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BRANDON COLEMAN Daily Egyptian

Chancellor Rita Cheng’s reassessment of the Southern at 150 campaign will have the biggest effect on what projects the SIU Foundation raises money to support, says Rickey McCurry, CEO of the foundation.

Cheng said a reassessment of the original Southern at 150 plan was needed because it lacked a time frame for completion of projects. The university's priorities, which will be set by university committees, are scheduled to be finished by December, she said. “We are forming committees right now that will look at aspects of the university, teaching and student success, research goals, commitment to the region and external partners, the campus climate as it relates to student success, and faculty and staff relations,�

Cheng said.

The reassessment's other focuses include infrastructure projects, Cheng said.

The SIU Foundation is a separate entity from SIUC and raises money through private donors, corporations and organizations for the university based on its academic and athletic goals, said McCurry, who also serves as vice chancellor of institutional advancement.

The Foundation's Opportunity through Excellence campaign, the first of three scheduled fundraising campaigns to finish before 2019, raised $106 million for scholarships, graduate fellowships, tenure-track faculty, academic programs and facilities, McCurry said.

He said during the first campaign, which took place from 2004 to 2008, the foundation was able to raise enough money to support 795 payouts for scholarships and graduate fellowships, as well as pay for the construction of the Troutt-Wittmann Center north of the SIU Arena.

Although the amount of donor money decreased from $43 million in 2008 to $22.1 million in 2009 and $14.5 million in 2010, the foundation raised more money for scholarships, fellowships and facilities in the last two years than it did in the first two years of the Opportunity Through Excellence campaign, he said.

McCurry said the foundation raised $10.5 million in 2001, when the Southern at 150 program began, and $43 million in 2008. “If you look from 2001 to 2008, that’s an average increase of about 24 percent,� he said.

The foundation saw the amount of donor support increase by an average of 20 percent from 2001 to 2010 since the university began preparing for Southern at 150, McCurry said.

He said the plan the foundation created for itself calls for another fundraising campaign to begin in 2012, though there is no date set for its official announcement. McCurry said the foundation wants to work up to receiving $50 million a year from donors.

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Dena Haun, a sophomore from Woodridge studying physical education, walks a mannequin she won in a bet down College Street on Wednesday. “I’m just glad to have something to mess up on my ink and paint now,� Haun said. She said she

won the mannequin, “Shawn,� was won after the alternative music group Arcade Fire won Album of the Year at the 2011 Grammy Awards. “Arcade Fire deserved it more than anyone; they’re pretty much my favorites right now,� Haun said.

Mayoral candidates look to curb city crime electionsection KAYLA KEARNS Daily Egyptian Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of a weeklong series the Daily Egyptian will run on the mayoral candidates’ stances on issues affecting Carbondale.

Who holds the title of mayor will change in April, but how the city han-

dles crime prevention may not.

Brent Ritzel said he would establish a safety commission and focus on the prevention of crime through environmental design. Steven Haynes said he would increase the number of police officers while Joel Fritzler said he would increase resident awareness.

George Maroney said he would work to make Carbondale appear safer to parents of prospective SIUC students while Sam Goldman said he would let crimeprevention services have full authority.

A primary election will be held Feb. 22 to reduce the five mayoral candidates to a field of four and the 16 city council candidates to a field of 12. The contenders are running to replace Mayor Brad Cole

and fill council seats held by Haynes, Mary Pohlmann and recently appointed Michael Neill. The candidates who receive the most votes during the primary election will be placed on the ballot for the April 5 general election.

If Fritzler is elected, his council seat will have to be filled.

Ritzel, director of public education and outreach for Equitech International LLC, said establishing a safety commission will address many community safety issues, such as the lack of sidewalks and bike paths on state highways in the city.

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Festival promotes cohesion of world cultures SARAH SCHNEIDER Daily Egyptian Though they may not realize it, some students are also teachers, Carla Coppi says.

Coppi, director of international students and scholars, said there are 1,200 international students from 109 countries at the university.

She said these students are teachers in a sense because they teach whoever they sit next to in class about the culture of their home countries.

This week, those international students are sharing their culture in a more open setting at the International Festival at the Student Cen-

ter, an event coordinated by the International Student Council.

Wednesday featured the Parade of Flags, where students dressed in traditional attire and carried flags representing more than 30 different nations on a walk from Anthony Hall to the Student Center. The walk was followed by the International Food Fair that featured food from 11 different countries.

Sheri Love, a junior from New York City studying chemistry, said the best way to learn about another culture is through food and language.

Love, a member of the African Student Council, said she joined the group to learn about her Nigerian heritage. She said networking with students through something everyone loves – food – helps her make connections to different parts of the world.

Haoming Qin, vice president of finance for ISC, said the goal of the week is to experience other cultures but also to show American students they are very similar to international students.

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Upcoming Calendar Events Growing Adventure Ministries annual conference

· 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. March 26 ·A brunch is provided for all registered guests. · Registration is $24 per person before March 6 and $28 after. · Make registrations payable to Growing Adventure Ministries P.O. Box 1213 Carbondale, Illinois 62903.

Bringing Nature Home

· 7 p.m. Feb. 18 in the Browne Auditorium of the Parkinson Building 1259 Lincoln Dr. · Dr. Douglas Tallamy, professor and chair of the SIUC entomology department, will be speaking on the critical role native plants play in sustaining wildlife. · This event is free and open to the public.

Alumni Association Offers Class Rings

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Masculinities group makes students share, laugh, think JULIE SWENSON Daily Egyptian For Cornelius Fair, being a part of Progressive Masculinities Mentors is deeply personal.

Fair, a research assistant in Africana Studies, said he saw the effect of a broken culture on his family after his cousin was murdered by an exboyfriend.

‘That's why I started working against gender violence; that's why I'm here. That's why I'm a member of PMM,’ he said.

Fair is one of a group of students and faculty members who make up PMM, a registered student organization that meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday in the Student Health Center. Students from SIUC mentor students from middle and high schools, as well as speak to school administrators about issues in society and the media that hurt both men and women.

The group was founded by Derrick Williams, the violence prevention coordinator at the Wellness Center.

Williams said he started the group while he was a graduate student.

The group works with young men on college campuses and teaches them strategies of engaging other men to talk about the issue of gender violence, he said. ‘Being a progressive man means we are trying to work outside of these gender norms of what it means to be a man – to be tough, to always be in control and have your manhood at the expense of others.”

