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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
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SIUC receives grant for carbon-capture research Nick Johnson DAILY EGYPTIAN NICKJ39@SIU.EDU
The U.S. Department of Energy has granted SIUC $300,000 to investigate a possible solution to carbon dioxide emissions from coal power plants, said Jay Means, dean of the College of Sciences. Means and physics professor Vivak Malhotra are collaborating on a carbon-capture project designed to test the effects of carbon sequestration, or capture. In a carbon-capture system, power plants pump emitted carbon dioxide gas into underground formations such as coal seams or aquifers instead of into the air. The grant y big money would problem cover the costs of with this equipment and preliminary exconcept is periments, which that it’s not could determine sustainable; the if seismic activity would release planet would stored carbon dibe just one big oxide and other seltzer bottle contaminants into — Brent Ritzel the air, Means director of public said. education for Equitech A stainless steel, temperature-controlled chamber will be used to subject carbon dioxide stored in rock samples to seismic activity, Means said. John Mead, director of the Coal Research Center, said research on technologies that
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Request is submitted to the Naming University Facilities Committee.
The president looks over the name, and if he has no objections to it, he passes it on to the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees then makes the final decision to accept or decline the name.
manage emissions is important because better use can be made of the large reserve of coal in the area. “We depend on coal for about half of our electricity today,” Mead said. “It’s a pretty big part of the energy mix in this country.” Mead said processes such as carbon capture would allow the use of coal resources while other energy sources are developed. “There’s going to be a transitional period which could be decades long,” Mead said. “Technologies that can use processes such as ... carbon capture could give us much cleaner systems than we’re using today.” Brent Ritzel, director of public education for Equitech, a partnership of companies dedicated to developing sustainable energy, said carbon capture needs to be researched. While carbon-capture systems should be researched, he said he would also like to see the Department of Energy invest more money in sustainable energy. “My big problem with this concept is that it’s not sustainable; the planet would be just one big seltzer bottle,” Ritzel said. Carbon-capture systems are limited by the amount of underground storage space and the amount of energy it can provide, Ritzel said. “Even if we burn through all the coal on the planet, it would still only take us (through) another 100 to 200 years,” he said. “Anybody who looks at this rationally has to see there’s limitations to it. And if there’s limitations to it, it’s not sustainable.”
Rickey McCurry, vice chancellor for institutional advancement, evaluates the request.
The chancellor looks over the name, and if he has no objections to it, he passes it on to the president.
When McCurry determines that it meets the naming guidelines, various constituency groups are surveyed on campus to determine if there are any objections.
The Naming Universities Facilities Committee then discusses the potential name, and votes on whether to recommend that name to the chancellor.
Welcome to (Insert Name Here) Stadium Sources: Gary Kolb, chairman of the Naming Universities Facilities Committee Rickey McCurry, vice chancellor for institutional advancement
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Stadium remains nameless Stile T. Smith DAILY EGYPTIAN STS34@SIU.EDU
If a large enough donation is not made before the 2010 season, the SIU football team could play in “Saluki Stadium.” Rickey McCurry, vice chancellor for institutional advancement, said in order for a candidate to be considered for naming rights, a person or business would have to donate a large portion of the construction costs. “If there is a mixture of public dollars and private dollars in the building of a facility, then the requirement is 33 percent of the cost,” McCurry said. “Certainly, the Board of Trustees is not bound by that policy.” Athletic Director Mario Moccia said if a
donation large enough to name the stadium was not submitted, the stadium would likely be given a generic name. “I think the football stadium being named Saluki Stadium, much like a lot of schools around the country, would serve as a terrific name if we don’t get a major donor or corporation who would name it for themselves,” Moccia said. Gary Kolb, chairman of the Naming Universities Facilities Committee, said the process of naming the stadium would begin with McCurry. McCurry would look over the naming request and determine if it met the guidelines. See NAME | 2
JULIA RENDLEMAN | D AILY E GYPTIAN SIUC was recently granted $300,000 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to research carbon capture and sequestration technology. Carbon, one of the coal plant’s bi-products, can be recycled with new carbon capture technology, said Bob Beckman, assistant chief plant operating engineer.
Student magazine starts makeover Staff members look for more student participation Carrie Mulderink DAILY EGYPTIAN
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Grassroots is growing around campus. The student-run literary magazine, Grassroots, is taking steps to include all students in fine arts in its publication, said Pinckney Benedict, Grassroots faculty adviser. Benedict said the magazine is looking to gain more student involvement through hosting campus events and expanding the types of submissions accepted into the annual spring publication. Staff members will host the magazine’s first open-mic party at 7 p.m. today in the Faner Hall courtyard. Benedict said everyone who has penned poetry, prose or plays could attend the event and perform. “This night will be a great chance for aspiring artists to display their work and meet other students with similar interests,” said Amy McKenzie, Grassroots editor-inchief. “If you enjoy writing, you will enjoy hearing it, too.” The publication, which only accepts undergraduate submissions, will also change its appearance before its spring 2010 release, said co-editor Sam Holley, a senior from Peoria studying English. Hol-
ley said a layout adjustment in the magazine would make it easier to feature fullpage pictures drawn by students, which are not traditionally published. McKenzie, a senior from Marion studying English and creative writing, said submissions, which are due by Oct. 31, have been extudents panded to include can original comics and sheet music, also gain both of which are confidence under-represented in their art forms. The Grassroots Web writing by site will include seeing others audio clips of chorespond to it. sen music submis— Mary Meadows sions, she said. co-editor of The GrassGrassroots magazine roots staff has not yet chosen a theme, but Holley said he encourages all students to enter their best work. Co-editor Mary Meadows said only a few submissions have been received, but she hopes fliers in various campus locations will attract more people to contribute. “It is a good opportunity for just undergraduates to publish work for the first time,” said Meadows, a junior from Anna studying literature. “Students can also gain confidence in their writing by seeing others respond to it.”
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