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City struggles with information flow ELI MILEUR Daily Egyptian Carbondale City Hall continues to struggle with issues regarding internal and public releases of information in the wake of the theft of Chief of Police Jody O’Guinn’s handgun and its link to a local killing. “That’s probably going to drag on for another month,� Mayor Joel Fritzler said.

The incident has already caused tension within and between the city

and Carbondale Police Department.

Fritzler said City Manager Allen Gill was informed by O’Guinn of the theft of the gun, but Gill did not inform the City Council. “The city manager made a judgment call,� Fritzler said. “He didn’t think it was something we needed to know, which I think ... was totally wrong, and he got a letter of reprimand for that.�

Gill declined to comment on any personnel matters or the gun theft and homicide investigations.

Since the leak of information regarding the June theft of O’Guinn’s personal handgun and its subsequent link to the Sept. 14 death of Deaunta Spencer, the city has dealt with an influx of Freedom of Information Act requests and media attention.

The city’s policies on FOIA requests were laid out in a press release Tuesday.

Documents will be exempt from release if they’re found to compromise an investigation or those involved, the release said.

The investigation into the gun theft

is now being handled by the Jackson County Sheriff ’s office and State’s Attorney Mike Wepsiec. Wepsiec said he couldn’t comment on the investigation, except that it is limited to the theft and any investigation into police procedures will be a city matter.

Council member Jane Adams announced Sept. 22 she’s calling for an internal investigation into police procedure and policy.

A police department employee was investigated for disciplinary action related to the leak of an incident

report on the theft of O’Guinn’s gun, according to city documents obtained by local publications. City Clerk Rachael Moore requested the employee send her the report Sept. 16, according to the documents.

Gill announced Sept. 28 the appointment of Assistant City Attorney Jamie Snyder as FOIA officer for the police department, which left Moore to deal exclusively with nonpolice department information.

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Homecoming court nominees go campaign crazy ASHLEY ZBOREK Daily Egyptian When it comes to campaign strategies, Homecoming nominees have taken royal competition to the next level.

For the past week, students have chosen from 10 candidates vying for the coveted positions of Homecoming King and Queen, as part of the university’s annual homecoming tradition. Candidates attempted to gain students’ votes through various types of campaigning.

Stacie Ostrander, Homecoming Queen nominee and a senior from Decatur studying fashion merchandising, said she put a lot of time and effort into her campaign. “I did so much campaigning.

I had groups of women from my sorority passing out fliers along with candy every single day on campus,� she said.

Ostrander said she had girls chalking the walkways of campus multiple times on a daily basis. She also posted fliers on campus and hung large banners on the houses surrounding campus. “Even though this is a very tough competition, I think that all the candidates are really great girls and whoever wins will definitely be

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The ten candidates running for Homecoming King and Queen demonstrated varying campaign styles this years, such as making use of radio ads, flyers and sidewalk chalk. Polls closed at 8 a.m.

Thursday and the winner will be announced Saturday at halftime during the Saluki homecoming game against Youngstown State. deserving,� Ostrander said.

Ross Smith, Homecoming King nominee and a junior from Perry in criminal justice, said his main objective when campaigning was to make sure that he talked to people and made his name known.

“It was self-funded. That is what kicked me,� he said. “My main strategy was to walk around campus a lot after class and just introduce myself to people, give them fliers and have some good conversations.�

Smith also handed out fliers and

created a Facebook group.

Robbie Falkenrath, Homecoming King nominee and a senior from Highland Park studying communication design, said his competitors are what have really made the campaign enjoyable.

— Erin Goetzelmann homecoming queen nominee

“This is a great tradition,� he said. “I have had such a good time campaigning with my brothers. We made and distributed fliers and also made a huge sign that we hung on the side of my fraternity house.�

Falkenrath said he believes his competition is qualified and is excited to run against them.

Erin Goetzelmann, Homecoming Queen nominee and a senior from Wheeling studying special education, said even though all of the candidates have similar campaign tactics, she thinks they have done a great job.

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Zombie warfare makes a return to campus BRENDAN SMITH Daily Egyptian In any other instance it would be shocking to hear that zombies are running through campus — but today it’s just part of the game.

Humans vs. Zombies, the zombie apocalypse-style game of tag, has resurfaced on campus.

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highest numbers with 150 more participants than last semester, said

Patrick Maloney, a senior from St. Louis studying psychology and

philosophy who also serves as cocreator of the SIU chapter of the activity.

The game, which originated in 2005 at Goucher College, has since spread virally to colleges, camps and military bases across the U.S. Syracuse University was amongst the schools to first welcome Humans vs. Zombies, and would serve as the catalyst for the game making its way to SIU’s

campus.

Maloney said he and fellow Residence Hall Association board member Donald Merriman, a senior studying civil engineering from Rochester, attended the National Association of College and University Residence Halls Summer 2010 conference in San Diego.

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Nutritional awareness is home grown SARAH MITCHELL Daily Egyptian National trends show nutritional awareness has become important to more than just vegetarians and vegans.