Williams said women and men undergraduate and graduate students,

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e talk about different things that most people may not want to talk about, especially when it comes to gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, those kinds of things — Vernon Johnson graduate student

as well as administrators and faculty, train the next generation of mentors who will go out and continue to spread the lessons learned through PMM. The point is to change the definition of masculinity for men through positive male mentors and show young men other ways of being masculine, he said.

Similar groups exist at the University of Illinois, University of Northern Iowa, St. John's University in Minnesota, Luther College in Iowa and others, Williams said.

Vernon Johnson, a graduate student from Flossmoor in community health education and leader of PMM, said the group discusses issues involving pop culture, depression, art and music, homophobia, sports and social dangers. Because men commit a large number of assaults against women, the group provides an open, welcoming place for men to talk about their opinions, passions, flaws and fears to prevent gender violence against women, he said.

“There are very few circles that you come into that men get together and feel comfortable enough to share different issues such as the ones that are discussed in PMM,”Johnson said.

“When you have a group of men that are able to share the type of discussions

that we have, it can be so important for our social landscape.”

He said the group isn't about celebrating men, but taking a look at privileges men have relative to diversity, religion, gender, sexuality, class and other issues. Group members hold sessions where they bring a topic to a meeting and lead a discussion on it, Johnson said.

“We talk about different things that most people may not want to talk about, especially when it comes to gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, those kinds of things,” he said.

E.J. Clark, a junior from St. Louis studying civil and mechanical engineering, said he was invited to the group and loved it. He said listening to the group members opened his mind and made him want to keep coming back.

“If you're in the darkness and you see a little bit of light, you're going to want more of that light,” Clark said.

“That’s why you go to school, to get that light.”

Jawhar McClendon and his fraternal twin brother, Jahi, both tenth graders at Carbondale Community High School from Chicago, said they have been involved with PMM for

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Cornelius Fair, right, a doctoral student in speech communication from Carbondale, talks with Jawhar McClendon, a sophomore at Carbondale Community High School, Wednesday before their Progressive Masculinities Mentors meeting at the Student Health Center auditorium. “We really want to develop communication and relationships, really connect with the students,” said Megan Jones, the rape crises service coordinator at the Women’s Center. Jones, who works with PMM, said the group examines ways to connect with people to promote their anti-violence message. three years. Jawhar McClendon said being in the group taught him life lessons he couldn't learn anywhere else, like how women have been treated over the last century.

“It shaped me in a lot of different ways,” he said. “If I didn’t have this group, I wouldn't know as much and I wouldn't be as much of a respectful man as I am.”

Jahi and Jawhar McClendon both

said peers at school can treat each other badly and PMM shows them how to correct peers who demean women.

“I try to be a positive image of black men,” Jawhar McClendon said. “I try to send a message to people that it's not cool, that there are other ways.”

Julie Swenson can be reached at jswenson@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.

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McCurry said money raised by the foundation would not be used for the Student Resource Center, which will be built where McAndrew Stadium stood, but it will be used

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“This is the only town I’ve ever been in where I’ve seen wheelchairs have to negotiate their way through town on state highways,” Ritzel said. “There’s nothing more disturbing for me than one of our disabled residents having to share roads with SUVs and semis.”

He said he would like to see crime prevention through environmental design, a theory that criminal behavior can be lessened through proper community layout, implemented more seriously by the city to help citizens further protect themselves.

Fritzler said when people get involved in policing their own

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“We like to play basketball and football, we like to drink beer, and we like to talk to friends,” said Qin, a senior from Tieling, China, studying automotive technology.

He said international students and American students have to network and make connections because they might be working together someday.

During the proclamation ceremony

for the Alumni Center, which will house all departments of institutional development — the foundation, the SIU Alumni Association and the departments of development, special events and advancement.

Construction of the Student Resource Center will be paid for by stu-

dent fees, Cheng said. She said fees have been collected for the center since 2006 and construction could start as early as spring 2012.

The foundation has been beneficial in that it is a major contributor to Saluki Way and the restructuring of the university's main entrance on U.S.

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Gatton said money to tear down McAndrew Stadium also came from the foundation.

The 73-year-old stadium had too many structural problems that required significant maintenance, he said.

f you feel safe in your neighborhood and are able to go outside and to interact with your neighbors and others in the community, then that will foster a positive image and work environment, a positive, crime-free environment.

community, it makes them more aware and helps decrease crime.

City police officers are currently required to live approximately nine miles from the intersection of Main Street and Illinois Avenue, but Fritzler said he wants officers to live closer.

“Unfortunately, a lot of our police officers live in surrounding areas,” he said. “I’d like reallocate funds for police officers to live in town, whether it’s a couple thousand dollars extra just to

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have them live here or even designate them to higher crime areas of living.”

Haynes said hiring additional police officers is one of his main concerns. He said he believes a safe environment encourages citizens to communicate.

“If you feel safe in your neighborhood and are able to go outside and to interact with your neighbors and others in the community, then that will foster a positive image and work environment, a positive, crime-free

environment,” Haynes said.

Maroney said crime ties into the university's enrollment numbers, and the city should work to make the community attractive. He said the city's most important obligation is to create a safe environment so parents feel comfortable sending their children to school in Carbondale.

“When (parents) evaluate any university, one of the primary things they look at, aside from the university and

e have to sit with someone from Sri Lanka, we have to sit with someone from Brazil, Iraq, Japan or anywhere really, to get to know them and to understand their country and point of view.

after the Parade of Flags, Chancellor Rita Cheng said the most important issues today are global and having an international component to a research university is vital.

“It is important for our understanding of complex issues to have

— Carla Coppi director of international students and scholars

cross-cultural relations so we can better understand each other and learn from each other,” she said.

Coppi said many students tend to fear some parts of the world because they are unfamiliar with them.

“We have to sit with someone

from Sri Lanka, we have to sit with someone from Brazil, Iraq, Japan or anywhere really, to get to know them and to understand their country and point of view,” she said. “That is going to be the path of global understanding

Gatton said tearing down the stadium meant plant and service operations doesn’t have to invest more money in the deteriorating structure.

Brandon Coleman can be reached at bcoleman@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259. the community setting, is, ‘Will our child be safe there? Are they going to be safe on campus? Are they going to be safe off campus?’” Maroney said.

Maroney said the key to crime prevention is not increasing the city and university police forces but improving how the university uses information it receives from police.

