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struggling with their current fees, so to increase that even more would not be doing a good thing for our students.” While tuition may rise, several university funding sources will soon end. Cheng said the U.S. military sent the university notices that they would not provide tuition assistance to area active military members, which is something the university depends on for financial aid. She also said some research grants will receive less money and cause fewer grants to be available and make them more competitive. Despite the potential increase and shrinking grant opportunities, Cheng and Nicklow said Fall 2013 enrollment is looking up. Cheng said the university has the potential to enroll high-valued students.

Students and faculty may soon lose some favorite Student Center food chains. Chartwells, a school and university dining service, ended its SIU contract, so every first-floor food shop besides McDonald’s will cease operations by June 1, Student Center director Tena Bennett said. The change has led to student speculation as to which restaurants may replace stores such as Blimpie, Chick-Fil-A and Starbucks. Bennett said Chartwells didn’t give a reason why it canceled the contract. “The way the contract’s written, they could request to be released within 180 days of the start date of the contract,” she said. Although all vendors other than McDonald’s will leave, she said officials are already in the replacement process. The university has released a dining request proposal, she said, which allows companies to bid on Student Center spots. She said the university will receive them by the end of the month. Kristine Andrews, Chartwell communications and media relations director, said the company is pleased to work with colleges and universities interested in outsourcing dining programs, but the contract’s end is a business decision. Although the business is leaving, the university will have to decide how to deal with Chartwells’ vendor, employees she said. “Chartwells is proud to provide associates with opportunities to help shape their careers and lives in a positive, productive work environment,” Andrews said. “Associates belong to a union. It will be up to the university and the new dining services provider to retain or not retain associates.” While the change may upset some, Bennett said it has opened up opportunities for the university. “There’s a possibility that some people will be upset if they really like these (restaurants), but we’re hoping to bring in some new and exciting concepts that will offer a new flavor,” she said. With Chartwells’ departure, Chancellor Rita Cheng said new opportunities will be researched regarding how vendors are attained. “We are planning now for a different approach to all of the food vending on campus,” she said. “We have a request for proposals out for individual businesses to bring in their restaurants or their franchises to the campus.” Cheng said preferred caterers, concession and banquet personnel will do business over the next few months to deal with restaurants’ absence. Although Starbucks is operated by Chartwells, Cheng said the university is working to retain it. Finding shops to replace Chartwells-contracted restaurants may be more difficult because of the fine print listed in contracts the Daily Egyptian obtained from a Freedom of Information Act request. According to the Student Center restaurant contract, new restaurants cannot compete with businesses already in place.

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Alysha Bankester, of Carbondale, dries a puppy she washed Monday at St. Francis Care shelter in Murphysboro. Bankester has volunteered at the shelter for seven months and comes in to work once a week. She said she adores animals but couldn’t have anymore herself, so she decided to volunteer at St. Francis Care. “They take in animals from everywhere and any situation,” Bankester said. “Even if they don’t have room they will do the best they can to take in the animal and find it a home.”

Faculty Senate addresses possible tuition increase MATT DARAY Daily Egyptian SIU’s Board of Trustees will soon review potential tuition increases for the 20132014 school year, but some Faculty Senate members said these increases could be detrimental during Tuesday’s meeting. Members debated whether to support the higher tuition — which Chancellor Rita Cheng said would amount to a 5 percent increase — and whether the increase was in the university’s best interest, along with as the impact it could have on enrollment. In other Faculty Senate agenda items, Cheng and Provost John Nicklow addressed the university’s signs of success as well as areas that still need work. Geology professor Ken Anderson said the tuition increase could be viewed differently by outsiders. “On the surface of it, I think that sounds like a good idea because we all understand the fiscal situation at the university,” he said. “Think how that might be perceived outside of the university. Faculty voting to raise tuition might look a lot like being very self-serving.” Cinema and photography professor Jyotsna Kapur said she could not support the tuition raise because it would prevent more students from remaining enrolled.

