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University Housing to get new look TARA KULASH Daily Egyptian The university’s housing plan will include new residence halls on the east side of campus within the next 10 years. Chancellor Rita Cheng proposed the updated plan at the SIU Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 8, which includes demolition of the Brush Towers after construction of dormitories nearby, renovation of Thompson Point, and rebuilding Greek Row and graduate housing. “I think it is widely recognized that our housing is aging, and we will need to address it with new housing as well as fixing up what we have,� Cheng said. She said the university brought in an outside
firm to evaluate both the condition and market for student housing. “We knew that we had deferred maintenance, and we wanted to make sure that we had an expert eye on all the various dimensions of student housing,� Cheng said. Cheng said at the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday two of the fourstory dorms will be built on the east side of campus before the demolition of one tower, then the dining hall will be renovated. Afterward, the two other four-story dorms will be built before the university tears down the other tower. SIU President Glenn Poshard said he thinks the plan looks feasible and could help enrollment. Please see TOWERS | 3
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Two-year-old Allison Dyer, of Murphysboro, visits with Santa Claus Tuesday at the University Mall. Allison's mother, Denise Dyer, said her daughter handled the visit much better this year. “This is her third time, but last year was all tears,� Dyer said. Max Luttrell, of
Murphysboro, said this is his third year being Santa and it is something he looks forward to each year. The most typical things Luttrell is asked for are dolls and trucks, though he said he also gets a lot of children who ask for laptops and iPods.
State still owes university millions SARAH SCHNEIDER Daily Egyptian The state still owes the university $52 million for the current fiscal year, SIU President Glenn Poshard said Tuesday. Poshard told the SIU Board of Trustees Wednesday the state had paid the final $22 million appropriations for fiscal year 2011, but six months into fiscal year 2012, both the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses are already owed $67 million of the $219 million in yearly appropriations. He said getting the money for FY11 was a relief. “That was a Christmas present for us,� he said. “It enables us to keep our bills
paid-up. The budget is the budget, so (whether) we get it in July or December, it has already been budgeted.� Until the state pays the university, Poshard said they would have to continue making decisions to pay bills such as budget cuts and not filling the 280 positions that were eliminated this year. “The longer those stay open, the revenue we get from those help us to continue to pay our bills,� he said. “All the steps we have taken to manage the budget in the way of cuts and of programming efforts and efficiencies, all of those things are the way we survive when we are not getting payments on time from the state. That means more
revenue from the cuts that we have made are held in central administration to pay the bills.� He said the university had to make the cuts they did, such as a 4 percent cut to all colleges and departments last year and a 2.2 percent cut to all colleges and departments this year, to plan for the state not making payments. “If we didn’t change anything, and we continued to fill positions, and we didn’t have any money accruing to us from that, then this would be devastating to be paid six months late,� he said. “But because we are six months late, we had to take the position of not filling positions ... to get caught up as much as we can until we do get state payments.�
Gossip website targets SIU students SARAH MITCHELL Daily Egyptian
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Mae Smith Hall is among the two towers of Brush Towers scheduled to be torn down during the next 10 years and replaced with new low-rise residence halls. The cost will be around $171.5 million. Chancellor Rita Cheng said the towers are aging structures, a problem that needs to be addressed.
Maggie Weinstein had never heard of a website called The Dirty until her friends said her photo and negative personal information about her had been posted on the site. The website, TheDirty.com, asks viewers to anonymously submit gossip about people of the community. According to the website’s mission statement, “The content that is published contains rumors, speculation, assumptions, opinions, and factual information.� Weinstein said the description of her contained offensive language and false information. “It is embarrassing that my school and other important people in my life can come across this,� said Weinstein, a sophomore from Chicago studying social work. “I want people to know me for the successful, positive and happy person that I am instead of the horrible, false
things posted.� The Dirty separates its posts by cities and colleges. Southern Illinois University is among the site’s hundred top colleges. According to Compete.com, a web traffic analysis service, The Dirty attracts over 200,000 visitors per month. The website gained popularity in 2009 after posting topless photos of Miss California pageant winner Carrie Prejean, whose crown was later stripped as a result. Jon Poynter, a sophomore from Frankfort studying graphic design, found information about him on the website last summer. He said it angered him and he does not know who submitted his picture to the website. “I think the website should be shut down," he said. "The stuff that was said is not true and people should not say stuff like this because it could lead to further consequences." Nik Richie, The Dirty’s owner, has received public scrutiny from Dr.
