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Four unions in contract negotiations authorize strike SARAH SCHNEIDER Daily Egyptian Non-tenure track faculty members both on and off campus can go on strike at any time as a result of the approved vote Wednesday.

Eligible Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association voters — duespaying members — voted on a ballot

which asked the voter whether or not he or she would give the House of Delegates authorization to set a strike date no earlier than today if there was not a ratified collective bargaining agreement and if the association’s bargaining team recommended so.

Anita Stoner, visiting assistant professor in the School of Journalism and president of the NTTFA, said

of the 137 union members there were 110 eligible votes. She said 91 members voted yes and 19 voted no.

The union was the last of the four Illinois Education Association unions on campus that are in contract negotiations to vote for or against authorization for a union strike date if needed. The three other unions — the Faculty Association, the Association

of Civil Service Employees and the Graduate Assistants United — gave authorization last week for their executive bodies to set a strike date.

This does not mean there will be one, but it is the last legal step toward one under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. In accordance with the act, the union may go on strike if the union

employees are represented by an exclusive bargaining representative; the collective bargaining agreement has expired; the representative has requested a mediator; and at least five days have passed since an intent to strike has been given. They may also strike if other criteria is met.

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Free Hug Day creates smiles Fatima Sherriff, right, a junior from Chicago studying radio-television, receives a hug Wednesday from Laura Harley, a junior from Chicago studying public relations, outside the Student Center. Harley, the executive director of the Speaking and Teaching registered student organization, along with other members of the group, walked from the Student Center to Morris Library giving out free hugs to raise depression and communication awareness. Byron Madison, a senior from Cairo studying computer science and the RSO’s president, said the free hugs were a way to create a stronger sense of community between people. Madison said not all people walking around are depressed, but some are stressed. “You never know how much speaking and hugging can help someone,� Madison said.

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Union members answer students’ strike questions JACQUELINE MUHAMMAD Daily Egyptian

Students listen to a brief presentation by representatives from the Faculty Association, Graduate Students United and Association of Civil Service Employees Wednesday in Lawson Hall during an informal meeting about the possibility of a strike. A question-and-answer session followed the presentation.

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As unions move forward with strike discussions, students have expressed concerns about absent teachers while others say they are uninformed and curious.

The Faculty Association held an informal strike discussion Wednesday at Lawson Hall to address students’ questions and concerns about a possible union strike on campus.

Since the four Illinois Education Association unions announced they would vote to authorize a strike, the Chancellor’s Office has sent emails to address student concerns.

Phillip Garcia, a graduate student in social work from Chicago, said by

using emails the administration has unfair access to an audience that the unions don’t have. “I think the proclamation to students to go about business as usual is an unfair minimization of the issues at hand,� Garcia said. “It gives the message that the issues being negotiated are somehow not student issues, which couldn’t be further from the case.�

Peter Gitau, associate vice chancellor and dean of students, said the university has taken several steps to address student concerns by sending emails and dedicating a section on the chancellor’s website to labor updates and frequently-asked questions.

The university has reached out to students and wants them to

understand that the university is committed to maintaining normal operations if a strike happens, he said. “The point we are making is this is not a dispute that involves students.

This is a labor situation. We don’t want students to find themselves caught in between,� Gitau said.

Kieran Kehoe, a senior from Blue Island studying plant and soil science, said he heard about the emails but is not fully aware of the issues taking place between the administration and the union. “I’ve heard students talking about it outside of classes. It has never been mentioned during my classes, and I would like to know if any of my professors are going to participate,�

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Stoner said it is unfortunate they had to authorize a strike but the approval to do so is a win for collective bargaining and shows that members want union protection.

Chancellor Rita Cheng said Wednesday the administration’s bargaining team has recently made progress in contract negotiations.

Stoner said unlike the other three unions, non-tenure track faculty members are not only on campus.

The union represents employees at the Southern Region Early

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Kehoe said.

Jean-Pierre Reed, associate professor in sociology, said the dispute does involve students because the decisions being made affect the quality of education.

Garcia said all the issues such as academic freedom and more ability to fire tenure faculty all impact the quality of education a student receives.

“It’s unfortunate. Not everybody knows about these issues and not everyone will care, but the thing is these issues will affect everyone on campus whether they like it or not,” he said.

Chancellor Rita Cheng said Tuesday in an email to the campus community she is concerned there is miscommunication on campus about the issues on the bargaining table.

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Childhood programs, Workforce Education and Development, OffCampus Academic Programs, the Head Start Program and instructors on campus.

Cheng said if the union strikes, the university will have substitutes for these areas.

“The administration will take necessary steps to ensure our students continue their education and that we fulfill our contractual obligations,” she said.

