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Campus rally rails against administrators LAUREN LEONE Daily Egyptian Students and faculty rallied outside Anthony Hall to ask administrators to address unanswered questions concerning proposed furlough days and budget cuts. “The reason we’re out here today is we want everyone to get talking about the things we are dealing with — the facts,� Randy Hughes said. “We want more transparency about what they’ve done and what they are planning to do. What are the better options?� Hughes, president of the SIUC tenure and tenure-track Faculty Association, said the Board of Trustees approved this fiscal year's budget with 4 percent budget cuts as saving $7.3 million. At the State of the University address Sept. 30, Chancellor Rita Cheng said she asked all nonacademic departments to cut an additional 1 percent from their budgets for the coming fiscal year. The 1 percent would be in addition to the 4 percent cuts already required by individual units, cutting 5 percent of the original budget. The board approved the president's authority to grant the chancellor authority to implement unpaid administrative leave days at its meeting Sept. 16. The amendment includes the option of a declaration of unpaid closure days in the event of a budgetary shortfall, including delays in state reimbursements, according to the board's website. Please see RALLY | 4
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Montana Goodman, a junior from Peoria studying math, leads a march Thursday in front of Anthony Hall in protest of university budget cuts.
College of Education and Human Services works to keep faculty JACOB MAYER Daily Egyptian Kenneth Teitelbaum says the College of Education and Human Services cut approximately $563,000 from its budget, but his main goal was to keep salary money for tenure and tenuretrack faculty. “We prioritized salary dollars to search for tenure-track faculty, and
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tenure-track faculty members,� he said. “It’s in the best interest of our colleagues, because otherwise they’re asked to do too much.� Lynn Smith, chair of the department of curriculum and instruction, said her department has tried to maintain the class load for full-time, non-tenuretrack faculty, but it has had to reduce the number of classes that some part-time, non-tenure-track faculty teach. Often,
those faculty members only teach one or two classes, so the department does not have any classes available for them to teach this semester, she said. “We’ve had to say, ‘Sorry, we can’t use you this semester. We hope we can get you back at another time,’� Smith said. Teitelbaum said the office of the dean's budget, which is separate from the departments' budget, cut its oper-
ating budget by about 35 percent, or around $124,000, and had each of the eight departments cut their operating budgets by 10 percent, which totaled approximately $53,000. Also, he said he moved some state-funded positions so they would be paid through other revenue streams. Please see EDUCATION | 2
Voter registration extended another week, early voting to begin Monday CHRISTINA SPAKOUSKY Daily Egyptian In the past, most students who registered to vote didn’t show up to participate in the actual election, said Sam Nylen, president for the SIUC College Democrats. In the 2006 general election,
more than 6,000 residents from Jackson County registered to vote but less than 10 percent, or 559 voters, cast votes, according to a report by the Jackson County Clerk’s office. Nylen said more than 600 new voters have registered since Aug. 30 at booths set up in the Student
Center and residence hall cafeterias, but now getting them to actually cast their votes will be a challenge. The county clerk will staff a registration booth, and early voting booths will alternate between the Civic Center and the Student Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Voter
registration has been extended to allow citizens another week to register, Nylen said. “It only takes two minutes of your time to go to the polls, so pay attention to the issues, pay attention to the candidates because (voting) affects your life,� Nylen said. Collin Hitt, director of educa-
tion policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, said college students’ participation in general elections has been questionable, but if they think about what is required to get a job or start a business, it will inspire them to make their voices heard. Please see EARLY | 8