A study by Bon Appétit Management Company, a California food-service provider, reported the number of college students who identify themselves as vegetarian has risen by 50 percent since 2005.

The number of vegan students has doubled, too, according to a Huffington Post article Tuesday.

Peggy Connors, associate director of housing and residence hall dining, said the dining halls have one vegetarian and one vegan option daily during lunch and dinner. The options are labeled with symbols so students are aware of their choices. The dining halls use locally grown foods, some of which comes from a studentgrown garden.

Although options are available, some vegetarians are not satisfied with their options on campus.

Ed Sefton, a freshman from Naperville studying zoology, said it is easy to find vegetarian options, but he would like to see more of a selection.

“The diversity of the choices isn’t always the best,” he said.

Yvet Holmes, a junior from Belleville studying journalism, said she thinks it was easier being a vegetarian before coming to college.

“I was able to cook my own food and make sure my meals were properly prepared and balanced,” she said. “I was also able to read the nutritional facts on anything I

bought or restaurants that I ate at to make sure the meal catered to me.”

March 9 was named Registered Dietitian Day in 2007 to encourage Americans to become more conscious of how their health is affected by the foods they eat.

According to the Organic Trade Association, U.S. sales of organic food from 1990 to 2010 have grown from $1 billion to $26.7 billion.

Holmes said she is concerned about students being able to make good choices in the dining halls when there are fewer options for those who do not eat meat.

“I also think it’s extremely important that the dining halls ... show the nutritional facts online so that everyone, including people who eat meat, would make better choices,” she said.

One of SIU’s Registered Student Organizations, the Local Organic Gardening Initiative of Carbondale, aims to bring healthier options to the university dining halls.

The RSO uses organic techniques to grow food that can be sent to the dining halls. By growing food on campus, the group decreases the carbon footprint that stems from conventional food production and distribution.

Sefton said the efforts of local gardeners are helpful to the school since eating organically is important to him.

“I like to know what I’m eating isn't sprayed with chemicals,” he said.

The Vermicomposting Center, SIU’s facility used for researching the method of composting with earthworms, is the site of the

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Laura Williams, a graduate student in geography from Fairfield, rinses lettuce Thursday outside of the Vermicomposting Center. Williams supervises the center and delivers vegetables to Lentz and Trueblood dining halls. Though University Housing pays for the seeds, Local Organic Initiative of Carbondale, receives grants from the SIUC Green Fund. The hoop house RSO’s organic garden.

Laura Williams, research assistant in geography and environmental resources and co-president of LOGIC, said one of the main motives of the group is to bring sustainability to the dining halls.

“The idea behind this, which is now being realized, was that some of the food waste that was created in the dining halls would come to the Vermicomposting Center on campus and be turned

built last fall was one project funded by the grant. Williams said twice a week they harvest from the hoop house and outside garden. With the help of approximately four volunteers and two interns, yesterday and today, Williams harvested more than three pounds of peppers, five pounds of Romaine lettuce, 15 pounds of tomatoes, and 20 pounds of cucumbers.

into compost that, in turn, could be used to produce more food for the dining halls,” she said.

Connors said she thinks it is important to serve local food in the dining halls. “(Locally grown food) is fresher; it travels less; there’s not as much money involved by shipping it from the other states,” she said. “We get more than 30 percent of our food from within a 250-mile radius.”

Williams said she believes in a commercialized culture because it is important to consider where food comes from.

“Food is a basic need and it is important in these times to take a step back and understand what we are relying on, in order for this basic need to be met,” she said.

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Snyder’s appointment as FOIA officer was a matter of splitting up duties to ease the workload, Fritzler said.

“Since we did that transition, (Moore’s) been able to keep up with the requests going to her, and Jamie Snyder’s been able to keep up with the requests going to him, so it was more for practicality,” he said.

Fritzler said he believes the change has worked out, and after the state’s attorney’s investigation, the city will hopefully be able to make any needed changes needed to proceed.

He said there will always be human error, and no one should have lost their job because of how the situation was handled.

“If Mr. Gill was going to be here longer than another month or two, we might have, but since we’re kind of short handed, OK. He really screwed up there, but otherwise he’s running the place pretty well,” he said.

Nevertheless, Fritzler said he doesn’t know whether his knowledge of the theft of O’Guinn’s gun would have changed anything.

Councilman Chris Wissmann said the city could have handled the situation much better, and

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“Honestly, it is a lot of dedication,” she said. “I have handed out fliers and done as much talking as I could.

I think it is worth it to get to know the voters. Chalking will only work to an extent.”

Goetzelmann said chalking sidewalks and hanging posters start to look the same to voters and it is more important to form a

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Students gathered outside of Anthony Hall Wednesday to support unionized faculty and share their opinions on the possible strike and Chancellor Rita Cheng’s emails.

Cheng sent an email to the campus community Friday, in which she addressed the union situation’s current status.

“Students came to SIUC to receive an education,” Cheng said. “Students are not directly involved in the labor negotiations between the university and the unions which bargain on behalf of the university employees, and they should not be used as unwilling pawns in the disagreement between the parties.”