The administration’s bargaining team notified the non-tenure track’s bargaining team Dec. 17, 2010 that layoff notices would be sent to 93 non-tenure track faculty members

with continuing appointment — an instructor who has been at the university for at least five years and has been granted the title — and would be effective Jan. 18.

Cheng said the layoff notices were sent because the bargaining units were unable to agree, but layoffs and reductions were rescinded in notices sent Jan. 6 because the bargaining teams agreed on necessary saving through unpaid days and other layoff alternatives.

Stoner said the union wants clarified language in the contract to give faculty members job security and notice of layoffs or non-

reappointments.

“Until a person becomes continuing faculty, it is a nightmare,” she said. “It is about courtesy and respecting us. We are not the faculty association. We are skilled, experienced people that are giving back to the university because we want to make a difference.”

Cheng said new language on layoffs notice and process has been discussed.

No union in the university’s history has gone on strike. This is the closest a group has come to a strike since 2003, when a contract was agreed on just hours before a strike began.

Jim Clark, IEA representative, said deadlines have a practical effect on bargaining.

“A strike puts a deadline out there and says we are not going to continue with an open-ended time period,” he said.

The NTTFA and administration bargaining teams are scheduled to meet Tuesday and Wednesday.

“I am going to be so glad to get this done,” Stoner said. “If this is what it takes to get a contract, let’s do it.”

She said the administration is not undermining the tenure system and is not trying to get rid of tenured faculty.

“The Administration provided a proposal to the Faculty Association bargaining team on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, which specifically states that tenured and tenure-track faculty may only be laid off as a result of financial exigency declared by the Board of Trustees,” she said in the email.

“Further, this proposal indicates that any declaration of financial exigency will be in accordance with the Board of Trustees Policy as it existed on July 1, 2011.”

During the discussion, union members said a strike is a last resort to further negotiations with the university administration.

“We would not strike for the sake of striking, but we are fighting for shared governance, collective rights and academic freedom,”

Reed said.

He said professors are hopeful the strike will be averted, but they also want their interests as university community members to be recognized.

“The language that stands, as of now, has been imposed by the administration on faculty and is a language that undermines our interests, which are to participate in shared governance, academic freedom, and not have our collective rights as unions undermined,” Reed said.

Gitau said he hopes all parties continue to conduct themselves professionally during these events and use them to educate themselves.

Students can read about labor disputes from textbooks, but they don’t get to live through most of them, and Gitau said he wants students to look at this as a highly educational moment.

He said students should look at how their professors

and administrators respond to circumstances and have conversations with other students in a sense that informs them academically.

“This is an academic institution, and we should feel free to challenge and critique others on ideas but stay civil,” he said.

“I think nobody wants to see the situation escalate to where it is not civil and we betray what an educational institution is.”

In the event of a walkout, classes will continue to meet as regularly scheduled and will be taught by qualified instructors, Cheng said in emails.

“The intent and the commitment of the university is that the student should not be affected by this,” Gitau said.

“Students may feel free to contact the office of the associate vice chancellor and dean of students with any questions.”

Reed said union members are prepared and understand if they choose to participate in a strike their positions will be filled while they are vacant.

“If someone comes in and tries to replace me, I wouldn’t interact with that person. In essence, they would not be respecting the picket line, which is something we are legally protected to do,” Reed said.

“If the administration wants to use a replacement, if that’s how they want to deal with the strike, that’s their decision.”

Garcia said he hopes students will embody the leadership role they assumed when they entered the university and will continue to fight the administration in solidarity with the union.

Sarah Schneider can be reached at sschneider@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 255.

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

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Women encouraged to think pink Doctors stress importance of genetic testing for breast cancer ASHLEY ZBOREK Daily Egyptian Women who are in their 20s with a family history of breast cancer are now turning to genetic testing to determine their risk.

October is breast cancer awareness month, a time that focuses on the education and empowerment of the general public on the second most fatal type of cancer, after lung cancer, found in women.

Samantha Sargeant, a sophomore from Manteno studying hospitality and tourism administration, said her mother had breast cancer which inspired her to play an active role in breast cancer awareness.

“It was a very scary and traumatic time in my life,” she said.

Sargeant said she is worried that she may be at risk for breast cancer because of her family history. She said she is an advocate for early detection.

“I make sure to get tested every time I go to my gynecologist,” Sargeant said.

One way doctors detect early signs of breast cancer is through genetic testing, which is the comparing of genes. When doctors

test for breast cancer, they compare patients’ genes to either the genes of one of their family members with breast cancer or a genetic mutation, according to the American Cancer Society’s website.

Through genetic testing, doctors found two types of genetic mutations that specifically carry the breast cancer gene. According to the ACS website, the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes are the most common cause of hereditary breast cancer and are often found in women younger than 50.

