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Voters cut Ritzel in primary elections Monty, Adams lead council race KAYLA KEARNS Daily Egyptian Carbondale residents voted Tuesday to narrow the field of mayoral candidates to four, eliminating Brent Ritzel.

Residents voted in the city's primary election to place George Maroney, Joel Fritzler, Sam Goldman and Steven Haynes on the ballot for the April 5 general election. The mayor-elect will take office May 3. With all votes counted, Maroney led the unofficial tally with 478 votes, followed by Fritzler with 467, Goldman with 334 and Haynes with 304.

"I'm going to Tres Hombres," Ritzel said when asked for his reaction.

Tuesday's election reduced the five mayoral candidates to a field of four and the 16 City Council candidates to a field of 12. The contenders are running to replace Mayor Brad Cole and fill council seats held by Haynes, Mary Pohlmann and recently appointed Michael Neill.

Council member Fritzler is a candidate for the mayor’s seat. If elected in April, his council seat will also have to be filled.

All the candidates said the votes could have swayed in any direction.

Voter turnout for the primary was 1,900, or 32 percent of registered voters. Ritzel said although he was disappointed with the turnout, he was aware his chance at winning depended on a higher number of voters.

Fritzler said the closeness of the results didn't shock him.

Hugh Williams discusses primary election results over the phone Tuesday at the Jackson County Courthouse in Murphysboro.

Williams was the last City Council candidate in the primary election to make the cut from 16 to 12. The council currently has three openings, pending a fourth if Joel Fritzler wins the mayoral race on April 5.

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t’s a lot closer than I thought it would be,� Haynes said. “If I don’t make mayor, I’ll go home and spend Tuesday nights with my family again.

"I figured it was going to be close," Fritzler said. "Ritzel had a good campaign going so I guess I'm a little surprised about that."

Maroney, a former hospital administrator at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, said it always feels good to come in first but it's only the halfway point.

"I anticipate twice (the turnout) in the generals. There's still twice that

— Steven Haynes mayoral candidate many people that need to be convinced I'm qualified," Maroney said.

Goldman, former SIUC chancellor, said the results didn't surprise or scare him. He said he credits Maroney and Fritzler for their campaigns.

"A lot of people are reassessing their own role in their vote. People will see this and say, 'Is this what I really want?'" Goldman said. "The

number of votes will change and we shall see. I wouldn't keep going if I didn't feel good about it."

Fritzler said he was unsure where he would fall before he saw the end numbers. He said he plans to continue to knock on doors and hear how residents say they feel about the city's issues.

"I think it went well. The downside is I have no idea what other

people are doing as far as advertisement," Fritzler said.

Haynes said he had been nervous about the primary election results but he doesn't plan to change his campaign. He will no longer hold a position with the city if he is not elected in the generals because his council term will expire in May. "It's a lot closer than I thought it would be," Haynes said. "If I don't make mayor, I'll go home and spend Tuesday nights with my family again."

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USG considers student fee increases for 2011-12 BRANDON COLEMAN Daily Egyptian Student fees may increase by $36.40 if a proposal by university administrators is passed by Undergraduate Student Government April 5 and the SIU Board of Trustees May 12.

Eight university administrators met with USG Tuesday to discuss the student fee increase proposals, which would send the additional money to seven departments for fiscal year 2012. “We have made every attempt to limit proposed fee increases,� said Kevin Bame, vice chancellor of administration and finance.

Departments, including the Student Health Center, the Student Center, the Recreation Center, University Housing, and the athletics department; submitted fee proposals such as a $2.40 increase for the information technology fee and a $15 increase in the student health insurance fee.

Lori Stettler, director of the Student Center, said a $3 fee increase is needed to upgrade the Student Center's fire suppression system and to modernize a freight elevator.

Along with other projects, the $136 fee would also go toward heating, cooling and ventilation projects.

William Ehling, director of Recreational Sports and Services,

requested an increase of $2.50 to put toward Recreation Center maintenance operations to replace curtains and wood floorboards.

Building costs amount to $78,000 for 2012, he said. “Fifty cents of that $2.50 represents a major breakthrough,� Ehling said. “It is the initiation of a heating, ventilation and cooling total replacement in the Recreation Center.�

Replacement of the heating and air conditioning system is a $3.5 million project, he said.

Recreational Sports and Services does not plan to increase fees for operation improvements outside of the Recreation Center such as the basketball court outside of

Lentz Hall, Ehling said.

Ted Grace, director of the Student Health Center, said there will be no fee increase for the health services.

Actions such as the elimination of the dial-a-nurse system, along with elimination of transit tickets and the Student Health Assessment Center in the Student Center assured there would not be a need for fee increase for services, Grace said.

James Hunsaker, insurance administrator for the Student Health Center, said he proposed a health insurance increase of $15. “We are seeing more catastrophic claims,� Hunsaker said.

He said three students each exceeded the $250,000 limit for

health insurance claims, accounting for more than $750,000 total in health insurance claims.

Insurance offered by the school was partly a backup to insurance students already have, but it has become the main source of health insurance for most students, Grace said. He said students will not pay more for visits.

University Housing will see a 5.5 percent room rate increase for residence halls at Brush Towers, University Park, University Hall and Thompson Point, said Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, director of University Housing.

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Corrections In the Tuesday edition of the Daily Egyptian, the text next to Craig Anz's name in the graphic "City Council candidates" should have said "Is an associate professor in architectural studies at SIUC." The Daily Egyptian regrets the error.

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It is important while in college to make your friends and family proud, but it is more important to make yourself proud, Kendra Torres says.

With Women’s History Month right around the corner, Student Development Multicultural Programs, which became a co-sponsor of the month in 2005, teamed up with Sigma Lambda Gamma, a multicultural sorority, to prepare two of the more than 20 events scheduled in March to recognize women's achievement.

Torres, a senior from Sauk Village studying journalism and treasurer for SLG, said she contacted Lolita Mack, academic adviser for the College of Engineering, to be the main speaker at Sigma Lambda Gamma’s “Strive Harder to Achieve Academically” event on March 28. Mack, a doctoral student in workforce education and development, was chosen because of her position at the university and her role as an inspiration to the sororities, Torres said.

Mack is also a graduate member of Zeta Phi Beta and adviser for the

undergraduate chapter. She said one reason she was contacted for the event was her ability to inspire members of Greek Life and Registered Student Organizations to complete the degree that brought them to SIUC. Mack said she will discuss how students try to get a 4.0 GPA and how to handle obstacles women may face trying to achieve their goals.

She said because men outnumber women in engineering, she stresses academics and involvement for women and minorities.