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He said the college receives a small percentage of external grant money that helps offset a portion of the budget cuts. The decisions to move money to salaries that would otherwise be used for things such as equipment upgrades and travel were tough, but he would rather have people than equipment, Teitelbaum said. He said he hopes to be able go ahead with faculty searches in the future because the college has cut in other areas and avoided the elimination of several vacant positions. As the university faced an $11.5 million shortfall coming in to fiscal year 2011, Chancellor Rita Cheng said in an e-mail to university personnel Aug. 2 that she had asked each department on campus to submit plans for an average 4 percent reduction in its budget for the fiscal year. The SIU Board of Trustees approved this year’s budget Sept. 16, which listed the 4 percent cuts as saving $7.3 million. Teitelbaum said the college divided the 4 percent cuts into three sections. One-third of the cut came from money taken from the college and departments’ operating budgets, he said. The college made the second part of the cuts when it eliminated three vacant positions, one of which was for the interim associate dean for administration after the person who previously held it resigned in January and moved back into a faculty job, Teitelbaum said. Had the college not had to make the cuts, Teitelbaum said he would have tried to at least hire someone into the position on a part-time basis. He said one of the vacant positions was civil-service and the other was the coordinator of recruitment and retention, Teitelbaum said. He moved half of the duties to a current civil-staff worker instead of replacing someone, he said. “I’m not sure how long we can stay with that, though,” Teitelbaum said. “We may need to find the money to fund the other half of that position.” Teitelbaum said the college managed the last third of the cuts by shifting some positions that were paid by state money to where they are paid by grants or off-campus program money. He said those salaries take up
Friday, October 8, 2010 about $200,000 that would have otherwise been used to support things such as equipment purchases and travel for both students and faculty. “Those positions weren’t lost, but different revenue sources are going to be used to support those positions,” he said. Smith said the department of curriculum and instruction reduced its travel budget for faculty by at least 25 percent. In addition to the cuts in travel, she said the department’s equipment budget has been reduced significantly and she has reduced the number of sections offered in elementary education courses, which in turn reduces the number of part-time, non-tenuretrack faculty needed. “We’re able to provide the same services, but it means that more work is on fewer plates,” Smith said. Teitelbaum said the college is never sure if there will be classes for part-time, non-tenure-track faculty who are not on continuing contracts. He said this semester is not different in that regard and is not unusual. He also said the parttime faculty who don't have classes to teach are not paid. She said she is hopeful for the future but understands it will take time to get back to where the department was before the cuts. “We would hope that the cuts that
we’ve had to make would be restored, but it may be unreasonable to assume that,” she said. As part of the 10 percent cut to its operating budget, Lyle White, chair of the department of educational psychology and special education, said the department has reduced the money for faculty travel by onethird of the amount it had in fiscal year 2010. White said the cuts may not have noticeable effects right away, but cuts in areas such as faculty travel could affect the recruitment and retention of faculty at the university, although the financial problems at universities across the country could help for now. “I think one of the reasons we won’t see a mass exodus is because there are other institutions that are having similar difficulties,” he said. Although times are difficult, Teitelbaum said the college did not have to lay anyone off, and he expects the college to handle the cuts this year, but another year with more cuts could take its toll. “I think for this year, we can manage,” he said. “If there’s another serious cut next year, with the hires that we hope to make, then it’s a much different situation.”
Jacob Mayer can be reached at jmayer@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.
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Luke Tolley said SIUC continues to uphold world-class science where researchers can share their work. “We want to let people know that we are doing some great research at SIU and we are interested in commercializing it," said Tolley, an associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry. “This would be an economic engine for the area, bringing jobs and money to the area.” SIUC’s Technology Transfer Program, in collaboration with the Office of Research Development and Administration, will host its third annual Technology and Innovation Expo to-
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day at the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center. Nine research professors from Springfield, Edwardsville and Carbondale will present some of their recent inventions for company investors, said Amy Hunter, technology transfer specialist at SIUC. She said keynote speakers will discuss the business culture of investments for technological inventions. Hunter said the technology transfer program seeks to find suitable companies, investors and managers that can license technology. She said the process to seek patents for inventions begins with laboratory research and submission of invention disclosure documents from researchers to be presented to the
e want to let people know that we are doing some great research at SIU and we are interested in commercializing it.