Donna Crow, a representative from The Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Breast Center, said when someone considers genetic testing it is important for them to focus on all members of both their immediate family and extended family.

“It is a really smart thing to do if you are too young to get a mammogram, and breast cancer is prevalent in your family history,” Crow said.

Crow said it is important for a person to know their own body. She said she encourages women of every age to conduct their own monthly self-examinations.

Caleb Nehring, a representative from the American Cancer Society, said there is still a lot to learn about the hereditary effects of breast cancer, but genetic testing is a way for someone to compare their risk for cancer to their family history.

“Factors that young women should take into consideration besides their family history are their body weight, amount of physical activity, and rate of alcohol consumption,” he said.

Sargeant said her involvement with breast cancer awareness is very important. She is part of the committee that coordinates Strides Against Breast Cancer, an awareness walk hosted by The American Cancer Society.

The walk will take place a 9 a.m. Oct. 22 at Evergreen Park in Carbondale. The Breast Center is also hosting events in honor of breast cancer awareness such as Be My Bra, a contest in which sororities and fraternities decorate a bra and share their personal experiences with breast cancer.

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

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GUEST COLUMN

Education will suffer when unions strike

BRIAN STONE administrative assistant in Department of English

There will be a strike, and the undergraduate student body will suffer as a result.

Until this point in time, the administration has at least pretended to desire to avert a strike; that time is at an end.

The administration has made clear it has no respect for graduate teaching assistants, university employees or tenured and nontenure track faculty, like your professors.

A strike will affect the quality of education, SIUC’s public image and it will jeopardize the meaning and significance an SIUC degree holds.

Many students are unclear about why or how the quality of education will be affected if this strike is not successful. If you have paid attention to what it is these different unions are bargaining for, you will have noticed they are not asking for a lot.

Tenure is one issue. Tenure is about a six-year process in which a young professor proves to their colleagues they are professor material. This meant that once you were a tenured professor, you had job security. The administration is fighting to take that away from your professors.

Student fees are so high many of your graduate teaching assistants are not receiving a full paycheck until November because they spend their first two paychecks on fees alone; they are teaching you for free. GAs just want assurance that these fees won’t go any higher.

GAs also have issues with health insurance. If a GA comes here with a “pre-existing condition,� such as diabetes, they are refused treatment for that illness. This insurance also does not cover any GA family members. These are just a few examples of what your teachers are fighting for. These are essential things for any employee to demand: decent insurance benefits and fair pay. Those of us whose livelihoods have been made at this university have a responsibility to fight for fair treatment.

So if this strike takes place, and if the administration has their way, then the value of a degree from SIUC will be at risk.

Your education is affected when those passionate about teaching and learning are forced to vacate their positions, even if only temporarily, in order to fight against an administration whose only interest is in generating revenue, and not in providing the best education possible for its students.

An administration who claims the removal of professional teachers from the classroom will not affect the quality of its student’s education reveals the lack of respect they have for their educators and likewise their student body. Education is much, much more than a piece of paper. The degree that students work so hard to earn, that some students overcome seemingly impossible odds and hurdles to obtain, represents the experience had at the university. That experience is what employers believe deems a graduate worthy of a chance at a new career, at advancement, at overcoming adversity.

I am disappointed that what I believed to be the mission and philosophy of this university has changed.

SIUC used to be a place that offered individuals, who traditionally would not have had one, an opportunity for an education from a quality institution. But in disrespecting and endangering those who have been brought here to provide that experience for students, those who make that degree something more than a piece of paper, all meaning and worth falls away. Your degree is more than just a piece of paper. The way the university and your community would put this: Your degree will lose accreditation and all of your hard work here now will be of little value. You will have a degree from a second-class university.

The administration is not interested in your future; it is interested in the money you are paying to the university now.

Already in numerous departments across campus, the administration has made an attempt to make classes easier to pass, so fewer students fail, so the university can keep your money. This is its plan for the fast track to making money at the expense of the quality of education. While it may sound like a sweet deal to some students at the moment, when you finish here, degree in hand, you want it to mean something to more than yourself. You want it to mean something to other schools and your employers as well.

If you have a teacher or professor whom you especially like or respect, ask them what they think about the strike. If you see strikers around campus talking to students and you have a question, just ask. Even if you disagree, share your views; debate and argument in society are important parts of a healthy democracy. We are the university; the administration just balances the books. As you can see, that is all it cares about.

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Sensitivity and respect should be considered during these tough times Last Thursday, Chancellor Rita Cheng gave the State of the University Address.

The entire university community was invited, in fact, many civil service employees on campus were given time off from their duties to attend the address.

That same Thursday was the religious holiday Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. On that day observant Jews spent the day in prayer at Temple. This precluded their

ability to attend Cheng’s important address.

