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Monday night foosball

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Kevin Carney, left, a 2013 graduate from Homewood, and Aron Roberts, a junior from Homewood studying hospitality and tourism administration, play foosball Monday at Hangar 9 during Open Mic Night. Many students and groups visit Hangar 9 to support performing friends and take advantage of the activities the bar has to offer. Along with a foosball table, there are two pool tables, several arcade games and a bookshelf full of board games available to patrons at the venue.

University president to retire after 40 years at SIU MATT DARAY Daily Egyptian At the end of next June, university President Glenn Poshard will retire after eight and a half years at the helm. Poshard announced his plans to retire Thursday at the SIU Board of Trustees retreat at Touch of Nature in Makanda. Poshard, along with other members of the board,

remembered the accomplishments of the president and his time at the university and said they are looking forward to the future. Poshard said he is retiring because he wants to focus on spending time with his family and pursuing other goals in his life. He said he thinks he has contributed enough to the university and thinks it is time to step down considering he will be

almost 69-years-old by the time he retires June 30 next year. “I’ve had more than a 40-year affiliation with this university,” he said. “I have three degrees from here, I was a student worker here, I was a civil servant worker here, I was an adjunct professor. I have been vice chancellor for an administration. I served on the board as chairman and now president. So, I am the

second longest serving president in the history of the Southern Illinois University system.” Other members of the university staff are saddened by Poshard’s retirement. Chairman of the Board of Trustees Randal Thomas said he only worked with Poshard for short time, but learned a great deal from the president. “We didn’t have a lot of time (working together), but he’s a

quintessential professional in life and he’s focused. He’s articulate, very intelligent, very easy to work with, very honest and very helpful,” Thomas said. “I learned a lot from him about board processes right off the bat about the concepts of what higher education must look like in order to move forward successfully.” Please see RETIREMNET | 4

Chancellor appoints two university positions STEPHANIE DANNER Daily Egyptian

The chancellor has filled two vacant positions within the university that will take effect by the start of fall semester. Chancellor Rita Cheng named Matt Baughman as assistant to the chancellor and Rae Goldsmith as chief marketing and communications officer. Baughman’s

position will come into effect Aug. 1 and Goldsmith’s position will come into effect Aug. 19. Baughman was one of four candidates for the position and was chosen because of his experience with the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, where he served as assistant to the director and associate director beginning in 1998. He will be the right-hand man of communication for the chancellor and will be an asset to the university because he

has interacted with many people in the community and on the campus, Cheng said. Baughman has worked for the Paul Simon Pubic Policy Institute on campus for 15 years, helping students receive scholarships, internships and externships. As assistant to the chancellor, he will help facilitate the university’s new strategic plan, titled “Pathways to Excellence,” and will work closely with the Board of Trustees and

the senior staff of each college as a liaison for the chancellor to help ensure the new plan is being implemented efficiently, he said. Adrian Miller, Undergraduate Student Government president, said he has known Baughman for many years and is excited to work with him. Miller said he thinks Baughman’s work with the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute shows he cares for students, and will carry his care for students over into his new position.

“Matt (Baughman) is someone who has truly been dedicated to the students,’ Miller said. Although Baughman will not work directly with students, he will be assisting the chancellor in making decisions that affect the entire student body, Miller said. Likewise, Miller said Goldsmith will be working for the benefit of students and the university. Please see HIRED | 3

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, PAGE 2 CORRECTION In the July 25 edition of The Daily Egyptian, the story “Board of Trustees seeks progress at retreat “ should have stated Marquita Wiley is a member of the Board of Trustees. The Daily Egyptian regrets this error.

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Summer school changes scheduled for fall TREY BRAUNECKER Daily Egyptian The university is implementing major changes over the course of the next school year to encourage enrollment by working ahead on students’ summer schedules. Chancellor Rita Cheng said the changes are meant to support students on campus with their academics and finances. Cheng said she has assigned a nine-member Summer Enrollment Task Force to identify the complications students have with summer classes, and determine what the university can do to make summer classes more accommodating. Cheng said the task force has already identified several complications, made suggestions and have even implemented some

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As the new chief of marketing and communications officer, Goldsmith will coordinate all special media, web, print and social media on campus and will be responsible for overall communications, research-

changes, such as early enrollment, to make summer enrollment easier. “We are trying to encourage students interested in the summer semester to sign up during fall or spring so they can plan out their summer schedule ahead of time,” she said. “We are also looking to add courses that are must-have for graduation, so students who are behind on their four-year pathway can catch up.” Cheng said the addition of more summer courses would encourage students to finish classes early and save themselves the cost of an extra semester at the university. She said the number of students enrolled in online courses during the summer has almost doubled since last year, so her task force has also looked at more online options for

