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tyler davis | @TDavis_DE Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget has resulted in low approval in public polls, according to a March survey done by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. If the nearly 32 percent budget decrease for higher education passes, the number of public polls could decrease as well. The institute, which conducts research on public opinion polls, was one of roughly 25 non-academic departments that received a memo last week asking it to send the administration ramifications of a hypothetical 50 percent cut in state funding. Judy Marshall, SIU's executive director for finance, sent a memo to prepare for a meeting by the Executive Planning and Budget Committee on Monday. The committee, which advises President Randy Dunn, who took over chancellor duties after interim Chancellor Paul Sarvela died in November, will discuss the specifics of the proposals. David Yepsen, director of the institute, said the organization provides internships and original research information that can be used by graduate students conducting research, and funds public speakers. He said it also serves civic education and helps students who want a career in public service. “We're not an academic unit, but we do academic things,” he said. “And we certainly support the academic mission. We try to bring good, diverse, interesting speakers to campus for students." About a third of the institute’s budget— or $280,571—is provided by state appropriations. Yepsen said the institute also gets proceeds from the university’s endowment. Losing a significant chunk of the money that helps bring lecturers to campus would completely change the organization's operation, he said. "You can't cut any living thing by a half or a third without either killing it or forcing it to morph into something else,” he said. Staff layoffs, lost internships and a reduced number of speakers are all possible means to alleviate the diminished funding. Even polling, which is a regular practice of the institute, could be cut. The students’ loss is twofold, Yepsen said. The obvious losses are the internships and hours spent on research, but other lost intangibles include the experience of seeing a politician or popular speaker on campus, which especially affects minority students. "I'm a big believer that students can't be what they can't see,” he said. “By bringing a diverse group of people to campus to speak—like a legislator who is AfricanAmerican, or one who is Latino—we give students an opportunity to see people who they could emulate.” Please see POLICY | 2

a bbie i yun | @abimbola09 Four-year-old Ellie Fletcher plays with her puppet, a white tail deer, she made at the All Species Puppet Parade workshop on Saturday. The puppet parade workshop, organized by the Parade of Species Initiative, is aimed at educating children and adults on the importance of protecting all life forms. Cade Bursell, one of the volunteers at the workshop, and a professor of Cinema and Photography at SIU, said the workshop is aimed at allowing people to see the connection that animals and plants play in keeping the earth safe. “Making art is a great way to spend a Saturday,” said Jennifer Conwell-Barnes, a parent at the workshop whose daughter, Thisbe Barnes, also made a puppet. Children and adults are invited to participate in the puppet workshops held during the second and third Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in April.

Plan to privatize higher education proposed tyler davis | @TDavis_DE The Illinois public higher education system could have a complete overhaul if one Illinois state senator gets his way. State Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, is working on legislation that will convert Illinois’ public universities into nonprofit, private institutions over a six-year period. Brady said the plan was not submitted for the General Assembly’s consideration this year, but the bill started the discussion of the state’s role in funding higher education. Brady said during this six-year period, state money appropriated for higher education would transition to grant funding. “This would increase the grant amount and give back to those universities through student recruitment,” he said in an interview. He said the move would give money directly to students instead of universities, in turn, increasing enrollment at state universities and making students more responsible for their education. In Brady’s plan, those who graduate in four years and live and work in Illinois will have their debts repaid by one-eighth each year. Essentially, if a college student graduated in four years, the state

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money he or she received would be forgiven if that student lived and worked in the state for eight years. Students who graduate in more than four years would have debt forgiven by one-tenth and would have to live and work in the state for a decade for full forgiveness. Brady said privatization would cut universities’ dependence on state funds and decrease burdensome state regulations. David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute,

said this privatization process has already begun. “This sounds like a dramatic new idea, but as a practical matter, it’s already been happening,” he said. “The level of state funding has been going down, the levels of private support and tuition dollars have been going up.” Yepsen said the legislation is more of a tool to begin conversations about the role of the state in funding higher education. He said the private moniker may give people negative ideas about the universities—higher

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tuition costs and less regulations that prevent discrimination—but not too much would change from an operating standpoint. Yepsen presented some positives, referencing Brady’s comments that state regulations impede schools’ operations. He said hiring and firing of employees, updating information technology systems and getting new materials take especially long because of government regulations. Please see PRIVATIZE | 2

Women’s basketball coach Cindy Stein turns teams around wherever she goes. See page 5 for the story.

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Alice and company shine at Moe chase Myers | @chasemyers_DE “X” marked the center of the stage this weekend as Alice wandered between dresses hung from the rafters of the C.H. Moe Theater. “Last Seen Alice,” is an SIU original production written by Jaclyn Grogan and directed by associate professor of theatre Susan Patrick Benson. The production is one of four plays featured in the Theater Department’s Big Muddy New Play Festival 2015. The comedic story follows Alice, played by Taylor Jelley, a sophomore from Monrovia, Ind., studying theater, as she searches for a way down the river in order to find the younger and happier “Alice.” She has been residing in a trailer park for the past two years, which is owned by the exuberant Betsy, played by Matlyn Rybak, a junior from Hebron, Ind., studying theater. As Betsy begs Alice to stay in the park, hoping she would eventually take the park’s ownership, she realizes her RV keeps changing colors for an unknown reason. In the midst of this phenomenon, Alice is greeted by the curious, middle-aged couple Frank and Louise, played by longtime performer Kim Curlee, and Andrea Rendleman, a graduate student from Carbondale studying theater. Tension grows between Alice and the newly arrived couple because she prefers to live in privacy, whereas Frank and Louise are more outspoken and extroverted. The tension begins to fade as Frank and Louise

