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Illinois Policy Institute: SIU to blame for budget woes BILL LUKITSCH | @Bill_LukitschDE

A report by the Illinois Policy Institute largely attributes the higher education funding crisis in Illinois to “self-inflicted wounds” caused by increases in administrative staff salaries and positions. “Inflating university administration staff to such high levels and awarding such generous faculty and administrator salaries has raised tuitions to unaffordable rates and drained away state money, which should be going into the classroom,” Ted Dabrowski, vice president of policy for the organization, said in a press release. The organization reported more than half the $4.1 billion appropriated for higher education in 2015 went to fund university retiree pensions. Operational costs accounted for 80 percent of spending in 2006, an analysis by the organization showed. Dabrowski added that the hiring practices have forced college students to take on “crippling debt” in pursuit of education and the budget woes indicate the failure of Illinois universities to put students first. In a phone interview Monday, Dabrowski listed a number of administrators at SIU who have received large salary increases, saying Illinois taxpayers cannot afford to carry the weight of inflated pensions. SIU President Randy Dunn told WSIL TV last week the allegations of “bloated” administration salaries and hiring sprees at SIU contradict the facts. Illinois Policy Institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, according to its website, but records from the Illinois State Board of Elections show the think tank gave direct contributions to the Illinois Republican Party in 2008. It also has ties to the billionaire Koch brothers. “What’s important to know is SIU has done its share in saving the state money as we have had historically about the average lowest number of administrators of all public universities,” Dunn said in an email to WSIL. He said the state has decreased operational funding for the SIUC from $130 million in 2002 to $104 million in 2015. Illinois has the largest pension shortfall in the nation. But the university is not responsible for decisions made by Republican and Democratic lawmakers concerning the state-funded retirement program, Dunn said. Please see ADMIN | 2

Aidan Osborne | @AidanOsborne_DE Dalton Sharrow, a sophomore from Carrollton studying zoology with a specialization in wildlife biology, carries a wooden cross on Monday across campus. Each day this week, members of the IMPACT Christian student group will carry the cross on their backs while walking the perimeter of campus. Brandon McNeely, a junior from Gower, Mo., studying sports administration and the director of the Baptist Collegiate Ministry, said the name was chosen because the group wants to have an impact on the campus and in students’ lives. “We are doing this to get people thinking about what Easter means to them,” Sharrow said. “What the cross means.” The group meets at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry located at 825 West Mill Street.

Dunn: Proposed cuts would be like ‘lopping off chunks of the body’ LUKE NOZICKA | @LukeNozicka

SIU President Randy Dunn said during an interview on WJPF radio that the university, particularly the Carbondale campus, is six to nine months away from being in a financial situation similar to Eastern Illinois University, which has laid off employees as a result of the state’s budget impasse. “For those who are the disbelievers or the skeptics — if we don’t get cash pushed to us eventually from the state level, just sit and watch long enough and you’ll see how serious this has become,” Dunn said Thursday during an interview with Tom Miller on WJPF, a radio station broadcasted in Carbondale and Marion. “We may not see a budget for FY16, but there needs to be a spending plan that includes public universities.” For more than eight months, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic Legislature have been to negotiate a state budget, leaving universities and colleges without funding since July 1. Illinois’ longest budget impasse to date has left its higher education institutions in a dire situation. Dunn said on WJPF that the $3.8 billion spending bill Senate Democrats approved on

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Thursday seems to be the only way “we’re going to see any state money here in fiscal year ‘16, it’s going to be off of this bill.” Republicans called the bill a “cruel hoax,” according to the Chicago Tribune.

