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Rauner, Democrats try to avoid budget blame as elections approach RICK PEARSON AND MONIQUE GARCIA AND KIM GEIGER Chicago Tribune

At the heart of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget address was a request for special authority to make spending cuts. It was an easy ask, since Democrats who control the legislature aren’t going to grant him such powers out of fear he might actually use them. Instead, Democrats say the Illinois Constitution already is set up to give the first-term governor much of what he wants: All he needs to do is take out his veto pen and go line by line to make reductions to the budget bills they send him. Those arguments are politically convenient for both parties, even if they don’t get state government any closer to solving its intractable problems. No one wants the blame for either a tax increase or massive budget cuts. And political cover is the order of the day ahead of the November general election, when Democrats will try to preserve supermajorities in the House and Senate and Rauner is trying to pick off as many of them as he can to increase his leverage and win approval of his pro-business, unionweakening agenda. The spring session is expected to be a repeat of last year’s stalemate, and Rauner acknowledged as much in his speech. “As elected officials, you have to deal with political realities,” said Rauner, who has three years left in his term while most lawmakers are up for re-election this fall. “Primary elections. Special interests. Campaign supporters.” Rauner is asking for the extra authority because the budget blueprint he submitted Wednesday is $3.5 billion in the red. (Democrats say it’s likely to be $5 billion short because several cost-saving measures the governor proposed are likely to run into political or legal difficulties.) Dubbed the “unbalanced budget response act” by the administration, the proposal would give the governor unprecedented authority to cut spending in all state agencies, including the legislative branch and constitutional offices. He would be able to limit automatic yearly spending known as continuing appropriations, which set aside pots of money for things including lawmaker salaries, pension payments, tax revenue normally doled out to local governments and health insurance for retired teachers. The powers also would allow him to cut health care costs and reduce the number of people who qualify for various human service programs by giving him authority to adjust payment rates for providers and limit

eligibility requirements. The only things Rauner’s office has said would be off-limits are debt payments, money for early childhood education and funding for school districts. Democrats, not wanting to risk money for public employee pensions and local governments including Chicago, point to the governor’s existing ability to reduce or zero out line items in the spending plan. “If we pass a budget that the governor thinks is out of whack, he can amendatory veto the budget – he can reduce the line items,” Democratic Senate President John Cullerton said. “It’s in the constitution. He has the authority to do it. He should have done it last year.” Administration officials contend that so much spending is written into state law that Rauner was limited in what he could cut through his veto powers. As it is, Republicans acknowledge he doesn’t want to be forced to make the cuts on his own this time around, either. “He doesn’t want to have to make drastic cuts all by himself,” said Senate GOP leader Christine Radogno of Lemont. “But if there’s no alternative, we owe it to the taxpayers of this state to stop the bleeding, and that’s what this does.” By proposing a budget that’s at least $3.5 billion short, Rauner may have undercut one of the main arguments he has used against Democrats: Last year they sent him a budget that was at least $4 billion in the red, leaving him no choice but to veto all of it except for spending on elementary and secondary education. The governor has now done the same thing. Government worker pension payments remain a big part of state spending. Last year, Rauner counted on $2 billion in savings from a proposed change in public pensions that likely was unconstitutional and ultimately went nowhere. This year he says he’ll back Cullerton’s plan to overhaul retirement benefits, though specific language has yet to materialize. In the meantime, the governor has proposed saving an estimated $750 million by ending late-career salary spikes, requiring schools and universities to pick up employee pension costs above a $180,000 yearly salary, and changing how payroll is counted toward pension payments. Democrats say that last one would only backload the pension payment schedule. As Illinois’ budget problems grow exponentially, so do the political difficulties of resolving them, with election-year politics creating huge partisan divides in which each side tries to avoid being blamed for the mess. Please see RAUNER | 2

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Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Coach Rick Walker tears up while expressing the immense pride he feels in the women’s swim and dive team Sunday after their championship-winning performance at the Missouri Valley Conference meet in Edward J. Shea Natatorium. Going into the final relay, the Salukis knew they had to win. “You could cut the tension in the air with, not even a knife, but a plastic spoon,” Walker said. “There have been just so many years we haven’t been able to get it. We found a way to win it.” The Salukis broke Missouri State’s eight-year reign as Missouri Valley Conference champions by half a point.