I pray that next year, when presenting the State of the University Address, the SIUC chancellor is more sensitive and respectful to the multicultural makeup of the faculty, staff and student body of this great university.

Jake Podber associate professor Department of Radio/Television

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Vintage music makes loud return JAMES JONES Daily Egyptian It seems the music industry has found a new niche and is putting bubble gum pop on the back burner for a more organic sound, vintage soul.

The genre originated during the Motown of the 1960s and the New Wave pop era of the '70s.

Fitz and The Tantrums consists of six musicians from Los Angeles and a sound that hails from the funky streets of '60s Detroit.

Members of the band went from writing songs in their living room to their first big break at Hollywood's Hotel Café in Dec. 2008. Although band frontman Michael Fitzpatrick went out on a limb to book the band’s first performance at such a prestigious venue, it paid off as it led them to open for pop-rock band Maroon 5 in 2009.

Nothing about Fitz and The Tantrums is typical, including their vintage-inspired fashion and sound. Each song features live tambourines, saxophones, flutes and organs that make up the sound that is gaining the group widespread notoriety. The band recently had its song “News 4 U,” from debut album “Pickin up the Pieces,” featured in ABC's “Desperate Housewives,” season premiere promotion. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine gave the album a respectable three-and-a-half stars, which solidified the troupe as “the freshmen to watch.”

Music featured in advertising, or television programming, seems to serve as the undiscovered artists’ launch pad.

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Gin Wigmore, New Zealand singer-songwriter, won a songwriting competition for her song “Hallelujah.”

A recent Lowe’s Hardware commercial other songwriting aspirants from 77 different features the catchy tune “Don't Stop” by New countries, she went on to release her first EP, the Zealand singer-songwriter Gin Wigmore. aptly named “Extended Play,” and was signed to Wigmore got her start in 2004 when she won Island Records. Wigmore’s vocal style resembles a songwriting competition in New Zealand those of legends such as Motown legend Dionne for her song “Hallelujah.” After beating 11,000 Warwick and the late Amy Winehouse.

A combination of New Wave pop and neosoul heavily influences Wigmore’s sound, and her lyrics hold a raw grit of their own. Her debut album “Holy Smoke” has been certified four times platinum in her native New Zealand, but she has yet to brand herself in the United States.

However, with her single “Don't Stop” recently charting on the Billboard Hot 100, finding a place in the U.S. may no longer be a problem.

Wigmore plans to release her second album "Gravel & Wine" in November.

Music in the '60s and '70s was a major turning point for overall sound, and many artist of that time were unknowingly shaping and molding how the music industry would be years later.

Pop-rock band Dawes finds its inspiration in '70s funk-influenced rock groups like The Beegees, Queen and Wild Cherry. Dawes is another up-and-coming act that has benfited from having its songs in commericals. The band's song “When My Time Comes” is featured in Chevy's fall advertising campaign.The band got its start in 2009 with its EP “North Hills” and followed it up with 2011 debut “Nothing Is Wrong.” Dawes’ lyrical storytelling sets it apart from today’s other artists. Whether Dawes breaks off into mainstream music, the band has already paved the way for talented retro bands to make a full-swing comeback.

James Jones can be reached at jjones@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 266.

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U.S. Department of Education suggests accountability system nationwide Department wants to award money based on K-12 student performance KARL BULLOCK Daily Egyptian Student teachers in teacher-training programs at universities across the country could earn money for their university based on how well the students they student teach perform.

A new system would still focus on evaluations of student teachers but, if approved, would award money differently. The system in place now focuses on student teacher test scores, while the proposed system would award grants and scholarships based on the performance scores of K-12 students taught by student teachers, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Friday at the Education Sector Forum in Washington.

Duncan said teacher training programs currently rely on the scores of student teachers’ licensure exams, which they must pass to become certified. The licensure exam is supposed to test for the necessary skills needed to teach students, Duncan said, but the exams do not show what skills the student teachers have or how they would perform in the classroom. The nation’s current education system offers no guarantee of quality when preparing teachers for classrooms, he said.

The plan, proposed by the U.S. Department of Education, would award grant money based on the scores of standardized tests in K-12 classes with student teachers and would give the school money based on how effective the teaching methods the student teacher used were.

If the proposal is approved, states and state colleges would be required to submit annual assessment reports of K-12 student performance. This ensures that top performing teacher programs are provided with scholarship money to recruit strong candidates.

“The proposal will also find which teacher programs are the best when preparing their teacher candidates to teach students in the digital age,” Duncan said.

Karen Lavender, temporary placement coordinator in the Office of Teacher Education, said a standardized test does not measure the entire teaching scenario, and the material covered in the test doesn’t allow students to express all they’ve been taught.

