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&\QWKLD )RXQWDLQH QDPHG GHDQ RI ODZ VFKRRO JEFF ENGELHARDT Daily Egyptian The School of Law has its first woman dean as Cynthia Fountaine is set to take the position July 1.

Fountaine beat out two other finalists to fill the position left va-

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cant by Peter Alexander June 30, said Frank Houdek, interim dean of the school.

Houdek has been serving as interim dean since July 1.

Cindy Buys, director of international law programs at SIUC and member of the search committee, said Fountaine’s strong communication skills could help the school move back up in the national rankings, Buys said.

The school was placed in the bottom, or

fourth, tier of law schools nationwide in the U.S. News and World Report’s rankings in 2009. “Every school is working to improve its reputation and ranking and we’re hoping she can help get us back to where we were or ahead of that,� Buys said.

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University Toyota employees resign NICK JOHNSON Daily Egyptian Two Toyota employees resigned this week from their positions on the Automotive Technology De-

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6 Toyota donates $100,000 for SIUC Transportation

partment’s Advisory Board, said SIUC spokesman Rod Sievers.

Terry Martin, manager of customer quality for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc., resigned March 1, and Neil R.

February

11 Dr. David Gilbert and Prof. Omar Trinidad begin research on Sudden Unintended Acceleration in Toyota vehicles.

Swartz, corporate manager for North American Parts Operations, Toyota Motor Sales USA, resigned Feb. 28 according to copies of resignation letters verified by the university, according to a Thursday

16 Gilbert informs Toyota about his findings.

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The resignations “were to avoid any suggestion or appearance that Toyota board members would exert influence on SIU in any way,� said Mike Michels, a

22 Gilbert speaks to ABC News and demonstrates SUA in a Toyota vehicle.

spokesman for Toyota’s U.S. unit, in the article. “It’s not punitive in any way.�

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24-25 Gilbert testifies to a congressional subcommittee regarding his findings. Representatives are impressed and blast Toyota in three separate hearings on its handling of the situation.

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2-4 Toyota representatives speak with Gilbert, the Automotive Technology Deptartment Chair Jack Greer and other SIUC officials regarding further proceedings. Two Toyota employees resign from the department's advisory board.

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Saluki engineering students set to float or sink MICHARA CANTY Daily Egyptian After two years of planning, SIUC civil engineering students are anxious to try out their new canoes against national foes.

They just hope their canoes made of concrete do not sink.

Members of Southern’s American Society of Civil Engineers are strategically working toward building a concrete canoe to compete in the MidContinent Conference April 23 to 24 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla.

Cameron Jones, president of SIUC’s chapter of ASCE, said the team is looking forward to the competition this year.

The team had two years between entering the competition and designing and constructing its canoe, which it started building in early February.

According to ASCE.org, the organization was founded in 1852 and represents more than 200,000 members worldwide. Five students founded SIUC’s chapter in 1986.

The Salukis will compete against

engineering students from the University of Iowa, University of Missouri and SIU-Edwardsville, among others.

William Eichfeld, professor of civil and environmental engineering and advisor for the group, said the team has prepared for this year’s competition with better organization and structure compared to past competitions. “This has already been a wonderful experience for our students,� Eichfeld said. “They’re showing us how well of engineers they will be in the future.�

The canoe construction undergoes different tests, said Jones, a sophomore from Jackson studying engineering. The canoe is critiqued during a dunk test for buoyancy where it is submerged three feet under water and must float back up to the surface. The materials used to build the canoe are also taken into account.

The final piece judged is based on display and graded on presentation.

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Clockwise from front right, Jacquelyn Keiffer, Justin Webb, Ethan Johnson and Anson Meador place a layer of mesh to reinforce the concrete canoe they are constructing to compete with at the Mid-Continent Conference April 22 to April 24 at the University of Oklahoma. SIUC annually

competes with other schools in the design, construction, transportation and racing of the boats. Many times a team has built a canoe only to have it break on the trip to the competition, said Cameron Jones, president of the ASCE student chapter.

Poshard: Quinn’s budget speech will direct SIUC plans JEFF ENGELHARDT Daily Egyptian SIU President Glenn Poshard said the cash-flow crisis from the

state to the public universities has hit its zenith.

In a press conference at the Stone Center Thursday, Poshard gave an update on the university’s

financial situation, saying Gov. Pat Quinn’s speech Wednesday will determine the direction of the university.

The only certainty the uni-

versity has is that $100 million — representing 7 percent of the higher education budget and federal stimulus money — will be cut in the fiscal year 2011 budget.

How much more is cut is anyone’s guess, Poshard said.

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USG fails to approve election commissioner ERIN HOLCOMB Daily Egyptian Undergraduate Student Government gathered for a last-minute meeting Thursday to vote on its election commissioner for this semester’s elections — but that vote never happened.

The senators did not meet quorum, needing only one more senator to show up to make the group 12 strong.

Quorum is when two-thirds of the senate attends a meeting, allowing it to vote on various bills and to approve new Registered Student Organizations and fund existing ones.

