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Organization establishes Native American presence KARL BULLOCK Daily Egyptian First-year Native American students may have difficulty adjusting to campus life, because culturally, they have different traditions and values, said Serina Cinnamon.

Cinnamon, vice president of the Native American Student Organization and a graduate student in education from Milwaukee, said without a Native American Resource Center on campus, resources such as NASO can be hard to find for first-year minority students, unless the Registered Student Organization advertises heavily.

November kicks off Native American Heritage Month, and members of NASO will host events to address issues relating to identity crisis, social status and racial segregation in the U.S. and to raise cultural awareness and increase their presence on campus.

Jo Nast, a visiting assistant professor in the School of Art and Design and former NASO faculty advisor, said although NASO caters to Native American students, it has little resources and can only accomplish so much.

"I truly believe there has to be a Native American resource center if we're ever going to be serious about recruiting a significant number of Native American students, which I believe we can," she said.

Peter Gitau, associate vice chancellor for Student Life and Intercultural Relations, said while the Native American student population is an important one, the resources are not available to create a center.

"We go by and have to look at the numbers of those we have, and I know that the Native American population is an important group," he said. "It's growing and the latest numbers I have for 2010 are 39 undergraduate students

Alejandro Franco, a member of the Omeyocan Dance Company of Milwaukee, performs a dance honoring fire Thursday in the Student Center Ballroom as a precursor to Native American Heritage Month. The Hispanic Student Council (disclosed) and two graduate students (disclosed)."

Gitau said he acknowledges the presence of resource centers for African Americans, Hispanics, gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders, but the university has more

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and Native American Student Organization planned this and other events, such as a bison cookout 5 p.m. Thursday at the Campus Lake Boat Dock, throughout November to celebrate the culture and heritage of Native Americans.

student groups for those centers. Gitau also said the three resource centers available are relatively new on campus.

"I think the university is committed to diversity, but the way we approach this particularly in reserving space such as

a resource center, we have to look at the numbers we have, and right now we just don't have a whole lot of Native American students," he said.

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Unions' leaders say negotiations SIUC Graduate Assistants' benefits comparable to other universities continue without progress Both unions, administration hope to avoid strike SARAH SCHNEIDER Daily Egyptian Editors Note: The following story covers bargaining issues for two of the four unions in contract negotiations, Graduate Assistants United and the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association. A story focused on the remaining unions, the Faculty Association and the Association of Civil Service Employees, will appear in Wednesday's edition of the Daily Egypitan.

With an impending strike date set for Thursday, details of union contract negotiations are being stifled.

Presidents of the Graduate Assistants United and the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association

said the bargaining team has made limited concessions with the administration’s bargaining team in the last few weeks.

NTTFA President Anita Stoner said the union has been negotiating the same topics for a long time. She said the union has recently chosen not to bargain through the media because bargaining should take place at the table. Chancellor Rita Cheng has also said the administration does not wish to bargain through the media.

The four Illinois Education Association unions — Association of Civil Service Employees, the Faculty Association, GAU and the NTTFA — have been negotiating terms of their contracts since June 2010 when previous contracts ended.

The NTTFA was in bargaining Monday night. “We have had some positive progress, but we still have issues to get through,� Stoner said. “We are working as hard as we can but are also preparing for all possible outcomes.�

She said both sides want to get contracts, but the union’s bargaining team has the job of ensuring the agreement is fair.

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EIU, WIU have similar fees, healthcare expenses TARA KULASH Daily Egyptian While Graduate Assistants United union members ask for better healthcare coverage and lower student fees, surrounding universities have similar pre-existing benefits for their graduate students.

GAU President Jim Podesva said union members want to lower out-of-pocket health expenses for health care coverage from $1,000 to $250. Currently, graduate assistants are not offered coverage for pre-existing conditions until they have been in the graduate program for one full year. Podesva said union members want coverage for their pre-existing conditions immediately upon entering the program. He

said they also want prescription drug benefits.

