LEFT: Fans cheer as SIU’s football team scores a touchdown during Saturday’s Homecoming game against University of Northern Iowa. Students and alumni created a sea of maroon in the stands by sporting their team colors. The Salukis defeated the Panthers 34-31. LAURA ROBERTS | DAILY EGYPTIAN
Below: The 2012 Homecoming Queen Whitney Clark, left, and King Corbin Doss, right, were crowned Saturday during halftime at the Homecoming game at Saluki Stadium. Last year’s Queen Autumn Anthony, second from left, and King Christopher Shelton, third from left, attended to crown this year’s winners. The student body elected the king and queen through an online voting ballot. CHRIS ZOELLER | DAILY EGYPTIAN
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Members of Carbondale Community High School’s Marching Terriers dance to the beat Saturday morning as they proceed down South Illinois Avenue during the university’s annual Homecoming parade. The parade included many floats that showcased this year’s theme, “Let the games begin!” as well as a line up of middle and high school marching bands. Many community members, students and alumni came out for the morning spectacle.
It’s only a matter of time before a company is chosen to build the city’s new fire station. After City Council members approved Tuesday to build a station at 401 N. Glenview Drive, the next step will be to put the project up for bid and hire a construction firm. The station will include an Emergency Operation Center, a training facility and a safe environment among many other features that make it an upgrade from the old station. Kevin Baity, city manager, said project bids will open in late November, which will be awarded
to a company at the Dec. 11 council meeting. Fire chief John Michalesko said the facility on West Walnut and Oakland Avenue was built in the 1960s and is structurally unsafe for earthquakes. “In this case, the building has a number of issues both structural or mechanical that are going to be cost prohibitive when it comes to upgrading and repairing,” Michalesko said. He said the old building has unreinforced masonry walls as well as plumbing and electric systems that do not meet today’s standards. Please see STATION | 3
Douglas Allen was leading protests at SIU 40 years ago and was later fired for his actions. Now, he shares his views on the importance of non-violent action. Allen spoke Thursday at the Gaia House Interfaith Center about using non-violent action such as protesting to improve society. He cited Mohandas Gandhi and his experiences with social movements such as the civil rights movement as inspiration to his philosophies. One such social movement Allen was a part of was the university’s late 1960s Vietnam War protests he helped assemble. “(SIU) was an incredible place to be because this place had the biggest Vietnam Center in the United States,” he said. “It wasn’t just opposing the war, it was how our university … was central to
the war effort.” Allen said he helped conduct research, publish articles and organize anti-war protests, which led him to be illegally fired by the university. He said the case was in the national news, and he eventually won a U.S. Circuit Court case against the university for being removed, though it took several years. Allen said the university suffered after his case because the American Association of University Professors launched an investigation and recommended most teachers avoid working there. He said the Board of Trustees almost considered not firing him. He said the last vote they held on the matter came down to one trustee’s vote. Allen presented the non-violent philosophies he learned from his protesting experience to Gaia House attendees.
“To me, a non-violent approach (to any situation) is more ethical and expresses our higher human potential,” he said. “But we have to explore how to apply it in different context (because) there are no simple non-violent solutions.” Allen also said he thought political and war violence takes people in the wrong direction. “Our present violent ways of doing things are not sustainable,” he said. “They are not economically sustainable. They are not environmentally sustainable. So we have to look for alternatives, even just practical (alternatives).” Allen said he uses non-violent methods becasue he enjoys what they accomplish. “When I act in a non-violent way ... I feel better about myself,” he said. “I feel like my life has more meaning.” Please see ALLEN | 3
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All higher education employees are now required to complete online training along with a signed form that states they will report any witnessed child abuse or neglect. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services began enfocing the requirement in July after a public act passed in the Illinois General Assembly. Recently, online training became a requirement of the public act as well. Chancellor Rita Cheng said the form has also become a nationwide employee requirement. “We immediately included the form in the employment paperwork, but the training portion took a little longer to implement,” Cheng said. The training is a 10-page
PowerPoint presentation that was emailed to all university employees Oct. 9. It details what situations are considered abuse and/or neglect, and it offers information on what employees should do if they suspect either offense. Cheng said employees who work in colleges with on education and health care concentrations have always been required to complete the form and training, but it has now expanded to the entire university. Toni Vagner, student employment manager, said neither the form nor the training has effected the university’s employment rate thus far. DCFS tried to pass the bill before the Jerry Sandusky case, said Bruce Dubre, policy writer for DCFS. The department increased its efforts After the case went to trial, Dupre said. He said the form was originally only mandated in Illinois, but it is
now a nation-wide requirement. “Every employee of an institution of higher education must sign the form before they can begin working,” Dubre said. He said the form — approved June 27 by the Illinois Senate — is a result of Sandusky’s conviction. Sandusky was the assistant football coach at Penn State in University Park, Penn., who coached for more than 32 years. Sandusky has been under investigation since 1998, but he was not arrested and charged with sexually abusing more than 10 boys over a 15-year period until December 2011. Sandusky was found guilty June 22 on 45 out of 48 child sex abuse charges and sentenced Oct. 9 to 30-60 years in prison. Tai Cox can be reached at tcox@dailyegyptian.com or at 536-3311 ext. 255.