Earlier this month, Dunn said the Carbondale campus will eliminate 180 faculty and staff and cut programs and services by nearly $23 million if Rauner’s fiscal year 2017 budget passes. More than 400 classes and 300 student employment positions would be eliminated. The men’s and women’s tennis teams would be removed. The public has been “generally protected” from seeing reductions, such as “not hiring professors” or “letting the buildings lag in terms of maintenance,” Dunn told Miller. But if Rauner’s budget passes, cuts may become much more visible. “If we’re at the point where we have to move into this level of cuts that we announced last week, it is like — you know — lopping off chunks of the body, lopping off sections of SIU,” Dunn said on WJPF. “That creates a whipsaw effect. It’s a shock to the system that creates all kinds of disruption, whether you’re talking about students in degree programs or those thinking about coming to SIU or folks who are employed doing certain duties, tasks and responsibilities that are no longer there and they’re out of a job.” Luke Nozicka can be reached at 618-536-3325 or at lnozicka@dailyegyptian.com.

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Barack Obama: ‘Change going to happen’ in Cuba AL JAZEERAn

President Barack Obama said political change is inevitable on the communist island of Cuba as he met on Monday in Havana with counterpart Raul Castro during an historic visit. Obama, who arrived on the communist island a day earlier with his family, is the first U.S. president to visit in 88 years and comes more than a year after he and Castro surprised the world in December 2014 by announcing that their countries would begin normalising relations. “Change is going to happen here and I think that Raul Castro understands that,” he said in an interview with ABC News. Obama acknowledged, however, it was not going to occur “overnight.” “But what we have seen is the reopening of the embassy and although we still have significant differences around human

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Meanwhile, public universities and community colleges have received no state funding in the eight-month budget impasse, which has led to layoffs and cuts to operations across Illinois.

rights and individual liberties inside of Cuba, we felt that coming now would maximise our ability to prompt more change,” the president said. But Obama admitted: “There’s no doubt that the Cuban government is still a one-party state that’s exerting control and that’s stifling dissent.” The comments came a day after dozens of pro-democracy demonstrators were arrested during a protest before Obama’s arrival. They were held briefly before being released. On Monday, Obama’s first stop on his first full day in Cuba was Revolutionary Square, home to a memorial to Cuba independence hero Jose Marti. In a longanticipated moment, Obama and Castro shook hands warmly and smiled for the cameras as they greeted each other. The two countries have moved towards normalising relations after a breakdown

following the 1959 communist revolution led by former Cuban President Fidel Castro. Successive U.S. governments have tried to oust the Cuban leadership, most notably during the CIA-backed Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961. Obama also revealed on Monday that he plans to announce while in Cuba that tech giant Google has struck a deal to upgrade the paltry internet access on the island. Newman said the Obamas’ visit had excited Cubans, many hopeful of what the newly re-established ties could bring. “Many Cubans were actually saying they needed to pinch themselves, that they could not really believe that an American president was finally coming to their country,” she said. “People want to know what the president is going to say ... he will be addressing the Cuban people on Tuesday [and] this message will be broadcast live on Cuban television.”

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed a 20 percent cut to operational funding at SIUC in fiscal year 2017 and called for state reforms that would require public universities to pay some pension costs for their retirees. The proposed cuts prompted

budget staffers to draft plans to cut 180 administrative, faculty and staff positions and evaluate the degree programs it offers. Bill Lukitsch can be reached at blukitsch@dailyegyptian.com or 618-536-3329.

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Yenitza Melgoza | @YenitzaM_DE Frank Smith, of Carbondale, plays piano Monday at the Student Center. He said he took a few piano lessons, but mainly learned how to play with the help of his mom and on his own. “I just always stayed up late at night when I was younger as a teenager playing the piano,” Smith said. Although he didn’t choose music as a career, music always stood out to Smith more than anything else. “I just play what I feel, certain things that relate to my experiences,” Smith said. “There’s like certain kind of really powerful music. It’s really interesting and beautiful.”

