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RYAN VOYLES Daily Egyptian While some students around campus continue to sweat it out in the classrooms, the Physical Plant continues searching for efficient ways to cool everyone down. Under the current system, many on campus buildings are connected to a central heating system, which provides either hot or cold air throughout the campus — not both, said Phil Gatton, director of the Physical Plant. One of the biggest challenges facing any change to the heating system is how rooms across campus are being used, Gatton said. One room in a building might be cold, yet the room next to it would be warm because of having been turned into a computer lab. “Some rooms may have a need for cold air, while the one right next to it will be needing warm air,� he said. “Because every space is serving a different purpose, every room has different heating needs. And that wasn’t foreseen when these buildings were built, because they couldn’t see the type of equipment being put in rooms.� Although it is possible for every building to have its own standalone chilling system, the cost of the systems and manpower would be too much, said Brad Dillard, associate director of facilities. “The more individual units we have, the more expensive it is to manage and monitor every one of them,� he said. “It also requires more staffing and manpower to make the conversion and constantly monitor what’s going on.� Many older buildings on campus have a two-pipe system, which allows the transfer of either hot or cold air, said Scott Weber, supervising engineer of the physical plant. He said whenever one of these buildings is remodeled, like Morris Library, the construction of a fourpipe system is a top priority. That system would allow the plant to provide hot and cold air to campus at the same time, Gatton said. “The idea is if we could get our buildings to be four-pipe systems, then to have stand-alone chillers that could operate year-round and provide cooling into the loop during traditional off-season peaks,� Gatton said. Please see HEATING | 2
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Mary Vannice, left, a freshman from Champaign studying animal science, Dani Eichholz, a sophomore from Windsor studying animal science, and Nelli Grzes, a freshman from Schaumburg studying
hospitality and tourism administration, lie out in front of Campus Lake Monday. Vannice said they liked to take advantage of the warm weather and the rays.
Lifelong fan chooses tickets first STILE T. SMITH Daily Egyptian With a new football stadium and the dimensions of the SIU Arena changing in 2010, someone had to have the first choice in season tickets. That person was Greg Cook. Cook, owner of Cook Portable Warehouse, made a donation of $1 million to the Saluki Way project in January 2008, the largest donation to the project so far. Athletic Director Mario Moccia said the seat selection process was a two-tiered process. Those who made a “major donation� or a donation of $25,000 or more were put into the first group — about 170 people. After that, Moccia said a points system determined the order those 170 fans would get to choose seats. Moccia said points are accumulated for lifetime membership of the Alumni Association, each $100 contributed to Salukis athletics, each consecutive year of Varsity Club membership and more. Cook said his father, John Cook, began taking him to football and basketball games when he was 5-yearsold, and he has been a season ticket holder since he was in his 20s. “It was something, first of all, that the university and community
needed, and secondly that it was going to benefit not just Carbondale but the entire southern Illinois by having our university be at a higher standard than it is already,� Cook said. Cook said he made the donation to honor his father, who died in 2005. Cook said he went to school at SIUC in the 1970s, studying business administration. Moccia said Cook and his wife, Nancy, have been vital assets to the athletic department. “They’re tremendous fans across the board,� Moccia said. “Greg, through a ton of hard work, has also been fortunate in the business world, and he has chosen SIU to give back a lot of his good fortune. That’s of critical importance for our success.� Moccia said after the first groupselected seats, the remaining people who expressed interest in season tickets — about 1,850 people — would choose seats based on the points system as well. Cook said he would stay in section A in the SIU Arena, close to where his old season tickets were located. He said he acquired a total of 16 season tickets in the new football stadium, 10 in the skybox and six more in the bowl. Nancy Cook said she and her husband grew up in Carbondale,
and started dating in high school at the age of 16 when they began bonding over Saluki athletics. She said when she was pregnant with her first child in 1985 she wore a shirt that said, “Make room section A, future fan on the way,� and they raised all three of their children around Saluki athletics. “There they were raised with coloring books until they were lying on the floor keeping score during the games,� Cook said. “So they
went from playing with toys to becoming fans and keeping score.� She said she and Greg felt it was important to donate to Saluki Way. Greg Cook said, thinking as a businessman, Saluki athletics needed the donation. He said the athletic department brings in money when people eat at the restaurants, shop at the mall and stay in Carbondale’s hotels. Please see COOK | 2
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Greg Cook, of Carbondale, stands in front of the new SIU football stadium Wednesday at the construction site on campus. Cook was recently informed that he would have first choice of season-ticket seating in the new SIU Arena and the, yet to be named, football stadium.