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Felix Baumgartner’s 24-mile skydive from the stratosphere on Sunday was a boon for social networks as millions of users shared in the wonder of the moment from their computers, tablets and phones. Here’s a look at how the world, through the Internet, watched the jump. YOUTUBE: As Baumgartner ascended in the balloon, so did the number of viewers watching YouTube’s live stream of the event. Its popularity grew as the moment of the jump drew closer, as people kept sharing links on Twitter and Facebook and websites embedded the stream. YouTube officials said Baumgartner’s jump set a record prompting 8 million concurrent streams. In the United States, the opportunity to watch the jump on TV was limited
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Michalesko said once the new station is open, the old station will close and the Emergency Operation Center will move from the Civic Center to the new facility. The emergency management coordinator, who is also the training officer, will move with the Emergency Operation Center to the new fire station so training can take place inside of the new facility. Baity said in an email the fire station will accommodate large equipment and have a lower maintenance requirement. The design process focused on energy efficiency and reduced maintenance, he said. Apparatus bays will also include a source capture system for diesel emissions, which provides a cleaner and safer environment for employees, he said in the email. The station will be equipped with a whole house auxiliary generator, too. The existing
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Allen said his time working with the civil rights movement and Vietnam War protests helped shape his non-violent views. He said he also helped work in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Movement for 10 years where race segregation was a large issue. Allen also explained why he uses Gandhi’s philosophies as inspiration for a non-violent mindset. “There are two reasons,” he said. “One is I’ve lived a lot in India, so I was exposed to Gandhi there. Also, I consider him the most important proponent for non-violence in the 20th century.” Though he eventually continued his career elsewhere, Allen said he was worried after first being fired by the university. “Everything worked out well, but for a couple of years it was difficult,” he said. “It wasn’t clear that I would have a career.” He said there was an SIU blacklist, where the administration would
to the Discovery Channel, though more than 40 television networks in 50 total countries carried the lived feed, organizers said. It was streamed by more than 130 digital outlets. FACEBOOK: After Baumgartner landed, sponsor Red Bull posted a picture of the daredevil on his knees to Facebook. In less than 40 minutes, the picture was shared more than 29,000 times and generated nearly 216,000 likes and more than 10,000 comments. Immediately after the jump, Red Bull solicited questions for Baumgartner through Facebook and Twitter, promising to answer three at a post-jump news conference. TWITTER: During the jump and the moments after Baumgartner safely landed, half the worldwide trending topics on Twitter had something to do with the jump — pushing past tweets about Justin Bieber and seven NFL football
games being played at the same time. Celebrities of all kinds weighed in, including athletes, actors and highprofile corporate executives. “It’s pretty amazing that I can watch, live on my computer, a man riding a balloon to the edge of space so he can jump out of it. (hashtag)TheFuture,” tweeted Wil Wheaton, who acted in the iconic science-fiction series “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” “Felix Baumgartner is a boss,” tweeted Jozy Altidore, a soccer player for the U.S. men’s national team. REDDIT: Two threads related to the jump made the front page of Reddit. Users quickly upvoted a request for Baumgartner to participate in an “Ask Me Anything” on the site, where users pepper someone on the site with questions about anything they want. President Barack Obama held court as the subject of a similar thread in August.
facility’s generator can only power a limited number of circuits. However, Baity said the location is just as important as the upgrades. “With the residential and commercial growth of the city westward, it is necessary to move the station westward as well to maintain adequate service response times and coverage,” Baity said. He said an assessment determined the approximate general area from which a station could provide the best access and response times, he said. Outside of upgrades and location, Councilman Lance Jack said in Tuesday’s council meeting he was concerned with the facility’s energy efficiency. He said geothermal technology should be be an option, which could save more money over time. “We do have to look at all the costs and not be scared away by some of the greater up-front costs if we can save money down the road,” Jack said. Baity said although many energy efficient options are available, the
initial building plan is complete so geothermal technology and solar energy cannot be installed for a few years. There also isn’t enough southfacing roof space for solar panel installation, Baity said, but panels could possibly be set up on space next to the station. He said only time will tell if geothermal or solar panels can be used. No matter what happens with the energy, Michalesko said there are many firefighters who look forward to a change of scenery and a new station. “They’re most definitely anxious to see it happen, and we’ve talked about it for a long time,” Michalesko said. “We’ve got a lot of people on the department who have been here for an excess of 10 or 15 years, and it’s not every day that a new fire station comes along in your career.”