Graduate assistants receive the same health care coverage as undergraduate students. “The graduate assistants tend to be older (than undergraduates),� Podesva said. “We tend to have families. We’re older, and people who are older have different health care needs than people who are 18.�

At Western Illinois University, graduate assistants do not have a union, said Robin Wilt, medical insurance specialist IV at WIU. Wilt said the graduate students are given the same coverage as undergraduates as well. Preexisting conditions are covered immediately, she said, and there is a $200 deductible, then the university pays approximately 80 percent of the rest of medical bills. “We do not have coverage for dependents,�

Wilt said. “We did in the past, but it was too expensive based on what our claims experience was, and our students weren’t able to afford it because they’re on limited income.�

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Cinnamon said regardless of the number of Native American students on campus, at the end of the day students need administrative support.

Even without a resource center, Cinnamon said NASO puts on quality events during the month to bring issues to the front.

"It's our hope and desire during Native American Heritage Month that we are putting together events that are of great quality, contemporary and speak to a broader audience," she said.

NASO will also have events introducing traditional drumming, dance styles and food of Native American culture to inform students of the Native American presence at the university.

Nast said although Native American students may have different tribal affiliation, it helps if they know there are others like them on campus.

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Cheng said in the spring the NTTFA was offered a fair share agreement in the contract, which meant if the union reached 50 percent membership, all represented by the union would have to pay a fee to the union. The fee is not the same as dues.

According to the Illinois Public Relations Act, a fair share agreement is between an employer and employee organization and means all or any of the employees in a collective bargaining unit are required to pay a share of the costs of the collective bargaining process. The amount will not exceed the amount of dues required of members' pay.

Cheng said the offer was put on the table to try and reach a settlement.

Since the offer was put in place, Cheng said pay increases have been offered to the NTTFA as well as the other three unions. The pay plan would be a 1 percent increase in January, 1 percent increase in July and a 2 percent increase in July 2013.

“We have many concessions to the NTT, most of which were bargained or given in the spring in order to come to a contract,” Cheng said. “It is very disheartening to hear that group say we haven’t bargained in good faith.”

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At Eastern Illinois University, Lennie Heddins, medical insurance manager, said graduate assistants do not have a union, but they receive the same healthcare plan as undergraduates.

“Our plan does not provide prescription drug coverage, but we do not have any pre-existing condition limitations,” Heddins said.

Student fees have gone up by almost 200 percent in the past few years, Podesva said.

The fees are the same for both graduate and undergraduate students.

Graduate students, however, receive

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 One way NASO helps Native American students stay close to their traditions is by collaborating with Black Affairs Council and Hispanic Student Council for events to bridge cultures together.

These events include "When Your Hands Are Tied," a film and discussion forum to explore ways in which native youth express themselves in a contemporary world; Race and Citizenship Inside and Outside the Cherokee Nation, a lecture on issues surrounding tribal citizenship and the role of U.S. government in tribal politics; and Traditional Aztec Dancing along with many other events.

"It's huge to have these collaborative efforts because identity issues are a big deal with contemporary Native Americans today," Nast said. "There's all kinds of ethnic backgrounds these Native American students are part of as well."

NASO President Nichole Boyd, a graduate student in history from

Chicago, said the organization wants to bridge cultures through these events because people indigenous to the areas of Canada and Mexico are considered distant relatives to Native Americans.

"It's a concept to think of these continents without borders," she said.

"Just because the government decided to draw a line straight across the border of Mexico doesn't mean that certain tribes didn't live on those boundaries."

Nast said the collaborative efforts, which focus on identity crisis, citizenship and racial segregation are creative and raise awareness outside of the Hispanic, African-American and Native American communities.

"There's a lot of misinformation and other things,where one (ethnic) group doesn't know about the other, and so I think these crossover events are very important and very valuable," she said.

Stoner said the main issues the union continues to bargain include job security, workload and notice of layoffs.

GAU President Jim Podseva said the union — which represents teaching, research and administrative assistants — should continue to bargain main points, which include either having more health care coverage and increased stipends or fee freezes.