Despite not having enough senators, Sean Thomas was appointed to the position until a formal vote at the next meeting, March 16.

President Priciliano Fabian said he appointed Thomas because of his involvement at his junior college’s stu-

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“There are so many unknowables at this point time that we can’t really develop an FY11 budget until we at least know where the governor is going,” Poshard said. “There is no question that substantial cuts will have to be made in FY11, the effects of those on this university we don’t know yet.”

Poshard reiterated he does not expect the university to implement furloughs or layoffs for this fiscal year, but administrators are preparing plans for

dent government and at the Wesley Foundation, which gathers students together for worship through the United Methodist Church.

Fabian said he was a little frustrated that the senators could not meet quorum because the election dates are quickly approaching.

The elections will be held either the first or second week of April, he said.

The election commissioner’s duties are to pick polling places and times and to monitor the elections for fraud.

Thomas said he was not frustrated about the senators missing quorum because he was looking forward to spring break.

Thomas, a senior from Maquon studying elementary education, must be questioned by the Internal Affairs Committee to become the commissioner, said Dave Loftus, chairman of the committee.

The committee will ask Thomas thorough questions about his involvement in organizations on campus, as well as his commitment to his potential — and temporary — job, Loftus said.

Thomas can then become the commissioner if he is approved by the committee and the senate, Loftus said.

Thomas said he is confident he will be approved.

“I’d love to say I’d be elected,” he said. “But I’m not going to go buy myself party balloons or anything.”

Fabian said students are encouraged to attend the next meeting to see if the senators approve Thomas, and to also discuss the proposed student fees for next year.

fiscal year 2011.

The only way to pull the state out of its $13.5 billion deficit is to pass the income tax increase, Poshard said. If Gov. Quinn does not propose the increase in his plan, Poshard said the university has to brace for the worst.

While layoffs and furloughs are a last resort for fiscal year 2011, Poshard said every decision made would keep the students as the first priority.

“Everything we’re doing through this crisis, we’re doing for the students … we don’t exist without our kids,” Poshard said.

Poshard said he does not know what

any of the possible layoffs or furloughs may be next fiscal year 2011, but he would continue to try to make those decisions with that philosophy while also honoring the contracts of faculty and staff.

“I cannot guarantee anybody’s safety, but having said that, if we go into layoffs and furloughs we will follow the legal procedures under which we operate,” he said.

Erin Holcomb can be reached at eholcomb@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 255.

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Public Safety yet to feel full force of budget woes ERIN HOLCOMB Daily Egyptian The Department of Public Safety has been policing itself in anticipation of next fiscal year’s budget in order to maintain its staff and the services it provides.

In the past year, the department has had two retirements, both of which were filled within a couple months, said Todd Sigler, director of public safety.

“We’ve had to, in each instance, supply our reasons (to the university) for needing to replace those positions and be able to substantiate the importance of those positions as well as how we plan to fund them,” Sigler said.

University spokesman Rod Sievers said exceptions are made for the department when it comes to the hiring freeze because administrators view its services as a crucial component to campus operations.

“Certainly, public safety is one of those priorities,” Sievers said.

“It’s not a rock solid hiring freeze.

People are still being hired at the university.”

Sigler said the only major difference the department has experienced when it wants to fill an empty position is that it has to explain the importance of the vacant position to the university.

“We’ve been very fortunate so far to be able to continue to get our positions replaced, because it’s tough,” Sigler said.

The university has given the department the green light to begin hiring another employee, he said. A telecommunicator is retiring at the end of this month and the department would like to keep that position filled, he said.

The department has 36 sworn officers, and that number has not changed since last year and is expected to remain the same next year, he said.

Sigler said the department is still struggling just the same as every other department and has looked to outside funding for its policing division because it is state-funded.

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SIUC police officer Jamie Lipe fills out a state profiling form after making a traffic stop Wednesday. Although budget cuts have been campus-

wide, the SIUC Police Department has been able to avoid them — if an officer retires or quits, the department is allowed to hire a replacement.

The state pays for everything in the policing division such as uniforms, vehicles and other equipment, Sigler said.

The department applied this year for funding through the federal-funded Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Recovery program, he said.

But the program denied any grant money to the department — probably because other police departments are worse off, Sigler said.

The department will continue to apply for outside funding, he said.

“You always kind of prepare for a little bit of the doomsday scenario just because that’s part of what you’re expected to do and what’s part of

abiding by the parking rules and regulations.”

Sigler said the department is also in a win-win situation where it saves money because of its student employment. The department employs more than 40 students in both of its divisions, he said.

Sigler said the department does not have to pay its part-time students as much as it would a full-time worker, so it saves money while putting money back in the students’ pockets.

Kristen Fort, an undecided sophomore from Panama City Beach, Fla., who works in the parking division, said she was glad to get her job even though she applied later than others for student employment.

good management,” Sigler said.

The parking division of the department is a bit more stable than the policing division because it is locally funded, he said.

The parking division does not have to rely on the shaky funding from the state and instead receives its revenue from sources such as decal purchases, parking meters and parking tickets, Sigler said.

This is not to say the department has tried to increase the amount of tickets given in order to enhance its revenue, he said.