students. “Online courses allow students freedom during the school year to work from a city like St. Louis, Chicago, Nashville or even their hometown,” she said. “It gives them the chance to work around an internship or a job, while still getting some of those much needed classes out of the way.” Some students said the changes could be what the university needs to help set the summer semester apart from the rest of the school year. Rico Santos, a junior from Dietrich studying information technology, said the option to choose from a broader category of online courses is a valuable tool because it provides a flexible schedule for students. “With technology as advanced as it is, it is possible for students to get

on their laptop or smartphone at any time and finish their homework for an online class,” he said. “I have been busy traveling back and forth from Carbondale and my hometown this summer, so more choices for online classes would be a huge benefit.” Blake Gardewine, a sophomore from Effingham studying civil engineering, said he appreciates that the university is taking a more relaxed approach to handling summer classes because it allows for more freedom during the summer. “Giving students more time off to appreciate the summer in Carbondale definitely helps draw in more students,” he said. “Summer classes are a great way to help students get some key courses out of the way so they do not have a heavy fall or spring semester. Having

an easy summer semester can only help.” Cheng said the university has already implemented some changes to help students this summer, such as requiring less credit hours for student employment and offering online classes for community college students. However, Cheng said the task force is still looking for new ways to help accommodate summer students. “I think we have done a tremendous job researching what our best options are for summer classes,” she said. “The task force has done a great service to take our old summer school model and refresh it for a newer generation of students.”

based messaging, oversight of University Communications and marketing and branding activity, Cheng said. Through multiple forms of media, Goldsmith will be communicating with prospective students across the country and worldwide and Cheng said she expects Goldsmith’s work

will promote enrollment at SIU by communicating what the university has to offer. Goldsmith, who currently serves as the vice president for advancement resources at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in Washington, D.C., was chosen from a competitive

group of candidates for the position at SIU. Prior to her work with CASE, Goldsmith was the associate vice president for communications and marketing at the University of Louisville. Cheng said Goldsmith and Baughman both have excellent experience and are the best qualified

candidates for their new positions on campus. “I’m excited all of the positions are filled so campus can run smoothly,” Cheng said.

Trey Braunecker can be reached at tbraunecker@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.

Stephanie Danner can be reached at sdanner@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 268.

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CHRIS ZOELLER | DAILY EGYPTIAN

SIU President Glenn Poshard addresses a question from a board member Wednesday during the Board of Trustee retreat at Touch of Nature Environmental Center in Makanda. Poshard announced Thursday that he would be retiring June 30 next year. Poshard, who has been affiliated with the university for more than 40 years, has been a student, civil worker, adjunct professor, vice chancellor, board chairman and president. Poshard said he wants to focus on spending time with family and pursuing other goals in his life.

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Thomas said the timing of Poshard’s retirement is not unusual as the university is in good shape and Poshard will have served as

president for eight and a half years, which is longer than most presidents serve. He said the board needs to discuss how to approach finding a new president and could begin to discuss a replacement as early as the September board meeting.

Poshard said he has made many fond memories of the university over the years. As a student at the university, he never imagined he would become the president, he said. “If there is a fond moment that may rise above the others, it was

when I became president of this university,” Poshard said. “It’s the greatest honor of my life.” The Daily Egyptian reached out to Chancellor Rita Cheng with a few phone calls for comment. Cheng’s office said she was traveling

for business meetings and she was unable to be reached before press time Tuesday. Matt Daray can be reached at mdaray@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.

Hudson’s Bay buying Saks for about $2.4 billion ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press Don’t let the global economy fool you: Luxury is hardly dead. Saks Inc. agreed to sell itself to Hudson’s Bay Co., the Canadian parent of upscale retailer Lord & Taylor, for about $2.4 billion in a deal that will bring luxury to more North American locales. The acquisition combines three department-store brands — Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue— and creates a North American upscale retailing behemoth with 320 stores in some of the biggest and most populous cities in the U.S. and Canada. Lord & Taylor and Hudson’s Bay, Canadian’s biggest department store chain, both cater to well-heeled shoppers who can afford $98 Free People blouses and $250 Coach handbags. Saks customers, on the other hand, are more affluent and can shell out $800 for Christian Louboutin heels or a couple of thousand dollars for Gucci handbags. During a conference call with investors on Monday, Hudson’s Bay Co. Chairman and CEO Richard

Baker said the goal is to bring Saks luxury brand into Canada. The company plans to open up seven Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 25 Off Fifth outlet stores to Canada, while creating a Saks website targeted to Canadians. The parent company also plans to renovate Saks stores and to make the brand more “luxurious.” “With the addition of Saks, (Hudson’s Bay) will offer consumers an unprecedented range of retailing categories and shopping experiences,” Baker said. Hudson’s Bay is making a play for luxury at a time when shoppers still appear to be willing to shell out money for posh handbags and clothing despite global economic challenges. Global luxury sales, including higher-end jewelry and clothes, rose an estimated 10 percent to $281.96 billion last year, according to the latest study from Bain & Co. In North America, luxury sales were up an estimated 12 percent to $81.33 billion. Still, Saks has lagged behind its peers in the luxury sector. It’s been trying to keep up with its rivals Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, which have performed well postrecession.