Gov. Rauner says he’ll support Trump if GOP nominates him for president KIM GEIGER | Chicago Tribune

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, making his first public appearance since Tuesday’s primary election, said he will support his party’s nominee for president, even if it’s Donald Trump. The first-term governor, who has tried to stay out of the presidential nominating race, was responding to a question from reporters about GOP front-runner Trump, who won the Illinois primary. “I will support the Republican

Party’s nominee for president,” Rauner said. “I’ll do everything I can to work with that nominee.” Rauner reiterated that position when asked again if he would support Trump, saying he would do so because “I am the leader of the Republican Party in Illinois.” Asked if he had any doubts about Trump’s qualifications to be president, Rauner declined to discuss Trump specifically. “As I’ve said, from the beginning, I think we should respect the voters’ decisions,”

Rauner said. “The process is still in mid-stream. We should let the process play out, and I’m not going to comment on specific candidates.” Rauner tried to avoid talking about the Republican presidential race in the weeks leading up to Illinois’ primary, saying he was focused on state government. Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who is up for re-election this year, said last week that he would support Trump if he becomes the party’s nominee.

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Opinion

TUESDAY, MARCH, 22, 2016

SIU Athletics issues apology about controversial photo LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Tommy Bell shakes reporter’s hand

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To the Campus Community: On behalf of Saluki Athletics, I am truly sorry for the insensitive photo that was posted in the Rec Center women’s locker room. While the freshmen involved intended no offense, the photo was offensive and in poor taste, and our coaching staff immediately removed it once they learned about it. We want you to know that this incident does not reflect who we are as an athletic program. We are in fact, quite diverse and have a departmental “Inclusion & Diversity Value Statement” that reads as follows: “We in Saluki Athletics believe that each individual can contribute a unique perspective based on life experience that will make our program better as a whole. We will strive to create an environment of inclusion, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, socio-economic status, national origin, sexual orientation, disability and religion

where each individual student-athlete and staff member feels valued and welcome to participate as a member of the athletics family.” Clearly, we failed to live up to our values in this circumstance because the photo did not contribute to an environment of inclusion. We will use this opportunity to educate our student-athletes and staff on the importance of sensitivity to all cultures, working in conjunction with staff from the Center of Inclusive Excellence and Office of Associate Chancellor for Institutional Diversity. Saluki Athletics is also looking forward to participating in Chancellor Colwell’s call to action for a campus-wide discussion of these types of issues. Sincerely, Tommy Bell Director of Athletics

Bell’s apology late to the game DAILY EGYPTIAN EDITORIAL BOARD

It’s been more than one month since students hit social media to decry a photo of Saluki swimmers in Mexicanthemed Halloween costumes. Yet Saluki Athletics has just now gotten around to admitting the offensive nature of the picture and talk about how to prevent similiar photos. We’re glad the athletic department and its director Tommy Bell apologized for the insensitive photo, but it’s far too late. Our story went online Feb. 18, and athletics took more than a month to craft an uninspiring 240word response. With the damage control units athletic departments are known to have, a 240-word “we’re sorry” is a cakewalk that should have easily been released in a couple hours. But here we are. The situation was seemingly swept under the rug, probably

what athletics wanted, so why issue the statement now? Many people probably forgot about the photo, so why even bring it up at this point? Yes, it was a stupid mistake and the parties involved likely meant no ill will. We are roughly the same age as the athletes in the photo, so we know how students are. But members of the Latino communities at SIU were offended and this release comes too little, too late. Especially considering that athletics seem to let the incident take a backseat to what was happening in the pool — SIU swimming and diving won its first conference championship since 2007. Not to mention, the apology comes just two days after the final Saluki basketball game following one of the most successful seasons in recent program history. Clearly the department had more important things to worry about.

While this type of “ignore-theoff-field-problems” attitude is the norm in sports, we hoped a new athletic director could change that. We’re not so sure at this point. Prior to his hiring, Bell released a 10-point plan to restore the glory in SIU sports. The last sentence of the first point reads: “Athletics will set and maintain high standards for performance, academic achievement and personal responsibility.” So it appears timeliness is not a huge factor in personal responsibility. Members of athletics claimed the photo was not newsworthy and seemed to downplay its insensitivity. Point No. 2 of his plan is to establish excellence and transparency on campus: “We will create a culture of ownership and responsibility. It will start at the Athletic Director’s chair and accountability will flow from top to bottom.”