Lavender has taught at-risk and special needs students for 40 years in the public school system and said it would never be fair to a teacher or a teacher candidate — an individual preparing to be a teacher — to base evaluation only on a test.

“Perhaps the teacher candidate did more hands-on instruction because the students’ learning style lended themselves to need handson instruction,” she said. “When they go back to a test with pencil and paper that asks specific closed-ended questions, the student cannot express all of their knowledge or share what they’ve learned.”

The university’s Office of Teacher Education’s faculty establishes frequent communication with students in the program, clinical supervisors — people responsible for overseeing the trainees — and professional, or cooperating, teachers.

The supervisor and cooperating teacher work with the student teacher to help them become effective teachers, said Jan Waggoner, director of teacher education in the College of Education and Human Services.

Waggoner said the teacher education program at the university emphasizes additional development

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of content and instructional strategies to make student teachers effective teachers.

She said student teachers spend between 600 to 900 clinical hours in classrooms at schools in the community.

“We (at SIUC) have a new emphasis at an ongoing continuous assessment that gives our students and their professors additional feedback about their performance to help teacher candidates improve their skill levels so they can be effective in the classroom with all students,” she said.

In the next decade, 1.6 million teachers will retire and be replaced, Duncan said in his speech.

Because of the high number of retirees, there will be a challenge to replace the retiring teachers with quality replacements, Duncan said.

The plan will reward top performing schools money to recruit strong teacher candidates and to improve data reporting methods measuring teacher-

education programs, he said.

Waggoner said an effective educator knows there are multiple ways to measure learning without looking at a test score on a standardized test.

“The idea may be politically popular, but in reality, teachers cannot control many factors that affect student performance such as support, access to resources, even nutrition,” she said.

Karen Algee, a clinical supervisor in the College of Education and Human Services, said the proposal takes the responsibility away from the parents, and it seems as if the responsibility will be placed solely on the teacher.

Algee said institutions can only go so far in preparing their student teachers for the realities of the classrooms, and the instructors at the university are doing an excellent job of providing students with hands-on experience to prepare them for realworld teaching.

Student teachers spend a limited time at a clinical site — the classroom they student teach in — and how involved they are with students depends on what the cooperating teacher allows, she said.

“Some (cooperating teachers) will allow student-teachers to come and take control of the classroom,” she said.

“Others (who student teach) may do a lot of lesson planning, clerical work or just observations.”

Although Duncan said teacher education programs need improvement, Algee said the determination to go above and beyond throughout their teaching careers falls on the student teachers.

“If you’re really determined and have the gift of teaching, you’re going to be outstanding no matter what the government says.”

Karl Bullock can be reached at kbullock@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.

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A young buck, part of the area’s large deer population, crosses the road Wednesday near Thompson Lake. According to the Illinois

Department of Natural Resources website, statewide archery season for whitetail began Saturday and will continue until mid-January.

Charlie Hogg, of Carterville, fishes for crappie Sunday at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge with his dog Roscoe. The three man-made lakes, which cover more than 8,700 acres of the refuge, are a renowned

location for fishing, hunting and camping. Hogg opened Crappie Pro Shop, a bait shop in Carterville, for fellow crappie fishers. “This is my favorite time to fish; it’s beautiful,” Hogg said. “Roscoe loves it, too.”

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Matt Berg, a hog farmer from Carterville, steps into a field on his property Saturday after bow hunting.

Saturday was the first day of turkey hunting season in Williamson County. Berg waited in the woods

before sunrise in an attempt to surprise turkeys as they flew down from their roost. Though Berg was not successful, he said he would try again after some more scouting. “That’s why it’s called hunting,” Berg said.

Crappie Pro Shop in Carterville stocks fishing gear and tackle specifically for crappie fishing.

The store is located within 30 miles of five well-

known crappie-fishing spots: Crab Orchard Lake, Kincaid Lake, Cedar Lake, Lake of Egypt and Little Grassy Lake.

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Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died JORDAN ROBERTSON Associated Press CUP E RT INO, Calif. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, has died. He was 56.

Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,â&#x20AC;? the company said in a brief statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Steveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steveâ&#x20AC;?.

Jobs had battled cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant in 2009 after taking a leave of absence for unspecified health problems. He took another leave of absence in January â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his third since his health problems began â&#x20AC;&#x201D; before resigning as CEO six weeks ago. Jobs became Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chairman and handed the CEO job over to his handpicked successor, Tim Cook.

The news Apple fans and shareholders had been dreading came the day after Apple unveiled its latest version of the iPhone, just one in a procession of devices that shaped technology and society while

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Jobs was running the company.

Jobs started Apple with a high school friend in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976, was forced out a decade later and returned in 1997 to rescue the company.