contact the universities he was applying to and tell them not to hire him. Allen said he found that out when he was being hired by the University of Maine. “The president of the university ... showed me letters from (SIU, saying) don’t touch this guy,” he said. Allen said the university president thought the letters were funny. He said he was hired at Maine for a basic teaching position, even though he was qualified to receive tenure. He said the Board of Trustees’ decision to fire him was reversed after his case was settled in court, and he had the opportunity to come back to the university. He said he considered coming back, but he was happy teaching at the University of Maine. Though he was fired, Allen said he does not hold a grudge against SIU. “I have very fond memories of this place. I really do,” he said. “It was a very exciting place to be in that period ... It was a campus with so much diversity and creativity. I was very fond of the students here.” Allen’s views on non-violence brought in a diverse group of
individuals, including former teacher’s assistants, students and co-workers. Lee Hartman, a former SIU Spanish teacher, said he attended Allen’s presentation because he knew of Allen during his teaching career at the university. Hartman said Allen was considered a troublemaker by the school’s administration because he questioned policies. Hartman said audience members were very involved with Allen’s discussion, but he did not think he came away with any new nonviolent views. Susan Cox, a Carbondale resident and retired United Methodist minister, said she attended the speech for the intellectual challenge. She said she enjoyed the presentation because it allowed for an open and independent conversation, and it differed from her church experience where the interest was bringing in more people.
Austin Flynn can be reached at aflynn@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 257.
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As the Oscar race heats up, studios are releasing some of their top quality pictures into theaters. One of the early contenders, “Argo,” is now making its mark. The film is nearly flawless in its acting, cinematography, directing, music and pace. The critical darling has garnered a score of universal acclaim on Metacritic, an online review aggregator. “Argo” follows actor and director Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez, a CIA agent specialized in extraction, during his attempted escape from enemy territory. After the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis begins, Mendez is called in to extract six American Embassy employees who managed to escape the building before Iranians stormed the embassy. Mendez creates a cover using a fake Hollywood production called “Argo” to convince Iranian guards the six hostages are a Canadian film crew. The movie is easily one of the year’s best and is well worth your money, but here are a few minimal critiques: Karsten Burgstahler: Issues about some facts’ validity have been brought up, including the film’s heartpounding climax in an airport. Tony Mendez, the man behind the film’s inspiration, said the actual escape went a lot smoother than depicted. Austin Flynn: Although the movie said “based on true events,”
I wasn’t expecting it to be an exact replication of the extraction. Sure, Affleck gets a little grandiose at times, but the airport scene didn’t really upset me. I knew there was no way it was completely true to what happened. Affleck made a few far stretches, but it only happened when it absolutely benefitted the plot. After all, this is a movie. It’s not a History Channel special. KB: I agree. The film builds up an incredible amount of tension, so it would be awkward to have the movie end with a non-event. However, I think it may take a hit in Oscar voters’ eyes because the story had to be changed for more excitement. The tense climax may be viewed as too mainstream. Hopefully the Oscars will recognize that mainstream cinema can be just as valuable as the art house. On the cut role of Bryan Cranston, who played a CIA agent who directs Mendez during his assignment. KB: “Argo” did a good job of pacing, but certain actors received the short shift to keep tension high, especially Bryan Cranston. Reviewing the actual story, most of Cranston’s parts didn’t actually happen. He was underused for the quality of acting he performed. AF: Cranston’s role may have been intermittent throughout the film, but the few scenes he had to shine were pivotal to the plot. He played a major part in the film’s climactic sequences, so he was definitely given the spotlight in scenes that mattered even though he wasn’t a
film constant. KB: I have to thank Affleck for changing the airport scene. Otherwise Cranston’s role would have been smaller. But I’m not sure that the one or two spotlight scenes really do him justice. Maybe I should just be thankful for Cranston’s presence in the movie to begin with. He elevates the proceedings quite well. On the role of the six American hostages hiding out at the Canadian ambassador’s house. KB: They were underdeveloped, and none were too memorable. A little more development could have added even more tension during the film’s climax. They had spent months in captivity, and I didn’t really feel the paranoia that would’ve developed. Of course, the film compensates for this issue by developing Affleck well. AF: One might argue that they weren’t memorable enough, but they were very commendable in their performances. There’s no movie without the hostages, and there’s no tensions without solid performances from each one. That’s clearly not the case here. I might not remember each hostage’s name, but I remember their performances and that’s good enough. Karsten Burgstahler can be reached at kburgstahler@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254 Austin Flynn can be reached at aflynn@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 257
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DAILY EGYPTIAN Left: SIU head football coach Dale Lennon and team members celebrate by singing “Go Southern Go” in front of the home crowd Saturday after the Salukis defeated the University of Northern Iowa 34-31 in the SIU Homecoming game. The win gives SIU an overall record of 4-3 and a 3-1 record in the conference. Below: Senior defensive end Kenneth Boatright, left, grabs the ball after blocking a punt and lands in the end zone for a touchdown. The play decreased SIU’s deficit and left the score 21-13 Northern Iowa.
