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Fourth and fifth Salukis announce intention to transfer AAron GrAff | @AaronGraff_DE The fourth and fifth SIU men’s basketball players to transfer announced they are leaving this month. Freshman forward Jordan Caroline and freshman guard Deion Lavender followed suit of junior guard Jalen Pendleton, freshman guard Chaz Glotta and redshirt freshman K.C. Goodwin on Monday. Coach Barry Hinson said the transfers hurt and bothered him. Caroline was named to the Missouri Valley Conference AllFreshman team this season, averaged the most rebounds and earned the second most points on the team with 6.2 and 9.2 respectively. Caroline said he wants to play at a higher level, but does not know where he is transferring to. He has not yet received any offers. “This was a great learning experience here,” Caroline said. “I met a lot of great people in my time here.” Lavender started 13 games and averaged 6.6 points per game and made 24 three-pointers this season. Hinson said he thinks L a v e n d e r ’s reasoning is that he was unhappy in Carbondale. All five transfers made the decision on their own,

Budget committee asks for student input Tyler DAvis | @TDavis_DE Students and faculty can provide their budget suggestions on a new SIU webpage. The chancellor’s website added a tab Monday that invites all university personnel to submit questions and ideas regarding SIU’s budget. Budget talks have been a focal point following Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget, which would cut nearly 32 percent from the state’s higher education spending. University spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith said the university launched the website because the Executive Planning and Budget Committee wants to give a voice to every SIU community member. The committee, which includes two students, members of the Faculty Senate and chancellor and provost appointees, advises the chancellor on budgetary issues. The committee met with President Randy Dunn, who assumed chancellor duties after

former chancellor Paul Sarvela died in November, on Monday. The advisory committee consists of constituents of various groups on campus, including the Civil Service Council, student government and the Administrative Professional Staff Council. The meeting was preliminary and Goldsmith said no cuts were made. “We talked about making sure that we’re getting the campus community engaged in the conversation,” she said. “We also talked about an open forum, maybe a town hall meeting, that we might do in April. The meeting with Dunn comes after last week’s administrative request of 25 non-academic units, including the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, the Center for Dewey Studies and WSIU, to present hypothetical plans for a 50 percent cut in state appropriations.

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Hinson said. He said he could not guarantee the first three transfers playing time. Hinson would not comment when asked if he could have guaranteed the first three transfers more playing time had he known Caroline and Lavender were transferring before them. “Hindsight is 20-20,” he said. “It’s not even fair to answer the question.” Hinson said he does not feel he is coaching for his job at this point. “[People calling for my job] are going to have to put up with me for at least three more years, because I have a contract,” Hinson said. “People that call for my job, they’re calling for a lot of people’s job. I’m not a quick fix. I never have been and I never will be. The only heat I feel is the heat I put on myself.” He said his plans for next season have not changed and the team will not sign more recruits just for the sake of signing them. It will sign the best players it can. “I don’t want to pull an Aaron Rodgers here, but I’d like to quote Aaron Rodgers,” Hinson said. “Just relax.” Hinson said he is unsure if the transfers will hurt recruiting in the future.

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A woman posts a picture of U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., to Snapchat on Monday in the Student Center Auditorium. The event, “Reflecting on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act,” which SIU President Randy Dunn, acting Mayor Don Monty and other community leaders attended, was sponsored by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and the Black Law Please see BUDGET | 3 Student Association.

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Corrections On March 26, 2015, the story “Budget proposal could jeopardize student programs” incorrectly stated that SIU was the only Illinois university to offer out-of-classroom experience in print media, television stations and radio stations. There are other universities that offer similar extracurricular learning opportunities. cspires77

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Fishing with friends

a ja g arMan | @ajagarman_DE Curt Kaufman, left, a sophomore studying Agricultural Systems, fishes for bass alongside friends Martin Weiler, right, a freshman studying Agricultural Systems and Education, and Caleb Thompson, middle, a freshman studying Forestry Monday afternoon at the Campus Lake. The lake, which closed this past fall because of toxic algae, will reopen to students on April 11.