Rep. Bryant, Illinois House Republican Leader Durkin announce ‘Molly’s Law’ BILL LUKITSCH | @Bill_LukitschDE

An Illinois lawmaker, in response to the controversial death of Molly Young, has drafted a twofold bill aimed at

heightening transparency in state government and changing the timeframe during which wrongful death claims can be filed. Rep. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, introduced the legislation last week

Bill Lukisch | @Bill_Lukitsch_DE Rep. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, and Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin announce “Molly’s Law” on Saturday at the Carbondale Civic Center alongside about 20 members of the Justice for Molly advocacy group. The proposed law would change the statute of limitations for wrongful death cases and amend the state’s Freedom of Information Act. “We have to bring closure to families like the Youngs, who have endured the worst that any family should ever endure in society,” Durkin said.

to amend the Illinois Freedom of Information Act and toll the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims. The bill is named “Molly’s Law” for its ties to the Young case, which has sparked criticisms of the Carbondale Police Department and Illinois State Police by the community. “Today I am proud to stand beside Larry Young, Molly Young’s father, who has been fighting since the death of his daughter in 2012 to gain information on the investigation into her death,” Bryant said in a statement given before a press conference Saturday. Under the proposed law public bodies that fail to disclose information deemed accessible by a circuit court would face a maximum fine of $10,000. The statute of limitations for wrongful death claims would be changed to two years after a claimant’s discovery of evidence. Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin traveled to Carbondale from his Chicagoarea home to join Bryant in announcing the bill. Please see MOLLY | 3

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Student demands apology from SIU swim team after controversial photo TYLER DAVIS | @TDAVIS_DE

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An SIU student demanded an apology from swim coach Rick Walker and his team after a photo discovered Wednesday night depicted four Saluki swimmers wearing sombreros, fake mustaches and shirts that read “Juan Direction.” Shanna Arceo, who is of Mexican descent, said she and her roommates were in the women’s locker room of the Recreation Center when they saw the photo posted on a poster board near lockers. Arceo, a senior from Chicago studying psychology, took a picture of the photo and put it on social media, claiming it is racially insensitive. Poster boards covered in pictures of the team were put up in the locker room and most of the photos were harmless. But this one caught Arceo and her two roommates’ attention after finishing their workouts about 11 p.m. “I took it to my Snapchat and put ‘Shout out to the SIU swim team for being ignorant’ because I don’t see that this can be OK,’” Arceo said. “We have people from all over the world coming to our school. They should feel comfortable in a public place and not feel like they’re going to be ridiculed for ... their culture.” While the team has apologized for offending anyone with the picture, Saluki Athletics pointed out that there are signs in the locker room that prohibit taking photographs. Freshmen swimmers Alex Martinez, Jordan Ries, Jessica Peck and Emma Brazeau are in the photo, according to a person close to the team who wanted to remain anonymous. The swimmers were donning shirts that read “Juan Direction,” as a play on words for the band “One Direction.” The source said the photo was taken during Unofficial Halloween and has been on the Internet since then.

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Cullerton has said that if there is to be a tax increase, “it’s going to be Bruce Rauner who decides we’re going to have it” because Democrats, particularly in an election year, are unwilling to raise taxes without Republicans also joining in. “That’s on him,” Cullerton said of Rauner. Rauner wants Democrats to approve his economic agenda, which includes changes to rules on how workers are compensated for on-the-job injuries, tighter rules on big-dollar lawsuits and limits on what unions can negotiate in collective bargaining. In return for those items, Rauner has suggested he’d go along with a tax hike to bring the budget into greater balance. That’s not a very appealing invitation, Cullerton said. If Democrats were to go along with Rauner’s agenda, “our reward, that Democrats get to vote for a tax increase, is kind of crazy.”

