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Area senators weigh 'grand budget deal' MARNIE LEONARD | @marsuzleo

Two freshman southern Illinois senators could vote as early as Wednesday on a bipartisan budget proposal aimed at ending the state’s

budget impasse. The “grand bargain” budget deal is being advanced jointly by Democratic Senate President John Cullerton and Republican Minority Leader Christine Radogno. It

includes a minimum wage and personal income tax hike as well as proposals for a property tax freeze and workers’ compensation reform, two must-have pieces of legislation for Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.

The legislation is scheduled to be voted on in the Senate the same day the governor delivers his State of the State address. If passed, the bill would need approval from the House and Rauner to end the budget

stalemate. Though the governor has praised Cullerton and Radogno for their willingness to compromise, he hasn’t explicitly endorsed the bill package. Please see BUDGET | 2

Proposed cuts to WSIU would be 'catastrophic' LUKE NOZICKA AND BILL LUKITSCH @lukenozicka and @lukitsbill

Working in the news industry is an aspiration SIU student Collin Dorsey has long held. The 20-year-old junior from Du Quoin began working in radio as a sophomore in high school, reporting and anchoring newscasts for WDQN-AM. As one of River Region Evening Edition's most senior reporters, Dorsey began at the university's studentled newscast as a producer his freshmen year and eventually transitioned to on-camera work, anchoring for news and weather. “My mother would tell people that she could sit me in front of the television for the hour newscast. She could set me there at 5:30 p.m. and she’d go off and do whatever she needed to do, and I’d just be content watching World News Tonight,” said Dorsey, who studies radio, television and digital media. “I think news has always been something I’ve loved.” River Region, which airs four nights a week, is an affiliate of WSIU Public Broadcasting, one of 15 centers or initiatives the university's non-academic prioritization committee suggested could be cut off from state funding if the university is not allocated

state appropriations by the end of the fiscal year. The committee, appointed by interim Chancellor Brad Colwell, released a report that focused on long-term efficiencies to save the university money, partially by making these units self-supporting by no later than 2022. WSIU could lose more than 25 percent of its funding if the university receives no state appropriations by June 30, potentially forcing layoffs or cutting programs. Greg Petrowich, who has worked as executive director of the broadcasting services since April 2009, said WSIU's budget is about $3.5 million, $879,645 of which came from the state through SIU in fiscal year 2017. Petrowich described a possible scenario with such cuts as "catastrophic." Petrowich, who oversees three public radio stations, including WSIU Radio in Carbondale, two PBS stations and the Southern Illinois Radio Information Service, a reading service for the blind and visually impaired, said the broadcasting service's federal grants are leveraged on non-federal money. This means for every state dollar WSIU earns, it receives an extra 10 cents in federal money. Please see WSIU | 3

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms WSIU Radio Community Engagement Producer and reporter Kevin Boucher, of Murphysboro, reads headlines Monday during the daily newscast for WSIU in the radio studio of the Communications Building. "When a student graduates from SIU Carbondale with a bachelor's in radio-television, they can put on their resume the real-world experience that they have worked with a nationally-recognized NPR station," Boucher said. WSIU is at risk of losing 25 percent of its funding because of budget woes.

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While the two newly-inaugurated senators cited funding higher education as a top priority, both said they could not say how they would vote on the legislation without first further reviewing it. Sen. Paul Schimpf, R-Waterloo, of the 58th District, said he would not support a budget measure that only increased revenue through higher taxes and did not include both workers’ compensation reform and political reform measures such as implementing term limits for lawmakers and changing the way legislative districts are created in the state. But, Schimpf said, it is “encouraging” to see bipartisan compromises being made, and he said he hopes House Speaker Michael Madigan will join in on the negotiations. “He seems to be the last one that’s digging his heels in against the spirit of compromise,” Schimpf said. “I hope that changes.” In the 59th District, Sen. Dale Fowler, R-Harrisburg, said lawmakers need to make sure any budget measures put forward are carefully thought out. “We can’t just slam anything down on the table,” Fowler said. “Before we do anything, we need to get our schools back on solid ground.”

