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RYAN VOYLES Daily Egyptian It sounds like the beginning of a Mac commercial with Justin Long: PC: There’s this major new PC virus on the loose.

Mac: Yeah, I heard about that. It’s scary.

PC: PC viruses and malware have tripled in the past year.

Some estimates put it at 20,000 discovered every day. You’re lucky you don’t have to deal with this stuff, Mac. PC computers running McAfee Antivirus, a program installed on computers across campus, were stuck in a rebooting cycle Wednesday afternoon after a patch for the program caused it to misidentify a file as a virus, said Frank Scobby, director of SIUC Information Technology.

Scobby said there was little he or his department could do but wait for McAfee to release a patch to fix the error: the misidentification of a file used in Windows XP Service Pack 3. He said he did not know how many computers on campus were affected by the error.

McAfee’s community forum on its website was down because of heavy traffic Wednesday afternoon, but the company did release a statement acknowledging the problem.

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Dr. Linda Hostalek, right, a practicing shaman, performs an earth healing ceremony with assistance from apprentice Christopher Michaels, a sophomore from Anna studying psychology, at Bucky’s Haven

Wednesday at Campus Lake. The ceremony was part of the Fuller Dome Transformation Initiative, which recognizes the work of R. Buckminster Fuller. For more on Fuller, SEE PAGE 6.

Students prepare to make pleas at Lobby Day RYAN VOYLES Daily Egyptian Brian Chapman said students have shown the ability to affect statewide public policy in the past and could do it again today.

Chapman, SIU director of special projects, said students from SIUC — along with students from every other public university in Illinois — will gather in Springfield to lobby legislators about the state’s budget

for higher education today.

Chapman said the three messages he wants students to get across to legislators are to stop cuts to public higher education, fund the Monetary Award Program and pass Senate Bill 642 — without amendments. The bill would give universities the authority to borrow money to pay outstanding state payments.

Barbara Brown, a lecturer in the political science department, said this event is all about the students.

“No one matters to the legislators more than the students,� she said. “They think faculty and administrators are looking out for their own paychecks, but they know it’s the future of the students which is really at stake.�

Priciliano Fabian, president of the Undergraduate Student Government, said the students are looking to get funding that the state has already promised the university. “We’re making sure the budget

that we request gets funded,� he said.

Chapman, who helped organize the trip with Fabian, said the day is “democracy at work.�

It’s an opportunity for constituents to meet their elected officials and express their opinions on funding issues, the priorities of the state budget what they need the government to do for them, he said.

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Poll shows southern Illinoisans unhappy with state’s direction JEFF ENGELHARDT Daily Egyptian

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Out-of-order signs were on computers across campus Wednesday. An automated message from Information Technology Support Center states, “The campus network is experiencing some sort of malicious infiltration that is being seen nationwide and at this time seems to be affecting only XP machines.�

David Yepsen has seen countless polls in his more than 35 years in politics, but he had never seen one like the results in a recent report from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. “I have never seen a number that high,� said Yepsen of the 85.3 percent of southern Illinoisans who think the state is headed in the wrong direction, according to the inaugural Southern Illinois Poll.

Yepsen, director of the institute, released the results of the first Southern

Illinois Poll Wednesday during a news conference at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute along with professors John Jackson and Charles Leonard.

Yepsen said the poll was a first of its kinds as it focused on only registered voters in the 18 southern most counties in Illinois. The results were significantly different from statewide opinion reflected in the institute’s fall poll, he said.

In the institute’s statewide fall poll, 42 percent of respondents said the nation was headed in the right direction, compared to the 23 percent who believed the same in the Southern Illinois

Poll. Only 6.5 percent of respondents in the Southern Illinois Poll believed the state was headed in the right direction, compared to 21.8 percent statewide in the fall.

Jackson said the results confirmed the gradual changes the region has gone through over the past 40 years, from a Democratic area to a “red state.� “We are more rural, we are more ‘red state’ and we are older than the rest of the state,� Jackson said. “Southern Illinois has continued to reflect its sort of southern heritage and culture in terms of the outcome of this particular poll.�

The poll also provided a sneak peek

into the state elections that will start to heat up in the summer. Results show southern Illinoisans support Republican candidates significantly more than Democrats.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady enjoys a 23 percent advantage in southern Illinois over Gov. Pat Quinn, with 48.6 percent of the preliminary vote. U.S. Senate hopeful Mark Kirk boasts an 18 percent advantage over Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, at 42 percent of the preliminary vote.

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“Students are very good at meeting with legislators face to face and telling them about their personal stories about what SIU has afforded them,” Brown said. “I’ve seen students talk very emotionally about what their degrees mean to them.”