During his second stint, it grew into the most valuable technology company in the world with a market value of $351 billion. Only Exxon Mobil, which makes it money extracting and refining oil

instead of ideas, is worth more.

Cultivating Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s countercultural sensibility and a minimalist design ethic, Jobs rolled out one sensational product after another, even in the face of the late-2000â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recession and his own failing health.

He helped change computers from a geeky hobbyistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obsession to a necessity of modern life at work and home, and in

the process he upended not just personal technology but the cellphone and music industries. For transformation of American industry, he ranks among his computer-age contemporary, Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and other creative geniuses such as Walt Disney that left an indelible imprint on the world. Jobs died as Walt Disney Co.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest shareholder, a by-product of his

decision to sell computer animation studio Pixar in 2006.

Perhaps most influentially, Jobs in 2001 launched the iPod, which offered â&#x20AC;&#x153;1,000 songs in your pocket.â&#x20AC;? During the next 10 years, its white earphones and thumb-dial control seemed to become more ubiquitous than the wristwatch.

In 2007 came the touch-screen iPhone, joined a year later by Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s App Store, where developers could sell iPhone â&#x20AC;&#x153;appsâ&#x20AC;? which made the phone a device not just for making calls but also for managing money, editing photos, playing games and social networking.

And in 2010, Jobs introduced the iPad, a tablet-sized, all-touch computer that took off even though market analysts said no one really needed one.

Steven Paul Jobs was born Feb. 24, 1955, to Joanne Simpson, then an unmarried graduate student, and Abdulfattah Jandali, a student from Syria.

Simpson gave Jobs up for adoption, though she married Jandali and a few years later had a second child with him, Mona Simpson, who became a novelist.

Steven was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs of Los Altos, Calif., a working-class couple who nurtured his early interest in electronics. He saw his first computer terminal at NASAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ames Research Center when he was around 11 and landed a summer job at Hewlett-Packard before he had finished high school.

Sarah Palin says she will not be running for president CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday she will not run for president, leaving little doubt that the eventual Republican nominee will come from the current field of contenders.

After months of leaving her fans guessing, Palin said in a statement that she and her husband Todd â&#x20AC;&#x153;devote ourselves to God, family

and country.â&#x20AC;? She said her decision maintains that order.

Palin sent the statement to supporters. She told conservative radio host Mark Levin that she would not consider a third party candidacy because it would assure President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reelection.

In a video posted on Youtube, Palin said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need an office or a title to make a difference.â&#x20AC;?

Sen. John McCain plucked Palin from relative obscurity in 2008 by naming her as his running

mate. She electrified Republican activists for a while, delivering a well-received speech at the GOP national convention. But Palin later seemed overwhelmed by the national spotlight, faltering at times in televised interviews even when asked straight forward questions.

Palinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement Wednesday was much anticipated but not greatly surprising. Her popularity had plummeted in polls even though she remained a darling to many hard-core conservatives. Some

Republicans believed she waited and teased too long about a presidential candidacy. Some remained perplexed by her decision to quit her job as governor with more than a year left in her single term.

Palin also angered some Americans with a defensive speech shortly after a Democratic congresswoman was gravely wounded in an Arizona shooting in January that killed six people.

Palinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement came one day after New Jersey Gov. Chris

Christie said he would not run.

Republican insiders say the field is set.

It includes former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, whom party insiders see as the strongest contenders.

Libertarian-leaning Rep. Ron Paul of Texas continues to draw a devoted following and former pizza company executive Herman Cain has gained in recent polls.

Voting in the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary will start in about three months.

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Aries â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is a 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The stress youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been under is easing now. You can make anything happen through strong (not loud) communication. Be thoughtful and considerate, and gently repeat if needed.

Cancer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is a 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Some of the things you try wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work. This is how you find out what does. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be too hard on yourself (even if you think you deserve it). Take breaks outdoors.

Libra â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is a 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; When things get tough, turn to your friends. Take your time to get it right, and call for reinforcements, if needed. Emotion wins over logic today.

Capricorn â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is an 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stick to practical morning routines. Writing or recording projects can be profitable today.

Apply your grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wisdom to a problem for smooth results.

Taurus â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is a 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; You may notice increased pressure (especially around finances), but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll think of something. Find support with friends, and let off a little steam.

Leo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is an 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re being challenged. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tendency to fall into an argument now. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best to avoid trouble and continue working towards your common goals.

Scorpio â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is a 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Work quickly (but carefully), so you can focus on family matters today. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re earning brownie points as well as experience and are almost ready to move to the next level.

Aquarius â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is an 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Things may not go according to plan, so prepare to shift as needed. Trust the structure that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve built. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more work coming in. Craft your vision statement.