House Republicans requested the governor’s budget office review the spending proposal, which reached the conclusion that the bill would create a deficit by the end of the 2018 fiscal year. Illinois public universities are asking the state Legislature to be funded at the same level as fiscal year 2015. For SIU, that was $199.5 million. The university system has received $106 million this fiscal year, which brings the request to an additional $93 million. Both senators said they support this request by the university. The solution to SIU’s financial woes isn’t just for the 100th General Assembly to pass a new budget — it will require some “out of the box” considerations, said Fowler, who sits on the Senate Higher Education Committee. Schimpf agreed, and said when crafting a budget, lawmakers shouldn’t be focused solely on raising taxes to fund things like higher education and social services. Attention should also be given to reforms that will bring in residents and convince businesses to set up shop in the state, he said. “The unfortunate truth is, until we make Illinois a more attractive place, none of these other problems are going to be solved,” Schimpf said. Fowler said “luring” companies into

Illinois should be a major priority during budget talks in Springfield. This starts with bringing workers’ compensation costs down, he said, which will improve the business climate and overall economic health of southern Illinois. Workers’ compensation reform is a major item on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Turnaround Agenda, which Rauner rolled out after being elected in 2014 with the promise of solving the state’s longstanding fiscal insolvency and enticing businesses to settle in Illinois. Illinois has the 8th highest workers’ compensation premiums in the country, according to the 2016 Oregon Workers’ Compensation Premium Rate Ranking. Neighboring Indiana has the secondlowest rate in the country, the report says. Schimpf said lowering these costs would be a start to solving the state’s out-migration crisis. In 2016, Illinois lost more residents than any other state in the country, according to U.S. census data released in December. The senator partially attributed SIU’s enrollment decline — which hit its lowest point since 1965 in the fall 2016 semester — to this exodus. Students also aren’t willing to commit to Illinois public universities right now because they don’t trust that state funding for things like Monetary Award Program grants will be available for them in the CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto Jacquiese Robinson, a freshman from Chicago studying mortuary science and funeral service, pauses while listening to other demonstrators at a stop during a march across campus Friday as part of a student walkout event. “I actually came out to pretty much give people love and just be there for one another,” Robinson said. “Not to bash people or target anybody, but to show people that we are hurt, we’re emotional, and right now what we need is each other. Basically, to be there for my people.”

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future, Schimpf said. Fowler said this is why he supports a dedicated funding stream for state higher education institutions and social agencies so “they have the security of knowing their true budget for operating.” Schimpf said since SIU is the largest employer in the 58th Senate District, supporting the university is a “no-brainer.” In order to get full funding for SIU, though, Schimpf said his priority now is building relationships within the General Assembly to “be a salesman” for the university, because he said Chicago legislators tend to “forget about SIU Carbondale” when discussing higher education appropriations.

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This also means if the university eliminates WSIU's state funding, the service would lose another $87,964 in federal grants, totaling nearly $970,000. The committee tasked with reviewing the non-instructional centers and initiatives suggested eliminating state funding from 15 units, including Touch of Nature Environmental Center and Counseling and Psychological Services, would save SIU $5.5 million a year. The Daily Egyptian is publishing a series of stories to examine the impact those proposed cuts would have on the university community. University spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith, who served as co-chair on the committee, on Monday said final decisions for the proposed cuts are under review by the budget advisory council, which is examining how all the items outlined in the report are "interconnected with the academic mission of the university." The centers identified by the committee as those that could be selfsupporting, she said, were classified as such because they have other sources of revenue aside from the state dollars the university earmarks for their operation. In the case of WSIU, nearly 30 percent of alternative revenue is

“There’s a lot more we have in common than people realize and we can find areas to work together,” he said. “Once you find those areas, it allows you to build up trust and I can ask for their help to try to get the funding for SIU that we need.” Although there are “bombthrowers” in both the Republican and Democrat parties that aren’t always willing to compromise, Schimpf said the majority are open to working across the aisle. While the newcomers go through their first month in the General Assembly, there is a “learning curve” as they figure out the ropes, said John Charles, SIU’s lobyist and executive director for governmental and public affairs.