“We want to be well-rounded in the quality of students we have in the college, so we offer various scholarships and various assistance programs for the women and minorities in engineering,” she said.

Those programs are ones that retain students and help their grades the most, Mack said.

Carl Ervin, coordinator for student development, said the university participates in the month to bring awareness to the misconception of men traditionally holding more power than women.

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Source: Student Development and Women Studies program women in the positions they hold on campus and the number of women enrolled in nontraditional majors, he said.

“We would like for them to walk away knowing that they don’t have

to settle for anything, that they can do better than what they think they can,” Torres said.

On March 9 in the Student Center, the group will show and discuss the film “In the Time of

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the Butterflies,” which portrays three minority women who fought against violent crimes against women in the Dominican Republic, Torres said.

For the calendar of events, visit http://siuc.orgsync.com/Calendar.

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Illinois college students who want to get their piece of $1.13 billion in unclaimed money should get their stamps and pens ready to file their taxes, Dick Durbin says.

The U.S. senator came to the SIUC Student Health Center Tuesday to discuss the American Opportunity Tax Credit, a tax credit once named the Hope credit, for families with dependent college students. Students can apply for a tax credit on tuition, fees and materials needed for school.

The average award for an Illinois student is $1,859, a press release from Durbin's office said. Only 38 percent of eligible taxpaying families claimed the credit last year, the release said, leaving $1.13 billion unclaimed.

The combined cost of tuition, fees and room and board at four-year colleges and universities rose 42 percent in the last five years, the release stated. In light of that, Durbin said the award is even more important to ensure that students can afford to continue their schooling.

“Some people just don't know about it,” he said. “We do our best to advertise it, but some people still don't hear about it.”

Students can claim tuition and expenses from 2009 and 2010 to get the tax credit, Durbin said.

Eric Diaz, a senior from Chicago studying finance who spoke after Durbin, said he initially heard about the college tax credit Thursday through the director of financial aid in connection with Durbin's appearance. He said before the visit, he had no idea there was a tax credit like this for college students.

As a first-generation college student, Diaz said the credit could really help him and his family, as well as any other family paying for their child's college bills.

“I did a little bit of research, and even with that, I wasn't able to find that much information on it,” Diaz said. “I wish I had known about this four years ago.”

Diaz said he knows students who had to drop out of school because of financial reasons, and the credit will make a huge difference in the lives of many students. He doesn't know any other students who have applied for the credit, and he recommends every eligible student applies, he said.

Joseph Atwood, a senior from Marion studying foreign language, said as long as the credit is available, students should take advantage of it. He said he also didn't know about the tax credit until his sister mentioned it to him.

When it came time for him to do an internship he needed to graduate, Atwood said he was relieved to know he could look forward to getting a chunk of money.

“It really benefited me, and it was a lot less worry for my internship,” Atwood said. “I have done it for the past two years, so it is a sound plan for me.”

All he needed to do was use a Form 1040 A from the Bursar's office when he filled out his taxes to calculate how much the credit would be, he said.

Atwood, who is a student worker in Woody Hall, said he recommends every student apply for the credit.

“On the individual level, you could get anything from $500 to $1,800," he said. "It's great because it can pay for books and a class later in the semester that will cost you extra, anything like that.”

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Chicago votes for first new mayor in two decades; front-runner Emanuel hoping for outright win As Chicago voters went to the polls Tuesday to pick a new mayor, the biggest question was whether former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had the support to win outright or whether one of his rivals would get enough votes to force a two-way runoff in April.

The answer could hinge on voter turnout — with low to moderate traffic at the polls likely favoring Emanuel, according to some political analysts. Emanuel has had big leads in voter surveys and fundraising throughout his candidacy, and was endorsed by both of the city’s largest daily newspapers.

Lower turnout would make it easier for highly organized campaigns, like Emanuel’s, to get their supporters to the polls, while high turnout would make that job more difficult, said political consultant Don Rose and University of Illinois at Chicago professor Dick Simpson. High turnout would make the outcome less certain.

Many precincts reported very light voter turnout, although the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners wouldn’t comment on turnout.

But conventional wisdom might not hold true in this election, which turned into a free-for-all after Mayor Richard M. Daley said he would retire after 22 years in office.

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Galesburg has plans to honor poet Carl Sandburg Plans are underway in Galesburg to honor native poet Carl Sandburg.

WGIL-AM radio reports that the Galesburg Public Art Commission has presented the City Council with plans to erect a statue of Sandburg in a local park. Chuck Bednar is with the commission and he says the group thinks “it’s time that there is a memorial in Sandburg’s name.”

The statue project is estimated to cost $250,000. The commission would raise the money privately. The City Council has unanimously approved the park location. A local artist named Lonnie Stewart would design the statue.

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Illinois court upholds former coach’s conviction A state appellate court has upheld the sexual abuse conviction of former central Illinois high school teacher and coach.

Judges from the 3rd District Appellate Court on Friday ruled that 28-year-old Steve Chromik received a fair trial when he was convicted in 2009 of sexually abusing a 16-year-old who had been one of his students at Metamora Township High School. Metamora is about 12 miles east of Peoria.

Joel Brown is Chromik’s attorney. He told the Journal Star in Peoria he would ask the judges to reconsider their decision.

Chromik is from Elk Grove.

He was sentenced to four years in prison after his conviction and is serving that sentence. With credit for time served before he was sentenced and good-time credit he is expected to be released in June.

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Lake County coroner admits wrongdoing, resigns The Lake County coroner has resigned after pleading guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and obstruction of justice.

Dr. Richard Keller entered his guilty plea Tuesday following a probe of his actions at the Green Dragonfly Methadone Clinic in Waukegan.

The investigation stems from the Dec. 5, 2008 death of 30-year-old Steven Vaughn of Lindenhurst, who died after mixing the anxiety drug Xanax with methadone he was prescribed at the Green Dragonfly, where Keller was the medical director.

Vaughn’s mother, Jill Vaughn, said her son went to the clinic to receive methadone to help kick his Xanax addiction.

State’s Attorney Michael Waller says Keller’s guilty plea was part of a deal that will allow him to avoid jail time. He also must give up his medical license.

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LEAH STOVER Daily Egyptian A raise in hourly wages means a bigger paycheck, and that could put a smile on Sarah Diesenbach's face.

Diesenbach, a retail employee at Old Navy, said a minimum wage increase would be great because it seems like expenses are rising and for workers who have a lower income, a raise would allow them to afford more than before.