“There’s no amount of ticket writing that would offset the costs that we might need,” Sigler said.

“We’d be happy if we didn’t have revenue coming in from tickets because that means people are

“I did it to help my parents with expenses,” Fort said. “I’d feel bad having to push my expenses on them.”

Fort said she is relieved that she doesn’t have to worry too much about losing her job at the division.

Sigler said he and others in the department are grateful to the university because of its devotion to keep public safety running as usual.

“I think it is encouraging to us and appreciated by us that the administration appreciates the important role we play on the campus,” he said.

Erin Holcomb can be reached at eholcomb@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 255.

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Toyota secretive on ‘black box’ data

Toyota,‘black box’ data emerging in sudden acceleration lawsuits

CURT ANDERSON DANNY ROBBINS Daily Egyptian

WIRE REPORTS

SOUTHLAKE — Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline “black boxes” that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and interviews with auto crash experts.

The AP investigation found that Toyota has been inconsistent — and sometimes even contradictory — in revealing exactly what the devices record and don’t record, including critical data about whether the brake or accelerator pedals were depressed at the time of a crash.

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Obama summons House, urging them to pass health care bill WA S H I N G TO N — Support from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul.

It’s the opportunity of a generation, he told them — and a chance to revive the party’s agenda after his rough first year in office.

In back-to-back meetings in the Oval Office and Roosevelt Room, Obama urged uneasy rank-andfile moderates and progressives to focus on the positives rather than their deep disappointment with parts of the bill. The lawmakers said Obama assured them the legislation was merely the first step, and he promised to work with them in the future to improve its provisions.

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N.Y. Gov. Paterson’s support erodes as NYC black leaders debate his fate NEW YORK — David Paterson, New York’s first black governor and a product of the Harlem political machine, faced rapidly waning support Thursday even among New York City’s most influential black leaders, while his top spokesman resigned and said he couldn’t “in good conscience continue.”

The Rev. Al Sharpton convened a meeting of black politicians at a soul food restaurant in Harlem in an effort to craft a message asking Paterson to resign, according to a senior state Democrat briefed on the meeting.

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First round in Iraq’s parliamentary vote shattered by deadly blasts that kill 17 BAGHDAD — A string of deadly blasts shattered an early round of voting in Iraq Thursday, killing 17 people and highlighting the fragile nature of the country’s security gains ahead of crucial parliamentary elections this Sunday.

Iraq security forces were out in full force, trying to protect early voters in an election that will determine who will lead the country through the crucial period of the U.S. troop drawdown and help decide whether the country can overcome its deep sectarian divisions.

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House OKs bill awarding tax breaks for businesses WA S H I N G TO N — Despite doubts among many lawmakers that it’ll create many jobs, the House on Thursday passed legislation giving companies that hire the jobless a temporary payroll tax break. The measure passed 217-201 on a mostly party-line vote. The bill also extends federal highway programs through the end of the year.

Some Democrats feel the approximately $35 billion jobs bill is too puny, while others say the tax cut for new hires won’t generate many new jobs.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas — For years, Toyota has blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline “black boxes” that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and interviews with auto crash experts.

The AP investigation found that Toyota has been inconsistent — and sometimes even contradictory — in revealing exactly what the devices record and don’t record, including critical data about whether the brake or accelerator pedals were depressed at the time of a crash.

By contrast, most other automakers routinely allow much more open access to information from their event data recorders, commonly known as EDRs. The AP also found that Toyota: • Has frequently refused to provide key information sought by

crash victims and survivors.

• Uses proprietary software in its EDRs. Until this week, there was only a single laptop in the U.S. containing the software needed to read the data following a crash.

• In some lawsuits, when pressed to provide recorder information Toyota either settled or provided printouts with the key columns blank.

Toyota’s “black box” information is emerging as a critical legal issue amid the recall of 8 million vehicles by the world’s largest automaker.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said this week that 52 people have died in crashes linked to accelerator problems, triggering an avalanche of lawsuits.

When Toyota was asked by the AP to explain what exactly its recorders do collect, a company statement said Thursday that the devices record data from five seconds before until two seconds after an air bag is deployed in a crash.

The statement said information is captured about vehicle speed, the

accelerator’s angle, gear shift position, whether the seat belt was used and the angle of the driver’s seat.

There was no initial mention of brakes — a key point in the sudden acceleration problem. When AP went back to Toyota to ask specifically about brake information, Toyota responded that its EDRs do, in fact, record “data on the brake’s position and the antilock brake system.”

But that does not square with information obtained by attorneys in a deadly crash last year in Southlake, Texas, and in a 2004 accident in Indiana that killed an elderly woman.

In the Texas crash, where four people died when their 2008 Avalon ripped through a fence, hit a tree and flipped into an icy pond, an EDR readout obtained by police listed as “off ” any information on acceleration or braking.

In the 2004 crash in Evansville, Ind., that killed 77-year-old Juanita Grossman, attorneys for her family say a Toyota technician traveled from the company’s U.S. headquarters in Torrance, Calif., to examine

her 2003 Camry.