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P eter r ogalla Taylor Jelley chops down a tree as Alice in “Last Seen Alice” at the C.H. Moe Theater Thursday. From left to right, Kim Curlee, Matlyn Rybak, and Andrea Rendleman play antagonistic roles of an RV park manager and a new couple in the park towards Alice as she attempts a whimsical journey to find her former self. Matlyn Rybak, who played the park manager Betsy, said “It [was] hard trying to portray something so imaginative, but it turned out so much better than I wanted.”

reveal they have also lost a part of themselves, a son, and have been travelling in grief ever since his death. Alice seeks help from the couple to watch her trailer and make sure it does not change colors, but seemingly every time something changes in Alice’s life, the trailer follows suit. The couple does what it can to help, but in the end, the change cannot be controlled and the

Yepsen, former chief political writer of the Des Moines Register, said the losses would not only hurt the institute but the university as a whole. The organization helped fund the appearance of author and futurist Michio Kaku, who will be on campus on April 22 as a part of the university’s distinguished speaker series. Instead of the institute helping foot the bill of expensive speakers, the university may have to ask academic units to help bring important people to campus. Yepsen does not foresee a 50 percent cut in state funding and said it is just an exercise to illustrate the pressure Rauner’s proposed budget has put on universities. “Lets just say it is only 25 percent—that’s still going to have a huge impact on non-academic units,” he said. But what constitutes academic and non-academic is a question in Yepsen’s mind. He said the classic academic tools—classes, teachers and curriculum—may attract some students, but the out-of-classroom opportunities entice many students as well. He said just talking about these issues can affect student enrollment in the future and the day-to-day operations of all people associated with the university. “If you were not talking to me about this, you would be doing some other story and I would be doing something for my work,” he said. “People don’t think about it in those terms, but there is a cost to being distracted by this and I think everybody on campus will recognize what I’m saying is true.” University spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith said more information could be available after Monday’s committee meeting. Sam Beard contributed to this report.

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production ends with a deep conversation between Louise and Alice regarding change as an inevitable part of life. As the play concludes, the well-executed writing and presentation cannot go unnoticed. Louise’s character was once a peculiar English teacher and the script reflects this. Words such as “look” are replaced with “observe,” and “cats” with “felines,” providing an obscure literary element to

“It takes longer to hire a secretary on campuses than it does for a major corporation to hire a CEO,” he said. Yepsen said state regulations are helpful but at certain points, they make for more paperwork and bureaucracy than they are worth. SIU President Randy Dunn said he has seen similar bills presented in other states and the debate is good for the democratic process. Dunn said he is not in support of privatization but does realize some state laws for public universities are difficult to maneuver. For example, purchasing equipment for a state university involves processes that private universities do not have to undertake. “In one area alone—procurement and purchasing—we anticipate that just the procurement rules that we have to operate under cost the SIU system anywhere between $20 to $24 million a year,” Dunn said. Former SIU President Glenn Poshard said the answer to these regulation concerns should not be changing the whole system. He said the state should instead create a task force that addresses these regulation concerns. Dunn said regulation concerns do not outweigh one big aspect— the sheer amount of state money the university gets, which normally tops $200 million a year. That amount makes up about a quarter of the university’s total funding, according to its operating budget. He said private institutions, which typically have higher tuition costs, obtain 70 to 80 percent of their funds from tuition dollars. “Is the state ready to double tuition its tuition bill to the thousands of students who receive an education at a state university?” Dunn said. “The reason states have historically funded higher education is to provide access, is to provide opportunity.” While Brady’s plan does not explicitly call for tuition increases, Dunn and Poshard are worried it may be a byproduct of this new

the play. “This is a world that has different language and different rules,” Rendleman said. “It’s an unusual play that really goes out that far.” The conversation between the characters was fluid and never felt awkward throughout the production, regardless of how polar opposite some of the character’s personalities were. Although Frank and Betsy were more lively characters compared to Alice and Louise, each performer grabbed the audience with their own personal charisma. The C.H. Moe Theater itself served a crucial role in the performance, allowing the audience to feel like residents in the park. The performers also played off this intimacy and included attendees in several jokes throughout. The advantage the space has over a conventional theater is the connection it provides between the audience and performers. “It’s a wonderful space to work in because it’s in the round,” Rendleman said. “It has its challenges and you cannot be blocking anybody ... but it’s a really great theater to just go and sit there.” Rendleman’s daughter, Jane, and husband, John, were both in attendance during Saturday’s performance. “I was impressed at how technically seemless it was,” John said. “The lighting, the music, the action, everything went very well.” “Last Seen Alice,” was a perfect fit for the C.H. Moe Theater and set the bar for future performances in the space.

