHUK Daily Egyptian A missing 21-year-old former university student from Plano with cerebral palsy was found unharmed in Carbondale Sunday. Plano Police Department Chief Steven Eaves said he was called to the Cann residence around 7:45 p.m. Feb. 22, when Corey Cann’s family claimed he was missing. Police are still questioning Cann in Carbondale, he said. “Our primary goal was to make sure that he was safe,” Eaves said. Cann’s family created a Facebook page to relay information Sunday. Eaves said Cann was last seen with his brother until two men picked him up. He said his family became concerned when Cann was not seen or heard from. Police immediately declared Cann a missing person and investigated his disappearance all weekend until he was located,

Eaves said. In a Beacon-News article, Plano Police Department Sgt. Norm Allison said Cann’s disappearance was a miscommunication. “Corey indicated to us he left on his own accord. He is totally fine, happy and healthy,” Allison said. “We are going to facilitate what he is going to do next, whether he wants to come home or stay down (in Carbondale).” Eaves said he was glad Cann was found, especially under the uncertain circumstances. “We thought it was suspicious the way he left, but it was never officially anything more than a missing person report,” he said. A Carbondale Police Department representative was unable to be reached before press time Monday. Elizabeth Zinchuk can be reaching at ezinchuk@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 268.

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Wade Stofko, a freshman from Crest Hill studying fashion design merchandising, uses a sewing machine Monday in Quigley Hall. Stofko said he was inspired to pursue a fashion design degree by a male senior in the program. “It’s a women’s thing,” he said. “We need more men in fashion.”

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Michigan Fine Arts Competition expands scope Associated Press B I R M I N G H A M , Mich. — The annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition is expanding its scope to seek entries from artists in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin as well as its home state. The Birmingham Bloomfield

Art Center in suburban Detroit on Monday announced that it is seeking entries for the 31st annual event. Organizers hope the addition of artists from nearby states to those from Michigan will help attract more visitors to the show. The exhibit is scheduled to run

from June 28 to Aug. 23. In past years the exhibit’s 100 or more works have come from 500 to 600 entries. Cash prize awards to artists from the juried exhibition will total $10,000. The entry deadline is May 20. Details are posted online.

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Oscar Bram, left, and Domingo Valdez, both of Carbondale, prepare pastries Monday at La Unica Bakery in Carbondale. Bram said he works almost every day and helps cook all of the bakery’s pastries. La Unica serves a variety of Guatemalan and Spanish pastries and has been in business for about two years.

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The statement said Milner is the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center’s public affairs manager. He is a U.S. army veteran, received his bachelor’s degree from the university and serves as the FBI Springfield Citizens Academy Alumni Association president, the statement said. Quinn’s statement said Terrell served at Northeastern Illinois University from 1998-2008 as vice president for Student Affairs and a professor of counselor education. He founded

the university’s minority mentorship program and is a former president of the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals, according to the statement. A 2012 Chicago Sun-Times article reported Terrell was also involved in a lawsuit brought by NEIU professor Loretta Capeheart, who claimed Terrell falsely accused her of stalking a student and hurt her chances of winning a faculty award. A Cook County judge threw out the case when Terrell and the university claimed defamation immunity under the Illinois Citizens Participation

Act, which protects a citizen’s right to speak out in public forums from lawsuits, according to the article. In August 2012, an appeals court vacated the decision and said NEIU was not supported by the Supreme Court Garcetti vs. Ceballos decision, which states public employees expression “pursuant to free speech” is unprotected by the Constitution, according to an article in NEIU’s newspaper The Independent. Karsten Burgstahler can be reached at kburgstahler@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 255.