Goldman, former SIUC chancellor, said he would rely heavily on trained police, fire and emergency services to provide assistance to citizens. He would not reduce the size of the services, he said.

“All we can do is work hard to make sure that we are preventative as best we can be and that we provide maximum security and coverage,” he said. someday in the future.”

The festival will wrap up Friday with two events at the Student Center: the International Buffet, where the public can taste delicacies from all over the world, and the International Cultural Show, where students will showcase their countries’ traditions in the form of song, dance, martial arts and fashion.

Sarah Schneider can be reached at sschneider@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 255.

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Quinn budgets for borrowing, human service cuts LEAH STOVER Daily Egyptian Gov. Pat Quinn took the floor Wednesday to unveil what he called a new approach to lifting the state out of its $15 billion budget deficit.

“We need to keep investing in essential, necessary services while cutting programs that don't work,” Quinn said.

During his annual budget address, Quinn said all unnecessary state spending will be eliminated and proposed a $35.4 billion budget that relies heavily on state lawmakers’ approval of borrowing $8.7 billion. He also proposed a reduction in spending and program reforms and suggested cuts in state-funded programs in areas of human services, education and economic development. Medicaid, public school transportation and administrative salaries are all at risk.

John Smith, executive director of the Egyptian Area Agency on

Aging, said anywhere from 10 to 20 percent of the agency’s funding could be lost due to state cuts. He said the loss in funding could result in future reductions of staff hours and decrease the coverage area of the organization's programs.

“We would make the reductions in the line items that are being cut,” Smith said. "That's our plan right now."

To save $37 million, Quinn suggested eliminating programs designed to assist senior citizens and the disabled with paying for medications and taxes. He said he would also reduce Medicaid reimbursement rates by 6 percent, saving $552 million, as well as extinguish programs such as Illinois Cares Rx, which costs the state $107 million.

Nancy Holt, executive director of Southern Seven Health Department, said the agency provides preventive care through Medicaid, not primary care, and is uncertain whether it will receive cuts. She said Southern Seven is

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e need to keep investing in essential, necessary services while cutting programs that don’t work.

funded by several organizations that may be affected differently, and she is waiting to see the results.

“One of our biggest struggles right now, in addition to any cuts we might get, is just getting paid what we're owed,” Holt said.

“That’s the big struggle, just getting payment from the state.”

Quinn said Illinois pays its bills six to eight months behind schedule, which in turn forces organizations doing business with the state to bear the burden of slow pay. By reconstructing the payment plan, Quinn said Illinois will have the opportunity to jumpstart the economy by immediately paying vendors. The only alternative, he said, is to eliminate enough state

— Pat Quinn Illinois governor programs to pay the $8.7 billion in overdue bills.

SIU President Glenn Poshard said the best news in the budget was that there was no decrease in the budget for higher education for fiscal year 2012.

“The one great concern I have after the budget address today is that this is all conditioned on borrowing,” Poshard said.

Miriam Link Mullison, administrator for the Jackson County Health Department, said she hasn't seen any cuts to the health department in the budget details, but it is early.

“These are tough times and the state's making cuts. We're experiencing cuts at the local level, and the federal government is

also clearly looking for ways to cut,” Mullison said. “Many public health programs are on the chopping block at the federal level, so it is one of those times that I think public health is a very essential service, and I hope it is a higher priority to fund and a lower priority to cut.”

Quinn finalized his proposal on a positive note by straying away from the budget deficit and focusing on the progress Illinois has made in other areas. He said along with the decline of unemployment, Illinois added more jobs in 2010 than any other state in the Midwest. He said the borrowing plan and program reform will be a way for the state to work its way out of the deficit.

“We are looking at programs in a new way, saving taxpayer dollars while improving the services we deliver,” Quinn said.

Leah Stover can be reached at lstover@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 266.

Forum helps students learn true aspects of college TERRANCE PEACOCK Daily Egyptian The "Why Am I Here?" forum Wednesday wasn't just about students' success, but their failure as well, Byron Madison said.

Madison, a junior from Cairo studying computer science and president of the Speaking and Teaching registered student organization, said the forum was put on to make students aware of resources available to help them succeed in college.

“We feel like (students) are not active enough, not involved enough, and they do not know about a lot of activities they can do on campus,” Madison said.

The forum was sponsored by

RSOs Speaking and Teaching, Black Male Roundtable, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Student Support Services, and addressed topics such as retention rates, poor networking skills, event awareness and how to be a successful college student.

Spencer Trebble, a sophomore from Chicago studying agribusiness economics, hosted the event and said students are not aware of many of the university's 450 RSOs. The speaker for the forum was Tyree Miller, a psychologist from Dayton, Ohio, who was friends with Teresa Walls, enrollment management student services coordinator.

During Miller’s speech, he addressed the question “Why am I here?” which was directed at stu-

dents.

“The question ... can be resolved, and even understood more easily when the question ‘Who am I?’ is answered first,” Miller said. “The who must precede the why.”

The university currently graduates 43.5 percent of its students in six years, according to the SIUC registrar website.

“If you’re here going to school, you've got to graduate,” Miller said.

After Miller was done addressing the audience, questions regarding time management, influences and mentoring were brought up.

Walls also reminded students to apply for financial aid as early as possible and said she recommends filling out the FAFSA by March 1.

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e feel like (students) are not active enough, not involved enough, and they do not know about a lot of activities they can do on campus.

— Byron Madison president of the Speaking and Teaching RSO

“The map grant will run out; once it's gone it's gone,” she said.

Madison said people need to get out and meet people they don't know and get as many people as possible aware of campus activities.

Nick Bates, a junior from Chicago studying criminal justice and president of Black Male Roundtable, said the reason for the forum was to make students aware of decisions they make while in college.

Bates also said he has pointers that may be able to help students stay in school until they graduate.

“There are a couple keys to being a successful collegiate student,” Bates said. “Time management is key – do you need to be kicking it or studying? Those are the issues you should be worried about.”

Terrance Peacock can be reached at tpeacock@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259

Quinn proposes oft-defeated school consolidation JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPR IN G F IE L D, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposed a slight increase in education spending Wednesday but wants to save state money by pushing school consolidation and eliminating regional education offices — two ideas that have been soundly rejected over the years.

Quinn resurrected the idea of consolidation, which has caused ill feelings seemingly since the days of the one-room schoolhouse, saying it “lowers administrative overhead, improves efficiency and will save taxpayers $100 million.”