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ome faculty felt that yes, we should (support it) because that would make it more likely that the Board of Trustees would support it. But then there’s some faculty who felt that we already know many of our students are struggling with their current fees, so to increase that even more would not be doing a good thing for our students. — Meera Komarraju Faculty Senate president and an associate professor of psychology

“I’m opposed to faculty making an argument for raising tuition on, not just bad publicity but on principle,” she said. “(It is) one of the reasons why we are losing students, at least in my college. Our academic adviser called up about 25 students who dropped out, and they basically dropped out because they couldn’t afford to pay what we are already charging.” Meera Komarraju, Faculty Senate president and an associate professor of psychology, said the Senate still seemed divided about tuition increases and needs to discuss it further. “Some faculty felt that yes, we should (support it) because that would make it more likely that the Board of Trustees would support it,” she said. “But then there’s some faculty who felt that we already know many of our students are

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“Our admission and our strength of the admitted students profile is very strong at the undergraduate level at this point in our cycle, all positives, both quantitatively and qualitatively, from talking with the students and parents,” she said. “We obviously have several really critical months here to make sure that students who do arrive on campus to register for courses or attend our admit days are impressed enough to continue their relationship with us until the fall semester.” Nicklow said the university has received more than 13,000 fall semester applications, a 4.5 percent increase from fall 2012, and has admitted more than 8,000 students, a 5.5 percent increase from fall 2012. The students have a higher ACT/SAT and GPA average than students recruited for Fall 2012, he said. However, he said, enrollment cannot be counted upon until students actually arrive for the semester. Komarraju said the chancellor’s and provost’s comments are

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This means McDonald’s can be the only hamburger provider, so restaurants such as Wendy’s and Burger King cannot operate in the first-floor dining area. If another sandwich shop replaces Blimpies,

would say at least in the terms of undergraduate enrollment, this is a good sign that we have more students who are applying and wanting to be admitted.

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an indication undergraduate enrollment could be improving. “I would say at least in the terms of undergraduate enrollment, this is a good sign that we have more students who are applying and wanting to be admitted,” she said. “But, as the provost said, until we see the yield, like they actually show up on campus, there’s always that sort of concern that will actually come or not.” Matt Daray can be reached at mdaray@dailegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.

it can be the only restaurant to provide sandwiches. Students have mixed reactions about Chartwells’ ending contract. Jamel Braylock, a sophomore from Chicago studying accounting, said he enjoys the Student Center’s restaurants, and he was shocked to learn of their departure.

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Kevin Griffin, a mason worker from Jonesboro, replaces brickwork Tuesday on the fountain at Old Town Square in Carbondale. Griffin said the fountain is 100 years old and they like to maintain it as best as they can. “It’s been about 20 years since we have had to replace the brick, which means it lasted a long time,” he said.

“They shouldn’t take it away,” he said. “Not everyone likes McDonald’s. They need to keep a mass variety for different people.” Alexandra Vadeboncouer, a junior from Kankakee studying management, said she is bothered by the restaurants’ quick withdrawal, especially since McDonald’s will be

the sole remnant. “McDonald’s is the least healthy restaurant that’s there,” she said. “If anybody is eating healthy, they can’t eat at McDonald’s, obviously, so they’d probably be upset and not eat at the Student Center anymore.” Jatoya Hale, a sophomore from Chicago studying nursing, said she

would like to see healthier choices to replace the Chartwells restaurants. “I would probably like to see more healthy foods (and) not really too many fast foods,” she said. Matt Daray can be reached at mdaray@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.

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Obsessed fan who shot player, inspired movie, dies DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO — She inspired a novel and a movie starring Robert Redford when in 1949 she lured a major league ballplayer she’d never met into a hotel room with a cryptic note and shot him, nearly killing him. After the headlines faded, Ruth Ann Steinhagen did something else just as surprising: She disappeared into obscurity, living a quiet life unnoticed in Chicago until now, more than a half century later, when news broke that she had died three months earlier. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Friday that Steinhagen passed away of natural causes on Dec. 29, at the age of 83. First reported by the Chicago Tribune last week, her identity was a surprise even to the morgue employees who knew about the 1984 movie “The Natural,” in which she was portrayed by actress Barbara Hershey. “She chose to live in the shadows and she did a good job of it,” John Theodore, an author who wrote a 2002 nonfiction book about the crime, wrote in an email Sunday. The story, with its elements of obsession, mystery, insanity and a baseball star, made it part of both Chicago’s colorful crime history and rich baseball lore. The story began with what appeared to be just another young woman’s crush

