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First union votes yes ACSE gives authorization to set strike date SARAH SCHNEIDER Daily Egyptian Civil service employees at the university can now strike on or after Oct. 6.

Of the 75 percent of eligible due-paying voters in the Association of Civil Service Employees who voted Tuesday, 80 percent gave authorization for the executive committee to set a date to strike if they deem necessary, said Jim Clark, Illinois Education Association representative.

The vote does not mean the union will go on strike but is the last legal step under the Illinois public labor relations act toward a strike. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now there are consequences if we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get an agreement,â&#x20AC;? he said.

In accordance with the act, the union may go on strike under certain circumstances such as, if the employees in the union are represented by an exclusive bargaining representative, the collective bargaining agreement has expired, the representative has requested a mediator and at least five days have passed since an intent to strike has been given.

Cyndi Kessler-Criswell, president of ACSE, said the authorization means the union is solid and is moving forward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did it,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Chancellor Rita Cheng could not be immediately reached by email at press time for comment on the approval.

Rod Sievers, university spokesman, said the goal for both sides is still to reach an agreement.

He said there is a strike planning committee of individuals across campus that meets once a week to look into what the university will do in the event of a strike from any of the unions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing has been set in stone because it is almost like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;why speculate on what hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happened yet?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he said.

Clark said the ACSE was unionized in 1978 and was the first group of employees at the university to do so. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that they took the first step is consistent with bargaining on the campus,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think today is significant, after 454 days, we had to do something, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just sit and do nothing with no action taken.â&#x20AC;?

He said the approval vote is an opportunity to get back to the table and find a mutual agreement.

Clark said Brent Patton, director of labor and employee relations, gave the association dates they can meet with the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bargaining team Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am going to take at face value the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contention that they want to get this settled,â&#x20AC;? Clark said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;ACSE has not met (with the administration bargaining team) in a while. We have an opportunity here with all the actions being taken, all the emails being exchanged, all the headlines ... maybe it is time to sit at the table and see if we can find a middle ground.â&#x20AC;?

The association has bargaining dates set for next week and the week after, he said, but most members on the bargaining team work in single offices so finding times to meet is difficult.

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Members of the Association of Civil Service Employees break the seal of a ballot box Tuesday in the Student Center Ballrooms. The Union reported an 80 percent vote

to authorize a strike. The Illinois Education Association union was the first of four unions on campus to vote for authorization.

Freshmen fight censorship Students read selections from historically banned books

JACQUELINE MUHAMMAD Daily Egyptian

First-year students, along with campus and faculty, will honor their freedom by reading books which were once banned or challenged.

Books have been challenged for numerous reasons throughout history; some were banned due to the use of offensive language, violence, racial tension or sexuality.

The last week in September is Banned Books Week. In celebration, students in Lottsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; section of Saluki First Year 101 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Foundations of inquiry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a course designed to transition first-year students to college life â&#x20AC;&#x201D; had a discussion Tuesday about banned books, which turned into a lesson on bias, civility, discrimination and First Amendment rights.

Morris Library will host a banned book reading Thursday to participate in Banned Books Week, an annual event organized by the American Library Association.

Megan Lotts, an assistant professor in Library Affairs, said banning books is a violation of First Amendment rights.

The First Amendment states congress

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Hundreds of books are challenged in libraries each year, some of which result in banning, according to the American Library Association.

Banned Books Week, the last week in September, promotes awareness of these challenges and celebrates freedom of speech. The Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie; Common Sense, by Thomas Paine;

The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer; and And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, were all at one time or another on the banned book list. And Tango Makes Three, a true story about two male penguins who raised a chick, has topped the most-banned list since published in 2005.

shall make no law abridging freedom of speech, press, or the right of people to assemble and petition the government.

Students from the class have chosen to read once banned books such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;To Kill a Mockingbird,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lord of the Fliesâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catcher in the Rye.â&#x20AC;?

Catcher in the Rye was banned in the U.S. and Australia. The book was permanently removed from teaching programs in a Tulsa, Okla., after it was

put on an 11th grade reading list. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lord of the Fliesâ&#x20AC;? by William Golding was challenged in the Olney, Texas Independent School District because of excessive violence and bad language, while Harper Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;To Kill a Mockingbirdâ&#x20AC;? was challenged in Park Hills, Mo., because it contained profanity and racial slurs.