After getting battered by the Great Recession, Saks discounted heavily to bring shoppers back. That move hurt the chain’s image, which is higher-brow. Saks since has returned to selling clothes and other merchandise at full price and focused on closing unprofitable stores. But its sales haven’t rebounded quickly to the level before the U.S. financial meltdown in 2008. In the latest fiscal year, Saks reported annual revenue of $3.15 billion, up more than 4 percent from the previous year but still below the $3.28 billion in the year ended in January 2008. Saks’ net income fell nearly 16 percent to $62.8 million in the latest year. Belus Capital Markets analyst Brian Sozzi said that Saks shopping experience still isn’t as inviting as that of Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus. For example, Nordstrom has been doing things like allowing shoppers to checkout in fitting rooms using sales associates’ hand-held gadgets. And Neiman Marcus, which didn’t suffer during the Great Recession, has a long-held reputation for coddling its affluent shoppers through its loyalty programs.

“There has been a lot of promise in terms of potential, but Saks hasn’t lived up to the hype,” Sozzi said. Still, Hudson’s Bay sees promise in Saks. Hudson’s Bay will pay $16 per share for Saks, a 5 percent premium over the company’s Friday closing price of $15.31. The companies put the deal’s total value at about $2.9 billion including debt. Saks’ stock jumped more than 4 percent, or 64 cents to close Monday trading at $15.95. Shares are up 48 percent since the start of the year. The acquisition will marry two storied retailers. Hudson’s Bay was founded in 1670 as a trading firm for furs and other goods. It is considered the oldest company in operation in North America. There are about 90 Hudson’s Bay location in Canada. The parent company also operates Home Outfitters, Canada’s largest home specialty superstores, with 69 locations in Canada. The company has seen steady revenue increases for the past few years. For the fiscal year ended Jan. 28, 2012, revenue rose 5.9 percent to $4.07 billion Canadian dollars ($3.94 billion). The company had a loss of $44.8 million Canadian

dollars ($43.4 million) for the year from the year-ago profit of $1.45 billion Canadian dollars ($1.40 billion) as results were dragged down by one-time costs. Founded in 1924 by Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel, Saks’ flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City is a landmark of retailing and sits on some of the most valuable real estate in the world. The company employs about 15,000 people across 41 stores. “We are excited about what this opportunity and being part of a much larger enterprise can mean for the future of the Saks Fifth Avenue brand,” Saks Chairman and CEO Steve Sadove said in a statement. News of the deal comes a little over a month after reports first surfaced that Hudson’s Bay was interested in buying Saks. Saks, which is based in New York City, will continue to run as a separate company under Hudson’s Bay and will have its own merchandising, marketing and store operations employees. Key management personnel are expected to remain with the company. But it wasn’t clear whether Sadove would be staying on.

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Federal agency to probe blown Gulf well off La. STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press ON THE GULF OF MEXICO â€” Scientists from several universities are working to learn whether a gas well that blew wild last week off the Louisiana coast has polluted the Gulf of Mexico. Joseph Montoya, a Georgia Tech biology professor, was leading a research project on a vessel near the site of the 2010 BP oil spill when the gas well, owned by Houston-based Walter Oil & Gas Corp., suffered a blowout on July 23 and later caught fire. All 44 people aboard the Hercules 265 rig working at the site in 154 feet of water were evacuated safely. The rig is owned by Hercules Offshore Inc., also based in Houston. The well spewed gas and small amounts of oil that produced occasional light sheens on the Gulf

surface. Late Wednesday, the well choked itself off. Authorities believe sand and sediments blocked the flow of gas and the fire that damaged the rig burned itself out. The federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said Monday that its Gulf of Mexico Regional Director, Lars Herbst, was organizing a panel investigation to determine the cause of the accident. â€œThe panel will be led by a BSEE Gulf of Mexico Region engineer and membership includes BSEE investigators and engineers from both the Gulf Region and Headquarters,â€? the agency said in a news release. BSEE will also work with the coast guard to find the cause of the blowout, determine whether any safety violations were involved and make recommendations to prevent future blowouts. Meanwhile, Montoya and the team of academics hoped to find any hints of

environmental damage. â€œWe organized a rapid-response cruise to get some of our scientists out here,â€? Montoya said Saturday while near the Hercules rig. A 10-member crew used buckets, hoses and canisters to collect water samples to measure levels of methane gas, radon gas, bacterial abundance and activity, among other things. The Coast Guard wouldnâ€™t let their boat closer than 5 miles to the rig. They also released surface floats that will drift with the current, tracking the likely path of any contamination from the damaged rig. The â€œdriftersâ€? have global positioning devices and transmitters. As the researchers worked in choppy Gulf waters, federal and private vessels bustled around the Hercules rig, about 55 miles southwest of Grand Isle, La. Federal officials said natural gas detectors and high-capacity water