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If the accountability flows from the top of the athletics ladder, maybe it will reach the bottom near Thanksgiving.

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Thrower making up for lost time BRENT MESKE | @BrentMeskeDE

After competing only twice in eight months, SIU’s defending national champion for hammer throw is back to full-time competition. Senior thrower DeAnna Price on Thursday opened the outdoor season just shy of a personal record with a throw of 72.19 meters. Price, who finished last indoor season as the Missouri Valley Conference and NCAA Champion in the hammer throw, didn’t have eligibility remaining for indoor this season. She trained with the team and competed as an unattached athlete in both home meets. “I wasn’t feeling great and I have a lot more left in the tank,” she said. “[Mississippi throws] coach John [Smith] and [SIU throws] coach [J.C.] Lambert were both there and they were both sitting there saying, ‘You had 75-meter potential.’ Hopefully by the end of the year I’ll find the big bang.” Her best, 72.30 meters, came last season in a second-place finish in June at the USA Track and Field Championships. She then finished in 18th place at the IAAF World Championships. The former Pan American participant recorded weight throws of 21.66 meters and 21.67 meters at the Saluki Fast Start and Don DeNoon Invitational. She said it was hard to practice but not compete regularly, so she had to change her mindset. “You can’t take it easy, and if I ever was, coach Lambert would be like, ‘You know what you’re doing this for, you’re doing this for 2016,’” she said. “I want to go out with a bang and be consistent, so this is where it starts.” Sophomore thrower Freya Block said Price was like a cheerleader during the indoor season and is great at keeping people’s spirits up. “She has always been a really great teammate and she’s willing to help with whatever you need,” she said. Price said she worked mostly

Aidan Osborne | @AidanOsborne_DE Senior thrower DeAnna Price practices the hammer throw Monday at the Lew Herzog Track and Field Complex. The “hammer” consists of a metal weight attached to a handle by steel wire. Price ran out of eligibility for this year’s indoor season and is only competing in the outdoor season, which she started Thursday with a throw of 72.19 meters.

on her spins while throwing the hammer indoors. Although hammer throw is not an indoor event, Price said she worked on it by throwing into a net. The Moscow Mills, Mo., native said while they’re not the same event, she can tell how she’ll do in the hammer by how she does in the weight throw. Price said if she throws 71 feet in the weight, she’ll throw about 71 meters in the hammer. Price’s best weight throw was

71 feet, 1.25 inches at the Don DeNoon Invitational. She started the outdoor season at 72.19 meters. The senior said she and Lambert set a series of shorter goals to reach her ultimate target of throwing for more than 74 meters this season. Lambert said setting smaller goals is important in keeping sights on the final objective. “If you’re striving toward that one big goal all the time, you get frustrated cause there are hard

times,” he said. “Then you don’t realize the good you’ve done.” One of Price’s accomplishments include breaking the SIU all-time hammer throw record — 72.51 meters — and then the NCAA record of 72.94 meters. Block, who is ninth all-time at SIU with a hammer throw distance of 59.44 meters, said she has always looked up to Price, but doesn’t know if it’s really a competition between the two.

