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Budget proposal could jeopardize student programs Tyler daviS | @TylerDavis_DE WSIU-TV’s River Region Evening Edition has aired about twice as long as many of its student anchors have been alive. If Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget passes, the nearly 50-year-old nightly newscast’s days could be numbered.

Judy Marshall, SIU’s executive director for finance, sent a memo asking all non-academic units, such as WSIU which houses River Region and WSIU radio station, to submit ramifications of a 50 percent cut in state funding by Friday.

The university has requested the projection from the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, which houses WSIU, as well as other departments in reaction to Rauner’s nearly 32 percent cut in state appropriations for public universities.

The cut would result in a loss of more than half a million dollars for the broadcast station, said Greg Petrowich, executive director of WSIU public broadcasting. Petrowich said state funding makes up about 30 percent of WSIU’s total budget.

While an original email sent from Dafna Lemish, dean of MCMA, stated that the fiscal year 2016 spending for WSIU is projected at $488,691, Petrowich said the number is higher.

“For every dollar we raise—state or private—we get an extra 8 cents from the federal government,” he said. “So if you take out $488,000 we lose another $39,000. I mean that’s a whole ‘nother staff position.”

He said the total loss would be closer to $537,000.

Lemish said she is concerned about the figures but a loss of this magnitude it is not a certainty. The university’s Executive Planning and Budget Committee will review all of the proposed cuts on Monday.

“We weren’t given the instruction to cut, we were just given the order to present a scenario of what it would look like if we had to cut,” she said.

President Randy Dunn said in a newsletter sent Wednesday the types of cuts that are a product of Rauner’s proposal will undermine many of the university’s goals. He wrote that developing the state’s budget is a long process but the university has to look for ways to mitigate the state’s financial crisis.

“You can expect to see continuing evidence in the coming weeks of the types of cuts that are on the docket

C arringTon S pireS | @CSpiresDE Zach Thomas, left, a sophomore studying broadcast journalism and Adrian Orr, at desk, lead the River Region Evening Edition rehearsal as Jordan Taylor, a freshman studying TV and digital media radio, directs them on the floor. WSIU-TV, the station that airs the River Region Evening Edition, could be undergoing budget cuts that would jeopardize the show’s future.

for all of SIU’s operations in every location if we can’t mitigate the drastic reductions proposed in the governor’s budget,” he wrote.

Lemish said WSIU’s funding is being considered because when Dunn outlined the universities’ necessities, relating it to an onion, the station was on the outer edge, along with other non-academic units.

“Academic programs are in the center of his onion,” she said. “On the layers, he had WSIU, the farms with College of Agriculture and the Dewey Center in the College of Liberal Arts.”

The dean said this loss of funding would make WSIU an extension of PBS instead of a localized station, that incorporates PBS programming.

Petrowich said while the projections are preliminary and nothing has been set in stone, a cut of this magnitude would cripple the station.

“The university has to be responsible and look at all the possibilities [to mitigate the potential cuts],” he said.

“But this would completely change the character of the organization.”

Some of the preliminary cuts could be more than 100 student jobs within River Region and WSIU radio, saving the station more than $200,000.

The executive director also said student-produced programs such as Scholastic Hi-Q and Expressions would also be among the first to go.

Petrowich said the station could save

“River Region is the reason I chose to come to SIU. I’m not exactly sure what I would do if River Region was cancelled.”

- Carlos Rodriguez sophomore

money by ending its agreement with PBS, which costs $815,000 annually, and NPR, which cost $170,000 annually. He said cutting these agreements would be a mistake because the station would lose donations from listeners and viewers who enjoy these popular programs.

This is because WSIU’s revenue is dependent on its services and most popular programs.

“If we didn’t air Morning Edition, we wouldn’t have the same audience in the morning,” he said. “The corporate sponsors want to be heard during the morning so if we didn’t air the show, they wouldn’t buy the underwriting.”

He added that the cycle would only continue to hurt WSIU, which reaches 3 million people in five states.

“If you start taking out programs, it’s going to hurt revenue as well and you’ll have to make more cuts,” Petrowich said. “It starts this cycle: If you take out some of the service, you’re going to lose

some of the revenue, then you’re going to have to cut more service, then you’re going lose more revenue.”

Lemish said even though programs like River Region are not technically academic, the experience they give students is unlike any other in Illinois.

Jeff Williams, WSIU radio manager, agreed, saying the radio station provides about 3,500 hours of professional student training each year.

“We have a very strong academic tie in what is going on,” he said. “We do everything from the reporting and the on-air, to the engineering production work, creative promo production, editing and programming side.”

Petrowich said SIU is the only state university to offer training in television, radio and print news. He said graduates leave with a portfolio and the skills to work immediately, as opposed to other universities where alumni may need on-the-job training.

Williams said if student radio

and television programs were cut, he estimates that as many as 150 students could leave the university.

Greg Todd, news director of River Region Evening Edition, said losing this training could hurt SIU’s enrollment moving forward.

“We’re in our 45th year now so a lot of careers have been launched through this program,” he said. “This student newscast has won more awards than I could count.”