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Israel, US test anti-missile system Associated Press JERUS A L E M — Israel and the U.S. on Monday carried out a successful test of the next-generation Arrow 3 missile defense system, for the first time sending an interceptor into outer space, where it could destroy missiles fired from Iran. The Arrow 3 is part of a

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Harfst said it’s hard to say what will happen for individual students until it’s known whether the cuts will happen. “Each situation may be unique, depending on the amounts and types of financial aid that has already been awarded,” she said. According to an Inside Higher Education report, many federal cuts will affect federal work study programs and other federal financial aid offered to universities by 8.2 percent across the board. However, Harfst said any potential tuition increase may not affect current students. The university complies with an Illinois law that freezes tuition rates four years after their initial enrollment, which guarantees a static tuition rate that doesn’t change. This program, called Truth In Tuition, has been in effect since the 20042005 academic year, she said. The Truth In Tuition program does not apply to graduate or professional students, and an undergraduate student’s collegecareer tuition unfreezes after his or her fourth year, Harfst said. Along with the hiring freeze, Cheng said the university will do its best to avoid staff loss. “We are also working to contain costs while continuing to provide a quality education,” she said. “These steps will help us avoid layoffs.” Citing continued employment fears, faculty who were asked for their thoughts on the university’s future declined to comment. Some students who receive financial aid, as well as some who don’t, say they are concerned about their education’s future. Theresa Bates, a junior from

multilayered system that Israel is developing to protect against a range of missile threats, from short-range rockets in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon to medium and longer-range missiles in the hands of Syria and Iran. The Arrow system is being developed to protect against sophisticated Iranianmade Shahab ballistic missiles.

Charleston studying management, said she is concerned she will be unable to afford university attendance if her federal aid is reduced. “I don’t have a job, and my aid covers tuition and room and board with just enough extra for books and some spending money,” she said. “If my aid goes down, I’ll have to get a (private) Sallie Mae loan or something to make up for it.” Bates said her federal loan, which is part of the Department of Education’s Parent PLUS program, is an important part of her educational financing. She said she doesn’t want to have to take out a private loan because of the higher interest and post-graduation costs. Chelsea Grammer, a junior from Murphysboro studying management, said she does not receive federal aid, but financial cuts to scholarships that students can receive from their state representatives, in her case Rep. Mike Bost, have hurt her. “I live at home with my parents, and I didn’t qualify for a federal loan,” she said. “The scholarship I received for full tuition this year was cut by the state, so I don’t know how I’ll afford tuition next year.” Kristen Heiple, a junior from Murphysboro studying marketing, said she is not only concerned for her federal Direct Loans’ eventual reduction, which would force her to increase her Sallie Mae loans, but she also worries about her teachers’ potential job losses. “There are a bunch of teachers I’d miss,” she said. “I don’t want them to have to lose their jobs because of something they can’t control.” Zach Martin can be reached at zmart@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.

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High-stakes trial begins over 2010 Gulf oil spill MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — BP put profits ahead of safety and bears most of the blame for the disastrous 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a U.S. Justice Department attorney charged Monday at the opening of a trial that could result in the oil company and its partners being forced to pay tens of billions of dollars more in damages. The London-based oil giant acknowledged it made “errors in judgment” before the deadly blowout, but it also cast blame on the owner of the drilling rig and the contractor involved in cementing the well. It

denied it was grossly negligent, as the government contended. The high-stakes civil case went to trial after attempts to reach an 11thhour settlement failed. Eleven workers were killed when the Deepwater Horizon rig leased by the BP exploded on April 20, 2010. An estimated 172 millions of gallons of crude gushed into the Gulf over the three months that followed in the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Justice Department attorney Mike Underhill said the catastrophe resulted from BP’s “culture of corporate recklessness.” “The evidence will show that BP

put profits before people, profits before safety and profits before the environment,” Underhill said in opening statements. He added: “Despite BP’s attempts to shift the blame to other parties, by far the primary fault for this disaster belongs to BP.” BP attorney Mike Brock acknowledged that the oil company made mistakes. But he accused rig owner Transocean Ltd. of failing to properly maintain the rig’s blowout preventer, which had a dead battery, and he claimed cement contractor Halliburton used a “bad slurry” that failed to prevent oil and gas from traveling up the well.