Alexandra Kane, a junior form Libertyville studying anthropology and an active member of the informal group SIU Students Against University Cuts, said she considers Cheng’s emails to be condescending, if not threatening.

“Rita Cheng calling students pawns was just

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Ashley Priddy, left, a junior from Herrin studying art education, reads a letter she wrote to the Carbondale Times into a bullhorn held by Alexandra Kane, right, a junior from Libertyville studying anthropology, during Wednesday’s Students Against University Cuts insensitive and insulting,” she said.

University spokesman Rod Sievers said while students have the right to protest their own opinions, the only way of compromise is through the bargaining table.

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protest in the free forum area in front of Anthony Hall. Priddy said she had difficulty finding someone to watch her 2-year-old daughter Hazel Priddy, middle, while she went to the demonstration. “I searched high and low for a baby sitter,” Priddy said.

“No one was available, but I did not want to miss this.”

campus gave authorization to their executive bodies to set a strike date at any time if there is no further progress in contract negotiations.

The unions have been without contracts since the previous ones ended in June 2010.

Kane said she believes part of an education is to learn

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While there, Syracuse gave a presentation of Humans vs.

Zombies in one of the programming sessions, and the two were hooked.

Maloney said he was so inspired by the event that he and Merriman were determined to bring it to campus the following semester and currently share the title of campus co-creator for the game.

“Originally we started it as something to make the walks from class more fun,” Merriman said.

“But we’ve continued because of the positive comments we’ve gotten from players when the game ends.”

Merriman said the most common thing players attest to is the ability to see parts of the campus they hadn’t been exposed to, as well as interact with students they otherwise wouldn’t have a chance to meet.

Maloney and Merriman both said they were initially surprised by the popularity of the game, but are very happy with the way it’s been received on campus.

“We were told by a lot of Saluki First Years and transfer students that they choose to come here because we’re one of two campuses in Illinois that offer the game,” Merriman said.

information should have been made public immediately.

“If you come clean right away, it doesn’t look like you’re trying to hide anything,” he said. “If the city had been more open and honest in the beginning, we’d be in a lot better shape.”

He said in the void of information not provided by the city, rumors and speculation will inevitably arise.

The investigation should reveal any wrongdoing or problems with procedure, Wissmann said.

“All I can really say is it doesn’t look good,” he said.

Local business owner Rev. Sidney Logwood said he could understand the reluctance by O’Guinn, Gill and the city to release some information.

“I don’t necessarily agree everyone should be on a witch hunt now,” he said.

However, he said he would readily admit there could have been some kind of cover-up, though it may not have much affect on how people view the city and police department.

“I don’t think people had much faith in the city or police department anyway,” he said.

Eli Mileur can be reached at emileur@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 266. connection with fellow students.

Even though she hopes to win, she said she wishes the best of luck to all of her competitors.

The Homecoming King and Queen will be announced Saturday during halftime at the SIU football game against Youngstown State University.

Ashley Zborek can be reached at azborek@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 268.

Sheldon Stokes, a freshman from Williamsburg, Va., studying psychology, is a first-time participant in the game and said it’s been one of the highlights of his semester. He said since the game’s start Wednesday he’s been on a constant watch for orange armbands that denote fellow humans and headbands that signify zombies.

“You have to make sure you pay attention to your surroundings,” Stokes said. “It puts you on alert, but it’s fun. I like it because I’m already naturally slightly paranoid anyway so it puts it to use.”

Merriman said the activity has come to mean different things to different people, amongst them networking experience, exercise, campus exploration and a springboard for students to be more vocal in campus affairs and get involved with RSA. “This is seriously the best thing I’ve ever done here,” Maloney said.

“I’ve been involved with a lot of things on campus. I was an RA for two years; I’m involved with several organizations. But this is my baby.

I’m so proud of this and I’m glad Don shared just as much passion about it as I did.”

Brendan Smith can be reached at bsmith@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 258.

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The voice of the student is more important Without students, there would not be professors. Without professors, there would not be administrators. And without an administration, Southern Illinois University would not exist. It is that simple.

With the possibility of a strike looming closer every day, the simple transitive property is forgotten in the chaos of opinions.

Between the four unions voicing their rightful claims of dispute and Chancellor Rita Cheng sending mass emails to calm rightfully concerned parents, the student is left in the middle with voices coming from every direction. The amount of spin coming from all sides is enough to make any bystander wonder if a conclusion is in the near future.

In an Oct. 7 email sent by Cheng to the campus community, the chancellor said students will not be affected by contract discussions between the administration and faculty. “Students are not directly involved in the labor negotiations between the university and the unions which bargain on behalf of the university ... and they should not be used as unwilling pawns in the disagreement between the parties,� she wrote in the email.

The idea that one of the highest administrators at this university believes students have the capacity to be “unwilling pawns� is an insult. As it was proved last in September, students at Brush Towers caused a public disturbance and refused both academic and lawful authority when told to comply with certain forms of conduct.