He said any cut in funding, especially a 50 percent loss in state money, would greatly reduce the overall education radio and television students receive.

Lemish said it is hard to quantify exactly how many students become a Saluki for WSIU’s work experience, but she could see a dip in enrollment if the vocational opportunities are eliminated.

Students said programs like River Region attracted them to the university and they may not have came if it was eliminated.

Carlos Rodriguez, a sophomore from Oak Lawn studying radio/ television, said he fell in love with SIU because of the chance to get involved with news production.

“River Region is the reason I chose to come to SIU,” Rodriguez wrote in an email. “I’m not exactly sure what I would do if River Region was cancelled. I would heavily consider transferring to Columbia College in Chicago because they also have a lot of opportunities to get hands on experience.”

Courtney Bunting, a senior from Carmi studying radio/television, does weather forecasts for WSIU and said she knows students who come from Chicago for these hands-on programs.

She said the professional-style clips of published news stories and weather forecasts are a huge draw for many students.

“That’s what sets SIU apart,” Bunting said. “It’s really helped me and other students put reels together.

It’s just a great way to utilize our time while we’re in school to plan for our careers instead of just doing paperwork or sitting in classrooms.”

University spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith wrote in an email that about 25 offices were asked to make similar “what if” projections but she would not specify which ones.

Goldsmith said more information could be available after Monday’s budget committee meeting.

Mindfulness at center of children’s program Sam Beard | @SamBeard_DE Living in the present, as opposed to the past or future, may be hard for some. At a new camp, children can learn the skills they need to fully seize and appreciate the moment.

SIU is hosting—for the first time—a Mindfulness Camp for Kids. The camp, which is for kids aged 5-12, had its first

session Saturday and will continue to meet every week until May 9.

The camp’s goal is to teach children about mindfulness and why it is important. Camp leader Rachel Enoch said mindfulness is being aware of oneself and one’s surroundings in the present and accepting life as it happened.

Instead of worrying about the future or wallowing in the past, honing in on the present moment can lead to a life of greater

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productivity and psychological well being, said Enoch, a doctoral student in the Rehabilitation Institute from Manhattan, Kan. “Mindfulness started as a Buddhist tradition in the East,” Enoch said. “Just more recently—in the last couple hundred years— [it] has come to the West.”

In mindfulness, acceptance is looking at something without judgement and letting

things happen as they happened, she said.

“Rather than saying, ‘I’m aware of the situation but I wish it would have happened like this,’ it’s really just letting it be,” Enoch said. “It’s more like just seeing it for what it is, what the outcome was and kind of moving forward from that point.”

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For southern Illinois, WSIU is essential Our WOrd In response to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget— which includes a nearly 32 percent cut to higher education— the university asked nonacademic services to create a plan in preparation of these cuts. One of those programs is WSIU. WSIU, which broadcasts River Region Evening Edition as well as WSIU radio, has been asked by the university to propose a plan in response to a hypothetical 50 percent cut in state funding. Greg Petrowich, executive director of WSIU Public Broadcasting, said that amounts to more than half a million dollars, a cut that would jeopardize the future of these media outlets.

“Obviously there is no way to remove a half-million dollars from [the WSIU] budget and not have a serious impact on our mission,” Dafna Lemish, dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, wrote in an email Tuesday. “It will impact student training in every area,

programming for our audiences, engagement activities, hours of operation, multi-cast channels offered and staff positions.”

During last week’s SIU Board of Trustees meeting, President Randy Dunn—who does not want to make cuts across the board—discussed an outer ring of programs and services that he said would be the first to cut.

WSIU, much like the Daily Egyptian, should not be viewed as an extracurricular activity.

Journalism is not theoretical.

Gutting WSIU’s funds would kill it and in part, drastically slash the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts’ enrollment. These out-of-the-classroom activities are a part of the educational mission and a reason students enroll here.

Unlike mathematics, sciences or theory-based disciplines, journalism cannot be learned in a classroom. While the radio and television curriculum is necessary for students to have a comprehensive understanding of ethics, law and history, handson experiences are vital for—and

The university cannot have its cake and eat it too. expected of—students who wish to pursue a career in media.

The DE recently experienced the same fear of going under.

While the DE was funded solely through advertising revenue for more than 50 years, the economy also drove it to seek university funding. In order to convince the board of trustees the 99-year-old student-run newspaper was worth a student fee, alumni wrote in to a #SavetheDE edition, which also became a social media campaign.

While doing so, many alumni said they would not have the jobs they have now—while representing SIU—if they did not have the out-of-the-classroom experience.

This is a similar near and dear

value to the people at WSIU. You cannot learn journalism in college if you never actually do it.

Not only would this affect students negatively, the proposed cuts would impact the communities who depend on the services provided by WSIU. The television and radio programming offered on WSIU is broadcast to more than 3 million people across five states rely on WSIU for their only PBS affiliation. Losing these services—or at the very least hindering their success—with drastic funding cuts hurts many more people than just student employees or faculty.

The university cannot have its cake and eat it too. Within a

nationally known college of media that boasts more than 30 college television awards, and awardwinning organizations such as the Daily Egyptian, viewing these outlets as “nonessential” is unfair.

