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Wii-habilitation rehabs patients in Herrin Herrin Hospital uses video games to help patients recover

TRAVIS BEAN Daily Egyptian From her wheelchair, Cynthia Matheny pulls back her Wii Remote as she prepares to bowl her final frame. As she knocks down her last pins, her score reveals she has bowled a 146 and her opponent, Mark Basco, has bowled a 159. “If I could bowl in real life, I’d be bowling a lot better than this,� Matheny said. Matheny is not playing in the comfort of her home but at the Acute Rehabilitation Center in Herrin Hospital. The game is part of Matheny’s rehabilitation after having her ankle amputated. Basco, a staff member for the center, said the department uses the games “Wii Sports� and “Wii Fit� to engage patients in a virtual reality therapy program. He said certain games are chosen to fit patients’ needs, and bowling was chosen for Matheny. “Bowling is the best one. They’re just sitting and moving,� Basco said. “But if we want to challenge our patients we will have them play baseball or tennis. Baseball is intended to strengthen eye-hand coordination.� Herrin Hospital has used the Wii for two years to treat rehabilitation patients, Jim Osborn said. Osborn, executive director of the Acute Rehabilitation Center, said his staff was thinking of creative ways to enhance the rehab program and somebody suggested the Wii. Suggesting the Wii was one thing, Osborn said, but securing

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Cynthia Matheny plays “Wii Bowling� as part of her rehabilitation process Monday at Herrin Hospital. Matheny has been using the gaming console as part of her therapy after being admitted for surgery Jan. 27 to amputate part of her leg due to gangrene. one proved to be difficult. He said he was searching for a Wii during its sales peak and it would quickly sell out at stores. The hospital could find no one to donate a Wii, so an employee had to wait in line, he said. The story was generated among local news, but Osborn said it grew from there. He said a reporter from the Chicago bureau of The Associated Press picked up the story and wrote an article. Before Osborn knew it, the story had garnered national attention. “One day, somebody came in and said, ‘Herrin is on Yahoo News,’� Osborn said. By day’s end, Osborn was doing a live interview for a San Francisco

radio station. He said media from cities such as Minneapolis and Seattle have done stories, he has spoken with an Australian radio station and even appeared in an Italian health magazine. “The use of the Wii has been one of the most unusual things that have happened to me in the whole time I have been a professional in this field,� Osborn said. Osborn said the Wii employs various aspects of patient treatment, including physical, occupational and speech therapy. He said it is used as a treatment strategy for improving range of motion, hand-eye coordination and endurance. The hospital even uses a game called “Big Brain Academy� that helps improve short-

term memory loss, he said. The Wii does not replace actual therapy, Osborn said. While the gaming console has many benefits, he said it is a supplement to three hours of intense therapy and serves as a reward for patients. “They need to get to a certain point; when they’re closer to going home, then we introduce the Wii,� Osborn said. “They need to be a little more functional, a little more with-it to do all the tasks and benefit from it.� Osborn said the best thing about the Wii is it allows patients to become immersed in the game and forget the pain. “I remember one of the very first ladies we tried this with,� Osborn

said. “She was really huffing and puffing after doing it for a few minutes and the therapist stopped and said, ‘Do you want to take a break now?’ She said, ‘No, I want to beat my score.’� Matheny said she has enjoyed her time at Herrin Hospital and the Wii was the most fun she had during rehabilitation. She said she is determined to get through rehab and walk again after her prosthetic leg is attached. “It’s just mind over matter,� Matheny said. “I guarantee it. I will walk.�

Travis Bean can be reached at cardsos@siu.edu or 536-3311 ext. 274.

Social service representatives dispute budget cut recommendations NICK JOHNSON Daily Egyptian The city’s most beneficial youth services are unfairly in danger of being discontinued, representatives from local community service organizations said at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

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Recommended budget cuts on a wide range of community organizations were submitted for council and community discussion to help curb a projected budget deficit of more than $5 million over the next two fiscal years by the city manager’s office. The final budget will not be ap-

e cannot afford to change the city’s funding of social services. — Abdul Haqq Executive Director of Attucks Community Services

proved until April 20, Mayor Brad Cole said. Should the council follow staff recommendations, nine community programs, including the Lights Fantastic, Attucks Community Services and “I Can Read� of Southern Illinois would not receive any funding. Attucks Community Services, and “I Can Read� of Southern Illinois which are both based in the city-owned Eurma C. Hayes Center, would still be given rent subsidies, according to staff recommendations. Cole referred to a standing offer

made to the organizations by the city: Either the city would cover the center’s rent and the organizations would be responsible for funding their own services, or the city would cover the costs of their services but transfer the building and its maintenance to the group. Staff-recommended funding would be disproportionately granted to organizations that aren’t included in the city’s definition of “community services,� under the proposed budget said Abdul Haqq, executive director of Attucks Community Services. He

asked the city to consider restoring 100 percent of funds to all social service agencies. “We cannot afford to change the city’s funding of social services,� Haqq said. “(We need to) compete against those barriers that place youth and family at risk.� The “I Can Read� organization can only employ one record keeper, so it has problems getting grants, said Margaret Nesbit, chairwoman of the “I Can Read� Board.