system. Poshard, a former U.S. senator, said a potential increase in tuition as a result of state funding cuts or privatization would drive more students away from college. “Look at what the board is considering right now—a potential 10 percent increase in tuition for students,” he said. “How many more students is that causing not to be able to access SIU or any other public higher education institution that’s looking at those kinds of increases?” While the bill still needs work and will have to wait until next year to go before the General Assembly, Yepsen said funding higher education needs to be questioned. He presented other countries’ models, like the German higher education model, which pushes some young people toward universities and others toward vocational school. Yepsen said the classic support system may be out-of-date and without revamping the public university process top to bottom, Illinois higher education may suffer. “Students can’t afford to keep paying tuition increases, taxpayers cannot afford to keep putting money in,” he said. “Changes are going to happen whether we like them or not and it would be better to do them rationally than just to kind of sink into and lull into some second-rate [industry].” Dunn said he is advocating for the same state money the university has received for decades but the debate will continue, and the problem of funding higher education is not easily solved. “Given the economic challenges we’re facing, the continued questions of the public about accountability and the role of the state in its funding, whether it’s looking at privatization or not, I don’t think these questions are going away,” he said. Alex Henderson, Brady’s chief of staff, said the senator will meet with university presidents to gauge support for the plan and it could be formally presented for vote within the next few years.

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â€˜Mario Party 10â€™ is more bored game than board

austin Miller | @AMiller_DE My childhood self was excited to play â€œMario Party 10,â€? and now he is just sad. â€œMario Party 10â€? is the latest entry in the popular video board game franchise, and the first on Nintendoâ€™s Wii U console. When the game was announced, many fans hoped it would right the wrongs of â€œMario Party 9â€? and deliver something new, while also being good. The highlight of â€œMario Party 10â€? is Bowser mode. Marioâ€™s monstrous villain is playable for the first time ever, but only in his own separate mode. In Bowser Party, a fifth player joins the game as Bowser, and uses the Wii U Gamepad instead of the traditional Wii remotes. The normal free-for-all game becomes a four-on-one cat and mouse chase. Bowser gets to roll several dice in order to catch up the players. Once he does, a one-on-four mini-game ensues. Instead of collecting Mini Stars, the currency used to win normally, players have to keep their hearts from Bowserâ€™s attacks. One game has players on a rail spinning around Bowser and he has to play â€œWhack-A-Moleâ€? with them. Each blow of the hammer brings each character closer to

failing out. Each Bowser game is pretty short, so he does not just eliminate everyone in the beginning. This helps balance a mode that favors whoever is playing as him. Aside from the Bowser minigames, all of the other ones are done very well. Each game is full of fun for players of all ages. As someone who has played â€œMario Partyâ€? for 15 years, these games are just as fun as the original. One game puts players in a paintball arena to shoot each other to victory. Another sends gamers to the driving range to hit some golf balls down the fairway. However, bombs will replace the golf balls, and when hit they send that playerâ€™s score into the rough.

And the mini-games look so much better in high definition. The Nintendo 64 canâ€™t touch the Wii U in terms of graphical power. Unfortunately, the 64 can boast having a much better â€œMario Party.â€? As mentioned above, many fans hoped â€œMario Party 10â€? would fix some of the problems created in â€œMario Party 9.â€? This game did not do that, it essentially just kept the same exact formula. For the rest of this story, plesase see www.dailyegyptian.com.

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Seventy percent of reported sexual assault crimes never made it to a courtroom in southern Illinois between 2005 and 2013, according to a recent investigation by the BellevilleNews Democrat. Clearly, we need to be doing something different. April is sexual assault awareness month, so there is no time like the present to talk about the issue. Although it may be easier to focus on the positive aspects of sex and relationships, it is vital to discuss the serious problems as well. I have spent a week trying to decide how I would cover sexual assault awareness month, but every idea I had made me too worried about the subject. I can talk about almost anything, but openly discussing sexual assault even concerns me and that is not okay. We have to be able to talk about this to fix it. If we alter the way we think about a problem, we begin to change the way we treat it; hopefully this approach can stop assaults. We can begin this change with prevention and education. The bottom

line is we need to teach people to not sexually assault rather than how to not get assaulted. No one is ever asking to be sexually assaulted, harassed or receive unwanted attention. As a culture, we are behind in this movement, especially when it comes to the representation of sex in the media. Misogynistic language, glamorization of sexual violence and objectification of women are major contributions to this problem. We must shift our mentality to eradicate the stigmas of human sexuality. Education is essential to this mission and the only way to create a lasting impact. SIU has made progress by implementing sexual education programs like Step Up and the Haven program. We need to continue the conversation beyond a weeklong class. Be the person who encourages a constructive conversation among your peers. As college students, this is more relevant than ever. College women are four times more likely to be victims of sexual assault than any other demographic, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. Strides to prevent sexual assault and to help those who have been affected can be made by actively being aware of how you can most effectively work through a situation.