“Illinois currently has 868 school districts, and our fiscal reality demands consolidation. That’s too many,” Quinn said in his budget address to a joint session of the House and Senate. The governor will create a commission to study the issue.

He also proposed cutting a $13

million subsidy to 45 regional offices of education, which conduct safety checks, training and run special schools, and reducing by $95 million the amount the state pays to bus students to the classroom.

Overall state support for elementary and secondary education would climb 3.2 percent to $7.2 billion, still 1 percent lower than in the 2009-2010 school year. Higher education would see just a slight increase in funding, up 1.2 percent to $2.15 billion.

Consolidation has historically pitted progress and efficiency against local control and sentimentality.

Since there were 12,000 school districts as late as World War II, in small towns the school has been the community center and local point of pride. But merged schools mean pooled resources, and advocates say they are better able to retain top teachers and afford the latest technology.

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t’s hard to make the argument that we’re doing this for education purposes and to save money because the data doesn’t show that.

education reform package in 1985 that required consolidation, with the goal of no fewer than 1,500 students in any district with kindergarten through 12th grade. The outcry forced the Legislature to repeal it months later.

Rep. Roger Eddy, a Republican from Hutsonville where he’s school superintendent, said studies show the targets of consolidation — small schools where less money is spent per pupil — typically have higher standardized test scores, with smaller class sizes and more parental involvement.

“It’s hard to make the argument that we're doing this for education purposes and to save money because the data doesn't show that,” said

— Roger Eddy Republlican representative Eddy, who has served on several consolidation study panels in the past two decades.

He also said geography plays a big role and efficiency has to be balanced against how long pupils have to spend on buses getting to school — a particularly sensitive issue because Quinn also recommended cutting state funding for transporting pupils to school.

If the governor’s plan is adopted, the bus budget will have dropped 50 percent from two years ago.

The governor's chief of staff, Jack Lavin, said local districts wouldn't necessarily have to raise property taxes to pay for buses, but instead could cut layers of unneeded administration.

Quinn said the state could save $13 million in the fiscal year that begins July 1 by cutting support for 45 regional offices of education, run by elected superintendents.

They provide bus driver training, area-wide schools for dropouts and truants, GED testing and more.

“The $13 million annual savings will be spent in the classroom, rather than on administration,” Quinn said.

Quinn's predecessor, ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, proposed eliminating regional offices of education in his first budget address in 2003. Widespread opposition to that plan forced Blagojevich to agree to a compromise that would have cut the number in half by 2005, but that never happened, either.

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Topless Ukranian women combat sex tourism TARA KULASH

VRSKRPRUH VWXG\LQJ MRXUQDOLVP “Our God is woman, our mission is protest, our weapons are bare breasts.�

The women of Ukraine’s protest group, Femen, chose this as their slogan to represent their mission and strategy: “active Ukranian women who want to be involved in society and politics.�

What makes Femen different from other protest groups? The women protest topless with flowers in their hair. Group leader Anna Gutsol, 26, says it’s the only way to catch the media’s attention. “We thought we’d create an organization where young girls

could come and help others like them and help society. And the format we picked was this extremely sexy, bright way of presenting ourselves.�

The group began as a protest against sex tourism. High unemployment rates combined with low income and high cost of living are said to be major factors in the rise of the prostitution industry. A recent poll conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology found that one in every eight of Kiev prostitutes is a university or high school student.

Low standards for foreign entry also make it easy for sex tourists to visit the country. Of 1,200 students surveyed, KIIS found that 70 percent of the women

had been solicited for sex by foreigners, either in bars or on the streets.

Members hand out flyers to strangers on the street titled “Ukraine is no whorehouse.�

The flyer includes important information, such as the fact that Ukraine has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS in Europe.

I couldn’t be more proud of the women in Femen. While their approach is radical, it’s caught the attention of media worldwide to help get their point across.

What I love even more is that the group claims not to be feministinduced. There are even a few men in the movement and not all of the women choose to go topless. Members say they still

enjoy having a man open the door for them and pay for dates, but the rights of women in Ukraine are just as important. Their goal has also broadened from sex tourism to politics.

One protest that really stuck out to me was in front of the parliament building after President Viktor Yanukovych named his all-male cabinet. My favorite quote is by an activist who screamed, “This cabinet’s like a male toilet.� The women held water bottles to their crotches and poured them out like men at a urinal. It’s great how crude they can get while showing off their feminine features at the same time. What’s not humorous about a topless woman waving a

water bottle around her groin? “What we do is we get Ukrainian and international coverage, and it shows that the authorities are scared of seeing bare breasts,� Gutsol says. “And the fact that they are trying to arrest us and not let us undress now proves it.�

And more power to them.

The group even reaches out to other countries, such as when it protested the stoning of an Iranian woman for alleged adultery. If these women can come together to support other nations, then they should have our support, too. We don’t necessarily need to go topless, but a word of encouragement from the United States can go a long way.

sometimes wear our letters in turn only makes us stand out more. But you will find that it seems this way because, though we only make up 5 percent of the student body, we do 50 percent of the community service. Our members are more involved with this university and community than your average non-Greek student.

I want to make one comment

about the author’s disapproval of a lady engaging in conversation with a frat boy when out at night: read this article and then ask yourself why a lady wouldn’t enjoy the company of an individual who is smarter and more involved than your average student.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR “Frat boy� staff column unfair representation of fraternity men Dear Editor: As I read through your paper Feb. 15, I came across the article “The Lambda Alpha Mecca Epidemic aka L.A.M.E.� urging students to beware of the “frat boys� taking over Carbondale. I just wanted to make a few simple observations on the matter because I believe there were some points that were misrepresented in the article.

It was stated that the frat boy was of “limited intellect.�

However, I did some research and found that on average, one of these “lumbering neanderthals� is doing better in class than your average SIU student. In fact, the average Greek GPA is higher than the overall SIUC GPA average.

It was stated that the frat boy’s natural nemesis was learning and therefore studying would

send them running for the hills; however, most fraternities have study sessions or mandatory study hours for certain members.

If only other students outside the Greek system were somehow monitored or regulated to study more, then maybe you could have more non-Greek friends.