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Nesbit also advocated for the restoration of funding for programs such as I Can Read, which provides after-school enrichment programs for local children, and Attucks Community Services. “We are in the business of educating our children to be productive citizens … that’s what our goal is. And we need help to reach that

goal,” Nesbit said. The council was unable to vote on an option for the city to enter into a power supply contract with MidAmerican Energy Company, as representatives could not attend the meeting due to weather. The city is looking for power sources other than Ameren, who is filing for a major rate increase this spring. In other business, the Local Liquor Control Commission granted

a class A2, or restaurant, liquor license to Chili’s Grill and Bar for its planned restaurant development at 1240 E. Main St. The commission also approved a transfer of premises for Pagliai’s Pizza & Pasta restaurant’s license and modified it to allow the restaurant to serve spirits in addition to beer and wine.

Nick Johnson can be reached at nickj39@siu.edu or 536-3311 ext. 263.

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Goldman, Faculty Senate share budget concerns RYAN VOYLES Daily Egyptian Chancellor Sam Goldman said the budget situation for SIUC would not improve this year — or even next year — during the first Faculty Senate meeting of the semester Tuesday in the Student Center. Goldman said there are too many variables concerning money from the state, but ensured the university would continue to pursue its educational goals. “The state has given enough funds to last us through the end of March, but nothing for after that,” he said. “It’s like water torture, it’s coming month after month.” James Ferraro, associate professor in the School of Medicine, asked Goldman what the worst-case scenario was for the school, and what the chances were for the school closing down, a question Goldman quickly shot down. “We will not close our doors; we will find a way,” he said. Philip Howze, president of the Faculty Senate, said there are three areas where money comes from, including one contingency plan that includes frozen faculty positions. He said he was not sure if that money could be used. “I think we’re beyond the point of any hope of that (contingency) money going back to the colleges who so desperately need them at this time, or at least before the end of the fiscal year,” Howze said. Allan Karnes, head of the senate’s budget committee, said there would need to be a tax increase in order to raise the necessary funds, or else the region will be devastated. “We are the economic engines of this region,” Goldman said. “And if we had over 7,000 employees without a paycheck, it would be devastating.” Karnes said those interested in helping out should talk to their congressional representative.

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Chancellor Sam Goldman speaks to faculty at the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday in the Student Center. Key topics for debate were student and faculty health insurance, along with budget concerns. Other points discussed during the meeting were the insurance plans for students, and the responsibility of professors when a student is sick or suffers an injury in a classroom environment. Jake Baggott, associate director of the Student Health Center, said professors should be able to take students to the health center before it closes at 4:30 p.m. He said if there is any serious concern,

then the professor should just call 911. Chris Glidewell, director of risk management, said professors would be covered under the “Good Samaritan Law,” which protects from liability when one chooses to aid or help someone, she said. The senate also voted on and approved motions to collect all nominations and ballots for

the April Faculty Senate election electronically and to recommend the creation of a minor in photography. The senate will meet again March 16.

Ryan Voyles can be reached at rvoyles@siu.edu or 536-3311 ext. 259.

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Americans’ distrust of government has deep roots T GREGORY RODRIGUEZ McClatchy Tribune

Let me get straight to the point: Americans’ profound distrust of government is neurotic — irrational, defensive and born of emotional trauma. That doesn’t mean I discount other sources of our disabling distrust of Washington. I believe the scholars who cite watershed events like Watergate and Vietnam as having undermined our belief in governing institutions. But such recent-history rationales for our distrust don’t fully explain the emotional depth of our disaffection. They don’t properly take into account how these events triggered the anti-government strain already in our national DNA, in the same way that, say, environmental factors can trigger a genetic predisposition or a childhood trauma can create anxiety in an adult. If Americans were to seek help for their neurosis, any good therapist would try to dig down to the root of

the outsized distrust. Maybe he or she would let us beat around the bush for a few sessions. We’d recount incidents of government corruption, overreach. Then there was slavery, Jim Crow, internment camps and poorly planned wars. But eventually, we’d have to discuss our national birth trauma, our violent revolt against our “father,� King George III, which gave us our independence in the first place. It’s no secret that the founders infused this mistrust into the design of our government, or that the Constitution was deliberately written to prevent another King George from trampling on our liberty again. Just pick up Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense� to remind yourself that government is “but a necessary evil.� Still, a legacy of articulate stances against tyranny doesn’t explain our anti-government emotionalism. Last week, members of the sprawling, fractious “tea party� movement gathered in Nashville. As with most naysayers, their fundamental conundrum is how to harness an essentially negative impulse into a positive, constructive force.

hat doesn’t mean I discount other sources of our disabling distrust of Washington.

The movement’s very name has a lot to say about how emotional such discontent is. Think back to your grade school lessons about the Boston Tea Party and remember its carnival-esque aspects. The conspirators that night painted their faces and dressed up as Mohawk Indians. As University of Michigan historian Philip J. Deloria points out in his book, “Playing Indian,� the dress-up part of the party wasn’t only about masking identities; it was about exercising New World liberty, which would become a fundamental part of forging a new collective identity as Americans. “The Tea Party wasn’t the only instance in which colonial whites acted out in Indian disguise. To these revolutionaries,� Deloria writes, “Indianness lay at the heart of American uniqueness.� Donning feathers and darkening their faces, they symbolically proclaimed their separation from the mother country. And what