“The General Assembly is a nearly 200-year-old institution and it has its own way of doing things,” Charles said. “With seniority comes that institutional knowledge and that ability to have a historical perspective on what’s happened in the past.” Still, Charles said, seniority doesn’t play much of a role in the committees that SIU most frequently deals with, such as the higher education and appropriations committees. He said there are benefits to having fresh faces in the Legislature. “Just as that institutional knowledge is important, it’s also important to have somebody look at something from a different angle,” Charles said. “I hope to be a resource for them as they work to support the university.”

provided through donations. Each year, WSIU raises more than $1 million in private support — $500,000 from individual donations and $500,000 in business and corporate donations, Petrowich said. But, he said, most of the service's expenses are fixed. For example, for the broadcasting service to be a PBS member, WSIU pays an $800,000 fee for all the programs, but it can't pay less for fewer programs. The same goes for being an NPR station. Because those expenses are fixed, Petrowich said, WSIU would likely see layoffs from the service's about two dozen full-time staff if the proposed cuts are implemented. "If we stop paying for programs, [the community is] going to see less and hear less," he said. "If we eliminate positions of people who make programs, they're going to see less and hear less." Asked if WSIU — which receives no funds through student fees — could become self-supporting, Petrowich said he doesn't think it is practical in southern Illinois because the economy is tough and people are already giving generously. He said it would be similar to if a public library became selfsupporting and then charged for its services. "There are a lot of impoverished parts of southern Illinois where over-

the-air broadcasting is vital," Petrowich said. "For some people, an antenna is what they have, and their kids are learning to read through PBS, for free, over the air." If the committee's proposed plan is applied and WSIU is forced to make layoffs, at least 100 students who work with the broadcasting services each year, some of whom are paid, would have fewer opportunities to work alongside professional staffers, Petrowich said. Those experts include Jennifer Fuller, WSIU Radio's associate news editor whose voice is known throughout the region for her morning newscasts. Fuller, a WSIU employee for the last 13 years, said one of her favorite aspects about working with students is when they get that "Aha!" moment. As a prospective student wandered into the newsroom Monday, Fuller recalled how she was prepared for her first job after working there as a student. "You can't put a price on doing this every day," Fuller, who graduated in 2000 with her bachelor's degree from SIU's radio and television department, said of the knowledge students gain while working at the services. "We train students and they are working at a real NPR station, a real PBS station alongside the professionals, doing what we do every single day." Please see WSIU | 5

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Students at WSIU work on daily stories, features and investigative work on their own for the station that covers everything south of the Effingham region, but have trained professionals by their side if they need help, she said. With that reach, about 30,000 people tune into WSIU on the radio each day, said Jeff Williams, the radio's station manager. "It's very easy to say we don't interact with students, but it's inaccurate," Fuller said. "We have students in every single day. ... We also help students understand what they want to do. It's really easy to say, 'Well, I want to be a journalist.' Well, what kind of journalist?" The non-instructional program review committee tasked with surveying and suggesting these long-term savings was formed during the state's budgetary stalemate between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats who control the state Legislature, including

House Speaker Michael Madigan. In 2016, two stopgap measures passed through the Legislature totaled $83 million in support for SIU. Those funds, for the most part, were used to pay the bills from the 2016 fiscal year, in which Illinois was the only state in the nation without a budget. The university started the 2017 fiscal year “basically back at zero” and is dipping into the reserves once again, SIU President Randy Dunn said following the release of the report. Should SIU receive no state appropriations by June 30, when these proposed cuts could be implemented to the listed non-instructional programs, Dunn said the university would be “running on fumes.” Petrowich, WSIU's executive director who received his bachelor's degree from the university's radio and television department, said he has questioned but understands why the university categorizes the broadcasting services as "non-academic," but people within the college know it is a hybrid where students

Page 5 learn through hands-on experience. He said his experience with WSIU as a student "made my career." "There are a lot of schools that have journalism and radio/television programs — there aren't very many that have their stations right in the building where you can walk right out of class, right into the studio at 4:30 and do the newscast," he said. "That's a pretty rare opportunity." River Region accounts for approximately $100,000 of WSIU's annual budget. River Region's news director Greg Todd said the potential cuts could discontinue a 50-year tradition that distinguishes the university from most other communications schools. "A lot of communications schools either have nothing in the way of handson training or it's something greatly less than what we're doing," said Todd, who graduated from the university in 1977 and worked on the television program as a weatherman and news anchor before he began his professional career. Of the university's 280 students

enrolled in radio, television and digital media, Todd said about 100 work directly for River Region in the "classroom lab" voluntarily or as a requirement for several of their courses. The millions of dollars worth of equipment WSIU owns is used in some capacity, he said, by those in the program and throughout the college. "Without WSIU, it in my view would destroy the very accomplished radio and TV program, and thereby the [College of Mass Communications and Media Arts]," Todd said. In 2011, Todd returned to his alma mater to take the role of adviser after more than 30 years of professional experience. Despite implications of his title, he considers himself more a coach than a news director because students in the program are responsible for producing all news content and have editorial autonomy. "I compare myself to a backseat driver," he said. "I'll yell up front once in a while, 'Hey, you're gettin' off the road."