Indiana religious freedom act: The law and the backlash Michael Muskal | los angeles TiMes When Indiana approved a law designed to allow residents and business owners to use their religious beliefs as reason to deny services to some people, the conservative state braced for some fallout. But the response was quicker and harder after a campaign from critics who argued the law discriminates against gays and lesbians. Within days, Indiana was the target of a social media boycott campaign, threatening its lucrative convention business. Top business leaders from the technology sector slammed the state. San Francisco and Seattle announced they were barring publicly funded travel to Indiana. Connecticut announced it would follow suit. Even the NCAA, a temple to what some consider to be the religion of basketball, weighed in, saying it was disappointed in the new law and wanted a clarification before deciding what to do about future events and tournaments. Indiana legislative leaders are scrambling to contain the potential damage, announcing they will pass language to clarify that the law, which goes into effect in July, does not discriminate against gays and lesbians, despite the fear that it does. Here is a guide to understanding the issue that is a political window into the changing nature of gay rights. Q: What happened in Indiana? A: Gov. Mike Pence, a conservative Republican, last week signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, designed to “help protect churches, Christian businesses and individuals from those who want to punish them because of their biblical beliefs,” he said. Twenty states have similar laws, though the exact language differs. Sixteen more states are considering passage of some form of the law. Q: Isn’t there a federal version of the law? How does it differ from the state laws? A: Yes. The federal version of the law was signed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton and was considered a liberal response to a conservative Supreme Court ruling in 1990. The court ruled against Native Americans who argued that their use of peyote was a religious requirement. In effect, the court decided that states could ban the sacramental use of peyote. That changed the legal standard for what states could

and could not do in the area of religious practices. Liberals quickly moved to protect the tribes by passing a measure to protect religious practices from government interference. Two decades later, it is conservatives who are seeking the new laws. There are differences between the federal and state laws, according to a statement from the office of Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., who was a sponsor of the federal legislation as a House member. The federal law could be used only if someone was suing the government for violating his or her right to the free exercise of religion. The state laws are broader, applying to lawsuits involving individuals, and could be used by businesses that want to prevent a service because it violates their religious principles. Q: What do backers of the law say? A: Pence has defended his signing of the law, arguing it is not designed to discriminate against anyone. Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma and state Senate President Pro Tem David Long echoed those complaints at a news conference Monday, saying that other states have not gone through the same backlash as Indiana has. “What we had hoped for with the bill was a message of inclusion, inclusion of all religious beliefs,” Bosma said. “What instead has come out as a message of exclusion, and that was not the intent.” Both said they hoped to propose new language to amend the law to meet the criticism that it is discriminatory. Q: What is the problem with these types of laws? A: Gay rights advocates see the whole category of such religious legislation as part of a conservative campaign designed to allow people and companies to opt out of providing services to gays. The frequently cited example is that the law could be interpreted to allow bakers or photographers to refuse to do business with same-sex couples who are legally getting married. Q: How would this law work? A: Religious freedom laws are used in civil lawsuits. In one typical example, a Christian baker, whose faith opposes same-sex marriage, decides not to sell a wedding cake to a same-sex couple. The couple sue the baker, claiming they were discriminated against

because of their sexual orientation. The Indiana law asserts that the government can’t “substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion” and that individuals who believe their religious beliefs have been or could be “substantially burdened” are protected from lawsuits. The concept of substantial burden is not defined in the law. It would be up to state courts to decide the issue. Recently in Oregon, a Christian baker refused to sell a wedding cake to a lesbian couple. That state has rules against discrimination based on sexual orientation, so a state agency eventually ruled that the baker had acted improperly. That couldn’t happen in Indiana because the state does not include sexual orientation as a protected class. Indiana law protects against discrimination based on race, religion and gender. Twenty-one states do protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation. Q: Why has there been such a backlash? A: Using social media, various groups launched a drive to #BoycottIndiana, a campaign that quickly drew influential supporters, including a “Star Trek” hero, actor George Takei, and other celebrities with huge Twitter followings. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and Yelp Chief Executive Jeremy Stoppelman also criticized Indiana’s law. “These laws set a terrible precedent that will likely harm the broader economic health of the states where they have been adopted, the businesses currently operating in those states and, most importantly, the consumers who could be victimized under these laws,” Stoppelman wrote in an open letter. Marc Benioff, head of tech company Salesforce, went further. “We are canceling all programs that require our customers/employees to travel to Indiana to face discrimination,” Benioff said in a tweet last week. The business leaders were joined by another powerful lobby—especially in Indiana—basketball. The NCAA raised questions about the law and its future effect on college basketball playoffs. The current tournament, which annually traumatizes the nation in a rite of spring dubbed March Madness, ends this weekend with the Final Four playing in Indianapolis.

