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SIU student shot during robbery, three suspects at large BILL LUKITSCH | @Bill_LukitschDE

Carbondale Police are looking for three suspects after an SIU student was shot near Pinch Penny Pub on Saturday evening.

Spencer DePue, a senior studying management, said in an email Sunday that he is recovering well after suffering a gunshot wound in his upper-right shoulder. DePue, who was shot just before 6 p.m.

Gov. Rauner expected to veto MAP funding

Saturday, walked to the 700 block of East Grand Avenue, where was transported by ambulance to Carbondale Memorial Hospital, Lt. Matt Dunning said.

“Actually I feel quite well and in good spirits despite my predicament,” DePue said Sunday. “In a way I feel like a local legend right now. My shoulder is a little sore. But honestly, it just feels like I worked out too much. Adrenaline does wonders.”

SIU spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith confirmed Saturday that DePue is a student at the university.

DePue was walking in the vicinity of Cedarview Drive and East Walnut Street when an armed robber approached him demanding personal property, police said. Two more suspects appeared and DePue was shot during a physical altercation that ensued, police said.

DePue walked to Pinch Penny

Pub for help and one of the bouncers gave him temporary medical attention, owner James Karayiannis said.

“He wandered back towards our place for medical attention and assistance and, I guess, safety … and we tended to him as best we could until the emergency services got here,” Karayiannis said.

As of Saturday night, DePue was scheduled to be transferred to

a St. Louis area hospital for further treatment, police said.

Police did not have anyone in custody as of Saturday night.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

Anna Spoerre contributed to this report.

Bill Lukitsch can be contacted at blukitsch@dailyegyptian.com or (618) 536-3329.

Police walk towards Polar Bear partygoers

BILL LUKITSCH | @Bill_LukitschDE

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is expected to veto an appropriations bill for higher education that passed both houses in the Illinois General Assembly on Thursday.

Senate Bill 2043, if passed, would disburse $397 million to the need-based Monetary Award Program for all Illinois colleges and universities, and pay a portion of operational costs incurred at community colleges statewide. It is a piece of the $1.9 billion spending plan for higher education passed by Democrats in May that was vetoed by the governor.

SIU President Randy Dunn released a statement Thursday thanking state lawmakers who voted to pass SB 2043 for “keeping the higher education crisis in front of the state,” regardless of the bill’s fate.

Rauner’s budget director Tim Nuding said in a memo addressed to members of the Illinois General Assembly that the $721 million spending plan would further the budget deficit because it does not detail a revenue source.

Nuding advised state lawmakers to instead support an alternative Republican-backed bill that allocates $1.6 billion in funding for higher education, which reflects the 31.5 percent cuts to public universities Rauner proposed 11 months ago.

State Rep. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, is a co-sponsor on that bill and voted against SB 2043 in accordance with GOP instruction.

“The bill I am sponsoring would provide funding for colleges and universities as well as MAP grants without raising taxes,” Bryant said.

“It is profoundly disingenuous for the Democrats in the House to promise students MAP grant money when they know the governor will veto this plan.”

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Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE Members of the Illinois State Police and Carbondale Police Department walk toward partygoers at a Polar Bear event in response to a noise complaint Saturday on South Poplar Street. Carbondale Police Sgt. Doug Wilson said the city has extra officers on duty until 3 a.m. Sunday. “We’re doing alcohol enforcement and trying to prevent people from getting alcohol poisoning,” Wilson said. For the story and more photos, please see pages 4 and 5.

Rauner declines to expand medical marijuana condition ROBERT MCCOPPIN | Chicago Tribune

Illinois will not expand the list of conditions that qualifies people to get medical marijuana, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration announced Friday.

The announcement came despite pleas from patient advocates and medical marijuana business owners who say they need more patients to make the industry viable in the state. So far, only about 4,000 people have been approved to use the drug, far below early estimates.

The decision was announced by the Illinois Department of Public Health’s director, Dr. Nirav Shah. Melaney Arnold, department spokeswoman, said the program “remains in its early stage.”

“As patients have just started purchasing

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medical cannabis, the State has not had the opportunity to evaluate the benefits and costs of the pilot program or determine areas for improvement or even whether to extend the program beyond its pilot period,” she said in an email. “At this time, it is premature to expand the pilot program before there is the ability to evaluate it under the current statutory requirements.”