While it was an extreme situation, students have a mind of their own and are capable of choosing whether to obey those in the position of authority, discrediting the idea of students as “unwilling pawns.�

In an Oct. 6 Daily Egyptian article, Peter Gitau, associate vice chancellor and dean of students, said students shouldn’t be considered in labor negotiations. “This is not a dispute that involves

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he idea that one of the highest administrators at this university believes students have the capacity to be "unwilling pawns" is an insult. students,� Gitau said. “This is a labor situation. We don't want students to find themselves caught in between.�

It's understandable that administrators want to protect students, but the harsh reality is that students are always going to be caught in between.

This may be a “labor situation,� but without students’, the situation would be nonexistent.

College students are adults who chose this institution for a reason, and without their enrollment, both the university and the southern Illinois region suffers.

Refering to students as pawns could be interpreted as undermining their ability to make informed decisions, a skill that could reflect their quality of education. In classes each day students are taught to think critically, especially in tough times.

Students deserve the university they paid for. They deserve an institution, which has degreed them to go out into the workplace and achieve their fullest potential. But the impending strike would stain this university’s image because SIU is the region’s economic powerhouse and could affect southern Illinois as a whole.

Will SIU become synonymous to employers as a school where education can be thrown around carelessly? Or will it hold a student’s education to the highest academic standards?

When it comes down to the wire, SIU should prevent being on the national news in a negative light similar to the unions in Wisconsin. Realistically, there is too much to lose. This university, which has stood since 1862, should not be known as the school who ignores its unions, or more importantly, its students.

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After foiled assassination, U.S. should call Iran’s bluff JAMES M. ACTON McClatchy-Tribune It's time to call Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s bluff.

During the last few weeks, the Iranian president has stated on a number of occasions that his country will cease domestic efforts to manufacture fuel for one of its nuclear reactors if it is able to purchase the fuel from abroad. The United States should accept this proposal, publicly, immediately and unconditionally.

Iran’s enrichment program has been the focus of international concern for almost a decade. Its first efforts were geared toward enriching uranium to five percent, suitable for use in a power reactor.

But, in February 2010, in an ominous development, it started to feed some of this material back into its centrifuges to produce uranium enriched to 20 percent.

Iran's ostensible purpose for enriching uranium to this higher level was to produce fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor, which uses more highly enriched fuel than a normal power reactor to produce radioactive materials for some cancer treatments. This explanation is, however, hardly plausible. Iran can enrich uranium to 20 percent, but it lacks the technology to convert this material into reactor fuel (previously it bought fuel from abroad, most recently from Argentina). It is much more likely that Iran is stockpiling 20 percent enriched uranium to give itself the option of rapidly converting it, at some later date, into the 80 percent or 90 percent enriched material needed for a nuclear weapon.

In October 2009, after Iran had announced its intention to produce 20 percent enriched uranium, the U.S. tried to forestall Tehran. At talks in Geneva, U.S. negotiators offered a swap: They would ensure Iran was provided with reactor fuel if, in return, it gave up slightly more than a ton of enriched uranium. Ahmadinejad accepted the deal but was forced to back down after being savaged domestically.

Nonetheless, the fuel swap proposal was not a waste of time. By making the offer, the Obama administration proved that it was willing to work constructively toward finding a negotiated solution, and that the real barriers to progress lay in Tehran. This demonstration of good faith was instrumental in securing Chinese and Russian support for a U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran in June 2010.

Ahmadinejad’s new offer, to cease enriching uranium to 20 percent if Iran can purchase fuel from abroad, is not as

good as the original fuel swap proposal, not least because he has not offered to give up any uranium in return. And, indeed, U.S. officials have played down the offer, publicly and privately, questioning Ahmadinejad’s sincerity. Though such skepticism is entirely understandable, it is actually in the United States’ interest to accept, whether or not Iran is ultimately willing to follow through.

If implemented, this new deal could change Iranian plans to move the production of 20 percent enriched uranium to a new facility near Qom, which is buried in a mountain, and triple the rate of production. Stopping this development, and indeed all production of 20 percent enriched uranium, is well worth the price of supplying Iran with a small quantity of reactor fuel (which would, of course, remain under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards to prevent misuse).

Moreover, the deal is verifiable.

International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors keep Iran’s centrifuge sites, Natanz and Qom, under extremely close supervision. Not only do they take their own measurements of the uranium Iran is producing, they also examine the microscopic particles that unavoidably leak from the centrifuges to make sure that Iran hasn’t been secretly enriching to a higher level between their visits. The international community would learn very quickly if Iran broke its side of the bargain.

In reality, Ahmadinejad may well be bluffing, and even if he is not, he probably lacks the ability to forge a domestic consensus around accepting the proposal.

His most likely response would, therefore, be no. But the refusal or inability to agree to his own suggestion would be diplomatically damaging for Iran. It would strengthen the U.S. push for a new round of Security Council sanctions, just as it did when Iran walked away from the 2009 fuel swap proposal.

The fuel Iran needs would take about a year to produce. Consequently, France (the one Western nation that has the capability to produce the fuel) should start manufacturing it right away, before Ahmadinejad has a chance to respond to acceptance of the deal. This would demonstrate the West’s seriousness and help deny Iran the one plausible ground there is for refusal. Moreover, even if the fuel is not used on this occasion, it would be useful to have it ready, so the U.S. would be in a position to capitalize immediately on any future diplomatic opening.