If someone who has been assaulted comes to you, give them support by listening and respecting their decisions. If you are a bystander in a situation in which you think someone is at risk of being assaulted or harassed, you can help prevent potential abuse by asking if they need help. The Womenâ€™s Center and The Student Health Center are resources to help victims of assault. There are also other sources of help available, such as national anonymous hotlines and support groups. After we begin to change the way we teach, we will see a change in the way our culture views sexuality. However, we do not have to wait to start making a difference. Since I have started this column, I have received more comments about my personal life and my character than I ever have, as if being open to discussion is inviting character judgment. Everyday interactions are important to the cause too. For example, telling a girl that it is okay to stare at her chest because sheâ€™s wearing a low cut shirt may not seem like a big deal in the moment. However, those interactions can perpetuate the idea that it is okay to treat others a certain way because of appearance or attitude. Think critically about your own behavior and do what you can to help eliminate sexual assault and harassment.

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Salukis among nation’s most improved ThoMas donley | @TdonleyDE Hiring Cindy Stein has the effect of doing the hokey pokey for a women’s basketball program. Stein has turned around every program she has coached, turning losing teams into winners and mediocre teams into title contenders. She took Emporia State from 12-14 in 1995-1996—her first season there—to 33-1 and Division II national runner up in 1997-1998. Stein doubled Missouri’s win total from 11 to 22 by her third season in Columbia and took Illinois Central College from 16-16 to 32-4 in her only season there. Her tenure at SIU has been no different. In two seasons, Stein has taken the Salukis from winning five games in 2013-2014 to a 17-13 record this season. SIU’s 12-game improvement on last season’s record was the highest in school history. The returns of guards sophomore Rishonda Napier and junior Cartaesha Macklin from redshirt seasons and the emergence of freshman guard/forward Kylie Gieblehausen helped with that progression, but Stein said the key to turning around a program is to build trust. “You’ve got to have kids believe in your system,” Stein said. “They’ve got to believe in each other, and they’ve got to work together. A lot of teams, even teams with great talent, fail because they don’t believe in one another or they refuse to work together. Whether it’s trust among the team or trust in the coaches, if that trust isn’t there, things fall apart.” In addition to the overall improvement, the Salukis reached several milestones, such as their longest winning streak in eight years and the most All-Missouri Valley Conference honors since 2006-2007. Stein said SIU’s success this year presents a new challenge for the program. “There’s no way we’re going to be able to achieve as many accomplishments,” Stein

d aily e gPyPTian F ile P hoTo Dyana Pierre fights through two Aces to make a layup during the game against Evansville University Jan. 18 at SIU Arena. Pierre averaged 14.6 points and 11.8 rebounds per game during the 2014-2015 season.

said. “But we can take the team to greater heights.” Only two schools in all of Division I— Ohio and UT-Arlington—improved their records by more than the Salukis this season. Ohio won nine games in 2013-2014, relying heavily on freshmen and sophomores. Junior guard Mariah Byard was the only upperclassman to average more than 20 minutes per game that year. The 2014-2015 Bobcats used the experience they gained last season to compile the best record in school history and make Ohio’s first NCAA tournament appearance in 20 years at 27-5.

d aily e gyPTian F ile P hoTo Azia Washington battles for the ball during the game against Quincy University Nov. 7 at SIU Arena. Washington averaged 10 points and 7 rebounds during the 2014-2015 season.

UTA rode an influx of talented freshmen and transfers to a 13-game turnaround in 2014-2015. Freshman center Rebekah Van Dijk started all 30 games for the Mavericks and led the team in scoring with 13 points per game. Freshman guard Cierra Johnson was third on the team in both starts and scoring average. UTA coach Krista Gerlich credited the program’s new basketball facility and the school’s proximity to the home stadiums of the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers with giving the Mavericks an advantage in recruiting new players. Stein said SIU’s success this year has afforded the Salukis better recruiting opportunities. Napier said earning her first career firstteam All-MVC honor this season was more

meaningful than words can describe, but added that the Salukis cannot be complacent with this year’s success. “Obviously, we didn’t make our goal of making the postseason,” Napier said. “And we still have a lot of work to do, so we just have to go back to the drawing board.” Napier said she plans to spend the summer working on her strength and conditioning. Giebelhausen said she enjoyed the Salukis’ turnaround after her high school basketball experiences. “Especially since my high school may not have been as successful as other people who come here,” Giebelhausen said. “I didn’t think about their record in my decision to come here, but to be successful in my first year was amazing, especially with all the little records.”

a idan o sborne | @AidanOsborne_DE Cindy Stein, SIU’s women’s basketball coach, poses for a portrait in her office. In two years as head coach, Stein has led the team to the best turnaround season in the program’s history, finishing this season 17-13.

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549-4808 (9am-7pm) NICE LARGE 5 bdrm, 2 bath, c/a, w/d, available now, May or Aug, $250 per person. 300 N. Springer, 529-3581.

