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Attucks board chair: ‘Resources are there’ to revive Hayes Center
LAUREN LEONE Daily Egyptian Chancellor Rita Cheng said she reassigned former head of enrollment management Victoria Valle because of the university’s poor enrollment numbers, which have been steadily decreasing for two decades. “Our enrollment and retention numbers were not acceptable to me, and that’s why I put a new person in charge,� Cheng said. In 2007, the university attempted to reverse the decline in enrollment by hiring Valle as assistant provost for enrollment management based on her experience as head of enrollment at other universities. Valle entered the position while enrollment — which has dropped every year since 2005 — was already in decline, and at the time, she said the task would be “anything but easy.� Valle served in this position for three years before she was reassigned June 10. Cheng said her decision to reassign Valle was one of many other changes made in the enrollment area. “We’ve made changes in financial aid, admissions, registrar and really restructured the whole area, not just head of enrollment,� she said. When Cheng first took office as chancellor, she said one of her two main issues to tackle was the enrollment crisis, and replacing Valle was the first step in analyzing the entire department. Please see VALLE | 3
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HARD HITS DON’T HINDER PLAYERS Jarion Weston, 7, of Carbondale, works on his spelling homework Wednesday at the Eurma C. Hayes Center in Carbondale. The city has funded several after-school NICK JOHNSON Daily Egyptian Despite dwindling city coffers and the economic climate, James Scales said there are enough resources in the Carbondale community to turn the Eurma C. Hayes Center into the comprehensive social services facility it once was. Bidding for the Center at 441 East Willow St. ends today. It was built in
1973 with funds from the federal Model Cities Program. Though at one time it was home to a dozen social service programs, it now has five lessees, including after-school youth programs Attucks Community Services and I Can Read of southern Illinois. Scales, chairman of the board of directors for Attucks Community Services, submitted a bid Wednesday to purchase the Center. The city put
programs while paying the building’s rent. However, because of budget cuts, the city can no longer afford to pay for both and has been forced to put the building up for sale, which means programs the property, which is appraised at $460,000, up for sale Aug. 3, according to the city's bid request form. "Regardless of the economic situation, people are going to to continue having problems. They're going to have needs and concerns that need to be met," Scales said. "We're really looking at a comprehensive social service plan that would ... bring in programs and services that would meet the needs
of the community." As of Tuesday, Scales and his committee have surveyed more than 300 residents from all over Carbondale to determine what kind of services the Center should offer, as well as gauge how much volunteer time and financial support the services would receive, he said. Please see EURMA | 7
Hiring freeze leaves little room for much-needed staff MICHARA CANTY Daily Egyptian While the need for faculty, staff and research profiles continues to grow, SIUC administrators have been cautious with department hiring. University administrators practice limited hiring in order to stabilize cash flow and provide essential candidates for faculty and administrative vacancies, said interim provost Don Rice. He said former Chancellor Walter Wendler, who served from 2001 to 2006, enacted a "strategic hiring mission" that allowed
the university to save $1 million per year for several years to hire people who would have a significant role in the various departments and college. The idea was that each college would submit a proposal for prospects that would make a great difference to a particular department or might be able to work across departments to help them coincide, Rice said. "We will try to make strategic decisions in the case of giving people or colleges the most important thing to them up to a point when we can no longer afford searches because we want to save
resources," he said. "This is how we are approaching the faculty hiring." He said 18 people were hired in fiscal year 2010. In a normal fiscal year, Rice said the university would hire between 50 to 55 new personnel or faculty. "We did not authorize many searches," he said. "As as result, we did not hire as many people, but we saved salary money that was not spent which was made available to cover financial shortfalls due to the state’s deficit.The hiring freeze is an initiative to postpone hiring in order to accumulate funds that may help with the fiscal bills instead of going
towards salary wages." He said Chancellor Rita Cheng will continue the hiring freeze. He said Cheng expects deans of the colleges to provide a recruitment proposal that entails the faculty's requirements and specialties the colleges cannot go without. She wants their plans justified by the position needed, the student demand for particular courses and what will be taught, Rice said. While the hiring freeze is still enacted, Rice said some departments, like the academic and student affairs and the geographical information systems,
received authorization to begin associate dean searches. John McIntyre, interim associate dean for academic and student affairs, said it is important to have someone for the permanent dean position. "There are a lot of students dealing with re-entering the university after suspension and probation," McIntyre said. "We look at a lot of accreditation reports for programs, new programs and help returning students." Please see HIRING | 7
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Police Blotters Police responded Monday to South Wall Street on Roosevelt Road in response to failures to appear warrants, a department release stated. Keith Harold Bruce, 45, of Carbondale posted $510 cash bond for two failure to appear warrants. One warrant was out of Saline County for crimes against a person and another warrant was out of Franklin County for driving under the influence of alcohol, according to the release.
male; they left the area in a blue 2000 Ford Taurus with Illinois registration K951082, according to the release. The investigation is ongoing.
