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Members of the Southern Illinois Dance Company practice a dance during their tech rehearsal Tuesday at Furr Auditorium. The company, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary, will hold its fall concert Friday and Saturday at Furr Auditorium in Pulliam Hall. “There is a lot of variety in the show, and really something for everyone,� said Donna Wilson, the company’s faculty adviser. FOR THE FULL STORY, PLEASE SEE PAGE 6. STEVE BERCZYNSKI DAILY EGYPTIAN
Out-of-state numbers see rise in enrollment, recruitment LAUREN LEONE Daily Egyptian The offer of in-state tuition to out-of-state residents brings in students the university would otherwise not have, and John Nicklow says the recruitment effort in bordering states must increase. “Discounting is a strategy used by a lot of public and private universities to position themselves within the market,� said Nicklow, interim associate provost for enrollment management. “Obviously it’s a balancing act. At some level, discounting doesn’t pay for itself.� The number of new out-ofstate freshmen, transfer and graduate students enrolled at SIUC
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iscounting is a strategy used by a lot of public and private universities to position themselves within the market. Obviously it’s a balancing act. At some level, discounting doesn’t pay for itself.
increased 30 percent from 203 in fall 2009 to 264 in fall 2010, but Nicklow said those numbers are still low. “When I look at Carbondale, we really are the regional institution,� he said. “If you draw a big radius around us, we cover those states. So we should be pulling a significant population from that radius.� The university began to offer discounted tuition in 2008 to residents of Indiana, Missouri and Kentucky, as well as adding
— John Nicklow interim associate provost for enrollment management
Arkansas and Tennessee in the following year, Nicklow said. An out-of-state resident from Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri or Tennessee pays roughly half of the full-time out-of-state tuition rate of $21,403. Chancellor Rita Cheng said SIUC remains competitive with universities from the five bordering states that may offer similar discounted tuition rates. “It's something schools all over the country are doing,� she said. “When (the university) does the
same, high achieving students considering this university aren't turned away because of the higher costs of education.� Nicklow said although numbers are lower than he would like to see, revenue is not lost by offering discounted tuition to the bordering states. “You can’t mark things down to the point where you don’t make any profit,� he said. “But that often times gets more folks in the door. In that sense, yes, we're profiting.�
Nicklow said more aggressive recruitment is being done in the five bordering states, particularly in western Kentucky and southern Indiana. To increase productivity, the university purchased roughly 330,000 names of seniors through the ACT and SAT during the summer and fall semesters, Nicklow said. He said the university also purchased a list of names of prospective students from the five bordering states, which he said wasn’t done last year. Nicklow said he did not have a total cost estimate, though each name purchased from the ACT cost roughly 30 cents. Please see OUT-OF-STATE | 4
Pension reform may pass Illinois Senate, affect public safety officials CHRISTINA SPAKOUSKY Daily Egyptian A bill passed by the Illinois House of Representatives could bring extensive changes to police and fire pension systems if it receives 36 votes by the Senate today. Senate Bill 3538 passed the House 95-18 Tuesday, and if passed by the Senate, it would
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raise the retirement age from 50 to 55 for police and fire employees hired after Jan. 1.
— Brad Cole Carbondale mayor Carbondale Mayor Brad Cole, who has led the Illinois Municipal League, said he hopes the bill will
pass because it’s something the state desperately needs. “We’ve been working for over a year on this in negotiations and crafting the language. This is something we desperately need,� Cole said. Some cities that can’t increase revenue to make up for increasing pension costs could soon face bankruptcy, he said.
Carbondale’s 2012 budget shows an increase of 29.6 percent and 29.3 percent for police and fire pensions, respectively. Public safety pension expenditures alone would hit $810,729. Cole said his concern has been to make sure the bill passes. “My primary concern is to make sure the legislation is approved tomorrow,� he said.