Arceo, who said Walker has agreed to meet with her to talk about the photo, took special offense to it because her grandparents wore similiar clothes while in their native Mexico. “Being a Latina, I was taken back by it,” Arceo said. “I wanted more people to see it so I took it to my Twitter and to my Facebook. People were screenshotting it and spreading the word about it.” She felt that Martinez, who is also Mexican, disrespected his own culture by wearing the garb. Martinez has not responded to requests for an interview. After the photo had been retweeted a few dozen times early Thursday by different students, Arceo said she received backlash from people on social media defending the picture, calling it a harmless joke. Saluki Athletics released a statement from Walker in response to the circulation of the photo, saying the photo was never supposed to be circulated and the students were simply doing a parody of the SNL skit. “Our program is a shining example of diversity. In fact, one of the individuals in the picture is Hispanic,” Walker said. “I am saddened that this photo was taken from our locker room and used out of context. To anyone who saw the photo out of context and found it troubling, please accept my apology and understand that we have a genuine, heartfelt commitment to respect and diversity within SIU’s swimming & diving program.” The use of sombreros as costumes has drawn criticism elsewhere. University of Louisville President James R. Ramsey issued an apology after he hosted a Halloween party that featured staff members wearing sombreros, fake facial hair and holding maracas.

Cullerton’s House counterpart, Speaker Michael Madigan, once again has called for a state constitutional amendment that would put a 3 percent surcharge on incomes of more than $1 million to go to public education. Though Madigan lacked the votes in the legislature to put the measure on the ballot for the 2014 election and is likely to be unsuccessful this time as well, the proposal represents an effort by the Democrat to play on the national presidential campaign theme of income inequity as he blasts Rauner for proposing an “extreme-right economic theory” to weaken unions. While a target of Madigan’s push, Rauner could counter that the veteran House speaker’s effort is an attempt to raise state taxes to bail out a Chicago Public Schools system mired in red ink, a district that didn’t help itself politically when its former CEO, Barbara ByrdBennett, pleaded guilty to federal public corruption charges in October. Rauner already has said Chicago’s schools aren’t entitled to any special deals or a

Provided photo An SIU student of Mexican descent is demanding an apology from the university swim team after this photo surfaced Wednesday.

Coraiyma Melendres, Arceo’s roommmate who also saw the photo, said the student-athletes should remember they are representing the university at all times, so they should avoid actions that can be considered offensive. “They’re grown enough to know exactly what they were doing,” said Melendres, a senior from Chicago studying social work. “To some people, they can be considered a role model.” The three women in the photo competed in the women’s Missouri Valley Conference Championships during the weekend at Edward J. Shea Natatorium in the Recreation Center. The team won first place in the tournament for the first time since 2007. René Poitevin, Hispanic/Latino Resource Center coordinator, said he first saw the photo Thursday morning. He said he heard outrage from a handful of students, but he didn’t feel the athletes were trying to be offensive. I didn’t assume any ill will,

bailout and has asked his State Board of Education to look into CPS finances. On Friday, Rauner said the system could “very likely” face a state takeover that Democrats are rejecting. It is Rauner and his promise to use the wealth he attained as a private equity investor to erode the Democratic supermajorities in the House and Senate that represents an unknown factor for Madigan and Cullerton in legislative races this fall. While a majority of Democrats are running in districts that have been drawn favorably for them – and have the potential plus of a home-state native in Hillary Clinton at the top of the ticket – the infusion of Rauner money and that of his wealthy allies in mailings, automated phone calls and TV commercials could have an impact. With the general election set to become a public referendum on Rauner and Madigan, already a proxy war between the two is playing out in Chicago’s 5th House District

just a misguided attempt at being funny,” he said. Despite their intent, Poitevin said the athletes’ actions were offensive. Arceo said regardless of the context, this behavior should not be accepted. “If they don’t do anything about it, it’s letting other people think it’s OK to ridicule and mock other people’s cultures and that’s not setting a good

example,” she said. Poitevin said he has not heard from any of the swimmers or coaches, but would like to talk with them early next week. “I want to use this as an opportunity to have a discussion about race and identity at SIU,” he said. “I want to use this to create a safe space to talk about this.” Austin Miller contributed to this report Tyler Davis can be reached at tdavis@dailyegyptian.com

