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Greek awards inspire future chapters ELIZABETH ZINCHUK Daily Egyptian Greek life members were recognized for their philanthropy, service and values Friday in the Student Center Auditorium. The Inter-Greek Council held the 2012-2013 Greek Awards, which recognizes fraternity and sorority chapters as well as individuals who showed exceptional qualities within the Greek organization. Alpha Gamma Rho member Jesse Cler, a senior from Penfield studying plant and soil science and agribusiness, won the Inter-Greek Council officer of the year. Cler was previously Inter-Greek Council president and said he hopes to see increased unity among the chapters and raise awareness about what Greeks can provide for the community. Other honored individuals included Janelle Medernach, of Sigma Kappa sorority, a senior from Morton studying human nutrition and dietetics who won Scholar of the Year, Sue Hawthorne, student life and intercultural relations office manager, who received the Greek Ally award; and Alex Laveille, of the Alpha Tau fraternity, a junior from Crete studying management who won Greek of the Year. Bryce Webster-Jacobsen of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, a senior from Carbondale studying psychology, won Inter-Greek Relations of the Year. Please see GREEK | 3

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Cynthia Lucas, co-owner of Root Beer Saloon in Alto Pass, fills a cup of root beer from the tap Sunday. Lucas has co-owned the saloon with Michael Blank for 13 years and said the idea for the saloon came when Alto Pass was a dry town. Root beers from across the U.S. can be found at the saloon along with a seafood-inspired menu, coffees, teas, spices, Blank’s hand-made taxidermy animals and his famous custom-made Zuni guitars. Blank, an SIU alumnus and administrator of 16 years, said traveling enabled him to gain a wealth of knowledge, experiences and hobbies to make his saloon one-of-a-kind. “There will never be another place like this,” he said. “A little slice of life can be found here.”

Online proctors call for integrity against cheating TARA KULASH Daily Egyptian While Internet freedom can make finding answers to an online test a breeze, different technologies could provide creative ways to prevent students from cheating. Test-taking options are left up to the professor for online SIU courses. Some instructors require students to take their tests in the Office of Distance Education and Off-Campus Programs,

while others let their students take tests from home. However, both options could offer opportunities and obstacles to cheating. According to Ann Pearson, director of the bachelor completion program, the College of Business online courses program uses a remote proctor made by the company Software Secure. The proctor, which students pay to use, includes a microphone, 360-degree camera and a fingerpad scanner. Pearson said it plugs into a computer’s USB drive, takes a picture of the

student and scans a finger to authenticate them. The room’s audio and video is also recorded and sent to Software Secure, where the university can access it to ensure the student didn’t cheat, she said. “The overall advantage to using this is the students can take their exams from home,” she said. She said other university programs, such as the rehabilitation program, use the software, but the idea to use the proctor came when she went

to a Decision Sciences Institute Conference. She said her program began to use the remote proctor in January 2011. “At first it’s a little freaky because it’s new, but overall it’s been received well,” she said. While several campus programs use unique testing room anti-cheating measures, several students had varying takes on the effectiveness of distance learning testing. Please see PROCTOR | 3

Governor appoints Thomas, Portwood as trustees KARSTEN BURGSTAHLER Daily Egyptian

RANDAL THOMAS

SHIRLEY PORTWOOD

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn appointed two members to the university’s Board of Trustees on Friday. Pending Senate approval, former Adjutant General Randal Thomas and former SIU-Edwardsville instructor Shirley Portwood will fill two of the board’s three vacant seats as soon as its Thursday meeting. The governor’s office has not disclosed when a third nomination will be filed. University President Glenn Poshard said he is excited to begin work with the new trustees, and he is happy the governor finally came to an agreement

with the Senate. “I think this is very good for our university, and I thank the governor and I thank the senators for working on this and getting it worked out,” he said. “I just want to go forward now and get back to serving the needs of our students in the way we should.” Portwood, of Godfrey, taught at the Edwardsville campus between 1980 and 2010. She has also been a member of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Board of Trustees since March 2010.