Voters ponder guns, ethics SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO — Candidates for Jesse Jackson Jr.’s former congressional seat made their final push for votes Monday ahead of a high-stakes primary, but turnout was expected to be paltry despite the lurid headlines surrounding the disgraced Chicago Democrat and millions in outside super PAC money driven

largely by the guns debate. The front-runners — former state Rep. Robin Kelly, former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson and Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale — made a flurry stops at train stations, strip malls and diners all over the district that spans Chicago’s South Side, south suburbs and some rural areas. They faced a truncated campaign season, the frenzy for endorsements once locked up by Jackson and even

a potential Election Day winter storm. But Danny Armstrong, 51, who had voted previously for Jackson, remained undecided between Beale and Kelly and was considering whether to even vote at all. Jackson pleaded guilty this month to illegally spending campaign funds and became the third consecutive congressman in the district to leave office under an ethical or legal cloud.

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SIU continued its momentum as the team beat No. 14 South Florida 5-4 in game two of the outing. Coach Kerri Blaylock said in a Saluki Athletics release that she was impressed with her team’s performance. “Any time you beat a ranked opponent, especially a College World Series team from last year with the kid on the mound who took them there, that is something,” she said. The Salukis showed patience at the plate and used timely hits to beat the Bulls and balance their season record at 6-6. Lang recorded the win and raised her record to 5-3. “Props to our offense,” Blaylock said. “They had great aggressive

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Senior Kim Fortney saw success in her throwing events. Fortney posted a 20.41 meter final hurl in the weight throw and lost to MVC champion Indiana State senior Felisha Johnson, who threw 22.56 meters in the finals, and runnerup Illinois State senior Brittany

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Florez also played a better game Sunday as he took the matchup against Western Illinois’ No. 1 player Bradley Holt 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. Florez said it was a big confidence

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ny time you beat a ranked opponent, especially a College World Series team from last year with the kid on the mound who took them there, that is something,. — Kerri Blaylock Head coach

The Salukis scored seven runs off of nine hits against Hofstra’s star pitcher Olivia Galati. “Olivia Galati is a tremendous pitcher, and Hofstra is a Super Regional team so I am super pleased with how we performed today,” Blaylock said. Wunderlich and Lang each pitched well for the Salukis as Wunderlich (24) snagged the win and Lang recorded her second save of the season. The Salukis will make their 2013 home debut Saturday and Sunday, when they host the Coach B Classic at Charlotte West Stadium. “We came through a really tough part of our schedule, and we beat a College World Series team and Super Regional team so we are really ready to settle in at home and start competing,” Blaylock said.

base-running plays and kept coming after them. We had a really tough schedule today and are really fortunate to get two wins.” SIU dropped day two in Florida and came away with losses against the University of Massachusetts and the University of Central Florida. The Salukis scored three runs in the first inning their 4-3 defeat against U Mass, but they couldn’t manufacture another run for the rest of the game. “I thought we started off really well,” Blaylock said. “We attacked them early

and then offensively we went into a lull.” SIU recorded one hit for the rest of the game, and U Mass used a four-run fourth inning to seal the victory.Freshman infielder Kelsey Gonzalez earned Southern Illinois’ only two hits. The Salukis’ offensive struggles continued in the nightcap as UCF beat them 5-2 for the team’s second consecutive loss. Central Florida scored two runs in the third inning and another three in the top of the seventh to take a

five-run advantage. The Salukis scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to potentially threaten Central Florida’s lead, but they failed as Central Florida held them off with a late-inning rally. “We came out and gave too many at-bats away in the middle innings,” Blaylock said. “We have to learn how to be consistent throughout the game offensively and pitching as well.” Barchan batted 3-4 in the Saluki loss. SIU completed the NFCA Leadoff Classic with a 7-5 win over Hofstra to finish the weekend 3-2.

Smith, who tossed 20.93 meters. Fortney placed third in the shot put with a final measurement of 15.96 meters and lost to Smith and Johnson respectively. Smith and Johnson were both ranked in the nation’s top 10 for both competitions. Fortney was named to the All-MVC team for her third-place finish in both the weight-throw and shot-put events.