The student Lobby Day comes one day after an estimated 15,000 people attended the “Save Our State” rally, which was put on by the Responsible Budget Coalition and aimed to pressure lawmakers to approve a tax increase and avoid major budget cuts this spring. Philip Howze, SIUC Faculty Senate president, and other SIUC faculty were among the 15,000 who went to Springfield.

Chapman said students would only take one bus up to Springfield since most of the department’s trip

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Jackson said he expects the gap to close and a competitive race to occur once the campaigning picks up.

The poll also showed while southern Illinoisans were not happy with Congress, they supported their local lawmakers. Both U.S. Reps. John Shimkus and Jerry Costello had approval ratings higher than 40 percent.

Yepsen said while the poll’s purpose was to present southern Illinoisans’ political stances, he also wants it to be

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“McAfee is aware that a number of corporate customers may have incurred a false positive error due to incorrect malware alerts,” the release said. “McAfee is working to address the problem with continuous customer communication and a new signature update. McAfee apologizes for any inconvenience to our customers.”

McAfee, which placed a patch on its website later in the afternoon, told The Associated Press it was unaware of how many people were affected.

The AP story said it’s possible more than 100,000 computers were affected.

The error began Wednesday

Thursday, April 22, 2010 money was used on going to the MAP grant rally on Lobby Day in October. He said about 50 students were expected to attend today.

Fabian said just because less people from SIUC would go to Springfield does not mean it is any less important.

“We had some of the groups who went last year and were very proactive in getting out there and meeting face to face with the legislators, and we really want that to happen again,” he said.

Fabian said he could not say whether they could allow more people on the bus if they are not on the roster.

Buses will leave at 7:30 a.m. today outside the Student Center.

Brown said the students who go need to let the legislature know all that is at risk.

“They need to be consistent, keep the pressure on the legislators,” she

said. “’When you make that funding decision, it’s me you’re affecting. I want you to think of me when you’re making decisions. That’s what they need to be emphasizing.”

Brown said putting a human face on the issues is the most important aspect for Lobby Day. “It’s the same as it always is … these decisions the legislators make — with all these big numbers and figures — it makes their eyes glaze over when talking about the issues,” she said. “What we have to do is put a face to the numbers, a body to what’s going on. When (Representative) Mike Bost goes to sign that bill, I want him to see that student’s face there.”

used as an educational tool. He said if the institute continues to do this poll on a yearly basis, the university would be able to archive the data and southern Illinois would finally have a historic perspective on its public opinion.

“It would have been nice … to have some data from 30 years ago to show how public opinion has changed,” Yepsen said. “It’s an academic function; it’s a research function. How is the region changing? How is it evolving?”

Leonard said Wednesday’s report was just the first of a series of results

that will be released. Southern Illinoisans’ opinions on budget issues and other political topics will be released in the coming week, he said.

The poll was taken from April 5 to April 13 and surveyed 401 registered voters in the 18 southernmost counties of Illinois. The poll has a margin error of 4.9 percent and was conducted by Customer Research International.

morning when McAfee Antivirus launched its latest virus definition patch, 5958, to its users, according to computer website Ars Technica. The patch mistakenly recognized the file svchost.exe, which is vital to the operation of Windows, as a virus. The deletion of the file causes Windows to crash and automatically reboot.

Michael Gregory, a computer information specialist in athletics, said his department went through every computer to block updates from McAfee after learning the cause of the problem. He said there was constant communication with the IT department to determine what to do.

Gregory said that besides downloading the repair update, he and the other specialists had to manually fix

the damage done by the initial patch — a job he said took up his entire day.

“We’ve been running around to any computer with XP that may need to be fixed,” he said. “I’m thinking I worked on 75 computers today, a hip shot.”

Mickey Johnson, a graduate student in history from Murphysboro, said the computer problems prevented him from getting help with his laptop at Morris Library.

“It’s taking away the staff to help with other issues,” he said. “I’m trying to hook my computer up to the VPN and there’s no one here.”

Jeff Engelhardt contributed to this report.

Ryan Voyles can be reached at rvoyles@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.

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A new King crowned in USG

MICHARA CANTY Daily Egyptian

There was a heavy silence Wednesday as the election commission counted votes for the next Undergraduate Student Government president Wednesday at the USG office in the Student Center.

Twenty people, including candidates Priciliano Fabian, Bill Ryan and Marcus King, gathered in the USG office after two hours of intense anticipation. The silence was broken when Marcus King was announced as USG president for the 2010-2011 school year.

King, a junior from Daytona Beach, Fla., studying journalism, said his main focus for the 2010-2011 academic year is to distribute the Student Activities Fee so that more students will be able to use it.

“I’m excited. I have a lot of plans and ideas.

Hopefully, working with Bill Ryan in the future,” King said.