did they think the Indian costume meant to the representatives of King George? Unconstrained, even aboriginal, freedom.� That would be a breakthrough on a therapist’s couch. From the very beginning, to go with our legitimate fear of tyranny, we’ve idealized an end to all authority. In a 1923 essay on U.S. literature, British novelist and poet D.H. Lawrence ridiculed the American fetish-ization of liberty as a source of perennial tantrums. “Somewhere deep in every American heart,� he wrote, “lies a rebellion against the old parenthood of Europe. Yet no American feels he has completely escaped its mastery.� To Americans, he went on, liberty means “the breaking of all dominion.� In other words, the American passion for absolute liberty isn’t too far removed from heedless adolescent rebellion. The “tea party� faithful might as well be Marlon Brando in his black

leather jacket in “The Wild One.� “What are you rebelling against,� a girl asks the smoldering Brando. “What’ve you got?� he replies. So, yes, there are reasons to be suspicious of government, and yes, our yearning to be “master-less� has created a culture that sends adventurers on the open road and pioneers looking for the next frontier. But it’s also making it increasingly difficult for government to function. I’m not unsympathetic to the argument that vigilance — protest, activism, anger — is the price of freedom. But with the national government in gridlock, I’m beginning to worry that our “don’t tread on me� birthright has a deeper and darker cost. It’s not a matter of left or right. In my mind the only difference between 1960s leftist radicals and new millennium right-wing refuseniks is the length of their hair. They both have showed a desperate need to work through their issues with old King George.

Rodriguez is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

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A photo follow-up JULIA RENDLEMAN Daily Egyptian

This photo ran in the June 30 edition of the DAILY EGYPTIAN. At the time, Clarissa Morgan and her 2-yearold son, Chance Meyers, were living at the Women’s Center in Carbondale. Clarissa contends that her employer fired her after seeing the published photo. “(My boss) said that business would decline if clients saw I was in the shelter,� Clarissa said.

This past summer Clarissa Morgan reached the end of her rope. She lost her house when mold took over after the May 8 storm. Her husband filed for divorce. She lost her job and was living with her two sons in the Women’s

Center in Carbondale after suffering physical abuse from a family member. Eight months later, Clarissa is doing much better. She is back in her house, has a new job and is loving life with her boys. For the rest of Clarissa’s story, please go online to siuDE.com and watch the audio slideshow.

Clarissa relaxes in front of the television with her son Chandler Teeling, 5, at their home in Carterville earlier this month.

Apostle Lemuel E. Holmes cries as he recalls Clarissa’s hardships while he stands in front of his church, Light-House Ministries, in Murphysboro Sunday. Holmes and his wife, pastor Judy Patterson, directed Clarissa to the Women’s Center this summer. “If it wouldn’t have been for them, I really don’t know what I would have done,� Clarissa said.

Janaya Leigh, 21, of Carbondale, sits as Clarissa cuts her hair at Hot Heads Salon in late January. Clarissa loves her new job and says her co-workers are “very supportive.�

News Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6 Daily Egyptian Undergraduate Student Government meets with more apathy ERIN HOLCOMB Daily Egyptian Undergraduate Student Government officers said they were expecting a full house Tuesday after controversy arose from recent wage increases. But only one student spoke about the increases at the second meeting of the semester — and that student used to be a senator for the student government. John Boddie, the former senator and a junior from Joliet studying finance, questioned whether senators brought the wage increases to the attention of their constituents before it was voted on in the Jan. 26 meeting. During that meeting, senators approved an amendment to increase USG President Priciliano Fabian’s wages from $1,800 to $4,000, among other officers’ increases, but Fabian said last week he decided to put a limit on the increases until summer after receiving complaints from students. For the rest of this semester, the president will be paid $2,800; the vice president $2,600; the chief of staff $2,100; and the executive assistant $1,300, Fabian said. “I was upset that this actually went through without it actually being discussed,” Boddie said. Most senators said they talked to the students they represent before the bill was proposed at the Dec. 9 meeting. Ashley Epps, vice president, said she was disappointed about the apathy from students, especially since they voiced their concerns to members but didn’t show up to the meeting. “A lot of students said they wanted to come to this meeting, but we only had one student come out and speak,” Epps said. “I wish more would come down to the USG meetings.” If students want their voices heard, they need to come and speak at the meetings during public comments where everyone is invited to talk, she said. “At the end of the day, they did a good thing by decreasing the in-

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USG senators, left to right, Dasha Abernathy, Lee Deans, Kimberly Armes and Mary Lindi Joiner respond to Senator Dave Loftus’ comment

“Following Fabian” Daily Egyptian photographer Isaac Smith documented USG President Prisicilano Fabian in his daily activities. Check out his online gallery at www.siuDE.com. crease,” Boddie said. In the summer, the president will be paid $4,000 a semester instead of $1,800; the vice president $3,000 instead of $1,600; and in the fall the chief of staff $2,200 instead of $1,600; and the executive assistant $1,500 instead of $800. After discussing the wage increases, the senators passed a bill that requires all executive officers to have at least a 2.5 grade point average. Some senators did not vote in fa-

vor of the bill because they said the requirement would make the student government more of a closed group and that it would raise concerns about privacy. “I wouldn’t want someone representing me having a GPA lower than mine,” Epps said. “Nobody wants a person representing them with a (low) GPA if they can’t even represent themselves.” Dave Loftus, chairman of the Internal Affairs Committee, and other

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criticizing the recent USG decision to increase the wages of the executive board at the meeting Monday in the Student Health Center Auditorium. senators said they were concerned about who would have access to GPA information. Katie Sermersheim, advisor to the student government, would be the only one who could see the average, Fabian said. Regardless of the concerns, the senate passed bills to recognize three groups as Registered Student Organizations: Students for Children, Scholars United Making Major Impacts a Tradition and the Computer Arts and Technology Society. The senate also elected four more senators: Ashley Jordan for Brush Towers; Tyler Chance for Thompson Point; Dominique Tucker for the College of Science; and Margaret Butera for the College of Agriculture. John Kiwala, executive assistant, said he was glad to have new sena-

lot of students said they wanted to come to this meeting, but we only had one student come out and speak. I wish more would come down to the USG meetings. — Ashley Epps USG vice president

tors who could bring fresh ideas to the senate, but added there was plenty of room for more. “We need to fill the seats,” he said.