Police responded Monday to Campus Lake near the Boat Dock in reference to domestic battery, a department release stated. Two 21-year-old SIUC students, one male and one female, were involved in a domestic dispute with each other. There were no reported injuries, according to the release.
Carbondale Police received a report of two missing juveniles Tuesday, a department release stated. Officers learned Ijereon Valliant, 15, and Treyvian Valliant, 14, were last seen Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the 400 block of East Knight Street. Ijereon is described as a black male, 6 feet tall, weighing 145 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Treyvian Valliant is described as a black male, 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 113 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. No clothing descriptions were available for either, according to the release. The investigation continues.
Carbondale Police responded Monday to the 1900 block of West Main Street in reference to a report of forgery, a department release stated. Officers learned that on two incidents two suspects paid for merchandise using forged checks. The suspects are described as a white male and a black
Carbondale Police responded Tuesday to the 1400 block of East Main Street in reference to a report of retail theft, a department release stated. Terry Gearhart, 39, of Campbell Hill, was arrested and incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail.
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Tuesday to the 800 block of West Walnut Street in reference to a report of a burglary in progress, a department release stated. Joshua Hornback, 19, of Cobden, was arrested for criminal trespass, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. Jerrick Hughes, 18, of Carbondale, was arrested for criminal trespass. Both were incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail. Carbondale Police responded Wednesday at 2:40 a.m. to the 700 block of South James Street in reference to a report of armed robbery, a department release stated. Officers learned a group of unknown males were socializing when one of the males pointed what appeared to be a fake handgun at the victim and stole property, according to the release. The suspect is described as a black male. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident, according to the release. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at 457-3200 or Crime Stoppers at 549-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may be submitted.
SEARCH FOR ROBBERY SUPSPECT A Carbondale police officer photographs the arrest site of an armed robbery suspect Wednesday at Lewis Park Apartments. Joel Mancha, a sophomore from Chicago studying animal science, witnessed the event. “The officers came to my door and asked me if I knew the guy in their photo,� Mancha said. At press time, Carbondale Police Department had yet to release an official statement. PAT SUTPHIN DAILY EGYPTIAN
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“Valle's reassignment stands out because it was just the first, necessary adjustment,” Cheng said. Valle, who declined to comment for this story under the advice from legal counsel, now works under the office of interim provost Don Rice. Valle’s salary, which was $133,776, has not changed because her contract will not expire until summer 2011, said Jake Baggott, assistant to the chancellor. He said term contracts have the option to be renewed. Before John Nicklow replaced Valle as assistant provost for enrollment management, he was a faculty member for 12 years in the College of Engineering, serving his last three years as associate dean. Nicklow made $145,284 as associate dean, and his salary increased by about 10 percent to $159,816 when he became head of enrollment management, according to the Board of Trustee’s website. Valle’s title has also remained the same. Rice said a title change was never discussed. “The consideration of changing her title wasn’t an issue," he said. "We didn’t talk about it." Cheng deferred all questions re-
garding Valle’s responsibilities to Rice. Before coming to SIUC, Valle has similiar responsibilities and served in similar administrative positions for two years at San Francisco Art Institute, and at California State University Sacramento. She also served as director of undergraduate admissions at Loyola University Chicago for two years. Valle spent four years as director of admissions and orientation services at Spelman College in Atlanta and another four years as dean of admissions and financial aid at Elmhurst College. Since becoming head of enrollment in 2007, Valle has led or been involved in multiple attempts to improve enrollment numbers, including the Saluki VIP website, a tool for new students that provides information regarding majors and financial aid to housing inquiries. Although Saluki VIP is still in use, Nicklow said he believes it wasn’t very successful in the past and wants to capitalize upon and improve the website. In June 2008, Valle restructured the way the Strategic Enrollment Planning Committee — which is comprised of representatives from housing, admissions as well as college and student groups — analyzed enrollment. Valle said in 2008 the committee would find solutions and take action to the enroll-
News ment crisis, instead of analyzing and writing reports. Nicklow, who replaced Valle in June, said the committee has dissolved because of the growing number of individuals and the undesirable broad focus. Nicklow said a new, smaller and more focused Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee has taken its place. “We’ve pulled together a smaller group with more defined expectations and outcomes,” he said. “This committee has more operational, 'rubber meets the road' type goals.” Valle, who once worked on recruitment and retention, began working in her new position one or two weeks after her reassignment, Rice said. He said he asked Valle to look at the more than 30 national or statewide associations to which the university pays annual membership fees, he said. Valle compiled a list of what each organization does, how long the university has been a member, the acronyms by which they are better known, how the organizations benefit the university and if the university has representatives in these groups, Rice said. He said he chose to give Valle the task after her reassignment based on her availability and qualifications