Of the three polling places — Lentz Hall, Trueblood Hall and the Student Center — it was the Student Center that proved to provide the make-or-break location, accounting for 67 percent of the total votes.

Student Center votes resulted as follows:

King 279 votes, Ryan 268 votes and Fabian 125.

Fabian quietly left the room and did not return for the remaining count.

King won the election with 477 votes, defeating Ryan by 38 votes.

Ryan, a junior from Olive Branch studying political science, said he was proud of his campaign team’s effort.

“We had a great agenda and hopefully King will push similar policies. I look forward to working with him,” he said. “Congratulations to King, and I hope USG gets started on a good path.”

It will take time for USG to improve some internal issues and address issues in student life such as expenses, said Tiffaney Burnett, a senior from Chicago Heights studying business management.

“I want them to get better funding for RSOs by funding events that students can benefit from. I do not think one person can do it alone,” Burnett said.

King will take office at the completion of the semester.

Michara Canty can be reached at mcanty@dailyegyptian.com or 618-536-3311 ext. 255.

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Marcus King, center, breaks into tears while Jarvis Freeman, left, and Khali Smith, right, celebrate after King won the USG presidential elections Wednesday in the Student Center. Bill

Ryan came in second by 38 votes. King and Jarvis will take over as the new Undergraduate Student Government president and vicepresident at the completion of this semester.

Up ’til Dawn dances for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital DEREK ROBBINS Daily Egyptian

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Austin Black, left, a sophomore from Carterville studying graphic design, and Ragan Capps, a sophomore from Makanda studying music, dance Saturday during the Spring Fling at the Recreation Center. Up Til’ Dawn, a registered student organization, organized the dance to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s cancer research. The group was founded two years ago by Jessica Stout, a sophomore from Taylorville studying physiology.

Christina Hopson said she had a personal reason for joining a group she found via Facebook.

“Almost everyone in my family has cancer,” said Hopson, a senior from Equity studying in mathematics. “I wanted to help in any way I could.”

Hopson is the advocacy chairperson for the group Up ‘til Dawn, which was founded as a Registered Student Organization two years ago. It is a localized version of a national RSO, which strives to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The main event Up ‘til Dawn puts on is in the fall. Students come together and spend a night sending out letters to friends and family asking for donations for St. Jude’s.

Jessica Stout, a sophomore from Taylorville studying physiology, is president of the SIU chapter. She said the group raised more than $45,000 for St. Jude’s research last year. Up ‘til Dawn has recently introduced its first semi-formal

Spring Fling dance. The dance took place Saturday at the Recreation Center. Up ‘til Dawn teamed up with Alpha Lambda Delta, a national freshman honors society, to put on the event, which charged $5 for entry. The amount raised is not yet known, but Hopson said the group sold about 60 tickets for the dance.

Alpha Lambda Delta President Brittney Hosey, a sophomore from Joliet studying radio-television, said it was great to work with Up ‘til Dawn.

“They are an amazing organization, and I am glad that we were able to work with them,” Hosey said.

While the dance was a success, Hosey said it could have been more.

“We only had about 16 days to plan the event,” said Hosey. “We decided we wanted to try something different to raise money, but if we had more time, more people would have been able to come out.”

Stout said a representative from Up ‘til Dawn visited the school during her freshman year. The visit made her interested in starting up an SIUC branch

for the program. She said she founded the branch because she felt it was for an important cause.

“It’s extremely rewarding,” Stout said. “It’s a shame there is a need to raise the money in the first place, but I am very happy to be a part of this.”

Hopson said being in the group is an honor to her.

“It means the world to me because a dollar can change anybody’s life,” Hopson said.

Stout said she was happy to be surrounded by a group like Up ‘til Dawn.

“It shows a lot that they would donate so much of their time,” Stout said. “I think it’s wonderful that I have a group of people to work with that is certainly willing and happy to help in any way they can.”

For more information on Up ‘til Dawn, e-mail Stout at jesstout@siu. edu.

Derek Robbins can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 273 or drobbins@dailyegyptian.com.

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Whitney pushes tax reform in Illinois

NICK JOHNSON Daily Egyptian Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Sheila Simon isn’t the only Carbondale candidate in the thick of the 2010 Illinois gubernatorial race.

She is also not the only candidate in the race who graduated from the SIU School of Law and practiced in the city, and she’s not even the only one who met her spouse at a political outing.

All of the above apply to Rich Whitney, the 2010 Green Party candidate for governor.

But Whitney said that might be where the similarities between him and the Democratic ticket stop.

With the state’s past two governors — one from each the Democrat and Republican parties — in legal limbo, and voter frustration level increasing throughout the state, Whitney said Illinois is ripe for the Green Party’s picking in 2010.