Before she died, the 5-foot-2, 125-pound woman told relatives she was practically standing with both feet on the brake pedal but could not stop the car from slamming into a building. Records confirm that emergency personnel found Grossman with both feet on the brake pedal.

A Toyota representative told the family’s attorneys there was “no sensor that would have preserved information regarding the accelerator and brake positions at the time of impact,” according to a summary of the case provided by Safety Research & Strategies Inc., a Rehoboth, Mass.-based company that does vehicle safety research for attorneys, engineers, government and others.

One attorney in the Texas case contends in court documents that Toyota may have deliberately stopped allowing its EDRs to collect critical information so the Japanese automaker would not be forced to reveal it in court cases.

California rallies against cuts in higher education LARRY GORDON CARLA RIVERA NICOLE SANTA CRUZ The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - A day of passionate protest against education funding cuts attracted thousands of demonstrators Thursday to generally peaceful rallies, walkouts and teach-ins at universities and high schools throughout California and the nation.

From Los Angeles to New York, students, faculty and parents at many schools decried higher student fees, reduced class offerings and teacher layoffs in what organizers described as a “Day of Action for Public Education.”

“We are paying more to get less of an education. That’s why I’m out here today to protest against that,” said California State University, Long Beach art education student Jessica Naujoks, who joined an estimated 2,500 others at a campus rally there.

There were reports of some trouble in Northern California.

Demonstrators blocked access to the University of California, Santa Cruz and smashed the windshield of a car, triggering denunciations of such violence. At UC Berkeley, fire alarms were pulled in some classroom buildings, interrupting lectures. But statewide, no arrests were reported by early evening.

In the sprawling Los Angeles Unified School District, walkouts were reported at six schools, involving about 540 students in all, many of whom then returned to class, officials said. “This was very, very calm,” said Earl Perkins, assistant superintendent for school operations.

In Southern California, the largest event was expected to be in downtown Los Angeles’ Pershing Square, where busloads of demonstrators arrived from schools across the region. They were to march a few blocks away to the Reagan State

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University of Central Florida students protest outside of Millican Hall in Orlando, Fla. against budget cuts at Building.

Earlier in the day, campus police estimated that about 500 people gathered at UCLA’s Bruin Plaza.

Chanting “Who’s got the power?

We’ve got the power!” students and professors walked out of classes for the lunchtime protest. Later, a crowd held a sit-in at Murphy Hall, the school’s administrative headquarters, but police guarded the office of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to prevent a possible takeover.

UCLA Professor Sara Melzer joined her students in a walkout from their French culture and writing course because she said she wants to stop what she described as the privatization of public higher education. “It’s not just about student fee hikes,” she said. “That’s the tip of the iceberg.”

Roselyn Valdez, 28, an anthropology graduate student at California State University, Northridge, participated in the UCLA demon-

the school Thursday. The demonstration was part of a nationwide effort to protest cuts in education.

stration and held a white sign that showed a skeleton writing “RIP UC.” She said it stood for the demise of the public education system that helped her study at Los Angeles City College, UC Santa Barbara and now at Northridge.

Valdez said she used loans, scholarships and worked various jobs to pay her education costs.

“With fee hikes I can’t imagine anyone else having the chance that I did,” she said.

At UC Santa Cruz, more than 200 protesters blocked the two main campus entrances and reportedly smashed a car windshield with a metal pipe, officials said. There was no report of injury to the driver and no arrests were made, although police are investigating the matter. All UC Santa Cruz employees were told not to attempt to drive to campus for the rest of the day.

Campus Provost David Kliger denounced the windshield inci-

dent. “Behavior that degrades into violence, personal intimidation and disrespect for the rights of others is reprehensible, and does nothing to aid efforts to restore funding to the university,” he said in a statement posted on the campus Web site.

At UC Berkeley, about 150 protesters — at times chanting “Money for jobs and education, not for war and incarceration” — blocked the main pedestrian entrance to campus, Sather Gate, for a while, although they allowed disabled students through. Some demonstrators marched through some classrooms where classes were briefly interrupted and some fire alarms were pulled, a campus official said. Later, a crowd of about 1,000 marched into the Telegraph Avenue shopping district and through city streets to the UC system headquarters in Oakland, Calif., about six miles away. Berkeley police said there were no arrests and no reports of damage by late afternoon.

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GUEST COLUMN

Becoming a culturally responsive campus community ROY H. JOY, PH.D. Counseling Center Take a moment to imagine what it must be like for many students who sit in classrooms, both large and small, knowing no one, feeling disconnected from those around them, wondering if they will ever make friends or find a place where they fit in and wanting ever so much to feel that they belong.

Although feelings of being disconnected, alone and lonely can be common experiences among students, building a strong, culturally responsive campus community helps provide students with a sense of belonging, improves the quality of their educational experience and enriches the academic environment for us all.

A culturally responsive academic community is one that recognizes and appreciates the wealth of cultural diversity that exists on campus. It provides a welcoming environment to all persons regardless of race,

gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, nationality, ability or socio-economic background.