However, we realize there is a version of “don’t shoot the messenger” in play here. The larger story lies within Rauner’s proposed budget and his general lack of support for higher education.

At a time when President Barack Obama has called on all states to reinvest in higher education, Rauner has turned a deaf ear.

Obama’s plan to make community college free and the Student Aid Bill of Rights focus on the idea that an education leads to employment and economic stability.

Rauner’s actions in the past few weeks prove he has no intention of getting on the bandwagon.

There is no doubt the university will have some challenging decisions to make, but if we really must look for the nonessential services that could afford to be cut, WSIU should not be one of them.

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For more than a century, American leaders have struggled to find ways to extend quality, affordable health care to everyone. We made progress for the elderly, the under-served and children, but for many Americans, the goal remained unattainable.

Nathan Auldridge knew that truth too well. He was a senior in college when he started experiencing double vision and severe vomiting. He was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor and had to undergo a craniotomy and six weeks of radiation. The treatments were successful and he was declared cancerfree in 2006.

But as a cancer survivor, Nathan

found that a new health struggle was just beginning. In addition to having a pre-existing condition, he had developed narcolepsy. He was suddenly very difficult to insure.

In 2013, Nathan worked with special needs adults, a job he was passionate about but that didn’t provide health coverage. So he found a plan on the private market for almost $500 a month with a $5,000 deductible. Still, with coverage his prescriptions and medical expenses were more than half of his yearly income of $20,000. He was able to get by only with help from his family.

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Affordable Care Act. After years of dropped coverage, flimsy plans and barriers to care, everyone’s coverage has improved, because consumers have new protections, including those who get health insurance through their employers. They can’t be turned away because of pre-existing conditions; they can’t be dropped just because they get sick and insurance has to cover care that Americans count on, like trips to the emergency room, prescriptions and preventive services.

And coverage is now affordable for millions of Americans.

As of Feb. 22, nearly 11.7 million Americans had signed up or were

re-enrolled through the marketplace during this year’s open enrollment.

And those shoppers found good deals.

Nearly 80 percent of 2015 marketplace customers who selected plans using HealthCare.gov could purchase coverage for $100 or less per month after tax credits.

And we’re starting to see real progress toward ensuring that every American has access to affordable, quality coverage. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act five years ago, about 16.4 million uninsured people have gained health coverage. That’s the largest reduction of the uninsured in four decades.

Nathan found a plan on the 2014

marketplace that, with the help of a premium tax credit, cost him just $111 per month. And this year it’s even lower, at $100. His new deductible is only $725. And since his prescriptions are now covered, his $1,200-a-month narcolepsy drug costs him only $10.

Across the nation, consumers found quality, affordable health coverage like Nathan did. They made it clear that this is a product they need, want and like. And they don’t want that coverage taken away.

Our nation has come too far to go backwards.

But as we look at the next five years and beyond, we have a new challenge ahead of us.

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‘Blind Forest’ is a visual masterpiece Fun

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To see Austin’s top 10 anticipated games of 2015, head over to www.dailyegyptian.com AUSTIN MILLER | @AMiller_DE Never before has a game’s difficulty punched me in the face and kept me around with its beauty.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” has players control a little forest sprite named Ori, whose native home on Nibel has been destroyed by an evil owl.

It is up to Ori to restore the native elements of the land, water, wind and warmth, and along with the beauty of the forest.

The story itself is pretty straightforward. Go here, get some magic items and move on. But the narrative feels more complex.

Narration is given by both the Spirit Tree and Ori’s guardian Sein, who push the mythical aspects of the forest and add importance to the tasks.

Comparisons can be made to Disney movies like “The Lion King” and “Finding Nemo,” because the game has more mature themes, like death and environmental sustainability, in a product that seems more fitting for kids.

The opening scenes of “Blind Forest” are just as sad as those from “Up,” which should make anyone cry.

Some people may find the story too bland for their tastes, but the environment and animation of the game are delicious eye candy.

Each area and stage was hand-painted by artists at Moon Studios, developers of the game. Every tree, mushroom and flower is one-of-a-kind.

The diversity in on-screen objects is also enhanced by the difference in geographical areas.

Rainforests have some of the most diverse fauna and flora in the world and it is the same in this game. One section is a sun-soaked riverbed, with vibrant yellows and greens. Another is a dark swamp painted with haunting purples and blues.

For a game called “Blind Forest,” it is visually breathtaking.

It made me cherish my ability to see. Each scene is art of the highest caliber and could be hung in the Louvre.

Even though the visuals are fantastic, anyone who is actually blind will have their ears pleasured in a similar way.

Every stage has great songs tied with it, making players feel like they are actually in the game.

The lighter areas have soft chimes and piano, making players feel a sense of wonder and uncertainty. Ori is a child in a new world and the music gives players the feel of being a lost child.

Darker areas have beating drums, inspiring terror and fear.

As mentioned before, some might believe this is a child’s game on first glance, and the simple controls reflect that.

Each button does its own job, making the gameplay fairly simple. But that is a good thing because of how tough the game actually is.