The move went against the state’s own Medical Cannabis Advisory Board, which had recommended that eight conditions — including autism, irritable bowel syndrome, post traumatic stress disorder, osteoarthritis and several painrelated conditions — be added to the list of about 40 ailments that can qualify people for medical marijuana.

Advocates had said they had delivered about 25,000 signatures on a petition this week asking

the governor to expand access. And just this week, former Bears quarterback Jim McMahon touted medical marijuana as a “godsend” that helped him stop using the prescription painkiller Percocet.

The first medical marijuana dispensaries opened in Illinois in November. Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple, chairwoman of the state Medical Cannabis Advisory Board, said she was “reeling” from the decision.

“I’m deeply disappointed,” she said. “But I’m not surprised. The governor’s office hasn’t shown much support for this pilot program, and it shows in this blanket rejection again.”

Mendoza Temple hopes to get more feedback as to why the conditions were rejected. She remained optimistic that the governor will reconsider after the board makes recommendations at its next meeting in May.

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Boskydell local talks community

Morgan Timmes | @Morgan_Timmes Effie Brimmer, of Carbondale, peers around the corner of a door after the acapella group Blend’s performance on Sunday at Boskydell Baptist Church. Brimmer is an organist at the church and has lived in Boskydell all 77 years of her life. “My husband and I both were born and raised in this neighborhood,” Brimmer said, “but he passed away … We’re such a close-knit family here at the church. Everybody shares everybody else’s burdens, and we also share everybody else’s laughter and joy. It’s a wonderful community to be a part of.”

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But the spending plan sponsored by Bryant and 19 other Republican representatives would only take effect if additional legislation is passed granting the governor temporary executive authority over the budget until the beginning of fiscal year 2018.

In the meantime, Illinois universities have received no state money since the budget gridlock between the Democraticcontrolled assembly and the governor began in July.

State Sen. Gary Forby, D-Benton, said he hopes the governor will see the importance of SB 2043 and abstain from a veto because it also provides funding for community colleges, vocational training and adult education programs.

“It is important we continue to provide Illinois students with the tools they need to enter the workforce,” Forby said.

Officials at Chicago State University announced last month the college would be unable to make payroll payments without state appropriations come March. Threats of massive layoffs and furlough payments have also come from Northern Illinois University, Governors State University, Western Illinois University and Eastern Illinois University.

Bill Lukitsch can be contacted at blukitsch@dailyegyptian.com or (618) 536-3329.

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Fight on campus ends Alpha event early BILL LUKITSCH | @Bill_LukitschDE

Hundreds of people ran from the Student Center on Friday after a small fight broke out during an on-campus event organized by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

SIU Police responded to an emergency call concerning a fight in progress about 9 p.m. Friday in the Student Center Ballroom. No one was hurt and no one was arrested at the event, SIU Police Sgt. Chad Beights said.

Police asked participants to leave about 45 minutes before the event was scheduled to end for safety reasons, Beights said. He estimated more than 750 people were in attendance. Police do not know how the fight started. “[The perpetrator] was being very disrespectful and he single-handedly ruined the whole event,” said SIUC Student Trustee Allen Shelton, who coordinated the function and witnessed the fight.

Shelton said the scuffle was a minor altercation and the instigator

triggered panic among attendees by “being very loud.” He added that it was disappointing to see an event he planned to bring the community together go sour.

“We have a long history of having events in the Student Center with no problems at all,” Shelton said. “All it takes is one bad apple to ruin the whole bunch.”

Bill Lukitsch can be contacted at blukitsch@dailyegyptian.com or (618) 536-3329.

Exquisite Uterus Project comes to Morris Library AUTUMN DOUGLAS | @ADOUGLAS_DE

Nearly all humans came from a uterus, and an art exhibit highlighting the essential organ is coming to SIU to start the conversation about women’s rights.

The Exquisite Uterus Art of Resistance Project will be set up in the Morris Library Rotunda on Monday.

Created by artists Helen Klebesadel and Alison Gates, the exhibit features more than 200 pieces from across the world, all of which present the female reproductive system in a “unique, creative way.” It will stay on display until April 1.