Gemini â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is a 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Too much of a good thing could cause problems ... the solution of which could serve as a platform to invent unprecedented innovations. Set aside notions of â&#x20AC;&#x153;goodâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;bad.â&#x20AC;?

Virgo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is an 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Listen to the wisdom of your elders. Their experience can save you trouble.

Focus your energy towards productive adventure. You may find an answer in a dream.

Sagittarius â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is a 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a solution to the problem, why worry? If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a solution, why worry?

Apply insights to a family dilemma. Double-check your appointments.

Pisces â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Today is a 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always have to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;yes.â&#x20AC;?

Give up a fantasy to discover a new reality thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been hiding there all along. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better than what you thought you wanted.

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CORY DOWNER Daily Egyptian There is a common theme of dominant passing offenses this year in the NFL, but balance may be the key to longevity throughout the 2011-2012 season.

Despite the records set four weeks into the regular season, the most successful passing teams may not be the ones that stick around for post-season.

Most, but not all, records set this season have been linked

as a quarterback and receiver connection.

Some passing records set in the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first week included 14 quarterbacks with 300 or more yards passing, a single game with a combined total of 906 yards, 7,842 total passing yards throughout and four quarterbacks with more than 400-yard games.

The first week of the season may have brought new records to the table but, looking at all four weeks, the numbers have staggered. The top four quarterbacks from each week have shown there is a season trend.

In week one, the four quarterbacks averaged 443.5 yards passing, 397.75 in week two, 381.75 in week three and 387.25 in week four. Carolina Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rookie quarterback Cam Newton made the list three of the four weeks, including a 432-yard performance in the

seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second week.

Newton now has a combined 1,386 yards in the first four games of his career.

Despite having one of the top passing games in the league, the Panthers remain 1-3. During the first two weeks, Newton had 854 passing yards, which set another NFL record for yards in a playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first two career games.

Opposite of Newtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing game, the Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rushing game has been somewhat complementary. The defense has had 421 rushing yards this season and supplied the team with four of its five touchdowns this season.

The Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; problem is that they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to find their way into the end zone after they do the hard part of marching down the field.

Carolina is third in the league with an average of 440 offensive

yards per game, with 334.8 coming from the air, while the team ranks 17th with an average of 105.2 rushing yards and 22.2 points per game.

The Green Bay Packers, on the other hand, have had a more balanced offense which has proved beneficial by putting points on the board. Not only are the Packers undefeated, but they have also had a respectable schedule for the first few weeks of the season with games against the New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears.

Green Bay has also been one of the top passing teams in the league with 1,279, but the offense has mixed in 438 rushing yards with five rushing touchdowns.

There are several reasons for increasing popularity of the pass gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, primarily putting rules in place to make the game more

exciting for the fans.

Rule changes dating back to the 1970s allowed offensive linemen to extend their arms when pass blocking, and limiting the defense to a five-yard cushion for contact with the receivers after the snap.

Most recently, the NFL added new rules to protect the players, primarily the quarterback. To avoid constant penalty flags behind the line of scrimmage, quarterbacks are seeing more time in the pocket, hence more time for the receivers to get open down the field.

Teams will soon realize the need to develop beyond a one-dimensional offense that relies on passing. Teams have to develop a running game to consider clock management, and if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, they can dismiss the idea of playing games after the regular season.

NBA's labor fight approaches its biggest deadline BRIAN MAHONEY Associated Press NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NBA owners, losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year, wanted an overhaul of the financial system to ensure themselves a chance to profit.

Players, believing they were the driving force behind record TV ratings and revenues, wanted to keep what they believed they deserved.

Now, negotiations that have lasted nearly two years need to end in the next few days.

Commissioner David Stern said he will cancel the first two weeks of the regular season if there is no agreement on a new deal by Monday, costing both sides money and driving away some basketball fans who might never come back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is an extraordinary hit coming to the owners and to the players,â&#x20AC;? Stern said.

Not to mention the people who work in the game and the businesses

that depend on it.

Stern has repeatedly said owners had two goals in the talks: a way to escape losses and a system where all teams could compete equally, noting that the NBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small-market clubs arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t nearly as successful as Super Bowl champions like Indianapolis and Green Bay. The problem, they said, was a system that guarantees players 57 percent of all basketball-related income, which includes gate receipts, broadcast revenue, in-arena sales of novelties and concessions, arena signage revenue, game parking and sponsorship dollars.

Another problem is a salary cap structure that allows teams to go well beyond it if they were willing to pay a luxury tax, which the big spenders in big markets such as Los Angeles and New York could easily afford.