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Craft beer brewing in southern Illinois Homebrewing becoming more popular KATHLEEN HECTOR Daily Egyptian Brewing a beer is not an especially hard task, but rather one that requires a patience for experimentation, says Shawn Connelly, writer for The Beer Connoisseur Magazine and local home brewer of 12 years. National and local interest in homebrewing and craft beer has rapidly increased; the number of homebrewers went up from eight in 1980 to more than 1,500 in 2008, according to the Brewers Association. Homebrewing produces craft beer, which is less than 2 million barrels of beer brewed per year, independent of alcoholic beverage industry members and with traditional ingredients of water, barley, yeast and hops, according to the association. The difference between craft beer — such as homebrewed beer, Fat Tire or Samuel Adams — and commercial, or “big,” beers — such as Bud Light or Budweiser — is distinct, Connelly said. “Many big beers use adjuncts because they’re cheap and make the beer lighter to cater to the American public. So craft beer is going to be more full-flavored, because they’re using four (main)ingredients,” Connelly said of commercial brewiera.
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Another reason to homebrew beer is pure enjoyment, said James McCoy, a senior from Homewood studying psychology. “Some people play music, some people read books,” he said. “I like to brew my own beer.” McCoy said he received a homebrewing kit, called Mr. Beer, and was hooked after completing his first batch. Simple kits cost from $100 to $150 and are simple ways to learn how to homebrew, he said. The process of brewing your own beer takes anywhere from four to six weeks, McCoy said. The first batches aren’t always ideal, so experimentation is key, said Phil Embree, a former math teacher from Alton and homebrewer. “The first time I made it, it was pretty good,” he said. “The second time ... it didn’t taste very good. The third time, it was good. It’s pretty much up and down. Eventually you just learn.” Several local outlets hope to help spread knowledge on the topic: Kindling Spirits Food and Florals hosts weekly beer tasting at 6:30 p.m. on Mondays and the Big Muddy Monster Brew Fest was recently held in Murphysboro, where Big Muddy Brewing opened in 2009.
Matt McCarroll, an associate chemistry professor at SIUC, and his wife Jen started Windy Hills Hops and Farm, an organic commercial hops farm in southern Illinois, in April. The duo also plans to open a shop on the farm to sell hops and other brewing supplies, Matt McCarroll said. Much to his excitement, McCoy said the future of homebrewing and craft beer looks bright. “In southern Illinois ... there are a lot people here who have a passion for beer,” he said. That passion has been shown at SIUC, where an Introduction to the Chemistry of Beer and Brewing was added to the course book, McCarroll said. “The class should appeal to those interested in homebrewing and those simply interested in learning more about the wide variety beers and the methods of producing them,” he said. “We may also introduce an additional course or seminar specifically focused on homebrewing based on the demand. We plan to arrange the courses to be available for credit for registered students as well as a non-credit basis for non-students in the community.” McCoy said he would like to enroll in the course.
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Eric Robinson, a graduate student in cinema from Carbondale, samples beer Monday during the weekly beer tasting at Kindling Spirits Florals and Food in Carterville. Shawn Connelly, local beer writer and brew expert, led the event and said the tastings at Kindling are a gateway to brewing culture. “Here, people can come in if they don’t know the first thing about it and it’s not threatening. It’s not formal; you don’t have to memorize anything, you don’t have to know beers,” he said.
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Volunteers help give nature a jump-start SARAH SCHNEIDER Daily Egyptian Instead of letting nature take its course, Phil Gatton says planting trees in Thompson Woods will advance the restoration process. Gatton, director of plant and service operations, said the 150 trees planted today by volunteers in the area between the Student Center and Agriculture Building will help replace those lost in the May 8, 2009, storm. Dave Tippy, assistant superintendent of grounds, said the chancellor's office covered the cost of the project. “The university is in some fiscally tough times, so this process has been a little bit slower to come about then what we would have liked to see, but we understand and I think the administration has come to terms that these areas are important to the campus community and need to be addressed,” he said. Tippy said the integrity of the natural beauty of the campus needs to be kept in mind because it is what makes the campus unique
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In the past, individual colleges would purchase names of prospective students on a much smaller scale, but Katharine Suski, interim director for undergraduate admissions, said the new process is more efficient. In theory, she said recruiters wouldn’t know where to start without those names. “Everything with enrollment works in a funnel,” Suski said. “Prospective students are everyone who are potential students. ... Then you have those who have shown interest, those who apply and those who are admitted, and ultimately those who
and is a reason many students choose to attend SIUC. He also said it is important to alumni who are responsible for significant donations to the university. The clearing efforts in the woods will help promote faster growth of the trees, but more efforts will need to continue, he said. “It was inaccessible until we did a lot of the clearing, because there were a lot of fallen trees and logs and a lot of overgrown brush that kind of invaded us in the last year because of the openings in the canopy,” Tippy said. “We will have to do some maintenance for a while, but we need to do that clearing both to benefit the trees and allow for the planting.” Finding 25 species native to the region to replace those lost was a challenge, but Tippy said it was done with the help of the forestry and agriculture departments. Karen Midden, a professor of agriculture, said she and two of her students helped locate which trees would be planted and where. “We are using different trees like hickory, oaks, canopy trees
and we selected some understory trees,” she said. Midden said the project has given her students some hands-on experience they can use in their careers, and the native species will help when classes have to identify them. “It teaches them planning on a large scale and how to organize it,” she said. “Every time I do this I learn from my students.” Tippy said he thinks the tree planting is a positive community outreach. “I hope we can all have some fun while doing it and get to know each other a little bit,” he said. “I think it is a good opportunity to be involved in, and hopefully the people that help will feel that they are doing something positive for both themselves and the university.” Gatton said more plantings in the spring and next fall will be needed to fully restore the woods and campus.