Daily Egyptian from working at numerous universities. “A lot of this research is webbased,” Rice said. “Somebody else could probably do it, but they would probably do it slower." Rice said figuring out which associations are beneficial and which ones the university could do without would save the university money. He said Valle found the total annual fees for all associations are estimated at $250,000. “If we’re paying annual fees to particular organizations, we want to decide whether or not we want to continue being members,” he said. Each association requires annual membership fees, ranging from several hundred dollars to almost $99,000 to be a part of the Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market, a regional organization with tremendous local impact that is worth continuing membership, Rice said. Rice said he hadn’t realized the broad spectrum of societies and councils the universities had been members of until he received Valle's report. However, he said there have been several meetings with administrators over the years on whether the university should continue memberships
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with organizations, based on annual fees and value to the university. Rice said finding out whether the university has representatives within each national or statewide organization is the key component to Valle’s research. He said he wants the university to have a stronger voice within some associations, such as American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and American Council on Education, which influence education policy on federal and state levels. “It has been my impression that a lot of faculty and staff don’t know which organization we’re members for and the value they have to the university,” he said. “If they know we’re members and know what they do, it’s all for the better of the university.” Rice said he plans to send out the list compiled by Valle to faculty, staff and administrators within the week. He said there is no deadline as to when her next assignment, researching tenure and promotion procedures at other universities, is due. “As she finishes one, we’ll go to another,” he said.
Lauren Leone can be reached at lleone@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 255.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010 RECESSION REMAINS REAL FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Danton Rawson, of Murphysboro, controls a fire Saturday on his grandmother’s property. Rawson started the fire with his friend Logan Collins to burn off debris from land Rawson cleared. Both Rawson and Collins said they have struggled to find work. Rawson completed a course in coal mining at John A. Logan and has turned in resumes to David Stanley Contracting in Harrisburg, Cardinal Contracting in Marion and American Coal Company in Harrisburg in hopes of finding work. He said he hopes to get a job either in coal mining or with the Laborers Union. “See these blisters,” he said. “I’m a laborer.”
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f mandatory unpaid leave, or furlough, days for university staff, faculty and administrators will offset SIUC’s $2.5 million budget shortfall this year, the Daily Egyptian respects and supports their initiation, as long as they’re managed well. Thus far, they haven’t been. Faculty members criticized the Board of Trustees’ decision to allow Chancellor Rita Cheng to implement up to six furlough days, citing a lack of negotiation preceding the decision. Their indignation is justified — they have legitimate concerns about forced pay cuts and about respect for their contracts. Administrators should act with respect toward the people who keep this university running. At the University of Illinois, where similar furloughs were imple-
mented, faculty were, and still are, outraged by the forced pay cut, and at SIUC, union discussions blossomed simultaneously with the decision. Such decisions, which take money from employees to save universities money, clearly cause dissent and hurt morale. Cheng estimated four furlough days across the board would be financially sufficient, but junior faculty members and student employees stand to suffer more from four days of lost pay than an administrator making a six-figure salary. SIUC could stand to take a lesson from U of I where administrators, who make considerably more money than most staff and junior faculty, took 10 unpaid leave days to staff and faculty’s four. It’s not just the financial sacri-
fice, it’s administrators putting their students and educators first that impresses us. When schools struggle, student morale suffers, so when administrators act in the best interest of those other than themselves, we appreciate it. It sends a positive message that our university will put academics before administrative politics — bouncing chancellors in and out and hiring a politician for a president — and athletics. Administrators’ strategies thus far have not worked well. We acknowledge that Illinois universities continuously wait for state funding, and we blame the state for failing its public universities. But we also blame SIUC for consistently mismanaging its limited resources. The university has struggled for years, so what will it cut next year when prob-
lems with recruitment, retention and state funding continue? The University of California at Berkley plans to cut 200 jobs next year on top of the 600 positions it eliminated last year. Berkeley hired efficiency experts that told it to cut back unnecessary employees and streamline spending. As far as failing states are concerned, California is right up there with Illinois and Rhode Island, so as we all work our way out of this mess, SIUC should look outside of Illinois at other struggling schools’ potential solutions. Stop blaming population waning and our university’s lack of proximity to a metropolitan area. We’ve never been near one, and the population excuse is exactly that, an excuse. Universities throughout the state,
region and country figured out success strategies. SIUC clearly has not. SIUC needs a long-term solution and, every year the state makes it more clear Illinois will not provide a budget to see us through. We won’t pretend to be experts with a perfect solution, but other universities provide pretty good examples of what budget-conscious, pedagogically focused administrators can do. So, pony up, administrators, and take more furlough days, pay cuts or position losses than the staff and faculty supporting and educating students. Honestly, efficiency experts couldn’t tell us what we already know — SIUC’s administration, compared to its faculty and staff and considering the university’s budget, could take serious cuts in administrators and salaries.