Graduate assistants receive a tuition waiver along with a stipend, but Podesva said a stipend increase is necessary because it is the way GA’s support themselves.

Cheng said the university cannot guarantee fee freezes because costs go up every year and services need to be offered to undergraduate and graduate students.

She said if stipends or salaries are increased, tuition will then have to increase by 7 percent in 2013 and 7 percent in 2014.

“The state of Illinois has been cutting our appropriations, and there are only two sources of income to support our operations: the state appropriations and tuition,” she said.

Podesva said it is hard to say whether the university could afford stipend increases because he thinks the administration is not open with their budget.

“The amount of the alleged deficit the university faces seems to change from semester to semester, month to month even,” he said.

He said when the university wants to pay for something, the administration finds a way to do it.

“They found a way for a new logo, a new branding campaign and they found a way to pay for high-priced attorneys,” he said. “They find the money … but it is a shame they can’t find the money for us.”

Cheng said the 2.2 percent budget cuts across campus implemented this fall saved the university $3.6 million and the 4 percent budget cuts implemented in fall 2010 saved $7.3 million.

The GAU also has fair share on the table, but Podesva could not comment on the issue because he had to attend a bargaining session.

Cheng said the administration’s bargaining team will not offer fair share to graduate assistants because numerous students have said they do not agree with fair share.

“We don’t believe we should be in the business of imposing — that we should let people choose,” she said.

free tuition plus a stipend. He said the fees are hard for graduate students to pay, though, because they work for nine months of the year, but it is compared to being paid for only seven months.

“This is how we support ourselves, and every time fees go up, we take a pay cut in effect,” Podesva said.

He said he acknowledged that graduate students probably use the same amount of facilities as undergraduates, so the GAU is not trying to get out of paying fees.

“We’re happy to pay for them.

What we’re not happy about is the fact that fees have gone up almost 200 percent. It is a question of the university’s priorities with its fees and

the fact that it’s gone up,” Podesva said.

Ben Rienbolt, chief clerk in the graduate office at EIU, said undergraduates and graduate students pay the same fees. He said they are based on the amount of credit hours one takes.

Gretchen Sullivan, administrative assistant for the graduate school at WIU, said graduate assistants are responsible for fees based on the number of credit hours they are registered for as well.

“We only cover the tuition portion of their student bill,” she said.

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Susan Audrey, a traveling mime, poses as an angel working for tips from pedestrians Saturday in front of Kirchhoff’s Bakery in Paducah, Ky. Audrey said she has been moving across the country miming for the last 10 years. “Paducah is one of my most favorite locations,” Audrey said. She is a self-proclaimed “purist” and believes in the healing arts. Audrey said she credits studying ballet when she was younger as the spark for her passion of theater and miming. Audrey said this is her final season working as a mime due to family obligations.

City Council to make budget adjustments ELI MILEUR Daily Egyptian The Carbondale City Council will address several budgetary items at its routine meeting 7 p.m. today at the Carbondale Civic Center.

“They are all what I characterize as routine budget adjustments,” said Councilman Don Monty.

The three general business items on the council’s agenda are adjustments to the city’s budget to account for various expenses not included in the original budget for the year.

Funds for the unexpected items are being transferred from other areas of the budget or to the general fund reserves. In some cases, part of the money is coming from insurance claims.

No extra income is required to cover the expenses.

Two of the larger items deal with

personnel changes.

According to the first of the three budget ordinances, the city paid private firm Voorhees Associates LLC about $20,000 to perform a candidate search for a new city manager to replace Allen Gill, who announced his retirement in July.

The city also spent about $46,000 on expenses related to hiring a temporary employee, greater turnover at the Police Department and the public works director’s resignation.

The city also received insurance claims for a number of damages to city property.

The second ordinance addresses an equipment shed at the city’s Northwest Wastewater Treatment Plant that was burnt down.

Insurance proceeds covered part of equipment replacement costs, but the ordinance stated additional

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Police: Two men in custody for stealing metal urns CH IC AGO — Chicago authorities said two men are in custody after they allegedly stole about 90 funeral urns which they planned to sell for cash.