Sarah Schneider can be reached at sschneider@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.
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enroll. The more people you have at the top of the funnel, the more you’ll have come out at the bottom.” Nicklow said bringing in a larger out-of-state population would effectively increase the number of in-state students. “You always want the best return on your investment,” he said. “If you
discount and bring that new population in while raising the academic quality of the institution, you’re going to have more people flowing in from Illinois.”
Lauren Leone can be reached at lleone@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 255.
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Lax oversight led to education shortfalls This editorial appeared Monday in the Seattle Times. Obama administration rules promise to strengthen federal student-aid programs as well as protect students from the aggressive and deceptive recruiting practices that are the norm at many career colleges. A version of the truth in advertising ethos will require schools to disclose the effectiveness of their career college and training programs and their graduation and job-placement rates.
For-profit education institutions have been loath to put out that kind of information. Here’s why: For an education sector that has grown tenfold in the last decade, lax oversight has fostered a system of high tuition costs and low graduation rates. A scathing report by the influential think tank Education Trust offers a damning list of examples. Only 22 percent of students in forprofit colleges’ four-year programs earn degrees within six years. Contrast that with a 55 percent six-year
graduation rate at public colleges and a 65 percent rate at private nonprofit schools. The most egregious example is a 9 percent graduation rate at the University of Phoenix, the nation’s largest for-profit postsecondary education provider as well as the recipient of more than $1 billion in federal Pell Grant aid last year. While some career colleges have achieved a level of credibility, the business model at far too many appears to be one based on student failure, not success.
Schools must also do a better job ensuring that only students that qualify receive financial aid. The U.S. Government Accountability Office, ordered by Congress to conduct a sting, found students at for-profit colleges being encouraged to falsify their financial aid forms. The Ed Trust report found that many students maxed out on their federal aid and were steered to private loans, which they later defaulted on. Regulations will address some
of the abuses but federal scrutiny should continue. As more students pursue postsecondary education, a strong and fair educational structure is critical. Career colleges play an important role as nimble providers of professional and career training. They help broaden educational access to underserved communities. But if they’re going to be in the business of education, they must do it well. Regulatory scrutiny applies the pressure necessary to ensure ethical conduct.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Furlough concerns well-grounded Dear Editor: Several people have expressed dismay at what is perceived to be unfair treatment of the burden of “furloughs� on those at different ends of the pay scale. The recent book, “The Spirit Level� by Richard G. Wilkinson and Kate Pickett examines a variety of social and health problems as a function of income inequality, and provides compelling evidence that the greater the income inequality, the worse the condition of the social problem for everyone in the society, regardless of position on the income scale. Thus those who are expressing concern about the perceived un-
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fairness of “equal sharing� of pay cuts are acting in accord with the evidence presented in this recent study. Alas, the various graphs show the United States to be consistently at the high end of the “income inequality� axis and thus at the “worse� condition of whatever social problem is being examined. So those who have expressed such concerns are to be commended. Surely a non-profit institution of higher learning should set an example for all others in such matters. Visit http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk for more information. Bill Perk professor emeritus
Dear Editor: As a patient who suffers with chronic, debilitating pain from a brain malformation, I can attest to the damage long-term use of prescription medications can do to the human mind and body. They can also do harm in the short term. Just last year I lost my brother due to an accidental overdose of legally prescribed hydrocodone prior to back surgery. SB 1381, a law that would legalize medical marijuana, would make a safer alternative available. No one has ever died from an overdose of marijuana. It also doesn’t impair one’s ability to function for long periods of time, cause nausea