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Corrections In Tuesday’s edition of the Daily Egyptian, the story “Unions express concerns, need for strike vote,” should have clarified the imposed terms do not state the university has to declare financial exigency to lay off faculty members. The imposed terms state the SIU Board of Trustees can approve the lay off of faculty, including tenured faculty, with 30 days notice. The Daily Egyptian regrets this error.

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D’s Quick Stop to be rebuilt by 2012 TARA KULASH Daily Egyptian The notorious catfish from D’s Quick Stop is making a comeback.

The landmark restaurant on North Washington St. burned down June 25 from unknown causes. Owner Margaret Nesbitt said the amount of support she’s received from the community influenced her to rebuild the business, and she hopes it will be open by the beginning of 2012.

She said G. Allen Construction Inc. from Johnston City began the demolition process of what was left of the building Wednesday.

Although rain stopped the workers Saturday, Nesbitt said she hopes the property will be cleared by the end of the week.

The Daily Egyptian left multiple voicemails for G. Allen Construction but did not receive any phone calls Monday for comment.

“Now I’m picking up the pieces the best way I can with the help of family and community support,” Nesbitt said. “My faith in God is strong, and the place is a fellowship for the community, so we want it reopened.”

She said she’s even received phone calls all the way from California, New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and Maryland from customers that want to know when she will reopen.

The restaurant opened in the 1970s and was co-owned by

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Carbondale firefighters work to put out a fire June 25 at D’s Quick Stop. The condemned building sat

unused and marked off with police tape for almost four months until demolition started Wednesday.

D’s Quick Stop is being demolished after a fire burned the restaurant on North Washington Street

beyond repair June 25. Owner Margaret Nesbitt hopes to rebuild the restaurant by December.

Nesbitt and her brother, Elbert Simon Sr. Simon died in December, leaving her to run the business.

Nesbitt said it began as a coffee and doughnut shop, and high school students would stop by on their way to school. After a while, though, Nesbitt said she and her brother had the idea to add fish to the menu, which became a top seller.

Marilyn Tipton of Carbondale called D's Quick Stop a Carbondale staple because of its long-standing reputation.

Carbondale resident Camille Jones was a frequent customer at D’s before it burned down, and said the family atmosphere and great catfish brought customers back again and again.

“A lot of people came from near and far,” Jones said. “As a matter of fact, if you can imagine being in Chicago and you knew you were going to Carbondale for the weekend, you knew you would go to D’s and you looked forward to it.”

Nesbitt said her insurance company won’t cover the fees for the restaurant to be rebuilt, so she plans to take out some loans. She said she hopes some restaurants might offer any extra equipment they have as a donation, or that electricians, plumbers and construction workers might volunteer to help build the business.

“I haven’t gotten any richer in 30 years,” Nesbitt said. “But it’s the

place (customers) remembered that they can bring their children.

It’s a safe place.”

Councilman Chris Wissmann said he went to D’s for the first time back in 1988 with an old friend from the SIUC dormitories. He said he was impressed with the food and has been back several times.

Wissmann said he has a lot of respect for Nesbitt because she opened her restaurant before Longbranch Café, Tres Hombres and several others came into the area.

“She could be credited with seeing the potential of that area before most people and taking an interest in it while most people wrote it off,” Wissmann said.

He said if the business reopens it could create jobs, and would be a great way for people to invest in the community, especially since it’s a landmark.

Nesbitt said the restaurant represents her relationship with the community. For example, she said the community would always come in on New Year’s Day for blackeyed peas and cornbread, and she can’t wait to pick the tradition back up again.

“I think the good Lord is going to bless it,” Nesbitt said. “We can laugh, enjoy a good sandwich and come back again.”

Tara Kulash can be reached at tkulash@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 273.

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The vote was held in two sessions Tuesday and the results were announced at 6 p.m. Clark said a question and answer session was held before the votes to clarify issues the group is negotiating for their collective bargaining agreement.

Kessler-Criswell said the group wants personal days to be implemented, which would not add vacation days but allow employees to use the days in case of emergency

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Payne Charlesworth, a freshman studying international business, said many banned books are classic literature and often deal with major issues that are a part of society.