Now I know it seems like the frat boy is all over this campus and town and the fact that we

Christopher D. Barber Jr. Aviation Flight Instructor, SIUC Delta Chi alumnus

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Killing of US immigration agent shows risks facing officials who help fight crime in Mexico

Somali pirate due in NYC court for sentencing in hostage-taking of captain of US-flagged ship

Navy base in Bahrain means US has a lot at stake as Mideast unrest spreads to Persian Gulf

ME XICO CIT Y — The killing of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and wounding of another in Mexico highlights the risk for American officials helping fight Mexico’s bloody drug war under increasing cooperation between the two countries.

Special Agent Jaime Zapata, on assignment to the ICE Attache in Mexico City from his post in Laredo, Texas, died Tuesday when gunmen attacked the agents’ blue Suburban vehicle as they drove through the northern state of San Luis Potosi.

The second agent, who wasn’t identified, was shot in the arm and leg and was in stable condition, according to statements from the Department of Homeland Security.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the fatal attack on American law enforcement, the highest-profile since the 1985 torture and killing of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, won’t change the U.S. commitment to supporting Mexico in its crackdown on organized crime.

“Let me be clear: any act of violence against our ICE personnel — or any DHS personnel — is an attack against all those who serve our nation and put their lives at risk for our safety,” Napolitano said in a statement. “We remain committed in our broader support for Mexico’s efforts to combat violence within its borders.”

N E W YO R K — Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse has admitted he’s a modern-day pirate. The U.S. government says he also had an oldschool sadistic streak.

While terrorizing merchant ships on the Indian Ocean, Muse regularly aimed “his gun at the head of a hostage and pulled the trigger, laughing when the gun did not fire,” federal prosecutors wrote in court papers. “Muse derived joy from the suffering of victims.”

The prosecutors argued Muse’s ruthlessness is one reason he should get nearly 34 years at sentencing Wednesday in a Manhattan courtroom. Defense attorneys have countered in their court papers that their client, who’s from Somalia, is an impoverished and naive young man whose crimes were born of desperation.

“The temptations of piracy were overwhelming for (Muse),” they said in seeking the 27-year minimum sentence. “He had so little to lose.”

Muse’s involvement in a brazen high-seas attack on a U.S.flagged vessel and the dramatic rescue of the ship’s kidnapped captain in 2009 made him an instant symbol of a 21st-century brand of piracy targeting shipping routes off the coast of Africa — and of stepped-up efforts to punish offenders through 19th-century maritime laws.

WA S HINGTO N — Unrest surging through the Arab world has so far taken no toll on the American military. But that could change if revolt washes over the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain — longtime home to the U.S. Navy’s mighty 5th Fleet and arguably the Middle East anchor of U.S. defense strategy.

The discontent that has spilled into the streets of Bahrain’s capital, Manama, this week features no anti-American sentiment, but the U.S. has a lot at stake in preserving its dominant naval presence in the Gulf.

In announcing that it is “very concerned” about violence linked to the protests, the State Department on Tuesday underscored Bahrain’s strategic importance as a U.S. partner.

“The United States welcomes the government of Bahrain’s statements that it will investigate these deaths, and that it will take legal action against any unjustified use of force by Bahraini security forces,” said department spokesman P.J. Crowley. “We urge that it follow through on these statements as quickly as possible.”

The 5th Fleet operates at least one aircraft carrier in the Gulf at all times, along with an “amphibious ready group” of ships with Marines aboard. Their presence is central to a longstanding U.S. commitment to ensuring the free flow of oil through the Gulf, while keeping an eye on a hostile Iran and seeking to deter piracy in the region.

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Strange Arrangement Polygraph

Editor's Note: Strange Arrangement will be performing today at Hangar 9. Doors open at 10 p.m. and tickets are $4.

It almost seems like an injustice that jam bands have to release studio albums. Lost is all the high-energy, 20-minute extended guitar and keyboard solos and crowd singa-longs that create the typical live experience that helps build a fan base.

Luckily for Strange Arrangement, their sophomore album, “Polygraph,� mostly succeeds in capturing both the polish of a studio album and the thrill of a live performance.

The self-labeled “progressive psychedelic funk pop jam band� from Chicago is a quartet of skilled musicians, and it likes to show off its technical skills on bass, guitar, drums and keyboard. With only two of the 10 songs shorter than five minutes, and the title track going over the 10-minute mark, listeners will become familiar with the band's style.

It's a style that ranges from psychedelic rock and rockabilly to steady, progressive rhythms and melodies. It sounds chaotic, but the band is so steadfast in its dedication to the styles, it sounds almost routine. It helps that the band's energy carries over to nearly every track, especially the giddy title track and the jazzy instrumental “Siete.� The energy of both tracks is sure to make them crowd favorites at live performances.

The album's lone demerit is the same problem almost all jam bands face when recording studio albums: it's tough to keep a seven- to nine-minute song interesting for its entire run time, and several of the songs stumble after the five-minute mark.

But the energy and the strength of the compositions make this a fine collection for fans looking for a nice alternative to other jam bands out there, as the right mix of jazz and pop help “Polygraph� stand out among its contemporaries. While the studio albums are fun, Strange Arrangement need their music played live in front of a rambunctious crowd to really capture their attitude.

Ryan Voyles can be reached at rvoyles@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 258.

Strange Arrangement talk influences, music styles BRENDAN SMITH Daily Egyptian Strange Arrangement incorporate a unique collection of styles, ideas and instrumentation into their music. The quartet's origins date back to 1996 when keyboardist and vocalist Joe Hettinga and original drummer Bob Parlier shared a music class at Lyons Township High School in LaGrange. Fifteen years later, the group is still going strong.

Frontman Joe Hettinga talked to the Daily Egyptian before the band's performance today at Hangar 9.

Daily Egyptian: How did you come up with the name Strange Arrangement?

Joe Hettinga: The name comes from the type of music we play and putting together all the different styles of music we like: jazz, funk, calypso, rockabilly, world, reggae. We try to put together as many styles as we can in one song.

DE: What has it been like playing together since high school?

JH: Excluding our drummer, who joined in the past three months, we’re all from the same area. We played together in high school, went to college at the school for vocational music in Creston, Iowa, then we went our separate ways for about six years.

DE: What were you all working on separately during that time between 2000 and 2006 ?

JH: Music. It was all music. A couple of the guys were living in different areas of Colorado, and I was staying up in Kalamazoo, Mich. Then we all moved to Chicago. At one point, all of us were playing in four different bands; everyone was doing the same thing. But talking on the phone and seeing each other on holidays, we would say, “Are we going to do this someday or what?� And the more we talked about it, the more it seemed like the only thing we could do. We never gave a good shot at trying to make it our career; it was always just for fun. Now, it’s still for fun, but we’ve made it our living.