or shut down the bowels like prescription pain medications can. Medical professionals agree. The American Public Health Association, American Nurses Association, Academy of HIV Medicine and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, among others, have all endorsed state-level medical marijuana laws. For more than a year, the American Medical Association has urged the federal government to reconsider its stance on marijuana in order to facilitate more research. Marijuana relieves the pain, takes my mind off my poor health, gives me an appetite and helps me to get out enjoy the life I have left
without the hangovers and side effects of man-made medications. May the powers that be hear our voices and bring relief to the suffering citizens of Illinois. No patient should be denied the right to his or her medication. The fact of the matter is, patients who need medicinal marijuana have done and will continue to do whatever they have to, to obtain the medicine they need. The prohibition of medicinal marijuana only punishes us further for being sick at a time when we need love and compassion the most. Carol Kerr Vandalia resident
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Dance company celebrates 35th anniversary KAYLA KEARNS Daily Egyptian Dancers from the Southern Illinois Dance Company will light up the stage for their 35th anniversary show Friday by performing dance routines to hit songs by Lady Gaga, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera and other artists. Donna Wilson, the company's faculty adviser, said this year's selection dances are modern, ballet, jazz and hip-hop, and the show is designed to entertain a variety of people. She said all but two of the pieces were choreographed by students in the company. Guest choreographers Susan Barnes from the Susan Barnes Dance Studio in Carbondale and Daniel Baine helped students learn the dances for the upcoming show. “We teach each other the steps, which is a challenge because we aren't professionally trained,� said Eric Oleson, a senior from Plano studying architecture and a dancer in the company. “We don't get the opportunity to have six hours of class with each other. We only have one hour in our practice sessions to figure it out.� The company, formed in 1975, is a performance organization open to anyone 16 or older. Wilson said 16 year olds can tryout, and in the past, faculty members from SIUC with no dance experience have joined. The company
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welcomes artistic diversity among its members and works to train hard, dance well and share its passion with others. Oleson said during a performance in the summer, lighting fell and could have hit a dancer at the beginning of the show, which made dancers wary of performing for the rest of the evening. “Something almost fell on a dancer at our last show. We were really concerned about going on,� he said. Wilson said she is relieved to know the company's dancers will be safe this year. “We just got our rigging upgraded. This is something I've been working on for 25 years,� Wilson said. “It was really unsafe, so we are extremely excited to be under safety code now.� Cristina Enea, a senior from Des Plaines studying public relations and a dancer in the company, said the group's main focus this semester has been to raise money for Furr Auditorium. The company raises money by teaching dance classes through
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Ashley Sheehan, of Crystal Lake, and a member of the Southern Illinois Dance Company, practices Tuesday at Furr Auditorium. Tickets for the the university, and with bake sales and donations. Though it's a Registered Student Organization, it operates as a regular dance company. Oleson said the company tries to make each show a big production by making the dances as exciting and as fast-paced as possible. “We don't have boring dances to songs you've never heard of.
company’s fall show, which plays Friday and Saturday, are available at the Student Center box office or through members of the company.
All of our dances are energetic and to the point,� Enea said. “We don't want people leaving at intermission because they think we are boring.� SIU does not offer a dance major, so dancers are many different majors and come from many schools and kinds of backgrounds, Wilson said. “We are also self-sustaining. We generate all of our profits
from fundraising, advertising and ticket sales,� she said. The SIDC fall 2010 show is at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday in Furr Auditorium, Pulliam Hall Room 42. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students and $4 for children.
Kayla Kearns can be reached at kkearns@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 274.