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At last week’s press conference, SIU coach Dale Lennon noted how a punt that is blocked for a score increases a team’s chances of winning tremendously. That statement showed its validity a few days later in the Salukis’ 34-31 Homecoming win over the University of Northern Iowa. With fewer than eight minutes left in the second quarter, SIU trailed the Panthers 21-6 and the game was on the verge of becoming a blowout. Allconference return man senior Steven Strother fumbled the kickoff and gave the Panthers excellent field position. After the defense forced a 3-and-out, UNI had to punt. Senior defensive end Ken Boatright broke through the line and blocked the punt, which caromed backward 40 yards into the end zone. Boatright tracked it down for the score. Essentially, the play gave the Salukis
a breath of fresh air and brought the score to 21-13. “We were headed down a bad road,” Lennon said after the game.“It could have easily gone way south to the point where we couldn’t recover, but to come up with the blocked punt, that’s the second week that we’ve done that. Our confidence is very high and Kenny Boatright just got a paw on it, and that ball took off flying.” UNI was on the attack once again after a failed drive by each team. A sack by junior linebacker Bryan Presume put UNI in a second-and-15 situation, but UNI quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen found receiver Chad Owen down the seam on the following play for a 33-yard gain and put the ball on the Saluki 9-yard line. Running back David Johnson appeared ready to score on the next play, but he fumbled the ball into the end zone. The ball was picked up by Presume, who took it the length of
the field for a score. “I was just running to the ball doing my responsibility, and I saw the ball on the ground,” Presume said. “I picked it up and started running, and at about the 40 or so I ran out of gas and almost fell down a few times. That play I made pretty much set the tone for the rest of the game. We never get our head down.” After a pass from junior quarterback Kory Faulkner to freshman tight end Adam Fuehne for the two-point conversion, the score was tied 21-21 to end the half. SIU put together a solid drive in the third quarter with screen passes to sophomore receiver LaSteven McKinney and the aid of two personal foul calls on the UNI defense. Freshman kicker Austin Johnson knocked a 34-yard field goal through the uprights to give the Salukis a 2421 advantage. Northern Iowa fumbled the ball on the next drive and gave the Salukis possession at the UNI 21-yard line.
On the first play after the turnover, Faulkner found sophomore tight end MyCole Pruitt in the end zone corner for the touchdown and a 31-21 lead. UNI fought back, and scored a touchdown as well as a field goal in a four-minute span to tie the game with 9:54 left to play. The Salukis then pieced together a nine-minute drive — the team’s longest of the season — with strong runs by Faulkner, Strother, senior running back Mulku Kalokoh and sophomore running back Mika’il McCall to put the ball in field-goalrange with less than a minute to play. “It was a long (drive),” Faulkner said. “We didn’t put ourselves in a bad situation. We have three really good running backs. It kind of sucks that we can’t give them all the ball all the time because they are all good. Each week one of them can have a really good game.” The Salukis trotted out Johnson for a chance to win the game and redeem a kicking unit that has been a problem
all season. Johnson’s kick was true and gave the Salukis the win. “My problem in the beginning of the season was that I thought too much, and that was why I missed those few,” Johnson said. “So I just went out there and had fun. I’m glad that I didn’t think when I had to kick.” Linebacker Jayson Dimanche, a fifth-year senior, said he didn’t expect anything less than a tight game with UNI. “It’s a big rivalry,” he said. “They have a lot of good players. It was just a really fun game to play in. Games like that when they come down to the wire are just a lot more competitive, a lot more fun to be in and it makes winning that much better.” The Salukis look to continue their winning streak on the road at Youngstown State Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. Ben Conrady can be reached at bconrady@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 282.