“The project grows out of their contention that reproductive freedom is critical to our human dignity, self-determination and equality,” according to the project’s website.

Barbara Bickel, associate professor in the School of Art and Design, said this is an important issue to talk about on a college campus, because it raises awareness among young men and women.

“They don’t even know the loss of rights that have gone on,” Bickel

said. “We have rights that have been taken away and that’s not OK.” Over time, the women’s rights movement has focused on different topics to fight for gender equality, such as the right to vote, equal pay and have access to necessary reproductive healthcare.

In recent years, the women’s rights movement has shifted its focus to not only advocate for women to have control over their own bodies, but also to have affordable access to reproductive healthcare, something Klebesadel and Gates want to promote through the exhibit.

Although equal healthcare between men and women may seem to be common sense, the controversy seen on the news and in political debates primarily surrounds the issue of abortion.

However, women’s healthcare centers provide other services as well, including STD testing, sex education and family planning, to name a few.

Klebesadel and Gates began this collaborative art project in 2012, and women are encouraged to contribute by ordering a white cloth with an illustration of the

female reproductive system printed on it. From there, participants may decorate the cloth any way they want. “[We] only ask that participants not take their uteri for granted and claim it as their own to direct,” Klebesadel said.

The exhibit is an opportunity to appreciate the powerful role women have in society, said Alexis Kimbrell, of Albion, who graduated from the university in December and is working on her thesis with a fashion show about unifying and empowering women “With such a powerful role, it’s odd our voices are so small,” she said. “This will give some of their voice back.”

Bickel and Kimbrell said the exhibit may make people feel uncomfortable at first, but they hope it will make people realize that the vast majority of humans come from the same place — a woman’s uterus — and it’s nothing to be afraid of.

Autumn Douglas can be reached at adouglas@dailyegyptian.com or 618-536-3325.

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Anna Spoerre | @AnnaSpoerre Timothy “Cricket” Mullen, originally from Greenville, plays banjo as partygoers take Snapchats of his performance at a party Saturday on South Poplar Street. Mullen said this year was his first time participating in Polar Bear.

Polar bear partiers roll with the punches EVAN JONES | @EvanJones_DE

After a popular party destination for the Polar and Solar Bear celebrations distanced itself from the weekend drinking holiday, partygoers needed to change their plans.

Aspen Court Apartments increased its security and fenced off a courtyard in an attempt to decrease the amount of people partying on the premises, which worked. “[Aspen] is where we start every year,” said Jayne Johnsrud, a junior from Rockford studying radiology. “Since Aspen isn’t happening this year we’re probably going to the bars and spending more money.”

Some restaurants, such as Saluki Bar and Underground Bar and Grill, offered free breakfast for party goers starting at 9 a.m.

MORE: SIU student shot during robbery, three suspects at large | Best photos from Polar Bear Underground Bar and Grill cooks made between more than 1,600 pancakes for nearly 300 patrons. This was the first year the restaurants had this promotion.

“We had about 20 or 30 people waiting for the doors to open at 9 a.m.,” Underground manager Mario Briones said.

Saluki Bar offered free biscuits and gravy with the use of the Rovertown app, included with the $5 cover at admission.

Disc jockey Alex Corn, who goes by the stage name MCMC, spun tracks at Saluki Bar at 9 a.m.

Locals and visitors alike gather for Polar Bear festivities Saturday on South Poplar Street.

Corn played at several venues Saturday, including what the participants called “Trap Alley,” a parking lot located near the corner of South Poplar Street and West Cherry Street.

“We just tried to set up and play some music to celebrate Polar Bear,” said Corn, who was written a ticket for violating Carbondale’s sound ordinance. “We knew we were playing loud music, so we locked

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the door so the cops couldn’t come in.”

Evan Jones can be reached at EJones@ DailyEgyptian.com or 618-536-3325.

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Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE A partygoer looks out over the crowd of a Polar Bear event from the top deck of an apartment Saturday on South Poplar Street.

Aja Garman | @AjaGarman_DE A small crowd gathers as a Polar Bear mascot looks at the scene Saturday morning outside Pinch Penny Pub.

Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE A partygoer scales the balcony of an apartment at a Polar Bear event Saturday on South Poplar Street.

Aja Garman | @AjaGarman_DE A Polar Bear participant tosses a football from a balcony to partiers below Saturday on South Poplar Street.

Anna Spoerre | @AnnaSpoerre A police officer watches students as they gather Saturday at a party on South Poplar Street during Polar Bear. Carbondale and Illinois State Police distributed underage drinking tickets and open container tickets throughout the day.

Left: Jakob Guetersloh, 18, of Murphysboro, charges partiers $1 for a ride in his party bus Saturday. Guetersloh, a freshman at John A. Logan College, said he wants to cut down on the DUI’s in Carbondale. “I take one weekend where I don’t drink and just help other people out.”

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Today’s Birthday (02/01/16).

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To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016

What we learned from SIU’s loss at Northern Iowa BENJAMIN TUCKER | @BenTucker_DE

Deng Leek as the only center eligible.

He came into the game only averaging 3.2 minutes per game and played the last six minutes.

Both teams struggled from 3-point range as SIU shot 22 percent (4-18) and UNI shot 16 percent (3-19) from long distance.

SIU held the lead for the majority of the first half, but a 14-6 UNI run to close the half tied the game at 29.

After Olaniyan’s disqualification, which got UNI into the bonus, the Panthers took to the free-throw line to spark a 16-7 run, which gave them a 12-point lead.

Here are our takeaways from SIU men’s basketball’s 67-58 loss to UNI. 1. Bola Olaniyan and Ibby Djimde need to stay out of foul trouble.

It was not a good day for junior center Bola Olanyian and senior center Ibby Djimde as they were in foul trouble the whole game. Djimde has been a solid substitute of Olanyian all year, but he couldn’t get the job done on Sunday.

Southern Illinois was torched by Northern Iowa’s sophomore forward Bennett Koch, who finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Neither Olanyian or Djimde could defend Koch’s quick feet or post moves.

Saluki forwards couldn’t play their best defense because of continuing foul trouble. Olanyian fouled out for his second consecutive game, his fifth time this season. When the Salukis are facing tougher conference opponents, they cannot afford to have both the starting forward and his backup to be in foul trouble.

2. The McLeod Center is cursed.

The McLeod Center opened in 2006 to host the Panthers’ basketball, volleyball and wrestling team. SIU has never won at the venue and own a 0-12 record.

This would be a good time to declare this is an actual curse. The Dawgs beat the Panthers at home earlier this year and they should have won Sunday.

Yes, UNI has beaten UNC, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation and Iowa State, which was ranked No. 5, but UNI is a beatable team. This is the second-worst loss of the season.

3. The MVC is up for grabs next year.

Southern Illinois and Evansville lost Sunday leaving the second spot in the Missouri Valley Conference wide open as Wichita State leads the MVC. Next year is going to be a different story. Wichita State’s best players, Ron Baker and Fred Van Vleet, are graduating. Once they move on from their collegiate careers, the MVC is going to be a different place.

Northern Iowa showed they have a solid team even in a year where their overall record (12-11) has been subpar. The Salukis have four of five starters returning next year, so the conference is going to be up for anyone who is strong enough to take it.

4. Sean O’Brien must stay aggressive.

Junior forward Sean O’Brien started off the game hot, scoring 10 points in the first half, but ended the game with just 16 points.

It looked as if O’Brien was poised to have a big game against UNI, but he kind of disappeared in the second half. Up until a few minutes left in the game, he had only scored one basket in the second half.

The O’Brien that fans saw in the first half is the player the Salukis need every day. He was crafty and aggressive in the post. Staying aggressive near the basket will improve him from an above-average player in the MVC to one of the best, and maybe the Salukis’ most valuable playing going forward.

5. Armon Fletcher has promise.

Redshirt freshman guard Armon Fletcher has shown reasons why he is earning playing time for the Salukis. Fletcher only averages about 13 minutes per game, but has an impact on the game with limited time.