Although the throwers failed to grab their first title of the year, throws coach John Smith said he is still pleased with the athletes. “When you are going up against elite competition it tends to make you compete better,” he said. “Kim was going against some of the country’s elite throwers and showed that she can throw with them. It’s always nice to get a title, but everyone threw well

and I am proud of their effort.” Price-Smith said the Salukis are looking forward to the outdoor season, which starts next month. “We have new events and have to re-peak our athletes so that they are at top shape by the end of the year,” she said. “Our team is looking to improve for the outdoor season and should be ready come late march.”

The Salukis start their outdoor season March 23 when they travel to Tennessee and compete in the Vanderbilt Black and Gold meet.

boost to clench the win Sunday. “I thought it was big to turn it around,” he said. “It was a bigger thing for me to not get frustrated with that first loss and let it affect me on Sunday. It was nice to get over that even though it was a one-match thing.” The Salukis’ only loss Sunday

came from junior Rafael Cuadrillero in a tightly contested 6-4, 6-3 fall to WIU freshman Max Cederhall. The weekend wins improve the Salukis to 4-2 on the short season, which ranks them third in the Missouri Valley Conference. Nelson said he is impressed with

his team’s start to the season. “I would say we don’t have a bad loss yet,” he said. “Right now we are 4-2, and our losses are to Wisconsin, who is ranked (No.75), and University of Memphis, who is ranked (No. 31) in the country. It shows that we can play with

almost anybody.” The Salukis will continue their home stand Friday against Eastern Illinois in a 3p.m. start.

Jack Robinson can be reached at jrobinson@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext.269 Terrance Peacock can be reached at tpeacock@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 282

Matt Ferguson can be reached at mferguson@dailyegyptian.com or 533-3611 ext. 282.

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Salukis take two weekend matches MATT FERGUSON Daily Egyptian The Salukis dominated their weekend match against McKendree and Western Illinois Universities and won 6-1 both Saturday and Sunday. The victories mark the team’s first wins at home this season. Coach Dann Nelson said it felt great to play and win in front of the home crowd for the first time in a month. “Playing at home is wonderful,” he said. You definitely don’t have that six- or eight-hour drive the day before you are supposed to play. You have familiar surroundings, you get to sleep in your own bed, and you have friends and family that get to come out and see you play.” Despite the the squad’s near sweep, SIU started slow in its No. 1 matchup, which paired SIU senior Brandon Florez against McKendree’s senior Gabor Toth. The weekend’s first match went back-and-forth, but Toth claimed it 6-7, 7-5 and 6-2. Florez said his conditioning was the reason for the loss. “He was a really good player, but it was one of the first times I can remember in recent years where I really felt physically not capable,” he said. “I was able to fight and take it to

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Sophomore tennis player Martijn Admiraal hits the ball Saturday during a match against McKendree University at Sports Blast. The Salukis beat the Bearcats 6-1, with Admiraal and his doubles partner Brandon Florez beating their opponents 8-6. three sets, but in the third set I couldn’t even walk because my legs were cramping. It was one of the weirdest

things that I have experienced.” Florez said he was unsure of the reason for his lack of strength. He said

a workout session and a phone call from Nelson helped him succeed Sunday. Florez’s loss was the Salukis’ only one

on the day, as they went on to win the No. 2-5 matchups including Saluki senior Badr Cherradi, who claimed the No. 3 matchup 6-4 and 6-1. This win was only the beginning of a dominant weekend for Cherradi, as he and doubles partner freshman Jonny Rigby claimed the match against Bearcat senior duo Fabio Tsuchiya and Barnabas Toth. Rigby said he has a great deal of trust in his partner. “You always know what to expect with (Cherradi),” he said. “It’s incredible to play with him because I know that as long as I do my part he is going to be there, and we are more than likely going to win the game.” Cherradi took his hot hand into Sunday’s matchup against Western Illinois sophomore Mitch Granger and swept him 6-0, 6-0. Granger was ranked No. 17 on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s singles preseason ranking. Cherradi and Rigby paired again Sunday and nearly swept in doubles play as they won 8-1 against WIU junior Ben Yue and sophomore Chris Bunch. Rigby continued his success Sunday with his 6-4, 6-2 win over Leatherneck sophomore Chris Bunch. Please see TENNIS | 5