Its members are not afraid to acknowledge the differences that exist among and between them; they want to understand the commonalities among their different cultural groups, seek to appreciate how these differences are integral to the ways we each see and experience the world and make it a point to embrace and celebrate their differences.

By providing students the experience of being a part of a culturally responsive academic community where we all work to foster a climate that nurtures diversity, sensitivity and respect, the entire campus supports their academic and personal development while helping prepare them for becoming effective citizens in a diverse and ever-changing society.

As Joseph Ponterotto reminds us, “A multicultural and non-sexist education, from the preschool years through the college years, is a prereq-

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eing a model of caring through meaningful dialogue, fostering of caring relationships, emphasizing a continuity of purpose, showing concern for the welfare of others and demonstrating responsible behavior are all important in helping build a sense of belonging to the academic community. uisite to the establishment of a culturally tolerant and accepting society.�

Developing a culturally responsive academic community for students begins with making them feel comfortable on campus. By “comfortable,� I mean providing a campus environment where we all feel safe being ourselves, expressing our worldviews and where differences in values and beliefs are expected, acknowledged and appreciated.

Such safety is only possible when each of us strives to show care for one another through demonstrations of respect and dignity. When this is achieved there are benefits to both students and the institution: Students who feel comfortable in a particular educational setting are more likely to remain in that setting

because they feel a sense of belonging, both academically and socially.

Creating a sense of belonging to the campus community is not easily accomplished. However, there are ways to create a sense of caring and learning that fosters students’ feelings of responsibility to one another which, in turn, helps to facilitate a sense of belonging.

Being a model of caring through meaningful dialogue, fostering of caring relationships, emphasizing a continuity of purpose, showing concern for the welfare of others and demonstrating responsible behavior are all important in helping build a sense of belonging to the academic community.

Community must be one of higher education’s primary goals.

Not to commit to fostering community risks and unhealthy environments that perpetuate disconnected and aloof learning, separated from the problems of a changing world.

We are all capable of becoming multiculturally competent individuals who contribute to the goal of creating a culturally responsive academic community.

In fact, becoming culturally responsive at all levels within our institution will help create the kind of academic community to which we can all be proud that we belong.

Roy H. Joy is the coordinator of Consultation and Community Intervention at the Counseling Center and can be reached at rhjoy@siu.edu.

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Health-related internships guide students into profession TRAVIS BEAN Daily Egyptian I nterning for Herrin Hospital, Michael Cushman said his biggest personal obstacle is talking to patients, as he is a quiet person.

“Just talking to the patients is something that is challenging for me,” Cushman said. “If you don’t talk to people while they’re doing their rehab, it’s not really the friendliest atmosphere.”

Cushman is getting his first dose of medical experience through the internship. Cushman, a senior from Marshall studying athletic training, helps patients through the hospital’s rehabilitation program with the assistance of an experienced athletic trainer, Sarai Yates.

Yates, the clinical coordinator of orthopedics and sports medicine for the hospital, received Cushman as an intern through the SIUC Athletic Training Program. She said Herrin Hospital has a contract with SIUC to accept students who need internships with hospitals or clinics.

She said Cushman tells the department his interests and he is assigned to

a hospital accordingly.

“So it’s all ran through the college,” Yates said. “Then for a whole semester he has to do a minimum 200 hours with me.”

Yates said the program is strictly for undergraduates. She only receives athletic training students, but there are jobs available for many fields, including physical therapy, nursing and pharmaceuticals.

Once done with the internship, Yates hopes Cushman will be ready to handle his own patient workload.

“My goal for him is by the time he’s done with me, he can pick up a chart, take an athlete back and treat that athlete,” Yates said. “If I don’t feel like he’s knowledgeable enough or if he doesn’t feel comfortable enough, then I won’t let it happen.”

Kristin King, the employment manager for Southern Illinois Healthcare, a non-profit organization that works with various southern Illinois health facilities and promotes programs to the community, said students need to start interning in high school.

Working with these different hospitals and facilities, King said she promotes internships and job shadows

to high school students. She said students should start interning as soon as possible to learn if the medical field is right for them.

“If they get in there and they love it, then it helps confirm their interest and prepares them for what they’re going to study for,” King said. “If they’re not, then that saves them some time and money in the future and they can change gears a little bit.”

King said she works with many college students as well. While many students go through the clinical programs and deal directly with patients, she said most college students apply for administrative internships.

“A lot of people forget that health care is a business as well, so there’s a lot of students that are interested in more of the behind-the-scenes type of work,” King said.

Many professionals are at the retirement age and students represent the future for the health field, King said.

“We have well over 700 students that intern at our facilities a year in some kind of capacity,” King said. “It’s essential for us for tap into that market because that’s where the workforce is going to be.”

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Chuck Cushman, a senior from Marshall studying athletic training, reviews the chart of Laura Gilbert, a Carbondale resident who has been going to rehabilitation at the Herrin Hospital since April 2009.

Cushman said he works in Herrin as part of his clinical rotation for his major.

Cushman said the internship has given him a new perspective on the medical profession and believes it is important for all students to experience.