Democratic primary contest between Rep. Ken Dunkin and challenger Juliana Stratton. More than $2 million, an unprecedented sum for a legislative primary contest, could be spent between Dunkin, who has allied himself with Rauner against Madigan, and Stratton, who is backed by organized labor. Dunkin decided to side with Rauner, denying Madigan’s Democrats their 71-vote, veto-proof majority on issues affecting public employees and social services. Dunkin got $500,000 from the Illinois Opportunity Project, which is backed by Rauner supporters, and has gotten another $441,000 in outside help from the IllinoisGO political action committee, which ostensibly supports Democrats that share many of Rauner’s views. Dunkin began the year with $226,000 in his campaign bank account. To read more, please seee www. dailyegyptian.com

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Channelling Harlem in Carbondale

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Gabriella Johnson, 4, paints how the music playing makes her feel during the “Painting the Harlem Renaissance” workshop Sunday at the Carbondale Public Library. The art workshop was one of four held throughout February in honor of Black History Month. Briana Redding, a senior from Chicago studying psychology, initiated and instructed the workshop to draw attention to the positive aspects of African-American heritage. “When it comes to Black History Month, I feel like a lot of people focus on the negatives like slavery but there’s more besides that,” Redding said. “That’s why I chose to focus on the Harlem Renaissance. That’s something a lot of people don’t know much about. It was the biggest time period where black artists, black writers and even dancers and musicians were really big in Harlem for AfricanAmericans and those are really important to talk about.”

Rauner vetoes MAP grant bill BILL LUKITSCH | @BILL_LUKITSCHDE

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed another bill Friday that would fund the state’s Monetary Award Program and cover operational costs at community colleges. Illinois’ public universities and community colleges have received no appropriations for grant aid or operational costs since July 1, when the state’s budget impasse began. Rauner issued a statement Friday that pointed to the state’s dismal financial footing as reason for his decision. The $721 million spending plan proposed by Democrats would only serve to exacerbate the cashflow crisis and “explode the state’s deficit,” Rauner said. The governor suggested members of the General Assembly instead pass either of two Republicanbacked bills in the Illinois House and Senate to fund all higher education expenses – including MAP grants – at $1.6 billion. Each

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“We have to bring closure to families like the Youngs, who have endured the worst that any family should ever endure in society,” Durkin said. Durkin plans to co-sponsor the legislation and expects it to receive bipartisan support from the General Assembly and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Young, a 20-year-old Carbondale woman and former SIU student, died of a gunshot wound to the head in 2012. Her body was found in

bill contains a companion bill that would give Rauner near-unlimited power over the state’s budget during his term and is unlikely to pass the General Assembly. Democratic Senate President John Cullerton said last month the Illinois Senate would stall the bill to give the governor more time to reconsider his veto promise. It was sent to the governor on Tuesday. Cullerton said in a press release Friday that the governor has again let down students in Illinois who depend on the state aid to attend college. “I don’t understand how he can propose funding student financial aid on Wednesday, and then turn around and veto it on Friday,” Cullerton said. Cullerton plans to meet with Senate Democrats in the coming days to discuss the next step for the legislation. MAP grants pay a variable portion of college tuition and costs for about

130,000 low-income students in Illinois. The maximum award given per student is about $4,500 as of the previous school year when the program was last funded. The grants have traditionally received bipartisan support. Public universities in Illinois paid for MAP grants through the spring and fall semesters with an expectation of reimbursement from the state. The university fronted roughly $15 million dollars to about 4,700 students who were eligible to receive them. John Charles, SIU’s executive director of governmental affairs, said the decision by the governor was a disappointment. “We hope that the General Assembly attempts to override the veto or find another solution to fund MAP grants and university operations very soon,” Charles said.