Phil McGraw, who accused Richie of perpetuating cyber bullying. In response, Richie said the purpose of the website is not to hurt people. "It's to get a rise out of people," he said. Jean Cunningham, chief psychologist at the Wellness Center, said she thinks the purpose of gossip websites is to be hurtful. “Almost every human being cares about how others feel about them, so to be publicly depicted in a negative manner is going to be hurtful to anybody,� she said. Weinstein said she thinks The Dirty's participants have low self-esteem. She said she thinks people who post anonymously on gossip websites have nothing better do with their time. “A person who has to anonymously put other people down to make themselves feel better just shows the type of person they really are,� she said. Please see GOSSIP | 3
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About Us The Daily Egyptian is published by the students of Southern Illinois University Carbondale 50 weeks per year, with an average daily circulation of 20,000. Fall and spring semester editions run Monday through Friday. Summer editions run Tuesday through Thursday. All intersession editions will run on Wednesdays. Spring break and Thanksgiving editions are distributed on Mondays of the pertaining weeks. Free copies are distributed in the Carbondale, Murphysboro and Carterville communities. The Daily Egyptian online publication can be found at www.dailyegyptian.com.
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City officials address Carbondale’s challenges, accomplishments ELI MILEUR Daily Egyptian Mayor Joel Fritzler and city officials spoke about the issues facing Carbondale as well as its recent accomplishments at Tuesday’s State of the City Address. “The last seven months have been a very interesting experience,” Fritzler said. The address was part of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon and was held at the Civic Center. After some opening remarks, Fritzler let other city officials speak for most of the address. Kevin Baity, acting city manager and director of development services, and Sean Henry, public works director, spoke about their respective departments. Retired City Manager Allen Gill also spoke about several broad issues he saw facing Carbondale. Fritzler began his address by comparing himself to SIUC Chancellor Rita Cheng because they’d both spent the year dealing with controversial issues and responding to heavy media attention. “We have faced them head-on and moved forward,” he said. He said a central issue the City Council agrees with and will address
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f there is not a solid, beating heart at the center of the community, it cannot bode well.
is that the core of the city, including the Strip and surrounding residential areas, has been neglected for too long. Gill also said the health of the downtown area is in need of improvement and of utmost importance for the city’s future. “If there is not a solid, beating heart at the center of the community, it cannot bode well,” he said. Gill said there were a number of other problems the city will have to confront, describing the state of the city as a weather forecast. “I would have to say partly sunny with some clouds on the horizon,” he said. Among those clouds on the horizon is decreased enrollment at SIUC, escalating pension costs, increased housing vacancies in older buildings, continued state fiscal troubles and competition from nearby cities for retail revenues, Gill said. He said to address these problems, the city will need to find new ways to partner with the university, invest in the downtown with infrastructure
— Allen Gill city manager improvements and tax incentives, foster growth of the medical industry, and encourage growth of tourism, which includes more than just the area’s wineries. To do this, city leaders will have to be bold and possibly take unconventional measures, but he said he’s confident they will step up to the challenge. Baity and Henry addressed more specific goals and accomplishments their departments had for the year. Baity, speaking for Finance Director Don Ursini, said the city is currently sound financially but will have to face the pension fund issue, which has suffered from decreased investment performance and a high number of inactive vs. active personnel. He said while the city’s pension funds are not near fully funded, they will have to be 90 percent funded by 2040. Despite this, he said the city’s budget is on good ground. “The financial state of the city is solid, much more so than average communities,” he said.
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Mayor Joel Fritzler laughs with his department heads Tuesday before his State of the City Address at City Hall. During his speech, Fritzler listed the improvements made during his
time in office, such as increased liquor sales by granting liquor licenses to grocery stores, and summarized the improvements residents can expect in the future.
Henry said the Public Works Department had a number of achievements through the year, including the new water and trash collection rates, which will allow for reinvestment into those systems. Baity also spoke about the progress of development services, including annexing about 50 acres, working with Veteran’s Affairs to bring a VA clinic to Carbondale and, performing thousands of rental and
hotel room inspections. He also said there were several new businesses opening in the near future in addition to the several that have opened recently. “The economic recovery continues,” he said. “Although at a slow rate, it has not stopped.”