“This is the first time I have worked at a clinic like this,” Cushman said. “I

never really thought I would enjoy this rotation, but it’s changed my ideas of what I want to do when I graduate.”

Travis Bean can be reached at tbean@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 274.

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“I think she communicates and relates to people really well.” Buy said “No matter if they were secretaries or students, she got a long with everyone she met here.”

Houdek said his time as interim dean showed him the importance of bringing in a candidate with that level of experience. Fountaine was the only candidate to have interim dean expe-

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Many university departments, including the automotive technology department, have advisory committees made up of people in their respective industries who provide advice to keep university curriculum current, Sievers said.

Automotive Technology Department Chair Jack Greer could not be reached for comment.

In research that began nearly three weeks ago, automotive professor Dr. David Gilbert found an error in the

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that contains the details of their canoe.

Traveling with the canoe is a challenge for the committee because it is hard to maintain the structure, said Jacquelyn Kieffer, a senior Olney from studying civil engineering and

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rience as she served in that role from 2006-08 at Texas Wesleyan University.

“She served as the interim dean for the law school at Texas Wesleyan, and experience at that level is very important,” Houdek said. “We’re also a relatively small law school, so her friendliness and accessibility are important qualities in that position.”

As director of international law programs, Buys said she is also excited with Fountaine’s newest ventures.

Fountaine was a Fulbright Scholar

at the University of Bayreuth in Germany for the 2009-10 academic year and is currently in Amman, Jordan, for the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, according to her Web site.

While her international experience will bring a fresh perspective, Houdek said it would be Fountaine’s ability to push forward the college’s goal of adding more experiential learning he is excited for.

“Aside from the financial problems

every college is facing, we’re really focused on getting students more practical experience,” Houdek said. “We want to be able to offer more opportunities for students to see how and what a lawyer does on a day-to-day basis.”

Kevin Dorsey, dean of the SIU School of Medicine and member of the screening committee, said he was excited about working with Fountaine.

He said he did not get to meet her because she was in Germany when the initial 10 candidates flew into St. Louis,

but expects the close relationship between the two schools to continue.

“There are a lot of similarities between the schools of medicine and law.

We even have a dual degree program,” Dorsey said. “This whole process has been exciting and, from what I’ve seen, she brings a lot of energy. I look forward to working with her.”

computer system of a Toyota vehicle that would allow an instance of sudden unintended acceleration — the issue that has led to more than 8 million of the company’s vehicles to be recalled since October — to be introduced and go undetected.

Toyota representatives presented Gilbert with analysis of his research from Exponent Research, a private firm based in California, when they met with him and university officials Tuesday in Carbondale, according to a joint statement by the university and Toyota Motor Corp.

The meeting was also held to discuss

ways for the parties to develop a process to continue sharing information, according to the statement.

Sievers said Thursday that Gilbert’s findings would not jeopardize Toyota’s 25-year relationship with the university, during which the carmaker has donated money and vehicles to the automotive technology department.

Toyota’s most recent donation was Nov. 8, 2008, when it gave SIUC $100,000 for its planned Transportation Education Center.

“That relationship continues today and its expected to continue in the fu-

ture,” Sievers said. “They’re going to continue to work with us. They’re going to continue to work with (Gilbert).”

Gilbert explained his preliminary findings to a congressional subcommittee Feb. 23. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda testified at a subsequent hearing that he was “absolutely confident” there was no problem with the electronics in his company’s vehicles.

The manufacturer blamed instances of SUA in its vehicles first on oversized floor mats, then sticky accelerator pedals, both of which do not the fit accounts of the problem described by consumers,

Gilbert said in recent interviews.

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Association said it received more than 10 complaints of SUA in Toyota vehicles that were reportedly fixed by the manufacturer, CNN Money reported Thursday.

Sievers said he did not know if the automotive technology department plans to replace Martin and Swartz on its advisory committee.

member of the group.

In the 2009 competition held in Carbondale, the SIUC team took fourth place overall. The 20-footlong, 3-foot-wide canoe design is being reused for this spring’s framework.

The steel bridge competition, separate from the concrete canoe

competition, is also taking place at the conference. Civil engineering students dedicated long hours to welding and configuring pounds of steel to form a stable bridge.

The competition provides a realworld experience for the ASCE members, as teams use advanced software and team-building activities to better

their leadership, Jones said.

Prestigious engineering organizations such as Delta contributed money and donated resources that could be useful in the Salukis’ ASCE future endeavors, Jones said.

For students interested in the group, the ASCE will host a gathering March 20 at the Blue Sky Vineyard,

which will be open to all students.

“Our mission is not just to compete and gain experience, but to bring the College of Engineering and our community together,” Jones said.

Jeff Engelhardt can be reached at jengelhardt@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.

Nick Johnson can be reached at njohnson@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 263.

Michara Canty can be reached at mcanty@dailyegyptian.com or 536.3311 ext. 255.

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5 The Miners of Conf. USA 9 One way to attend a party 13 Lincoln feature 15 __ City: Baghdad suburb 16 Cook book 17 Suggestion to singer Lennox after a garlicky meal?