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Also awarded with Inter-Greek Relations of the year was Hannah George of the Delta Zeta sorority, a senior from Carbondale studying social work, and Professor of the Year Darla Karnes, senior lecturer in accountancy. Alpha Tau Omega won Fraternity of the Year and Sigma Kappa won Sorority of the Year. Kaliah Liggons of Alpha Kappa Alpha, a senior from Chicago studying criminology and criminal justice and sociology, won two awards: Outstanding Senior of the Year and Living Your Values. “It feels great to be recognized,” Liggons said. “I have made connections with people

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J’dah Hethmon, a senior from Nokomis studying business marketing, said she takes her tests at Rehn Hall, where a proctor stays in the room with her. She said the proctor’s back is often turned away from the student, but it slightly deters cheating because someone is in the room. Emily Lind, a sophomore from Herrin studying art, said she took tests for her spring online class in the distance education office. Lind said she didn’t think there was a big opportunity to cheat because she was required to leave her belongings in the main office. However, she said a proctor was not always in the room to monitor her. Alex Ratermann, a junior from Aviston studying recreation, said several of his online classes required him to take

who needed my help both within and outside of my organization.” Liggons said she has helped with different fundraisers such as her sorority’s fashion show. “I also asked anyone if they needed my help and was available for them,” Liggons said. “I was able to do a lot through my positions as president, secretary and treasurer.” Winning an award motivates Greek members to do well within their chapters, she said. “It is important because it’s motivation for other Greek members,” Liggons said. “It’s very cool to receive recognition from your peers.” Katherine Sermersheim, interim dean of students and associate vice chancellor of student life and intercultural relations, said

tests in the distance education office. Ratermann said while he thinks it would be possible to cheat in the office, it would still be harder than if he took the test at home without supervision. “There’s someone sitting at the front desk, so if she started walking around she could tell (if you’re cheating), so there’s a little bit of pressure,” he said. However, the student holds a responsibility to know not to cheat, Ratermann said. “I think there’s a little bit of integrity there,” he said. “I would be upset if someone stood over my shoulder watching me take my test. It would make me do a lot worse.” The amount of security against cheating at the office is adequate, he said. Lind said she agrees it’s a student’s responsibility not to cheat, because she never considered doing it. “If I wanted to cheat, I feel like I

Greek life is an integral university component. “Every year, Greek life puts in so much work and upholds the high standards that are put before them,” she said. The Greek awards are important because they recognize the work Greeks put into both the campus and city communities, Cler said. Even though both individuals and chapters won awards, the awards recognize the whole Greek community, he said. “We do not just represent single chapters but the Greek community as a whole,” Cler said. “All chapters have high academic standards and have to be involved with their philanthrophy.” Cler said Greek life makes up more than half of SIU’s community service, while the

would have gotten away with it, but I never thought to do so,” she said. Other state universities have varying policies concerning distance testing. At Eastern Illinois University, academic advisor Kim Redfern said online students always take their tests at home. She said the students are trusted not to cheat. Megan Rush, Southeastern Missouri University online courses office student worker, said students at her institution always take their online tests at home as well. Similar to SIU, Western Illinois University leaves the testing location up to instructors. Sue Schoonover, WIU testing center chief clerk, said the testing room at her office has a camera and window so students are always watched. She said there’s also a lockdown browser so test takers cannot look at any other sites outside of their exams.

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organizations represent only 7 percent of the student population. The university’s Greek community tries to promote that they are not the stereotypical sororities and fraternities portrayed on television that do not value academics and philanthropy, he said. “We try to get the word out that Greek life is not stereotypical,” Cler said. “It’s a battle we are constantly trying to fight.” Cler said there is always room for improvement in Greek life and hopes to see that with future Inter-Greek council members. Elizabeth Zinchuk can be reached at ezinchuk@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 268.

Thomas, of Springfield, was Illinois’ 36th adjutant general. He attended SIUE and received a bachelor’s degree in English in 1973 and a master’s degree in education in 1980. With the two’s ties to the Edwardsville campus, they will join David Hamilton, the only present Edwardsville trustee, as representatives. Edwardsville trustees Mark Hinrichs’, John Simmons’ and Ed Hightower’s, terms expire in February, and trustees Hamilton and Marquita Wiley walked out of the board’s April 3 meeting after a majority of trustees voted to elect a permanent chairman with what they

considered inadequate Edwardsville representation. Trustees are scheduled to vote on 2013-2014 school year tuition and fee increases, approve Pathways to Excellence, the school’s new strategic plan, and vote on updates to new student-housing projects during their Thursday meeting. Because the board lacks a chairman, the trustees will elect either a permanent chair or chair pro tempore before adjourning to executive session Thursday morning. After the session, the board will proceed with the regularly scheduled meeting. Karsten Burgstahler can be reached at kburgstahler@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 255.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Artist rediscovers self in â€˜Re-collectionâ€™ exhibit ANTHONY PICKENS Daily Egyptian One artist is rediscovering her passion for an art form she has worked with for 20 years and exhibited new work Friday at the University Museum. C.J. Niehaus, a graduate student in art from Cincinnati, displayed her thesis project in the museum as part of the Master of Fine Arts thesis series. Niehaus said the project helped her rediscover her roots as a ceramic artist, and her project will be on display until Friday. Early in Niehausâ€™ career, she made functional art such as bowls, cups, plates and teapots for a living. However, she said she eventually lost some of her passion for art after years of only making functional artwork that would sell. â€œI wasnâ€™t growing anymore,â€? she said. â€œI needed to get my passion back.â€? Her exhibit, â€œRe-collection,â€? focuses on sculptural-based ceramic art, something she said helped her find passion to create art for fun rather than a means to get by. Niehaus crafted many ceramic pieces and decorated them with an