“Right now, I don’t see her as competition because she’s on a whole other level,” she said. “She’s one hell of an athlete.” Price and the Dawgs have their lone home meet, the Bill Cornell Spring Classic, beginning Friday at the Lew Herzog Track and Field Complex. Brent Meske can be reached at bmeske@dailyegyptian.com or at 536-3333

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Sports

TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016

Coach Hill: Saluki starting safety arrested, suspended indefinitely EVAN JONES | @EvanJones_DE

Sophomore safety Kenny James has been suspended from the SIU football team indefinitely, coach Nick Hill said Monday. James was arrested in his hometown of Columbia, Mo. for assault at 1:35 a.m. March,

20 according to Columbia Daily Tribune. James did not participate during SIU's first spring practice of the year on Monday morning. Saluki Athletics said it is not releasing information because the incident occurred in the last 24 hours. Hill said the suspension has

nothing to do with a speeding ticket James got in January. Hill would not go into further details. James is not working out or practicing with team. Hill said James will not play in the annual Spring Game on April 23. Last season James started 10 games in the secondary for

the Salukis. He returned two interceptions for touchdowns and recorded 107 tackles, which was second on the team. The Salukis will be returning 11 other players in the secondary from last season, five at safety. The Daily Egyptian has filed a Freedom of Information Act to

Ranking Saluki Athletics venues

THOMAS DONLEY | @TDONLEYDE

Welcome to the definitive ranking of the athletics venues on the campus of Southern Illinois University. These rankings are based on criteria ranging from sightlines, seat comfort, the chances of catching a free T-shirt and the overall atmosphere at games held at each facility. 1. SIU Arena No other athletic venue on campus can match the atmosphere of a men's basketball game at SIU Arena. When the home team is playing well, there is nothing like coming together with 5,000 fellow Salukis to cheer on the Dawgs. The smell of roasting nuts on the concourse is one of the most inviting, sensual pleasures in Carbondale, adding to the warmth inside in the middle of winter. 2. Davies Gym One of the few facilities that is not newly built or had significant upgrades in the past 15 years, Davies Gym is still one of the most exciting places on campus to attend a home game. Hundreds of fans pack the 91-year-old venue to back Saluki volleyball with cheers echoing throughout the small gym. SIU volleyball is 24-10 at Davies in the past three years with the raucous "Davies Crazies" in attendance. Davies Gym is also home to the best fan participation game at Saluki Athletics venues — one in which fans can win a T-shirt by hitting one of several shirts placed on the floor with a serve from the opposite side.

Best places to see a game SIU Arena Capacity: 8,339 2015-16 average attendence: 5,278

Richard ‘Itchy’ Jones Stadium Charlotte West Stadium Opened: 1964 34-straight winning Renovated:2014 seasons at home Saluki Stadium Cost $25.3 million to build Average attendence: 7,750 Evan Jones | @EvanJones_DE

park their vehicles, grill out and enjoy a baseball game alongside a four-legged friend and an adult beverage. 4. Charlotte West Stadium The home of Saluki softball since 2003, Charlotte West Stadium allows fans to get closer to the action than any other facility. SIU entered the 2016 season with a .745 winning percentage at the $1.7 million stadium. Fans at Charlotte West have the best chance of catching a T-shirt, as shirts are thrown after every Saluki strikeout.

“No other athletic venue on campus can match the atmosphere of a men’s basketball game at SIU arena.” 3. Richard "Itchy" Jones Stadium Visiting radio crews consistently comment on the beauty of the Saluki baseball facility. The vibrant colors of the AstroTurf field, the evergreens located at the batter's eye backdrop in center field and the virtue of watching baseball can make attendees forget about the leafless trees, brown grass and, on occasion, snow that populate the rest of the world on a late winter or early spring game day. The Hill along the right-field line provides fans the opportunity to