— Luke Tolley associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry
technology transfer department for committee review to determine whether the invention will be patented. The transfer department oversees the marketing and licensing of inventions for the patent process which includes invention promotion, Hunter said. Once a company or a start-up company commercializes the technology, the transfer program handles the maintenance of payments and paperwork, she said. Patent costs vary from $3,000 to $10,000 or more depending on the complication of the technology such as biochemistry pharmaceutical inventions, she said. SIUC, along with the SIU School of Medicine, has filed 113 patent applications during the last decade, resulting in 39 issued patents and more than $3.8 million in royalties, according to documents from the transfer program. Tolley said he invented a device called DIABLA, which tests the effects of pharmaceutical drugs on the
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really appreciate that the administration of the SIU system recognizes the efforts of the faculty both in the academic realm, as well as that their ideas can be translated to commercial products.
— Brad Noble associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
human body. He said it would enable pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs much faster and at a lower price, and researchers could scan a drug and take samples from different individuals to figure out how the drug will affect bodily organs. “I am not a businessman. It will allow me to make contacts for potential partners to commercialize technology together,” Tolley said. Professors from neighboring universities are also seeking exposure of their work in the commercial industry. Brad Noble, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, said he was surprised by the publicity he received from manufacturers from the expo held in March. He said the
expo provided a forum to explain what researchers could do and it caught the industry’s attention. “I really appreciate that the administration of the SIU system recognizes the efforts of the faculty both in the academic realm, as well as that their ideas can be translated to commercial products,” he said. “Giving the faculty an opportunity to explore that is fantastic.” The Technology and Innovation Expo will take place at the DunnRichmond Economic Building, 150 East Pleasant Hill Rd., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A $25 fee per person includes event program, lunch, hors d'oeuvres and beverages at a reception.
Michara Canty can be reached at mcanty@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.
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Nicholas Smaligo, a graduate student in philosophy from Lake Bluff, said Thursday at the rally that students and faculty are being asked to bear the burden of a financial crisis they did not create. "We don't want to see (the) administration control the university," he said. "We want to see the university control (the) administration." Smaligo said he doesn't understand why the 4 percent budget cuts couldn't be changed. “More creative solutions need to be found in order to prevent that from happening,” he said. "And with the additional 1 percent, we’re still cutting student services. All of these things are taking away from a student’s quality of life." More than 30 students rallied as part of National Day of Action to Defend Public Education, Hughes said. He said students and faculty across the nation protested in defense of public education. Tony Williams, professor in English, said he believes the administration should take more cuts rather than faculty and staff. “We have an obscenely paid higher administration and that is the element on campus which should be taking the cuts,” he said. “Not poorlypaid faculty, civil service workers and other staff here who really need the salaries they are existing on at the moment.” Williams said he has been at the university since 1984 and is pleased to see this generation of students getting involved with issues. “With money being spent on sports stadiums and administrative buildings, I think (students) are really shortchanged,” he said. Hughes said bargaining between administration and the Faculty Association began in April. At the time, both sides were in agreement on a set of ground rules based on "interest-based bargaining" which includes examining needs and concerns of both parties and maintaining flexibility to resolve issues, he said. Hughes said administration presenting its position on furlough days is "positional-based bargaining." "Before they gave us any other issues, (administrators) dropped
(furlough days) on us at the end of September," he said. "It wasn't an option. It was a position." Hughes said the 2006 to 2010 contract between the university and the Faculty Association does not include the possibility of furlough days. He said it would be illegal for the chancellor to implement those days without bargaining with the unions beforehand. Hughes said the Faculty Association requested a detailed description of the 4 percent budget cut plans for each individual unit at the university, but administration refused to provide this information. “We (believe) we haven’t been given enough information to judicially see the 4 percent budget cuts, to protect educational interests,” he said. "It's not that we don't want to negotiate it. We want it to happen in the way we agreed it would happen." SIUC spokesman Rod Sievers said key positions such as dean for College of Liberal Arts and provost and senior vice chancellor are being filled at both administration and faculty levels, but he said he was unsure of which faculty positions are being filled. He said the budget cuts are a result of state budget issues and believes the university is doing well as a “steward” with its money and resources. “The state has cut our budget and has been slow with making payments to us,” he said. “SIU is having to make adjustments. I think we’ve done a pretty good job so far.” Sievers said the chancellor has the power to shut the university down with unpaid administrative leave days, which would apply to all staff and not just faculty. Hughes said faculty wants the administration to be more clear on the situation. "We want to know 'What exactly did you cut? Where did you cut?'" he said. “One of our concerns is that the limited resources for public education will be devoted to things that aren’t in students’ best interest." Hughes said he wants to see money used wisely and for the right purposes. “We want students to get the education they came here for,” he said.