hoses were being installed on the rig, while another rig was readied to drill a relief well for a permanent plug. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said it approved Walter Oilâ€™s permit to drill the well, and crews were preparing the Rowan EXL-3 rig for drilling. Once the drill gets into the original pipe, drilling mud and then cement will be pumped in as a permanent seal. Because the well was natural gas, not oil, experts said the pollution threats were far less than those posed by some previous accidents. BPâ€™s Macondo well, which blew wild in April 2010, lost an estimated 200 million gallons of crude oil as well as natural gas. It fouled marshes and beaches across four states before being capped. â€œPeople donâ€™t seem to get excited about natural gas the way they do about oil, because you canâ€™t see it, you canâ€™t smell it, and it doesnâ€™t wash up

all over your beaches,â€? Montoya said. â€œBut itâ€™s a very potent greenhouse gas.â€? He said it has the potential to feed into the planktonic food web and impact offshore ecosystems. Scientists were focusing on surface water since methane and hydrocarbons are less dense and rise to the surface. While the BP blowout happened in deep water â€” the well was about 5,000 feet below the Gulf surface â€” the Walter Oil & Gas well provided an opportunity to study hydrocarbon transport in shallower waters, said Nathan Laxague, a University of Miami researcher. â€œThey may wash ashore in a matter of days or be taken out to sea depending on these shallow water airsea dynamics,â€? he said. Saturdayâ€™s research was performed aboard a roughly 50-foot research vessel that launched out of Cocodrie, La.

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Members of the SIU swimming and diving team swim laps during practice last February at Edward J. Shea Natatorium. The men’s and women’s teams earned Scholar AllAmerican honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America for their team grade point averages last spring. The women’s team finished the semester with a 3.43 GPA, ranking 43rd in the nation, and the men’s team finished with a 3.16 GPA, ranking 36th in the country.

Swim teams achieve academic honors TYLER DIXON Daily Egyptian The Saluki men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have earned Scholar AllAmerica honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America for their work in the classroom during the spring semester. The honors are given to swimming and diving teams from the CSCAA for having a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The women’s team finished the spring semester with a 3.43 GPA and ranked 43rd in the country, and the men’s team achieved a 3.16 GPA and ranked 36th in the country. Head coach Rick Walker said he’s proud not only of his athletes but also of the athletic department as a whole. “I’m proudest of our athletes and the job they do, but I’m also, in a very close second, proudest of our athletic department,” he said. “These kids will have a much longer life after they leave here.”

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t feels good knowing that I put my academics first because I tend to see the benefits of it now. If there’s any advice I could give to anyone, it’s to take the student part first because that’s going to go with you the rest of your life.

— Justin Wolfe graduate in mechanical engineering

Walker said if the athletic department doesn’t do a good job while students are here, they have wasted four years because the students look to the academic advisers to help continue their academic success, he said. “We rely heavily on Kristina Therriault and her staff. Without them, we don’t have the success that we have in the classroom,” he said. “It’s a great team.” Walker said the department will continue to see academic success by supporting each other, maintaining successful processes and improving everywhere else.

While many student-athletes enjoy focusing on their sport, two recent graduates are grateful they focused on their studies. Jessica Wolfe-Anderson, a 2013 graduate in radio-television from Hartland, Wis., was named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete team three times and maintained a 4.0 GPA all four years at SIU. Wolfe-Anderson was one of only two MVC swimmers to achieve a 4.0 GPA in her junior season and was one of three in the MVC to achieve a 4.0 GPA her senior year. She said it means more to her to be a student

Missouri State

Illinois State University

6th - 3.39 gpa

Tied 3rd - 3.61 gpa

Southern Illinois University

University of Evansville

Tied 36th - 3.16 gpa

Tied 11th - 3.53 gpa Tied 43rd - 3.43 gpa

Tyler Dixon can be reached at tdixon@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.

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first than an athlete. “I would say that’s more important to me than the actual athlete part,” she said. Justin Wolfe, a 2013 graduate in mechanical engineering from Bloomington, was a twotime All-Conference selection in the Valley Conference and a two-time Academic AllConference selection during his time as a Saluki. Wolfe said athletes need to focus on being a student as well as an athlete because what they learn as a student will help them in the future. “It feels good knowing that I put my academics first because I tend to see the benefits of it now,” Wolfe said. “If there’s any advice I could give to anyone, it’s to take the student part first because that’s going to go with you the rest of your life.”

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University of Evansville

Tied 40th - 3.15 gpa