Whitney said his campaign platform includes not only a 2 percent increase in the state income tax, but tax reform that would protect middleand lower-income families from being unfairly taxed.

Neither Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn nor Republican candidate Bill Brady outlined a specific plan to address the state’s $13 billion budget deficit, he said. Whitney’s tax plan would cut the deficit in half, he said. But coupled with some of his other ideas, such as a citizen review board for budget expenditures with the power to subpoena witnesses, it would help the

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state eventually climb into a surplus, Whitney said.

Whitney said he also favors progressive economic development ideas such as a publicly owned state bank and the legalization and taxation of marijuana.

Campus political scientists said there’s just no means for a strong third party to develop in American politics.

“The history of third parties in American politics is not good,” said David Yepsen, director of SIUC’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.

“Typically what happens is they come forward and advance ideas, and those ideas get co-opted by one of the two major parties and the third party starts to fade.”

Charles Leonard, a political science professor at SIUC, said Whitney’s policy on marijuana is particularly damning in an off-year election, because the turnout is expected to be

mostly older, more conservative voters for both mainstream parties.

Whitney said his party has seen increasing poll numbers every election cycle. In his most recent campaign for governor in 2006, Whitney received 10.5 percent of the vote. His unusually high total for a third party guaranteed a spot for Green Party candidates on every future state ballot without going through the petition process, Leonard said.

However, Leonard said the best any third party can do is supplant one of the two major parties, something that hasn’t happened since 1860, when the Republican Party was formed from the remnants of the Whig Party.

“We’re not a prisoner of our own history,” Whitney said.

“Clearly under certain circumstances, we’re not locked under this pattern of Democrats and Republicans.”

But Whitney said he didn’t always believe that. He was in the political mold of his parents, Eisenhower-era Republicans, during his childhood in Bridgeport, Conn., and his high school years in Randolph, N.J. Whitney then left the East Coast for Michigan State University to study politics as an undergraduate. In learning more about American politics, he discovered his disdain for the two mainstream political parties.

“They didn’t seem to have a serious focus on basic things like how (to) solve fundamental social problems like unemployment,” Whitney said.

At MSU, Whitney learned it was because of capitalism’s profit incentives that problems like un-

employment and pollution remain a constant, he said.

It was then, in 1975, that Whitney joined the Socialist Labor Party of America, eventually becoming the editor of the party magazine The People, he said.

Whitney left the party in 1993, he said.

“After years of beating my head against the wall trying to build a socialist movement in the U.S., I realized that was just never going to happen,” Whitney said.

After graduating from the SIU School of Law in the mid-90’s, Whitney switched to the Green Party, founding the local branch in 1996, he said.

“It occurred to me that in the search for building a healthy society, we can’t rely on any one formula,” Whitney said.

Andriana Bicanin, a senior at SIUC studying English and Whitney’s chief campaign fundraiser, said she previously worked with Democratic candidates such as Rod Blagojevich and Attorney General Lisa Madigan on their campaigns.

“The one thing that’s different is that he actually cares,” Bicanin said of Whitney. “He answers your questions.

He’s not going to sugarcoat things.”

Most people in third-party movements are involved because they’re just incredibly motivated by an issue, Yepsen said.

“They’re not driven by egos of individuals so much,” he said.

Media exposure has been tough over the years, but at his last press

Rich Whitney’s tax reform plan -Expand the earned income credits and family income credits to protect the bottom 60 percent of wage earners from unfair taxation.

-Raise the income tax from 3 to 5 percent.

-Raise the corporate income tax from 7.3 to 8 percent.

Source: Rich Whitney conference in Springfield, he spoke to a packed house, Whitney said.

Being the traditional political outlier in 2010 is nothing new for the 55-year-old Whitney, nor his wife of 31 years, who Whitney said shares his political vision and fully supports him any way she can.

His whole adult life has been wrapped around getting his ideas out, Whitney said.

“It’s a challenge, but I’ve known that going in,” he said. “I knew it’s a long haul.”

Nick Johnson can be reached at njohnson@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 263.

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ith spring comes Undergraduate Student Government elections, where students have the opportunity to elect the people who will be representing them next year.

The Daily Egyptian can only hope the newly elected will strive to do better than his predecessor — a benchmark not hard to pass — and he should start with the election process.

The student government’s consistent inability to meet quorum led to a late appointment of Fabian’s choice for election commissioner — which happened just three weeks before the election. In addition, Fabian’s pick, Sean Thomas, was absent from the

Vote maturity for USG April 13 meeting to decide election specifics, leaving USG to not approve polling places for the elections until Friday — just four days before the elections were scheduled to begin.

Presidential candidates had less than a week to campaign.