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Colbert’s comedy drives home immigrant labor debate The following editorial appeared in the Fort Worth StarTelegram Monday: If a fake pundit goes to Capitol Hill and makes news, are we supposed to take it seriously? Some Republicans and Democrats in Congress were grumping about comedian Stephen Colbert’s testimony Friday during a hearing on migrant workers. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, wasn’t the only one who didn’t crack a smile when Colbert poked fun at the political process. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., tried to get Colbert to leave the proceedings without speaking at all. And on a Sunday morning TV talking-head show, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., called Colbert’s
appearance “inappropriate.� That was even though Colbert had been invited by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., who headed the subcommittee hearing titled “Protecting America’s Harvest.� But if the honorable members of Congress were worried about trivializing serious work, they haven’t spent much time watching themselves on C-SPAN. Anyone who watched Colbert’s statement could hear the delighted laughter when he concluded with a bipartisan dig: “I trust both sides will work on this together in the best interests of the American people — as you always do.� Inviting celebrities to Capitol Hill risks overshadowing the underlying issue. Not that that prevents the attention-getting device. Remember
Kevin Costner, Nicole Kidman, Dennis Quaid, Sheryl Crow, even Elmo? One of Colbert’s strengths as a social commentator is his ability to use the on-camera persona of a selfabsorbed “conservative� blowhard to find the chase in modern politics and cut directly to it — smartly, hilariously and often brutally. Lofgren invited him to the Hill because he was one of 16 people who’ve taken the United Farm Workers’ challenge to work a day as an agricultural laborer to focus on the issue of illegal immigrants picking the nation’s crops. He picked beans and packed corn for 10 hours in upstate New York. At the hearing, he noted how few non-farm workers have likewise tried it and then added “the number may increase in the near future, as I un-
derstand many Democrats may be looking for work come November.� He weaved goofiness around funny lines that weren’t actually jokes. He said as a free marketer, he would normally leave the problem to the invisible hand of the market — then pointed out that the market has already sent 84,000 production acres and 22,000 farm jobs to Mexico and shut down a million acres of U.S. farmland “because apparently even the invisible hand doesn’t want to pick beans.� He suggested giving immigrants visas to work the farms could help provide safeguards against worker exploitation. With that, plus improved pay and working conditions, maybe Americans would be willing to take the jobs again. Or “maybe the easier answer is
to just have scientists develop vegetables that pick themselves,� he said. The satiric point: We could devise a doable, rational solution — or chase an absurd and impossible one. Near the end of the hearing, Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., asked Colbert why he took interest in the issue. “I like talking about people who don’t have any power, and it seems like one of the least powerful people in the United States are migrant workers who come and do our work and don’t have any rights as a result, and yet we still invite them to come here and at the same time ask them to leave,� he said. If the idea was to call attention to the problem and engage a broad array of people in the debate that’s happening. Maybe he’s worth taking seriously after all.
Apparently, every single rule is being enforced upon them to keep them off the air as much as possible. The “extra students� were actually artists who participated in a hip-hop practice of rhyming during the show. Rules that were (a) not fully explained or (b) were never enforced to begin with are being used against a particular show, run by a particular group of students, while other shows held by predominately
white students are getting passes. One student even complained to me that the black students who run the show do so in a very basic studio, while the white students run their shows through a studio that is clearly updated. The black student population is upset about this and wants the suspension of the show to be revoked immediately. Personally, a two-week suspension because people in the studio were not no-
tified and were concerned about theft sounds suspicious to me as well, especially when the students in question are all black. Lift this silly suspension, give a punishment — if one is really needed — that properly fits the violation, and let the students have fun.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR WIDB discriminated against black students’ show Dear Editor: It was impossible not to hear, as I walked throughout the Student Center, students gathered in huddles, speaking loudly among one another. They were passionate and frustrated that “The Remedy,� a hip-hop radio show on www.WIDB.net was suspended for two weeks for violating a rule forbidding too many students from being in the studio without prior notification.