the apartment of her ex-boyfriend Richie Minton, a Carbondale police dispatcher at the time. Minton has never been publicly recognized as a suspect in Young’s death. Police did not suspect foul play and no criminal charges were filed. Larry Young launched a $1 million civil suit in 2014 implicating Minton on a wrongful-death claim. A Jackson County judge dismissed the claim last year because the two-year statute of limitations had expired. The new law is designed to remedy limitations of FOIA and wrongful

death statutes for families who have “in no way been given their day in court,” Bryant said. Larry Young said he spoke to Bryant about the bill last year in hopes of helping other families who have struggled to obtain evidence in the same way he has. “I feel honored that they put Molly’s name on it,” he said. “[Bryant is] doing what’s right.”

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Salukis embrace at the completion of the 400-yard freestyle relay and the realization sets in that they are Missouri Valley Conference champions.

Sophomore Chandler Ott cheers on teammate freshman Jordan Ries on Saturday during the B-final of the 200-yard butterfly at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships. Morgan Timms @Morgan_Timms

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SIU women’ and dive win

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Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Junior Lauren Stockton, co-captain of the women’s swim and dive team, cries while embracing a teammate Saturday after realizing the Salukis’ victory at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships.

Junior Lauren Stockton, co-captain of the women’s swim and dive team, cries while embracing a teammate Saturday after realizing the Salukis’ victory at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships. Morgan Timms @Morgan_Timms

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SIU women’s swimming and diving team won its first Missouri Valley Conference team title since 2007. The four-day meet came down to .65 seconds in the final event of the weekend, which led to half a point separating the Salukis and Missouri State Bears at 799.5 and 799 respectively. Northern Iowa placed third with 627 points, Illinois State followed with 454.5. University of Arkansas at Little Rock placed fifth with 305 points and Evansville rounded out the field with 263 points. “I don’t know how close you can get to a heart attack until you have one, but I was there,” coach Rick Walker said after winning. “There’s just so many years we haven’t been able to get it. We found a way to win it.” Missouri State, which has won the last eight consecutive MVC titles, led SIU by 1.5 points going into the 400-yard freestyle relay, the final event of the weekend. In order to pass the Bears, the Salukis needed to finish ahead of them in the race. SIU’s 400-yard freestyle relay team consisted of sophomores Kelsie Walker, McKenna Avery, Bryn Handley, and freshman Oliwia Okaj. Okaj was the first in the pool for the Salukis, and led the Missouri State team from the start. SIU led after the second and third legs swam by Avery and Walker, but a 49.53 second 100yard swim by Northern Iowa’s sophomore Molly Lembezeder secured the slim victory for the Panthers, giving Handley and the Salukis a second place finish and the team title. The difference between first place and third place was .79 of a second. “I’m so surprised, it was unreal,” Okaj said. “I can’t imagine feeling any better.” Okaj joined the SIU team in late January and said she didn’t see herself swimming with a meet on the line.

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Carrington Spires | @CSpires_DE Sophomore Mikaela Montgomery participates in the 400-Medley relay on Friday during the Missouri Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championship at Edward J. Shea Natatorium. SIU finished in fourth place in the event.