20 Half of the Brady bunch, to Carol 21 Clothes line?

22 Samuel Johnson portraitist John __ 23 Traitors 24 Jamaican group winding down after a gig?

28 “Yours truly calling” 29 Downed 30 “Ditto” 34 Warmup toss 35 City in Thessaly

39 “Oedipus __” 40 Sylvester’s problem 42 Hägar creator Browne 43 Roman moon goddess 45 Moocher at McDonald’s?

49 Acid neutralizers 52 Outer area of an escutcheon 53 Afternoon service 54 Fragments 58 Feared words from an accountant?

60 Frankfurt’s river 61 Canceled 62 Emcee’s job 63 Nos. divided by dashes 64 He played Obi-Wan 65 Strong taste

Down 1 “__ le roi!”: French Revolution cry 2 Tiny amount 3 Mr. Peanut prop

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4 Surveyors’ tools 5 Online newsgroup system 6 Does lacework 7 Eponymous ice cream maker 8 Gets by special means 9 Roller coaster sounds 10 Senate apparel 11 Tickle pink 12 Fun partner 14 Pillage 18 “__ Out of My Head”: 1964 hit 19 Language heard in Karachi 23 Flies, in a way 24 Law in the works 25 Paris possessive 26 Writing points 27 17-syllable poem 31 Libyan, probably 32 You might get one right after being seated

33 Checkup 36 Ticket order?

37 Barbecue order 38 Long Island university 41 Sci-fi weapons 44 Words of atonement 46 Baldwin of “30 Rock” 47 Recent Zippo acquisition 48 Gumption

Horoscopes

By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clements Today’s birthday — Expect creative ideas to emerge from dreams and imagination over the coming year.You handle most responsibilities with greater grace because you understand the logic behind your actions. Creative writing or artistic projects reveal your inner beliefs and aspirations.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Group activities inspire you and a partner. Your efforts go in a creative direction, while your partner keeps the project within reasonable bounds.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Use both creativity and logic to fuel household activities. Logic tells you to reset the thermostat.

Turn down the emotional volume to get more accomplished.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Creativeideas pop up in every area you look at.The changes you need are easily made. Love grows when you incorporate exotic elements.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Education pays off now. Choose a seminar or class that allows lots of creative input.Then,workhardto get the most out of it.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Work closely with a partner or other associate to brainstorm ideas for any writing project. The two of you share similar views concerning hidden significance.

Thursday’s answers

49 Oldest musketeer 50 It’s on the Aire 51 Carpenter with a soothing voice 54 Nintendo rival 55 This, in Tijuana 56 Make a right, say 57 Industrial pollutant 59 Cut

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is an 8 — Use your creative skills to complete your own work and aid others in finishing theirs.That way, you can cheerfully go home on time.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Use your imagination to devise new methodology.

Logic is only one part of the formula. Feelings impact the bottom line.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Whether you know it or not, you’ve been hatching a plan for home improvement. Import decorative tile or accents to add fresh color.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Today you see how to bring less conscious concepts into reality. Others need to understand your logic. Make sure they also grasp the mood.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Use your imagination to dream up a plan of action.

Others will contribute happily if they see your willingness to roll up your sleeves.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — An older person bases logic on tradition and the historical record. Take that information and mold it into a unique story in order to increase profits.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 7 — Use your creative methods to finish a project before quitting time. Drag out the thesaurus to be sure you’ve chosen the right words.

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Sports

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BASEBALL

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Freshman third baseman Brock Harding catches a pop fly during the Salukis’ 16-3 home loss to Middle Tennessee State March 3, as freshman

outfielder Nick Johnson rushes to back him up.

The Salukis will play the Purdue Boilermakers for the first time since 1988 in a three-game series

SIU vs. Purdue Boilermakers WHAT: SIU (2-5) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (0-4) WHEN: 2 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Abe Martin Field — Carbondale RADIO: Saluki Radio Network with Patrick Erickson and/or Mike Reis - WFRX 1300 AM starting at 1:45 p.m.

Friday and Saturday and 12:45 p.m. Sunday Live stats can be followed at www.SIUSalukis.com.

SALUKI TOP PERFORMERS:

BOILERMAKERS’ TOP PERFORMERS:

1B Chris Serritella: Leads team with four home runs, 11 RBIs and .926 SLG, third on the team in batting average (.370) CF Aaron Roberts: Has appeared in more games (162) than any other active Saluki, leads team in plate appearances (37) and hits (11), tied for second with seven RBIs, while batting .297

SP Matt Morgan: Made one start this year, going 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and struck out nine batters C Kevin Plawecki: Tied for a team-high eight RBIs and leads team with a batting average of .667

TRACK & FIELD

WOMEN’S GOLF

Arkansas Final Qualifier

Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational

WHERE: Friday, Mar. 5, in Fayetteville, Ark.

SALUKIS COMPETING:

Men: J.C. Lambert Cody Doerflein Brandon Deloney

Women: Kandise Thompson Meredith Hayes

WHERE: Rio Verde, Ariz.