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University community unaware of decal changes Parking officials change expiration date of decals JACQUELINE MUHAMMAD Daily Egyptian For many students, faculty and staff, a change in the expiration of parking decals came as a surprise, as most said they were not notified.

The 2011-12 school year parking decals that allow students, faculty and staff to park on campus are now valid for 11-months, not 12 months. This change was made to help shorten lines and improve the registration process.

Brian Mager, administrative assistant for the Department of Public Safety and SIUC parking division, did not respond in an email Tuesday to why the campus community was not notified of the changes. Email was the only way the department would communicate.

Laura Kidd, associate professor in fashion design and history, said it bothers her that no one was told about the changes.

“If they are going to do that, they should tell people,” Kidd said.

“I guess I don’t know the reasoning behind it. I just noticed it when I purchased my sticker.”

Mager said in the past, parking decals went on sale July 1.

He said as a result, parking decals were valid for 13 months when purchased in July and 12 months when purchased in August.

The 2011-12 parking decals will expire Aug. 31, 2012, resulting from a recommendation approved by the Traffic and Parking Committee in Spring 2011.

Kidd said she believes there should be some explanation of this to the campus community.

“I wonder why the prices keep going up when we are not getting more parking,” she said.

From 2011 to 2012, the following changes were made: high blue decals went from $110

to $125; medium blue decals went from $88 to $103; Low blue decals went from $58 to $70; red commuter and green overnight decals went from $52 to $62. There was no change to yellow commuter decals.

Ashley Wing, a graduate student in business administration from Marion, said she is concerned because no additional effort was made to notify the university of parking policies.

“Unless you go on the parking website or to the actual office, the information is not available,” Wing said.

Mager said since the late 1990s, new technology was installed to help the registration process, such as accepting major credit cards and the Debit Dawg in addition to cash, personal check and money order for payment. Eligible faculty and staff may pay by payroll deduction during the open-window period each year. Individuals may update annual parking registration information for each vehicle online, print out the Proof of

Submission form and bring it along with their verification documents to the Parking Division.

“Individuals did not take advantage of the time period after the start of school rush to the middle part of September to buy their parking decals, while practically no lines existed,” he said. “Instead, we saw a spike in decal sales approximately two business days before and two business days after the September expiration date.”

He said there are no plans to change the expiration date from Aug. 31.

The revenue generated from decal sales goes directly to pay for repairs and maintenance of parking lots, roadways and curbs, he said.

“Additionally, two parking lots were renovated during the Summer 2011, and a new parking lot is under construction presently in the vicinity of the old McAndrew Stadium,” he said.

These changes came as a result

of the plans to demolish the parking garage in either December or January 2012, he said. The new Student Services Building will be where the parking garage is located.

Kidd said she believes there is a disparity between student and faculty parking.

She said the amount of parking spaces for students who commute is limited, compared to parking lots for faculty and staff.

Mager said phased plans are being developed to renovate Lincoln Drive. The multi-year project will include repairing curbs and drains, examining traffic-calming techniques and resurfacing the entire roadway.

Pending Board of Trustees approval, construction for the first two phases could begin during summer 2012.

Jacqueline Muhammad may be reached at jmuhammad@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.

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Hollywood hacking case victims include Johansson GREG RISLING ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LO S A N G E L E S — A Florida man was charged with hacking into celebrity email accounts in a computer invasion scheme that led to the posting of private and revealing information, including nude photos of actress Scarlett Johansson, on the Internet, federal authorities said Wednesday.

Christopher Chaney, 35, of Jacksonville, was arrested without incident as part of a yearlong investigation of celebrity hacking that authorities dubbed “Operation Hackerazzi.”

There were more than 50 victims

in the case, including Mila Kunis, Christina Aguilera and actress Renee Olstead, authorities said. Others were named only by initials and investigators wouldn't disclose if they were famous, but said victims named in the indictment agreed to have their identities made public.

“It helps get out the message that cyber-hacking is a real threat,” U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte said of the case, describing those who engage in such activity as “scum.”

Chaney made his initial court appearance in a Florida courtroom Wednesday and was released on $10,000 bond. He was charged with 26 counts of identity theft, unauthorized

access to a protected computer and wiretapping. If convicted, he faces up to 121 years in prison. An email left for Assistant Federal Public Defender Maurice Grant II was not immediately returned.

Celebrities and people in the news have long been targets of privacy invasion but concerns have redoubled in the Internet age.

In Britain, publisher Rupert Murdoch closed down the News of the World this year after contentions that the tabloid routinely hacked into people's phones in the hunt for exclusive stories. The paper, which had published for 168 years, faced allegations of systematically intercepting private

voicemail of those in the news — including a teenage murder victim.

Authorities said Chaney was responsible for stealing nude photos taken by Johansson herself and were later posted on the Internet. Chaney offered some material to celebrity blog sites but there is no evidence that he profited from his scheme, said Steven Martinez, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles office.