Dorsey said the opportunities offered through River Region give students an outlet to learn the principles of responsible journalism. As a reporter, he recalled a few instances of "word-flubs," getting tongue-tied on camera, but the environment is one where mistakes are forgiven, though frowned upon. “It’s a learning curve but you pick up pretty fast,” Dorsey said of the job. "There’s a lot of people here that are willing to help you because they’ve had experience in the industry and they want you to do well also.” He credits the professional experience he's gained at River Region during the last three years as a highly marketable skill, and said he hopes to land in a more urbanized area with a larger market to "see what's out there" when he graduates in May 2018. “Finding out what the program is — that really was a deciding factor to come to SIU, because it was close and the program is just unbelievable,” Dorsey said.

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Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre Hannah Baker, a senior at Carbondale Community High School, participates in the Southern Illinois Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in front of the Carbondale Civic Center with at least 800 other community members. “There was so much positive energy,” she said of the demonstration. “Everyone was so passionate and excited.” Baker marched with other members of her high school’s women’s leadership club. “Everyone has a voice and that can’t be limited by your gender, race or sexual orientation,” she said. “Everyone can come together and make a difference if they want to.”

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Carbondale women’s march draws hundreds in a show of equality, solidarity MARNIE LEONARD | @marsuzleo

For Carbondale resident Sylvia Greenfield, the scene on Saturday afternoon at the Carbondale Civic Center was a familiar one. As about 800 people gathered for the Southern Illinois Women’s March to stand up for causes like reproductive rights, the Black Lives Matter movement, climate change and universal health care, Greenfield remembered another time in American history. “I was in Washington in 1963 for the civil rights march,” said Greenfield, who has lived in the area since 1968. “I certainly didn’t think I would be doing this again 50 years later.” Greenfield said her main motivation for marching, like many others who walked the one mile route through the city, was President Donald Trump. “I worry about the loss of human rights,” Greenfield said. “How can [Trump] run a country? He has no empathy, except for millionaires.” The day began at 9 a.m. with a community breakfast, followed by sign-making and icebreaker activities. Similar demonstrations took place in more than 650 other cities across the world,

including Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Washington. The march was preceded by chants and songs led by pastor Sarah Richards of the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship. “Show me what democracy looks like,” Richards said to the crowd. “This is what democracy looks like,” marchers chanted back. Marsha Forest led a Native American Blessing of the March, which was taken from a thanksgiving prayer of the Mohawk Tribe. “Once this march is over, I hope and pray you don’t go back to sleep,” she said, adding that everyone should find their local legislative representatives and “become their pen pal.” When the hundreds of marchers began to file out of the Civic Center and onto the sidewalk, event organizer Kathryn Neely stood to the side as the line passed her. For every five or so participants that went by, one got Neely’s attention to say, “Thank you.” “I’ve been getting that all week,” Neely said. “People have been coming up to me saying ‘I’m so glad to be able to march with my mother, my daughter, my niece.’ This has truly struck a chord with the community, and I’ve had help from so many.”

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Five-year-old Frankie June Rutecki, of Carbondale, gets a shoulder-ride from her mother, Katherine Rutecki, on Saturday before the beginning of the Southern Illinois Women's March at the Carbondale Civic Center. "We're really disappointed in the election," Katherine said. "It feels like we went backwards. So this march is a chance for us to come together and move forward."

Taylor Butler, a junior from Dayton, Ohio, studying mechanical engineering, carried a sign that read “A woman’s place is in the revolution.” Bigotry has always existed in the United States, Butler said, but she fears Trump is normalizing harmful ideologies. “We live in a time where it’s worse to call someone sexist and racist than to actually be sexist and racist,” Butler said. “Fundamental human rights are being attacked.” Butler said though some may view protesting as useless or inconvenient, but “protesting has always changed the world.” “Of course protest is inconvenient,” said Lee Lichner, a sophomore from St. Charles studying cinema. “That’s the point. It’s supposed to be inconvenient. Donald Trump’s whole presidency is an inconvenience to my existence.” Other signs had slogans like “Respect your mother, your wife, your sister, your daughter and yourself,” “We can’t build a wall to stop climate change,” “Love, not hate, makes America great,” and “Healthcare for all.” For some, the march was about sending a message to future generations. Jenny Akers, a Carterville resident of 20 years, brought her 14-year-old daughter Gia to the