Police spokesman John Mirabelli said the men were arrested around 8 a.m. Monday after police received a call about a burglary at an apartment building. Charges are pending.

The Chicago Tribune reported that officers spotted the men loading items into plastic bags and into an SUV. Police recovered the urns, which are made of metal, and a plaque which had been inscribed.

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funds need to be appropriated, including some to replace the fire hydrant and hydrant supply line.

The third ordinance addresses a number of damages to city property from an April 19 storm. The damages — including radio towers at Fire Station #1 and Cedar Lake, the Cedar Lake equipment shed and the new Public Safety Center’s roof — have already been repaired or are pending repair.

Insurance proceeds have already been received for the damages, but money needs to be moved to the proper accounts in the budget, according to the ordinance.

While these items may not be

Two killed in Rock Island shooting R O C K I S L A N D — Police in Rock Island are investigating an outbreak of violence over the weekend that killed two 19-year-old men.

Rock Island police responded to a report of shots fired at a home early Sunday and found one of those men wounded. He was later pronounced dead at Trinity Rock Island Hospital. Police said a 17-year-old East Moline girl was wounded in that shooting and is in stable condition.

Less than four hours earlier, officers had responded to another report of shots fired and found another 19-year-old man shot. He also was pronounced dead at Trinity Rock Island.

particularly interesting to most people, they are nevertheless important, said councilman Chris Wissmann.

“In order to repair those things, we have to budget for them,” he said.

Other business on the council’s agenda includes an award to contract the repair damages on the westbound lane of Chautauqua Street.

“It’s routine, but people who live out there will probably appreciate it,” Monty said.

The road was not originally built by the city and thus was not made to its standards, said Mayor Joel Fritzler.

He said its construction was

not suited for the floodplain it runs through, and though it worked for awhile, heavily loaded trucks that drove on it during Morris Library’s renovations caused damage.

Councilman Lee Fronabarger said he would not be surprised if the council is able to get through the agenda within an hour’s time.

“This is probably one of the most simple, ordinary kind of meetings,” he said.

From time to time, the council has meetings with routine, noncontroversial matters like this, but the agenda can be unpredictable, Monty said.

“It may be that the council’s next meeting two weeks from now could have all kinds of things on it,” he said.

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

Former longtime southern Illinois sheriff dies

Hundreds displaced by fire at Ill. health facility

W E S T F R A N K F O R T — A former longtime sheriff of southern Illinois’ Franklin County has died.

The sheriff’s department said 64-year-old Bill Wilson died Sunday at a Mount Vernon hospital after a long illness.

Wilson headed the department from 1990 until his retirement last year. He spent nearly three decades with the department and had served as president of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association.

Funeral arrangements are pending with Union Funeral Home in West Frankfort.

R O B B I N — An early morning fire forced about 400 residents to evacuate a mental health facility in the Chicago suburb of Robbins.

Robbins Fire Chief Charles Lloyd Jr. said the fire that broke out at the Lydia Healthcare Center at about 1 a.m. Monday started in a mattress and was probably caused by smoking. Firefighters doused the blaze, but the building had to be closed due to smoke and water damage.

Fire officials said three residents and an employee were taken to a hospital with smoke inhalation, but their injuries don’t appear to be life-threatening.

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Without NTTFA members, it won't be 'business as usual' ANITA J. STONER NTT Faculy Association president There are three other locals in labor disputes that do not involve tenure.

Members of the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association, as our name implies, do not receive tenure. We believe we would be more accurately named “Professional Teaching Faculty.�

We are central to the university's core mission.

The NTTFA has about 150 instructors who have earned a “continuing� appointment, a few modest perks if that instructor enters a sixth year such as a $300 a month longevity award; no guarantee of employment because we can still be nonreappointed, with the option to

continue to teach for one year; and accrual of 7.2 sick days a year.

To earn continuing status, the NTTFA member must exceed teaching standards. Collective bargaining agreements do take into account academics and students. When students take courses with “continuing�

NTTFA professors, legally binding quality control standards have already been in effect.