However, if businesses are required to pay their workers more, the possible minimum wage raise could mean a decrease in local employment, said Randy Johnson, general manager of 710 Bookstore.

Several interest groups announced their desire for Illinois lawmakers to raise the state's minimum wage Thursday. The request was for an increase to more than $10 in the next four years.

The minimum wage rose to $8.25 per hour in July after a series of gradual changes put into effect under Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and Illinois now has the highest minimum wage among neighboring states.

For businesses that have been hit hard by the income tax increase, a higher minimum wage is not favorable, Johnson said.

"An increase in minimum wage is going to have a net result of fewer opportunities for college students," he said.

Besides positions offered by the university, Johnson said small businesses make up a majority of employment opportunities for students in Carbondale.

Diesenbach said businesses base

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employees' weekly hours on how much income the business makes through sales. She said if minimum wage workers made more money, they could spend it at retail stores such as Old Navy, which could positively affect their employees.

Kevin Sylwester, associate professor of economics, said local businesses that rely on minimum wage labor typically employ teenagers and college students.

Therefore, they would be the ones most affected. He said local businesses are going to see their costs go up. In places that hire minimum wage workers such as students, layoffs would be likely, he said.

"One argument that some people put forth is that you increase the minimum wage, and at least those workers will go out and have more income to spend, and that will offset some of the negative effects," Sylwester said. "The problem is, of course, that minimum wage workers are only a minority of workers in the economy."

Sylwester said the increase would lead businesses to raise their prices for all customers, not just those who had received a wage raise. Because wages for all workers would not rise, the spending increase would not likely offset the business expenses used to accommodate the increase in minimum wage, he said.

Charles Leonard, visiting professor at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, said a raise in hourly wages is unlikely. He said many public opinion surveys show support for the idea of a minimum wage, but an increase would be a hard sell for politicians.

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Chad Perschbacher, a graduate student in kinesiology from Carbondale, wheels a stack of computers to be loaded while Nick Allen, a sophomore from Marion studying graphic design and Jerry Potts, an undecided freshman from DeSoto, load them into a truck Tuesday at 710 Bookstore. Potts said he was against the minimum cians who have to vote on such a thing would have a hard time facing the business people in their district," Leonard said. "If you're running a landscaping business and your state representative is telling you he's going to vote for something that is going to pay 10 bucks to the guy who's shoveling mulch into the back of a truck, I don't think the business community would take very

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wage increase because it would mean an increase in everything else. Stephanie Carter, a junior from Enfield studying elementary education and 710 employee, said she is also against the increase.

“When they raise wages, they raise taxes, and I end up bringing home less money,” Carter said.

kindly to that idea."

At a time when the economy is healthy, Leonard said the increase could be a major sell, but he doesn't see the change happening in the current political climate in Springfield.

After the income tax increase, Johnson said 710 Bookstore has made subtle changes with its staff, such as tightening the schedule and not having extra

workers. Johnson said if the minimum wage increases in Illinois, the business would have no options besides cutting employee hours or minimizing its staff.

"Any increase in any expense is going to adversely affect the business," Johnson said. "During the economic time we're in right now, we can't translate those expense increases into higher prices. You just can't do it."

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Payne-Kirchmeier said Allen, Boomer and Wright Halls will have an increase of 5.5 percent despite discontinued use of the buildings in 2013 and the increase is because of maintenance needed for upkeep of the buildings.

Meal plan rates are set to increase by 2.7 percent for the 15-meals-a-week and 12-meals-a-week plans, while 19-meals-a-week plan rates are to increase by 2.8 percent, Payne-Kirchmeier said.

She said wireless internet service will be installed at the residence halls by August. The main challenge of wireless internet installation is fitting the buildings with WiFi systems strong enough to send signals through concrete walls and around corners. The towers have proved to be the most difficult in installing wireless, Payne-Kirchmeier said.

Other improvements fueled by fee increases are the information technology fee, which will expand SIUC’s bandwidth to one gigabyte, and deferred maintenance roof replacements on academic buildings.

Students will see a drop in fees for the athletics portion of Saluki Way by $6, and the athletics operation fee will increase from $156 to $169.

Ritzel said he is concerned about the excessive amount of money Maroney has put into his campaign, and he said voters are probably not aware of the programs they will lose if they vote for him in the general election.

"He's already promised to cut funding for programs like the Women's Center and the Boys and Girls Club. I would encourage the Carbondale voters to really start researching who they select in the ballot box," Ritzel said.

Maroney said campaigning is a challenge in Carbondale because of the city's diversity.

"Advertising in a campaign has a lot to do with money. Unfortunately that's how politics is right now," Maroney said. "A lot of traditional campaign tactics have to be updated and some of the other candidates are using technology and over these next few weeks I'll have to look into that."

Goldman said his team will look through the precinct results and decide where to go from there.

The city council candidates who will progress to the general elections are Donald Monty, Jane Adams, Tom Grant, Lance Jack, Rick Jackson, Jessica Bradshaw, John Holt, Janet Elizabeth Donoghue, Michael C. Riley, Lee M. Fronabarger, Candle Wester-Mittan and Hugh Richard Williams.

Brandon Coleman can be reached at bcoleman@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.

Kayla Kearns can be reached at kkearns@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 265.

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Salukis need to behave as role models

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CARBONDALE Sometimes the wisdom of children speaks louder than the explanations of adults. Most of the community is aware of the air-gun shooting incident involving three Saluki basketball players. Recently at the Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, a remarkable thing happened: kids stepped forward on their own to express their disappointment and anger at this behavior.

Not only are SIU athletes featured constantly in the local media and special events, these basketball players have, on a few occasions, come to the BGCC for activities and community service.

The kids know who they are. Ask any group of grade school boys, “What do you want to be when

you grow up?� and the majority of them will say, “basketball players.�

Our work with kids at the Club and throughout the community shows us that children are looking for heroes and role models and they will imitate whoever is held up to them in that capacity. It’s true everyone makes mistakes, and it’s well known that the pressures placed on young college athletes is intense. At 18-20 years of age, young people may be old enough to vote but are seldom considered “grown.�

Still, at what age should people have learned that shooting things at people’s heads is dangerous? How many parents have said to their children, “It’s all in fun until somebody loses an eye!�? How close did these players come to proving that last

week? What impact did their actions have on local children?

Here are some comments made by members of the Boys and Girls Club: “This is disgusting. ‌ I try to look up to NFL and NBA players, and they end up in jail, so now I spend more time watching and listening about the Salukis and look up to what they are doing.