Erin Holcomb can be reached at eeerin9@siu.edu or 536-3311 ext 255.

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Jim Seaton fire marshal in Smith County, Texas, on the rash of church fires in eastern Texas; arson has been confirmed as the cause of seven of the fires in that area since Jan. 1.

Akio Toyoda Toyota’s president, on questions over whether the automaker routinely fixed potentially dangerous defects in new models without recalling those already on the road.

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Up to 10 inches of snow expected in Illinois The Associated Press C H IC AG O — More than 700 flights have been canceled at Chicago airports as a winter storm moved across Illinois that was forecast to bring up to 10 inches of snow to the region. The storm Tuesday also forced schools to close and created snowy, icy roads. The Chicago Department of Aviation says more than 600 flights were canceled at O’Hare International Airport with delays averaging 45 minutes. Southwest Airlines says it’s canceled more than 140 flights at Midway International Airport through the end of Tuesday and expects to resume service Wednesday. The aviation department says only a few flights are scheduled to depart Midway for the rest of Tuesday. The National Weather Service says winds could gust at 35 mph.

Counters were empty at Southwest Airlines in Midway Airport in Chicago Tuesday after the airline canceled all flights for 24 hours. MICHAEL TERCHA MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE

Obama would take health care bill that’s not all he wants CHARLES BABINGTON RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Signaling he’d meet critics part way on health care, President Barack Obama, said Tuesday he’s willing to sign a bill even if it doesn’t deliver everything he pursued through a year of grinding effort at risk of going down as a dismal failure. The Democrats’ massive health overhaul legislation is stalled in Congress by disagreements within the party and the loss last month of their 60th Senate vote, and with it, control of the agenda. Republicans suspect that Obama’s invitation to a televised health care summit Feb. 25 is a thinly disguised political trap. On Tuesday, the president tried to change the dour dynamic, indicating he could settle for less in order to move ahead.

“Let’s put the best ideas on the table,� Obama told reporters after meeting with congressional leaders of both parties. “My hope is that we can find enough overlap that we can say, this is the right way to move forward, even if I don’t get every single thing that I want.� Obama’s overarching goals are to rein in medical costs and expand coverage to millions of uninsured. Specifically, Obama said he’d be willing to work on ways to limit medical malpractice lawsuits — one of the main ideas Republicans have for reducing costs, by addressing the problem of defensive medicine. Democrats, who count trial lawyers among their most generous contributors, especially in an election year, have blocked all previous attempts to tackle the issue. Obama’s flexibility marks a contrast with the approach former President Bill Clinton took in the 1990s

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y hope is that we can find enough overlap that we can say, this is the right way to move forward, even if I don’t get every single thing that I want.

when his health care overhaul got bogged down in Congress. Clinton sternly waved his veto pen at lawmakers and threatened to reject any legislation that fell short of his goal of covering all Americans. The bill died, and Democrats lost control of Congress in the 1994 midterm election. Still, Republican leaders expressed renewed skepticism about Obama’s call for bipartisanship and reiterated their demand that Obama jettison the Democratic bills and start from scratch. “It’s going to be very difficult to have a bipartisan conversation with regard to a 2,700-page health

— Barack Obama President of the United States care bill that the Democrat majority in the House and the Democrat majority in the Senate can’t pass,� said House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio. “It really is time to scrap the bill and start over.� Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky echoed those sentiments, even though the White House says Obama has no plans to set the clock back to beginning. But even Obama’s fellow Democrats are expressing skepticism about what the summit can accomplish. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., who shepherded the legislation through the Senate’s health committee, said

the GOP has had plenty of chances to offer input, and Republicans and Democrats know each others’ positions so well that “this meeting could occur an hour from now.� “We could play each others’ hands, that’s how much familiarity we’ve had with this issue,� Dodd said. “This idea we all don’t know what the other side wants, there isn’t a person left around here� who doesn’t, Dodd said. Republicans may run political risks if they just say no. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll found that most Americans want Congress and the president to keep working on a comprehensive health care overhaul. Two-thirds supported the goal in the survey, released Tuesday. Nearly six in 10 said Republicans aren’t doing enough to find compromise with Obama, while more than four in 10 said Obama is doing too little to get GOP support.

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Shandra Spicer, right, of Marion, gives Jennie Dickson, of Herrin, a manicure during “Martini and a Manicure” Monday at the Sky Bar. The weekly event is hosted by Hot Heads Salon from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., which offers two martinis and a manicure for $20. Every first Monday of the month, Hot Heads donates the money earned to local charities. “We mostly donate to the Women’s Center because it is closest to most of our hearts,” said Lachelle Hartline, owner of Hot Heads Salon.