Eli Mileur can be reached at emileur@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 266.
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The construction of the residence halls is expected to cost the university $171.5 million, said Kevin Bame, vice chancellor for admissions and finance. He said instead of increasing tuition to meet the budget, the university will raise room rates. A student’s housing bill consists of room rates and meal rates. Bame said the room rates will rise by 6 percent
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Another subject on the website, Brandon Roach, a senior from Danville studying cinema and photography, said he was not bothered by the things that were posted about him. Although the comments were lewd, Roach said because they were lies, he did not feel hurt.
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in 2012, 6 percent again in 2013 and 6 percent again 2014. In 2015, he said, the room rates will rise by 5 percent. They will rise by 5 percent again in 2016 and once more in 2017. Finally, the room rates will increase by 4 percent in 2018 and again by 4 percent in 2019. Bame said it would be hard to predict if the rates would increase past 2019 because it’s too far in the future to know. He said he thinks housing will still be affordable for students, though,
because SIU already has some of the cheapest housing plans in the state. “We believe we have some room to grow the room rates and still be competitive within the state of Illinois, and provide new housing options for our incoming students,” Bame said. The other housing projects could possibly be worked on at the same time as east campus, he said. The university isn’t sure of the cost of Greek Row or graduate housing, Bame said, but it will likely be funded by a private-
public partnership. He said this means an outside developer would build the facility and handle the debt service before turning over ownership of the building to the university. It would have a different financial model because the university wouldn’t own the facilities. “In other words, we’re leveraging someone else’s capital to construct the building, and then through a land lease we’ll collect rent, pay the developer, and then at some point
down the road the developer would turn the ownership of the building over to the university,” Bame said. “So it’s another mechanism for financing.” Cheng said at the Faculty Senate meeting graduate housing could be built in either Southern Hills or on Greek Row. She also said the artist's depiction of the layout of the plan will be available online soon. Poshard said the board of trustees will look over the plan in the next several months.
“I laughed as soon as I saw the picture and read the caption they had for it,” he said. “I thought it was kind of clever, actually, and had no problem with it.” Roach said gossip websites such as The Dirty are just ran by people trying to make money. He said the site and similar ones are wrong and can hurt other people but still act as a business for somebody. “There are a lot of shady
businesses out there," he said, "And if it's making money and there are legal ways to do it, it will exist.” The Dirty makes money through advertisements and event promotions. Clubs pay for events at which Richie will appear and later blog about. These events cost clubs anywhere from $7,000 to $25,000. To those who have been posted on the site, Richie offers the option to contact him so the picture can be
removed. “Email me nicely and I’ll take it down,” Richie said on the TV show Dr. Phil. However, students have had a hard time getting their photos removed. According to the website’s FAQ section, removal is done at discretion of the staff. Weinstein said she worries about how the post will continue to affect her reputation. “I think the website can put
myself and others posted on it in jeopardy when applying for jobs and such in the future, especially when the things posted have only negative and harmful things to say,” she said. Weinstein said she thinks websites like The Dirty should be shut down. “They cause nothing but drama and havoc,” she said. “What is really the point of them anyway?"
Faculty Senate approves committee to study NTTF titles LAUREN DUNCAN Daily Egyptian Faculty Senate members will consider the addition and change of the promotion lines and titles of non-tenure track faculty. The senate approved a resolution to study promotional lines and title of Non-Tenure Track Faculty at its meeting Tuesday. Senators will recommend faculty who will serve on a committee to conduct the study and bring recommendations back to the senate.
The SIU Board of Trustees and NTTF Association requested the Faculty Senate take responsibility for the study. Faculty Senate President William Recktenwald said the request came after the recently approved labor agreement with the association. "It's to assign the possibility of NTTF to have positions beyond that of senior lecturer and assistant professors," Recktenwald said. He said after information is obtained from the study, the addition or
revision of titles may be made by the Faculty Senate. "There are some non-tenure track faculty who have been here for 20 years or more,” he said. “This would be to make sure they get the title and compensation to go with that.” The approved resolution states if the committee formed to conduct the study determines that promotional lines are in the best interest of the university, the committee will "determine both appropriate titles as well as criteria for appointment to each step."