Several other parts of the NTTFA contract reiterate that we must be competent and qualified.

The NTTFA has hundreds of exceptional teaching employees who also must be legally certified in fields such as aviation, K-12 education, speech therapy and early childhood education.

NTTs are skillful people with

advanced degrees and real work experience in their fields. How does one substitute for those qualifications — exceptional teaching, certification, advanced degrees, skills and experience in the field?

The administration's flip attitude implies that the people currently teaching are not the exceptional educators of an exceptional university, that it's “business as usual� without us.

We can all live with PR — even if inaccurate — that professors are lazy and greedy. [Insert sarcastic laugh here.]

We wish we only worked three hours a day. And NTTFA salaries look nothing like those of the 100K+ club, which is, when last I looked, a group filled with many of those “stepped back

down to teaching� and/or other administrators.

At a full-time average of $3,000 a month for nine months and therefore under the poverty line, NTTFA members know our place — we are part of the solution to hard economic times, not part of the problem.

Even as the “unpaid closures� took millions from the local economy, the university sent more than $1 million to a marketing firm in Chicago.

Alumni and others express disappointment in such actions because it sends a message that SIUC does not have the necessary expertise, “business as usual.�

A recent NTTFA bargaining survey asked one question identical to a question asked a few years ago, and the comparison

stats plunged.

More than two-thirds of the respondents indicated as adequate, poor or unacceptable: morale, support (declining numbers of GAU and Civil Service brethren) or equipment and enough faculty to adequately teach our programs.

Even before bargaining became a “labor dispute,� SIUC has been sending a message that we are only adequate, or worse.

We all look forward to reaching fair collective bargaining agreements as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, please choose carefully what you say or imply about faculty.

Great universities have great faculty. Great universities market themselves.

perceived as just another example of the lack of respect for the work civil service employees perform. To me, it exemplifies both the lack of awareness of what is involved in maintaining day-to-day university functions and a lack of understanding regarding the responsibilities those “filers and greeters� hold.

Contrary to what one of the administration’s bargaining members said during a previous contract negotiation, the SIU campus

could not function without the ACsE-represented employees. If all the Association of Civil Service Employees vacated their posts at the same time, administrators could surely do their own filing and greet their own customers. But who would do the real work, such as processing their payroll and their fringe benefits?

Who would process students through admissions? Who would process transcript requests?

There are more than 400

employees in 77 different position classifications represented by the Association of Civil Service Employees. ACSE union members work in housing, parking, financial aid, grants, scholarships, inventory and the Bursar’s office. Some are electronic techs, while others are lab assistants and microfilm operators.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The mouse that roared Dear Editor: After reading the the Oct. 6 sports staff column “Strike effect on Saluki Athletics minimal,� I experienced myriad emotions.

First I was simply amazed, then I was slightly offended. Then I came to the realization that many people, whether employed at SIU or not, are not fully aware of what employees who are represented by the Association of Civil Service Employees union actually do on

campus.

The article quotes an employee in the athletic program when referring to a possible ACsE union strike who said, “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.�

Doing their own filing and greeting their own customers?

Really?

This person’s statement could be

Don't give up, there's still opportunity for resolution Dear Editor: The time for some semblance of rationality and win-win thinking in SIU labor negotiations is long overdue.

In contrast to most recent editorials that decidedly support either the administration or the faculty association, I am personally extremely disappointed with both parties. Each side shows little evidence of mastery of the well-developed art and science of negotiation.

Neither side appears willing to make significant compromises vital to the greater interests of the university and its students. Instead, they press on relentlessly toward a strike that would generate negative national publicity, further erode morale, create damaging conflicts between striking faculty and those

who continue to teach, and seriously damage efforts to recruit and retain students, faculty, and staff.

There is still ample opportunity for resolution if both sides will show a little creative thinking and willingness to sacrifice some of their immediate concerns for joint longterm benefit.