In previous years, the election process has happened in a timely manner, candidates had the chance to talk with prospective voters. And, more often than not, voters base their vote on how well they know the candidate on the assumption that the known are less of a threat than the unknown — even if who they know has performed poorly.

Despite Fabian’s advantage, Marcus King won the election

Wednesday.

The Daily Egyptian would like to offer some suggestions for a successful USG presidency.

Instead of trying to take on a large issue where USG has no authority, focus on what can be changed.

Be there to represent students and take a stand representing students’ concerns, but don’t waste the time of several meetings discussing it. Be decisive, take action and learn when to move on.

The USG is responsible for Student Activity Fee revenue, which is allocated to a number of organizations and functions at its discretion. This large sum — made up of money paid by students — has been abused in

the past, such as raising the wages USG executives at a time when the state and the university are struggling with alarming budget crises — and their own past performance deems it unwarranted.

The newly elected president will be paid $4,000 a semester instead of $1,800.

However, there has been some productivity from USG this past year.

Senator Dave Loftus initiated a change in Saluki Express’ Route 8, with the route scheduled to travel down U.S. Highway 51 to The Reserve at Saluki Pointe this fall, providing a safe ride home for bar patrons.

Route 8’s normal schedule is from 9:30 p.m. to 2:25 a.m. Fridays and

Saturdays only around campus and the Strip.

This fall, Fabian, with the help of SIU President Glenn Poshard, organized a trip to Springfield to lobby for MAP grant funds, which eventually led to success — the funds were reinstated, and students relying on the money for spring could still attend school.

In arranging an event that came out positive for many students, Fabian has shown responsibility and good organizational skills. So it is disappointing to see he could not organize his senate to meet to appoint an election commissioner in a timely manner.

Let’s hope King will do better.

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(Top) Gillian Harrison, of Carbondale, points out numerous Middle Eastern and North African geographical locations on a giant illuminated globe after the “Buckminster Fuller Live!” show Monday outside of Parkinson. Bucky envisioned harmony between nature and technology. “I’m trying to change people’s perceptions about the Earth through Bucky,” said Todd Ulrich, builder of the world’s largest 3D domes. (Above) Noel Murphy portrays R. Buckminster Fuller as part of a one-man play, titled “Buckminster Fuller Live!”

Monday at Browne Auditorium in the Parkinson Building. Murphy has interviewed multiple people who have encountered “Bucky” throughout his life, such as his daughter, Allegra Fuller Snyder, and Jay Leno, to best match his mannerisms.

he R. Buckminster Fuller Dome has a historical impact on Carbondale. Soon, it could also have a monetary impact.

The R. Buckminster Fuller Dome on Cherry Street and Forest Avenue in Carbondale turned 50 years old Monday — and the R. Buckminster Fuller Dome not-for-profit group is throwing a week-long celebration to honor this event.

RBF Dome group President Brent Ritzel said the dome turning 50 would allow it to easily attain national landmark status. Ritzel said if the dome could get status, it could generate up to $200 million for the city of Carbondale over the next 20 years.

“It could raise that money just from tourists being here. Local hotels, shops, everything can benefit,” Ritzel said.

“People may not have that kind of foresight and may not understand that this is a very real possibility.”

Before the dome can earn national landmark status, it must be restored to meet the standards required for a

place to become a national landmark.

This includes using the original materials required to rebuild the dome, and if those aren’t available, repairing any damage caused, Ritzel said.

He added the cost for this is about $300,000. He said the investment is not too much when considering the pay-off.

“We’re talking a $300,000 investment and getting $200 million for local businesses and restaurants,” Ritzel said. “That seems like a pretty nice payoff to me.”

William Perk, who is the owner of the dome, said it is significantly less costly to construct a new dome, but doing so would lose the historical value associated with the RBF dome.

“It would be about 10 times more expensive to repair it than to create a new one,” Perk said. “But a new one would not have the historic value, so you’re caught.”

What might attract visitors to the dome is that it is unique, Perk said.

The reason Fuller made his home into a dome was because he invented the geodesic dome — a type of dome that

conforms to nature, Perk said.

Perk said what makes the dome unique is its ability to survive natural disasters.

“These buildings can survive most any type of natural disaster,” Perk said.

“They conform to nature in a way normal buildings do not.”

Ritzel said Fuller invented a different type of geometry that did not conform with the traditional idea of an x-, y- and z-axis. Instead, Fuller’s geography was four-dimensional and designed to conform around the ideas of the natural world.

“The dome is built on triangles. The triangle is the smallest perfect shape; it is unbreakable,” Ritzel said. “These buildings can survive because it is built the way nature is.”

The dome structure was originally intended as a shelter for soldiers in the military, Perk said. The reason for this is these domes are easy and quick to construct.

Perk said the shell for the RBF Dome in Carbondale went up quickly.