Who else can I look up to? I want to be a basketball star someday, and I want kids like me to look up to me and know that I will be their role model.�

-BGCC member, 9 years old “Members here at the Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale look up to the college athletes and students in general. We get volunteers here from SIU daily. We work hard to learn good character and leadership

skills from the volunteers and role models in the community.

We even work hard to be able to raise money to attend football and basketball games. When something like this happens, our role models behaving poorly and actually breaking the law, we really don’t want to go watch them play. This is a real disappointment to us members at the club.�

-Remie Harkins, 17 years old “People are looking up to these players, and when you look up to someone, you want to do what they do. Little do they know that their dangerous behavior like shooting at someone will lead to more people getting hurt, even us younger people.�

-Lenorris Hughes, Jr., 11 years old.

It is important to realize

anyone can and will be viewed as a role model by children, be it positive or negative. In every way we can, we need to be positive role models for all children in the community. They need us.

At BGCC, we have encountered many wonderful students from SIUC and the community, and we also know the men and women of the Saluki basketball teams are good people. We encourage them and the community at large to remember we are constantly being watched and imitated by children.

Carrying the Saluki name is an honor. Please take care of it and know that you are a hero to precious young people who want to be like you. Do you want them to be like you? Who is your hero? Do you behave in ways that would make them proud?

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Big Muddy shines spotlight on community BRENDAN SMITH Daily Egyptian The Big Muddy Film Festival offers something that most schools can't, said Michele Torre, assistant professor in the cinema and photography department.

Torre, who serves as faculty adviser for this year's screening, said the Big Muddy offers an unparalleled experience in allowing students complete control of coordinating a film festival. “If you’re really serious about working in this industry, it’s a really good idea to see how a festival works,� Torre said. “And to see what kinds of films get in and what kind of films don’t. It doesn’t matter what genre it is, within the first five minutes you should be automatically drawn into that film.�

The Big Muddy is the longest running student-coordinated film festival in the country, going on its 33rd straight year, she said.

Student volunteers of all majors work together to decide jurors, assist filmmakers, work as juror liaisons, screen all film submissions and together decide what films go into the festival, Torres said. She said she encourages students, particularly television and cinema majors, to participate in the pre-screening for the festival.

Hyun Kyung Kim, a Korean filmmaker, said her documentary, “Floating Weeds,� was one of those films that impressed the committee and was selected for screening.

The film documents the lives of Chinese-Korean people who’ve migrated to Korea from China.

They’ve come looking for a better life, but struggle with gaining acceptance from native Korean citizens, Kim said.

Kim said she first heard of the Big Muddy Film Festival while pursuing her Master's of Fine

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It doesn’t matter what genre it is, within the first five minutes you should be automatically drawn into that film. — Michele Torre Assistant Professor of Cinema and Photography

Arts at the California Institute of the Arts. “My former professor from grad school showed their films in the festival before,� she said. “So I heard about the festival and felt that it was very interesting and peculiar because it was run by students and through the school. I thought it was very interesting and different, and I always go for something unique.�

Torre said the festival is an excellent networking opportunity and many former students have gotten their foot in the door through the Big Muddy.

Stephen Jennings, whose short film “The Sacrifice� will be screened, is one of those people.

Jennings, who attended SIUC from 1990-1993, said he moved to Hollywood and specialized in the visual-effects industry and worked with major companies Digital Domain and Sony Image Works. He’s worked on films such as “Fight Club,� “O Brother, Where Art Thou?� and “Spider-Man.�

After completing “SpiderMan,� Jennings said he decided to found his own animation

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Derek Smith, a graduate student from Kahoka, MO., studying mass communication and media arts, sets up a projectorTuesday at Longbranch in Carbondale to screen a series of short films for the Big Muddy Film Festival. company. In 2002, he opened Grass Horse Studio in Winfield, Iowa. Jennings said it’s amazing to have his work screened in the same festival that he attended while he was a student. “It was a terrific honor watching the work submitted alongside ours. It was really an inspiring and humbling experience,� he said. “We always enjoy putting our work out there for people to see, and I think it had a great response. We look forward to sending more films to the Big Muddy Film Festival.�

Silvia Dadian, a graduate student in mass communication and media arts from St. Louis, serves as program coordinator for the Big Muddy and is the president of Film Alternatives. The Registered Student Organization

Smith is one of the co-directors of the 33-year-old festival, which began Feb. 18 and runs through Sunday. Many of the films are free to attend, and the full festival schedule can be found online at www.bigmuddyfilm.com

helps recruit volunteers and raise funding for the festival.

Dadian said organizing volunteers and creating events, in addition to screenings, makes getting the filmmakers to Carbondale difficult, but it's a vital part of this year’s agenda.

She said the community has been extremely supportive in working with the festival to accommodate the filmmakers.

Together they were able to house 12 festival participants free of charge, Dadian said. “It’s something we feel the direction the film festival needs to be heading in,� she said. “Having filmmakers come really turns it into a different kind of event where people are participating in a new way.�

Alongside the question and

answer session with filmmakers at select screenings, juror workshops have been integrated into this year’s schedule.

Workshops include handson work with 16-mm film, animation and critiques on student-submitted films by the jurors.

The festival will close Sunday with Best of the Fest at the Liberty Theater in Murphysboro.

The showcase will feature the four best films in each category, chosen by the jurors. The screening will also announce the audience choice award, which viewers will vote on by ballots at each screening.

Brendan Smith can be reached at bsmith@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 273.

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Ariz. Senate committee mulls 3 immigration bills BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX — A sweeping bill that targets illegal immigrants in public housing, public benefits and the workplace drew vocal opposition Tuesday.

Democrats say its sponsor is plotting his political strategy and not focused on Republicans’ top priority, the economy.

“We should be thinking about turning around Arizona’s economy, not running for higher office,” said Sen. Richard Miranda of Tolleson, taking a swipe at what many believe is Republican Senate President Russell Pearce’s interest when he leaves the Legislature. “Is this about fighting the drug cartels at the border or is it about blaming a group for all the state’s problems?”

The Senate Appropriations Committee was considering the 29page bill Tuesday, a day after it was introduced by Pearce, who authored last year’s controversial SB 1070.

That law touched off a nationwide debate on whether states can enforce federal immigration laws.

Democrats don’t have the votes to block the measure, but the topic brought out supporters on both sides. Security at the Senate was heightened, with about a dozen uniformed police officers deployed in and around the building.

Two other bills set for hearings Tuesday would challenge automatic U.S. citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants and require

hospitals to confirm whether nonemergency patients are in the country legally.

Before the Appropriations Committee meeting, some of the officers outside the building stood between small groups of people who exchanged catcalls and jeers.