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Three Salukis named MVC champions JACK ROBINSON TERRANCE PEACOCK Daily Egyptian The SIU track and field teams won four titles and placed 11th athletes on the All-Missouri Valley Conference team in the final indoor meet of the season. The Salukis traveled to the University of Northern Iowa to compete in the indoor MVC meet the meet Saturday and Sunday. The meet featured eight MVC schools with track and field programs. The men’s team tied UNI for third place and scored 121 team points. The women’s team placed sixth with 43.5 team points.

Senior Zach Dahleen led the Salukis with two titles in the meet’s track portion. Dahleen took the MVC championship with a time of 4:12.02 mile run, in his best event — the. His second win came in the 3000 -meter run where he ran a time of 8:20.38 to beat out runner-up Wichita State senior Tomas Cotter. Dahleen was named on the All-MVC team in both events, and he was named the MVC men’s meet’s most valuable athlete. Coach Connie Price-Smith said weekly progression is part of the reason Saluki athletes competed well during the weekend. “The team, especially Zach,

has done progressively better throughout the year and will continue to improve,” she said. “To have Zach go out and run those races at such a high level is a testament to his competitive edge.” Junior jumper Dougie Palacious won the triple jump title and led the meet’s field section. Dougie beat out runner-up Wichita State freshman Shazz Michael Lindo who leapt 15.08 meters. Palacious won the triple jump with a personal-best 15.15-meters final jump. to win his second-ever MVC championship and named on the All-MVC team. Price-Smith said Dougie has made strides in his performance this year and has put in the effort to

compete successfully. “Every day Dougie is trying his best to improve and do his best,” she said. “When you have athletes like that who work hard at things that may or may not come easy to them, it makes our job that much easier.” Senior Ryan Sidwell grabbed the night’s final title in the polevault competition. Sidwell, who is also a heptathlon athlete, won the event with a 5.01-meter final vault to add 10 points to the men’s team total. He also placed fourth in the 400-meter dash clocked at 48.42 seconds. Sidwell was another Saluki who was named to the All-MVC team for his pole vault performance.

Sophomore thrower Bradley Sauer placed second in the weight toss, which is an event he has excelled in all year. Sauer had a 20.86-meter final throw and lost to Drake senior Isaac Twombly by .05 meters. He also placed 10th in the men’s shot put with a 15.71-meter final throw. In the men’s shot-put competition freshman Josh Freeman placed second with a throw of 17.16 meters in the men’s shot-put competition freshman and lost to Indiana State freshman Derek Bunch, who threw an 18.14-meter shot in the finals. Please see TRACK & FIELD | 5

SOFTBALL

SIU bounces back at Leadoff Classic TERRANCE PEACOCK Daily Egyptian The Saluki softball team traveled to Florida for the third week in a row and left with three wins after the weekend’s NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla. The Salukis (7-8) came off of

a disappointing tournament last weekend when they lost four out of five games, which included a loss to No. 1 Alabama and suffering a perfect game against Georgia Southern. However, SIU rebounded this weekend with three close victories. One was an upset win over No. 14 South Florida.

The Salukis defeated the University of California-Davis 8-7 in their first Leadoff Classic game before upseting South Florida 5-4 in their second match of the day. SIU sophomore pitcher Alyssa Wunderlich started on the mound but couldn’t develop a rhythm against UC Davis’ consistent bats.

The Aggies stormed out the gate and scored two runs in the first inning. They added another two in the third to lead the game 4-1 at the end of three innings. SIU’s bats came alive in the fourth inning as the Salukis scored four runs to take a one-run lead. Senior pitcher Brittney Lang replaced Wunderlich in the fifth inning and gave up three runs,

but the Salukis offense helped steal the win as they scored another four runs to win by one. Senior outfielder Morgan Barchan went 3-3 at the plate and junior infielder Jayna Spivey drove in five Saluki runs. Please see SOFTBALL | 5