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Jacob Hinchey and Doug Palmer adjust their protective armor in preparation for Kendo practice Tuesday. Kendo is based on traditional samurai swordsmanship, said Chris Lamprecht, a member of the organization. In preparation for practice, participants wrap their heads in cloth and put on helmets to protect their faces against strikes. FOR A FULL FEATURE STORY ON KENDO, PLEASE SEE PAGE 4. GEORGE LAMBOLEY DAILY EGYPTIAN
Enrollment, bargaining stall budget fix BRANDON COLEMAN Daily Egyptian Chancellor Rita Cheng said a decline in enrollment, reduction in federal stimulus money and lack of state support are all factors that created a $13 million budget deficit. Cheng said $5.7 million of the deficit remains after the implementation of a permanent 4 percent budget cut for academic units and a 5 percent budget cut for non-academic units. She said those cuts permanently reduced the university's state-funded budget by $7.3 million. Cheng said the university still needs to reach an agreement with
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he nature of major stress is caused in Carbondale by enrollment problems of previous years and this current year.
the bargaining teams from the Faculty Association, Non-TenureTrack Faculty Association and civil service labor unions about the four closure days. The closure days were implemented to make up the $2.6 million the furlough days were intended to save SIUC, she said. The bargaining units that don't yet have an agreement still must find a way to save $1.5 million, which is
— Duane Stucky senior vice president of financial and administrative affairs their share of the closure day savings. Cheng said the university generated $4.4 million as a result of the truth-in-tuition law, but the decline in enrollment offset $1.3 million of money generated by it. The truth-in-tuition law guarantees the same tuition rate for in-state undergrads for four years who have enrolled at SIUC after fall 2004. Tuition is subject to increase after a student has spent four years
at SIUC, and each incoming class of freshmen pays more than the previous one, she said. Duane Stucky, senior vice president of financial and administrative affairs, said the SIU campuses are independent of each other and SIUC currently faces challenges that Edwardsville does not. He said SIU's budget issues are restricted to the Carbondale campus only because
the School of Medicine in Springfield and SIU-Edwardsville have been stable financially. “The nature of major stress is caused in Carbondale by enrollment problems of previous years and this current year,� Stucky said. “The Edwardsville campus has ... experienced enrollment growth.� Both campuses were affected by the lack of state appropriations, but the enrollment shortfall is a more serious concern that directly affects the Carbondale campus, he said. Please see BUDGET | 4
Students, staff ‘rejuvenate’ forest with clearing JULIE SWENSON Daily Egyptian After the May 2009 storm, SIUC students, staff and faculty have worked together to clear Thompson Woods and prepare the forest for future growth, Phil Gatton said. “To see the forest destroyed as much as it was, this was an opportunity for people to put the storm behind them,� said Gatton, director of plant and service operations. “I think by the sheer number of people we have had participate over time and be actively
involved with it, I think that shows how many people really love our campus.� Gatton said woods cleanup was grouped into three phases based on priority. Shortly after the storm, immediate hazards and paths blocked by trees were cleared, which was the first phase. The second phase involved clearing debris from the wooded area near the paths, and the third phase, which involves clearing debris from the rest of Thompson Woods and the woods around Campus Lake and Douglas Drive, is continuing, he said. He said 10 percent of trees across
campus were damaged by the storm, which knocked out power for days and caused chaos throughout the city. Plant and service staff worked with faculty from the department of forestry to determine what should be saved or removed to preserve the natural area, which was a condition in the Thompson family's donation of the lands to SIU, he said. Gatton said the process is long term and isn't just about cleaning up the woods, but also planting new native trees to replace those downed during the storm.
Karen Midden, a plant and soil science teacher, participated in planting trees last fall with two students. While some people are shocked at how the forest looks, Midden said clearing the debris is beneficial overall. “The trees are going to grow back, and many of the trees were in poor health prior to the May storm due to some ice storms,� she said. “Even though it's devastating looking, I think in the long-term plan it will rejuvenate better and healthier to the way people would like it to be.� Midden said a lot of the plants that
filled in the forest before the clearing of debris were shrubs and invasive honeysuckle, which aren't natural to forests and don't help the overall growth. Regarding public concerns about wildlife being driven out into the open, Midden said there are other wooded areas nearby that animals can live in. She said the only downside to clearing the woods of debris is soil compression caused by large equipment. Please see FOREST | 4