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Investigation, license pending in Saluki Express crash JEFF ENGELHARDT Daily Egyptian Carbondale police have not yet issued tickets, but an investigation is ongoing involving a Saluki Express bus that crashed into the side of University Place 8 movie theater Tuesday, Lt. Mark Goddard said Wednesday.
SIUC spokesman Rod Sievers said it would be “highly unlikely� the university would have entered into an agreement with Beck Bus — the company contracted to run Saluki Express — without the necessary insurance to cover costs. None of the five people on board the bus were seriously hurt, and driver John Parker has been released from the hos-
pital, said Rosslind Rice, spokeswoman for Southern Illinois Health Care. Parker went to the hospital after he suffered what witnesses believed to be a seizure and lost control of the bus, sending it through the east side of the theater. Please see BUS | 5
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Saluki Bookstore first to offer rentals MICHARA CANTY Daily Egyptian
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Tom Cohen, a sophomore from Arlington Heights studying economics, picks up part of his required reading Tuesday at Saluki Bookstore on Grand Avenue. Cohen said he wished the book was rentable as it would cut the price in half, from $117 to $58. Saluki Bookstore is the first bookstore in Carbondale to allow students to rent textbooks for the semester.
Signs with three words no one has ever seen before in Carbondale —“rent this book� — marked more than 500 textbooks at Saluki Bookstore this month. The bookstore, located on 710 E. Grand Ave., is the first local bookstore to offer rentals for both John A. Logan College and SIUC. The store experimented with the rental idea in previous semesters and found that the policy could be beneficial for students, said Sue Loverude, store manager and employee for nine years. Under the rental program criteria, students must be at least 18 years old and have a credit card, Loverude said. The store uses it as collateral in case the customer doesn’t return his or her books or damages them, she said. The policy includes the renting of more than 500 textbooks ranging from English or biology. The rental books can be used throughout the spring and returned if they have no apparent damages at the end of the semester, Loverude said. Please see BOOKS | 5
Cuvo to leave Rehab Institute, legacy after 37 years Center for Autism director preps for final six months RYAN VOYLES Daily Egyptian After helping children with mental disabilities, holding seminars around the world and helping found the SIUC Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Anthony Cuvo said he did what any other person would do in his situation. Cuvo, who is the longest tenured faculty member at the SIUC Rehabilitation Institute, will retire at the end of June — having worked at the institution for 37 of its 45 years of existence. “The way I see it, I’ve worked hard and earned my paycheck,� said Cuvo, director of the center. “It got to the point I reached the maximum of the retirement system several years ago and I’ve been working because I wanted to work. Now it’s at the point where, ‘How long am I going to work?’ � Mark Dixon, coordinator of the behavior analysis and therapy program, said Cuvo’s research is internationally recognized for its contributions.
“He has become a household name in the treatment in children with mental retardation all around the world,� Dixon said. “His contributions last all the way from the 1970s to today.� After starting his career working with children with mental disabilities, Cuvo went on to help found the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders in 2000. Cuvo said he never intended to focus on the study of autism, a developmental brain disorder that creates great difficulties in communicating and developing relationships. One out of every 110 children has autism in the United States, according to the Autism Speaks organization. He came to SIUC and entered what was then called the behavior modification program, which he said only took some light reading at the time to become a master in the field. Please see CUVO | 5
Budget problems could hinder search process ERIN HOLCOMB Daily Egyptian
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he way I see it, I’ve worked hard and earned my paycheck. It got to the point I reached the maximum of the retirement system several years ago and I’ve been working because I wanted to work. Now it’s at the point where, ‘How long am I going to work?’ — Anthony Cuvo director of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
The Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders has yet to make any decisions on finding a replacement for its director, Anthony Cuvo, who will retire in June. The college isn’t sure what its next step will be because of the current cash flow problems, said Kenneth Teitelbaum, dean of the College of Education and Human Services. It could have made some sort of hiring decision a month ago if it weren’t for financial reasons, he said. The problem is a reflection of the university’s lack of funding from the state, which still owes SIUC $13 million to cover March payroll. “If I had a nice drawer of money with thousands of dollars just sitting there with nothing to do with it, I wouldn’t have any problem,� Teitelbaum said. He said regardless of how much money the college can spend on a new director or what kind of director
they decide to try to hire, the center will continue to function and expand. Age, whether he or she is tenured and whether he or she will be SIUC faculty are all factors still needing discussion, he said. “When you have a changeover like this, it is an opportunity to take a look and see what we can best do in terms of strengthening our resources,� Teitelbaum said. The next director will have big shoes to fill because of Cuvo’s passion to research autism, said Leigh Grannan, a clinical instructor who works for the center. Cuvo would be the first and last person Grannan would see at the office every day, she said. “In my eyes, there is nobody better,� Grannan said. “But I’ve got to change and the center’s got to change.� Teitelbaum said the center is definitely planning on finding a new director. Please see REPLACEMENT | 5