“Celebrity information is highly marketable,” said Martinez, who added his office continues to receive complaints about celebrities' having their personal information breached.

Representatives for Johansson, Kunis and Aguilera did not immediately

respond to calls and emails seeking comment.

Chaney hacked Google, Apple and Yahoo email accounts beginning last November through February, then hijacked the forwarding feature so that a copy of every email received was sent, “virtually instantaneously,” to an email account he controlled, according to an indictment handed up Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles.

He allegedly used the hacker names “trainreqsuckswhat,” “anonygrrl” and “jaxjaguars911,” and also used the victims' identities to illegally access and control computers. Chaney is accused of damaging email servers that caused losses of at least $5,000 per instance.

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Get Out With Ord On a lake with a paddle

GENNA ORD Daily Egyptian Getting the kayak down from the roof rack of the SUV was a struggle at first. It was a 16-foot tandem, and the several inches of rainwater in the bottom made it heavier than it already was. As the darkness dispelled around us, we wrestled it down, laughing as we finally got it into the water.

Once on Cedar Lake, we were

quiet. The only sounds were the dipping of the paddles into the water, the occasional calls of ducks and ancient-sounding cries of blue herons. The world was lightening, gray giving way to lighter gray, and I began to understand why people wake up before dawn to get out on the water.

It is marvelously easy to rent a kayak from Base Camp, the section of the Recreation Center that rents out outdoor equipment. The center runs the climbing wall and hosts several trips and clinics throughout the year.

Brandon Smith, a graduate assistant in Base Camp, said rentals

of both canoes and kayaks provide for at least half of the revenue Base Camp brings in, though that doesn’t mean they are expensive. Canoes and kayaks, both single and double, are only $10 a day for students to rent and $15 a week. Luckily for people with my level of arm-strength and know-how, they will even help load the boat for you.

From there, it is a matter of deciding where you want to go. Smith said popular lakes are Cedar Lake and Kinkaid Lake, and he usually recommends people avoid Devil’s Kitchen, because of how shallow it is.

Alexis Irlam, a senior from

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The clouds hang thick over Cedar Lake at sunrise Thursday. Recreational kayaking is a popular and easy sport to pursue in Carbondale with the help of Base Camp, a branch of the Recreation Center that rents outdoor equipment. The clouds

hang thick over Cedar Lake at sunrise Thursday.

Recreational kayaking is a popular and easy sport to pursue in Carbondale with the help of Base Camp, a branch of the Recreation Center that rents outdoor equipment.

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A kayak paddle dips into the water Thursday morning at Cedar Lake. Though whitewater

kayaking is limited in the area, recreational paddling on lakes is quite accessible.

Virginia studying recreation and the president of the kayaking and canoeing club, said most of the club members are interested in whitewater rafting, which requires traveling out of the state. The St. Francis river in Missouri is a common destination, she said, although after a good rain Lusk Creek, near Eddyville, Ky., offers whitewater as well as scenic bluffs and waterfalls.

For those who aren’t sure about whitewater kayaking, the club meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Pulliam Pool and teaches newcomers paddling skills and how to roll.

“It’s not as intimidating as you’d think it is,” Irlam said. “We go over everything in the pool and get you ready. Once you learn everything, it’s like riding a bike.”

If you’re planning on staying in the area, though, there’s still plenty to do.

Gabriel Hedger, a junior from Harrisburg studying forestry and avid kayaker, said he got started when his father went kayak fishing with him. Now he owns two kayaks and has taught his friends to love the pastime too.

“It’s one of the best ways to see southern Illinois,” he said. “In a kayak, you don’t make as much

noise as you would hiking, biking or horseback riding. This allows you to see more wildlife ... the panoramas are breathtaking.”

He said people build selfconfidence through kayaking by teaching to rely on themselves. Boating with a motor is too cumbersome and loud, and kayaks can take you to places motorboats can’t reach.

For those who are new to kayaking, it can be difficult to get the kayak to go straight, which can lead to lots of time spent circling. Irlam said recreational kayaks, which are more streamlined and larger than those made for whitewater, are created to go straight.

She said the best thing to do is keep the paddle strokes even and not paddle harder on one side than the other.

If it is wildlife you’re looking to see, the best times to go are dusk and dawn. Hedger said he has seen bald eagles catch fish from the creek he floated in, watched two bucks spar without noticing him and has paddled beside a type of fish called gar as long as his boat.

“When you expose yourself to the wild, you see some wild things,” he said.

Genna Ord can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 255

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Cancer — Today is a 7 — Disruptions at home could cause havoc at work. Friends are there to support you with extra loving. Cuddle up and listen. Your view isn’t the only one.

Libra — Today is a 6 — Avoid unnecessary arguments, even as you teach others to appreciate your perspective.

Give yourself permission for some privacy. Access silence for real peace.

Capricorn — Today is a 5 — Take it slow today for healthiest results. Someone nearby may have a virus. You avoid mistakes with a slower pace, too. Leave travel and risks for another day.