DE: As a progressive band, what is your process for writing?

JH: We usually start with a one-part idea. I’ll sit at the piano and come up with 10, 12, 15

ideas I’ve been kicking around, and then we’ll put them together. We just try it out, feel it out and see what works together. We have different writing teams; the guitarist and I will get together and write for an afternoon, and then the bassist and I will get together. We have different teams within the band.

DE: You list Umphrey's McGee as one of your biggest influences. What was it like opening for them?

JH: It’s just really fun and exciting. I think they really respect us because they know what it takes to make a band like this a success. They went through so many years of playing small bars. They understand what we’re going through, and they’re so supportive of it, and that’s awesome. You’re probably expecting me to be intimidated by them, and I was because I look up to them, but I feel more welcomed. They were so welcoming to us ‌ they gave so much advice that was so different than what we thought of; it’s such a privilege to talk to

them and learn from them.

DE: You’ve played at a lot of bars and college towns, but you’ve also played at really large festivals such as Summer Camp and the North Coast Music Festival. What are the differences between those two settings?

JH: It all comes from the audience. I think wherever we are, if people are into what we’re doing and want to be a part of it, then that’s exciting to us and makes us feel at home. It doesn’t really matter where it is. If it’s a college bar and people want to get down, we get right down with them. But if it’s a stiff crowd that’s hard to play for, it does make you feel a little on edge.

But at the festivals people tend to be open-minded and really into what we’re doing. That’s what they come there for: the music.

DE: Your first album, “Side x Side,� came out in 2008, and “Polygraph� dropped last month.

How have you all grown as musicians in those three years?

JH: With the first record, a lot of the songwriting was from the guitarist, Jim

Conry, and myself with a few collaborations. This record, every song is a collaboration between all members – even with people that weren’t in the band. I think as players we’ve developed a lot more in our ability to improvise.

DE: Your cover of LCD Soundsystem’s “I Can Change� incorporated a lot of that improvisation. Are there any other covers that you usually play at shows?

JH: Yeah. We like to play “Scarecrow� by Beck. One we’ve been doing lately is “Whiskey River� by Willie Nelson; we really stretch that out. “Electric Feel� by MGMT is another one we like to do. We played “Kids with Guns� by the Gorillaz last weekend. We like to go back but be really modern. It’s fun to mix it up. That's what our shows are all about: bringing everything together, making it sound new and having fun.

Brendan Smith can be reached at bsmith@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 263

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Bright Eyes

‘The People’s Key’

Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst has always been an artist who throws his feelings and emotions into every song he writes.

On his latest album, “The People's Key,” Oberst seems to write his own thesis on different religious philosophies and people's quests for purpose in their lives – whether it is creating it on their own or filling it with a mystical, heavenly being.

Thankfully, Oberst's newfound use of catchy pop hooks and synthesizer-heavy melodies help carry and alleviate some of the weight of the songs.

ake no mistake about it, this is Bright Eyes’ angriest album yet.

Make no mistake about it, this is Bright Eyes' angriest album yet. Oberst has never been known for the subtlety of his lyrics. Whether he’s crooning about “crooked crosses falling from the sky,'” in “Firewall” or lamenting about people losing their individuality and conforming to the beliefs of others in the scathing “Beginner's Mind,” Oberst enters this album trying to understand why others create purpose and meaning where there is none.

But after the especially heavy opening speech, delivered by Refried Ice Cream singer Denny Brewer, about how circumstances always ruin the the message of love and peace, the album takes off musically in ways Bright Eyes have never attempted in their last seven albums.

Gone are the overly emotional

confessions that made Bright Eyes the heroes of emos across the world, and instead, the group aims at more straight-forward rock with some soul, new wave and even a bit of hiphop on “One For You, One For Me.” Though it may sound like a drastic change, the group is talented enough musically that this album seems like an organic shift and is not even slightly jarring.

As the album ends on one last speech delivered by Brewer, neither Oberst nor the listeners find any answers to the questions posed in its 46 minutes. But the album still rings true, and Oberst can take comfort in that some things are best left unknown, lest the innocence of believing in something false be taken away.

Ryan Voyles can be reached at rvoyles@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 258.

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By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement Today’s Birthday — This is the time you’ve been waiting for. Assisting those less fortunate empowers you. Perhaps you join a non-profit organization or you start your own. You discover how much this actually contributes to your happiness.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — The sun shines for you, even when skies cloud over. Others look to you for ideas and creative inspiration. Go ahead and share. There’s more where that came from.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — You find inspiration in solitude and are inspired to create something beautiful or do something that you really enjoy doing. Share it with others later.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Romance can surprise you when you least expected. Allow only the necessary distractions. Be productive while you can.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Balance home and work. If you bring your work home, don’t let it interfere with your family life. You feel inspired. Use that energy for both home and office.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 —You may have an urge to gossip today.

Control it, as it won’t serve you well.

Silence is golden. Take care of your nest.

Enjoy it, and read a good book.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Explore new possibilities for education, whether it’s a class at the community college, a degree in philosophy or guitar lessons. There’s always room to grow.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — If you wake up in the middle of the night with an idea, write it down, then go back to sleep. After resting, go out and exercise to revive nocturnal brilliance.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 7 — Practice taking a few minutes away from responsibilities and deadlines.

Get outside and breathe deep, even if only briefly. This clears your focus.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 —You start thinking about a weekend adventure. There’s still work to be done.

Focus on new income-generating opportunities and cost-savings measures.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — You may disagree with someone significant to you. Watch your power here. This offers an opportunity for personal growth. Wisdom emerges from your subconscious.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — You have so much to give today.

Provide insights and inspiration, even if borrowed ... there are very few original thoughts. Share something for mutual benefit.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — You’re full of ideas. Take some time to organize them all and get grounded.

Put them to work to benefit yourself and others. This will be satisfying.

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Sycamores silence Salukis JUSTIN KABBES Daily Egyptian The SIU men’s basketball team blew an early lead almost made a late comeback but couldn’t come all the way back as it lost to Indiana State 7772 Wednesday at the SIU Arena.