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Lawmakers to help pick Quinn’s running mate CHRISTOPER WILLS The Associated Press SPR I NG F I E L D, Ill. — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Tuesday that he and the top Democrat in the Senate will play a key role in choosing Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate for the fall election. Madigan, who also is chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party, said he plans to meet with Quinn and Senate President John Cullerton to discuss filling the vacant position of nominee for lieutenant governor. The three of them will submit the name of a candidate to the party's central

committee, which formally makes the choice. "At some time, the governor and Sen. Cullerton and I will sit down and talk it through," Madigan told reporters. "I expect that I will be the one that will be called upon to communicate with the members of the committee, which I'll do. We'll attempt to come to a consensus." Asked how much weight should be given to Quinn's preference, Madigan said he would work cooperatively with the governor. The Quinn campaign did not immediately respond to a question about how much influence Madigan and Cullerton should have. Quinn

did say Monday that he planned to work collaboratively with the two legislative leaders. Madigan would not say whether he favors any particular candidate or what qualifications the running mate should have. Democratic voters nominated Scott Lee Cohen for lieutenant governor last week, but he dropped out of the race after the public learned he had been accused of domestic abuse, skipping child support payments, steroid abuse and more. Cohen's withdrawal puts Quinn in a unique position. He gets a say in who runs with him for lieutenant governor, some-

thing voters normally decide, but the ultimate decision rests with party insiders — a group Quinn never has been particularly close to. Quinn and the Democratic Central Committee will be juggling a long list of political questions, such as whether the ticket needs a downstate candidate. Madigan predicted a tight race for Quinn. He said the governor has been weakened by the revelation that his Corrections Department had quietly adopted a policy that allowed hundreds of inmates, some of them violent, to leave after serving only days or weeks behind bars. Madigan said he is surprised Quinn didn't fire someone. "That's

what I would recommend," he said. Quinn blamed Correction Director Michael Randle for the "big mistake" but said Randle had learned from the experience and didn't deserve to be fired. Madigan also took aim at Republican lawmakers, saying they have refused to cooperate with Democrats on finding solutions to the state's massive budget problems. He called them "nonparticipating donothings." Republicans argue that the Democratic majority routinely shuts them out of budget talks, rejects their ideas and uses parliamentary maneuvers to block their legislation.

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Chicago band Dot Dot Dot coming to Copper Dragon Band from top five of ‘Next Great American Band’ stops in Carbondale DEREK ROBBINS Daily Egyptian On their last appearance on “The Next Great American Band,� the judges told Dot Dot Dot that while musically it was good, the band had trouble conveying the meaning of the music it played. Friday, it can be judged in Carbondale. Dot Dot Dot is a Chicago-based pop band formed in 2007. The band finished fifth out of 12 in “The Next Great American Band�, a series that aired on Fox in 2007. At 10 p.m. Friday, Dot Dot Dot will be performing at Copper Dragon. Lead vocalist and guitar player Adam Blair said the band enjoyed the exposure “The Next Great American Band� gave it. “The show really helped us get our name out there,� Blair said. “We had so much fan support and interest from people, it was unbelievable. I loved every second of it.� Blair said he was especially proud of the performance on “The Next Great American Band� because the group had only been together for five months before the show went on the air. Dot Dot Dot was chosen to be on the show from a field of 6,000 different bands that sent in

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Dot Dot Dot is a Chicago based indie pop band that placed fifth in the 2007 FOX reality show “The Next Great American Band.� The group will be performing at 10 p.m. Friday at Copper Dragon. audition tapes. Of those, 60 were flown to Las Vegas to participate in a judging session. Dot Dot Dot was selected as one of 12 bands to participate in the show, which had an American Idol format that involved viewers voting on the winners.

t was just such an emotional experience for me. I got to play in front of my family. I’ve never got to do that before. It was something I will never forget. — Rose Laguana lead guitarist

On the show, Dot Dot Dot sang songs such as “Pressure� by Billy Joel, “Let’s Spend the Night Together� by the Rolling Stones and, in their final performance on the show, “Young Turks� by Rod Stewart. Blair said the experience helped him realize how good the band is and how it has a lot of potential. “We weren’t together very long and we were already selected to be on this show,� Blair said. “It was pretty amazing.� The band formed because the musicians were familiar with each other, Blair said. Blair,

along with keyboard player Michael Bonowicz and drummer Stephan Kohnke, was part of a band called The Fabulous Janes. Bass player Lisa Shank and lead guitarist Rose Laguana were part of a band called Catfight. “When you play around the Chicago music scene, you become familiar with everybody there,� Shank said. “You gain respect for your fellow musicians and it builds a camaraderie.� The group gets along well because of this familiarity, Shank said. “They’re like a second family to me,� Shank said. “You spend so much time with them; you can really count on them for anything.� Shank said her favorite moment as a member of Dot Dot Dot was not being part of “The Next Great American Band,� but instead was when the band performed in Guam April 25. “It was a privilege to be able to go out there and do that,� Shank said. “There were people there who had never got to hear anything like us before. They loved us and it was awesome.� The band performed in Guam because Laguana is from there. “It was just such an emotional experience for me. I got to play in front of my family. I’ve never got to do that before,� Laguana said. “It was something I will never forget.� Dot Dot Dot last played in Carbondale Oct. 23. Blair said the band is looking forward to the return trip. “We love playing in Carbondale,� Blair said. “It’s a fun city and they really know how to party. The people there are the best.�

Derek Robbins can be reached at drobbins@siu.edu or 536-3311 ext. 273.