Saliva returns to rock the set Sunday in Carbondale RYAN SIMONIN Daily Egyptian After a successful sold-out February concert in Carbondale, Saliva returns Sunday to dish out another dose of its heavy rock ‘n’ roll sound. James Karayiannis, general manager of Copper Dragon, said the Memphis-born band is scheduled to perform Sunday at Copper Dragon along with
opening bands Star City Meltdown and Seven Day Sonnet, who are touring with Saliva. Saliva, an American rock band formed in 1996, has put together six albums, the sixth being a greatest hits album titled “Moving Forward in Reverse� which was released earlier this year. The band is most known for songs such as “Click, Click Boom,� “Always� and most recently “Ladies and Gentlemen,� which topped the
Mainstream Rock Chart at No. 2. According to the band's website, it is currently working on a new album with Grammy Awardnominated producer Howard Benson. Karayiannis said he is pleased to welcome Saliva back to the area and is looking forward to working with all three of the bands. “Any time you have high expectations at sold-out shows, people say that it was really, really good,
or sometimes it’s a letdown. Saliva was not a letdown,� Karayiannis said. Karayiannis said he worked with a promotion company out of Champaign in which both parties agreed to bring Saliva back to Carbondale. Getting big national acts to come to Carbondale on Friday and Saturday is difficult, but many times groups stop and perform in between traveling to other markets, he said.
“It is just difficult because you get outbid by bigger cities who can do higher ticket prices and who have larger populations,� Karayiannis said. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available in advance at Pinch Penny Liquors for $15.
Ryan Simonin can be reached at rsimonin@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 274.
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‘Deathly Hallows’ casts a dark shadow over Hogwarts KAYLA KEARNS Daily Egyptian Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Release Date: Nov. 19 Directed By: David Yates Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint Rating: 7 out of 10 After years of anticipation, this show was the best movie of the series to date. The movie shows the highest level of acting I have seen from Daniel
Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, who have literally grown up together on screen. From the second the opening credits began to roll, the audience was swept into the darkest and most twisted predicament the wizardry world has seen in the return of the powerful dark wizard Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). It is the closest interpretation of the books out of all the movies, taking the audience chapter by chapter through the monumental book. The Harry Potter (Radcliffe) and
Hermione (Watson) plot line of arethey-friends-or-is-there-somethingmore-and-would-it-change-if-Ronwasn't-around seemed unnecessary. But the conversion of the novel into a screenplay was done exceptionally well. Given the amount of information divulged in part one, and the wild success this series has had in the box office, it is no surprise that the last book is being split into two films. Part 1 is two-and-a-half hours long, which felt too long to me, the less-than-avid fan. But I certainly
didn’t feel I wasted an evening watching it. If the writers had cut about an hour's worth of extraneous material, the movie still would have been great. The fans at the theater would have gladly sat there for six hours to watch the second installment of the movie. My biggest issue was the unclear narrative, which makes it difficult for new fans to follow. The film drifts a bit in the third act, and I wondered what preparation the trio had at Hogwarts that prepared
them to camp out in tents in a forest. I thought they were playing Quidditch and learning fun magic tricks. Now they’re on the verge of being killed, drowned in icy water and removing all traces of memory from family members. If you haven't kept up with the films, you probably shouldn’t start here.
Kayla Kearns can be reached at kkearns@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 273.
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Lennon: Dawgs disappointed but headed in right direction NICK JOHNSON Daily Egyptian
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After an undefeated conference season in 2009, a 5-6 overall and 4-4 conference record for Saluki football in 2010 may not have been what many expected, but coach Dale Lennon said he’s encouraged by the team’s resilience during an up-anddown season. SIU also managed to beat eventual
reflections on this season?
What are some of your initial
Dale Lennon : It was a frustrating year for us. Natu-
rally, coming in with high expectations, we felt we were capable of living up to those expectations and we didn’t, so that’s the bottom line right there. Naturally, you can look back and look at situations that occurred that limited some of our success, but at the same time, we still had opportunities to achieve a more successful season than what we did. We felt that by the end of the year, we were playing the type of football we were capable of and we needed to be at that level a little sooner. That’s the thing we can build off of, but at the same time, hopefully our players are hungry enough where we realize that we let a few things slip away that were in our control.
DE : What’s next in the immediate future? DL :
For the coaches, we’re full-scale into recruiting right now. But it’s always important at the end of the year to have these year-end meetings to make sure that every player has had a chance to visit with the head coach and their position coach to have closure on the season. And then from there they know what the expectations are for the next year.