Fletcher entered the game Sunday and immediately knocked down a 3-pointer. Watching Fletcher, you can notice he has the capability to be a strong defender with his length and athleticism. Even though Fletcher didn’t play extensive minutes against Evansville, he defended senior guard D.J. Balentine with confidence and seemed engaged guarding the current top scorer in nation. Look for Fletcher to be one of the first impact player off the bench next year for the Salukis.

For the rest of this story, please see www.dailyegyptian.com.

Benjamin Tucker can be reached at btucker@dailyegyptian.com.

Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE Senior guard Anthony Beane attempts a basket during SIU’s 75-73 victory against Northern Iowa on Jan. 2 at SIU Arena. Beane scored 32 points in the game.

SIU suffers first road loss of season to Northern Iowa SEAN CARLEY | @SCarleyDE

The Salukis had a difficult time stopping UNI sophomore forward Bennett Koch as SIU continued its winless streak at the McLeod Center, losing to the Panthers 67-58.

The loss is SIU’s (18-5, 7-3 Missouri Valley Conference) first road loss on the season, snapping what was the longest road winning streak in the country.

The Dawgs are now 8-1 on the road.

Northern Iowa (12-11, 3-6 MVC) has now won 13 straight games against the Salukis in Cedar Falls, and is still undefeated against SIU in the McLeod Center at 12-0.

Koch had career highs in both points and rebounds, scoring 22 points and

grabbing 11 boards. It was his first career double-double.

Senior guard Wes Washpun added 16 points for the Panthers.

SIU shot 39 percent from the field, its second-lowest total on the season.

Only the Jan. 9 loss to Wichita State (37 percent) was worse.

The Dawgs also had issues at the free-throw stripe, shooting 6-13. It was also the second-worst performance on the season, only better than the Jan. 2 win against the Panthers.

After getting through the first half relatively unscathed by fouls, Saluki centers Bola Olaniyan fouled out with 11:51 left and Ibby Djimde fouled out four minutes later.

This left SIU with senior center

Washington’s big day leads Salukis past Illinois State THOMAS DONLEY | @TDonley_DE

Saluki power forward Azia Washington’s senior season has been riddled with complications from chronic knee pain, but you wouldn’t knowing watching Sunday’s game.

She powered past that pain in a 76-71 win against Illinois State (5-15, 3-6 Missouri Valley Conference).

Washington recorded season highs with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 26 minutes played as the Salukis (13-8, 6-3 MVC) picked up their first weekend sweep of Illinois State and Indiana State since 1996-97.

“I feel the best that I’ve felt since ... last year,”

Washington said. “I’m looking forward to other teams knowing that I’m back.”

Saluki coach Cindy Stein prompted a big momentum shift when called timeout with 42 seconds left in the first quarter and her team trailing 21-16.

Junior forward Carlie Corrigan hit a 3-pointer shortly after the timeout, sparking a 14-0 Saluki run.

SIU entered the locker room with a 35-28 halftime lead. Sophomore guard/forward Kylie Giebelhausen led all scorers with nine first-half points on 3-5 shooting from beyond the arc.

Senior forward Colleene Smith led Illinois State with eight.

“I had a clear mind coming in,” said

Giebelhausen, who played all 40 minutes and finished with 13 points. “I was ready to go.”

Washington, who started just her fourth game of the season, had eight points and eight rebounds in the first half.

A jumper by freshman guard Shakeela Fowler brought Illinois State within four points of SIU a minute and a half into the second half.

Washington made a layup 30 seconds later, and the Salukis led by at least five in the remainder of the game.

ISU made a comeback attempt in the fourth quarter, cutting a 70-55 lead to 70-64 over a span of two minutes, but SIU made all six of its free-throw attempts in the last minute to fend off the Rebirds.

“I feel fortunate that we won, not playing the type of basketball that we necessarily want to play,” Stein said. “I just felt like we weren’t very sharp, but I guess you’ve got to credit Illinois State. They did something right to make that happen.”

Junior point guard Rishonda Napier led SIU with a game-high 17 points. Fowler scored 15 to pace Illinois State.

Washington’s 11 rebounds led all players. Redbird senior forward Octavia Crump recorded eight boards to lead her team.

SIU senior center Dyana Pierre missed her second straight game with a dislocated right shoulder.

The Salukis will be back in action at 7 p.m. Friday at Loyola.