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Goldsmith said the committee will send out similar memos for academic programs not related to the university’s core mission. She would not release any names of those departments. “We didn’t actually talk about the units’ [hypothetical cuts] or go through any actual information as a group,” she said. “The group’s going to look at things then come back with some questions for the units.” Goldsmith said she does not foresee the state budget passing before May. The university cannot complete its budget until then so it will be able to meet a few more times. “We can start a new fiscal year under old budget numbers and get a university budget passed after that,” she wrote in an email. “For instance, the board did not adopt the FY15 current year budget until midSeptember. The new budget should be adopted at least by the end of the first quarter of the year, which would be September.” Cameron Shulak, president of Undergraduate Student Government, said he and Graduate Student Government President Matt Ryg represent students’ interest on the committee. “I want to make sure the rest of the committee and decision makers understand that we prioritize things that are essential for students getting an education, the same quality education they should be getting at SIU,” he said. Shulak, a senior from Louisville, Ky., studying aviation management, said he meets with different student groups daily to help him devise a way to accurately represent the student. He praised the committee for prioritizing the students’ experience when discussing possible budget cuts. “Student support and academic programs, those kind of things are critical to the university and shouldn’t be going anywhere,” he said. “Luckily, a lot of things that are critical to students and that deeply impact students are not going to be at huge risk here.” He said students should not feel worried about the potential cuts but should use the university website to share their concerns. Shulak said the next meeting is planned for late April but he foresees an earlier meeting being scheduled. He also said the April 16 SIU Board of Trustees meeting will have a lot of student interest because the board will discuss potential tuition increases. “[The administration] acknowledged a tuition increase would have to be pretty significant for any sort of real revenue to be generated,” he said. “I don’t think that’s a road they really want to go down.”

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Weezy confirmed to take the Levels stage chase Myers | @chasemyers_DE Rarely does an A-list celebrity come to Carbondale, but Lil Wayne will be celebrating and performing on April 20 at Levels for the 16th spot on his ‘Sorry 4 the Wait 2’ release party tour. Tickets for the show are limited and only available on Eventbrite’s website for $50, plus a small fee. All VIP tickets are sold out and ran at $100 each, giving buyers direct access to the section where Wayne will be seated. “We’re going to only sell our exact capacity,” Greg Knoob, owner of Levels said. “No extra, no sneaking in, no nothing.” The concert will also be an early celebration of Knoobs’ 30th anniversary as a disk jockey and he will be backing Wayne during his performance. He has travelled as far as Europe to perform and has worked alongside high caliber artists like Britney Spears, Black Eyed Peas and LMFAO. “[Lil Wayne] is the biggest artist of this generation,” he said. “There is going to be more demand than what we are going to be able to take care of … but its not going to be an overflow of people trying to get in.” Wayne will be making roughly $100,000 per tour stop and Levels is no exception. The venue may not make much money from the concert, but the 30th anniversary occasion is worth the deficit, Knoob said. Wayne will be performing anywhere from 30 minutes to upwards of an hour depending on the vibes from the audience, he said. Levels is not new to booking artists from Young Money Records. Knoob said since Chanel West Coast performed last year, the process of booking Wayne was much smoother than expected. Michael Blakemore, an independent event planner at the Blakemore Entertainment, made the initial move to bring Wayne to Carbondale. “Greg has given me the opportunity to help promote for Levels and just put the show over the top,” Blakemore said. The entire building will be utilized for the set up and performance, not strictly the Levels side, he said. “I’m excited for it,” Sean Majer,

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bartender for Saluki Bar N’ Grill said. “It’s going to be a lot of work, but it’s going to be 100 percent worth it.” People from all around Southern Illinois have taken to social media to comment both positively and negatively on the popular artist’s scheduled performance. “We thought it was a joke and that they were just going to play his new music,” said Edith Porter Liddell, a sophomore from Chicago studying early childhood education. Liddell said she and her friend Jamie Ragan, a sophomore from Decatur studying animal science, will both be attending. “It’s going to be a great time. Im super excited,” Ragan said. “I might cry when I see Lil Wayne.” One main concern people have is the safety of attendees with such a huge artist in town, but the event security will be heavy for Wayne and the crowd, Knoob said. “I’ve seen a lot of positive [responses] and of course, I’ve seen

some negative,” he said. “There’s always going to be negative for anything big that comes to town.” Besides Wayne’s security, Levels has booked two security teams, along with the Stix security staff for the night, he said. “Lil Wayne has such a specific security requirement, that I don’t see how anything can go wrong,” he said. “He has his own staff with him, on top of what we provide.” He said he expects the tickets to sell out quickly so people wanting to see the Grammy award-winning artists must buy their tickets with time to spare. This is only the beginning for celebrity appearances in the Carbondale area, Blakemore said. “We have a lot of things up our sleeves,” he said. “It will be artists, actors, celebrities and athletes. The people that you see on everyday television are going to be the type of people that will start coming to Carbondale.”

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Throws coach cultivates success at alma mater

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BrenT Meske | @brentmeskeDE When it comes to SIU throws coach John Smith, curiosity did not kill the cat, it made the cat. Smith found one of his father’s old shot puts in seventh grade and never looked back. “If people just let me do what I do, I’ll do great things,” Smith said. In 2005, he was hired as SIU’s throws coach. Smith has since coached athletes like Jeneva McCall, Brittany Riley, Gwen Berry and J.C. Lambert who combined for five NCAA Championships, 25 All-American awards and 26 Missouri Valley Conference Championships. Now, he is coaching a successful group of throwers, which includes senior Curtis Wideman, junior Josh Freeman and freshman Raven Saunders. Freeman is now No. 1 for both indoor and outdoor shot put all-time, a record Smith held until last season. Wideman—who is in the top-10 all-time at SIU for indoor shot put, weight throw, discus and hammer throw—said he is blessed to have a coach like Smith. “[Smith] takes pride in the fact that I listen and trust the training,” he said. “I wouldn’t be where I am now, and I’d probably be trying to play football, if I didn’t trust in his training.” Wideman was originally recruited as a football