2 BDRM HOUSE NEAR SIU. Newly remolded. Hardwood laminate and tile floors. d/w, w/d and elect fireplace, simply a stunning home for 2 students $375p/p 4574422 WWW.COMPTONRENTALS.COM 3-BDRM W/BSMT, w/d 1305 S. Wall 2-Bdrm, w/d 1315 S. Wall 2 Bdrm, 1102 N. Carico **618-924-0535**

“BEST WE!VE SEEN!!” 3 OR 4 BDRM HOUSES New 60 inch. high-def tv!s, near SIU, cathedral ceilings, hrdwd/flrs, w/d, d/w, 1.5 baths, no pets. 319-3080. NICE THREE AND four bedroom houses for rent in Carbondale. Available now. Call 525-2440

LUXURY 2 BDRM, Giant City Rd, quiet, private, c/a, w/d, d/w, carport, deck, avail Aug, $785, 618-201-2726 or www.jandmrentals.com C!DALE 2 BDRM, EXTRA NICE, w/d hook up, private fenced, storage w/ closet, grad.student or prof. preferred. Avail June 5, $600/mo. 211 S. Gray Dr. 618-924-4753 DUPLEX NEAR CRAB ORCHARD lake, 2 bdrm $450/mo Call 618-559-9561

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1,2,3,4,5,6 BDRM HOUSES & apts. Pick up list at 508 W. Oak. Call Bryant Rentals at 529-1820 or 529-3581 NICE 5 OR 6 bdrm, c/a, w/d, close to SIU 2 kitchen, 2 bath, 700 W Freeman. 529-1820 529-3581 FARM HOUSE AVAIL may 1. 10 miles S. of C-dale. End of road, near Cedar Lake and Shawnee Forest. 2 stories, 2 bdrms, city water, propane heat, hrdwd floors, w/d. 893-2683

4 BDRM EXECELLENTcond., near campus, w/d, d/w, a/c, lawn care incl, pets ok, avail Aug 618-719-1386. COUNTRY SETTING, 1 & 2 bdrm, gas appl, a/c, pets ok, $375 to 900, call after 5pm, 618-521-0258.

702 N. SPRINGER, 2 bdrm & study, a/c, w/d, pets allowed, $300 deposit, $510/mo. Avail June 13th. Call 618-549-6861. 705 W. Walnut, 2-Bdrm, c/a, w/d. Available August 2015. Call DG Rentals at 618-521-6800 or 618-924-5266

NICE HOUSE, QUIET AREA, Approx. 5 minutes from campus.6 bdrm, 2 bath all appl incuding w/d avail Aug., 2015 $330-$245/student, for 4-6 students. 806-1799. 3 BDRMS, CLOSE to campus, all appl incl, avail in the fall, Alleman Properties 618-549-6355. PRIVATE COUNTRY SETTING, extra nice, 3 bdrm/2 bath, w/d, c/a, 2 decks, no pets. 549-4808, 9am-4pm 5 & 6 Bedroom Houses for Rent. Great locations on Mill Street!! Available August 2015. These locations always go fast. Call or Text Chris for more info or to schedule a showing. (618) 924-4942

HOSTESS/PHONE PERSON, PT, apply in person, some lunch hours needed. Quatro!s Pizza, 218 W. Freeman. AUTO MECHANIC WANTED, PT/ FT, apply in person at Auto Bestbuy, 214 Health Dept Rd, M!boro.

PIZZA COOK, ARE you an experienced pizza maker used to a high activity environment? Part Time, some lunch hours needed. Apply at Quatro!s Pizza, 218 W. Freeman PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVER, neat appearance, PT, some lunch hours needed, apply in person, Quatros Pizza, 218 W Freeman.

902 W. MILL duplex, 716 S. James House. Updated 5 bdrms, 2 bath, W/D, AC, DW, New tile or wood floors. Low utilities 559-5245. campuscolonial.com

No application fee, pet friendly, laundry on-site, across from SIU. 4 BDRM, 4 BATH, CLOSE TO campus, washer/dryer, dishwasher, cats considered, heat/air, free parking, $1560 ($390 each), www.alpharentals.net, 457-8794

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NEAR CAMPUS: 1 & 2 Bdrm Apts and Luxury Studio Apts. Also (7-10 Minutes from SIU-C) 1 Bdrm Apts under $300/Mo and 2 NO Bdrm Apts under $400/Mo. PETS. Call 618-684-4145. See our entire list of rentals at bit.ly/PaperRentals

NEAR CAMPUS: 2, 3, & 4 Bdrm Houses, W/D, Most C/A, Free Mow. Also, Geodesic Dome 7-10 Minutes from SIU-C (no zoning): SPACIOUS 2 & 3 Bdrm Houses, W/D, Most C/A, 1 3/4 Baths, Carport, Patio or Huge Deck, Free Mow. NO PETS. Call 684-4145.

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NEW RENTAL LIST OUT, apts & houses. Pick up list at 508 W. Oak or call 529-3581 or 529-1820

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NICE 2 BDRM avail. May 15th all utilities included in the rent. Laundry, A/C 105 S Forest, walking distance to SIU $350/person/month 529-3581

4 BDRM, 2 bath. Close to SIU, central heat & a/c, large yard. Ph.618-924-1965.

4 BDRM, 2 bath. Close to SIU, central heat & a/c, large yard. Ph.618-924-1965

MODERN, MANUFACTURED HOMES 2 bdrm, 2 bath, w/d, d/w, a/c, energy efficient, (618) 924-0535 www.comptonrentals.com

HELP WANTED MUST be 21. Have drivers license. Be responsible. Able to work flexible hours. Apply at E-Z Rental 1817 W Sycamore St. Carbondale. No phone calls. Seasonal. GIANT CITY LODGE In Illinois most scenic State Park Now taking applications to hire. SERVERS - experience preferred GRILL COOK - experience required CERAMIC ENGINEERS-dishwashers Apply in person. For info call 457-4921