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Fuller Dome turns 50 For more information on Fuller or the RBF Dome, visit http://www.buckysdome.org. The closing ceremonies for this week’s celebration will take place at 6:30 p.m. today at 700 W. Elm St. in the Arbor District.

WEEK t to city’s future “The shell for the dome went up in one day,” Perk said. “The floors and stuff still had to be done, but how many people get their whole enclosure done in seven hours?”

The reason the domes were not used is because cuts were made to the aviation Marine Corps, the group that was funding the project, he said.

One of the reasons for the week of celebration is to raise awareness of the dome and to help raise money to make the dome a national landmark, Perk said.

Judie Ashby, a member of the R. Buckminster Fuller group, said a lot of the preparation for the week of celebration went toward making the dome look presentable.

“We want to get it organized, repaired enough so it can attract visitors, but still show it is in a state of disrepair to let visitors know how much we need their support,” Ashby said.

Even with the setback, domes are still being used today. The ability to get the dome structures up quickly has

made it an attractive temporary solution following the earthquake in Haiti.

There is currently a movement to bring domes to Haiti called “Domes for Haiti,” Ritzel said.

“Basically, there are people living under four sticks and a blanket and using that for shelter,” Ritzel said. “Even a dome tent or a cardboard dome would make for a much better shelter.”

The importance of these dome structures is what makes Fuller’s home, the RBF Dome, so important, Ritzel said.

Ashby said she hopes the week of events help not only raise awareness for how important the dome is to Carbondale, but also to how important Fuller was as a person.

“As they say, a prophet is not recognized in his own country,” Ashby said.

“The rest of the world has realized it, this area has not, and it is about time this area starts to recognize it.”

Derek Robbins can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 273.

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(Left) Brenden Gallegly, 3, of Carbondale, climbs on top of a small replica of a Fuller Dome as a full-scale model is built with a crane Monday in Carbondale’s town square. The domes were erected in this week’s celebration of R. Buckminster Fuller and his work. Fuller’s only daughter, Allegra Fuller Snyder, was in town as a special guest for the week’s events. (Above) Lester Segelhorst, left, a volunteer from Addieville, assists Larry Weatherford, the R. Buckminster Fuller Dome board vice president, with tightening bolts on a geodesic dome Monday at the corner of South Illinois Avenue and West Main Street.

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From left to right, Nicole Bohr, Nic Zaunbrecher and Elena Esquibel, members of the improv comedy group Cult of the Stage Monkey, perform a Bucky-inspired show Tuesday at the Varsity Center for the Arts. Zaunbrecher, center, portrays an eccentric boyfriend in one of the skits where they are contestants in a “reality Bucky Dome” show.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

St. Louis Rams: Step away from Sam Bradford With the first pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, the St. Louis Rams select …

If the next words that come out of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s mouth tonight are Sam Bradford, the Rams will continue to toil in obscurity.

Bradford has a good arm and is accurate with his passes, but he was rarely hit in college. In nearly 1,000 career drop backs at Oklahoma, he was sacked just 25 times.

And two of the hits Bradford took resulted in major shoulder injuries, so there are obviously questions about his durability.

It is yet to be seen how Bradford will respond to the pass rush. At Oklahoma, he usually had time to hang out in the pocket, scan the field, pat the ball a couple times, head up to the stands for a hot dog and some nachos, come back and find the open receiver.

He won’t have that luxury in the NFL. It’s also yet to be seen how Bradford performs in big games. Most of his time at Oklahoma was spent running up the score on lesser teams, but

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radford’s two shoulder injuries, his lack of NFL offensive knowledge and his poor track record in big games point to him as the biggest risk for the Rams at the No. 1 spot.

Bradford went 0-3 in bowl games, losing two Fiesta Bowls and the BCS National Championship against Florida in 2009.

Bradford’s two shoulder injuries, his lack of NFL offensive knowledge and his poor track record in big games point to him as the biggest risk for the Rams at the No. 1 spot.

So what should the Rams do?

With the first pick in the draft, St. Louis should take Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Suh was a beast in his senior season as a Husker, recording 82 tackles and 12 sacks.

In the Big 12 Championship, he nearly led Nebraska to an upset of Texas, as he harassed Longhorn quarterback Colt McCoy all game, sacking him four times in the contest.

But then the Rams quarterback situation is still in flux, right?

Wrong.

This allows St. Louis to pick up McCoy— a quarterback with a proven track record— with the first pick in

the second round.

In three seasons with the Longhorns, McCoy completed 1,157 passes for 13,253 yards and 112 touchdowns to just 45 interceptions.

In 2009 alone, McCoy went 332470, 70.6 percent, with 27 touchdowns and 12 picks.