“It’s wrong to ban books because they talk about history and events which have actually taken place,” Charlesworth said. “This is some of the best literature ever written and it’s sad some people won’t be able read them because someone was offended by the material.”

Melissa Hubbard, rare book librarian and assistant professor in Library Affairs, said the event celebrates people’s freedom to read what they choose to and the rights to make choices with the information they have access to.

“Information is really powerful, and when you start removing books from shelves you are really taking away a person’s power to inform him or herself,” Hubbard said.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 instead of requesting the day off in advance.

She said employees are overworked and the reduction of employees is worrisome.

Tamara Keen, member of the bargaining team, said 73 civil service positions have been lost since January 2010.

Chancellor Rita Cheng said the association is not unique in this aspect because 280 positions have been lost across campus and it is unlikely they will be filled because there is no money to fill the positions.

The bargaining team has also requested wage increases equal to those granted to the Faculty Association arguing the employees are also a vital part of the university.

The Faculty Association duepaying members are scheduled to vote to authorize a strike today, Graduate Assistants United will vote Friday and Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association members will vote by mail until Oct. 5.

Lotts said the issue of freedom of speech relates to this year’s campus theme: Civility. She said the concept of telling someone what they can and cannot read is unacceptable.

“You might think you’re in control but you’re really not.

Anyone can ban a book. It’s scary to think about what else can be removed and what else can be taken away from you,” Lotts said.

She said giving students the opportunity to read these books could present them with ideas they’ve never had before. She said it could be empowering to freshmen especially because the experience could push them to think outside of the box.

Anthony Hasto, a freshman from Mt. Prospect studying criminal justice, said he can’t imagine putting together all of his hard work writing a book and then someone banning it.

Haley Betts, a freshman from Lake Forest studying communication design, will read a

selection from “Lord of the Flies.”

She said although the book depicts violence, the lessons of civility it offers can be useful.

“During the book they tried to set social norms, and establish a form a government. The books depicts the struggle it took for those things to be established,” Betts said.

Lotts said the concept of her course is not to just have students participate in activities but to further develop them as human beings.

She said events which take place throughout the country during Banned Books Week are for everyone to celebrate freedom of speech.

“The whole idea of my course is not just about reading books or studying. It’s about getting students to engage in life,” Lotts said.

Sarah Schneider can be reached at sschneider@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 255.

Jacqueline Muhammad can be reached at jmuhammad@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 268.

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Low history scores point to larger problem in America LEWIS W. DIUGUID McClatchy-Tribune An old saying reminds us that history helps put current events into context.

Without history, or a working knowledge of social studies, people are prey to spin doctorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; manipulation. Without a history base, citizens can unknowingly make poor choices or opt out of voting. Lawmakers also may be more prone to making bad decisions.

Yet a history-knowledge void is occurring, according to a nationwide test of grades four, eight and 12. The National Assessment of Educational Progress this year released its â&#x20AC;&#x153;U.S. History 2010,â&#x20AC;? which found only 12 percent of seniors, 17 percent of eighth-graders and 20 percent of fourth-graders achieved â&#x20AC;&#x153;proficientâ&#x20AC;? scores on history exams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The proficient level represents solid academic performance,â&#x20AC;? the Nation's Report Card on history stated.

Fourth-graders fell short in understanding the importance of certain colonial jobs, identifying the changes for African-Americans after the Civil War and naming a civil rights goal.

Only 44 percent of them knew the construction of canals in the 1800s increased trade among states. Fifty-six percent of the fourth-graders had an understanding of freedoms afforded in the Bill of Rights.

Eighth-graders turned in a mixed performance on questions about the Progressive Era, the domestic effect of war, President Richard Nixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation, the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise and immigration patterns. Only 59 percent were able to say that the Three-Fifths Compromise resolved the issue at the Constitutional Convention of how to account for slaves when determining state populations.

However, â&#x20AC;&#x153;71 percent of the eighth-graders were able to understand the advertisement and identify that the invention of barbed wire contributed to the end of the open-range cattle farming on the Western Plains.â&#x20AC;? Young peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heavy media consumption leaves them open to messages that advertising of all ages delivers.