The Daily Egyptian is now hiring Classifieds Salesperson --5-10 hours a week. --Hourly wage plus commission --Need to have excellent attention to details. --Applications available at the D.E. front desk in the Comm. Bldg. Rm 1259, Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 3:00pm. You can also email classified@dailyegyptian.com to request one. --Must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours for Spring 2015 and Summer 2015 --Submitting a resume is encouraged PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVER, neat appearance, PT, some lunch hours needed, apply in person, Quatros Pizza, 218 W Freeman. CUSTOMER SERVICE 12-17 people needed. Entry level position in all departments. no experience necessary. $400-500/week. Call 618-988-2256

PIZZA COOK, ARE you an experienced pizza maker used to a high activity environment? Part Time, some lunch hours needed. Apply at Quatro!s Pizza, 218 W. Freeman HOSTESS/PHONE PERSON, PT, apply in person, some lunch hours needed. Quatro!s Pizza, 218 W. Freeman.

KENNEL ATTENDANT, P/T, must be able to summer, weekends, and holidays, drop off resume at Indian Creek Kennel, 5578 Giant City Rd, Carbondale, NO Phone Calls.

HELP WANTED, SERVERS, cooks exp. & local pref.Days, Nights & Weekends apply between 2 and 4 p.m.at Midland Inn at 7570 Old Highway 13 and Country Club Road.

All Neighborhoods Are Now Open At Manor Court of Carbondale Now Hiring Nurses and CNA!s BENEFITS INCLUDE -Group Health Insurance -401K (Up to 5% match) -Holiday Pay (Double time) -Employee Time Off (Up to 5 weeks a yr.) -Flex Spending Plan For immediate consideration, send your resume to: hr@libertyvillageofcarbondale.com Or Apply in Person to: Manor Court of Carbondale 2940 W. Westridge Place Carbondale, IL 62901 www.libertyvillageofcarbondale.com Not-For-Profit Provider

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

<< Answers for Thursday Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www. sudoku.org.uk

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Today’s Birthday (03/30/15). Set your own course this year. Set priorities over springtime. Entertain a seductive offer. April romance blossoms into

new directions and opportunities. Adventures, studies and travels require advance preparation for clear sailing after June. Follow rules closely. After October’s eclipses (10/13 & 10/27), professional transformations lead into some soul-searching. Follow a dream with someone beloved. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Good news comes from far away. Choose the most fun option. Look outside habitual routines. Keep standing for love, even in the face of breakdowns. Show respect, especially when others don’t. Add some passion to the game. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Financial sands are shifting. Get input from family, but don’t look to them for financial support. Discover hidden treasure buried in your own house. Clear out clutter. Create a more beautiful space by selling unwanted stuff. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is a 7 -- Get into a creative project. A friend leads you to the

ACROSS 1 Also 4 Hotelier Helmsley 9 Make small adjustments to 14 Post-ER area 15 First stage 16 ABBA’s “__ Mia” 17 Black-and-white cruiser 19 High-tech prefix with space 20 Memorial __ Kettering: NYC hospital 21 Teensy bit 23 Word on a penny 24 Yin’s partner 25 Black-and-white puzzles 27 When doubled, a Pacific island 29 Actor DiCaprio, familiarly 30 Black-and-white music makers 35 “The Jetsons” boy 39 Go over snow 40 Painkiller with a Meltaways children’s brand 42 “__ Maria” 43 2014 film about civil rights marches 45 Black-and-white companion 47 Outfielder’s asset 49 Brouhahas 50 Black-and-white flag 56 Take five 59 October birthstone 60 Curly-horned goat 61 Happen 62 Really casual “No prob!” 64 Black-and-white ocean predator 66 Pal of Threepio 67 Behave theatrically 68 Type 69 Way up or way down 70 Meeting of church delegates 71 Albany is its cap. DOWN 1 Slightly sloshed 2 City in Florida’s horse country

perfect partner. Forge plans, contracts and agreements. Write the intended outcomes and post publicly. Streamline your routine to minimize chaos and clutter. Share the process. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- There’s work coming in. You may have more than expected. Work now translates into profit and a rise in status later. Avoid gossip and arrogance. Listen to your partner’s advice. Follow your heart, despite obstacles. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You can get what you want. Persuade your team by restoring optimism and confidence. Refine your pitch to emphasize the bottom line. Creative ideas blossom. Take charge, and get organized. It’s all for love and family. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re most productive behind closed doors. Focus on nurturing yourself and others with meditation, exercise and unscripted time. Indulge in nostalgic reverie. Consider where you’ve been and

03/30/15 Thursday’s Answers 3/30/15

By Bruce Haight

3 Released from jail until trial 4 Diving lake bird 5 Picture that shows more detail: Abbr. 6 “Sesame Street” grouch 7 “Sweet!” 8 Gillette razors 9 HBO rival 10 “Totally awesome!” 11 Campfire glower 12 Modify, as a law 13 Go-__: mini racers 18 Tease relentlessly 22 ISP option 25 Like dense brownies 26 Little shaver, to Burns 28 Dial type on old phones 30 Ltr. add-ons 31 Eisenhower nickname 32 Days of yore, quaintly 33 Supporting vote 34 NBC show that celebrated its 40th anniversary in Feb.