For example, the administration might agree to affirm its commitment to tenure in simple terms on paper, rather than vaguely stating it in press interviews. It might demonstrate its appreciation to faculty and staff with a commitment to refrain from any layoffs or furloughs for a few years.

With ample turnover and the ongoing campus-wide restrictions on new hires, enormous savings are likely already being realized without additional cuts, especially given the administration’s demonstrated ability

to generate millions of dollars when deemed truly crucial such as in the funding of new athletic stadiums and student support service buildings.

Surely, faculty retention is a similarly pressing revenue generation need that warrants a high profile capital campaign or other initiative.

On the other side, the Faculty Association might acknowledge that we are in a historic worldwide economic crisis and that it might be wise to tolerate some short-term compensation inequities in return for the assurance of continuing employment in positions that are highly paid and intrinsically satisfying, especially in light of the rather dire Illinois state budget situation.

Offering no salary increases for a few years in return for job security and pay stability, or salary increases

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here’s still time for cooler heads to prevail to save SIU’s reputation and continue the delivery of high-quality courses to students. But the clock is ticking. only in the event of increased enrollment would demonstrate a highly visible commitment to students and the university that could generate enormous goodwill.

The Faculty Association might also reflect on the potential value of distance education to increase recruitment, revenue, teaching flexibility and student access rather than viewing it as an inherent threat to academic quality and freedom.

Finally, rather than sending out a barrage of vaguely intimidating emails and FAQs to various employee and student groups, Chancellor Rita Cheng might consider whether this situation instead creates the ideal opportunity to demonstrate truly exceptional leadership by

embracing open and creative goodfaith bargaining and shepherding the parties to a joint resolution that each could claim as a victory.

If she could play a major role in such a resolution, it might well be viewed as an epic achievement that allows her to guide SIU to new heights with the cooperation of faculty rather than their resentment or hostility.

There’s still time for cooler heads to prevail to save SIU’s reputation and continue the delivery of highquality courses to students.

But the clock is ticking.

Steven J. Karau associate professor of management

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La Russa admitted in the conference he was encouraged by the players and organization officials to reconsider his decision, but said he would feel like a fraud if he came back for another season and didn’t have the same desire he has had in the past.

“I knew if I came back, I would come back for the wrong reasons,” said La Russa in the press conference. “I think it’s better I step away for a long while.”

He said he wouldn’t consider another job as a MLB manager, however, he didn’t dismiss the possibility of another job associated with baseball.

The 67-year-old started his 33-year managerial career in the MLB in 1979 with the Chicago White Sox and represented the

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Christian Brothers lost its three top scores from the 2010-11 season, but return with two juniors, Jessica Green, who averaged 6.8 points per game, and Aramis Judson, who averaged 5.2.

Tiber said the Salukis look to contain the other players from scoring.

Oakland A’s before he came to St. Louis in 1996.

He finished with the third-most wins as a manager in MLB history with 2,728, only 35 games behind John McGraw.

“I wouldn’t be happy with myself if the reason I came back was to move up a spot,” La Russa said. “That isn’t why you manage, that isn’t why I started.”

Mozeliak said it was hard for him to grasp La Russa’s decision because of how much he means to the players and the fans.

He said it is now time for the team to move forward.

“I’ve always respected his decision and how he was thinking about it,” said Mozeliak in Monday's press conference. “Today is about Tony.

Tomorrow is going to be about the next chapter for the St. Louis Cardinals.”

“Whatever they do well, we will take on to that,” Tiber said.

“If they’re a good three-point shooting team, then we try not to give them attempts. Ultimately, we want to stop their strengths but still do what we do (in order)to be successful.”

Sophomore center Cici Shannon, who ranks second in the MVC with an average of 2.7 blocks

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“I think we can be even better in transition; we have forwards that can dribble like (Mamadou) Seck and Treg (Setty) who can both take the rebound and go,” Lowery said. “Transition has to be where we make a lot of our plays, especially how we’re guarding right now as far as pressuring and jamming the ball."

Lowery said increasing defensive intensity was part of his game plan heading into the game.