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Many of the new or renovated buildings such as the library, the Student Health Center, Altgeld Hall and Anthony Hall have the four-pipe system and stand-alone chillers in place, with the additional ability to monitor and change the temperature from the plant’s offices, Dillard said. “We can (check the buildings) 24/7; we can monitor the temperatures in each and every office in those buildings and in some cases
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they make their choice, that may be a deciding choice,” Greg Cook said. “It just adds to the quality of life on the campus.”
even adjust the thermostats,” he said. “We can conserve energy, set ranges — we have an amazing amount of capability. But like everything else, it just takes money.” Gatton said it would cost several million dollars and eight to 10 months to convert each older facility. He said the plant is still researching how to pay for and implement the changes. Among the ways to pay for it include state appropriations and money provided through grants, Gatton said. Although he is optimistic that
the conversion toward providing both hot and cold air to facilities would happen within the next several years, he said the current central system would work, despite its imperfections. “As we get new buildings, we are getting more options,” Gatton said. “We are trying to have buildings which can have heating and cooling. But right now it is a process of conversion.”
Ryan Voyles can be reached at rvoyles@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.
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t was something interesting to do ... A lot of the stuff in Bagua is similar to Aikido, so it was interesting to see where they coincide.
Maija Soderholm, a guest teacher from Oakland, Calif., shows Levi Wampler, the pool tender at the Recreation Center, and others the Baguazhang techniques, a Chinese martial art, Sunday at the Pulliam Gym. Soderholm was invited by the SIU Aikido Club to teach for the weekend. The club meets three days a week and is a certified martial arts school.
— Brian Stanfield club president DEREK ROBBINS Daily Egyptian Usually when the Aikido Club brings in a guest, they practice Aikido. Maija Soderholm, a guest instructor in Baguazhang, a Chinese martial art, and Eskrima, a Filipino martial art that emphasizes weapon based fighting, taught the Aikido Club Saturday. Brian Stanfield, a graduate student in philosophy from Indianola, Iowa, and president of the club, said the club brought in a non-Aikido guest instructor to try something different. “It was something interesting to do; she’s fun to work with,” Stanfield said. “A lot of the stuff in Bagua is similar to Aikido, so it was interesting to see where they coincide.” Aikido is a Japanese martial art based on using the attacker’s own movements against them, Stanfield said. The techniques in Aikido are similar to Judo as both emphasize throwing the attacker. Soderholm was also brought in is because of her previous relationship with Karen Gallegly, one of the instructors of the club. “I was actually out in San Fran-
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cisco in vacation and got to train with her a little,” Gallegly said. “I thought it would be good for us to invite her in and do a seminar here.” Gallegly said she thought bringing in Soderholm allowed students to see a different perspective of internal martial arts. Soderholm said she was excited to bring the arts to a group that had never seen them. “My Eskrima teacher in particular was very reclusive. He was a traditionalist and taught privately at his house,” Soderholm said. “The art is very unusual and while you can see the Filipino aspect of it, it’s
quite different from a lot of stuff, so it’s fun to share that with a lot of people.” Eskrima is traditional in the Philippines. While the art has a basic set of teachings, instructors interpret them differently, Soderhalm said. While bringing in a non-Aikido instructor is unusual, guest instructors for the club are not out of the norm. Stanfield said the club brings in one guest instructor each semester. Stanfield said the club’s $30 per semester dues are only used for repairing broken equipment and
bringing in guest instructors. He said the group is non-profit, but is recognized by the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba as an official school where members receive belts and ranks as they progress through classes. “If you stay in the club as you progress through school, you can advance at a decent pace, and when you get done here you can go on to a different school and continue through the ranks,” Stanfield said. The group number fluctuates throughout the semester, but despite this, Stanfield said the group is a tight one. “We have a lot of really good
kids in this club,” Stanfield said. “They get along and help create an environment that is really easy to learn and excel in.” The club’s advanced classes are from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. and beginner classes are from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Each level meets from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. All classes take place in the Recreation Center martial arts room. Contact siuaikido@gmail. com for more information.