“Blind Forest” is a 2D platformer similar to classics like “Castlevania” or 2013’s “Rayman Legends.”

“Blind Forest” is comparable to “Rayman Legends” in terms of art style and gameplay. Both see players jumping platform-to-platform and collecting items, but “Blind Forest” is more difficult.

Various enemies like stone turtles, giant spiders and murderous crows give each stage an added challenge.

Navigating the map is like solving a puzzle, so having to defeat several enemies makes the game more than child’s play.

For example, after restoring the water, Ori must ascend to the top of a Ginso tree before it floods, causing Ori to drown.

Jumping and flying through the heart of the tree is fast-paced and tense, regardless of dumb, little spiders annoying you as you go. This level took me more than an hour, and I was more angered at the fact I had to deal with those nuisances, instead of focusing on keeping my head above water.

Completing that stage was one of the most gratifying experiences I have felt in recent games, but just navigating the course would have given me the same feeling.

I had so much fun exploring and collecting upgrades and I wish there were not any enemies to fight. Not every game needs players to kill things, and I think “Blind Forest” would have benefited from a pacifistic approach.

Little orbs can be collected to grant Ori new abilities.

It can learn to attack multiple enemies at once and restore health upon saving the game.

“Blind Forest” has a minimal skill tree, and easy for anyone to learn, but players can finish the game without unlocking anything. I would not recommend that, though. Do not punish yourselves more than you have to.

How “Blind Forest” saves the game is new and fresh. In a world dominated by checkpoints, it lets players save their own game wherever they want as long as they have collected some energy shards.

This puts all the responsibility on the player to save as they see fit. It is a tough concept to grasp at first, but is something I hope to see more in the future.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” continues a trend of independent developers having their crazy ideas funded and producing great content.

Big, blockbuster games like “Call of Duty” and “Battlefield” only experiment when sales start to dive. But indie studios are constantly innovating the gaming world and pushing into the future.

Funding is always an issue for those small studios, so it is great to see Microsoft highlighting these teams and giving them development kits for free.

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‘Run All Night’ barely finishes the race JACOB PIERCE | @JacobPierce1_DE Liam Neeson has made virtually the same movie at least eight times now. “Taken” and “A Walk Among The Tombstones” were not the same but had enough similarities to make one wonder if Neeson is in it only for the paycheck.

“Run All Night” (Rated R; 114 min) directed by Jaume ColletSerra, continues the actor’s streak of serviceable action movies.

It is hard to come up with an opinion of this film. Walking out of theater, I was left without feeling one way or the other. It just kind of happened. This feeling can be a death sentence for boring films, but this film was not dull. Only see this if you are hell-bent on seeing a movie this weekend.

Jimmy Conlon, played by Neeson, has been the go-to hitman for Shawn Maguire, played Ed Harris, since he took over the local crime syndicate. It causes him to become a haunted old man, who has no relationship with his son Mike, played by Joel Kinnaman, a limo driver who wants to keep his criminal father far away from his family.

Mike witnesses Maguire’s son, Danny, played by Boyd Holbrook, murder two Albanian gangsters.

Before Danny can kill Mike for seeing this, Jimmy steps in and kills Danny, putting Mike and Jimmy on a race against time to save Mike from the wrath of Maguire.

The movie showed promise of having a few interesting elements, and it does not disappoint.

A sure fire way of making a seemingly terrible action movie into something more is by adding a unique style of action. A good example is 2014’s “John Wick,” a film everyone thought was a typical Keanu Reeve’s schlock. When the movie was released it surprised everyone with its unique gunfights and fantastic set pieces.

While the action in “Run All Night” never reaches the “John Wick” level of creativity and ingenuity, there are several scenes elevating the movie past its pay grade. The main sequence showing this is the epic car chase at the beginning. It does not bring anything new to the table, but the scene is pulse pounding and visual and visceral.

The movie tries to reach a higher level of action films but forgets this also involves setting up interesting and dynamic characters. Action movies are not really known for having multi-leveled characters, but “Run All Night” does not even reach the character development of an average action film.

Many look at an actor doing the

same thing repeatedly as something bad, but it is not the case. Neeson constantly turns in fantastic performances making films functional and average.

The film plays by the same rules as “A Walk Among the Tombstones,” “Unknown” and “Non-Stop,” just as one would expect from its trailer.

Two examples are Jimmy and Mike.

Jimmy is nothing more than the typical Neeson—a wise, unstoppable old man.

The film tries to make him more developed by adding a haunted and drunken nature to him, but this backfires. It causes the inevitable heroic turn to come off as unnatural after the film spends no time building it.

The Mike’s character is left undeveloped because of the miscasting of Kinnaman. He has to be the worst actor in the film, his dialogue constantly coming off as monotone for no reason. Try not laughing at the actor’s delivery. It is tough.

The writer attempts making the character come off as hard and strong by giving him a boxing background.

In an above average action movie, this trope would pay off with him helping Neeson fight various gangsters.

Instead, the character spends most of the film whining and yelling for help, losing any empathy the audience may have for him.