The sides are still divided over the revenue split and the cap, and players insist they would rather sit out games than take a deal that

would eliminate gains they fought for years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to sacrifice â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if they lose games, they miss money and all that. They feel they have to take a stand the same way players took a stand for them before they were here. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually quite inspiring to listen to them articulate that,â&#x20AC;? said playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attorney Jeffrey Kessler, who also represented NFL players during their four-month lockout this summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think they saw how the NFL players stood together through tough times and ended up with a deal the NFL players thought was fair. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do the same thing.â&#x20AC;?

The cost, for both sides, would be staggering.

Stern predicted a $200 million loss just for the cancellation of the NBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entire preseason schedule. If arenas are dark on Nov. 1, when the real games are supposed to start, the damage will be even greater.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the hundreds of millions of dollars,â&#x20AC;? Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not prepared to share the specifics. But, yes, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spent a lot of time with our teams walking through those scenarios of lost games, and the damage is enormous, will be enormous.â&#x20AC;?

Players' association executive director Billy Hunter said players would lose $350 million for each month they're locked out.

The hardest hits likely will be felt by those off the court â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from the 114 people the NBA laid off in July to businesses that depend on fans flocking to the games.

From the parking lot of his Crown Burgers restaurant in downtown Salt Lake City, Mike Katsanevas can see the edge of EnergySolutions Arena, its blue-and-green lights already twinkling at dusk.

What he may not see at all this year are the hundreds of fans who routinely pack his 224-seat

restaurant before each Utah Jazz game, parking their cars for free if they order $14 in food, including his famous made-to-order patties crowned with pastrami. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For us, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tremendous impact if these games donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go through,â&#x20AC;? said Katsanevas, whose family owns the restaurant just a block north of the arena and five others in the metro area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before it used to be our gravy.

But now with the economy and everything else thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become a necessity.â&#x20AC;?

He said all of his 41 employees will see their hours cut if the lockout continues.

Players and owners did narrow the financial gap before talks broke down Tuesday. Players proposed lowering their BRI guarantee to 53 percent and owners increased their formal offer to 47 percent.

Stern also said he discussed the idea of a 50-50 split, which was rejected by players.

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Strikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effect on Saluki Athletics minimal Only â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;five or sixâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; employees represented

by Civil Service Union JOE RAGUSA Daily Egyptian

STEVE MATZKER | DAILY EGYPTIAN Sydney Shelton, a junior from Glen Carbon studying English, squats under a rope during a training session Wednesday at the Troutt Wittmann Center. The softball team completed the fall season Saturday and Sunday

at the Illinois Collegiate Softball Championships. The Salukis split the weekend with wins against Northern Illinois University and Northwestern University and losses to DePaul University and University of Illinois.

Amidst the changing environment throughout campus between faculty and administrators, sports can provide a sanctuary for those who want to get away from the rhetoric and propaganda.

Even though it is uncertain if a strike will happen, Executive Associate Athletic Director Mark Scally said only five or six office staff members in Saluki Athletics are represented by the Association of Civil Service Employees. All other employees will continue to work as scheduled, and Scally said game-day operations of every Saluki sporting event will not be affected. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There might be some hardships on the administrative side. We might be doing our own filing and greeting our customers as they come in and that sort of thing,â&#x20AC;? Scally said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of our staff is valuable; we just have to figure out how to muddle through it.â&#x20AC;?

The only people affected by the strike are the studentathletes who have to meet certain academic criteria to fulfill NCAA eligibility requirements.

Dan Rohrer, assistant athletic director in charge of compliance, said as long as classes go on as scheduled, there shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be any problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see this affecting us in a major way, unless something drastic happens and I don't see that happening,â&#x20AC;? Rohrer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a part of this university as much as anyone else, and we want to make sure our students get a quality education.â&#x20AC;?

According to Chancellor Rita Chengâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, any teachers who join the strike will be replaced by â&#x20AC;&#x153;qualified and experienced instructors,â&#x20AC;? and all classes will go on as scheduled. The only things that would warrant NCAA academic sanctions would be if any student-athletes stopped going to class or if the semester is cancelled, which Rohrer said is unlikely and purely hypothetical. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The NCAA makes sure our student-athletes follow a specific pace of progress towards their degrees,â&#x20AC;? Rohrer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as those credits stay on their transcript, as long as they are receiving an education they will be fine. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re treating them the same as any student on campus.â&#x20AC;?

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ith the Major League Baseball playoffs underway, who are your favorites to win the world series?

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ell, as a Carbondale resident, I shall root for the Cardinals. I do love my underdawgs.

I like Milwaukee, mostly because I want them to beat whoever wins the Phillies-Cardinals series.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gus Bode

JOE RAGUSA

jragusa@dailyegyptian.com

They're still playing baseball?

STEVE MATZKER

smatzker@dailyegyptian.com

TARA KULASH

tkulash@dailyegyptian.com

My two favorite teams are the Cubs and whoever plays the Cards. Go Phillies!

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