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Carbondale native brings Hollywood home TRAVIS BEAN Daily Egyptian When Zach LeBeau was a child, he said there were five different theaters that lit up Carbondale at night. “Those closed down. They’re all gone,” LeBeau said. However, LeBeau, an independent filmmaker who is premiering his film “The Scientist” at Murphysboro’s Liberty Theater Friday, said the once vibrant art house cinemas, like the Liberty Theater, cannot compete financially with larger multiplex theaters. He said there used to be over 21,000 single-screen theaters in the United States, but now most of them are gone. The Liberty Theater opened in 1913 and was bought out by Kerasotes in 1968. After 85 years of existence, Liberty Theater was shut down and donated to the Murphysboro Main Street organization. Lois Murphy, president of the committee running the theater, said with the help of donations, grant money and a little renovation, the Liberty Theater reopened. Murphy said LeBeau’s mother, who lives in Carbondale, recommended he premiere his film at the Liberty Theater. Although he was hesitant, she said he became eager after visiting the theater. “This is a landmark,” Murphy said. “There’s quite a few of these old theaters, but there’s not very many of them in use. A lot of them have been used for other things, and they’re just deteriorating.” LeBeau said he loves supporting small theaters, but also noted that independent filmmakers are being forced into smaller theaters. While many believe the digital revolution is helping independent filmmakers financially, it has only made shipping films easier. In turn, it is harder for them to get their movies released. With larger theaters remodeling theaters to hold 3-D screenings, Le-
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Beau said independent films cannot recoup the money invested in bigger blockbuster movies. “So the divide is growing and indie films are having to go even more indie and find places like the Liberty,” LeBeau said. Since graduating high school in Carbondale, LeBeau’s journey has been far from ordinary, traveling to Central and South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. “My mission was to go to all the Third-World countries I could possibly go to, just to see what life was really like in most of the world,” LeBeau said. LeBeau said he felt the itch to make his mark in the entertainment business and moved to Los Angeles. He said he spent four years working at Paramount Pictures. A Trekkie fan as a child, LeBeau also lived his fanboy fantasy by working on the set of “Star Trek” and appearing in three episodes. He then travelled to the Caribbean and Hungary, but ultimately returned to Minneapolis where “The Scientist” was born. “The Scientist” represents LeBeau’s first movie he both wrote and directed. He said his movie lacks exposition and will confuse the viewer, which is exactly what he wants. “I didn’t want to make a film that spoon-fed the audience,” LeBeau said. “You have to use a little bit of your imagination to jump on board and have an experience.” The movie stars Bill Sage as Dr. Marcus Ryan, who has appeared in such films as “Precious” and “American Psycho.” Dr. Ryan, who loses his wife and daughter in an accident, begins to build a mysterious machine that emits multidimensional energy and possibly connects him with a higher consciousness. LeBeau said the movie challenges the ideas of science versus religion, which has stirred mixed reactions among test audiences.
didn’t want to make a film that spoon-fed the audience. You have to use a little bit of your imagination to jump on board and have an experience. — Zach LeBeau
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Zach LeBeau poses for a portrait Wednesday at his home in Carbondale in front of the poster for his film, “The Scientist,” which will be released Friday at “It’s a very powerful experience for some people, but it is a very polarizing film,” LeBeau said. “So other people will be offended by it.” Adam LeFevre plays Dr. Alan Reed. LeFevre, who has starred in many big-budget films such as “The Bounty Hunter,” said he wanted to do an independent film. “The script really caught my attention as being very different than lots of things that you see in theaters,”
the Liberty Theater in Murphysboro. LeBeau said he premiered the film at the Liberty because he wants to help independent venues like it survive.