’s swim n MVC title The SIU team shaved more than three seconds off its preliminary time in the final race of the weekend. Its final time was 3:23.7, which would have been a pool record. UNI’s time of 3:23.56 is now the pool record. Before the 3-meter dive, the second to last event, SIU trailed Missouri State by 31.5 points. Walker said he knew the team needed both Saluki divers, senior Sherry Zhang and Rachel Williams to finish No. 1 and No. 2 to relieve some of the pressure on the 400-yard freestyle relay team. On her third dive, Zhang received an incomplete dive after painfully slamming flat into the water. She responded and completed her final four dives, and finished with a score of 359.7. Zhang won MVC Diver of the Year and first place in both the 1-meter dive and 3-meter dive. “Sherry failed a dive, ‘Oh my God.’ But she is the kind of good to get right back up,” Walker said. “Rachel did such an outstanding job. What it takes to get your head back in it, but it had to go just how it happened.” Williams edged out Evansville sophomore Courtney Coverdale by 18.25 points to claim the No. 2 spot behind her teammate. Earlier in the day, junior Sarah James set a new pool and school record of 1:59.67 on her way to the 200-yard backstroke title. With it, she picked up 20 points for her team. The Salukis won six events during the weekend. Walker celebrated by jumping off the platform into the pool fully clothed. “I said ‘You can throw me in or I’ll jump off the platform,’” he said. “There wasn’t even a second thought, they wanted me up there.” The men’s swimming and diving team compete in the MidAmerican Conference Championship March 2 in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Morgans Timms | @Morgan_Timms The 400-yard freestyle A-relay teams of Illinois State, Evansville, Northern Iowa, Arkansas — Little Rock, Missouri State and SIU walk toward the blocks Saturday at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships.

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Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Coach Rick Walker embraces Kiley Handley, a senior swimmer studying history education from Louisville, Ky., after the 400-yard freestyle relay Saturday — the final race of her swimming career.

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Coach Rick Walker leans in to hug his daughter, Kelsie Walker, a member of the final 400-yard freestyle relay Saturday at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships.

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Today’s Birthday (02/22/16). Persistent professional efforts pay off this year. Expand your networks. Personal discovery (after 3/8) precludes a turning point in shared finances (after 3/23), which thrive over a two-year phase beginning 9/9. Partnerships blossom (after 9/1).

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Take charge for personal results (after 9/16). Share passion. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Embrace your creative inspiration at work under the Full Moon in Virgo. Apply artistry to your efforts. Hold off on making decisions. One phase ends as another begins in service, health and labors. Complete old projects. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is a 5 -- Take time over the next t wo days for fun with family and friends. One game folds as another begins under this Full Moon. Reach a turning point in a romance, passion or creative endeavor. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is a 5 -- A turning point at home draws you in with this Full Moon. Domestic changes require

adaptation. A new phase in family life dawns. Balance new work with old responsibilities. Renovate, remodel and tend your garden. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -Today is a 6 -- Begin a new phase in communications, intellectual discovery, creative expression and travel with this Full Moon. Shift your research in a new direction. Start a new chapter. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -Today is an 8 -- Prof itable new opportunities bloom under the Full Virgo Moon. A turning point arises in your income and f inances. A busy phase has you raking in the dough, and it could also require extra expenses. Keep track. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Today is a 7 -- This Full Moon in your sign illuminates a new personal direction. Push your own boundaries and limitations.

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It could get exciting! Contemplate possible changes. As you gain strength, you also gain options. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- T h i s Fu l l Mo on sh i ne s on a spi r it u a l fork i n t he roa d . C omple te old proje c t s , a nd b e g i n a ne w ph a s e. L ove’s a re qu i rement , not a n opt ion. E njoy p e a c e f u l c ontempl at ion. M a k e pl a n s . Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 7 -- A new social phase sparks under this Full Moon. Doors close and open with friendships. Share appreciations. Talk about what you want for each other. Discuss possibilities. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 6 -- Reach a Full Moon turning point in your career. Shift focus toward your current passions. Expect a test. Begin a new professional phase. Hold off on launching a new endeavor.

Investigate all possibilities. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 6 -- The Full Moon reveals a new educational direction. Begin a new phase in an exploration. Wax philosophical as you experiment with new concepts. To really learn, visit the source. Plan your itinerary before flying off. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 5 -- Consider the emotions involved before taking action. A Full Moon turning point develops in shared finances. Balance old responsibilities with new ones. The stakes could seem high. Work out the next phase together. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 6 -- A fork in the road appears. Begin a new phase in partnership with this Full Moon. It could get spicy. Compromise and work together for shared commitments. Be f lexible and cooperate. You can work it out.