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player, but Smith saw a track and field star, which Wideman said was hard to believe. With Smith’s tutelage, Wideman is an MVC Champion, sixtime All-MVC thrower, honorable mention AllAmerican, five-time NCAA Regional Qualifier and an NCAA National Qualifier. “When I was throwing in high school, I was underrated and I didn’t think I was good enough to throw in college,” he said. “I shut my mouth and opened my ears and heard him.” Saunders won the most recent throwing NCAA Championship for SIU with an indoor shot put title this year. As the nation’s top throws recruit, Saunders reached out to Smith and the university, which surprised him because he never thought she would look at SIU. In her first indoor collegiate season, Saunders set the all-time indoor shot put record for SIU, broke the American Junior record and won the MVC Championship. Saunders said if she chose Arizona State instead of SIU, she would have accomplished less. “There’s a big and bright future here if this is just the beginning,” she said. “We’re still brand new to each other.” Overall in his time at SIU, Smith has rerouted the women’s throwing program. Before him, SIU women had never won an NCAA Championship. Since his arrival, Smith’s women’s throwers have won six. Coach Connie Price-Smith said there is still a bright future ahead for Smith and SIU throwing. “It will continue to get better,” she said. “He’ll keep getting recruits in and develop them and continue to make champions.” Smith said he originally got into track and field because of the politics of team sports. “I gravitated towards throwing because the coach couldn’t sit you on the bench for someone that wasn’t very good,” he said. “I found out I could throw something far and no one could do anything about it.” After becoming serious about the sport at Portage High School in Indiana, Smith had half scholarship offers from Auburn and the University of Missouri and full scholarship offers from Western Michigan and SIU. Smith said he chose SIU because of the athletes and coaching already in place. Rob Roder, Smith’s coach from 1980 to 1981, was fired because of budget cuts during Smith’s sophomore year.

“We didn’t have much,” he said. “It’s not like it is now. We had two or three hammers, three or four discs and a couple shots. That’s what we threw.” In his time at the university, Smith racked up eight MVC championships and is still No. 2 in indoor and outdoor shot put and No. 5 for discus all-time. Smith said his favorite memory was being named an All-American for indoor shot put in 1984. “The NCAA track meet is the third best event in the world behind the World Championships and Olympic games,” he said. “When you’re done, no one will remember you winning an event, it’s about how many conference titles you won and if you were an All-American. That’s what you’re remembered for in track.” Smith’s first job out of college—as a Postgraduate Volunteer Assistant Coach and Strength and Conditioning assistant—opened the door to his coaching career. Smith said growing up in Indiana, he hated Bobby Knight—longtime coach of the Indiana Hoosiers—but now he loves Knight because of his coaching style. “He got to the point where he couldn’t coach anymore because the kids were not tough enough to be coached by Bobby Knight,” he said. “I try to choose kids that can do the work. If you can’t do my work, you won’t be good. I don’t look for talent anymore.” In his first stint at SIU, Smith worked with Price-Smith and Rhonda McCausland, who became the first Saluki female All-American. Smith was responsible for Price-Smith changing her focus from basketball to throwing during her senior season. In 1985, Price-Smith won the indoor and outdoor MVC shot put titles and is still No. 6 in discus all-time at SIU. Smith said he got lucky to have such great talent to begin coaching with. “[Price-Smith] is the best all-around athlete I’ve coached,” he said. “I told people ‘this is as good as it gets.’ And I knew that.” In 1986, Smith left his role at SIU to coach Price-Smith in her post-collegiate career and also work with high school throwers from home. As a coach for high school students, Smith played a role in the careers of 20 Indiana high school state champions, five Track and Field News high school All-Americans, two National

Champions and five U.S. Junior National Team members. Smith said if the NCAA would allow it, he would still coach high school students. He continued coaching Price-Smith for the next 13 years including four Summer Olympics, five Indoor World Championships, five Outdoor World Championships and four Pan-American Games. Price-Smith—who finished No. 5 for shot put in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics and won the shot put in the 1995 and 1999 Pan-American Games—said Smith is a good coach because of his eye for talent. “There’s a method to his madness,” she said. “He knows how to get results and people buy into his coaching.” In 1999, Smith was hired as Ohio State’s throws coach, where he would coach Dan Taylor. Smith said Taylor—a nine-time AllAmerican, two-time Big Ten Indoor/Outdoor Male Athlete of the Year—is the best male athlete he has ever coached. “I would have to tell him to slow down in practice and then I would shake my head,” he said. “He missed the U.S. Olympic team [for shot put] by two inches the last time around.” Smith said he would not consider going back to a school like Ohio State because SIU allows him to gamble on athletes and develop them. He said there is not a struggle to get everything you need at SIU, like his experience at Ohio State. “Sometimes your work environment means everything,” he said. “You don’t have to fight people here. That’s why I enjoy it so much.”