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f youâ€™re an artist, itâ€™s better if you can put all of your time and energy into making your (art) better (rather) than sending out press releases and calling galleries. â€” Nate Steinbrink University Museum exhibit curator

underglaze pencil. The pencil sketches help to convey human memory and how it can sometimes be sketchy, she said. The exhibitâ€™s theme refers to memory and how collections of memories form personal identity, which, Niehaus said, relates to her own artistic journey. â€œWe are all made from the collections of our memories â€Ś To create the work Iâ€™m doing now required that I dig in deep to gather up those things that created me,â€? she said. Chris Klaus, Springfield Art Association marketing director, said Niehausâ€™ museum display is marketable because it combines multiple art forms such as pottery and drawing. He said heâ€™s helping Niehaus find venues that are interested in her new work and helping her concentrate her efforts so she can produce her best artwork.

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Nate Steinbrink, University Museum exhibit curator, said audiences can have an intimate interaction with Niehausâ€™ thesis project, which makes it easy to display for an exhibit. Steinbrink said the Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibits are designed for graduate students to present their work without worrying about making a sale. Having the mindset to create marketable art makes an artist lose his or her own artistic vision, he said. â€œIf youâ€™re an artist, itâ€™s better if you can put all of your time and energy into making your (art) better (rather) than sending out press releases and calling galleries,â€? he said. Anthony Pickens can be reached at apickens@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 257.

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Salukis peak before championships TERRANCE PEACOCK JACK ROBINSON Daily Egyptian SIU’s track and field teams got a final tuneup before the Missouri Valley Championships and showed another impressive performance Saturday when they won 18 of 35 events at the Saluki Outdoor Open. Only five teams competed at the home meet and the competition was scarce, which helped SIU win most events by default. However, the Salukis still managed to prepare for the outdoor championships as 13 team members posted personal bests, including five who broke several personal records. Freshman sprinter Remy Abrought outran junior sprinter Laquitsha Bejoile-Hayes to claim the women’s 100-meter hurdles. Abrought finished at 14.36 seconds, while Bejoile finished .08 seconds later. Sophomore Lauren Cheadle won two events, including a record-breaking 5.96 meter leap in the final long jump, which was enough to rank 10th in Saluki women’s long-jump history. She also displayed her speed with a time of 25.12 seconds to win the 200-meter dash. Sophomore sprinter Amiris Warren finished the women’s 100-meter dash with a 12.20 second-first-place time. The Salukis also claimed the top two spots in the men’s 100-meter hurdles. Freshman Kemar Jones took first with a time of 15.01 seconds, while junior Matt Benes took second at 15.09 seconds.

Senior Ryan Sidwell completed his last regular-season meet as a Saluki with two event wins. He leapt to a personal-best 4.96 meters in the pole-vault competition and displayed his speed to post a 47.98 personal record in the 400-meter dash. “The 400-meter felt really good to come out and PR (post a personal record) today,” he said. “I came through a little fast in the first half, so I just tried to hold on to the last 200-meter and win.” Sidwell usually competes in the heptathlon, a track and field contest composed of seven events: the 200-meter dash, 800-meter run, 100-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump, shot put and javelin throw. However, Sidwell said he will not compete in the weekend’s Missouri Valley Conference heptathlon to help his team gain more points. “You do seven events in the multi and only have an opportunity to get 10 points out of it,” he said. “I could do the open events and have an opportunity for 30 points. Even if I don’t win all of them, I can still get a lot more and score well.” Sidwell said it is difficult to pick what event he likes the most since he has so much experience in all of them. “My favorite track event would definitely have to be the 400-meter dash, and the field event is probably the vault,” he said. “I don’t know which one I like better.” For the rest of the story please visit www.dailyegyptian.com.

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for coverage of the Salukis’ weekend baseball series against Purdue 2 M Y Junior jumper Sarah Rautio competes Saturday during the Saluki Outdoor Open at Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex. Rautio finished second in the uncontested event, with the Salukis taking the top four spots. The meet was the Salukis’ last tune-up before the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships on Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. JON-ERIK BRADFORD DAILY EGYPTIAN