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Sports

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Napier, guards shoot down Wichita State THOMAS DONLEY | @TDONLEYDE

SIU coach Cindy Stein reminded her guards at practice all week that they shot poorly last time against the rugged defense of Wichita State. The players reversed that trend when the Shockers came to SIU Arena on Sunday. The trio of sophomore Kylie Giebelhausen, redshirt junior Rishonda Napier and redshirt senior Cartaesha Macklin were 22-38 from the floor and scored 62 points in an 80-66 win. The guards shot 5-40 Jan. 22 at Wichita State. Napier found her rhythm after halftime, as she scored 24 of her career-high-tying 30 points in the second half. "I'd love to take all the credit for it, but it was my teammates finding me and my bigs setting good screens for me," she said. "I had a whole lot of time to set my feet, see the rim and get my elbow tucked in because they got me open." SIU (17-9, 10-4 Missouri

Valley Conference) made eight of nine from beyond the arc as the Salukis exploded for 53 points after halftime. Wichita State (7-19, 4-11) made 28 of its 46 shots, but SIU forced 19 turnovers thanks in part to full-court and half-court pressure. "We just knew we had to be aggressive," Macklin said. "And not let the aggression get to us — just going out, pressuring the ball, getting in passing lanes and just playing our type of defense we are capable of playing." Wichita State sophomore forward Rangie Bessard led her team with 23 points. Junior guard Taquandra Mike added 19. Stein said the Shockers would be a formidable foe for the Salukis in the MVC Tournament. "I told [Wichita State coach Jody] Adams that I definitely don't want to play them again," she said. "It seems like we bring out their best offensive games of the year" After limiting Wichita State to six points in the second quarter, SIU led for the final 23:59 despite

Bullpen meltdown leads to loss

receiving only four points from its post players in the first three quarters. Senior center Dyana Pierre scored five of her nine points in the fourth quarter and finished with a gamehigh eight rebounds. The win gave the Salukis their first sweep over the Shockers since 2008-09. It was SIU’s fourth victory in a row and MVC-high 10th home win of the season. Stein’s team is now tied for third in the conference with Drake, which will face off against the Dawgs in the last game of the season March 5. Northern Iowa leads the conference with an 11-3 record while Missouri State narrowly trails at 11-4. SIU will host UNI on the last Thursday of the season March 3. The Salukis next game is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Illinois State (619, 4-10). SIU beat ISU Jan. 31 76-71. Thomas Donley can be reached at Tdonley@Dailyegyptian.com or at 618-536-3307

Sauer back from injury and breaking records BRENT MESKE | @BRENTMESKEDE

Carrington Spires | @CSpires_DE Coach Ken Henderson argues a double play call that ended the sixth inning on April 19, 2015, at Itchy Jones Stadium. Despite arguing the call, the Salukis still led 7-3 over Illinois State University after six innings of play. The Salukis defeated Illinois State 9-7, bringing their record to 9-31 for the season.

TED WARD | @TEDWARD_DE

SIU baseball’s five relievers gave up six runs on six hits to fall to McNeese State, 8-4 Sunday. The Dawgs fell behind in the fifth inning after sophomore pitcher Michael Baird walked the leadoff batter and gave up a single and suicide squeeze bunt in his last inning of work. Senior Colton Selvey would take over in the sixth and gave up two more runs to push the deficit to 4-0. In the bottom half of the seventh, freshman pitcher Mitch Townsend would make his SIU debut by giving up a tworun homer and two more runs afterwards, putting the Salukis in a deeper hole, down 8-0. The following half inning, the Dawgs' bats came alive when a bases-loaded double by sophomore

infielder Logan Blackfan (1-3) plated two runs followed by a wild pitch and a single that would score two more. The Salukis (1-2) left a total of seven runners on base. Baird took the loss after giving up two runs on two hits in five innings pitched. McNeese State (2-1) got a solid effort out of senior pitcher Ethan Stremmel, who shut the door on the Salukis' offense for 5 1/3 innings for the win. He gave up no runs on 67 pitches and five strikeouts. The Salukis will pay a brief visit to Austin Peay State at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Clarksville, Tenn., before returning to Carbondale for the home opener on Friday. Ted Ward can be reached at tward@ dailyegyptian.com or 618-534-3303

Carrington Spires | @CSpires_DE Redshirt junior guard Rishonda Napier dribbles the ball Sunday during SIU’s 80-66 win over Wichita State at SIU Arena. She tied a career high with 30 points.