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See our entire list of rentals at bit.ly/PaperRentals

1 BDRM APT. on Park Street near SIU. Gallery kitchen, spacious living room, lovely apt. Starting $440/mo.

Call 457-4422. universityedge.net 2 BDRM APT. DELUXE Apt, walk to campus. Hardwood laminate floor and porcelain tile in kitchen and bath. Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher upgrade appliances. Perfect for 2 students. 457-4422 www.universityedge.net

TOWNE-SIDE WEST APARTMENTS AND HOUSES Cheryl Bryant Rentals 457-5664 1 BDRM APT. Yard, carport, across from campus. 707 S. Oakland. Avail.

May 2015. Call DG Rentals at 618-924-5266 or 618-521-6800.

EFFICIENCY APT, $285/mo, good neighborhood, clean, quiet, low util, trash & water incl,laundry, for serious students, 618-713-3295.

FEEL LIKE YOU live at the Dog Pound with the Pet Noise and Odors? Move up to Pet-Free Living.

Studio, 1 and 2 Bdrm apts. Walking distance to SIU. Call for an appt 457-4422.

G & R!S BEAUTIFUL NEW, 1 and 2 bdrm apts, no pets, call 618549-4713 or visit 851 E. Grand Ave or www.grrentals.com.

902 W. MILL duplex, 716 S. James House. Updated 5 bdrms, 2 bath, W/D, AC, DW, New tile or wood floors. Low utilities 559-5245. campuscolonial.com FARM HOUSE AVAIL may 1. 10 miles S. of C-dale. End of road, near Cedar Lake and Shawnee Forest. 2 stories, 2 bdrms, city water, propane heat, hrdwd floors, w/d. 893-2683 NICE THREE AND four bedroom houses for rent in Carbondale. Available now. Call 525-2440

4 BDRM, 2 bath. Close to SIU, central heat & a/c, large yard.

Ph.618-924-1965.

AVAILABLE MARCH. 2, or 3 Bedroom, various locations, washer/dryer, dishwasher, pets considered, heat/air, free parking, www.alpharentals.net, 618-457-8194

PRIVATE COUNTRY SETTING, extra nice, 3 bdrm/2 bath, w/d, c/a, 2 decks, no pets. 549-4808, 9am-4pm

BARGAIN RENTAL PRICES GREAT LANDLORDS, 1 & 2 bdrm, duplex apts, avail fall, c/a, no pets.

At 606 East Park St, 618-201-3732.

MURPHYSBORO ONE-BDRM, carpet, air, no pets, references required. $295/mo. Call 618-967-9202.

CARBONDALEHOUSING.COM FOR ALL YOUR HOUSING NEEDS Ph. 924-1965

MOUNTAIN VALLEY PROPERTIES www.mvprentals.com Includes w/d, electric, water, cable, internet, trash & parking.

CREEKSIDE APTS- 711 S. Wall St., 3 bdrm/ 2 bath starting at $945/month GRAND PLACE APTS- 900 East Grand, Buildings 4 & 5 ONLY. 3 bdrm/ 2 bath starting at $945/month. 2 bdrm/ 2 bath starting at $790/month Call 618-527-1100 to view apts.

2 BDRM. C/A, W/D, Nice and quiet area, no dogs, available now, in June and Aug. Call 618-549-0081

STUDIO APT, BE The First to live in these newly remodeled apts. New appliances porcelain tile. Walk to SIU, starting $375/mo. 457-4422.

2 BDRM TOWNHOUSES available now & August. Fully loaded. www.universityheights.com

NEAR CAMPUS: 2, 3, & 4 Bdrm Houses, W/D, Most C/A, Free Mow. Also, Geodesic Dome 7-10 Minutes from SIU-C (no zoning): SPACIOUS 2 & 3 Bdrm Houses, W/D, Most C/A, 1 3/4 Baths, Carport, Patio or Huge Deck, Free Mow. NO PETS. Call 684-4145.

G & R!S BEAUTIFUL NEW, 2 bdrm townhouses, no pets, call 549-4713 or visit 851 E. Grand Ave. or www.grrentals.com.

NOW RENTING FALL 2015-16 SCHILLING PROPERTY 805 E. PARK STREET (618) 549-0895 www.schillingprop.com schillingprop@yahoo.com

GRAB A ROOMMATE 2 & 3 BEDROOMS STARTING AT $300 PER PERSON! 1 BEDROOMS ACROSS FROM CAMPUS CALL FOR A SHOWING AND SIGN TODAY NO APPLICATION FEE. PET FRIENDLY. ACROSS FROM SIU

2 BDRM, 2.5 BATH, washer/dryer, dishwasher, cats considered, heat/air, free parking, $865 - $910 www.alpharentals.net, 457-8194

1 AND 2 BDRM, Duplexes, on the lake, with fireplace, one car garage, fully loaded, avail now & Aug, 549-8000, universityheightsrentals.com

“BEST WE!VE SEEN!!”

3 OR 4 BDRM HOUSES New 60 inch. high-def tv!s, near SIU, cathedral ceilings, hrdwd/flrs, w/d, d/w, 1.5 baths, no pets. 319-3080.