Lauren Leone can be reached at lleone@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 255.
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Raise mid-term grades with tutoring Don Mullison senior staff psychologist Counseling Center
If you’re anxious about midterms and know you need to make changes to improve your grade during the second half of the semester, getting some extra help with tutoring may make the difference for you. SIUC offers an amazing number and variety of tutoring opportunities and you can benefit a lot from some of the tutoring options described below. If you are struggling with a particular core curriculum course, start with the Supplemental Instruction Office. Its website
is http://www.supplementalinstruction.siuc.edu. Its mission is to help students improve their academic performance by providing them with weekly tutoring sessions. These tutors are peers who have successfully passed the course with an A and who have faculty recommendation. In short, the tutors know what is needed to succeed in the course, how to go about this and understand the coursework from the student perspective. Each semester, Supplemental Instruction targets core classes and offers tutoring to help you succeed. Take a look at its website to see if the course giving you problems is on the list. If you struggle with writing tasks ranging from essays and
reports all the way up to a thesis or dissertation, the SIUC Writing Center is an excellent place for you to get support. Writing Center tutors can help you with each stage of the writing process, from pre-writing and drafting to revising and editing. In addition to class assignments, you can obtain assistance with special tasks like creating personal statements and resumes. Or you can get help with research such as how to document sources and how to search and evaluate online databases. Students can meet weekly with a tutor and truly improve their writing. There are several campus locations listed at the Writing Center’s website http://www. write.siuc.edu, along with a fur-
ther description of their offerings and schedule of open hours. In addition to the above resources, a number of departments and colleges offer tutoring for their courses. Mathematics offers tutoring at Trueblood and Lentz Halls; further information can be found at http:// www.math.siu.edu/helpsess.html. Physics offers tutoring at Neckers Building Room 240G. Call physics personnel at 453-2643. The College of Engineering offers tutoring for its students in chemistry, physics, math and engineering in the lower level of Lentz Hall. Call engineering personnel at 453-4321. Physiology offers tutoring in Life Science II Room 151A. Contact
physiology personnel at 453-7323. The Foreign Language Help Center offers tutoring in Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese. Visit http://languages. siuc.edu for more information. The College of Business offers tutoring for its students. Visit http://www.business.siuc.edu/ for more information. The following departments, with phone numbers attached, also offer tutoring: journalism at 4533280, computer science at 5362327, geology at 453-7395, zoology at 536-2314, economics at 5367746 and chemistry at 453-5721. There is a great deal of potential support out there to help you academically, so start looking into it today.