Editorial Policy Our Word is the consensus of the Daily Egyptian Editorial Board on local, national and global issues affecting the Southern Illinois University community. Viewpoints expressed in columns and letters to the editor do not necessarily reflect those of the Daily Egyptian.

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A photo follow-up JULIA RENDLEMAN Daily Egyptian This past summer Clarissa Morgan reached the end of her rope. She lost her house when mold took over after the May 8 storm. Her husband filed for divorce. She lost This photo ran in the June 30 edition of the DAILY EGYPTIAN. At the time, Clarissa Morgan and her 2-yearold son, Chance Meyers, were living at the Women’s Center in Carbondale. Clarissa contends that her employer fired her after seeing the published photo. “(My boss) said that business would decline if clients saw I was in the shelter,� Clarissa said.

her job and was living with her two sons in the Women’s Center in Carbondale after suffering physical abuse from a family member. Eight months later, Clarissa is doing much better. She is back in her house, has a new job and is loving life with her boys.

For the rest of Clarissa’s story, please go online to siuDE.com and watch the audio slideshow.

Clarissa relaxes in front of the television with her son Chandler Teeling, 5, at their home in Carterville earlier this month.

Apostle Lemuel E. Holmes cries as he recalls Clarissa’s hardships while he stands in front of his church, Light-House Ministries, in Murphysboro Sunday. Holmes and his wife, pastor Judy Patterson, directed Clarissa to the Women’s Center this summer. “If it wouldn’t have been for them, I really don’t know what I would have done,� Clarissa said.

Janaya Leigh, 21, of Carbondale, sits as Clarissa cuts her hair at Hot Heads Salon in late January. Clarissa loves her new job and says her co-workers are “very supportive.�

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Across 1 Struggle (through), as a tedious book 5 Leatherworking tools 9 Sheriff’s star 14 Incur additional cell phone charges, perhaps 15 Profound 16 Gonzalez in 2000 headlines 17 Nice retinue? 19 Mel, “The Velvet Fog” 20 Slob’s opposite 21 Nice nonpro? 23 Filmdom’s Lupino 24 ‘Hood bud 25 Prefix with mom, coined after historic 2009 births 26 Nice keepsake? 30 Dying-out sound 32 Riddle 33 More apt to be picked 35 “Dropped” drug 38 Space bar neighbor on a PC 39 Nice stand?

41 Wall St. news 42 Spoil 43 “Thanks __!” 44 Old beaker heaters 46 Within: Pref. 48 Nice behind? 50 Actor Morales 52 Phillies’ div. 54 Tiny amount 55 Nice rubdown? 57 Played some jazz numbers, say 61 “__ be seeing things” 62 Nice walk? 64 Ship-finding acronym 65 Overhang 66 Folk singer Burl 67 Refuse 68 “__ in Rome ...” 69 Site of a Lincoln profile

Down 1 Small songbird 2 Primo 3 Entered material 4 Eliciting feeling

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5 Vikings running back Peterson who holds the NFL record for yards rushed in a single game 6 Unsound, as an argument 7 Relay race part 8 Asparagus unit 9 __ blocker 10 Umpteen 11 Privileged connection 12 Whole range 13 It began on viernes in 2010 18 Take in too little 22 One with a long face 24 Nice squad? 26 Cybertrash 27 “Return of the Jedi” green-skinned dancer 28 Govt. note issuer 29 “Dies __” 31 Full scholarship, e.g. 34 With 53-Down, French toon who would be right at home in this puzzle?

36 Have heated words 37 Two tablets, say 40 It doesn’t cover much of a 48-Across 45 Ill-fated vessel 47 Maxima maker 49 Cleanup hitters, briefly 50 Actor Jannings and pianist Gilels

Horoscopes

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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.

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Today’s birthday — Who has time this year for consistent, diligent effort? You do! The surest way to reach your goals is through practical planning. Controlling your feelings is no easy task, but when you manage to moderate your expression, you gain the trust of the very people you seek to convince. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — Don’t be surprised if folks change their minds, big time. Don’t be quite so conservative; take an independent direction. You may need flexibility to adapt. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 5 — Listen and learn. While you may not hear what you expect, you definitely get the information you need to move forward tomorrow. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 5 — Other people notice that you’re focused on independent thinking and action today. Use this awareness to settle a disagreement. No need to walk away. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Uncomfortable around others, you don’t want to adapt at all. Even tiny changes feel revolutionary to your sensitive soul. Do take at least one step. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) —Today is a 6 — Speak out loud and clear on issues that challenge your independence. Principles are hard come by and could be cherished - or discarded as old business.

51 South Pacific island nation 53 See 34-Down 56 Periodic table fig. 57 Peace symbol 58 Put away 59 “East of __” 60 Means of determining proficiency 63 Cheer syllable

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5 — Change your tune where team effort is concerned. Switch between “leader” and “follower” roles. Forward momentum continues with little strain. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — You could begin the great American novel today. If the plot development allows, add a character who muses over loves lost and found. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Wherever you start out in the morning, you’ll end up somewhere very different by the end of the day. Choose independence over acquiescence. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Don’t forget to grab the material you need first thing in the morning. Later today someone asks you to share. Go ahead, but don’t cramp your own style. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 5 — Your thoughts are already on to the next project. But you still need to clean up details from the last one. Cost overruns are possible. Check before spending. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Spend most of your energy today talking about the future. Insights emerge even from casual comments. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Don’t think you have to get your way on everything. Someone has a bright idea. It doesn’t change everything, but it brings excitement.