The Salukis (11-16, 5-11 Missouri Valley Conference) started the game with a 12-0 run that forced the Sycamores (15-12, 10-6 MVC) to take a timeout only four minutes into the game, earning a standing ovation from the crowd. But it didn’t take long for the crowd to turn on the home team, as Indiana State responded with two consecutive 3-pointers after the timeout. The Sycamores went on a 26-7 run and headed into the half leading 34-25.

“When somebody misses a shot, we hang our heads,” Indiana State coach Greg Lansing said. “But we hung in there.”

The Salukis committed 10 turnovers, including a combined three by sophomore center Gene Teague and junior guard Mykel Cleveland, who are fresh off their three-game suspensions for allegedly shooting an undisclosed student with an Airsoft rifle. Lowery said he tried to get Teague to start producing for the team early in the game but couldn’t get him going.

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points came off SIU turnovers.

Despite their turnovers, the SIU guards led the team in scoring in the first half. The guards combined for 20 points as senior Jack Crowder contributed five points and freshman guard Diamond Taylor led the team with seven.

Both teams shot under 40 percent in the first half. The Salukis shot 9-29 and Indiana State hit only 11 of 31.

Junior forward Mamadou Seck and senior forward Carlton Fay were relatively quiet as they only added a combined five first-half points.

Sycamores guard Dwayne Lathan damaged the Salukis from the freethrow line, hitting 6-7 and chipping in 2-3 from the field to go into the half with 10 points. The tempo favored Indiana State the rest of the game until with just under two minutes left, Fay went on a 14-point run and drilled four 3-pointers. It looked like fans who were trickling out of the arena may have missed a comeback when the Salukis cut the lead from 10 to five in the final 1:30, but Indiana state held on.

— Chris Lowery head coach

Fay said the team needs to be more consistent and play at a high level for the entire game.

“You can’t coast or relax along the way playing at this level,” he said.

Fay led the team with 24 points, making 20 of them in the second half.

Coach Chris Lowery said the team’s loss was attributed to points off turnovers and 3-pointers made by the Sycamores. Indiana State shot 42 percent from behind the arc for the night. However, Lowery said the team’s main problem this season can’t be found on the stat sheet.

“We just don’t have a killer instinct,” Lowery said. “That’s been our problem all season.”

The Salukis’ next game is the ESPN BracketBuster game against Green Bay at 2:05 p.m. Saturday at the SIU Arena.

Two-time NBA champion, seven-time NBA all-star and SIU alumnus Walt Frazier will be in attendance. Frazier played for the Salukis in the 1960s.

Justin Kabbes can be contacted at jkabbes@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 256.

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Senior guard Jack Crowder attempts to block Dwayne Lathan’s shot Wednesday during the Salukis’ game against the Indiana State Sycamores at the SIU Arena. SIU lost to the Sycamores by a final score of 77-72.

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville hospitalized ASSOCIATED PRESS CHIC AGO — Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville was in stable condition Wednesday after being admitted to a hospital with an undisclosed illness.

Quenneville, who led Chicago to the Stanley Cup last season, started feeling discomfort at his home late Tuesday, went to an emergency room and was admitted early Wednesday morning.

“He is currently in stable condition and is being treated for an undisclosed health concern today, not of cardiac nature,” team physician Dr. Michael Terry said in a release. “Further testing is ongoing and we will provide an update when possible.”

The 52-year-old Quenneville is 125-66-25 in three seasons with the Blackhawks. He ranks 10th in NHL history with 563 regular-season wins and is one of only two men to

coach at least 1,000 games and play 800 in the league.

“We certainly wish Joel a speedy recovery and we will do everything possible to support him and his family throughout the process,” general manager Stan Bowman said in the team release.

Assistant Mike Haviland was the acting coach for Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Wild, the opener of a three-game homestand for the slumping Blackhawks.

The Wild entered with 65 points, tied with Los Angeles for ninth in the compact Western Conference and three points ahead of Chicago.

Haviland said the Blackhawks are concerned about Quenneville, but are focused on the matchup with the Wild.

“These guys are professional and we know what’s at hand here,” he said after the morning skate.

Minnesota lost 4-1 to Vancouver on Tuesday night, but has won 13

of its past 19 games. Chicago has dropped six of eight, including its past two in shootouts.

“Anytime you hear someone is in the hospital, I think it’s definitely scary news,” said forward Patrick Kane, one of a handful of Blackhawks bothered by flulike symptoms but expected to play against Minnesota.

“But I think more importantly, we can go out there and hopefully get a win for him tonight and hopefully make him happy where he is.”

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“We’re pumped. We’re ready to come out and keep going, and I think our defensive level has gone up,” she said.

Orsburn currently holds the team’s best batting average with a .600 and is set on maintaining it.

Blaylock said the team gets rattled sometimes and the players need to maintain trust in each other to develop confidence as a team.

Senior catcher Cristina Trapani said the Salukis would try to go into the tournament with more confidence because the team had some problems with nerves in Houston.

SPORTS IN SHORTS

Bears extended Tice’s contract L AKE FOREST — The Chicago Bears have extended offensive line coach Mike Tice’s contract by one year through 2012.

The announcement Wednesday comes after they made a rare move this week and denied Tennessee permission to interview Tice for offensive coordinator. The Titans wound up hiring Chris Palmer instead. The Bears, who rarely stand in the way of assistants advancing, made up for it by quickly giving Tice another year.

Tice tells the team’s website he looks “forward to continuing the progress we made on the offensive line in 2010.”

Although there still are issues to address, there was improvement up front as the Bears rebounded from a rough start to finish 11-5 and win the NFC North.

Illinois gives Zook raise for bowl win, 7-6 season C H A M PA I G N — Illinois head football coach Ron Zook will get a $250,000-a-year raise after his team’s 7-6 season.

Illini Athletic Director Ron Guenther said Wednesday that Zook’s annual salary will be increased from $1.5 million to $1.75 million once approved by university trustees.

Guenther said Zook’s staff will get raises, too. That includes offensive coordinator Paul Petrino and defensive coordinator Vic Koenning. Petrino will get a $50,000 raise to $525,000 a year and Koenning will be paid $342,000, a $17,000 bump.

Petrino and Koenning were hired after most of Zook’s staff was fired over the three-win 2009 season.

Moreland to do color on Cubs’ radio broadcasts CH ICAGO — Former Chicago Cubs outfielder Keith Moreland is the successor to Ron Santo on the team’s radio broadcasts.