The rule is designed to protect the studio from theft and damages. Initially, this sounded like a reasonable explanation. So, as I began to listen in on the conversations and ask questions, it appeared the frustration was that the students, all black, were being “picked on� because of race. This is beyond my own initial thought of a bunch of students who don’t like following rules.
Bryant A. Payne graduate student studying speech communication
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"We've had a very concentrated, coordinated effort with the Carbondale community itself in terms of what to do with that building," Scales said. Utility bills for the 30,785 squarefoot Center cost approximately $48,100 annually, the request form states. Possible funding sources for the Center include grants, partnerships
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with local businesses or agencies, corporate sponsorships and individual pledges from businesses and citizens, Scales said. "There's a wealth of resources out there, you just have to aggressively go after it," Scales said. City Councilman Steven Haynes grew up using the Center's services and said he agrees that resources are available in the community for Scales and his committee should they come to own
the property. "I think Attucks could provide that leadership and responsibility," Haynes said. Though it houses public services, the city's sale of the Center is still a real estate transaction and all bids are confidential, City Manager Allen Gill said. Mayor Brad Cole said the city will review all the proposals and choose the one that's in the best interest of the community.
"I would like to see it used and I would like to see how the community would like to use it," Cole said of the Center. Haynes said he hopes whoever ends up owning the Center will keep it community-oriented. "The organizations (in the Center) have been servicing the entire area," Haynes said. "As a community based organization it can still be a great tool." Over time, enthusiasm and motivation for programs has receded, along
with the money, he said. "It's a mixture of both the community and the city; it just waned," Scales said. Even if his proposal isn't chosen, Scales said revival of the Eurma C. Hayes Center is necessary for a healthy Carbondale community. "What we need to be looking at is meeting the needs and services of the community, even if it means we have to do it from a grassroots level," he said.
fairs, said the geographical information systems position has been open for three months, since the resignation of Kevin Davie, former GIS specialist. Carlson has made requests to search for a replacement, but was denied because of the hiring freeze. "All I would like is permission to extend the money we have in our budget,"
Carlson said. "I have not yet received permission to proceed. We have two other positions we are seeking to hire, because they are not a part of our budget rescission plans, and we have not received responses on those either." The GIS provides maps for data and information, Carlson said. It is the only position on campus that serves GIS
needs throughout the campus, he said. Anyone who wants to use geographic information systems in departments that do not have the resources would not be able to get assistance in the library for all practical purposes, Carlson said. Rice said resource areas like the GIS are growing research tools for the
campus and its support is needed. If the university does not have someone to facilitate those resources, it becomes problematic, he said. "I do not think we will bring in any more administrators," he said. "It is just not in the cards or reasonable. The faculty hiring initiative curtailed because of lack of funds."
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Daily Bark NFL commissioner Roger Goodell continued to push for an 18-game season at union talks Wednesday. He suggested cutting the preseason schedule to two games and adding them to the regular season to make it 18-games. Should the NFL expand its regular season?
If preseason were shortened to two games, the games would be more meaningful for the players and display more of the starters.
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Less players would get hurt in a game and Nick would give two more door-slamming, book-throwing performances as a frustrated Rams fan ... sign me up. BRANDON COLEMAN
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Season ticket holder numbers are at an all-time high in sales and attendance, with more than 3,300 sold this season, Scally said. “They paid for an entire season, they want to get their money’s worth out of it,” Stultz said. Lennon said not only does his team have to perform well on the field, but fans also need to feel a
sense of ownership to connect better with the team. That’s what keeps them coming back to games, he said. The Salukis play Saturday at Illinois State in Bloomington and return to Saluki Stadium for homecoming Oct. 9 to face Northern Iowa.
Brandon Coleman can be reached at bcoleman@dailyegyptian.com or 536- 3311 ext. 269.
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LO S ANGELES — A staff member of Lance Armstrong’s Team RadioShack, who also has a connection to Floyd Landis, is expected to testify Wednesday before a grand jury investigating allegations of doping in professional cycling, two people with knowledge of the probe said. Allen Lim, an exercise physiologist whom Landis said helped him cheat with doping during his career, was called to appear before the panel in Los Angeles, according to the two people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.