Twelfth-graders were challenged by questions on states' rights dating back to 1832, understanding the role of third parties, the effect of World War II on African American struggles for civil rights and Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in the Korean War. Only 45 percent of the students were able to identify that Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application for statehood endangered the balance between free and slave states, and only 22 percent of the eighth-graders

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he National Assessment of Educational Progress this year released its "U.S. History 2010," which found only 12 percent of seniors, 17 percent of eighth-graders and 20 percent of fourth-graders achieved "proficient" scores on history exams. could identify China as North Koreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ally in the Korean War. The average score of 12th-graders in 2010 did not change significantly from 2006 but was higher than in 1994.

Fourth-graders at or above basic achievement did not change significantly from 2006 to 2010 but scored higher than 1994. Average scores for eighth-graders were higher in 2010 than previous years.

For eighth-graders, the 2010 test did show that the achievement gap narrowed between black and Hispanic students compared with white students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Increases were also seen since 2006 for students from lower- and higherincome families,â&#x20AC;? the report said.

Nationwide, thousands of students in hundreds of schools took the test, providing a representative sample of student performance on the history exam. The test was set to measure knowledge of American history â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the context of democracy, culture, technology and the changing role of America in the world.â&#x20AC;?

The faltering student performance on history tests adds to criticsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lament of the 2002 No Child Left Behind law, President George W. Bush's signature legislation. It stresses that educators teach to the test, which pushes classroom proficiency in reading and math scores.

However, important subjects like history don't get as much attention because schools and educators are being pushed to raise No Child Left Behind test scores. Distressingly few schools are bettering their marks despite intense work by teachers. Thank goodness President Barack Obama on Friday offered waivers to states on key parts of the law.

Yet educators, students and the community must redouble their efforts to ensure that studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; academic performance goes up.

At the poor pace weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going, the United States risks losing its standing as a superpower as the current generation of leadership in industry and government hands the controls to their lightly educated replacements.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Substituting professors during a strike is laughable Dear Editor:

Last week, Chancellor Rita Cheng responded to a potential faculty strike by declaring: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Substitute teachers would be called in and administrators would teach classes.â&#x20AC;?

Should I laugh or be insulted? I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know there were qualified â&#x20AC;&#x153;substitute teachersâ&#x20AC;? with advanced credentials and experience in Carbondale waiting to walk into classes unprepared and not having the textbooks or knowing the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; current grades. While I intend to continue teaching my students because of my own sense of commitment to them, at least now I know that I can easily be replaced by a â&#x20AC;&#x153;substitute teacherâ&#x20AC;? at any point in the future. Experience and credentials no longer matter.

And what if the administrators are specialists in areas not relevant to the courses in question? I forgot: Experience and credentials in a particular course no longer matter.

The administration should not assume that, although many faculty members will probably continue to teach, this can be interpreted as a vote of support for the administration. In my almost 38 years of working in higher education, I have never seen such disrespect by any administration toward any faculty.

The reality is that whether the administration â&#x20AC;&#x153;winsâ&#x20AC;? against the Faculty Association, or whether the Faculty Association â&#x20AC;&#x153;winsâ&#x20AC;? against the

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didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know there were qualified â&#x20AC;&#x153;substitute teachersâ&#x20AC;? with advanced credentials and experience in Carbondale waiting to walk into classes unprepared and not having the textbooks or knowing the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; current grades. administration, the university has already lost. Things have been allowed to fester for 17 months, with faculty members teaching without mutually-agreed-upon contracts. Clearly, there has been a failure to bargain in good faith.

Are we to believe that the entire burden for the impasse rests with the Faculty Association? I think not. The administration and Board of Trustees should have been much more proactive to make sure that the situation never reached this point. Having failed to be proactive, our administration has now instead decided to be reactive with â&#x20AC;&#x153;substitute teachers.â&#x20AC;?

The negativity will live on for years in terms of low faculty morale, faculty turnover and possibly lower student enrollment and retention.

Dennis T. Lowry SIUC professor of journalism

Secular Aliance deserves respect like any other RSO Dear Editor:

â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need God - to hope, to care, to love, to live.â&#x20AC;?

This ad from the Center for Inquiry recently caused some stir in the news and seems there are students at SIUC who have some problems with it.

I recently found out that several students went to a few buildings on campus and took down some flyers put up by the Secular Student Alliance for the purpose of advertising meetings. While some of the flyers contained the Center for Inquiry ad, others simply asked if students were non-religious.