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Timeline 1980: -Begins throwing career at SIU -Begins coaching high school students in Indiana -Discus MVC Champion 1981: Discus MVC Champion 1982: Indoor shot put MVC Champion 1984: -Indoor shot put MVC Champion | Earned All-American status | Set Championship MVC Record and All-Time MVC Record -Weight throw MVC Champion -Outdoor shot put MVC Champion -Hammer throw MVC Champion -Discus MVC Champion -Concludes SIU career with eight MVC Championships 1984-1986: Serves as a postgraduate volunteer assistant coach and strength and conditioning assistant at SIU 1984-1999: Coaches Connie Price-Smith in four Olympics, 18 outdoor national titles, six indoor national titles, six Olympic trials titles, two Pan-American Games gold medals and eight international competition medals 1985: -Member of the Olympic Festival team -Member of the USA vs. Great Britain national team 1986: Member of the Olympic Festival team 1999: -Concludes high school coaching with 20 News High School All-Americans, two national members -Hired as throws coach at Ohio State 2004: -Coaches Dan Taylor to an indoor shot put and weight throw National Championships -Commences coaching at Ohio State with 20 Big Ten 2005: -Hired as throws coach at SIU -USTCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year 2007: -Named to MVC's All-Centennial Team -Brittany Riley wins weight throw National Championship -Brittany Riley named USTFCCCA Field Athlete of the Year 2008: Brittany Riley wins weight throw National Championship 2010: Jeneva McCall wins discus National Championship 2011: USTCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year 2012: -Jeneva McCall wins weight throw National Championship -Jeneva McCall wins hammer throw National Championship 2014: Raven Saunders wins indoor shot put National Championship 2015: -Named USTFCCCA Division I Midwest Region Indoor Women's Assistant Coach of the Year

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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.

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

NICE LARGE 5 bdrm, 2 bath, c/a, w/d, available now, May or Aug, $250 per person. 300 N. Springer, 529-3581. SCHILLING PROPERTY 805 E. PARK CARBONDALE, IL 62901 (618) 549-0895 WWW.SCHILLINGPROP.COM SCHILLINGPROP@YAHOO.COM Available Now 1 Bdrm.

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No application fee, pet friendly, laundry on-site, across from SIU. 1 BDRM APT. on Park Street near SIU. Gallery kitchen, spacious living room, lovely apt. Starting $440/mo. Call 457-4422. universityedge.net 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.

705 W. Walnut, 2-Bdrm, c/a, w/d. Available August 2015. Call DG Rentals at 618-521-6800 or 618-924-5266

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

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

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

2 BDRM, CLOSE to campus, w/d, d/w, refrigerator, glass-top stove, c/a and heat, walk-in closets, nice TV, $700-$800/mo 618-549-6355.

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

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. 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

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

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

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

2 BDRM, 2.5 BATH, washer/dryer, dishwasher, cats considered, heat/air, free parking, $865 - $920 www.alpharentals.net, 457-8194

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.

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

2 bdrm- 319, 324, 406 W Walnut, 305 W College, 503 S. Ash 1 bdrm- 802 W Walnut, 106 S Forest, 310 W Cherry

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

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

NICE 5 OR 6 bdrm, c/a, w/d, close to SIU 2 kitchen, 2 bath, 700 W Freeman. 529-1820 529-3581 C!DALE, 2 BDRM, Cedar Lake area, very clean, quiet, w/d, d/w, patio, lament. $585-635/mo, 201-2726, www.jandmrentals.com

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**

4 BDRM, 2 bath. Close to SIU, central heat & a/c, large yard. Ph.618-924-1965

3 BDRMS, CLOSE to campus, all appl incl, avail in the fall, Alleman Properties 618-549-6355. 702 N. SPRINGER, 2 bdrm & study, a/c, w/d, pets allowed, $300 deposit, $510/mo. Avail June 13th. Call 618-549-6861. 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

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. 2 BDRM UNITS $275-$300/mo 618-924-0535 www.comptonrentals.com NEWLY REMODELED, 2 BDRM, water, trash, & lawn incl, lg spacious lots, starting at $300/mo, call 549-4713, www.grrentals.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.

