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Carbondale resident arrested on child porn charges MATTHEW FLORES Daily Egyptian William Wilson, 21, of Carbondale, was arrested and charged Thursday with four counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 3 felony, according to an attorney general’s office release. The crime is punishable by two to five years in Illinois Department of Correc-
tions prison, the release said. Rod Sievers, university spokesman, said punishment for Wilson, if he is convicted, may also include expulsion from the university. “I’m sure that (Wilson’s allegations) will come back to the university and judicial affairs,� said Sievers. “There is a judicial affairs process which takes place to serve these kinds of situations.�
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan spoke Friday at Carbondale’s Civic Center about a new initiative to put a stop to child pornography in Illinois, which began with Wilson’s arrest. Madigan spoke directly to offenders. “We know who you are,� she said. “If you are dealing in child pornography, you need to ask yourself ‘Is today the day I will be arrested?’�
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Aaron Kamm and The One Drops of Edwardsville play their brand of jazzy reggae for an enthusiastic crowd Friday at Tres Hombres. The band played a set of covers and original material released from their 2008 album “GnuGnu� and their sophomore record, “Grow,� which was released earlier this year. FOR THE FULL STORY SEE PAGE 4 . ISAAC SMITH DAILY EGYPTIAN
Dean criticizes chairman for faculty rehire RYAN VOYLES Daily Egyptian The steps for rehiring faculty were not fulfilled in the reinstatement of two professors in the math department, according to the dean of the College of Science. Dean Jay Means, whose college oversees the math department, said math chairman Andrew Earnest did not go through the proper procedure when he rehired two professors who were laid off in July. “The authority to make the decision that was made did not rest solely in the hands in the chair of the de-
partment,� Means said. “In order to hire or rehire anyone on this campus, it takes four signatures: the chair, the dean, the provost and the chancellor — and that was not followed.� The university is investigating Earnest for the hires and will decide whether disciplinary steps should take place in response to his decision, university spokesman Rod Sievers said in a statement. Earnest said via email he would not comment on the situation at the advice of his legal counsel. He had said earlier that the two professors, who he declined to identify, were rehired earlier this month
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n order to hire or rehire anyone on this campus, it takes four signatures: the chair, the dean, the provost and the chancellor — and that was not followed.
after the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association filed a grievance because of their layoffs. According to the association’s collective bargaining agreement, a nontenure tracked professor can be laid off “in the event of a financial exigency, a decline in program enrollment, or a decrease in program funding.�
— Jay Means dean of the College of Science The 4 percent budget reductions requested by Chancellor Rita Cheng for all university units constitutes a decrease in program funding, Means said. He said the decision to lay off the professors came from Earnest, with the guidance of the university’s general counsel. Keith Wilson, grievance chairman
for the association, said the grievance was originally taken up to top faculty administrators, including Susan Logue, associate provost for academic administration; Deborah Nelson, SIU counsel; and Brett Patton, head of labor agreement. Wilson said Logue decided the grievance should be settled at the chairman level, meaning Earnest would decide whether to rehire the professors. The grievance was accepted by Earnest during the meeting, resulting in the professor’s reinstatement, Wilson said. Please see MATH | 2
Carbondale waits, Edwardsville receives state money RYAN VOYLES Daily Egyptian SIUC anticipation for millions in state money continues as SIUE has received 99 percent of the state money owed to it for the last budget year. Bill Winter, SIUE budget director, said the university received word from its chancellor, Vaughn Vandegrift, that it received almost all the state money expected for
fiscal year 2010 — which ended June 30. “We are in much better shape now than we were just a few weeks ago,� Winter said. Meanwhile, the Carbondale campus is still waiting for more than $18 million of state money to come, said SIU President Glenn Poshard. He said it is unlikely the university receives the millions until fall. While the SIU system includes
SIUC, SIUE and the school of medicine in Springfield, each campus comes up with its own budget. “As those state appropriations come in, it’s handled by the system, but each university has its own budget and individual appropriations,� Poshard said. “And the larger the university and the larger the system, the longer it will take to receive the appropriations.� With the advisement of the
president’s office, each campus prepares its own money requests, and the request are sent to the Illinois comptroller’s office, said Kevin Bame, vice chancellor for administration and finance. He said the universities are then repaid by the comptroller’s office. But there is more than $4.7 billion in unpaid bills still in the comptroller’s office and there is no set time when anything will be repaid, Bame said.
While each branch of the SIU system has several banks to manage its payroll and miscellaneous spending, Bame said there is one central account that manages university investments. The difference in university size is also a factor in how soon state money will be paid, Poshard said. Please see SIUE | 2