event to “set a better example” than she said she feels Trump is setting. Gia and her two brothers were born in Guatemala but moved to the U.S. since as infants. Akers said the “discriminatory behavior” Trump displays toward immigrants and women makes her concerned for her children. “My son had someone at school tell him they hated the color of his skin,” Akers said. “And I fear some of the rights I grew up having as a woman may not be there for my daughter.” Akers made a sign for her daughter that read “Todos somos iguales — we are all equal,” and said she hoped the march would drive that point home for the teenager. Following the demonstration, marchers returned to the Civic Center for live music and refreshments and to reflect on their march experience with one another. Ekateryna Bondareva, a 2013 alumna currently in graduate school at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, said the march was meant to “lift people up” and express that the community “will not be silent.” “I felt so serene and euphoric in support of these major issues,” Bondareva said. “There has been nothing but love and comfort and peace here.”

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Carbondale High School student Bushrah Abughazaleh repositions her tiara Saturday during the Southern Illinois Women's March by the Carbondale Civic Center. About 800 southern Illinoisans gathered to peacefully protest in support of causes such as women's rights, the Black Lives Matter movement and universal health care.

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50 Nasal spray brand 51 Danish fruit 53 Parishioner’s pledge 54 Milo of “Barbarella” 55 “Pay attention, man!” ... and, in a different way, what the end of each answer to a starred clue refers to

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56 John of The Red Piano Tour 57 Strikes through 59 “Far out!” 60 Stockholder’s assets? 63 Trendy boot brand 64 Blanc heard but not seen

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Scouting Missouri State SEAN CARLEY | @SeanMCarley

The Missouri Valley Conference basketball season is halfway over and teams are coming back around for either revenge or to cement their status to their opponents. The first team to see the Salukis a second time this season will face the Dawgs at 7 p.m. Saturday when coach Barry Hinson's former team, the Missouri State Bears, travels to Saluki country. SIU first faced Missouri State in early January when they traveled to Springfield, Missouri and beat the Bears, 75-67. Senior guard Mike Rodriguez had one of his best games of the season in the Show-Me State, scoring 22 points while hitting some big shots. But the matchup this weekend will likely have a bit of a different feel, as one of SIU's key weapons will be back. Sophomore guard Armon Fletcher, who missed the previous matchup with MSU because of a foot injury, is returning. Missouri State was also shorthanded without the services of Ronnie Rousseau III after he requested a leave for personal reasons. The starting junior guard is still away from the team as of Tuesday. Regardless of whether Rousseau suits up for the Bears or not, they're still a loaded team that sits alone in third place in the Valley at 5-3 in conference play. Coach Paul Lusk's biggest weapon this year has been the breakout of junior college transfer forward Alize Johnson, who is the only player in the MVC to average a double-double with 14.2 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. The five-time MVC Newcomer of the Week was held somewhat in check by the Salukis in the last matchup with 11 points and 11 rebounds. His rebounding prowess combined with that of sophomore forward Obediah Church helped Missouri State establish the second-highest rebounding margin in the MVC at plus-6.1. The two are very much like SIU's forward combo

Luke Nozicka | @lukenozicka Saluki sophomore guard Sean Lloyd and UNI senior guard Jeremy Morgan chase after the ball Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, during SIU's 58-57 loss against the Northern Iowa Panthers at SIU Arena.

of Sean O'Brien and Thik Bol in that Johnson and O'Brien are Nos. 1 and 2 in rebounding while Church and Bol and 1-2 in blocks. But, the Bear guards are talented as well. Reigning Newcomer of the Year Dequon Miller stepped up again as Missouri State's key distributor at 4.1

assists per game while adding 12.6 points. Sophomore Jarred Dixon was a thorn in SIU's side in the previous matchup as well when he and Miller both dropped 15 points on the Salukis. The recipe to beating Missouri State is often limiting the production of the guards or the big men. SIU succeeded

by slowing the big men last time, but the Bears will be more motivated this time around after losing on their home floor. SIU has done a decent job defending its home court this season at 8-4 despite dropping its two most recent matchups in SIU Arena to Northern Iowa and

Illinois State. If it can shake off those demons and repeat the success it had in Springfield, a win is easily fathomable. If not, depending on the result of SIU's game against Wichita State on Tuesday night, SIU could enter February on a fourgame losing streak.

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