The students removing the flyers said they were offended by the message and found them controversial. As an atheist and the president of the Secular Student Alliance at SIUC, I understand there are those who disagree with our views on religion. However, I am appalled and disgusted to find that there are those who would deface our flyers for religious reasons. Our flyers contained nothing that should be considered offensive or

controversial. There was no discrimination against any religion or religious beliefs and the flyers did not contain any aggressive or forceful language. In fact, our flyers are no more extreme than a similar religious flyer is, say for Vine Church or InterVarsity.

I would also like to point out that RSOs put a good deal of time, effort and even money into creating and posting their flyers. Removing them should be considered offensive and controversial.

We are just coming out of the recent debacle in which the Undergraduate Student Government vote for RSO status and now we find even more discrimination directed toward our group. I know we may not overcome the misconceptions others have about the secular community but I hope that SIUC will one day become, in the words of Chancellor Rita Cheng, a place of â&#x20AC;&#x153;inclusive excellence.â&#x20AC;?

Benjamin Warren President of SIUC Secular Student Alliance

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ay is for horses — and the Tall Tree Lake Music Festival.

Event organizers, with the help of some Johnson County residents, fought mud from heavy rain by laying down hay, and lots of it. They needed plenty because about 1,500 people came to Goreville to enjoy the music, including headliners Leftover Salmon and Conspirator, Friday and Saturday.

That’s about five times more people than the first Tall Tree saw, organizers said.

David Barrett, one of two brothers from Carbondale who founded Tall Tree, said he thinks a good reputation and advertising are part of the reason, but there’s more to it than promotion.

“There’s no television out here, there’s no huge distractions. It’s people you enjoy talking to, meeting. A hundred years ago, that’s how people lived,” he said. “That really doesn’t exist anymore, as far as I can tell, and maybe you get a little of that here.”

“Here” was 250 acres of lake and field, much of it covered with an array of neon-colored tents for the many fans who camped at the festival.

Erin Gurney, of Chicago, paused between jumping in and out of the lake to say she would return next year because of the festival’s atmosphere.

“It has a nice, small feel to it, like there’s familiar faces everywhere,” she said.

Those faces ranged in age from 3 months to 70 years, which Barrett credited to the southern Illinois culture.

“Something like this has a very family-oriented feeling to it, very close-knit,” Barrett said. “Sometimes when you live somewhere like this, you take it for granted, and I certainly did.”

He said life in the Internet age is full of superficial connections that do not involve face-to-face interaction.

“This is where you find that real connection,” Barrett said.

Becky Clark, box office manager, said the festival’s success stems from word of mouth and connecting with fans on social networking sites such as Facebook.

She said Tall Tree’s budget is small for a festival, and the organizers try to keep ticket prices affordable. Admission ranged from $65 for a one-day pass to $100 at the gate for a two-day pass.

Clark said she joined the Tall Tree team after working with John and David Barrett at Arkansas’ Wakarusa Music Festival.

David Barrett said he and his brother have been involved with “festies” for seven or eight years, and always dreamed of bringing one to their home of southern Illinois.

The first Tall Tree, which took about a year and a half to plan, was held in summer 2009 and welcomed about 300 people, he said.

John Barrett, festival director, said relationship building is key to putting together a festival, but it takes more than that to hold one.

“You have to book the talent lineup, be sure everything is in place from the radios to transportation to golf carts to airline tickets … you have to be sure the capital is in place, the staging, the production,” he said.

The details don’t necessarily stop when the festival begins, as organizers had to rearrange schedules and juggle stages during heavy rain. Without a roof or enough tarp to shield electronic equipment, the main stage could not be

%WTT G used and Conspirator’s set was cut short.

Three of the 58 scheduled bands — Bluetech, Todd Day Wait’s Pigpen and Fuggins Wheat Band — were cancelled, but John Barrett said all three will play at other venues in southern Illinois and appear at Tall Tree 2012.

Nathan Green, a sophomore from Ottawa studying photojournalism, said he returned to Tall Tree for his second year for the bluegrass and electronic scene. He said he was disappointed Conspirator had to stop abruptly.

“A lot of the equipment started getting wet and they had to stop playing and cover all the equipment,” Green said.

He said rain didn't ruin the festival, though, as the small size made for a more intimate experience with friends and the artists.