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Leo — Today is an 8 — A female shows you a missing puzzle piece. Don’t gamble (except in love). Keep spending under control, and don’t touch your savings. Do without one thing to gain another.

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Sports

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Despite 218 yards and three red-zone appearances in the first half in the Oct. 8 game against North Dakota State, the Salukis were only able to convert their hard work into three points.

The team now operates under sophomore quarterback Kory Faulkner, after junior quarterback Paul McIntosh went out with a separated shoulder in the game against Western Illinois Oct. 1.

Senior center Bryan Boemer

said he has full confidence in the team’s capability to turn the season around, which starts with the game against Youngstown State. He said the loss against YSU in the 2010 season was tough on him, and along with the rest of the team, he is ready to get revenge. The Penguins finished with 31 unanswered points to beat the Salukis 31-28 last season.

As the Salukis now have a losing record in the MVFC, Boemer said it is crucial the team wins all of the five remaining conference games this season.

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s a team, you could say we got ourselves in a little bit of a hole as far as getting to the playoffs and stuff, but it’s still possible

“As a team, you could say we got ourselves in a little bit of a hole as far as getting to the playoffs and stuff, but it’s still possible,” Boemer said. “With the people we have this year and the kids on our team, it’s absolutely possible to win out.”

— Bryan Boemer SIU senior center

With Boemer as the center piece for the offensive line, he said he encourages the coaches to continue with the team’s running game.

Junior running back Jewel Hampton said he agrees.

Hampton leads the Salukis offense with 491 rushing yards

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and six touchdowns, averaging 98.2 yards per game.

Regardless of how the Salukis put points on the board, Hampton said now is the time for the team to pull everything together.

“We definitely have to buckle down,” Hampton said.

“If our goal is to win a national championship, we’ve got to put it all together in these final six weeks.”

Cory Downer can be reached at cdowner@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 256.

New season brings new outlook

BRANDON WILLINGHAM Daily Egyptian

The SIU women’s basketball program is under reconstruction as it aims to rebuild for a winning season.

The Salukis, despite coming off of a tough season (2-28, 0-18 MVC), are fairly motivated about the upcoming season and look to take a different approach.

SIU women’s basketball coach Missy Tiber said she is happy about the season, the progress the team has made so far and the days ahead for the women’s basketball program.

“I’m very pleased with the things I am seeing and witnessing in practice on a daily basis,” Tiber said. “Our skill sets, speed and athleticism have cranked up from my two previous seasons here at Southern Illinois.”

Though the team is young, with only one senior and junior on the entire roster, Tiber said the sophomore class has improved and ready for the season.

“I’m very proud of the effort they put in this summer and fall to prepare for the season this year,” Tiber said. “Our freshmen class is very talented and are pushing our upperclassmen on a daily basis.”

She said she loves the competitiveness and how hard the team works in order to be successful and have a good season.

Tiber said the Salukis are ready for the upcoming season and to officially announce sophomore point guard Brooke LeMar as the team captain because of her leadership skills and bond with the team.

“I can’t be happier in the transformation I’ve witnessed in Brooke,” Tiber said while smiling. “If there’s been any kid in the course of the program that’s been yelled at and had the coach chew on her rear end more than any kid in my career, it has been Brooke.”

Tiber said she expects LeMar to become a great leader and make the players around her better.

LeMar, who averaged 4.4 points per game, 3.1 rebounds per game and 4.5 assists per game, said the team chemistry is great and everyone is getting to know one another well.

“Everyone likes each other,” LeMar said. “We all get along fine.”

Sophomore guard Antishia Wright, who will make her first appearance as a Saluki this season, said she’s anxious for the start. She said the excitement has built up because she sat out last season after her transfer from West Virginia.

“A lot of my attention surrounds being able to play this year,” Wright said. “I’m just focusing on what we have to do to have a successful season and win a potential national title.”

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Sophomore guard and forward Jordyn Courier trains to handle the ball during aggressive defense by head coach Missy Tiber Wednesday during practice at the SIU Arena. The Salukis are coming off a 2-28 season with 19 consecutive losses. Their first home game is Nov. 1 against Christian Brothers University.

Wright said the team chemistry and team interaction with one another is progressing.

“Bringing in a lot of new players, we’ve gotten our team chemistry together quickly as possible,” Wright said.

Assistant coach Stephanie Butler, who is in her first season on the coaching staff, said the team’s work ethic is impressive as they pursue the upcoming season.

“The girls have worked really hard over the summer and in

practice,” Butler said. “They’re getting better everyday and we see progress in the returning players and the new additions to the team.”

She said all the players have a special bond that allows them get closer and grow as a team.

“The girls had all the summer to bond,” Butler said. “They go to volleyball games and football games together and other fun activities. That’s important in building relationships amongst each other as teammates, which

can be used on the court.”

Tiber said the team brings joy to the program and she admires itS enthusiasm to get the women’s basketball program turned around.

“Winning championships and competing in nationals are now starting to be our goals, and we will continue to work hard to pursue it,” she said.

Brandon Willingham can be reached at bwillingham@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 269.