LeFevre said. LeFevre said LeBeau is committed to the independent film business, which shows in his decision to premiere his film in Murphysboro. “He’s a true egalitarian. He’s not a snoot,” LeFevre said. “What matters mostly to him is the work itself and conveying his work and his ideas and his feelings to people.” LeBeau said southern Illinois is a great underground media arts region
and he is ecstatic to be a part of it. “There’s an amazing group of culture and different types of people here,” LeBeau said. “It’s really amazing.” “The Scientist” will be shown at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Liberty Theater, located at 1333 Walnut St. in Murphysboro.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Enough is enough Dear Editor: I rarely let opinions bother me because they are just that — opinions — but this has been a bit much. First and foremost I am adamantly against the liquor license increase, defying all logic I have personal reasons for my beliefs. Let’s take a quick look into booze using logic and Desperology. Fact: Carbondale has seven off-premise liquor licenses. Fact: Champaign (not Urbana) has 56 off-premise licenses. The population of Carbondale is 20,203; Champaign has 79,389. That means for every 1,418th person in Champaign there is a place to buy booze; in Carbondale there are 2,886 people to one liquor store. So, per capita Carbondale has 50.87 percent less availability to booze. As domestic violence can often go unreported, DUIs will be used to convey the message. Champaign had 149 DUIs in 2008. If Carbondale has a population that is 74.55 percent smaller and has 50.87 percent less availability, then the number of DUIs should be roughly 37.92 adjusted for popu-
lation, 18.63 adjusted for availability. The actual number of DUIs in Carbondale in 2008: 173, according to the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorist’s Web site. Don’t like Champaign? From 2004 to 2006, Marion had 239 DUIs; Carbondale had 1,008. There may be more to alcoholism than availability. Now the Desperology approach. Given the number of DUIs and estimated median incomes in Champaign and Carbondale (41,574 and 18,852, respectively) if taken proportionately to size, these figures must mean poor people drink more and subsequently beat more women and children. Wow, that was an easy deduction — using this methodology, we may also conclude that poor people loiter in front of grocery stores more often than their affluent social elite counterparts. Mr. Desper, I will respect your opinion until you try to convince me that the sun revolves around the Earth.
Derrick Dawkins senior studying economics
UIC inserts just don’t make “cents� Dear Editor: For whom, exactly, does the Daily Egyptian work? I opened the DE on Monday and a colorful insert fell out into my lap. The DE uses inserts as marketing tools and although they are sometimes a bit annoying, they cannot be called useless. I must, however, voice my concern over the content of the particular insert contained in your Monday edition. I am not entirely versed on the subtleties of the relationship between the DE and SIUC. I found in the Monday edition, however, an advert for the University of Illinois Chicago, specifically its summer school program. Why is the SIUC student newspaper promoting a competitor’s summer program? I voice this concern not out of blindness to the practicality of students from the Chicago area studying at home for the summer. I do, however, find it vexing that a paper written mostly by SIUC students would even implicitly encourage students to study elsewhere, at any time of the year. This marketing choice may make financial
“cents� for the editors of the paper, but it does not make good universitywide fiscal policy. SIUC students ought to be encouraged to study here all year, not at another school and not to the detriment of the SIUC tuition coffers. Perhaps SIUC has no control over DE marketing decisions. Even then, the decision makers at the DE ought to understand that sending students upstate would necessarily decrease DE readership, thus decreasing interest in DE marketing products, like a colorful newspaper insert. At a time when the state budget keeps cutting outlays to our university, a slick insert advocating attendance with a competing institution is not a good idea. Even if UIC reciprocates these inserts in their school news publications, this type of advertisement is the equivalent of a GM car commercial that tells consumers to “buy a Toyota.� This is especially so when the state increasingly expects the university to stand on its own. To send a student upstate is to lose tuition dollars and simply does not, for SIUC, make “cents.�
Charles McGuire graduate student in law
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Connecting all parents with school AMY ERICKSON
Carbondale resident