6-12 Bdrm, info call 549-4808 4 bdrm - 511, 505 S. Ash, 802,406, 319, 321, W Walnut, 305 W College, 103 S Forest, 501 S. Hays 3 bdrm- 310, 313, 610 W Cherry 405 S Ash, 106, 408 S Forest, 306 W College, 321 W Walnut, 1052 W. No Name Rd. 2 bdrm- 319, 324, 406 W Walnut, 305 W College, 503 S. Ash

TOUR & SIGN TODAY AND GET A $200 VISA GIFT CARD! Some utilities included. No pets. Call 618-529-3500

C!DALE, NICE, LARGE 2 bdrm avail now, 400 N. Westridge, upscale neighborhood, laundry, Avail now, May or Aug. 529-3581, no pets. www.trailswestapts.com.

1 BDRM, LOFT OR FLAT, close to campus, washer/dryer, dishwasher, pets considered, heat/air, free parking, $505-$635, www.alpharentals.net, 457-8194

2 BDRM UNITS $275-$300/mo 618-924-0535 www.comptonrentals.com

VERY NICE SELECTION of clean 2 and 3 bdrm single and double wide homes. 1 mile from campus.

Available June or August. No pets. (618) 549-0491 or (618) 925-0491.

NEWLY REMODELED, 2 BDRM, water, trash, & lawn incl, lg spacious lots, starting at $300/mo, call 549-4713, www.grrentals.com

HELP WANTED, SERVERS, cooks exp. & local pref.Days, Nights & Weekends apply between 2 and 4 p.m.at Midland Inn at 7570 Old Highway 13 and Country Club Road.

GIANT CITY LODGE In Illinois most scenic State Park Now taking applications to hire.

SERVERS - experience preferred GRILL COOK - experience required CERAMIC ENGINEERS-dishwashers Apply in person. For info call 457-4921

AUTO MECHANIC WANTED, PT/ FT, apply in person at Auto Bestbuy, 214 Health Dept Rd, M!boro.

NICE 5 OR 6 bdrm, c/a, w/d, close to SIU 2 kitchen, 2 bath, 700 W Freeman. 529-1820 529-3581 702 N. SPRINGER, 2 bdrm & study, a/c, w/d, pets allowed, $300 deposit, $510/mo. Avail June 13th. Call 618-549-6861.

OUTDOOR TURF PRO, A sales and service company, has 3 P/T job openings for lawn care operators, 618-985-5300.

1112 W. Walkup, 2-Bdrm, w/d, c/a.

Very close to campus, Avail. August 2015. Call DG Rentals 618-521-6800 or 618-924-5266.

JANITOR WANTED SIDETRACKS apply in person between 10-11am

NICE LARGE 5 bdrm, 2 bath, c/a, w/d, available now, May or Aug, $250 per person. 300 N. Springer, 529-3581.

NICE HOUSE, QUIET AREA, Approx. 5 minutes from campus.6 bdrm, 2 bath all appl incuding w/d avail Aug., 2015 $330-$245/student, for 4-6 students. 806-1799.

COUNTRY SETTING, 1 & 2 bdrm, gas appl, a/c, pets ok, $375 to 900, call after 5pm, 618-521-0258.

WWW.COMPTONRENTALS.COM 3-BDRM W/BSMT, w/d 1305 S. Wall 2-Bdrm, w/d 1315 S. Wall 2 Bdrm, 1102 N. Carico **618-924-0535**

C!DALE 2 BDRM, EXTRA NICE, w/d hook up, private fenced, storage w/ closet, grad.student or prof. preferred. Avail June 5, $600/mo.

211 S. Gray Dr. 618-924-4753

2 BDRM HOUSE NEAR SIU. Newly remolded. Hardwood laminate and tile floors. d/w, w/d and elect fireplace, simply a stunning home for 2 students $375p/p 4574422

DUPLEX NEAR CRAB ORCHARD lake, 2 bdrm $450/mo Call 618-559-9561

705 W. Walnut, 2-Bdrm, c/a, w/d.

Available August 2015. Call DG Rentals at 618-521-6800 or 618-924-5266

CUSTOMER SERVICE 12-17 people needed. Entry level position in all departments. no experience necessary. $400-500/week. Call 618-988-2256

KENNEL ATTENDANT, P/T, must be able to summer, weekends, and holidays, drop off resume at Indian Creek Kennel, 5578 Giant City Rd, Carbondale, NO Phone Calls.

The Daily Egyptian is now hiring Classifieds Salesperson --5-10 hours a week.

--Hourly wage plus commission --Need to have excellent attention to details.

--Applications available at the D.E. front desk in the Comm.

Bldg. Rm 1259, Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 3:00pm. You can also email classified@dailyegyptian.com to request one.

--Must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours for Spring 2015 and Summer 2015 --Submitting a resume is encouraged

HOSTESS/PHONE PERSON, PT, apply in person, some lunch hours needed. Quatro!s Pizza, 218 W. Freeman.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR AD Bold $0.25/word/day Large font $2.00/day Centering $0.25/line/day Borders $0.65/day QR Codes $4.00/day Picture $5.00/day HANDYMAN SERVICES, PAINTING, home repairs, please call 618-525-6650 or 618-833-3498.

PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVER, neat appearance, PT, some lunch hours needed, apply in person, Quatros Pizza, 218 W Freeman.

PIZZA COOK, ARE you an experienced pizza maker used to a high activity environment? Part Time, some lunch hours needed. Apply at Quatro!s Pizza, 218 W. Freeman

4 BDRM EXECELLENTcond., near campus, w/d, d/w, a/c, lawn care incl, pets ok, avail Aug 618-719-1386.

SUMMER SPECIAL: Move in by May 31st & receive June FREE! Call 618-529-3500 for more information.

4 BDRM, 2 bath. Close to SIU, central heat & a/c, large yard.

Ph.618-924-1965

MODERN, MANUFACTURED HOMES 2 bdrm, 2 bath, w/d, d/w, a/c, energy efficient, (618) 924-0535 www.comptonrentals.com

549-4808 (9am-7pm) WWW.SIUCRENTALS.COM

4 BDRM, 4 BATH, CLOSE TO campus, washer/dryer, dishwasher, cats considered, heat/air, free parking, $1560 ($390 each), www.alpharentals.net, 457-8794

5 & 6 Bedroom Houses for Rent.

Great locations on Mill Street!! Available August 2015. These locations always go fast. Call or Text Chris for more info or to schedule a showing.

(618) 924-4942

See our entire lisit of rentals at bit.ly/PaperRentals

1 bdrm- 802 W Walnut, 106 S Forest, 310 W Cherry

3BDRM, 306 W College, like new c/a, w/d, d/w, private yard, 549-4808 www.siucrentals.com

1,2,3,4,5,6 BDRM HOUSES & apts. Pick up list at 508 W. Oak. Call Bryant Rentals at 529-1820 or 529-3581

LOST IN DESOTO. Missing since Sunday 3/22. Small, oragne adult female cat. Lost around 200th block of Pecan St. Reward if found. Please call 618-843-0370

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<< Answers for Wednesday Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www. sudoku.org.uk

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

Today’s Birthday (03/26/15).

The winner is the one having the most fun this year. Practice your game and hone your performance.

Begin a new romantic phase after April. Self-discipline with planning and organization sets the stage for a fine educational journey after June.

Breakthroughs in your work lead to new personal questions after October eclipses (10/13 & 10/27). Choose love.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is an 8 -- Don’t broadcast your plans ... simply get moving on a domestic project over the next two days. Clean, sort and organize. Avoid arguments. Neatness counts double.

Home and family take priority. Seek local sources for what you need.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is an 8 -- Study a situation today and tomorrow. Don’t believe everything you hear. Be cautious, even with suggestions. Think over all the angles. Follow a hunch. You can learn what you need. Important news arrives.

Summarize and present solutions.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is a 9 -- Focus on financial

ACROSS 1 Big name in ATMs 4 Ten to twenty?

8 On fire 14 Worldwide workers’ agcy.

15 On __ with 16 Brooklyn Bridge features 17 “The Matrix” hero 18 Utah lily 19 Delivers an old standard, perhaps 20 *Last president who was a Founding Father 23 Not from a Scot 24 Fifth-century leader succeeded by his son Ellac 25 __ Aviv 26 Tent holder 27 Sportscaster Andrews 28 New Deal org.

29 Hustles 31 Smith students 33 “If only __ listened!”

34 Memo words 35 Smartphone buy 36 *Limp cause 40 Hold ‘em tell, maybe 41 Ingredient in Off! 43 Top-row poet on the “Sgt. Pepper” album cover 44 Remains at the campsite 46 Misses the mark 47 Party person 48 Spillane’s “__ Jury” 49 Org. that produces the magazines Highroads and Journey 50 The past, in the past 51 Risk being caught off base 54 Grisham hero, often: Abbr.

55 Fixer-upper, perhaps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues

action. Buy and sell. Keep to your budget. Collaborate with your team. Don’t blindly agree or disagree. Question assumptions.

Pay attention to the money trail.

An insight reveals hidden purposes.

Think before speaking.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re especially sensitive today and tomorrow. Listen to an emotional plea. Nurture someone, but don’t get so distracted with his or her responsibilities that you forget your own. Misunderstandings could cause a breakdown. Assert what you stand for.

Leo(July23-Aug.22)--Todayisa7 -- Linger in a rest stop. New developments change the assignment over the next two days. A misunderstanding (or lie) alters the itinerary. Take a walk and meditate.

Call for reinforcements if necessary. Take independent action. Relax in hot water.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Participate in a community project over the next few days. Keep the

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57 Only reigning pope to write an autobiography 59 Tiny bit 60 Gun, as an engine 61 Most irritated 62 Emptiness 63 T size 64 Baby’s outfit 65 Luncheon ender 66 Patriotic gp. since 1890 DOWN 1 Turtle in a 2014 film 2 Soccer shoe feature 3 *In the low 70s, usually 4 Bit of sibling rivalry 5 Hypothetical primate 6 Titicaca, por ejemplo 7 *Feature of most cars nowadays 8 Honor 9 Charge for a ride 10 Wall St. news 11 *On one’s own 12 Varied mixture 13 To be, to Ovid

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21 Cork’s location 22 Opposite of attract 26 Chi follows it 30 “Just a few __” 31 Dwyane of the Miami Heat 32 Mathematical process 37 Good thing to have before a meal 38 Dinero

budget on track. Get clear on priorities so you don’t waste effort or money. Keep communication channels open. Find what you need in your social circles.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Spending more could arouse a controversy. Navigate a change in plans.