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

All Neighborhoods Are Now Open At Manor Court of Carbondale Now Hiring Nurses and CNA!s BENEFITS INCLUDE -Group Health Insurance -401K (Up to 5% match) -Holiday Pay (Double time) -Employee Time Off (Up to 5 weeks a yr.) -Flex Spending Plan For immediate consideration, send your resume to: hr@libertyvillageofcarbondale.com Or Apply in Person to: Manor Court of Carbondale 2940 W. Westridge Place Carbondale, IL 62901 www.libertyvillageofcarbondale.com Not-For-Profit Provider

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

Top Notch Tree Service offering spring specials. Tree trimming and removal, stump grinding and more. Free Estimates. Fully insured and dependable. Call 618-922-2002

HANDYMAN SERVICES, PAINTING, home repairs, please call 618-525-6650 or 618-833-3498. MODERN, MANUFACTURED HOMES 2 bdrm, 2 bath, w/d, d/w, a/c, energy efficient, (618) 924-0535 www.comptonrentals.com

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.

GREAT LANDLORDS, 1 & 2 bdrm, duplex apts, avail fall, c/a, no pets. At 606 East Park St, 618-201-3732.

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

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

1,2,3,4,& 5 BDRM UPGRADED houses and apartments. Call VAN AWKEN (618) 549-4935.

LUXURY 2 BDRM, Giant City Rd, quiet, private, c/a, w/d, d/w, carport, deck, avail Aug, $785, 618-201-2726 or www.jandmrentals.com

SCHILLING PROPERTY 805 E. PARK STREET (618) 549-0895 www.schillingprop.com schillingprop@yahoo.com

www.westwoodapartmentsllc.com Special on studio apts and 1 bdrms avail May and June. 618-303-9109.

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

NEAR CAMPUS: 1 & 2 Bdrm Apts and Luxury Studio Apts. Also (7-10 Minutes from SIU-C) 1 Bdrm Apts under $300/Mo and 2 NO Bdrm Apts under $400/Mo. PETS. Call 618-684-4145.

NOW RENTING FALL 2015-16

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

CARBONDALE ONE BLOCK from campus. 3-Bdrm. $595/mo., 2-Bdrm. $495/mo., 1-bdrm. $395/mo., Studio $295/mo. Call 618-967-9202.

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

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

AVAILABLE NOW, NICE, clean, 1 bdrm apt. at 509 S. Wall. $295/mo, no pets, 618-529-3581. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 bedrooms. Houses & apartments. W/D, 2 bath 549-4808 www.siucrentals.com

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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 AUTO MECHANIC WANTED, PT/ FT, apply in person at Auto Bestbuy, 214 Health Dept Rd, M!boro. HELP WANTED MUST be 21. Have drivers license. Be responsible. Able to work flexible hours. Apply at E-Z Rental 1817 W Sycamore St. Carbondale. No phone calls. Seasonal.

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

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

WE BUY MOST fridges, stoves, washers, dryers,working or not Able Appliance, call 457-7767

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

<< Answers for Monday 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 (03/31/15). Fortune favors doing what you love this year. Springtime planning sets the stage for summer action. Dreams can come true ...

make bold declarations. Increase your level of fun and play. Confirm reservations for an exciting trip or educational project after June. October eclipses (10/13 & 10/27) illuminate professional breakthroughs. Discover something new about yourself. Pursue passion. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Get into your work today and tomorrow. You’re exceptionally clever with words over the next few weeks, with Mercury in your sign. Creative ideas abound. Write them down. Grow your savings over the next six weeks with Mars in Taurus. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Today and tomorrow could get creatively fun. For the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries, finish up old business. Review what worked and didn’t, and update plans. Grow your savings over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is an 8 -- Your team is especially hot over the next three weeks, with

ACROSS 1 Dash gauge 5 Pawn at a shop 9 Vague shapes 14 Height: Pref. 15 Saintly glow 16 Sportscast rundown 17 *Pest-control device 19 Hersey’s bell town 20 Like paradise 21 Go round and round 23 “Tao Te Ching” poet __-tzu 24 “Yummy!” 25 *Off-the-wall game? 27 Grant-granting gp. 29 Soul automaker 30 *Simple garment 36 Aerobic exercise aid 40 Woodlands mangoat 41 Campus URL suffix 42 Serious 43 Old Russian ruler 44 *One given to flights of fancy 46 Short-lived EgyptSyr. alliance 48 Drunkard 49 *Hidden explosives activator 54 Overthrow 59 Farm female 60 “__ o’ your throats”: “Measure for Measure” 61 Phobic 62 “Alas and __!” 64 Figuratively, where some wild ideas come out of; literally, a hint to a word and its position when paired with the starts of the answers to starred clues 66 In need of a chill pill 67 Mystery writer Gardner 68 Colombian city 69 Beer holder 70 Ear piece? 71 __-slapper

Mercury in Aries. Friends are a constant source of inspiration. Over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus, clean closets, garages and attics. Nurture physical health and well-being. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Together, anything seems possible over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Friends provide your secret power. Watch carefully for professional opportunity over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Prepare to jump when the moment is right. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Travel beckons over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Make longdistance connections. Advance in your career over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Take bold action. Pour energy into your professional growth. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- It’s easier to manage shared finances over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Your wanderlust grows with Mars in Taurus over the next