who educates about the intersections of oppression, reminding us that survivors of color, survivors among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed and questioning community, and survivors from low socioeconomic status should never be rendered invisible. I am inspired by SIU’s Progressive Masculinities Mentors, folks who meet weekly to discuss how we might better address the pervasiveness of sexism. Here, I recall a story from my book “1,800 Miles.� It is the story of a woman who moved from
Montana to Florida to find a better life for her daughter after the girl had been raped. The chapter concludes, “Please embrace the message tighter than you embrace the messenger ... remember that the true heroes in the fight against sexual violence are like the waitress we met in northern Florida. They are people who are willing to give up their lives ... to help people they love through the everyday struggle. No, we’re not heroes for walking. The three of us are just fortunate ... for being blessed with the opportunity of
having been touched by the lives of heroes.� We cannot end public conversations on sexual violence with a speech. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Be inspired by the writings, speeches and advocacy of others, but do so in a way that mobilizes your own activism today, this month and year-round. You are the answer to ending sexual violence.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Find inspiration to fight sexual violence Dear Editor:
I was humbled Thursday when I read Tara Kulash’s kind words about me and content to know someone was so moved by my speech as to respond in a poignant manner. Conversely, I want people to know I do not write, speak and advocate alone. The work I do is diminutive to the work being done in our community in response to sexual violence. I have the privilege of writing, speaking and advocating because others have laid the foundation. When I write, I do so with the illustri-
ous writings of bell hooks, Audre Lorde, James Baldwin and Gloria AnzaldÚa fresh in my mind. When I speak, I reflect on the powerful voices of Angela Davis, Ella Baker and Malcolm X. When I advocate, I am inspired by the women of our local Women’s Center who serve seven counties for little pay and little recognition. I am inspired by the community educators who volunteer their time giving dozens of presentations on campus. I am inspired by my partner — and other black feminist scholars —
Joshua Daniel Phillips PhD student, speech communication
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“College students deserve a governor that is going to attract jobs and create new businesses,” Hitt said. “The next governor is going to have an important say
over the policies in Illinois.” Travis Strobach, president of the College Republicans, said voter turnout this year will be sparse. He said students are still engaged and know what the issues are, but they are not charged up. “I really think it all comes down to the excitement factor,”
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Strolbach said. “The campus isn’t abuzz like it was in 2008.” Rich Whitney, Green party candidate for governor, said regardless of how many people vote, they need to be informed of all their choices. There are not just two choices for governor, Whitney said.
“I think as people really understand and pay more attention to this race and what the real choices are, I think I can still win this thing, he said.
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Pat Quinn Democrat
One of the most significant issues facing higher education is to make sure the universities get payments the state owes them, said Sheila Simon, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. The 1 percentage point tax increase Quinn has proposed is supposed to be for education, she said.
Quinn has a proven record of creating jobs by getting companies to come to Illinois versus other states such as Ford plant, said George Sweeney, spokesperson from Quinn’s campaign. “Under Gov. Quinn, one in 10 jobs created nationwide in the first half of 2010 was created in Illinois,” Sweeney said.
The people need someone who’s going to fix the budget crisis and Quinn eliminated $3 billion from spending, Sweeney said. Quinn stands behind his plan for an income tax increase to fix the budget, Sweeney said.
Bill Brady Republican
A good education system is the backbone to a strong Illinois, Bill Brady said. It leads to a stronger economy, job creation, lowering of crime rates, improved self-sufficiency and a better quality of life, he said.
Brady said if he becomes governor, creating a strong job climate is key. By voting against new taxes on businesses and families, more jobs and small businesses will be born, he said on his campaign website. He said today’s tax policies make the state’s climate worse than most others in the nation for job-creating businesses.
Illinois is overspending and going too far into debt and it’s being done to serve the political insiders, he said. A strong economy will help create jobs for college students, so they will want to continue to live and work in our state, Brady said.
Whitney said after creating a fairer tax system, imposing a tax on gambling, instituting a state bank, devising a fee and dividend program for greenhouse gas emissions and legalizing cannabis, he could provide tuition-free education in Illinois. He said it would cost about $3 billion dollars, but it’s doable.
Whitney said alternative transportation could lead to many more job opportunities. First, he would take the tax burden off lower and middle income wage earners, he said. Thousands of small business vendors rely on the state for money and some have had to close their doors, he said.
The government’s broke but the state is not, Whitney said. Whitney said there are several aspects to fixing the state budget, such as a fairer tax system, taxes on gambling, a state bank, a fee and dividend system and the legalization of cannabis.
Complex formula changes over the past decade have led to major policy shifts in education spending. “The key financial problem in Illinois is education, not a lack of funds, but rather the convoluted, non-transparent funding formulas,” he said on his campaign website.
First the economy must be re-stimulated, and Cohen said he plans to implement a costbenefit analysis of business taxes and regulations. With the right economic policies, Illinois can prepare the groundwork for a major industrial and technological boom, he said.
Illinois must regain control of every state dollar spend by imposing a powerful hybrid of zero and performance based budgeting, Cohen said. Each dollar of proposed spending will have to be justified, or it won’t be budgeted, he said.