Be a good listener, rather than rambling on. Compete for more responsibilities over the next few days. Consider career advancement. Look where you’re going.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is an 8 -- Take a rest stop.

Chart your progress and review the itinerary before proceeding. The news affects your decisions. It could get expensive. Keep quiet, and plan your next moves. Don’t share everything with friends until you’re sure.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is an 8 -- Make sure the numbers line up with family finances, and then go play. Postpone buying toys. Review your reserves. Track calls, orders and income carefully over the next two days. Remind

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39 Winning football coach’s surprise 42 Airport screening org.

45 Persian for “king” 48 “Of course!”

52 Greek finale 53 Piano keyboard component 54 Lhasa __ 55 Spanish ayes 56 Warning sound 58 His, to Henri

someone forgetful of your love.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is an 8 -- Together, you can figure it out. Compromise may be required. Talk is less important than action. Spend time with an attractive person, and see what happens. Hang out and share some coziness or beauty. Don’t worry about the future.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is an 8 -- Focus on doing the work that needs to be done over the next two days. Compromise with another very opinionated person. Stifle harsh words and judgments. Save health and sanity by avoiding stupid arguments.

Profit from meticulous service.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 7 -- Work with creative arts, crafts, hobbies or passions. Get the family involved. Unsettling news requires thought more than words. Use your hands. Make something. Practice something you’re good at. Play games and cook something delicious.

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Sports

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Saluki athletes serious in classroom MaTT Wells | @mattwells_DE To jump the highest, hit the farthest, run with the most explosion and to swim like a fish, the academics of a student athlete can be forgotten. At SIU, the Troutt-Wittmann Academic and Training Center has services in place to ensure that does not happen.

For a student athlete to perform in his or her sport at the highest level, they must maintain a 2.0 grade point average to be eligible to compete.

Kurtis Siemens, a junior thrower at SIU, said he was struggling in an anatomy class until Liz Jordan, the school’s athletic academic adviser, found him a tutor.

“It’s helped me an insane amount,” Siemens said.

“I ended up getting an A, which was fantastic.”

Siemens said the tutor drilled him on everything he needed to know.

Although Jordan is in charge of the tutors, Siemens said the athletes make their own appointments and schedules with the tutors.

“I eat, sleep, study, go to practice and go to class,” Siemens said.

Siemens brushed off the idea that being a student athlete might be too stressful, even with the little free time outside those activities. He said the good grades help.

Athletes generally use the center, which has been in existence since 2004, more when they are in season because of all the road trips they take.

“It’s nice for them to have that additional resource

c arringTon s Pires | @CSpires77 Sophomore track and field athlete Isaac Ingram and senior swimmer Hannah Pinion study together at the Trout-Wittmann Academic and Training Center. The building is a center point for student athletes at SIU to study and get tutoring for their classes.

to kind of fill in the gaps,” Jordan said.

This means when athletes are away from SIU, the tutor attends the athlete’s class to take notes and ask questions on their behalf.

Jordan said the tutors can handle both the job and the coursework.

“I hired them because they’re high-achieving students and I would hate to be a road block for them in that way,” Jordan said.

Jordan’s staff, 40 tutors and 12 monitors right now, fluctuates every semester based on demand.

The monitors, comprised mostly of upperlevel and graduate students, are there to scan ID cards and to make sure the athletes stay on task while in the center.

The tutors, including graduate students, are paid the university’s standard student employment rate of $8.25 per hour. Like all student employees, they can only work up to 20 hours per week.

“They do a phenomenal job,” Jordan said.

“I would love to pay them above and beyond [that rate], but I can’t.”

Jordan said the tutors and student athletes are supposed to contact by email only, to prevent any possible unprofessional behavior. Jordan stresses a professional relationship is paramount.

Tutor Ben Brandolino, a senior from Braidwood studying accounting, said he and other tutors are supposed to cease contact outside the center.

Brandolino has met with 20 athletes. He helps one athlete, he could not name because of confidentiality rules, in four to five classes and they are now good acquaintances, which is not against the rules.

Brandolino began tutoring as an intern in high school to help the language and reading skills of elementary school students. He helped tutor lowerlevel math classes in high school too.

“Tutoring [at SIU] for student athletes seemed like something that was right up my alley,” Brandolino said.

He said some are tutored for the entire semester, while others may meet once or twice before an exam.

Brandolino said tutors are not told the reason why one attends.

Freshmen athletes are required to attend at least six hours of the tutoring services.

Jordan said people are not required to attend if their GPA is low.

She said most students seek help right away if they need it.

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