NEW YORK — The owner of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra says his filly has been retired following a disappointing season in which she won only two of five races. The popular 4-year-old filly won all eight of her races in 2009, including victories over the boys in the Preakness, the Haskell Invitational and the Woodward. The filly retires with a stellar record of 13 wins in 19 starts and earnings of more than $3.4 million. She finished second to Persistently in the Personal Ensign at Saratoga on Aug. 29 in her last start.
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Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — The month ends on a note of adaptation to the needs of others. You have a broader perspective about interdependence after today. Contribute and prosper.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — The fabulous outcome you anticipate can be yours. If you want something done right, do it yourself. Delegation reaps half today.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — An associate asks a tricky question, and you must resolve a problem now. Make sure you understand the details, before you blurt out your lucky response.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March. 20) — Today is a 5 — Doubts about your role in a partnership activity resolve when you ask questions. Then your intuition matches logical reality. Accept the offer.
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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by Mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
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35 Finder’s cry 36 Title 37 Keats or Shelley 38 Artist’s choice 39 Price that’s rarely paid 42 Depilatory brand 43 French city near a Chunnel terminus 44 Diva, stereotypically
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46 Mambo bandleader Tito 47 Faked, as a fight 48 Autumn blooms 51 Former French textile city 52 Use the soapbox 57 Tolkien’s Treebeard is one 58 Doofus
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DOWN 1 1997 Depp title role 2 Close again, as a change purse 3 Unlisted ones 4 Cornered, in a way 5 Frightful 6 Milky Way, e.g. 7 “Be __”: “Help me out” 8 Georges Braque, for one 9 Bum 10 Oberhausen “Oh!” 11 Considerable amount 12 Traditional song with the line “Je te plumerai” 13 Blue state 19 Zola novel 21 Furtive type 25 Get in the game 30 16-Across, e.g. 31 Miss’s equal? 32 Landers with advice 34 Wonderland cat
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — A co-worker suggests that you can do all the work yourself. You’re not so sure. Ask By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement questions and then divide it up more fairly. Today’s birthday — Your own imagination Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a generates questions that are central to your 6 —A younger person demands greater happiness. Evaluate ideas first in seclusion. independence. You struggle with Then activate them throughout the year, preconceptions about their maturity. one at a time, and measure progress Lengthen the leash in a safe direction. regularly. Later dreams show where and when to change course. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — A call from home may pull you out of Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 5 a meeting. You can probably resolve the — Divide your time between imaginative problem in a moment. Maybe they just group activities and personal meditations. need to hear your voice. You need to sort out logical questions. Share results. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Messages become garbled in Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a transmission. Before you do anything, 6 — A casual meeting at a social event repeat back what you heard and clear up crystallizes an idea you have for a gift. all questions. You’ll be glad you did. You’re certain that your partner will love it. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a Today is a 5 — You may worry over 6 — Your own imagination can get you financial independence unnecessarily. in trouble if you don’t bring it down to A professional provides inspiration and earth somehow. Refocus your intention in advice, setting you in a new, positive a more public direction. direction.
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The Duplex
ACROSS 1 Bouillabaisse base 6 “Coffee Cantata” composer 10 “Once I had ... love and it was __”: Blondie lyric 14 So out it’s in 15 In unison, musically 16 Caffeine source 17 One of Israel’s 12 tribes 18 Bird bonnet? 20 Shows scorn 22 Director Wertmüller 23 Hound over a debt 24 Bird boo-boo? 26 Ruby of “A Raisin in the Sun” 27 Favorable times, as for pics 28 Marshland 29 Afternoon services 31 Mazda MX-5, familiarly 33 Granola grains 34 Bird brain? 39 Author Silverstein 40 First first name in Olympic gymnastic tens 41 Cardinal Cooke 45 1,000 G’s 46 Free TV ad 49 Suffix with expert 50 Bird backpackers? 53 Cubs, on scoreboards 54 Morlock haters 55 Clawed 56 Bird bottoms? 59 “Tootsie” Oscar winner 60 Ireland, to poets 61 Cuba, to Castro 62 Polecat relative 63 Something to take lying down 64 It helps you get up 65 Orchestra section
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Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