Police said four people were arrested and cited for disorderly conduct after disrupting a Democratic senator’s news conference about her bill stiffening penalties for a human smuggling crime. Inside, officers cleared a packed hallway, directing people to a large room to watch a video feed of the hearing.

Pearce’s bill toughens requirements that employers check work eligibility of new hires, allowing for their business licenses to be suspended it they don’t use the federal E-Verify system. Workers caught using a false identity to get a job would face mandatory sixmonth jail sentences.

It also requires schools to collect information on the legal status of students and report them to law enforcement if their parents don’t provide the necessary documents or the documents appear false.

The bill also makes it illegal for an illegal immigrant to drive in the state, providing for a 30-day minimum jail sentence and the seizure of their vehicles if they are convicted.

In housing, it requires public agencies to verify the immigration status of renters and to evict everyone living in a unit if one was

found to be an illegal immigrant.

For health care, the bill changes some of the document requirements for the state’s Medicaid program.

The medical industry opposes the hospital bill, arguing that immigrants with contagious diseases such as tuberculosis would avoid going to hospitals or clinics, putting themselves and the public at a grave health risk.

Sponsors of the citizenship bill hope it will prompt a court interpretation on an element of the 14th Amendment which guarantees citizenship to people born in the U.S. who are “subject to the jurisdiction” of this country.

Supporters of the bill say the amendment doesn’t apply to children of illegal immigrants because such families don’t owe sole allegiance to the U.S. Similar proposals have been introduced by lawmakers in Indiana, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

An accompanying proposal is an interstate compact that defines who is a U.S. citizen and asks states to issue separate birth certificates for those who are U.S. citizens and those who are not. Such a compact would have to be approved by Congress, but they do not require the president’s signature.

Another Senate committee failed to advance the measure two weeks ago, and Pearce pulled the bill for a hearing in the Appropriations Committee, where it is more likely to win passage.

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Libya’s Gadhafi vows to fight to his ‘last drop of blood,’ urges supporters to take to streets A defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed to fight to his “last drop of blood” and roared at supporters to strike back against Libyan protesters to defend his embattled regime Tuesday, signaling an escalation of the a crackdown that has thrown the capital into scenes of mayhem, wild shooting and bodies in the streets.

The speech by the Libyan leader — who shouted and pounded his fists on the podium — was an all-out call for his backers to impose control over the capital and take back other cities. After a week of upheaval, protesters backed by defecting army units have claimed control over almost the entire eastern half of Libya’s 1,000-mile Mediterranean coast, including several oil-producing areas.

“You men and women who love Gadhafi ... get out of your homes and fill the streets,” he said. “Leave your homes and attack them in their lairs.”

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Reid proposes 30-day stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown; Republicans say no WASH IN GTON — The top Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday that he’ll bring legislation to the floor next week to keep the government running at current spending levels for 30 days to avoid a shutdown in March.

The move by Majority Leader Harry Reid is in keeping with longstanding tradition, but it was immediately rejected by GOP leaders who assailed the Nevada Democrat for freezing spending at levels inflated by generous budget increases provided under President Barack Obama.

A short-term bill is required because the House on Saturday passed a $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill to finance the government through Sept. 30. That measure would slash domestic agency budgets by more than $60 billion over the last seven months of the budget year, which would lead to widespread furloughs of federal workers and dismantle a host of environmental regulations.

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Wis. lawmakers take up bill to undercut unions; Democrats introduce barrage of amendments MADISON — With their Senate colleagues still in hiding, Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly began introducing a barrage of 100 amendments Tuesday to try to stymie the Republican governor’s plan to strip unionized public employees of most of their bargaining rights.

Both houses of the GOP-controlled Legislature convened shortly before noon amid noisy protests outside the state Capitol that began more than a week ago in an epic showdown that is being watched nervously by organized labor across the country.

The Senate was unable to take up the union measure because its 14 Democrats skipped town last week, denying the chamber a quorum. But Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald pledged that his chamber would approve the bill this week, despite the blizzard of Democratic amendments.

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4 American hostages killed by pirates, US says

JASON STRAZIUSO MALKHADIR M. MUHUMED Associated Press NA IR OB I, Ke ny a — Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates off East Africa were shot and killed by their captors Tuesday, the U.S. military said, marking the first time U.S. citizens have been killed in a wave of pirate attacks plaguing the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean for years.

U.S. naval forces who were trailing the Americans' captured yacht with four warships quickly boarded the vessel after hearing the gunfire. They tried to provide lifesaving care to the Americans, but they died of their wounds, U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla., said in a statement.

A member of a U.S. special operations force killed one of the pirates with a knife as he went inside of the yacht, said Vice Adm. Mark Fox, commander of U.S. naval forces for Central Command.

Fox said in a televised briefing that the violence on Tuesday started when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired from the yacht at the USS Sterett, a guided-missile destroyer 600 yards (meters) away. The RPG missed and almost immediately afterward small arms fire was heard coming from the yacht, Fox said.

President Barack Obama, who was notified about the deaths at 4:42 a.m. Washington time, had authorized the military on Saturday to use force in case of an imminent threat

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to the hostages, said White House spokesman Jay Carney.

A total of two pirates died during the confrontation, which happened around 9 a.m. East Africa time, and 13 were captured and detained, the Central Command said. The remains of two other pirates who were already dead for some time were also found. The U.S. military didn't state how they died. It was unclear if the pirates had fought among themselves.

Negotiations had been under way to try to win the release of the two couples on the pirated vessel Quest when the gunfire was heard, the U.S. military said. Fox, asked by reporters about the nature of the negotiations, said he had no details.

He identified the slain Americans as Jean and Scott Adam, of Marina del Rey near Los Angeles, and Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle, of Seattle, Wash.

The Quest was the home of the Adams who had been sailing around the world since December 2004 with a yacht full of Bibles.

Pirates hijacked the Quest on Friday several hundred miles south of Oman. Fox said mariners are warned about traveling through the area because of the

— Gen. Yusuf Ahmed Khayr, security minister in the northern Somalia region of Puntland

dangers of pirate attacks.

Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, said: “We express our deepest condolences for the innocent lives callously lost aboard the Quest.”

In total the U.S. said that 19 pirates were involved in the hijacking.

Two days before the attack, a New York court had sentenced a pirate to 33 years in prison for the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, a U.S. cargo vessel. That hijacking ended when Navy sharpshooters killed two pirates holding the ship's captain. A pirate in Somalia told The Associated Press last week that pirates were more likely to attack Americans because of the verdict.