Saturday’s Puzzle Solved

36 Cause an uproar of Biblical proportions? 37 Fertility clinic eggs 38 Itch 41 Actor Sharif 44 Shoplifter catcher, often 46 Handheld burning light 48 Med. scan 50 __ Brothers: pop music trio

where you’re going. Aim for financial, mental, physical and spiritual balance. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Nurture your friendships and partnerships by spending time together. Hold meetings. Strengthen old bonds, even as new ones spark. Expect some change and separation with differing priorities and personal directions. Share your appreciations in real time. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 7 -- Short-term prospects could seem lean, but the long-term outlook is positive. Revise your résumé to include recent accomplishments. Polish your presentation and it could raise profits. Upgrades in style and appearance pay off more than their cost. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Learn as you go. Handle details impeccably. Find the fun side of the job. You’re making a good impression. Dress up your report with visuals like charts and graphs. Listen for

03/30/15 3/30/15

51 Dizzying painting genre 52 Coffeehouse order 53 Bassoon relatives 54 Potentially infectious 55 Former jailbird 57 Tarnish 58 Tough hikes 61 Didn’t pay yet 63 Laughs from Santa 65 From __ Z

what your audience wants and address it. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 7 -- You find more room in the budget by tracking meticulously. Your actions now pay off later. A partner has good ideas. Collaborate to get more done with less. Provide straight facts in a confrontation. Balance intensity with peace. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is an 8 -- Strengthen bonds with old partnerships, and forge new ones. Spend time together. Talk about what you love, and re-commit to common goals. Choose the next direction of your collaboration. A relative’s relative solves a big problem. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is an 8 -- Set your course toward optimistic work goals. Make long term plans that include more of what you love. Accept coaching enthusiastically. Invest in success. Try a new style. Produce powerful results and impress clients. Demand grows.

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Proposed budget cuts would affect SIU athletics

Sports

Monday, March 30, 2015

aaron graff | @Aarongraff_DE With Gov. Bruce Rauner’s $387 million proposed budget cut to higher education—roughly $44 million affecting SIU's Carbondale campus—all departments on campus have to plan for cuts, including athletics. “If we end up doing budget cuts to the level that would be demanded by the governor’s proposed budget, Saluki Athletics will not be able to escape those budget cuts,” SIU President Randy Dunn said. “They’ll have to take their share along with every other unit on campus.” Dunn said the administrators are asking departments to put a plan together before the severity of the cuts are determined. “We can’t just sit on our hands until the end of the spring legislative session and simply hope nothing will happen to us,” Dunn said. Interim Athletic Director Harold Bardo said he will not make any decisions regarding athletics, and will let the new athletic director make them. Bardo said the department has not talked about the possibility of cutting any sports program. “You don’t gain a lot by cutting an individual sports program,” he said. Bardo said the athletic department would have to determine how much money would be cut and then look at each respective program. He used the example of a basketball game at SIU Arena having electricians, concession workers, custodians, etc. to pay. He said it would have to see if it could trim some of the personnel, while still delivering the sport. “Fans, I don’t think appreciate how much work goes into putting on a contest,” Bardo said. “There are numbers of people that have to be involved in it. You’ve got to do a myriad of things before the kids can go on the court and play basketball.” The budget cut would affect all public state universities and their respected athletic programs. However, Bardo said it affects mid-major Division I programs more than larger schools, such as the University of Illinois, because they have more revenue from broadcasting deals. “[U of I] gets $24 million a year from the ESPN contract,” he said. “They get $27 million a year from the BIG 10 contract. A cut to them doesn’t mean a heck of a lot, a cut to us is going to be devastating.”

SIU baseball picks up first MVC win thoMas donley | @TdonleyDE After wasting two stellar outings by its starters, the SIU baseball team (5-21, 1-5) salvaged its first Missouri Valley Conference win in dramatic fashion Sunday. The Bradley Braves (19-6, 2-1) saw their bullpen stumble after using two pitchers in the series' first two games. Junior ace Aaron Hauge pitched a career game in Friday's series opener, allowing 1 run on 5 hits through 8 innings. Hauge struck out a career-high 12 batters, but fell to 2-3 on the year in the 1-0 loss. A one-out triple by Bradley junior second baseman Chris Godinez and a sacrifice fly led to the game's only run. Bradley junior Eliott Ashbeck pitched a five-hit complete-game shutout, striking out nine Salukis. SIU squandered another gem in a 10-0 loss Saturday. Senior right-hander Bryce Sablotny pitched 6 innings of one-run baseball and set his own career-high strikeout total with six. Redshirt sophomore Anthony Shimkus and sophomore Chad Whitmer combined to allow 9 runs in the seventh. For the rest of this story, please see www.dailyegyptian.com

P eter r ogalla Raven Saunders, 2015 indoor shot put NCAA champion, follows through during the shot put event Saturday at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic held at the Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex. Saunders won the shot put with a throw of 17.70 meters, breaking the American Junior Record, which stood since 1991, and moved her to No. 1 in the nation this year and No. 3 all-time for SIU outdoor shot put.