Two years after a surgeon set a personal record while operating on Bradley Sauer, the senior thrower is setting records of his own. A torn labrum in his left shoulder was followed by a third left knee surgery to repair his meniscus, which led to Sauer missing the 2013-14 season. "I had seven anchors put in my shoulder," he said. "The surgeon said it was a personal record for him." The four scars left by the surgery became a second piece of artwork on his left arm, joining a Celtic knot tattoo that represents his family's Irish background. Sauer tore the labrum when lifting 550-pounds during a threeboard bench press. Before the surgery he benched 450 pounds with a personal record of 21.17 meters in the weight throw. Although he doesn't bench as much since the surgery, 405 pounds, Sauer has set personal records in weight throw and shot put at 22.06 and 16.46 meters, respectively, this season. The senior has also won the weight throw in five of the six invitationals he's entered after finishing with one win and placing in the top three in all seven of his indoor entries last season. Throws coach J.C. Lambert said Sauer's attitude has changed since being injured, and now he has the mindset needed to be an AllAmerican. "He got his head back on right and got his butt up and started

training hard," Lambert said. "He set goals and he was determined he was going to complete those goals his senior year." Lambert and Sauer set goals of beating Wichita State athletes, breaking Lambert's indoor SIU record, winning conference and finishing as an All-American. Winning conference and becoming All-American will have to wait — the MVC Indoor Championships begin Feb. 27 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, followed by the NCAA Indoor Championships two weeks later — but Sauer has bested the Shockers so far and is in pursuit of Lambert's record. Sauer is currently seventh in the nation for weight throw, the closest Wichita thrower — junior Taylor Goldsmith — is No. 29. As for chasing Lambert, Sauer is one-foot, 11.75 inches behind his mentor. Lambert said he is rooting for Sauer to break the record. "Coming from one southern Illinois athlete to another ... I'm proud of him," he said. Both are local boys — Lambert attended Harrisburg High School while Sauer attended Murphysboro High School, an hour west. The all-time SIU record isn't the only time Lambert bested Sauer. The coach beat his protege in a high school wrestling meet as well. "He pinned me in 13 seconds," Sauer said while laughing. He was a freshman, Lambert was a senior. Sauer competed in track and field, football and wrestling as a Red Devil. He admittedly wasn't a great thrower

in high school, so he planned a trip to the United States Military Academy for football after attending a throwing camp hosted by SIU. Former throws coach John Smith called Sauer before his trip to West Point and said SIU was offering the thrower a half-academic scholarship and that athletics wanted to pick up the other half. His mind was made after that. "I signed the scholarship ... I never expected to come here," he said. "SIU was the No. 1 throwing school in the nation multiple years in a row ... it was a great surprise." Sauer is now part of a duo that leads the MVC in weight throw and shot put. His counterpart, senior thrower Josh Freeman, arrived at SIU a year later. Freeman's conference lead in shot put — 19.67 meters, which is seventh in the nation — is more than five feet ahead of the next competitor and 10 feet ahead of Sauer at No. 8 in the conference. Sauer leads weight throw by more than three feet and Freeman, at No. 6, is 12 feet behind. The pair helps each other in both events and it's often the little things that help the most. "He sees things that I don't feel [in the shot] and can give me little pointers," Sauer said. "Just having two nationally ranked athletes trading off like that is really, really good." Brent Meske can be reached at bmeske@dailyegyptian.com or at 536-3333