“It's a black day for us and also the Americans, but they lost bigger than us,” a pirate who said his name was Bile Hussein said Tuesday. “If they still want a solution and safety for their citizens in the oceans, let them release our men they arrested.”

At the Seattle Singles Yacht Club, where Riggle and Macay were members, Joe Grande said the two were “great sailors, good people. They were doing what they wanted to do, but that's small comfort in the face of this.”

Only minutes before the military announced that the four Americans

had died, a Somali pirate told the AP by phone that if the yacht were attacked, “the hostages will be the first to go.”

“Some pirates have even suggested rigging the yacht with land mines and explosives so as the whole yacht explodes with the first gunshot,” said the pirate, who gave his name as Abdullahi Mohamed, who claimed to be a friend of the pirates holding the four Americans.

Graeme Gibbon-Brooks, the head of Dryad Maritime Intelligence, said he was confounded by the turn of events.

“We have heard threats against the lives of Americans before but it strikes me as being very, very unusual why they would kill hostages outright,” he said, adding that the pirates must realize that killing Americans would invite a military response.

The military said U.S. forces have been monitoring the Quest for about three days, since shortly after the Friday attack. Four Navy warships were involved, including the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.

The killing of the four Americans appears to underscore an increasingly brutal and aggressive shift pirates have been showing toward hostages. The conventional

wisdom in the shipping industry had been that Somali pirates are businessmen looking for a ransom payday, not insurgents looking to terrorize people.

Pirates, who currently hold 30 ships and more than 660 hostages, typically win a multimillion-dollar ransom for releasing their captives, a huge sum that is shared among investors and pirates. One ransom paid last year was reported as $9.5 million.

Given that typical financial motivation, Tuesday's killings left several unanswered questions, such as whether the four hostages had tried to take over the yacht from the pirates, or if the American forces spooked the pirates by approaching the yacht.

Pirates have increased attacks off the coast of East Africa in recent years despite an international flotilla of warships dedicated to protecting vessels and stopping the pirate assaults.

Mohamed, the pirate in Somalia, told the AP that pirate leaders had been expecting the yacht to make landfall soon.

Five cars full of pirates were headed toward the pirate dens of Eyl and Gara'ad in anticipation of the Quest reaching land Monday, he said. Had the four reached land, they may have faced a long hostage ordeal like the 388 days the British sailing couple Paul and Rachel Chandler spent in the hands of pirates. The two were released in November.

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By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement Today’s Birthday — This is the time to finally surrender to your calendar. There’s so much going on that you need to get good at keeping a schedule. Make sure to balance your social and your work lives, or you may get worn out too soon. Enjoy every single minute.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — When you focus on limitation, that is all you’ll see. Take time to notice what’s available. There are more resources than you first see to surpass obstacles.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — With all the social activity going on, take some time to yourself to think things over. Practice meditation, whether simply by breathing or doing dishes.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5 — It’s time to write letters to special people. Communicate your love, admiration and respect for lasting impact.

They weren’t expecting it.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Try mundane activities with your eyes closed, like brushing teeth. Really notice the moment. You may discover something new in the familiar. It’s a good metaphor.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Your ideas keep pouring out. Write them down. Learn a new creative hobby.

Remember that the joy lies in the process and not necessarily the end result.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — It’s time for quiet reflection.

Meditate. Look into your heart. Listen to silence. Spend time with Mother Nature.

She loves you unconditionally.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 9 — A lot of energy fluctuates around your career for the next few days. You feel competent, energetic and ready to take it on. You’re grateful to be of service.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — The clouds are parting, and you see everything clearly now. Get a new notepad for doodling and writing it down. Don’t buy on credit. Save up for what you need.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7— Love works in mysterious ways.

You may not be able to figure it out, but you can always enjoy it. Be willing and generous, and take what you get.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Be grateful for your work. Share your knowledge. You can contribute to others without spending a pretty penny.

Offer kind words and the gift of your time.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Your mind wants to go on vacation. Go ahead, and take that trip. If traveling is out of the question, armchair vacations are all the rage. Add a bubble bath.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Be grateful for your work. Share your knowledge. You can contribute to others without spending a pretty penny. Offer kind words and the gift of your time.

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Salukis take step back in Tennessee CORY DOWNER Daily Egyptian The SIU baseball team fell back to .500 after losing 5-1 Tuesday to the University of TennesseeMartin in Martin, Tenn.

The Salukis (2-2) won two of their first three games of the season in the Louisiana Tech Tournament but were unable to come back from an early 3-0 deficit to the Skyhawks (3-1).

Injuries and inexperience have raised concern about the depth of the team, but they remain confident for the future of the season, interim coach Ken Henderson said.

The Salukis had problems from the start of Tuesday’s game and could never could catch up.

“We struggled and walked some guys early,” Henderson said.

“Next thing we knew we were

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“Those tough wins have eluded us all year,” Lowery said.

“We found ways to lose them and in that game (against Green Bay) we found a way to win them.”

Three Salukis have improved in recent games. Sophomore guard Kendal Brown-Surles is once again the team’s starting point guard. In the past five games, he’s averaged 11.6 points and made eight 3-pointers.

Brown-Surles ranks 11th in the MVC in 3-point shooting at 38.8 percent.

Freshman guard Diamond Taylor, who was a McDonald’s All-American nominee in high school, hadn’t started a game

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down 3-0.”

Senior Andrew Bever, Tuesday’s starting pitcher, recorded his first loss of the season after giving up two earned runs on two hits.

Errors in the first two innings, combined with Bever having command issues, put the team behind, and UT-Martin didn’t give the Salukis a chance to get back in the ballgame.

As the game progressed, Bever got more comfortable on the mound and thought he had everything working for him, he said. Bever said he was able to mix up his pitches and get ahead in the count early, which put him in a position to retire the batters.

“I got to the point where I was throwing three or four pitches per hitter,” Bever said.

Bever said he was glad he was able to be more efficient from the mound, knowing the coaches are

e struggled and walked some guys early. Next thing we knew we were down 3-0.

— Ken Henderson interim coach

watching pitchers pitch-counts early in the season.

With the Salukis down 4-1 in the top of the ninth, they were able to get some quality at-bats, but the adjustments did not come soon enough.

With one out in the ninth, junior catcher Brian Bajer doubled to right-center, sending sophomore designated hitter Brock Harding to third. Harding scored after an error by Skyhawks third baseman Matt Haynes, but the run was followed by a doubleplay ball to the shortstop, which secured the UT-Martin victory.

Senior center fielder Chris

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hose tough wins have alluded us all year. We found ways to lose them and in that game (against Green Bay) we found a way to win them.