Dawgs dominate Bill Cornell Spring Classic

Brent Meske | @brentmeskeDE Saluki track and field began its outdoor season by winning 18 events and sweeping the men's and women's competitions Saturday at Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex. Freshmen Raven Saunders and Lindsey Murray began their outdoor collegiate careers with event victories. Saunders—2015 indoor shot put NCAA champion—won the shot put with a throw of 17.70 meters. Her throw broke the American Junior Record, which stood since 1991, and moved her to No. 1 in the nation this year and No. 3 all-time for SIU outdoor shot put. Murray—2015 indoor pole vault Missouri Valley Conference champion—won the event with a height of 3.95 meters to tie the outdoor SIU record. After Murray's teammates built on their standings in the record book, vault coach Brian Porter now has six of the top seven female indoor and outdoor vaulters of all-time at SIU. Senior Curtis Wideman won the men's

hammer throw with a distance of 66.46 meters, a new personal record by more than seven feet. The toss set a facility record and moved Wideman from No. 4 to No. 2 in all-time SIU outdoor hammer throw history. He is currently No. 6 in the NCAA. Wideman was pulled from the shot put and said he tweaked his groin earlier in the week and it locked up during his shot put attempt. He said he was happy to perform well in the hammer throw, despite the injury. "It was great being able to come out and PR in my last outdoor home meet," he said. "It is always good to see the hard work pay off." Junior Josh Freeman won two of three events he entered. Freeman won discus with a throw of 52.96 meters and shot put with a throw of 19.43 meters. Fellow junior DeAnna Price also won two events, discus and hammer throw, and finished No. 2 in the shot put with a throw of 15.51 meters. Price won discus with a distance of 48.01 meters and set a personal record in the

hammer throw with a distance of 66.44 meters. Price missed all of last outdoor season with a knee injury and is currently No. 1 in the NCAA for hammer throw. Throws coach John Smith said he was happy with his throwers. "I wasn't yelling and screaming too much," he said. "The women did really good, the guys were pretty good. I would give the girls a B+ and the guys a C." Sophomore Kyle Landon was also a multipleevent-winner. Landon won the high jump with a height of 2.15 meters, which tied the facility record and puts him No. 9 in the NCAA. He also won his first career triple jump event with a distance of 14.06 meters, more than a four-foot improvement on his personal best. SIU also swept the long jump with senior Lauren Cheadle and sophomore Franklin Adams winning their events with distances of 5.64 and 7.10 meters, respectively. The Salukis compete Saturday in Charleston for the Big Blue Classic.

Softball swept by UNI, fall to 6-3 MVC Brent Meske | @brentmeskeDE The Salukis played their first Missouri Valley Conference games on the road and limped away with three losses. SIU softball (11-14-1, 6-3 MVC) came into the weekend series against Northern Iowa (12-16, 6-2 MVC) batting .357— the best in the MVC—but managed three hits in three games. In games one and three, Panthers’ junior pitcher Chelsea Ross—last week’s MVC Pitcher of the Week—silenced the Saluki bats, including a no-hitter in game one of the series. Ross (9-9) finished the games with a combined 1 hit, 14 strikeouts, 5 walks and 1 hit-bypitch in 11 innings of work. Senior pitcher Katie Bertelsen (9-7) picked up the losses against Ross and finished the games with 16 runs allowed, 15 of which were earned, in 10 innings pitched. She gave up 18 hits, 8 walks, 7

strikeouts and 3 hit batters. In game one, an 8-0 loss, Bertelsen held the Panthers to 3 runs through the first four innings. A four-run fifth paved the way for senior third baseman Rikki Alcaraz’s leadoff home run to run-rule the Salukis in the bottom of the sixth. Alcaraz finished the game 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 1 run scored. Junior left fielder Merri Anne Patterson was the only Saluki to draw multiple walks and senior third baseman Brook Womack was the only player not to strike out. The Salukis managed two of their three hits for the weekend in game two Saturday. Junior shortstop Kelsey Gonzalez led off the game with a hit, but the Salukis would only collect one more—Patterson’s fourth inning home run—en route to a 9-1 defeat. The Panthers scored 5 runs on 5 hits in the second inning and added another in the fourth before run-ruling the Salukis again by scoring three in the fifth inning.

Senior second baseman Julia Hunter led the way for the Panthers going 2-for-2 with 4 RBIs, 1 run scored and 1 walk. Sophomore pitcher Shaye Harre (1-3) picked up the loss after allowing 5 runs— 4 earned—on 6 hits in 1.2 innings. Freshman Savanna Dover relieved Harre and finished with 4 runs allowed on 2 hits and 5 walks in 2.2 innings. Sophomore Alyssa Buchanan (3-5) continued the dominant pitching for the Panthers with a 5-inning, 2-hit, 1-run, 2-walks outing. In game three, Patterson was the only Saluki to pick up a hit against Ross when she singled in the fifth inning of the 8-0 loss. The Panthers started with 2 home runs, including a grand slam, for 7 runs in the first inning. They scored the final run in the bottom of the fifth to run-rule the Salukis for the third time in as many games. The Salukis host SIU-Edwardsville at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Charlotte West Stadium.