The Salukis forced 23 turnovers and scored 22 points off those turnovers.

Led by walk-on guard Kourtney Goff ’s four steals, Lowery said this team played defense like successful past Saluki teams. per game, said she’s excited about tomorrow’s game and looking forward to good results.

“I can’t wait to finally get in front of an audience and show the major improvements our team has established,” Shannon said.

Junior guard Teri Oliver, who averaged 13.0 points per game during the 2010-11 season, shared Shannon’s perspective. She said

Daily Egyptian “It’s the best it's been in a long time. We have multiple defenders that can get after the ball,” Lowery said. “We had five-second calls and near fiveseconds call. We really forced their best guys into a stressful situation.”

Early finished second in the scoring department with 12 points in the game. After he played last season IN the junior college level at New York’s Monroe Community College, Early said it took some time to adjust to the Division I level.

“There was a lot of thinking for my first time playing. Eventually it will come more easy,” Early said. “Toward the second half I was way more comfortable out there and was able to play my type of game.” tomorrow will be a fresh start for the Salukis.

“I’m looking forward to tomorrow,” Oliver said, “It will be a new beginning for our team.”

Tiber said there aren’t any keys to winning or losing exhibition games, but she has a main objective for the Salukis during tonight’s matchup.

“My main thought process with

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Freshman forward Dantiel Daniels had a solid debut, leading the Salukis with four blocks while adding seven rebounds and 11 points. Senior Mamadou Seck had eight rebounds and nine points.

Though multiple Salukis had solid games, Bocot said he is not satisfied with Sunday’s performance.

“As a team I would give us a C. We had way too many turnovers.

That just can't happen,” Bocot said. “When we face people in our conference they will pressure us a lot more then they (UIS) are going to pressure us, so we have to take care of the ball.”

Akeem Glaspie can be reached at aglaspie@dailyegyptian.com or 536-331 ext. 269. the exhibition is to go out there, be very competitive and get better,” Tiber said. “We want to build some confidence going into our Nov. 11 contest at Austin Peay University and this is the opportunity to do just that.”

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

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Aries â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Today is an 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A quiet, reflective morning suits the mood and gets stuff done. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good time to sell. Talk more in the afternoon. Your social life heats up this evening.

Cancer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Today is an 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The road to acceptance has denial and resistance. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all part of it. You can find the necessary funds. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get blinded by reality or success. Say â&#x20AC;&#x153;thank you.â&#x20AC;?

Libra â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Today is a 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Romance is a growing possibility for the next two days. Creativity and beauty play a larger part than normal. Escape to a peaceful spot to get an idea to flower.

Capricorn â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Today is an 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Focus on finances to grow profitability.

Avoid distractions that create new work. Be inventive, and barter if needed. Trade services. Get what you need.

Taurus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Today is an 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Trust the friends that believe in you more than you do. Launch your next project, and enjoy the ride as well as the destination. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun ahead.

Leo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Today is an 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Spend some time exploring new partnerships. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not always about you. Really listen to what others have to say. A female reveals a secret. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting interesting.

Scorpio â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Today is a 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Personal comfort must be considered today. Stay close to home, and nurture yourself (saving money in the process). You can still be productive.

Aquarius â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Today is a 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on top of your game and ready for a touchdown. Bring it on!

Nothing can stop you now, in communication, art or love, all of which are in perfect harmony.

Gemini â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Today is a 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Review all logical steps, prepare everything in private, and then make your decision. Celebrate with good friends, great food and beautiful scenery.

Virgo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Today is an 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get so busy that you forget whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important. Your creativity is a plus. The fewer words you use, the better. Keep things focused and clear.

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La Russa retires after 33 years as manager CORY DOWNER Daily Egyptian

The St. Louis Cardinals added to their off-season to-do list, as they now have to search for a new field manager for the 2012 season.

After 16 seasons in St.

Louis, manager Tony La Russa announced his retirement in a press conference Monday morning. The announcement came three days after the Cardinals won their 11th World Series title â&#x20AC;&#x201D; their second during La Russaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supervision.