— Chris Lowery head coach

this season until Feb. 5 against Bradley, but he has averaged 10.5 points in the past three games.

He posted a career-high 12 points against Indiana State on Wednesday.

“I’m definitely more confident,” Taylor said after making three 3-pointers against Green Bay. Senior forward Carlton Fay is 9-19 from behind the arc in the past five games. Fay shot 5-7

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against Indiana State on Feb. 16, including four in the final three minutes of the game. Before the hot streak, he was shooting 26.2 percent from 3-point range.

Sophomore center Gene Teague did not play Saturday and played five minutes against Indiana State. Teague has played sparingly since the Dec. 22 game against Drake because of an ankle sprain. He was also suspended three games with two other

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Murphy was named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week from his performance in the Louisiana Tech Tournament last weekend. Murphy went 7-13 in the tournament and tied his career-high mark with 4 RBIs in the game against Nicholls State Sunday. Against the Skyhawks on Tuesday, however, he went hitless in five at-bats.

Though the Salukis are young, Henderson said he considers them to be hard-working players with versatility.

Henderson said he is dealing with the depth situation by remaining hopeful that some teammates for allegedly shooting an undisclosed 20-year-old male on campus with an Airsoft rifle.

Without Teague in the middle, Green Bay scored 34 points in the paint Saturday.

Missouri State’s center, senior Will Creekmore, averages 11.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Forward Kyle Weems averages 16.8 points and seven rebounds per game.

“He’s one of the guys, if not the guy,” Missouri State coach Cuonzo Martin said about Weems. “He’s a complete player.”

SIU will play the Bears at 7:05 p.m. today at the SIU Arena.

Justin Kabbes can be reached at jkabbes@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 256.

of the younger players will continue to take advantage of the opportunities given to them, making the team stronger when they play with the starters.

After sophomore first baseman Austin Montgomery went out in game three with an injury, sophomore infielder Wes Neece stepped in at an unfamiliar first base and proved he could be a versatile player, Henderson said.

Although Murphy is still not happy about the performance Tuesday, he said he understands looking forward is the only way to get better.

“You just have to forget about it and move on,” Murphy said.

“We have the national champions next weekend.”

Cory Downer can be reached at cdowner@dailyegyptian.com or 563-3311 ext. 256.

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But, other than the NHL lockout, the 21st century has been one of labor peace among America’s top four sports. The NBA had a lockout in 1998-99, the MLB had a strike in 1994-95 and the NFL’s last strike was in 1987.

Still, the possibility of having three of the four major sports on the shelf at the same time is pretty daunting, especially when reports come out every day about how divided the respective league owners and players associations are on issues such as salary caps, rookie wage scales and the length of the season.

And we thought the university’s faculty contract negotiations were bad.

The Denver Nuggets finally traded Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks late Monday night. With the addition of Anthony, how far will the Knicks go this season?

The Knicks lost a lot of the supporting cast. Although with Stoudemire and Anthony on the same team, they shouldn’t have a problem making the playoffs.

JUSTIN KABBES jkabbes@dailyegyptian.com

They’ll make the second round of the playoffs, but there are still four teams better than the Knicks in the Eastern Conference.

JACOB MAYER jmayer@dailyegyptian.com

There is no doubt they have the potential to make a push, but there is a lot of talent they would have to go through. I’m just looking forward to seeing the Amar’e and Carmelo duo.

CORY DOWNER cdowner@dailyegyptian.com

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NASCAR fans raise three fingers for a lap of silence in memory of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Sunday during the third lap of the 53rd annual Daytona 500. Earnhardt died 10 years ago as a result of a crash while driving the No. 3 car in the 43rd annual Daytona 500.

On the track below, Kevin Harvick drives by in the No. 29 car. Harvick was Earnhardt’s replacement on the Richard Childress Racing team following Earnhardt’s death. Since

the accident, Earnhardt’s son, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., has won one Daytona 500 and been a NASCAR favorite. “I’m having a great time rooting for Junior,” said Mark Massicotte, of Cochrane, Ontario. Massicotte said this was the first Daytona 500 he attended. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. ended the race by hitting the wall on the 201st lap before 20-year-old Taylor Bayne became the youngest Daytona 500 winner to date.

Trevor Bayne still in shock over Daytona 500 win JENNA FRYER Associated Press DAY TONA BEACH , F la. — Trevor Bayne celebrated his Daytona 500 victory by playing basketball with friends, then skateboarding on the infield of NASCAR’s most storied race track.

And why not? This is the youngest winner of the Great American Race.

Bayne still seemed in disbelief Monday of his Daytona 500 victory, which came a day after his 20th birthday and in just his second start in NASCAR’s elite Sprint Cup Series.

His beaming parents, who watched the race in the grandstand and fought the crowd to reach Victory Lane, didn’t even mind staying up half the night to wash his laundry so there would be clean clothes for the upcoming whirlwind media tour.

Wide-eyed and laughing at the absurdity of his life-changing victory, Bayne was just going with the flow.

“It’s insane because we were kidding around, ‘Did you bring enough clothes to go if you win the race?’” Bayne said.

“I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, I’ve got this. I’ve got two T-shirts.’ I thought it was a big joke, but here we are. This is so crazy.”

That’s how it seems to go in NASCAR’s biggest race of the season, which has a history of wild finishes and surprising winners. Sunday was no different, with a record 74 lead changes among 22 drivers, and a record 16 cautions that took many of the heavyweights out of contention.

It left a handful of unprovens at the front of the field in the closing laps, with some of the biggest stars in the sport bearing down on their bumpers.

Among them was two-time champion Tony Stewart, who even Bayne assumed would pass him during the final two-lap sprint to the finish.

Nobody in those closing laps expected Bayne, driving the famed No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford, which hadn’t won a race in 10 years, to make it to Victory Lane in one of the most difficult Daytona 500s in memory.

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that produced speeds over 200 mph throughout Speedweeks, and a new style of two-car tandem racing that required intense mental focus and the trust of other drivers.

Bayne proved he was up for the challenge in a qualifying race four days before the 500 when he pushed four-time champion Jeff Gordon around the track for most of the 150mile event. Consider that his parents still have a Gordon poster hanging in Bayne’s childhood bedroom in Knoxville, Tenn.

“I’m watching thinking I can't believe he’s drafting with Jeff Gordon, at 200 mph, down the backstretch,” his mother, Stephanie, said Monday.

But the Baynes learned long ago not to underestimate the oldest of their three children. He’d been racing since he was 5 with the backing of his father, Rocky, and knew by 12 he needed to move to North Carolina and hook on with a NASCAR team.