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CORY DOWNER Daily Egyptian The Salukis are set up for a Homecoming weekend showdown as the top two offenses in the conference take the field at Saluki Stadium.

The Salukis (2-3, 1-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) will attempt to get back to their winning manner after they suffered two straight losses, both in the final minutes of the fourth-quarter. SIU welcomes the Youngstown State Penguins (2-3, 1-2 MVFC) for Saturday’s game, with kickoff set for 2 p.m.

Head coach Dale Lennon said this is a must-win game, as all of them are, but he expects Homecoming to motivate his players. “The big thing is that you have former football alums coming back,� Lennon said. “You want to make your alums proud of how you played the game, so that’s something that will hopefully help us.�

As the Salukis have the homefield advantage and fans for support, Lennon said limiting Youngstown’s red-zone offense would be key for SIU to walk away with the win. He

Dawgs seek to dominate Penguins for Homecoming

said he is impressed with the way the Penguins have operated their red-zone offense this season. “The field becomes smaller (and) your decision making has to be very good and accurate, which goes back to their quarterback Kurt Hess making good decisions and good reads,� Lennon said. “If you make the right choices, you’re going to have a better chance of getting the ball in the end zone.�

YSU has the second-best red zone offense with an 89.5 percent success rate. The team scored 17 times out of 19 attempts, all points scored from touchdowns.

Hess, the Penguins’ sophomore quarterback, has led the team with 1,090 passing yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 218 yards per game.

As Lennon said he is concerned about the Penguins’ red-zone offense, he said his red-zone offense was an area to examine as well. “Our guys know that’s something that we have to get better at, starting with the offensive line, all the way through the backs and receivers,�

Lennon said.

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Sophomore quarterback Kory Faulkner makes a break during Saturday’s game against North Dakota.

The football team will play against Youngstown State University 2 p.m. Saturday for the Homecoming game.

Volleyball takes on Missouri, Wichita State Second and third place teams come to Davies Gymnasium JOE RAGUSA Daily Egyptian Saluki volleyball returns home this weekend to square off against two of the top three teams in the Missouri Valley Conference.

SIU (9-7, 3-4 MVC) will take on second-place Missouri State (13-5. 6-1 MVC) Friday at Davies Gymnasium before it moves on to third-place Wichita State (11-6, 5-2 MVC) Saturday. Both games are set for 7 p.m.

Southern Illinois lost all four matchups against both teams last year, only taking one set against Wichita State at home in Nov. 2010.

However, junior outside hitter Laura Thole said they’re confident they can take these two games playing in front of the homecoming crowd at Davies Gymnasium. “Everything is possible. I think we're a good team,� Thole said. “We just have to continue to play consistent.�

Last year, Missouri State outside hitter Christine McCartney had 12 kills in each game against SIU, and she has a team-high 183 kills this season. She was the MVC Freshman of the Year last year and is one of three players for Missouri State with more than 150 kills this season.

“They're a solid team all the way around. They have a lot of

different options,� said head coach Brenda Winkeler.

Winkeler said they weren't sure if MSU outside Karen Rivatto will play Friday due to an injury that kept her out of their game against Drake.

SIU has developed a few different options of its own on the attack with sophomore outside hitter Jessica Whitehead and Thole. They are three and four in the MVC in kills per set with 3.58 and 3.23 respectively. “The biggest thing is just their ability to be coached. They’re athletic enough, but their ability to say my mind's free and I’m not discouraged,� Winkeler said. “Especially Jess, being so raw, every week she does something to shock us and say ‘She couldn’t do that a week ago.’�

Junior middle blocker Alysia Mayes provides another option for SIU with a conference-best .372 hitting percentage. “All of us are just trying to be as powerful and consistent at the same time trying to find a happy medium between us,� Thole said.

Those three have helped junior setter Rachael Brown rise to third in the MVC with 10.20 assists per set. “This year, all of us being on the court at the same time, has really increased our flow offensively,�

Brown said.

SIU plays a Wichita State squad that out-blocked them 18.5 - 11 in their two games last season, but Brown said that shouldn't be the case this time around. “We’ve really been focusing on blocking the past two weeks and we saw significant improvement last weekend in that we blocked better then both the teams we played (Indiana State and Illinois State),� Brown said. “We’re moving on from that and focusing now on the defensive behind the block aspect of the game.�

Winkeler said teams have adjusted to SIU’s improved blocking by having their setters tip the ball over the net instead of setting up their teammates for kills. This is something Whitehead said both WSU setter Mary Elizabeth Hooper and MSU setter Carly Thomas do. “Missouri State and Wichita State have very big front lines, and very good setters,� Whitehead said. “We feel pretty confident we can take at least one of these matches; make a big upset since we'll have the home court advantage.�

Joe Ragusa may be reached at jragusa@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 269.

LYNNETTE OOSTMEYER | DAILY EGYPTIAN

Sophomore outside hitter Jessica Whitehead attempts to block a spike from practice player Kyle Fredericks Wednesday during practice in Davies Gymnasium. The women’s volleyball team will play against Missouri State 7 p.m. Friday in Davies Gymnasium.