The group formed will be an ad hoc committee of members recommended by the senators. Faculty Senate Senator Allan Karnes asked why the study did not go directly to the charge of the Faculty Senate rather than a newly formed committee. “The best solution, I thought ... rather than simply putting it to the faculty senate to form an ad hoc committee, for it to be the sole task of that committee composed of people that are particularly interested in the task,” said Gerald Spittler, chair
of the Faculty Senate committee on governance. Spittler said the group will consist of senators who will serve beyond the 2011-12 school year. Senators raised concerns of a balance between faculty and nontenure track faculty on the committee, Recktenwald said senator Kimberly Asner-Self will be in charge of selecting who serves.
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In eight games this season, the lady Salukis eclipsed that mark with a record of 3-5. Head coach Missy Tiber has a strong recruiting class this season, and sophomore forward CiCi Shannon broke the career blocks record against Indiana University– Purdue University Indianapolis Dec. 8. They have the potential to become a very good team for the next few years. The same can’t be said for women’s volleyball, as the program let go of head coach Brenda Winkeler Dec. 2 after the season ended with a 12game losing streak. They have strong weapons with outside hitters Laura
Thole and Jessica Whitehead, but they will have to be harnessed by someone who didn’t bring them here. The good news is as of right now, no players intend to leave in the wake of Winkeler’s reassignment within Saluki Athletics, so everybody will remember the sting of this season. But the sting in junior first basemen Chris Serritella’s wrist put a damper on the hopes for the baseball team in their first season without Callahan at the helm. Serritella broke it before the season started, and the team struggled offensively as a result. Coach Ken Henderson filled in admirably as the interim coach, and Moccia eventually removed the interim tag in the summer. If he can build a team around Serritella,
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who comes back to SIU after he was drafted by the Kansas City Royals this summer, and junior pitcher Cody Forsythe, they should have a promising season in 2012. Saluki softball was promising in 2011, but missed out on the NCAA tournament and failed to give star pitcher Danielle Glosson the sendoff she deserved. But they’ll have the second-best hitter in the MVC back in senior outfielder Mallory DuranSellers while sophomore infielder Taylor Orsburn will try to top her freshman year when she hit 10 home runs and had a.345 batting average. As for football, their struggles begin at quarterback. Junior Paul McIntosh won the competition at the beginning of the season, but only
played three games before a shoulder injury sidelined him the rest of the year. Sophomore Kory Faulkner showed signs of progress, but didn’t do enough to give head coach Dale Lennon a clear idea of who will be the quarterback next season. Junior running back Jewel Hampton won the MVFC Newcomer of the Year award after he rushed for 1,121 yards and an MVFC-best 17 touchdowns. If the offensive line can recover from the losses of AFCA AllAmerican center Bryan Boemer and tackle David Pickard, at least our running game will be strong in 2012. If there is a silver lining to the 2011 football team, it's this: We held North Dakota State to nine points and kept them without a first down until late in
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the third quarter in an eventual loss Oct. 10. That same team plays Georgia Southern Saturday for a chance to go to the FCS Championship game. But that doesn’t erase the bad taste left in the mouths of Saluki fans after what turned out to be a disappointing 2011. Even professional sports were disappointing for Saluki fans from Chicago, as we got to see our biggest rivals in both the NFL and MLB win championships. Despite that, cheers to 2012, and let's hope by this time next year we’ll have more positive subjects to talk about.
Joe Ragusa can be reached at jragusa@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 269.
Win or lose, seniors roll with it LYNNETTE OOSTMEYER PAT SUTPHIN Daily Egyptian With the sounds of pins clashing and hands clapping, one thing is clear at S.I. Bowl: Senior league is in session. S.I. Bowl hosts a variety of different leagues for men, women, youth and seniors, but Tuesday afternoons are reserved for the senior warriors. The senior warriors, a league of ten teams with three to four players each, is open to anyone older than 55. This year, two teams, High Ball and Grasshopper, have proven they are a force to be reckoned as they've earned the top two rankings of the league. High Ball, the No. 1 team of the league, finished the first half of the tournament with 46 points, ahead of the Grasshoppers by seven points. In this bowling league, points are awarded per game. To gain points, each team plays three games, gaining a point for each game won. The team with the most pins at the end of the day gets an additional point, for a possibility of four total points per day. Senior warriors began Aug. 23 and will end April 17. Yesterday marked the end of the first half of the tournament, with High Ball winning first place. The second half of the tournament will begin Tuesday as each team's points reset to zero. If High Ball wins the second half of the league, they will be league champions.