“Wet, but very fun,” Green said.

David Barrett said size is part of what sets Tall Tree apart from many better known events.

“The big festivals can be a lot of fun but you kind of get lost in the shuffle,” he said.

Despite its size, Tall Tree 2011 attracted acts with strong regional followings to complement the headliners. Among them were bluegrass bands Mountain Sprout and Greensky Bluegrass; jam bands Spread and Brother Bagman; folk singer and songwriter Chicago Farmer; reggae-blues band Aaron Kamm and the One Drops; and electronic acts Spankalicious and Fresh2Death.

The brothers said they hope to see the festival grow and eventually book more nationally known acts.

In the meantime, David Barrett is happy with the way things are.

“When everything is going on and I can walk out in the middle of the field — and hopefully no one knows who I am — and I can stand there and see the smiles on everybody’s faces and see everybody having an unbelievably good time, then I know all the hard work and sacrifice and effort is worth it,” he said.

John Barrett said he just wants people to leave happy. And some more sunshine next year would be nice, too.

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&GUKIP D[ A group of festival-goers carry their canopy to another stage Saturday at the Tall Tree Lake Music Festival in Goreville. Hundreds of people gathered from as far away as Texas to relax, listen to a wide variety of music and enjoy the positive energy during the two-day festival. Attesting to the atmosphere of festivals like Tall Tree, Sarah Skiold-Hanlin, of Collinsville, quoted the Dalai Lama and said, “To make peace, we need more music festivals.”

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A couple sleeps amid a crowd Saturday at the Showcase Stage during the Tall Tree Lake Music Festival in Goreville. The two-day festival hosted many genres of bands, including singer and songwriter Chicago Farmer, electronic artist Spankalicious, and bluegrass bands Greensky Bluegrass and Leftover Salmon.

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As The Congress plays, light emanates from the porch-turned-stage at the Barn Loft Saturday during the Tall Tree Lake Music Festival in Goreville.

The Congress was scheduled to play on the main stage, but due to steady rain sound engineers had to set up under the covered porch.

The Congress is a Denver-based band that fuses Americana, rock and soul.

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As the sun sets over Tall Tree Lake, festival-goers gather around the Showcase Stage Saturday during the Tall Tree Lake Music Festival in Goreville.

Though a steady rain saturated people, tents and the dirt road, the spirit of the festival endured.

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Sports

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For Mihelich, the team victory signifies her second tournament win in only three attempts in her young career as coach at SIU. Mihelich was hired Aug. 4.

After former head coach Diane

Daugherty retired after 25 years of service.

Mihelich said the team still has a way to go, but knows they are on the right track.

“When we play up to our potential, we will be unstoppable,” Mihelich said.

Even with the lopsided victory, Matthews said there is much to improve on as the Salukis move forward.

“We will continue to work on our short game. We know we can strike the ball but we will win tournaments because of our

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 putting,” Matthews said.

Austin Peay State University and SIUE finished tied for second with a combined two-round score of 663 to round out the top three teams.

The Salukis resume play when they travel to Fisher, Ind., to

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compete in the MAC Preview tournament where they will look to extend their tournament win streak to three.

Kevin Taylor can be reached at ktaylor@dailyegyptian.com or at 536-3311 ext. 269.

ISAAC SMITH | DAILY EGYPTIAN

Left to right, sophomore outside hitter Jessica Whitehead and freshman middle blocker Sarah James miss a spike Tuesday during a match against

the SIUE Cougars in Davies Gymnasium. For a recap of the Salukis’ matchup against the Cougars please see www.dailyegyptian.com.

COLUMN

McAndrew reduced to eyesore, construction on pace Construction may continue for up to 18 months

JOE RAGUSA Daily Egyptian Saluki Stadium kicked off its second season Saturday, but less than a block away sits the corpse of SIU football’s former home, McAndrew Stadium.

“There’s a plan here, sometimes maybe not everybody sees it because it takes some time to develop, but the intent all along was because the entrance to campus was not what it should have been,” said Phil Gatton, director of Plant and Service Operations. “It’s going to be more of a traditional entrance to campus instead of coming in through the backside of a football stadium.”

The demolition started in December with the knocking down of the stands, but for the last nine months very little has happened. Now the entrance to campus on Route 51 looks like a mess of torn-up turf and random machinery.