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Bears coach no problem benching players ANDREW SELIGMAN The Associated Press L A K E F O R E S T — Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith insisted he has “no complaints” about Tommie Harris, except in one key area, apparently — his production. Put simply, it’s not there. That’s why the three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle was inactive for the Bears’ 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers on Monday night. “Tommie’s always motivated,” Smith said. “I have no complaints about how Tommie Harris has done anything this offseason, what he’s done on the practice field. We just felt based on performance and where we were at the time that someone else deserved an opportunity — to let’s just see exactly what we have in Marcus (Harrison). You could say the same thing about Marcus, but he hadn’t gotten an opportunity to play. Don’t have any complaints about
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NFL players not only put their bodies on the line, they also risk serious long-term mental implications with brain injuries such as concussions. They put their livelihood on the line for contracts much smaller than MLB players. In terms of overall dollar amount on the list of largest sports contract, the MLB holds nine of the top 10
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Tommie. Tommie will go through practice this week and may be up this week.” Harris did not make himself available for comment on Wednesday, but this was not the first time he was a healthy scratch. Smith benched him for a game last year, and the Bears suspended him for one in 2008 because of detrimental conduct. He has also been limited by knee and hamstring problems the past few years, but while he’s been practicing more than in recent seasons, he had just one tackle without a sack through the first two games. The increased workload during the week hasn’t translated to more
production on game day. Smith was at a loss to explain why. “That’s what we’re trying to figure out, alright?” he said. “You don’t have to figure all of that out after three games. We’re going to go back to the practice field again. ... We like what Tommie has done. Sometimes taking a week off helps for whatever reason, too. But Tommie is still a big part of what we’re going to do around here.” Harris is hardly playing up to his havoc-wreaking standards of old, even with opponents loading up on newcomer Julius Peppers. Former Tampa Bay star Warren Sapp even compared him to a “blind dog in a meathouse” during an
interview with Chicago’s WSCR-AM two weeks ago, and Smith decided Monday that the Bears were better off with Matt Toeaina starting and Harrison getting a look after being inactive the first two games. Still, at 3-0 the Bears are the lone undefeated team in the NFC after back-to-back wins over teams that are widely viewed as contenders, Dallas and Green Bay. Linebacker Brian Urlacher is looking like his old self after missing almost all of last year with a wrist injury. Jay Cutler and new offensive coordinator Mike Martz seem to be a good fit so far. And Smith seems to be holding players accountable for their play, after being criticized in the past for sticking too long with Orlando Pace and Adam Archuleta. Besides Harris, he held out struggling receiver Devin Aromashodu against the Packers and didn’t hesitate to give cornerback Zackary Bowman the quick hook,
spots. A NFL player won’t be found until No. 29 — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer. This doesn’t include signing bonuses, but it is safe to say A-Rod’s $275 million Yankee contract could pay for both Manning and Brady’s bonus. Football players do more for their fans, entertaining them for two straight hours. This factor attracts blue collar Americans who are the nuts and bolts of society. They’re not paid as much
as the guy who sits behind the desk signing their check with a personalized gold-plated pen. NFL players could be viewed as the athletic world’s blue collar worker. Besides the pay, the relevance to their fans and TV ratings, every game means something for football players, which in turn gives the fans a reason to watch every week. The Bears-Packers game was in week three of the regular season, but had significant importance
in the division for both teams. Baseball teams play 162 games and unless the club is horrible (the Cubs), fans don’t know if their team can make the playoffs until the last week. The Bears have a one-game lead on the Packers, but they know who they must beat before they rematch Green Bay in week 17 if they want to make the playoffs. Each regular season game has postseason implications in the NFL, while the MLB plays for five
s players, you have to go out and do the best you can and show in practice that you deserve to be one of the 46 guys up. — Greg Olsen tight end
after he missed a tackle on James Jones, in favor of Tim Jennings. The message from Smith, even if he dismissed the idea that he’s getting tougher, seems clear: Whether you’re a three-time Pro Bowler or a thirdyear player, you won’t play if you don’t produce. Maybe it’s not surprising, since Smith and other coaches — the ones who weren’t let go — were given a stern message from ownership during the offseason: Win now. “As players, you have to go out and do the best you can and show in practice that you deserve to be one of the 46 guys up,” tight end Greg Olsen said. “That’s the approach that everyone takes. I think that’s the approach that Tommie’s taken to it. I think he’s handled it well, and he’s going to continue to work because he’s a great player. I think in the end, this will be a positive for everybody.” Linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa said, “Our standards are very high.” months before a game matters. As time has gone on, those same friends from Mendota talk more about football than they do baseball, and if we meet up to watch an athletic event, it’s always on a Sunday or a Monday in October or November — football season.
Brandon LaChance can be reached at blachance@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 282.