While school budgets are strapped for funds, teachers are doing with less and extracurricular programs are being cut, it is amazing that one local school district can also do without parent involvement. Just this week, Carbondale Elementary School District 95 called for a meeting of the Parent Teacher Organization at Parrish School, where parent attendees were advised to cancel the upcoming Harlem Wizards basketball game fundraiser. This game would have pulled in upwards of $10,000. Now, after donations have been collected, all monies for tickets and commu-
nity donations must be refunded. Because of situations like this, the school administration has continued to lock horns with the PTO and other parent organizations over the parents’ right to be involved. Carbondale District 95 has been under a federal mandate for the past two years to produce a parent involvement policy, which gives parents a voice. Yet, now complete, the district has failed to produce an accompanying procedure manual — a promise to the community — that would give each parent the same steps, the same road map and the same procedures to the policy’s promises. I was invited into a committee led by board member Elizabeth Lewin where all policies of District
95 were to be put into an easierto-manage template. That’s mostly completed, but what remains is the parent involvement policy. After nine months of dawdling, then blaming “the parents,� we believe the intention was not to help, but to pacify us just enough until the new parent involvement policy for the next year was complete. Perhaps Carbondale District 95 doesn’t want the community to know it removed all references to the community’s role for participation in its parent involvement policy draft for 2010-2011. Every parent, regardless of his or her circumstances, has the right to play an active role in his or her children’s education. Otherwise, it’s discrimination. Want to witness it?
Just attend a school board meeting where parents are discredited and parent events where police officers are standing by — but for what? I attended an event Friday evening at Parrish School where a meeting was held with little thought for its legal ramifications. It had the appearance of a “kangaroo court,� where some said the issue boiled down to the deteriorating relationship of the principal with the school’s PTO. I say that more structure is needed in the Parent Teacher Organizations such as what the National PTA offers. At the meeting, the principal allowed participants to hail accusations at one another without producing documentation. She clapped as the group “impeached�
PTO co-presidents — one who is a pregnant mother and the other a grandmother in a wheelchair. If we had good policies and procedures in place, parents would have had a better understanding of their roles and could have been involved in a more constructive way. What was accomplished was to wield more negativity over parents and strip away more respect for our schools. You cannot afford to be uninvolved any longer. What can you do? Get up and become involved in your school district. Gain a voice. Check for upcoming parent events or volunteer if you have a skill to provide. For information, send an e-mail to carbondale.parents@gmail.com.
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Keene keen to explain Wal-mart success MICHARA CANTY Daily Egyptian SIUC alumnus Phil Keene has a keen sense for corporate success and is coming back to campus to share his experiences with students. Keene, corporate affairs senior manager at Wal-Mart, is returning to Carbondale to speak about his career path and ways to excel in corporate America from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. Joey Helleny, senior lecturer in the radio-television department and former instructor of Keene, said Keene’s positive attitude and work ethic have led to his rapid
corporate success just six years after graduating from SIUC. “One theme Phil shows is not being afraid to see where different opportunities takes us,” he said. Matt Baughman, associate director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, said Keene’s contributions have made programs such as Springfield’s Youth Government Day a possibility. “Because of some of the traits he possessed — hard work, flexibility and motivation — he was able to find success professionally and personally at a young age,” Baughman said. Throughout the years, Keene volunteered at seminars geared to-
ward youth encouragement, Baughman said. His speeches work as a recruitment tool to gain student interest in SIUC and government public policies. Keene has given more than $10,000 to the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute through Wal-Mart, Baughman said. Students interested in careers in government, public policy, business, public relations and media are encouraged to attend the lecture, but all students are welcome, Baughman said.