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Sports

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Freshman center Gene Teague goes up for a shot during the Jan. 23 game against Illinois State at the SIU Arena. The Salukis, after losing to Northern Iowa Saturday 55-52, will look to pull off a win at 7:05 p.m. today at Missouri State. JULIA RENDLEMAN DAILY EGYPTIAN

Salukis look to sweep season series from Bears STILE T. SMITH Daily Egyptian

Just one week ago, the SIU men’s basketball team was pulling out a tough 73-67 victory against Missouri State at the SIU Arena. Today, the Salukis (13-10, 5-8 Missouri Valley Conference) will head to Springfield, Mo., in an attempt to sweep the season series from the Bears. Head coach Chris Lowery said the team is confident going into its last six games of the regular season. “It’s about not letting the stuff affect you mentally that doesn’t need to affect you,” Lowery said. In the win, SIU freshman center Gene Teague scored a career-high 16 points while grabbing eight rebounds to lead the Salukis to the win. Teague also scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds Saturday against Northern Iowa senior center Jordan Eglseder, a candidate

for MVC Player of the Year, and held him to four points and four rebounds. Lowery said Teague and Eglseder had a tough matchup and nullified each other in SIU’s 55-52 loss to the Panthers Saturday. “They had a heavyweight boxing match and knocked each other out,” Lowery said. “They cancelled each other out, honestly.” Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson said Teague has been key to the Salukis’ improved play. “Teague is one of the bigger reasons why they’re playing better here in the last three weeks,” Jacobson said. Three other players joined Teague in double figures for the Salukis, as junior guard Justin Bocot scored 13 points, sophomore guard Kevin Dillard scored 11 points and sophomore forward Anthony Booker added 10 points. Missouri State (16-8, 6-7 MVC) junior guard Adam Leonard led the

Feb. 3 game in scoring, netting 29 points, going 10-19 from the field and 7-11 from 3-point range. Of his 29 points, 20 came in the first half. Junior forward/center Will Creekmore joined Leonard in double figures for the game, scoring 12 points while knocking down all six of his free throws. Senior guard Tony Freeman, who led the Salukis in scoring Saturday with 17 points, said the team needs to learn how to execute down the stretch in order to win close games. “It’s not over until the buzzer sounds,” Freeman said. “Every play is crucial, especially down the stretch. We just gotta do a better job of executing plays and being tougher.” The Salukis will look to beat the Bears at 7:05 p.m. today at Missouri State.

Stile T. Smith can be reached at sts34@siu.edu or 536-3311 ext. 256.

Sports

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Saluki Insider Just three days after the New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl, that Colts have been tagged as 6-1 favorites to win next year’s Super Bowl. Who is your pick?

I’m going to go with a bit of a sleeper and say the Tennessee Titans, at 30-1 odds, are going to take the big game. My boy Vince Young is going to do like he did at Texas and use his arm and legs to take out all potential comers, including Who Dat Nation.

STILE T. SMITH sts34@siu.edu

I have to go with the Green Bay Packers. They were a trendy pick to win it all last year, but I did not figure they would put it all together until the 2010-11 season. Aaron Rodgers is aging into an excellent leader and could very well be the Steve Young to Favre’s Montana. At 12-1, my money is on the Packers.

DEREK ROBBINS

drobbins@siu.edu

JEFF ENGELHARDT

Well, I think we should just take a second to appreciate the Saints great season … OK, second over. I think the San Diego Chargers might finally put it all together next season. Even without LT, the Chargers have a strong defense, quarterback and one of the best tight ends. If the run game comes around, they could be champs.

jengel @siu.edu

Good times roll at Saints’ victory parade MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated Press N EW OR L E A N S — Only a Super Bowl victory parade could upstage Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Carnival floats carrying Saints players, coaches and team owner Tom Benson rolled past tens of thousands of jubilant fans in downtown New Orleans on Tuesday, two days after the 43-year-old franchise won its first NFL championship. Players, wearing team jerseys instead of traditional Carnival masks and costumes, tossed beads into the crowd and signed autographs for throngs of screaming fans. Benson shouted “Who Dat!” into a microphone from his perch atop a float. Head coach Sean Payton blew kisses and held the Lombardi Trophy over his head. “Here’s to the best Mardi Gras

week in the history of this city,” Payton said, raising a glass of champagne during a toast outside the city’s historic Gallier Hall. The parade, a week before the city’s signature Fat Tuesday celebration, started outside their home turf at the Louisiana Superdome. Black, gold and white confetti floated over the crowd and a man wearing a Saints jacket held aloft a sign that read, “Happy Lombardi Gras!” The floats stopped at a reviewing stand so elected officials, including Mayor Ray Nagin, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Sens. Mary Landrieu and David Vitter, could toast the team’s 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts. “How’s the ‘Who Dat’ nation feel tonight?” Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees yelled when his float stopped at the reviewing stand. “This toast goes out to you. We love you and we won that championship for you.”