“Well yeah, there’s going to be some growing pains, but people need to stay focused on the overall plan,” said Rod Sievers, university spokesman.

“It’s a domino game; one thing has to happen before the next thing does.”

The first domino was the groundbreaking ceremony of Saluki Stadium in March 2009. The destruction of McAndrew had to wait because the track team still needed a place to practice, and without a new facility very little could be done.

“We worked with athletics as far as events scheduled, they had several track events plus the local high schools came in to use it as well,” Gatton said. “(The track team) still uses that area as a practice facility. I know as of last week they were still throwing out there. There’s been a coordination issue between the construction timeline and athletics’ need to use the facility.”

Ground was broken on a new track facility May 23, but Gatton said the stands at McAndrew were dilapidated, falling apart and needed to be torn down before that for safety reasons.

“We just wanted to get it torn down as quick as we can,” Gatton said. “When you got rid of football, there wasn’t really a need for all of those stands because obviously we don’t have as many people watching those events.”

Sievers said after McAndrew is completely torn down they will start

building a parking lot in its place. The lot will replace the parking spaces lost by the demolition of the current parking garage by the Student Center that is slated to start in December.

The parking garage is being torn down for a new student services building, which Sievers said will be a ‘one-stop shop’ for students looking for offices like admissions, financial aid and bursar among others.

In addition to the parking lot in place of McAndrew, which Gatton said is scheduled to finish by the end of November, the SIU Board of Trustees hired an architect to do preliminary work on a new alumni services building.

Gatton said there is also the possibility of another building, most likely a new classroom building or research center, but nothing is official until the BOT approves a course of action. This will be done after the architect finishes the preliminary work.

Certainly this will help ease some of the problems the university has had with the retention of students. With all of the offices in one building instead of scattered across campus, this could alleviate some issues students have with the school.

CALEB WEST | DAILY EGYPTIAN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PHIL GAT TON DIRECTOR OF PLANT AND SERVICE OPERATIONS

But what about those of us who won’t see this come to fruition?

While Gatton said the student services building is scheduled to be finished by the end of the Spring 2012 semester, the rest of the construction could take up to 18 months, so anybody graduating before then won’t see the final product. What we’ll be left with

is the image of orange fencing surrounding a bunch of dirt mounds across campus.

But, on the bright side, Gatton said students shouldn’t lose any parking spaces because of this.

Joe Ragusa may be reached at jragusa@dailyegyptian.com or 536.3311 ext. 269

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KEVIN TAYLOR Daily Egyptian The SIU womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team is on a roll, as it won its second tournament in two weeks.

The Salukis won their first tournament at the Cardinal Classic Sept. 18, then dominated the SIUE Intercollegiate tournament Monday and Tuesday. This was the

teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second victory of the early season, and first back-to-back tournament wins since 1967.

SIU entered Tuesday 26 strokes in front of eventual-second place Austin Peay University and finished Tuesday with a 31-stroke lead and a combined two-round score 632. The team was led by senior Alisha Matthews, who finished first in individual play

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf dominates back-to-back tournaments first time since 1967 with a two-round score of 155, SIU placed three girls in the top three in individual play.

Matthews, whose individual victory was the first of her career at SIU, said the Salukisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to jump out to a substantial lead was key to their victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We entered Tuesday knowing we had solid lead,â&#x20AC;? Matthews said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just wanted to go out there, have fun and finish the tournament.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Margaret Gilley finished second with a combined score of 156 and sophomore

Cassie Rushing finished tied for third with a score of 158 to round out the top three individual performers.

Rushing began Tuesday in first place with a first round score of 75 that included a 35 on the front nine. Gilley, who recorded her first individual victory to coincide with her MVC Golfer of the Week award, said the team expects to win every tournament they compete in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even play up capability in terms of our scores,â&#x20AC;? Gilley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The feeling of winning back-to-back tournaments is indescribable though.â&#x20AC;?

Despite less than ideal conditions that included swirling winds around the back nine, the Salukis shot well enough to maintain the lead. Head coach Alexis Mihelich said scores were a little high and the team even stayed after play ended Monday to further adapt to the faster greens and harder pins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The course was elevated which made it very difficult to play, but we played well enough to win,â&#x20AC;?

Mihelich said.

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