Moreland, who was a frequent stand-in for Santo on WGN-AM, beat out other candidates for the job after two months of interviews. Moreland signed a three-year deal and will give up his job broadcasting University of Texas baseball and football.

Moreland played six of 12 major league seasons — 1982-1987 — with the Cubs. He batted .281 with 100 home runs and 491 RBI in 902 games.

The 56-year-old Moreland said Wednesday he was excited about working with play-by-play man Pat Hughes.

Michael Vick cancels appearance on Winfrey’s show CHICAGO — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will not be appearing on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” after all.

A show spokesman said Wednesday representatives of the NFL star whose name became synonymous with dogfighting called late Tuesday to cancel his appearance for personal reasons. The daytime talk show host’s interview with Vick was set to air Thursday, Feb. 24.

The interview was to cover Vick’s time in prison, his work with the Humane Society and his return to the NFL. Vick served 18 months in prison over a dogfighting operation based on his property in Surry County, Va. In 2007, several dogs were seized from his property.

IHSA Division 3A Wrestling Sectional in Granite City. Jackson defeated Andreotti in the match and qualified for the IHSA State Tournament that will be held Friday and Saturday in Champaign.

“We sometimes get a little jittery, a little chaotic, spastic,” Trapani said.

“I think we need to calm down and play with confidence.”

Trapani said the competition may not get any easier, but the tournament should be more relaxed for the team after it got its first couple of games out of the way.

Other than defense and

confidence, the team will look to play as they did last weekend and continue to win games away from home.

Junior shortstop Haley Gorman said the team hit the ball well in Houston and if it plays similarly in Mississippi, they could come back with a trophy.

Gorman also said she thinks the team will be more prepared and

could produce more offensively this weekend.

Blaylock also said the team gets rattled sometimes and the players just need to maintain trust in each other and stay confident.

Austin Flynn can be reached at aflynn@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext 282.

D.E.

Daily Bark Raiders defensive lineman Richard Seymour agreed to a two-year extension that is potentially worth $30 million and contains $22.5 million guaranteed. Is Seymour worth it?

He’s worth $30 million in Big Macs.

JACQUELINE MUHAMMAD jmuhammad@dailyegyptian.com

No way. He’s going to retire in two years — at the latest.

JACOB MAYER jmayer@dailyegyptian.com

Absolutely not. Julius Peppers gets an average of $14 million a year. Seymour is good but there’s no way that he’s potentially $30 million good.

AUSTIN FLYNN aflynn@dailyegyptian.com

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SWIMMING & DIVING

Junior Susan Minkel, left, freshman Shailey Brumley, middle, and freshman Luisa Silveira watch a replay of a heat Feb. 4 during the Salukisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; final regularseason swim meet of the season.

The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swimming and diving team will compete in the Missouri Valley Conference Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Championships today through Saturday.

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Salukis suit up for conference championships JACQUELINE MUHAMMAD Daily Egyptian The SIU womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swimming and diving team begins what it has waited for all season today with the Missouri Valley Conference Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Championships.

The third-ranked Salukis will face four teams, including topranked Missouri State, as they host the championships, which start with preliminaries at 1 p.m. today and will run through Saturday at the Edward J. Shea Natatorium.

Although there will be three days of competition, the Salukis feel as though they are ready for the meet, coach Rick Walker said. The team began a vigorous training regimen during Christmas break and swam at full speed in every tournament leading up to the championships, Walker said.

Assistant coach Brittany Massengale said she thinks the long practices will pay off for the team because the playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bodies will be ready, so they can just focus on being mentally prepared for the meet.

Massengale said three days of competition is not unusual for the team, which is made up of several upperclassmen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing this in club, a lot of them are veterans,â&#x20AC;?

Massengale said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re used to it. This is what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trained for.â&#x20AC;?

Sophomore swimmer Kirsten Groome was the 2010 MVC Swimmer of the Year and is the conference record-holder in the 1,000-yard freestyle.

Groome said everyone is trying to relax, but the team has been getting excited as it counted down the days until the competition begins. She also said everyone has really started

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hursday is just one of three days. They have two more days to redeem themselves, get themselves together and turn it around. The first day is not the culmination of the whole meet. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rick Walker head coach

to focus on their performance.

This year is the 17th time SIU has hosted the conference championships.

Walker said although it does add a certain level of comfort for the team to have the meet at home, it also gives the athletes and staff more responsibility.

Walker said preparations to host the championships began a year ago, immediately following last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championship. He said that it is a lot of paperwork and behind-

the-scenes details that must be taken care of to host the event.

Walker said he wants the athletes to understand Thursday is just one day of the competition and no matter what happens, they have an opportunity to be successful throughout the weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thursday is just one of three days. They have two more days to redeem themselves, get themselves together and turn it around,â&#x20AC;?

Walker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first day is not the culmination of the whole meet.â&#x20AC;?

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preliminary events will include the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 400 medley relay and the 1- meter dive.

Both Walker and Massengale said they think the Salukis were voted to come in third in the MVC poll. Because the team has had to work through injuries and other setbacks throughout the season.

Massengale said the Salukis want to send a message to other teams and show they take hosting the championships very seriously and want to protect their home pool. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our home,â&#x20AC;? said Massengale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to win. We have before and we can do it again.â&#x20AC;?

Jacqueline Muhammad can be reached at jmuhammad@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 269.

SOFTBALL

SIU strengthens defense for next tournament AUSTIN FLYNN Daily Egyptian With only one tournament behind them and a .500 record, the SIU softball team looks to clean up a few aspects of its game as it goes into the Bulldog RoundRobin Tournament on Friday.

After the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational last weekend, coach Kerri Blaylock said she told her team her expectations on defense have risen with teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance in the tournament. She said the team has worked hard defensively in practice and wants to showcase that at this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I honestly want to go back to a little bit of that mentality where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re flying around and diving and trying to be a little bit more solid on defense,â&#x20AC;? Blaylock said.

The SIU womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s softball team (2-2) will travel to Starkville, Miss., to compete in the Bulldog Round-Robin Tournament. This

will be SIUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second weekend tournament and will consist of four teams.

The Salukis will face the Butler Bulldogs at 1 p.m. Friday. They will play the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (2-3) at 10 a.m. and the Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-4) at 4 p.m. Saturday. Bracket play will

begin at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Freshman first baseman Taylor Orsburn said the team is anxious to play this weekend, and she believes its defensive play has improved since last tournament.

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