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Poll: Obama slips after health win, other Dems slide, too, despite economic uptick
Strong quake kills 589 in western China; panicked people flood streets
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s national standing has slipped to a new low after his victory on the historic health care overhaul, even in the face of growing signs of economic revival, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll. The survey shows the political terrain growing rockier for Obama and congressional Democrats heading into midterm elections, boosting Republican hopes for a return to power this fall. Just 49 percent of people now approve of the job Obama’s doing overall, and less than that — 44 percent — like the way he’s handled health care and the economy. Last September, Obama hit a low of 50 percent in job approval before ticking a bit higher. His high-water mark as president was 67 percent in February of last year, just after he took office.
X I N I N G — Soldiers and civilians used shovels and their bare hands to dig through collapsed buildings in search of survivors after strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan region of China on Wednesday, killing at least 589 people and injuring more than 10,000. The series of quakes flattened buildings across remote western Yushu county and sent survivors, many bleeding from their wounds, flooding into the streets of Jiegu township. State television showed block after devastated block of toppled mud and wood homes. Local officials said 85 percent of the structures had been destroyed. Residents and troops garrisoned in the town used shovels and their hands to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble much of the day. Several schools collapsed, with the state news agency saying at least 56 students died.
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Attorney General Holder tells Congress that U.S. still hopes to capture bin Laden alive
Palin rallies tea partiers with pre-Tax Day message near original Boston Tea Party
WASINGTON — Under pressure from Republican critics, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday the U.S. still hopes to capture and interrogate Osama bin Laden but expects the al-Qaida leader won’t be taken alive. Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the attorney general was peppered with questions about terrorism issues, including the planned shutdown of the Guantanamo Bay detention center and where those suspects should be sent for trial. The hearing didn’t have the confrontations that marked his appearance last month before House lawmakers, however. During the earlier hearing, questions about what legal rights might be granted to suspected terrorists led Holder to tell lawmakers the chances of capturing the alQaida leader alive were very slim and “we will be reading Miranda rights to the corpse of Osama bin Laden.”
B O S TO N — Sarah Palin rallied the conservative tea party movement near the scene of its historical inspiration Wednesday, telling Washington politicians that government should be working for the people, not the other way around. Addressing roughly 5,000 people, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee accused President Barack Obama of overreaching with his $787 billion stimulus program. She also criticized the administration’s health care, student loan and financial regulatory overhauls. “Is this what their ‘change’ is all about?” Palin asked the crowd on a sun-splashed Boston Common. “I want to tell ‘em, nah, we’ll keep clinging to our Constitution and our guns and religion — and you can keep the change.” Tea partiers planned to meet for a final rally in Washington on Thursday, coinciding with the federal taxfiling deadline.
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46 Stereo jack letters 48 Fish story 49 Early 55 Way back when 56 Vincent’s successor as baseball commissioner 57 Dickens pen name 58 Tattoo site 60 Part of MO 62 Tennyson work 65 Subbing, and taxpayer’s responsibility vis-à-vis the ends of 17-, 29- and 49-Across 68 Where Hercules slew a lion 69 Former VOA overseer 70 Spicy Spanish stew 71 “Awake and Sing!” playwright 72 Crash site investigator: Abbr. 73 Little shaver Down 1 Three-time ‘60s-’70s
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heavyweight champ 2 Quakers of the Ivy League 3 Watches for money 4 Medicine man 5 Convertible type 6 Cpl. or sgt. 7 __ vez: again, to Alonso 8 Shoots in a forest? 9 “Gotcha!” 10 Marriage agreement 11 Pricey Southern California beachfront city 12 Like some garages 13 Contemporary 18 Unwelcome impression 22 Agile 25 High style 27 Wide shoe markings 28 Cereal box abbr. 29 Dawber who played Mindy 30 Miner’s matter 31 Benchmarks 36 Unaccompanied 37 “Ready are you? What know you of ready?”
speaker 39 Popular pens 41 Thug 42 Affect adversely 43 Links launching point 45 Tranquil discipline 47 Site of many a student experiment 49 Lacking pigment 50 Like some sweatshirts
Horoscopes
By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement
Today’s birthday — From today on, you sense a sea change in one or more relationships. You may takeonaresponsibilitythatrequiresdailyattention. Get plenty of instruction early in the game. You don’t have to become a robot to get the job done. It could even be fun.