He is a threat to run the ball as well, rushing for 1,589 and 20 touchdowns as a four-year starter.

McCoy was injured in the BCS National Championship game against Alabama this season, but that was the only injury he faced during his time at Texas, and he took his fair share of hits.

So now it’s the Rams’ decision: Take a Quarterback who could be great, but also comes as a risk (Bradford), or take the best player in the draft (Suh) and a guy who has proven for four years he can play the quarterback position (McCoy).

Stile T. Smith can be reached at ssmith@dailyegyptain.com or 536-3311 ext. 256.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Classifieds

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

The Duplex

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Across 1 Tsp. and tbsp.

5 Old orchard spray 9 Abu __ 14 Separate by color, say 15 Angle function 16 Barely flowed 17 Hairy “pet” 18 Father of Sam and Charlie 20 South Pacific site of large stone statues 22 Casual evenings 23 Dull 27 One might be snappy 30 Anti vote 31 __ Kan: Alpo rival 32 Some game enders 34 They come and go 35 Continuously 39 Enter 41 Search stealthily 42 Abate 43 Rosemary’s portrayer

46 Hides 50 Mind 53 Clinton Labor secretary Robert 54 Asian draft animal 57 “All of Me” actress whose first name is a hint to this puzzle’s theme 60 __ on the shoulder 61 Author __ Rogers St. Johns 62 __ sci 63 Pointed end 64 Feature of Oregon sales 65 Singles 66 Latin I word

Down 1 Go up 2 Angora fabric 3 Sad, to Sarkozy 4 Churchill or Roosevelt, e.g.

Wednesday’s answers

5 Star sci.

6 10% of DXXX 7 Apprehension 8 Catch from a pier 9 “The Soloist” co-star 10 Robbery accessories 11 Nitrogen-based dye 12 Something that goes with breakfast?

13 Psyche parts 19 Avis lead-in 21 Samuel Johnson work 24 “You bet” 25 Alfred E. Neuman is its mascot 26 Overhead transports 28 LAX posting 29 Court decision maker 33 Indy 500 advertiser 34 Mask 35 Ownership call 36 Speech hesitations 37 Malarkey

38 Happy, for one 39 Hair stiffener 40 Geisha’s sash 43 Spareribs separator 44 Keen on 45 Musical direction after ritardando, perhaps 47 Gap 48 Mercedes sedan cat-

Horoscopes

By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement

Today’s birthday — Get creative in your management of family and household this year.

Use ideas and inspiration from distant locales to renovate the use of space to suit your inner muse.

Feather your nest with comfortable, harmonious elements to create a rejuvenating home base.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — As you accept your powerful role, you also accept your greater good. Enthusiasm goes a long way as you challenge your own endurance. Test your limits.

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold boarders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

Wesnesday’s answers

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Challenge yourself to accomplish more than you think you need today. A demand from a distant tyrant requires you to adjust your schedule.

Gemini(May21-June21)—Todayisa6—Save your demands for a private consultation. You get thechangesyouwantmoreeasilywhenyouavoid embarrassing others.

egory 49 Quaint retail word 51 Tony winner Tharp 52 Sweater synthetic 55 Peevishness 56 Les États-__ 57 Data-sharing syst.

58 Chapel vow 59 Ease, with “up”

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Younger people apply pressure for better toys.

The group decision can account for their desires without excessively increasing the budget.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — You get grumpy if you don’t get your way at home.

You might warrn everyone so they know it’s not personal. Healing energy comes from sand and sun.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — You probably can’t ignore a power player today. Adapt to their demands in order to get on with the fun of working with compatible associates.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Be conservative with money now. That doesn’t mean you can’tdo something fun and creative.Put extra time into the planning.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Boost your energy level by eating more protein and less fats. Go ahead and splurge on carbs. Diet later, if you must.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 5 — Plan on giving in to the demands of others. The challenge is to hold out for the one thing you can’t live without. Let everything else go.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — You feel like a yo-yo in action. Stop and smell the roses. Ask your significant other to pace you. It’s an endurance race, not a sprint.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Love grows today. An older person shares stories that tug at your heartstrings. The morale of the tale can be applied to your work.Take it all in.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Deadlines have been moved forward. There’s plenty to do, but you bring organization and determination to the situation. It all works out.

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Ans: (Answers tomorrow) Wednesday’s answers

Jumbles: JUMBO FLOUR GIMLET PEOPLE Answer: How the trail walkers described the sky on a clear day — “BLUE-TIFUL”

Sports

Thursday, April 22, 2010

BASEBALL

Resilient Salukis get back into the win column

RAY MCGILLIS Daily Egyptian

In what head coach Dan Callahan deemed a “must-win game,” Southern (17-21) defeated Murray State (19-18) 8-7 Wednesday at Abe Martin Field.