Most districts get only about 30 percent of their own money back from the state in property taxes, so it is safe to say the money is not wisely spent, Green said. “We need to put the responsibility of education where it belongs, in the home and the community.”
Green said public jobs are a drain on state funds and taxpayers finances. It is the state’s responsibility to provide an environment of low taxes to encourage businesses to form and employers to come to Illinois, he said.
The Illinois constitution says appropriations for a fiscal year shall not exceed funds estimated by the General Assembly to be available that year, Green said. “I will veto or reduce any non-essential appropriations that exceed funds as required by the Constitution,” he said.
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Daily Bark The Twins have had great teams for three years. They also have had the unfortunate luck of drawing the Yankees in the divisional round of the MLB playoffs for the last three years too. The Twins need to take a page from the Boston Red Sox book and believe they can beat the Yankees instead of only thinking they could win. It’s the only way to get over that mental barrier.
BRANDON COLEMAN
bcoleman@dailyegyptian.com
Daily Egyptian
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For the last three MLB seasons the Minnesota Twins came from behind to snatch the American League Central title from the Chicago White Sox or the Detroit Tigers only to lose nine straight games in the postseason. Seven of their last 10 losses have been to the New York Yankees. Are the Twins simply not capable of defeating the Yankees or are their playoff woes self-inflicted?
The Twins are just as bad as the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Green Bay Packers and Jeff Gordon. They will win a playoff game against the Yankees as soon as the Saluki football team enters the NFL.
Maybe the Yankees are just a better team than the Twins. ... I know, crazy talk.
BRANDON LACHANCE
RYAN VOYLES
blachance@dailyegyptian.com
rvoyles@dailyegyptian.com
Freshmen, team fired up for season opener RYAN SIMONIN Daily Egyptian Coach Rick Walker says his young women's swimming and diving team is eager for its first dual meet of the season Saturday against Vanderbilt after practicing for more than a month. “They are eager to put to use some of the things they have been working on and now that it is here they are getting excited,” Walker said. Walker said Vanderbilt draws talent because it's a Southeastern Conference school. The Salukis beat the young Vanderbilt team 145-114 a season ago, but Walker said Van-
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“I expect him to do well any time he is on the court. He is solid, and the team works harder in practice, which means we don’t have to do so much remedial stuff and we can move on to more advanced things,” Nelson said. Sophomore Brandon Florez, who played in the No. 1 spot of the roster last season, said Fabik has played unbelievably and he is glad to have Fabik in front of him in the lineup. “When I was playing in the No.
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Delsart said she needs to work on her aggressiveness and following through with her backhand swing. If she falls behind in a set, she said that should help her overcome the slow start. Sophomore Anastacia Simons will return to play after she sprained her left ankle in the second round of at Austin Peay, and the Salukis will look to build on their 11-2 singles record Saturday in Bloomington, Northwehr said. “She’s been playing points in practice. She’s not 100 percent, but she’s good enough,” Nothwehr said. Freshman Anita Lee, who will play in the second flight at the MVC Individual Championship, dealt with shin splints and a strained left calf in September but should be fine to play at the
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he freshmen bring in a new spirit because they haven’t been in any collegiate races yet and sometimes upperclassmen get tired of doing the same thing over and over again. I think the freshmen’s excitement will spread throughout the whole team.
derbilt has matured since then and is a tougher opponent. “We have to work on getting our youth to perform at a high level if we are actually going to pull this one off,” Walker said. Walker said the team is more focused on winning as a team instead of as individuals. “Together they want to win, and 1 spot last year, there was a great deal of pressure and I didn’t have enough big point experience. I feel like this year has been better with that little extra cushion Fabik provides,” Florez said. Florez said though the tournament doesn’t count toward the standings it is still important for the team to play its best. “We have nothing to lose but we have everything to gain with this tournament,” Florez said.