WHEN: Friday to Sunday

TOP PERFORMERS:

Alisha Matthews: 11 rounds, 857 strokes, one top-20 finish Shaina Rennegarbe: 5 rounds, 398 strokes, 79.6 round average Jenna Dombroski: 11 rounds, 878 strokes, 79.8 round average

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Dawgs end regular season on a high note

The SIU women’s basketball team snapped its 25 game road-losing streak with a 65-63 win against Evansville (4-25, 1-17 Missouri Valley Conference) Thursday at Roberts Stadium.

Senior forward Stephany Neptune notched her 12th double-double of the

tributed to the team’s win with marks all along the stat sheet. Oliver finished with three points, four steals and three rebounds.

The women finished the regular season 5-23 overall, 4-14 in conference and 1-13 on the road.

season as she scored 28 points, ripped down 17 rebounds and added seven assists. Senior guard Christine Presswood and junior center Katrina Swingler each contributed 11 points. Swingler also added six rebounds.

Freshman guard Teri Oliver con-

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Saluki season ends in heartbreak

Young hits jumper with 1.5 ticks left to down Dawgs STILE T. SMITH Daily Egyptian

Josh Young took the ball at the top of the key, went left on a screen from Adam Templeton, and sunk a fadeaway jumper over Saluki defender John Freeman with 1.5 seconds left to end the SIU men’s basketball team’s season.

The Salukis (15-15, 6-12 Missouri Valley Conference), who led by as many as 10 points in the second half, let a late lead slip as they fell to Drake 63-61 in the play-in game of the MVC Tournament.

Young said the shot was something every basketball player wants to make. “I’ve dreamed about hitting a shot like that,� Young said. “It was a good contest by Freeman, but I’m just glad I was able to knock it down.�

SIU freshman center Gene Teague was able to tie the game at 61 with 34 seconds left on a rebound and put back a missed jumper by sophomore Kevin Dillard, but the Salukis could not keep the Bulldogs from going back on top.

Drake (14-18, 7-11 MVC) head coach Mark Phelps said there was no doubt who was going to take the last shot. “I thought (Young) had tremendous poise and composure,� Phelps said. “I thought the timing was perfect.�

Young finished the game with 14 points, but it was the last two that counted the most.

The Salukis led by as many as 10 points in the second half, but Phelps said the momentum turned when Freeman was unable to convert on a dunk that would have given the

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Senior guard Tony Freeman embraces freshman forward Jordan Myers after the Salukis lost 63-61 to Drake during the play-in game of the Salukis a 12-point lead.

Freeman said he made a mistake trying to dunk it with one hand instead of two. “That was a big play for us; it would have put the pressure on them a lot,� Freeman said. “We just gotta finish plays off.�

The Salukis finished the season 3-9 in conference games decided by five points or less with their twopoint loss to Drake.

Head coach Chris Lowery said the team has not shown the ability to fight through adversity throughout the season. “When it’s time to fight, (we’re)

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Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Thursday. The loss finished the Salukis’ season and ends Tony Freeman’s college basketball career.

’ve dreamed about hitting a shot like that. It was a good contest by Freeman, but I’m just glad I was able to knock it down.

not fighting,� Lowery said. “That’s on me. We need to get these guys ready for next year.�

Junior guard Ryan Wedel scored a game-high 19 points for the Buldogs, knocking down five of eight shots from 3-point range. Senior guard Craig Stanley and junior forward Adam Templeton joined

— Josh Young Drake senior guard

Wedel and Young in double figures with 11 points apiece.

The Salukis were led in scoring by junior forward Carlton Fay, who put in 14 points. Freeman joined him in double figures with 12 points, while Teague recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The Salukis’ season came to an end with the loss, while the Bulldogs will continue on in the tournament at 12:05 p.m. today to take on No. 1 seeded Northern Iowa.

Stile T. Smith can be reached at ssmith@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 256.

TENNIS

Coach B Classic Salukis battle Morehead State WHEN: Saturday and Sunday at Charlotte West Stadium SATURDAY: Noon vs. Western Illinois 4 p.m. vs. Kansas SUNDAY: 3 p.m. vs. University of Illinois Chicago 5 p.m. vs SIU Edwardsville

SALUKI TOP PERFORMERS:

SS Haley Gorman: .478 batting average, 22 hits, 18 runs 2B Alicia Garza: .386 batting average, 14 RBIs, two home runs P Alex Peters: 4-1, 3.21 ERA, 36 strike outs

SIU

MOREHEAD STATE

Men’ last singles match against Northern Illinois University Falk De Beenhouwer def. Maximilian Phillips6-1, 6-2 Anton Leonenko def. Greg Czajkowski6-0, 6-2

Men’s last singles match against Bellarmine Greg Anderson def. Nate Matthews 6-0, 6-2 Bradley Bryan def. Paul Clark) 6-4

Women’s last singles match against Murray State University Jennifer Dien def. Ashley Canty 6-1, 6-2 Emily Whitney def. Alexis Webb 6-1, 6-1

Women’s last singles match against Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Alexandra Rydberg def. Hunter Bullock 6-3, 6-2 Alix Young def. Shelby Hullett 6-2, 6-3