on Eddie Waitkus, the Chicago Cubs’ handsome first baseman. So complete was this crush that the teenager set a place for Waitkus, whom she’d never met, at the family dinner table. She turned her bedroom into a shrine to him, and put his photo under her pillow. After the 1948 season, Waitkus was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies — a fateful turn. “When he went to the Phillies, that’s when she decided to kill him,” Theodore said in an interview. Steinhagen had her chance the next season, when the Phillies came to Chicago to play the Cubs at Wrigley Field. She checked into a room at the Edgewater Beach Hotel where he was staying and invited him to her room. “We’re not acquainted, but I have something of importance to speak to you about,” she wrote in a note to him after a game at Wrigley on June 14, 1949. It worked. Waitkus arrived at her room. After he sat down, Steinhagen walked to a closet, said, “I have a surprise for you,” then turned with the rifle she had hidden there and shot him in the chest. Theodore wrote that she then knelt by his side and held his hand on her lap. She told a psychiatrist afterward about how she had dreamed of killing him and found it strange that she was now “holding him in my arms.” Newspapers devoured and trumpeted the lurid story of a 19-year-old baseball groupie, known in the parlance of the day as a “Baseball Annie.” Among the sensational and probably staged photos

was one showing Steinhagen writing in her journal at a table in her jail cell with a framed photograph of Waitkus propped nearby. A judge determined she was insane and committed her to a mental hospital. She was released three years later, after doctors determined she had regained her sanity. Details about the rest of her life are sketchy. She lived with her sister in a house a few miles from the hotel where she shot Waitkus. A neighbor told Theodore that Steinhagen said she worked in an office for 35 years but never revealed her employer. And she made an effort to conceal her privacy, often refusing to answer the phone or come to the door when Theodore knocked. Chris Gentner, a neighbor who used to help the Steinhagen sisters with chores, said he only found out who she was 15 years after they began living nearby. “I found out through my ex-wife — I’m not sure how she found out — and I looked (Steinhagen) up online. And as soon as I saw (her photograph) online I said, ‘That’s her,’” Gentner said. The 1984 movie was based on a novel by Bernard Malamud that was inspired by the story. Theodore’s 2002 book was entitled “Baseball’s Natural: The story of Eddie Waitkus.” Waitkus died in 1972, 12 years before Redford portrayed Roy Hobbs, the character inspired by Waitkus. “He hardly ever talked to his family about Ruth,” Theodore said.

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Salukis stride in Hinson era The Tip In With Demario Phipps-Smith

Although the SIU men’s basketball team failed to improve upon the previous year’s conference standing, the 2012-13 Salukis are not the same team they were last season. The team improved its performance in many areas on the court, as well as in the classroom. SIU came from one of its worst seasons in school history when Barry Hinson took the reigns as Saluki head coach. During the 2011-12 season, SIU amassed an overall 8-23 record with a 5-14 conference record. The team was an abysmal 2-11 in away games and finished 0-4 in neutral-court games. The Salukis finished 6-8 at home in 2011, which was the only time they finished with a sub .500 record at home since 2000. In Hinson’s first season, he improved the overall record to 14-17. His arrival restored pride at SIU Arena as he led the Salukis to a 9-4 home record. The fact that SIU men’s basketball saw consecutive losing records may upset some, but perspective should be shed on the whole season. As soon as he was hired, Hinson inherited all the problems others left for him to repair in Carbondale. The charges brought up against the 2011-12 basketball team for incidents such as bike robbery and battery with an Airsoft gun damaged its image and may have decreased fan support. However, Hinson’s guidance and

programs — such as his life skills program — helped increase his team’s moral responsiveness. The Salukis finished with a cumulative 2.947 GPA, the highest since the athletic department began tracking team GPAs in 1990. Attendance records also show an increase. During the 2011-12 season, SIU basketball — former Saluki coach Chris Lowery — averaged 3,299 fans per home contest. Hinson’s debut season raised that average to around 5,007 fans. The Salukis could not manage to win many close home games in 2011 because of lack of leadership and accountability. In contrast, Hinson has challenged his players to hold themselves to a higher standard. Even in the first-round MVC tournament loss, Hinson sat players who took selfish shots and weren’t playing team basketball. After a Jan. 9 Wichita State loss, in which junior guard Desmar Jackson scored 28 points, Hinson criticized the player for tardiness and procrastination shortly after Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall called him “quite the talent.” Hinson said he would give the junior transfer until the Jan. 12 Indiana State matchup to prove he deserved to be on the team. Jackson not only started that game but also scored a career-high 29 points. The 2012 team’s seniors played a more vital role to the Salukis than the year before. Senior hybrid forward Jeff Early entered the season as an undersized 2-guard with an awkward shooting form. Hinson’s decision to place Early into the hybrid position helped him develop into the nation’s best rebounder for players 6-foot-1 and shorter. Early was also named the MVC’s most improved team captain. Fellow senior T.J. Lindsay was the team’s best perimeter player and led the team in 3-point shooting percentage (38 percent). Senior guard Kendal Brown-Surles was the team’s lone point guard and led SIU in both 3-pointers and assists. Hinson’s decision to dedicate the season to