Ryan Simonin can be reached at rsimonin@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 274. championships, Nothwehr said. Nothwehr said she plans for Delsart to play the first flight, Dien to play the third flight and Simons to play the fourth flight. Freshman Korey Love, who won the Flight C championship at Austin Peay, fell ill Wednesday and will not play in the MVC Individual Championship, she said. Nothwehr said the Salukis' chance to win multiple championships in MVC play in Bloomington diminished slightly because they don’t have a fifth player, but each woman has a shot because they have favorable matchups of which they can take advantage. “I believe right now we’re in the top three teams in the conference, even though (we're not) a full team,” Nothwehr said.
Brandon Coleman can be reached at bcoleman@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 269.
— Jennifer Kwok junior distance swimmer in years past we have had too many individuals who wouldn’t let go of personal (goals) to be successful as a team,” Walker said. Freshman Jessica England said she is looking forward to her first collegiate competition and the taste of the competitive atmosphere. She said the team has prepared mentally all week and is determined to win.
Junior Jennifer Kwok said she believes the youth on the team will be a positive factor this season. “The freshmen bring in a new spirit because they haven’t been in any collegiate races yet and sometimes upperclassmen get tired of doing the same thing over and over again. I think the freshmen’s excitement will spread throughout the
whole team,” Kwok said. Kwok said Vanderbilt is a good opponent and cannot be taken lightly. She said the team still has to come out and earn their place. “Last meet I don’t think they were quite ready for us because they didn’t have as much depth as we did, but this time I think they will be and we have to watch out for that,” Kwok said. The women’s swim team hosts Vanderbilt 11 a.m. Saturday at the Edward J. Shea Natatorium in the Recreation Center.
Ryan Simonin can be reached at rsimonin@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 274.
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FOOTBALL WIN SPARKS HOPE FOR HOMECOMING Senior linebacker Robert Spann swats away a pass during the Illinois State game. Check out the DAILY EGYPTIAN’S Saturday Game Day edition for stories highlighting linebackers, running backs and the Southern Illinois vs. Northern Iowa rivalry, as well as the weelky Eye on the Enemy series, staff predictions of the game and a breakdown of what each team has done this season. JAMES DURBIN DAILY EGYPTIAN
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Salukis to play with coach, confidence Salukis to play alongside coach in Sun Open RYAN SIMONIN Daily Egyptian Coach Dann Nelson will compete alongside his team Saturday at the Paducah Sun Open, he said. The tournament is a men’s open competition, so the Salukis won't have the pressure of an ITA-ranked tournament, Nelson said. “It is a chance to play free and have some fun,� he said. Nelson said the team will use the tournament to work on its doubles play, as he's tried to find the right combination between players. “We definitely can improve in our doubles. We have put several doubles teams out there and we are waiting
for a few of them to gel,� Nelson said. Nelson said Murray State University and other college players will compete in the tournament along with local teaching professionals. Sophomore Jordan Snyder said the tournament would be an excellent opportunity to compete against people on a variety of skill levels. He said it would be interesting if someone on the team gets the opportunity to play against Nelson. Nelson said he has been impressed with the play of freshman Adam Fabik, who remains undefeated after nine matches in the No. 1 spot. Please see MEN’S TENNIS | 11
SIU carries high hopes into championships BRANDON COLEMAN Daily Egyptian Despite playing well in their tournament at Austin Peay State University, the Salukis need to learn how to play more confidently with leads, women's tennis coach Audra Northwehr says. She said the team needs to improve its serving, footwork and finish volleys at the net to be competitive at the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Tennis Championship Oct. 8 through 10 at Illinois State University.
Sophomores Melanie Delsart and Jennifer Dien led in sets, but occasionally lost focus and dropped them, Dien said. “My tennis game was up and down,� she said. Dien said winning Flight B on Sept. 26 at Austin Peay came as a happy surprise and her pursuit of the ball has gotten better since. She said she knows her mental focus has to improve to win a championship in MVC individual play. Please see WOMEN’S TENNIS | 11
DAN DWYER | DAILY EGYPTIAN
Sophomore Jordan Snyder forehands a return during doubles practice Thursday at University
Courts. The Salukis will play in the Paducah Sun Open today and Saturday in Paducah, Ky.