DE : What is entailed with that full process of recruiting?
What are you guys doing now in that process?
DL : Right now, we can have seven coaches on the road at a time, so those seven coaches are out on the road right now. We’ll have official visits on the weekends, so this upcoming weekend we’ll have a group of recruits on campus, the following weekend a group on campus and the weekend after that, so right now, we’re trying to find the guys that ... we’re interested in and ... they’re interested in us, which sometimes is a process because you have the big schools that will come in on guys that we’re in on.
conference champion Northern Iowa on Oct. 9 and earn back-to-back victories over second-place Western Illinois and resurgent Indiana State to finish the season strong. Lennon finished his one-onone meetings with players earlier this week to officially bring the 2010 season to a close.
DE : What are you most excited about next season, personnel-wise? DL :
Right now, I’m just excited to get to next season ... But I think we’re going to be a pretty balanced football team. We’ve got good returners offensively, defensively. We’re going to have a question mark at the quarterback position offensively, there’ll be a ‘Who’s going to step in’ at the receiver roles. So there’ll be question marks, but not a lot of question marks. ... You’re just looking at one or two question marks on the defensive side, too. Probably our biggest question mark is who’s going to be our kicker, that’s a pretty important role, and that may be a guy we’ve got to go out and find yet, so that’s part of the challenge.
DE : Did all the injuries this season kind of give you
more confidence in the guys that will be stepping up to fill those roles next season?
DL : Coming in last year, we knew we didn’t have the ex-
perience we had in the past, and that was the concern: how would the young players adapt with the veteran players? ... But the one thing I know is that those young players get better as the season progressed. And that’s something we can build on going into next year, where we will have good quality depth through the program where you’re sitting at a good number one and number two on the depth chart, and I think that’s encouraging.
DE : Any closing remarks about this season and the transition to next? DL : Like I’ve said, I was very proud how we ended. We played some pretty good football down the stretch. We’re disappointed that we’re not still playing. We’re disappointed in our overall record, but at that same time I’m proud of the fact that we hung together and didn’t give up, and found a way to stay positive through it all, and that’s something you can build upon.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Horoscopes By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement
Today’s birthday— Romance on the home front requires some adjustments. This year you find yourself creating new and exciting ways to express your feelings, possibly through writing. Healing occurs as you reveal your intuitive understanding to help others mend. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — As romance increases, you discover that changes are possible with very little strain. Everyone is on the same page and looking forward to the possibilities. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Adapting plans to suit the desires of group members requires listening to their feelings and consulting a partner. Allow change for greater results. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Public speeches raise questions about how to proceed at work. Huddle early to assess possibilities and choose the direction. Act with passion.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — An outsider poses a problem concerning their feelings. Ask questions that get to the heart, rather than dwelling on surface issues. Then try several options. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Someone at work has emotional drama. Instead of pushing them away, draw them in and encourage them to tell the story. This moves things forward. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Take every opportunity to listen carefully to someone special. Then research details to find the perfect gift, based on what they say. Spend wisely. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — You’re on fire and creative, but the words don’t always come to express it. Don’t worry about that. Just dive into the project with gusto. Talk about it later. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Although you’ve focused energies on your own interests, you’re thinking of others at the same time. In the process you discover multiple ethical alternatives.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Enthusiasm matters at work. You sense a powerful emotional undercurrent. Some anxiety could prevail, but can be resolved with practical tactics.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Imagine independence and it’s yours. You have the chance today to move into a stronger social position, as you express compassion both at work and at play.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — You desire imaginative, idealistic projects. By enlisting the help of an associate, you make greater progress than you would alone. Their enthusiasm moves it forward.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — You get lucky today when you ask the perfect question. Others leap at the chance to provide the answer. Team enthusiasm generates the best ideas! Now they own it.
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New Mexico coach Steve Alford said his team was worried about the defensive pressure SIU usually asserts, but the Lobos broke through it. He said he felt his team handled the pressure well and worked on some issues it had in its loss against the University of California. “We have a young basketball team and we didn’t handle things on the road in California, especially in the second half playing in a Pac-10 environment and a very good basketball team, we kind of fell apart,” Alford said. “I thought tonight we wanted to see improvement in a lot of areas and we saw that. We did a very good job on the backboard. We handled the ball, (and with) 13 turnovers against that pressure, we’ll take that.” The Salukis’ next game will be against Chicago State University at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Chicago.