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Calvin Scott, of Carbondale, bowls for his team High Ball Tuesday during the senior league bowling tournament at S.I. Bowl Family Fun Center. Despite losing their first game, High Ball came back and won the next two games, pushing them ahead to first place.
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George Martin, of Carbondale, lines up his shot Tuesday at S.I. Bowl Family Fun Center in Carterville. Martin is a member of team High Ball and has been bowling at S.I. Bowl for a year and a half, he said.
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Above: Bill Bailey and the other two members of team Grasshoppers lost two of three games against the team High Ball. Bailey said he bowls each week for fun and doesn’t take it too seriously. Top right: Jim Scales, of Carbondale, gestures toward his team after finishing first in the first half of the senior league at S.I. Bowl Family Fun Center. The second half of the tournament will start Tuesday as scores are reset to zero. If the team High Ball wins the second half of the tournament, they will be league champions. LYNNETTE OOSTMEYER | DAILY EGYPTIAN
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Facebook aims to help prevent suicide
BROOKE DONALD Associated Press MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook is making it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on the social networking site to get help. A program launching Tuesday enables users to instantly connect with a crisis counselor through Facebook’s “chat” messaging system. The service is the latest tool from Facebook aimed at improving safety on its site, which has more than 800 million users. Earlier this year, Facebook announced changes to how users report bullying, offensive content and fake profiles.
“One of the big goals here is to get the person in distress into the right help as soon as possible,” Fred Wolens, public policy manager at Facebook, told The Associated Press. Google and Yahoo have long provided the phone number to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline as the first result when someone searches for “suicide” using their sites. Through email, Facebook also directed users to the hotline or encouraged friends to call law enforcement if they perceived someone was about to do harm. The new service goes a step further by enabling an instant chat session that experts say can make all the difference
with someone seeking help. “The science shows that people experience reductions in suicidal thinking when there is quick intervention,” said Lidia Bernik, associate project director of Lifeline. “We’ve heard from many people who say they want to talk to someone but don’t want to call. Instant message is perfect for that.” How the service works is if a friend spots a suicidal thought on someone’s page, he can report it to Facebook by clicking a link next to the comment. Facebook then sends an email to the person who posted the suicidal comment encouraging them to call the hotline or click on a link to begin a confidential chat. Facebook on its own doesn’t troll the
site for suicidal expressions, Wolens said. Logistically it would be far too difficult with so many users and so many comments that could be misinterpreted by a computer algorithm. “The only people who will have a really good idea of what’s going on is your friends so we’re encouraging them to speak up and giving them an easy and quick way to get help,” Wolens said. There have been high profile incidents of suicidal expressions on Facebook. Last month, authorities in Pittsburg, Calif., said a man posted a suicide note on Facebook before he killed his wife and in-laws then himself. In July, police in Pennsylvania said they believed they were able to
help prevent a man’s suicide after the man’s friend in California alerted police about a distraught Facebook posting. Police met with the man, who was committed to a hospital. Nearly 100 Americans die by suicide every day, and 36,035 a year, according to U.S Surgeon General Regina Benjamin’s office. “We have effective treatments to help suicidal individuals regain hope and a desire to live, and we know how powerful personal connections and support can be,” Benjamin said in a statement. “Facebook and the Lifeline are to be commended for addressing one of this nation’s most tragic public health problems.”