03/31/15 Monday’s Answers 3/31/15

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DOWN 1 Got under control 2 Words after “crack” or “live by” 3 Pitiless 4 Mubarak of Egypt 5 Came out of one’s shell? 6 “Days of __ Lives” 7 Attend uninvited 8 Letter after iota 9 Chastain of women’s soccer 10 Guided 11 City NW of Orlando 12 Unoriginal 13 Thread dispenser 18 Ex-Disney CEO Michael 22 Printer cartridge contents 26 Iraqi port 28 Neighborhood 30 FDR’s last vice president 31 Western defense gp. 32 Actress Hagen 33 IHOP condiment 34 Ice cream maker Joseph 35 Brewski

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37 Bagpiper’s topper 38 December 24 or 31 39 Each 42 Exit the bus 44 Tap concern 45 Went round and round 47 Greet the day 49 “__ Life”: Sinatra hit 50 Rented again 51 Silly

six weeks. Get up and go! Experience a subject directly by visiting the source. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Think and plan today and tomorrow. The competition heats up over the next few weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Work together. Revise the budget to fit future plans over the next six weeks. Grow family assets with careful tending. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Partnership flowers over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Work together for a shared vision. Over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries, find ways to work smarter. Organize your work for greater efficiency. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Todayisa9--Work faster and make more money over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Romantic communication flowers over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Express your deepest feelings. Put your love into words. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is an 8 -- Your actions speak

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52 Romeo and Juliet, e.g. 53 Apply, as pressure 55 Puncture with a pin 56 Song of praise 57 City in northern France 58 Comic Izzard 63 TV forensic drama 65 __ shot

louder than words over the next six weeks. Romance and passion take new focus. Practice what you love. Take on a home renovation project over the next three weeks. Set family goals. Clean house. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- Pay bills today and tomorrow. Learn voraciously over the next three weeks. You’re especially creative and words flow with ease. Write, record and report. Improve your living conditions over the next six weeks. Beautify your home. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- For nearly three weeks, with Mercury in Aries, develop new sources of income. Make profitable connections. Writing projects flow with ease over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Get the word out. A partner helps.tfriends. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- You and a partner can rake in the dough today. Put together a strong pitch. Behind-the-scenes negotiations lead to a sweet deal. Ask for what you really want. Finishing old tasks is rewarding.

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Shockers, Panthers success a victory for all Valley teams ThoMas donley | @TdonleyDE Love or hate Wichita State and Northern Iowa, Saluki fans had a reason to cheer for their team’s Missouri Valley Conference rivals in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Shockers and Panthers earned the MVC about $8 million by advancing in the tournament. Northern Iowa advanced to the Round of 32, and Wichita State made a Sweet 16 appearance. MVC commissioner Doug Elgin said in an email the NCAA will pay each conference $1.6 million over six years for each game its teams played in the tournament. The MVC divides that money among its 10 men’s basketball schools. Each April, the MVC receives payments for one-sixth of the total shares the conference has earned during the past six years. This year, the conference will receive $4,341,443

based on 17 tournament games Valley teams played in from 2009 to 2014. The NCAA pays for each team’s travel and lodging for every location it travels to for the tournament. On top of that, each MVC team in the tournament receives half a share per site from the conference to cover any expenses on top of what the NCAA pays. The remaining money is divided evenly among the 10 men’s basketball teams in the MVC. Once Wichita State and Northern Iowa’s travel stipends have been distributed, each school will receive about $395,800. The NCAA receives more than $776 million yearly from its broadcast deal with CBS. The money SIU receives goes into the overall athletic budget. Interim athletic director Harold Bardo said the success of Valley teams in the tournament this year could be helpful in the wake of possible budget cuts by the state

government. “In sports, any amount of money helps,” Bardo said. “The fact that Northern Iowa and Wichita State [were] in the NCAA tournament, and they earn a share for participating in the tournament that will be shared among the conference schools, it will help.” During the past 13 years, SIU has received an average of almost $250,000 per year. The Salukis’ share for the 2008 fiscal year was $467,201 on the heels of their 2007 Sweet 16 run. UNI assistant coach Erik Crawford said he was pulling for Wichita State after the Panthers lost, in part because of the extra money it would earn the Panther program. “Extra money allows us extra opportunities for our program, whether it’s charter flights or upgrades to our facilities,” Crawford said. “All of that stuff is huge, so the more teams we can get going deeper in the tournament, the better.”