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will remain at an all-time high or if attendance will taper off, Scally said. “In the past, the first game has always been the biggest game, and by the end of the season, the student attendance is a little lacking depending on the time of day and who we’re playing,� Scally said. Scally said the athletics department tries to ensure every football game maintains a comfortable, enjoyable and safe environment for all fans. “We can expect better attendance primarily because parking is better, concessions and restrooms are better and easier to get to, the seats are better and the game is a better experience with the video board,� Pettit said.
Going to high school in the small town of Mendota, where the football program was nowhere near the withh Brandon andon level of the baseball BRANDON LACHANCE LaChance program in terms of coaching staff and developing players, led me to think what my buddies were saying was correct — baseball is America’s sport. After watching the Monday Night Football game between the Bears and the Packers, I decided my buddies were wrong. Football is America’s sport. I watched the game from the elliptical room at the Recreational Center, where 40 students and center employees stopped what they were doing to watch the game. After the game, I walked home and heard people screaming “Da Bears� from multiple balconies at Wall and Grand Apartments. Sure, this is a game featuring an in-state team in one of the best rivalries in sports, but there wouldn’t be this much excitement for a regular season baseball game, even if was the Cubs and the Cardinals when they’re legitimate playoff contenders. The Bears-Packers game had 17.5 million viewers, the largest cable viewing rating of any program in 2010, according to TVbythenumbers. com. ESPN’s Monday Night Football accounts for the top five spots and the eighth spot in the top 10 most viewed shows in cable history, the site stated. More people are turning on the TV to watch players such as Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Adrian Peterson instead of Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez, and they would rather see rivalries such as Bears-Packers, Cowboys-Redskins, Jets-Patriots than Yankees-Red Sox, Cubs-Cardinals and Giants-Dodgers. Baseball may have been the better sport in the 1920s, when American society was slower paced and people didn’t have to work two jobs to pay for car insurance, cable/Internet and cell phone bills. But now, Americans want entertainment fast in order to move to the next task. Football games are more fast-paced than baseball. A pitcher can take an hour between pitches if he wishes, while the quarterback has 40 seconds to snap the ball and about two seconds to decide what to do with it.
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HARD HITS DON’T HINDER PLAYERS Senior Melissa Malcolm passes the ball to a teammate while sophomore Brittany Daugherty waits to receive a pass from freshman Cindy Ludington during a drill Wednesday at practice in the fields behind Abe Martin Field. Senior
rugby player Mandi Matus said the team has had many new people join, along with many injuries this season. “We’re progressing as the weeks go on, though,� Matus said. The women’s rugby team will compete in pool play Saturday at Western Illinois University.
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Drop in all-time high attendance won’t affect ticket prices BRANDON COLEMAN Daily Egyptian Single-game ticket prices and student athletic fees will not increase if Saluki football’s home game attendance drops as the season progresses, said Dave Stultz, athletics ticket office manager. Stultz said the $20 single-game ticket price and the $288 student athletic fee should remain the same if the average 14,000 Saluki Stadium attendees decreases. “I cannot see that it would be going up very much, if at all,� Stultz said. Mark Scally, associate athletic director of business, said there isn’t a direct link between student fees and ticket sales when the athletics department balances its budget. He said because singlegame and season ticket sales are strong, most maintenance expenditures for Saluki Stadium are covered; there is no need to increase student athletic fees, he said. “I don’t anticipate going to the students to say ‘Hey, we built this new facility, now we have
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don’t anticipate going to the students to say ‘Hey, we built this new facility, now we have to increase your fee to pay for maintenance on it.’
to increase your fee to pay for maintenance on it,’� Scally said. Saluki football home game attendance through two games has averaged 4,800 people more than last season’s average of 9,200 attendees, despite the fact that McAndrew Stadium had approximately 1,800 more seats. Athletics director of operations and facilities Andy Pettit said if one were to compare this season’s second home game to that of the Salukis’ other games since 2000, revenue and ticket sales from the Salukis’ game against Southeast Missouri State far exceeds any of them. Stultz said the reason for growth in paying fan and student attendance is a combination of the team’s new facility and better amenities as well as the football team’s recent success. “Most of our student-athletes
— Mark Scally associate athletic director of business are good members of the community (who) people want to come out and support,� Scally said. Noise created by fans forces opposing teams to adjust to an atmosphere in which they can’t hear a snap count or hear a whistle blow, and that could sometimes help dictate the outcome of a game, football coach Dale Lennon said. “People say that when you play at home that’s almost like a seven to 10 point advantage — only if you have fans there,� Lennon said. Scally said large student crowds at any Saluki sports venue exude an energy that players can feel and feed off. When the team is into the game, everyone in attendance enjoys the game more. There is no telling whether student support at home games