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Blagojevich gets extra month before 14-year sentence NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press CHIC AGO — A federal judge is allowing Rod Blagojevich an extra month of freedom before he must start a 14-year sentence for corruption and, at the ousted Illinois governor’s request, recommended Blagojevich be sent to prison in Colorado, 1,000 miles away from his Chicago home. Blagojevich’s attorneys told James Judge Zagel on Tuesday Blagojevich needed extra time to help his family move into a new home before he goes to prison. The Chicago house, where federal agents woke up Blagojevich in December 2008 to arrest him on corruption charges, has been on the market for months. Its listing price was recently reduced, and Blagojevich’s attorneys said Tuesday they think it can be sold soon. The former governor held many impromptu news conferences and meetings with supporters outside the home after his arrest, but his family announced they would sell it after he was convicted on almost all charges at his second trial earlier this year. Zagel also agreed Tuesday to recommend that Blagojevich be sent to the low-security Englewood federal prison in Littleton, Colo., outside of Denver. Federal prison officials have the final say of where Blagojevich goes. The prison is one level of security above a minimum-security camp like the one where Blagojevich’s predecessor, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, is serving a 6 1/2 year sentence for racketeering and fraud. Felons with a sentence longer than 10 years typically are placed in low-
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security facilities, Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke said. Attorney Sheldon Sorosky said Blagojevich’s wife and two daughters had “absolutely no plans” to move to Colorado if Blagojevich is sent there. He wouldn’t say why Blagojevich did not ask for a closer prison. “That was his personal choice,” Sorosky said. “I don’t know why he chose it.” Blagojevich, who turned 55 Dec. 10, was sentenced last week on 18 corruption-related counts, including charges that he tried to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. Blagojevich was also convicted of trying to shake down hospital and racetrack executives for campaign donations, and of lying to the FBI. Inmates are typically placed within 500 miles of their home to make family visits easier, Burke said. The length of an inmate’s sentence is “one of the biggest factors that we consider, but there are many, many others,” he said. If officials decide to place Blagojevich in a low-security prison, other facilities in nearby states might be more difficult for his family to visit.
A low-security prison in rural Milan, Mich., is about a 4 1/2-hour drive from Chicago. Other facilities in Minnesota and Kentucky are much longer drives. The Englewood facility, meanwhile, is close to Denver International Airport, a 2 1/2-hour flight from Chicago. Englewood prison is home to another high-profile inmate, former Enron Corp. president Jeffrey Skilling. Burke said federal prison officials would not disclose where Blagojevich is headed until he arrives at prison. Zagel gave Blagojevich a sentence close to the 15 to 20 years sought by prosecutors. Blagojevich’s attorneys asked for a lesser sentence, and he repeatedly apologized at his sentencing hearing for what he called “terrible mistakes.” “I caused it all. I’m not blaming anybody,” Blagojevich said in court. “I was the governor and I should have known better, and I am just so incredibly sorry.” According to federal rules, felons must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence a judge imposes, meaning that Blagojevich wouldn’t be eligible for early release until he serves nearly 12 years.
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Aries — Today is an 8 — Your creativity is reaching new heights. The right side of the brain is in charge now, and things are not looking bad. Keep all options open.
Cancer — Today is a 9 — Many things open up today in the finance and interaction arenas. You wrap up projects at work and gain the respect of new clients through service.
Libra — Today is an 8 — It’s easier to listen and be heard these days when it comes to loved ones. Learn from your friends or from a class, conference or seminar.
Capricorn — Today is an 8 — Begin a writing or recording project. Words come easily now, and your wit is quite attractive. Reveal your dreams in a way that inspires.
Taurus — Today is a 7 — A barrier disappears, and new chances reveal themselves, especially at home. Your strength is in knowing when to take and when to give. Find the right balance.
Leo — Today is a 9 — You’re truly the king of the jungle, and there’s no stopping you. You’re smarter and luckier for the next few weeks. Discover new income ideas.
Scorpio — Today is a 9 — There’s no time to worry now. Ask for what you want, and reach for the sky. Rediscover your talents, and put them to good use. Love is all around you.
Aquarius — Today is an 8 — Check the blueprint, and additional benefits come your way. The fog over close relationships is lifting. Get ready for excitement.
Gemini — Today is an 8 — It’s easier to work in groups now that Mercury has gone direct. Take a stroll in nature to clear your thoughts. Others want to do what you ask.
Virgo — Today is a 6 — Focus on the possibilities, rather than the limitations. Pay attention to details. There are fewer messes to clean up for the next few weeks. You’re beginning to understand.
Sagittarius — Today is an 8 — Accept an older person’s suggestion. They’ve been where you want to go. Don’t be afraid to step out of your shell. You really do know the way.
Pisces — Today is a 9 — Your words have great power right now. It’s a good time to shout, so belt it out through every means at your disposal.