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Head coach Barry Hinson huddles with seniors Jeff Early, Kendal Brown-Surles and T.J. Lindsay during the March 7 Salukis’ first-round Missouri Valley Conference Tournament game against Missouri State University in St. Louis. The Salukis were eliminated from the tournament after a 61- 53 loss to the Bears. his seniors allowed other team members to rally around the upperclassmen. Although Brown-Surles is the only four-year Saluki senior, Lindsay and Early have gained leadership roles with their play on the court. The Salukis increased scoring production is perhaps the most improved area for the team. When Hinson was hired, there were predictions that he would bring a Kansas-style offense to Carbondale and light up the scoreboard. Hinson,

however, quickly reminded the media that he has been traditionally a defensive minded coach. He proved his defensive prowess early in the year when he defeated teams with bigger and longer lineups than the Salukis. Hinson’s offensive scheme improved the team’s scoring efficiency as SIU progressed from ninth in field goal percentage (41 percent) in 2011 to just being just .001 percentage points from third in the conference this season

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Salukis late-inning surge falls short JACK ROBINSON Daily Egyptian Despite a four-run rally in the top of the ninth inning, the SIU men’s baseball team couldn’t top its interstate rival as Eastern Illinois University took the game 11-7. The win marked the Panthers’ first athome victory against the Salukis since 1993, and SIU’s loss dropped the Salukis two games below a .500 winning percentage to go 9-11 on the season. The Salukis started junior left-handed pitcher Brad Drust for the second time this season. Drust struck out two batters and allowed four runs off of four hits in two innings pitched, and his loss moves his record to 0-2. EIU started freshman right-handed pitcher Jake Johansmeier for the second time this season, and he pitched five innings while striking out five batters and allowing three runs on four hits. SIU’s first runs came in the top of the third inning, when SIU junior infielder Jake Welch hit a fielder’s choice ball and reached first base. SIU junior catcher Matt Jones hit a home run two at-bats later with one man on base to score two runs and lead 2-1. However, the Panthers immediately responded in the bottom of the inning. With no outs and two runners on base,

EIU sophomore infielder Brant Valach hit a single to left field to help EIU freshman infielder Mitch Gasbarro score. Drust walked Panthers senior outfielder Nick Priessman during the next at-bat to leave the bases loaded for EIU freshman infielder Demetrey Taylor. Taylor reached first base on a fielder’s choice, but EIU infielder Treysen Vavra was thrown out at home. Drust threw a wild pitch during EIU junior catcher Jacob Reese’s at-bat and allowed Valach to score. Reese then hit a single to left field and allowed Priessman to score and take the lead 4-2. Eastern continued its offense in the fourth inning when the Panthers scored two more runs to lead by four. The first came when Vavra hit a double to center field and scored both senior infielder Nathan Sopena and junior outfielder Trey Russell to lead 6-2. SIU tried to come back when the score was 11-3 in the top of the ninth inning, when senior outfielder Brock Harding singled to right field to allow junior infielder Ryan Casillas to score. Senior catcher Luke Mottashed singled to the right side during the next at-bat, and senior outfielder Nick Johnson scored. Senior outfielder Rennie Troggio then singled to right field and scored both Mottashed and Harding to put the game at 11-7. The next two Saluki batters would then

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Junior second baseman Jake Welch prepares to throw to first for a double play Saturday against the University of Illinois at Abe Martin Field. The Salukis traveled to Eastern Illinois University Tuesday where they lost 11-7 to the Panthers. Welch scored on Matt Jones’ two-run home run after reaching base on a fielder’s choice. SIU will travel to Indiana State University for a three-game series starting Friday at Sycamore Stadium. ground out under the Panthers’ junior relief pitcher Joe Greenfield to finish the game. SIU tried to overpower the Panthers, but was outmatched by EIU’s nine RBIs and 11 runs on 11 hits. The Salukis also struggled with errors as they committed four errors compared to EIU’s zero. The Panthers scored runs in five innings, whereas SIU only saw two scoring innings, which both came from home runs. This is the Salukis’ fourth consecutive loss, which is the longest losing streak of the 2013 season for the team.

SIU will travel to Terre Haute, Ind., Friday to play a three-game weekend series against the Indiana State University Sycamores.

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