Davies Gym 2015 record at Davies: 9-1

5. Saluki Stadium Saluki football moved into its current home in 2010, making Saluki Stadium the newest stadium in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Fans only filled the stadium to about half its 15,000-person capacity in 2015, as SIU finished eighth in the 10team MVFC in attendance at 7,750 per game. Many of those fans left at halftime, further reducing the quality of the fan atmosphere. 6. Indoor track If you're going to watch a track meet in person in February, you

might as well go to one inside. The indoor track at the SIU Recreation Center has a new surface this year that is more true to the university's color scheme. 7. Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex A single set of bleachers sits on the west side of SIU's four-year-old outdoor track facility. It's a good place to rest your legs, but if you want to watch field events, you will more than likely have to find a place to stand closer to the action. 8. University Courts You can sit on the bleachers just north of Saluki Stadium and watch some SIU tennis. The easiest matches to watch from the limited seating area are the ones on courts two and three. Any other match nearly requires binoculars with which to read the scorecards at each court. There is no scoreboard, so to have much of an idea of what is going on, you'll need to keep your head on a swivel. 9. Dr. Edward J. Shea Natatorium The humidity in the SIU pool makes it hard to stand to watch a swim meet for very long. If you do stick around, it's hard to discern what's going on if you're not paying very close attention. Best place to catch a T-shirt: Charlotte West Stadium Best fan participation: Davies Gym Most comfortable seating: SIU Arena Best playlist: Itchy Jones Stadium Best seats on campus: 1. Itchy Jones Stadium, center section The best way to take in any

baseball game is to sit behind the plate, where you can see the entire field and get a feel for the speed and movement on each pitch. The Itch is no different. The section directly in front of the press box is the seat of choice for major league scouts and the previous games' starting pitchers — as long as you sit a few rows up, you can see a radar gun fairly easily. 2. SIU Arena, student section A valid student ID gets you your choice of seat behind either rim for a Saluki basketball game. The higher up you go, the more of the court you can see to watch the game develop, and the lower you go, the closer to the action you are. Either way, it's hard to go wrong. 3. Davies Gym, center section The best view of a volleyball game is from the center, so you can spend the match with your head turned each way an equal amount of time to prevent neck stiffness. What better place to join the loudest fans on campus? Worst seat: Press row, Davies Gym While Davies is great for fans, it's one of the worst venues for media members. Press row consists of a narrow table affixed to the top row of the bleachers that forces people with the misfortune of sitting in the middle to climb over other people or crawl under the wobbly table. Also, anyone taller than six feet will have a hard time seeing the action when the Davies Crazies stand for a Saluki match point, as the banners hanging on the wall above impede taller people's vision. Thomas Donley can be reached at Tdonley@Dailyegyptian.com or at 618-536-3307

obtain more information about this incident. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. Brent Meske contributed to this report. Evan Jones can be reached at EJones@ dailyegyptian.com or at 618-536-3304.

Harre earns two weekly awards SEAN CARLEY | @SCARLEYDE

Junior first baseman Shaye Harre was honored Monday for her strong performance over the past week. Harre was named the Missouri Valley Conference's Player of the Week and the Prairie Farms Student-Athlete of the Week. She went 5-8 with four home runs and nine RBIs in SIU's three wins over Saint Louis and Loyola. Harre also holds a 3.875 GPA in pre-veterinary studies. This was the first time a Saluki won Player of the Week since Harre won it in April of last year. Harre's week was just a continuation of her hot season. She has career highs in batting average (.409), home runs (seven), slugging percentage (.818) and on-base percentage (.524). Sean Carley can be reached at scar@dailyegyptian.com or at 618-536-3307.

Baird named MVC Pitcher of the Week THOMAS DONLEY | @TDONLEYDE

Sophomore right-handed pitcher Michael Baird was named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week for his efforts in Sunday's 1-0 shutout of Illinois. Baird took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against the Illini in the Salukis' second game of the day. "I didn't really notice until my sixth inning that I had a shot at [a no-hitter]," Baird said after the game. "I was just thinking, 'If it's God's will for me to throw a no-hitter, then let it be.'" Baird allowed a lead-off single to freshman pinch hitter Jack Yalowitz, but shut down Illinois to earn his third win of the season. He is 3-1 on the season and third in the MVC with a 1.30 ERA. His opponents' batting average of .161 is second in the Valley. Thomas Donley can be reached at Tdonley@Dailyegyptian.com or at 618-536-3307