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2011 is a year to forget for Saluki Athletics
JOE RAGUSA Daily Egyptian The stage was set for a Saluki resurgence in the 2011-12 season. Football came off a year when they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2002, men’s basketball wrapped up a passable 2010 non-conference schedule after an abysmal 200910 season, and the baseball team had to recover from the death of head coach Dan Callahan. Instead, 2011 soured quickly. Men’s basketball faltered in conference and made little noise in the postseason, the baseball team lost their best hitter before the season started, volleyball did so poorly the head coach was let go and the football team fell to the bottom of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The relationship between men's basketball coach Chris Lowery and the fans has gotten considerably worse since the 2007 Sweet 16 run. After SIU almost knocked off No. 1 seed Missouri State in the 2011 MVC tournament,
athletic director Mario Moccia announced a press conference to explain how they envisioned the program moving forward. That vision included Lowery, for better or worse. “I would use the example of involved in a marriage; it's easy to get divorced when things aren't going well, but can you see past that?� asked Moccia at the press conference March 10. “This is the person I got married to and maybe we got a little off-track now, but I was confident to why I got married to that person. We're going to ride this rough patch through so we can make it together.� This was followed by the announcement that forward Gene Teague and guards Troy Long and Mykel Cleveland left the program, but were replaced by a nine-player recruiting class. Freshman forward Dantiel Daniels is the most impressive of that class so far, but hasn’t played since Nov. 15 because of a pulled groin. It’s possible if Lowery holds on for another year, he’ll have a true point guard in recruit Bobo Drummond who will allow the offense to flow more fluidly than it does under freshman guard Josh Swan, who was originally brought in as a shooting guard. But a 1-7 start to the 2011-12 campaign and a police investigation into senior guard Justin Bocot hasn’t done him any favors with the fans. Those fans burned out on men’s basketball in 2011 couldn’t escape and go to the women’s side because they only managed two wins in the 2010-11 season. Please see COLUMN | 5
Bill Bailey, of Herrin, waits for his turn to bowl Tuesday at S.I. Bowl Family Fun Center in Carterville. Bailey, who is a member of the team Grasshoppers,
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said bowling three to five times a week is his way to get out of the house and do something besides watch TV. Please see page 5 for the full photo story.
Not just fun in the sun for SIU AKEEM GLASPIE Daily Egyptian The Salukis' trip to Hawaii during Christmas break will be strictly business as they compete in the ESPN Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. The three-day tournament starts Dec. 22 and offers a field of three NCAA tournament teams from the 2010-11 season: Clemson University, Xavier University and Kansas State. It will also give the Saluki men’s basketball team its first test against a school from a BCS conference in Kansas State. Junior guard Kourtney Goff said the team looks forward to the challenge. “I feel it will be a great opportunity for us to play on a national level, and to play good competition,� Goff said. “It will be a good thing for everyone individually and for the team, to let us know where we need to be going into our conference games.� The Salukis begin the tournament against the Kansas State Wildcats,
who return three starters from a team that went 23-11 last season and lost in the third round of the NCAA March Madness tournament. Freshman center Harry said it feels like a gift to experience Hawaii during Christmas, but he's also stressed because of the importance of winning. The young Saluki team will play with only four players on their bench as senior Justin Bocot continues to sit out because of an ongoing legal situation. The bench showed life in its previous game against Western Michigan. One of the sparks off the bench was junior guard T.J. Lindsay who led the reserves with 11 points, including nine from the three-point range. Lindsay said this trip will show how the team is continuing to gel as a unit. “We’re coming together a little bit better and we’re playing better in close games,� Lindsay said. “We’re starting not to make the rookie mistakes that we did, and we just have to get better everyday.� He said the team is also working
on its toughness and rebounds in preparation for KSU and a game against Clemson or the University of Texas El-Paso. While the team is focused on basketball during the trip, the time spent off the court will be great for the team's chemistry, Goff said. “I definitely think it’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s a business trip first, but it would be even better to go down there and win it all,� Goff said. The players recognize their performance in front of ESPN’s national audience is huge for the reputation of the Saluki basketball program. Whitt said a win during this tournament will be a huge boost for the program. “It shows the potential of the team,� Whitt said. “We had some struggles early because we’re a young team, but a win will bring national recognition to our program.�
Akeem Glaspie can be reached at aglaspie@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 269.