Brandon LaChance can be reached at blachance@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 282.
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For $7 a week, students can participate in mixed bowling leagues each spring and fall semester at the Student Center, said Paul Deering, equipment service supervisor at the Student Center’s Bowling and Billiards. Bowling is inexpensive entertainment and a team needs only four players to compete, he said. The student mixed league goes back more than 20 years, Deering said. Students come back to participate in the annual fall and spring leagues because they form bonds with one another, he said. “All my friends are on a team and they asked me to play,” said Kristofer Day, a junior from Mount Carmel studying criminal justice. Day said he’s still learning new bowling skills, but enjoys it because he likes to switch up the kind of sport he plays, whether it is basketball or bowling.
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The University of Miami went to a bowl game each year from 1998 to 2006 and won a national championship in 2001, but then it fell on hard times as the team stopped winning, players were involved in bench-clearing brawls and the staff and recruits began to bail out. The university kept the transition period rolling Saturday when it fired coach Randy Shannon, who was hired in 2006 after the firing of Larry Coker. Shannon’s Hurricanes lost two bowl games, and the highest ranking they received during his tenure was 19th. After winning the MVFC five times in the last seven years, SIU football finished in a six-way tie for sixth place with a 4-4 conference record in 2010. SIU’s gridiron downfall
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Junior forward Mamadou Seck shoots for a basket Wednesday during the Salukis 74-59 loss to the University of New Mexico at the SIU Arena. Frazier said he gives his teammates pointers when they ask. Josh Martin, a freshman from Libertyville studying biology education, and Frazier’s teammate, said the reason he joined the mixed bowling league was because he bowled throughout high school and wanted to continue competing in college. Martin bowled a 275 this fall, which was the highest scratch score in league play. He said competing in high school helped him develop into a bowler capable of rolling consistently high scores in league play. Junior Andre Cottrell, an administrative justice major from Homewood, said the repetitive swinging motion in bowling can be tiring for people new to the sport. “When you first start or (if) you go up a weight in a different ball, it can tire your arm out,” said Cottrell, who bowls for team IDK in the fall league. Cottrell said a person’s muscles adjust to the repetitive back swing and
following through his or her release. “I can bowl five or six games without any fatigue,” he said. Though participants in the mixed student bowling league play mainly for fun, it gets competitive to the point where one team narrowly wins against another by a pin or two, Frazier said. “I get pretty angry about it at times when you lose by few pins, but that’s in any sport though, if you lose by a couple (points),” Frazier said. “We’re competitive, but it’s also fun in the end.” The number of teams that compete in the league has gone down during recent years due to the enrollment drop, Deering said. Six teams compete in mixed league this fall, he said. “Four years ago, we had all 16 lanes filled. Now it’s about half,” Deering said.
this season was because of injuries and starting too many players who have never started before. Senior safety Mike McElroy, a nominee for the Buck Buchanan Award, had his season end abruptly because of an ankle injury sustained in Week 3. But it wasn’t just McElroy; the defensive secondary was napalmed with injuries to players such as junior cornerback Nick King and freshman safety Boo Rodgers. Running backs Lucien Walker and Shariff Harris both dealt with ailing injuries that either kept them out of games or limited what they could do on the field. Injuries forced many backup players to improve, but so did the annual tradition of graduation. The linebacker corps of All-American Brandin Jordan, Chauncey Mixon, Ryan Patton and Kyle Walker graduated, leaving senior Stephen
Franklin as the only linebacker who had more than a few games of starting experience. Through their seven-year run of MVFC dominance, the Salukis were remarkably healthy, with very few hampering injuries and a rotating cycle of experienced players at almost every position. Although they were banged up, the Salukis still won games at the end of the season to prove they can still battle with anyone. This show of character, and the fact that young players received playing time to make them more experienced, will be a main factor in SIU bouncing back to turn the 2010 transition season into a 2011 statement.
Brandon Coleman can be reached at bcoleman@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 269.
Brandon LaChance can be reached at blachance@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 282.