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51 Digestion aid 52 On a lark 53 “The Time Machine” race 54 Terse childish denial 59 Niagara Falls feature 61 Epitome of smoothness 63 Certain do-over 64 Scale syllables 66 Fleur-de-__ 67 Scottish refusal
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Your significant other proposes activities that promise excitement as well as comfort. Get work done early in order to take advantage. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — If you’ve done your financial homework, you can make the package look pretty. Consider yourself lucky to be finished with a task you’ve worried about.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — Spend time today mending fences and soothing emotions. You figure out how to satisfy each person’s needs.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — You need to get down to basic principles if you want to progress. You have tons of ideas competing for attention. Choose one and run with it.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — This isnotimetogamble.Makesureyou’recomfortable with all the details. By tomorrow or the next day, you’ll want to be on to bigger, better things.
Sagittarius(Nov.22-Dec.21)—Todayisa7 — It looks like you took care of business, so now you can reap the benefits by enjoying a relaxing lunch with an amusing friend.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Because you took care of important matters earlier, you have an opportunity to see a new movie, try a different restaurant or simply hang out at home.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Take advantage of today’s choices. Even though you feel you should be doing something important, playing around improves your mood immensely.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Get your body and mind on the same track, even if you’d rather be a couch potato. Movement today is essential. Take care of business early, then take a walk. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — The timely completion of tedious work requires that you put a new opportunity on hold and revise nearly completed documents. This frees up time for inspiration later today.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — A last-minute surprise could cause anxious moments. Hopefully you have all the paperwork you need. If not, request an extension. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 7 —You thought you had all your ducks in a row, but you discover them swimming off, and there’snowayto retrieve them.You may need to start over.
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Sports
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Saluki Insider The NHL playoffs got under way Wednesday. What team is your pick to take the Stanley Cup?
Sid the Kid won’t repeat, and it won’t be his arch nemesis, Alex Ovechkin, either. As a St. Louis Blues fan, it pains me to say this, but the Chicago Blackhawks are taking home Lord Stanley’s Cup this season. They have the best overall team in the NHL, and they will prove it in the playoffs.
STILE T. SMITH
ssmith@dailyegyptian.com
Sorry Hawks fans, but the Washington Capitals are taking the cup this year. With 54 victories in the regular season, they have proven their worth. They create so many goal-scoring opportunities and left winger Alex Ovechkin is arguably one of the best goal scorers in the league with 50 goals.
RYAN SIMONIN
rsimonin@dailyegyptian.com
The Chicago Blackhawks are hoisting the trophy this year — and I base this choice on nothing but a hunch and the knowledge they have the best team in the NHL.
RYAN VOYLES
rvoyles@daliyegyptian.com
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Junior pitcher Danielle Glosson (16-9) allowed just two base runners in her first two innings pitched but struggled in the third and fourth frames. She picked up the loss, going 3.1 innings while allowing six runs on seven hits and three walks. Garza said the team had plenty of momentum after taking an early lead with her sixth home run of the season. “It definitely gave us confidence in the first inning,” Garza said. “That was what we needed to start things.” After Garza’s first-inning home run, the Salukis would pick up just three hits the rest of the way and score one more run. The Salukis did attempt to rally in the fourth. Junior designated player Allie Hanson drove in senior right fielder Katie Wilson with two outs, but with two runners on base, junior outfielder Chelsea Held struck out to end the inning. Hanson said the team was going to battle the Tigers no matter the score. “That’s just our type of play,” Hanson said. “We’re not gonna stop fighting whatever the score is.” Missouri sophomore pitcher Kristin Nottelmann (10-6) entered the game to retire Held for the last out and pitched the final 3.1 innings, allowing no runs
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Catcher Cristina Trapani tags Missouri’s Taylor Farley out at home plate Wednesday at Charlotte West Stadium. The Salukis lost to Missouri 9-2.