Respect the tradition in baseball and softball MaTT Wells | @mattwells_DE When a person practices a ritual, whether it be drinking a Coca-Cola in the morning, or making one last visual bag check, Murphy’s Law is ready to strike if they skip it. In baseball and softball, this is a common practice. From the need to avoid touching any lines on the field before the game, to stepping onto the pitcher’s mound only when the catcher has started crouching, to drawing a cross on the mound with a foot before starting a pitch, it is all mental. Softball coach Kerri Blaylock said she is not nearly as superstitious as she used to be, but she still believes in the baseball gods. “You’ve got to respect the game,” Blaylock said. She said respect is part of the game’s tradition. “I don’t want people picking up the dugout before the third out,” Blaylock said. “I don’t want the trainer making ice bags before the third out. That I would say, would be disrespecting the baseball or softball gods.” Sophomore infielder Will Farmer said the baseball team follows superstitions because although it may not really affect anything, it is not worth the risk. When Farmer first gets ondeck, he stretches his hamstrings before he takes a swing or two, a routine he practices in the same order every time. “I feel like if I don’t get a hit or if I have a bad at-bat, it’s because I didn’t do my routine correctly,” Farmer said. Farmer has started all 26 games and is tied for third on the team with 23 hits. He said at practice the players have to do pushups when they make on-field mistakes. Farmer said assistant coach Ryan Strain tells the players, if they do not do their pushups, that it is fine, but the baseball Gods know. They believe it might be the difference between hitting 3-for-4 and 0-for-4 at the plate. Freshman shortstop Chase Slone said it is more about a player’s mindset than anything.

They do whatever they have to do to feel ready to go fight at the plate, he said. Like Blaylock, he used to be more superstitious. “I’d always wear tape on both wrists,” Slone said. “If I had a bad day, [the next] day I might just have it on my left wrist.” Slone leads the team with 32 total bases, and has the second highest batting average at .263. Freshman relief pitcher Colin Holderman also has superstitions, which began when he started playing at about 4 years old. He said his Dad taught them to him, and he has lived by them ever since.

Every time senior pitcher Katie Bertelsen pitches, she screams. She has done it since she was in third grade. “It’s just a habit of mine I guess,” she said. “If I don’t grunt, I don’t throw as hard.” Bertelsen said before each game she wipes her hand off before

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Holderman said some superstitions are used to help start rallies. “A thing we do when we want to rally, to come back, is we kind of group up in one little spot in the dugout,” he said. Neither he nor Farmer step on the foul line before the start of a game. “I was always told to respect the lines and respect the field,” Farmer said. The unwritten rules do not differ on a softball diamond.

wiping it on her pants, then she starts pitching. “I have to do it each time,” Bertelsen said. She said she feels she would pitch the same, but it is something she does regardless. Bertelsen, the team’s ace, is 9-7 this season. Junior shortstop Kelsey Gonzalez readies herself in the batter’s box her own way before each pitch. “I do a kick with the dirt, put my hand in it and I always wear just

one batting glove on my left hand,” she said. “I’ve always done that.” Gonzalez has started 25 of the team’s 26 games and has a .293 batting average. She said the team’s pre-game activity order has stayed the same, whether it is playing at home or on the road. Gonzalez said the team says the same phrases between innings. However, if the Salukis start to struggle, they change them. She said Blaylock and associate head coach Jen Sewell both say the word “good,” in reference to a good p l a y,

something she was not used to upon her arrival to SIU. “I’d always be like, ‘nice hit, or nice play or good play,’ but they’ll just say, ‘good,’ that’s it,” Gonzalez said. “I think that’s something we’ve all picked up and we all say it all the time to each other now.” Blaylock said it is interesting

how her teams have become less superstitious during her time as coach. She remembers one pitcher early in her SIU coaching career who was especially superstitious. Angie Mick, who pitched for the Salukis from 1990-1993, is SIU’s all-time leader in earned run average with a school record 1.05. “If anybody messed up the third base chalk, if anybody touched it before the game, I think she thought she was doomed,” Blaylock said. “But she was a phenomenal pitcher, so I kind of let her believe what she wanted to believe.” Blaylock thinks the coaching staff is now more superstitious than the players. She wears the same batting practice jacket when the team is on a win streak. She also uses the same lineup card pen, but does not usually talk about it. One of her assistant coaches is the same way. “Coach [Buddy] Foster didn’t want to change his shoes,” Blaylock said. “They were dirty, but he didn’t want to change them because we were winning, so we left them alone.” Blaylock said she thinks it is a good thing the team is less superstitious. “I think they don’t get caught up in all the other stuff, the peripheral stuff,” she said. “I think they’re literally worried about playing the game.” Slone also said he realizes he cannot be perfect every day and baseball is just a game. “Nothing that I do when I’m on deck is really going to affect the outcome,” he said. Slone said he would rather focus on being consistent than focusing on superstition. “I’d rather go 1-for-4 every day, than have a couple days 0-for4 and then 4-for-4,” he said. “I think that’s the thing that makes great players stand out.”

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