Ten Carnival krewes lent floats for the team to ride. More than a dozen marching bands joined the team on its route, which passed by the edge of the French Quarter and ended at the city’s convention center. An official crowd estimate wasn’t immediately available, but many fans said the gathering seemed larger than any during Mardi Gras. “This is wilder than Mardi Gras,” said Frank V. Smith, 55, a lifelong New Orleans resident who shot photographs of players from the rear of a pickup truck. “I’ve never seen so many people out here like this. This is beautiful, man.” Shannon Cobb, 28, of Metairie, said the parade was a party with a purpose. “Everybody is here for one reason: their love for the city and their love for the Saints and to show our appreciation for what they’ve done for us,” she said.

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DeBoer likely to make between $63,000 and $66,000 New Saluki offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer will likely make between $63,000 and $66,000 annually, Athletic Director Mario Moccia said. Moccia said head coach Dale Lennon

made any final determinations yet,� Moccia said. Moccia said former offensive coordinator Phil Longo made about $65,000 annually.

will decide the final amount, but he would have to stay within that range. “Whether coach wants to fiddle a little bit here and there, he has that ability contractually, but we haven’t

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Evans quits SIU basketball Sophomore center: “It just wasn’t for me anymore� STILE T. SMITH Daily Egyptian Nick Evans confirmed Tuesday that he has left the SIU men’s basketball team. The 6-foot-11-inch sophomore center said he made the decision to leave the team following practice Monday afternoon. “It just wasn’t for me anymore,� Evans said. “Everybody’s looking for a finger to point, everybody’s looking to blame somebody and there’s really nobody to blame.� The Salukis are 13-10 overall on the season, and sit in ninth place in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 5-8 record. Evans is the eighth player who has left or been dismissed from the team during Chris Lowery’s six-year stint as head coach, including Mike Dale, Brandon Wood, Joshua Bone, Jordan Armstrong, Torres Roundtree, Christian Cornelius and Ryan Hare. Evans said he was not sure if he would transfer to another school or if he would end his basketball career. In 21 games this season, Evans averaged 5.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. Evans was suspended twice during the season, once following an ejection in the Salukis’ Jan. 13 game against Creighton, and again for Saturday’s game against Northern Iowa for a violation of team rules. Evans said he was an athlete who

JULIA RENDLEMAN | DAILY EGYPTIAN

Sophomore center Nick Evans high fives Grey Dawg after the Salukis’ 81-80 overtime win against Illinois State Jan. 23 at the SIU Arena. Evans left the Saluki men’s basketball team after Monday’s practice. played with passion when he got onto the court. “I really slowly started losing my passion for the game and I really don’t know why,� Evans said. “I just realized that I couldn’t help this team win anymore. I realized I was just hurting myself. I just didn’t want to play anymore.� Lowery did not respond to a voice

mail left on his cell phone. Athletic Director Mario Moccia said he could not confirm that Evans has quit, and his current status is that he has been suspended from the team. Moccia said the Salukis were at their best when they had continuity. “We had our greatest success over the last six years ago in the NCAA

Tournaments because we had upperclassmen, people who had been in the program for four or five years,� Moccia said. “I think the path back to success lies in continuity.� Evans said he was thankful to everyone he encountered since transferring to Carbondale Community High School his senior year.

“This is my hometown,� Evans said. “I just want to be thankful for what this place gave me and what I was able to take from it. That’s what means the most to me, not just a ball and a hoop.�

Stile T. Smith can be reached at sts34@siu.edu or 536-3311 ext. 256.

Salukis will be the team to avoid in Arch Madness B

The SIU men’s basketball team’s record could easily be 19-4 overall and 11-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference. But as it stands, the team is 1310 overall and 5-8 in the MVC after going 2-6 in conference games decided by five points or fewer. If the team does not move into sixth place by the end of the season, it will play in the Thursday play-in game of the MVC Tournament, trying to get a quarterfinals matchup with one of the top two seeds.

But if you ask Northern Iowa or Wichita State, the top two teams in the conference, if they want to play the Salukis in the first round of Arch Madness, their responses would likely be a resounding, “No.� SIU has shown the ability to play with any team in the conference. The team suffered a threepoint loss on the road to the MVC-leading and No. 19-ranked Panthers and a one-point loss at home to Wichita State. In addition to those close losses, the Salukis have beat two of the three teams tied for third place in the conference, taking down Bradley on the road and Illinois

ut if you ask Northern Iowa or Wichita State . . . if they want to play the Salukis in the first round of Arch Madness, their responses would likely be a resounding, “No.�

State in overtime at the SIU Arena. They dropped a close game to rival Creighton, also tied for third in the MVC, by two points in Omaha, Neb. SIU has the talent to beat top teams in the conference. Freshman center Gene Teague proved that he is for real by holding Northern Iowa’s Jordan Eglseder, a frontrunner for MVC Player of the Year, to just four points and four rebounds Saturday.

In addition to Teague, the Salukis have reigning MVC Newcomer of the Year Kevin Dillard, averaging 13.1 points per game and leading the MVC in assists per game with 5.5. Senior guard Tony Freeman is averaging 12.5 points per game, is third in the MVC in 3-point percentage at 43.2 percent and gives the Salukis the veteran leadership they need. The Salukis are also not at a

loss when it comes to confidence. Following the team’s heartbreaking three-point loss to Northern Iowa Saturday, Freeman said SIU has never been more confident. “I think our confidence is at an all-time high,� Freeman said. “We know we can play and beat anybody in our league. That’s what’s so frustrating about these close, close losses.� The Salukis will be ready once March rolls around, and no team in the MVC should be excited to see them.

Stile T. Smith can be reached at sts34@siu.edu or 536-3311 ext. 256.

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