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on one hit while striking out three. For the game, the Missouri offense generated nine runs, eight earned, on 11 hits and five walks. Freshman third baseman Nicole Hudson led the way for the Tiger offense, going 2-3 with a two-run home run and four RBIs for the game. Junior catcher Megan Christopher added a solo home run of her own for the Tigers. Blaylock said the Salukis need to put this loss behind them and focus
— Allie Hanson junior designated player on their next series. “You forget it, and you go and you worry about Illinois State,” Blaylock said. “You just try to shake it off.” The Salukis will return to the diamond at noon Saturday when they begin a three-game series against Illinois State, the team on top of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Stile T. Smith can be reached at ssmith@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 256.
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WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOLF
Sophomore sets standard for Salukis
RYAN SIMONIN Daily Egyptian
Sophomore Alisha Matthews raised the bar once again for the SIU womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team. For the second consecutive season, Matthews holds the lowest stroke average on the team, as she finished the season with a 78.4 average. As a freshman, Matthews posted a 79.9 average, and in the summer she finished second at the Missouri Amateur Championship, shooting a 220 (72-70-78). Head coach Diane Daugherty said Matthews is one of the best recruits the team has had in a while. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has been a great leader on the team because she is never really satisfied,â&#x20AC;? Daugherty said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She always wants to shoot a lower score, which really raises the bar for the whole team.â&#x20AC;? Daugherty said former SIU golfer Molly Hudgins, who now operates the Future College Golf Association, was a big help in recruiting Matthews and freshman Shaina Rennegarbe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Matthews) was a very good recruit for us because of her experience and work ethic,â&#x20AC;? Daugherty said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has had a very good junior career.â&#x20AC;? Before coming to SIU, Matthews attended Mehlville High School in St. Louis and medaled in all 12 tournaments her sophomore year and 11 of 12 tournaments her junior year. In her senior year, Matthews won a
Sophomore Alisha Matthews putts the ball during practice Tuesday at Hickory Ridge Golf Course. Matthews leads the team for lowest stroke count for the past two seasons with an average stroke count of 78.4. PAT SUTPHIN DAILY EGYPTIAN
BASEBALL
Salukis rally falls short in ninth
conference championship, shooting 2-under par and finished sixth at state. She received All-Conference and All-District honors all four years of her high school career. Matthews said she started looking at colleges during her sophomore year, and her decision to come to SIU came pretty easy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I met Diane, she made the decision really easy for me because she was so welcoming, and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel a lot of pressure,â&#x20AC;? Matthews said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, when I came to visit down here I really liked the area, and I could really see myself going to school here. Looking back, I know I made the best decision.â&#x20AC;? Junior golfer Alex Anderson said Matthews is the most dependable when it comes to scoring low, and she is a fierce competitor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She brings so much to the team, and the team definitely wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the same without her,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. Matthews said when she plays golf she focuses on the present and taking it one shot at a time. Matthews said she has learned not to take her golf too seriously. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not life or death out there on the course; I just have to go out and play my game,â&#x20AC;? Matthews said.
Ryan Simonin can be reached at rsimonin@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 282.
DAN DWYER | DAILY EGYPTIAN
Senior shortstop Michael Statler fields a ground ball, throwing a runner out at first during the Salukisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5-4 loss to the University of Illinois Wednesday at Rent One Park in Marion. PLEASE SEE DAILYEGYPTIAN.COM FOR THE FULL STORY.
SOFTBALL
Dawgs unable to upset No. 11 Tigers STILE T. SMITH Daily Egyptian After a solo home run in the first inning by senior second baseman Alicia Garza, it appeared as though the SIU softball team would have a chance to upset No. 11 Missouri Wednesday. But the Tigers (30-8) quickly
shut the door, scoring four runs in the third inning to take a 4-1 lead, eventually handing SIU a 9-2 defeat. Head coach Kerri Blaylock said she would give the Tigers credit for being a good hitting team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this level, you have to try to throw the ball in different areas,â&#x20AC;? Blaylock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I give them
all the credit in the world, when the ball was on the plate they hit it hard.â&#x20AC;? The nine runs the Salukis (2713) gave up were the most the team has allowed since Michigan scored 10 on Feb. 27. Please see SOFTBALL | 11