In Monday's press conference,

general manager John Mozeliak said he first heard about the retirement decision in late August, while La Russa said he broke the news to players Sunday night.

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Salukis use defensive focus to beat Prairie Stars

AKEEM GLASPIE Daily Egyptian

The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team opened its season by defeating the University of Illinois Springfield as the Salukis started exhibition play for the 2011-12 season.

This was the first chance for Saluki fans to get a look at this year's team, as SIU beat the Prairie Stars 79-56 Sunday afternoon at the SIU Arena.

The Salukis never trailed by more than one, and led by as much as 27.

The game served as the first tuneup before the regular season begins Nov. 12.

From the opening tip, senior guard Justin Bocot was the team's go-to scorer, as he finished the game with 19 points to lead the team. All of his points came in the first half, including 12 from the free throw line.

On a team with just two seniors, Bocot said he tried to set the tone for the game with his intensity.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came out aggressive and wanted to get my ball club a spark,â&#x20AC;?

Bocot said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(To) show everyone that you have to play hard on both sides of the ball, and turn defense into offense.â&#x20AC;?

Despite Bocot playing through a lingering eye injury, the Salukis had a shortened bench as three players were sidelined for the exhibition.

Junior guard Kendal BrownSurles was out with a wrist injury, sophomore guard Diamond Taylor was suspended and freshman forward Antonio â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonyâ&#x20AC;? Bryer is out after groin surgery.

With the Salukis shorthanded by injury and foul trouble, junior

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Freshman guard Josh Swan puts up a shot against University of Illinois Springfield defenders during guard Jeff Early played extended minutes and provided defensive toughness, said head coach Chris Lowery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He probably played too much in the first half, but in the second

half he got going and we wanted to see what he could do on both sides of the ball,â&#x20AC;? Lowery said.

Lowery said Early was part of the most exciting play of the game, even though it didn't count. With

Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibition game at the SIU Arena. The Salukis defeated the Prairie Stars 79-56. eight minutes left in the game, freshman forward Treg Setty brought the ball down the court leading the fastbreak. He lobbed a pass to Early, who finished the play with a one-handed alley-oop dunk.

Setty was called for a charge on the play but Lowery said transition baskets like that will be a big part of the Salukis' offense this year.

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Salukis look to jumpstart season with exhibition duel BRANDON WILLINGHAM Daily Egyptian

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Sophomore point guard Brooke LeMar, right, defends against junior guard Teri Oliver Monday during practice at the SIU Arena. The SIU womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team will host an exhibition game against Christian

Brothers University at 7:05 p.m. at the SIU Arena. The Salukis will play their first game of the regular season against the Austin Peay State University Governors 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Clarksville, Tenn.

The SIU womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team hits the court tonight with its first exhibition matchup to start the season.

The team will open up with Christian Brothers University at 7:05 p.m. at the SIU Arena, as the Salukis are coming off a 2-28 (018 Missouri Valley Conference) record in the 2010-11 season.

SIU head coach Missy Tiber said exhibition matchups are a great opportunity for the players to get a better understanding of what is expected, both offensively and defensively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anytime you have an exhibition you want to come out and learn about your team and where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at this stage,â&#x20AC;? Tiber said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to prepare the next 10 days or so for our first official contest, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I want to get out of it.â&#x20AC;?

She said her objective is for the players to stay healthy during and after their performance,

but she wants them to play with strong intent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want us to go out there and compete just like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real game so we can learn our identity, who we are and the things we need to continue to work on before our first real game,â&#x20AC;? Tiber said.

Tiber said the level of competition is a major factor, no matter what team the Salukis play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to pressure the ball and get into the passing lanes more so than we ever did in the past year,â&#x20AC;? Tiber said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all triggered on us being able to defensive rebound and push the ball in transition.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to make the game as up and down as possible and as fast as possible,â&#x20AC;? Tiber said.

According to Christian Brothers Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Athletic website, the Division II Buccaneers finished (8-18) during the 2010-11 season.

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