Sophomore-transfer catcher Brian Bajer helped make Tuesday’s 13-1 loss, and a five-game losing streak, a mere memory for the Salukis with one swing.

With the score knotted up at seven in the bottom of the eighth, Bajer lined an RBI single to left field, driving in freshman left fielder Nick Johnson for what would be the game-winning run.

One day after being held without a run until the eighth inning, SIU scored four runs in the first two innings — a two-run homer from sophomore first baseman Chris Serritella and two runs via Murray State wild pitches.

“Hitting is contagious,” Bajer said.

“When you start off hot early, it tends to continue throughout the game.”

Only one Saluki starter finished without a hit, and for the first time in the last 15 games, the team did not commit a fielding error.

Senior right-hander Bryant George (4-1) stepped back into his “closer shoes” after making his first collegiate start Friday at Illinois State.

George was given a one-run advantage to handle in the top of the ninth and gave up back-to-back singles to

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Second baseman Blake Pinnon, a junior from Wolf Lake, scoops a ground ball in Wednesday’s game against Murray State. The Salukis won 8-7, putting their season record at 17-21. the first two batters he faced.

The school’s all-time saves leader, however, retired the next three batters for his second save this year.

“I never doubted anything that I had out there, even after those first two,” George said. “It just felt good to be out there in that role; that’s what I do. I feel like that’s what I was born to do.”

The team will have today off before hosting Indiana State (24-11, 5-4 Missouri Valley Conference) in a threegame weekend series, beginning at 3 p.m. Friday at Abe Martin Field.

Ray McGillis can be reached at rmcgillis@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 269.

SOFTBALL

SIU falls to No. 18 Illinois

STILE T. SMITH Daily Egyptian

The SIU softball team’s offense picked up just two hits against the University of Illinois Wednesday, as the Salukis dropped a 9-1, six-inning decision to the Fighting Illini.

Head coach Kerri Blaylock said Illinois was simply the better team in the contest.

“They jumped on us early, and they

took advantage of a walk and a hit by pitch,” Blaylock said.

The Illini scored twice in every inning except the third, when they scored one run, and the fifth, the only inning they didn’t score a run.

Junior pitcher Danielle Glosson (17-11) picked up the loss, as she pitched just 1.1 innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on four hits.

Freshman pitcher Pepper Gay (121) picked up the victory for Illinois, as

she went a complete game, six innings, while allowing no runs on two hits and two walks while striking out six batters.

Junior right fielder Hollie Pinchback led the Illini in the offensive column, as she went 2-3 with a double, a single and four RBIs.

Stile T. Smith can be reached at ssmith@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 256.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Thursday, April 22, 2010

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Salukis add a JUCO SIU, U of I to meet in fall STILE T. SMITH Daily Egyptian The SIU men’s basketball team announced the signing of two players for the 2010-11 season Wednesday.

Mykel Cleveland, a point guard from Southwestern Illinois College, and Ernest “Stretch” Watson, a forward from Trinity Valley Community College in Texas, signed letters of intent to play for SIU next season.

Cleveland led SWIC to 57 wins during his two seasons and lost in the semifinals of the NJCAA Region 24 Tournament last month. He averaged 11 points and four assists and was named to the All-Great Rivers

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he duo joins former Southeastern Illinois guard Troy Long as the second and third JUCO players to sign with the Salukis.

Athletic Conference First Team last season.

Watson, meanwhile, averaged 10.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for TVCC, leading the team to a 24-9 finish and a spot in the semifinals of the Region XIV Tournament.

The duo joins former Southeastern Illinois guard Troy Long as the second and third JUCO players to sign with the Salukis.

STILE T. SMITH Daily Egyptian The SIU men’s basketball team will travel to Champaign next season to play the University of Illinois in a non-conference game, Tom Weber, director of media services, confirmed Wednesday.

Weber said the coaching staffs of SIU and Illinois spoke about playing during the Final Four in Indianapolis, and, as of right now, it will be a onegame deal.

“They just finally agreed that now is the time,” Weber said. “Obviously, we would like to have a home-and-home, and this is maybe the first step towards that. The idea would be then to hopefully have them come back the following year to play in

Carbondale.”

Illinois head coach Bruce Weber, who coached at SIU from 1998-2003, said he would attempt to schedule a game with the Salukis when he took the job with the Illini.

SIU head coach Chris Lowery was an assistant under Bruce Weber at SIU and for one season at Illinois before taking the head coaching job with the Salukis.

Tom Weber said the game would be played Nov. 14.

“There’s no official contract at this time,” Tom Weber said. “It’s more or less a verbal agreement. It’s just a matter of getting that completed.”

Lowery did not immediately return a voice mail left on his cell phone.