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BOWLING LEAGUES
Good times roll for student bowlers BRANDON COLEMAN Daily Egyptian The oft-dreaded 7-10 split doesn’t phase Franklin Frazier. After participating in league bowling since he was five years old, Frazier, a junior from Mount Carmel studying electronic systems, said he’s been able to become proficient in trick shots such as knocking down the 7-10 split or curving the ball to pick up other difficult spares. “Bowling all year round, it becomes easier as time goes on,� Frazier said. Frazier, who bowls with his teammates on the Sandbaggers in the Student Center’s mixed bowling league, said he put together a team this fall because he enjoyed the league in the spring. He said it was difficult to find bowlers to fill in for his friends who left his last team; some people turned him down initially. “Once I started telling them about it, they seemed like they wanted to join,� Frazier said. Please see BOWLING | 11
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Kaitlyn Hankey, a freshman from Steger studying math and physical education, bowls during league night at the Student Center’s
Bowling and Billiards. Hankey is one of four members of Victorious Secrets, one of the six bowling league teams on campus.
BASKETBALL
Lobos outwork Salukis in second half BRANDON LACHANCE Daily Egyptian
After a first half in which neither SIU nor the University of New Mexico could take over the game, the Lobos proved supreme in the second half, outworking the Salukis on the boards and hitting clutch 3-point baskets to win the game 74-59. “We guarded them well early in the shot clock, (but) late, we had too many breakdowns,� coach Chris Lowery said. “We missed a lot of
wide-open shots. We did a good job of getting what we wanted. We have to get our big (players) going, both of them, because they were open a lot and didn’t finish. When we have point blanks that both of them can make. We have to make them pay to set up our defense because those guys are pretty good.� The Lobos (5-1) had to fight for a 33-30 halftime lead, as they traded baskets with the Salukis (3-4), but the second half was a different game as the Lobos jumped out to a 9-2 run that started with
a 3-point basket made by senior guard Dairese Gary. New Mexico out-rebounded the Salukis 37-32 and found ways to break down the SIU defense, while the Salukis couldn’t find the hoop. The Salukis shot 20-of-54 for a percentage of 37 while the Lobos had a percentage of 46 with 25-of-54 shooting from the field. Junior guard Troy Long led the Salukis with 13 points, while senior forward Carlton Fay, junior forward Mamadou Seck and sophomore guard Kendal Brown-
Surles finished with 10 points. Brown-Surles, who led the game with eight assists, said getting outplayed in the first several minutes in the second half is what hurt the team. “That first five minutes of the second half is always critical, because whoever wins that first five minutes is most likely going to win the game,� Brown-Surles said. “We didn’t come out with any energy. It came down to energy like Coach said: we just have to find ways to win and come
out with more energy.� The referee’s whistles were rarely silent during the game as both teams were called for fouls often. The Salukis were called for four fouls in the first four minutes of the first half, while the Lobos were called for four fouls in the first four minutes of the second half. Junior Saluki guard Mykel Cleveland played only one minute because of four fouls.
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STAFF COLUMN
No need to panic about Southern football We’ve all heard the saying, “all good things must come to an end,� and in sports this happens more ofwithh Brandon andon ten than not, unBRANDON LACHANCE LaChance less we’re talking about the New York Yankees. But, this isn’t about a team with more money than the rest of the MLB CH
put together, this is about the alwayschanging college sports world and how one dominating season could turn into a woeful memory the next year. In NCAA Division I history, there are plenty of examples of how a oncedominant program can stumble for a season, 10 seasons, or never become dominant again. Saluki football has never won a Football Championship
Series title, but for a mid-major school battling against the unthinkable odds of that ever happening, winning the Missouri Valley Football Conference is comparable. After a less-than-desirable season for the football team, which was ranked second in the FCS going into the season, SIU is going through a transitional year. Before the panic of a losing season
begins, it’s important to realize this happens to every college program. For instance, hype always surrounds every season Notre Dame and what the team could do that year because of its new coach or star player. The Fighting Irish haven’t been a team worth remembering since 1993, when it was the No. 2-ranked team in the country and won the Cotton Bowl, and they haven’t won a national
championship since 1988. Notre Dame has had plenty of star players, with most of them in the NFL, and hired Brian Kelly after he coached University of Cincinnati to the No. 3 team in the country, but it’s still going through a period in which things aren’t clicking. Please see COLUMN | 11