His break came with Dale Earnhardt Inc. when he was 15, and Bayne made the move, alone, to a condominium outside of Charlotte, N.C. Although Rocky spent several days a week with his son, Bayne was essentially navigating through life on his own, relying on team employees to give him rides to and from work because he was too young for a legal driver’s license.

His parents never questioned his decision.

“He’s always been a mature kid, he’s an incredible boy,” his mother said.

“He makes really smart choices, and I’ve never worried about him. He’s a real likable boy.”

NASCAR is banking on America feeling the same way about Bayne.

Faced with sagging television ratings and sinking attendance,

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With the victory, Bayne goes front and center before the public much faster than anyone had imagined and NASCAR will quickly find out if he’s enough to help Fox sustain overnight ratings for Sunday’s race that were up 13 percent over last year’s Daytona 500.

So far, aside from an inability to cook and a lack of desire to do his laundry, there doesn’t seem to be much to dislike about the fresh-faced Tennessean.

The weakened economy had devastated Bayne’s opportunities for advancement not long after his move to North Carolina, and nothing ever materialized with DEI as the organization needed a merger at the end of 2008 to stay afloat.

Bayne pieced together a deal midway through 2009 with father and son Gary and Blake Bechtel that put him in a Nationwide car for Michael Waltrip Racing. That's where he ran most of last year until a lack of sponsorship for this season left him again looking for work. He was snapped up by RoushFenway Racing, which committed to him full-time in NASCAR’s secondtier Nationwide Series this season even though there’s no sponsorship money in place for Bayne.

The deal came with a promise of seat time in the Cup Series in a 17-race deal with the Woods, a pioneering NASCAR team hit by hard times the last two decades.

The idea was for Bayne to just get experience. Because of the Daytona 500 win, he’s now facing serious career decisions.

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New NASCAR rules this season made drivers pick just one series to collect points, and Bayne checked the box next to Nationwide. He can change his mind and make a run at the Cup title, but he would not receive retroactive points for the Daytona 500.

It’s an enticing proposition: The format for the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship was also changed this year, with two spots going to winning drivers who aren’t already eligible. Under that system, Ryan Newman’s one victory last year would have put him in the Chase.

Now Bayne has his own victory, the first at any of NASCAR’s top three national divisions, and after NASCAR ruled Monday the win would count in Chase seeding, Bayne and his advisers had to consider his options.

He was leaning Monday toward not changing his mind.

“I’d love to run for a championship in either series, so whatever they say I’m good with it,” Bayne said. “But,

for now, I think we’re probably just sticking with what we planned.”

It's not all that simple.

The Woods don’t have funding for a full season, and even though they picked up nearly $1.5 million for the win, they’ll need sponsorship to run all 36 points races. The team has already said it will go to Martinsville, the sixth race of the season, which was not on the original team schedule.

But even if Bayne did choose to attempt the full Cup schedule, the No. 21 Ford isn’t exactly running up front each week. Bayne’s win was the first since 2001 for NASCAR’s oldest team, and only its fourth victory in the last 20 years. The team hasn’t run a full Cup schedule since 2006.

“One thing I haven’t really talked about is keeping our expectations realistic here,” Bayne said. “We won this race and that sets the bar high, but if we would have finished 15th, we would have been happy. We’ve got to remember that for the rest of the season.”

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SIU faces Bears in final home game

JUSTIN KABBES Daily Egyptian Coming off a buzzer-beating win against Green Bay Saturday in the ESPN BracketBuster game, the SIU men’s basketball team will try to carry that momentum into its game today against Missouri State.

Today is also the Salukis’ last home game and senior night.

Seniors Carlton Fay, John Freeman, Jack Crowder and Nate Mitchell will be recognized in a ceremony before the game. “We’re just looking forward to getting another chance, and obviously this being the last (home) game for our seniors it’s a little more important,� coach Chris Lowery said.

Missouri State (21-7, 13-3 Missouri Valley Conference) is tied for first in the conference and is looking for a school-record 14th conference win and seventh conference road win this season, which would also be a school record. The Bears are guaranteed a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the conference tournament that begins March 3 in St. Louis. The Salukis (12-16, 5-11 MVC) are currently ranked eighth in the conference.

Missouri State comes into today’s game following an 80-67 loss Saturday to Valparaiso (20-9) in its ESPN BracketBuster game. The Bears outscored Valparaiso in the second half and shot 49 percent. Missouri State also scores 37.5 points and limits opponents to 32.9 points in the second half this season. SIU has allowed opponents to score an average of 35 points while averaging 31.6 points themselves in the second half this season. The Salukis have lost five games out of the 13 they have led at halftime.

Freshman guard Diamond Taylor gets hit in the face by an Indiana State player during the 77-72 Saluki loss to the Sycamores Feb. 16 at the SIU Arena. The Salukis play Missouri State at 7:05 p.m.

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It’s a bad time for contracts as lockouts loom

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JACOB MAYER Daily Egyptian Since the National Hockey League lockout that eliminated the 2004-05 season, the four major professional sports have continued

to play without any major problems, but that may end soon.

Much has been made about the National Football League collective bargaining agreement negotiations, which will force a lockout to begin March 3 if a deal is not reached, but this could also be the final season for the foreseeable future for the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball.

The NBA’s collective bargaining agreement expires June 30 and the MLB agreement comes to an end Dec. 11.

This means, come December, hockey might be the only sport

actually playing games. How ironic, as that sport has been the poster child this decade for a league that can’t get its act together.

Still, a winter without professional football, basketball and the possibility for no baseball the following year is enough to drive a sports fan into depression.

For local fans, that could mean they have to watch Saluki basketball.

The people in charge of these professional leagues have to understand they have it pretty good right now, and a lockout from three of the four sports just as the country recovers from a

recession would make terrible business sense.

It seems logical that maybe the leaders of these leagues would learn from past mistakes. Labor stoppages don’t do anything positive for a sport and the negatives tend to outweigh the positives that come from them, especially in the short term. Even if some good changes are made, it shouldn’t take a year without the game to make them happen, just implement them during the offseason.

The NHL, NBA and MLB all had to work for years to build their respective fan bases

back, and don’t think the NFL is immune to such a reaction. Sure, NFL stadiums have remained sold out throughout much of the league in the past few years, but people might find out they can live without football, at least for a little while.

Overall, the main frustration with all of these negotiations is the lockout strategy is used as the tactic to break the opposing side. Why do the fans have to be sacrificed every time collective bargaining agreements end?

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