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Daily Egyptian MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 VOLUME 98 ISSUE 106

SIUE enrollment increases while funds remain low Elizabeth Donald

Belleville News-Democrat

Resurgence in enrollment, steady gains on diversity and international studies and staying afloat in hard financial times were the major points in the annual State of the University address by Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville saw a record number of new freshmen and increased numbers of transfer students, graduate students and international students this fall, leading to an all-time high of 13,972 students this year. Of those, 81 percent are

undergraduate students.

The quality of those students has increased as well, Furst-Bowe said: The average ACT score among SIUE freshmen was 23.5 this fall, the highest in the university’s history.

The increase comes after two years of declining enrollment.

“Increased enrollment doesn’t happen by accident,” Furst-Bowe said. New initiatives include developing more programs in subjects with increased interest, new transfer programs with community colleges, expansion of the admissions office and a new virtual

tour of the campus online.

“It’s absolutely critical for us to maintain our healthy enrollment,” Furst-Bowe said.

New this year: in-state tuition rates are now offered for students in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Iowa and Wisconsin.

This program has already led to a “significantly higher” number of students coming from Missouri, and Furst-Bowe said she hopes word will spread to the other states as well.

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RSO grows produce for campus Chabad house

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Marissa Novel Daily Egyptian

N athaN h oefert D aily e gyptiaN Members of the Registered Student Organization Local Organic Gardening Initiative of Carbondale, or LOGIC, plant Asian greens Sept. 5 at the Center for Sustainable Farming. The RSO is a student-operated organic garden on campus that receives funding from the Green Fund,

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Jewish students and community members are welcome to commemorate the Jewish New Year, and other holidays at Chabad of SIU. Chabad is “a worldwide movement, caring for the spiritual and material needs of all Jews,” according to the organization’s website. Chabad houses, such as Chabad of SIU, are established to carry out the organization’s mission.

Rabbi Mendel Scheiman, who runs Chabad of SIU said Chabad is a global organization that connects Jewish people.

“It’s about outreach,” he said. “It’s reaching out to Jews who wouldn’t have the opportunity [to celebrate holidays] otherwise, and to educate people. There are Chabad centers all over the world, and we’re one of a few thousand.”

Mendel said the Chabad will celebrate other Jewish holidays soon including Yom Kippur Friday and Saturday, and Sukkot on Oct. 8.

“The ten days starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur are commonly known as the Days of Awe—Yamim Noraim—or the Days of Repentance,” according to Judaism101.org. “This is a time for serious introspection, a time to consider the sins of the previous year and repent before Yom Kippur.”

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A shift from tradition, a respite for campers Jordan Duncan Daily Egyptian

Campers sang on the patio area of a cabin in a circle with the support and encouragement of assigned student caregivers.

The Touch of Nature Environmental Center hosted Tradition’s Respite Camp this weekend, which is a trip for adults with disabilities. Students of the university participated in the program as part of the therapeutic recreation major with the Department of Health Education and Recreation.

Vicki Lang-Mendenhall, a therapeutic recreation specialist with Touch of Nature, said she sent an email to Heewon Yang, now interim chair of the department, last February that started the planning process. She also said Jun Kim, an instructor with the department who teaches the class, helped with planning.

The camp had 10 adult participants, many of whom were nonverbal communicators, and 14 student caregivers at the respite camp.

Eric Engleson, a senior from Arlington Heights studying therapeutic recreation, and Jamie Brolick, a senior from New Lennox studying therapeutic recreation, are two students in the program.

Engleson said the focus of therapeutic recreation is healing people with entertaining activities.

“It’s helping others do what they wouldn’t be able to do,” he said.

“It’s exploring different boundaries people had within themselves just because they were never given the opportunity.”

Lang-Mendenhall said the class previously centered around curriculum in the summer, but switched to a hands-on approach for

the first time this fall. She said there was not a practical approach to caring for disabled adults in the curriculum.

Brolick said work experience is needed for this major.

“If this major were just a textbook and PowerPoint lecture, I don’t even think it would be possible to learn what this is about and get a job,” Brolick said.

Kim said he wants to expand the program and Lang-Mendenhall said she wants two fall sessions in the future.

Engleson said the class could use some preparation time to learn more about important daily activities in camp though.

Although he said extra time would have helped, the students said they look forward to the opportunity to help people through their careers.

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l ewis M arieN D aily e gyptiaN Jamie Brolick, left, a senior from New Lenox studying recreation, plays basketball with Terrence Sanders, of Anna, Saturday during the Traditions Respite Camp 2014 at the Touch of Nature Environmental Center in Makanda.

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Student retention rates remain a concern. Approximately 73 percent of students continue from first to second year at SIUE, which is an increase of 3.34 percent from the previous year.

The six-year graduation rate is 50.4 percent.

“That’s typical for a university of our size, but it’s clear we need to do more,” Furst-Bowe said.

However, Furst-Bowe said one of the university’s greatest challenges is the budget. State appropriations have dropped to about 40 percent of the university budget, and payments

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Mendel Scheiman said for Yom Kippur, the Chabad will host a pre-fast meal and a prayer session at sunset. He said they will fast the following day and later that evening have a meal to break the fast.

Mendel said for Sukkot, they will build a Sukkah— an outdoor hut where they will eat outside all week.

He said they will also host a Sukkah party on Oct. 9 before fall break.

Mendel and his wife, Yochi, hosted their second-annual Rosh Hashanah dinner Wednesday at their home on Cherry Street, which is also the location of the Chabad center.

Mendel said the holiday marks the creation of Adam and Eve and their action towards the realization of mankind’s role in God’s world.

Yochi said her and her husband began preparing food for 30 to 40 people two weeks prior to the holiday.

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“This is the most stressful and rewarding job I have ever had,” Brolick said. She said helping the campers have new experiences sometimes brought her to tears.

“It gives a sense of accomplishment not just in yourself, but in others,” Engleson said.

continue to be late. SIU President Randy Dunn confirmed they have received the last payment for the fiscal year—which ended in June. No disbursements have been received for this fiscal year so far.

In 2002, state appropriations were more than 70 percent of the cost of running the university, Furst-Bowe said. Back then, for every dollar students paid in tuition, the state paid $2.52. Now, for every dollar paid by students, the state pays 67 cents.

“We will need to continue costcutting measures in all areas,” FurstBowe said.

Dunn said he was hopeful the SIU system would make it through

this year without another round of furloughs and layoffs. So far SIUE has been able to avoid both, although its sister campus in Carbondale has not.

“Furloughs don’t work well,” Dunn said, stating that they have complications and are “morale killers.”

He said both campuses will try to avoid such drastic measures in the coming year, but much of it depends on whether the income tax increase slated to expire at the end of this year is renewed or not.

“If the extension of the income tax doesn’t take place, all bets are off,” Dunn said.

However, Dunn said SIUE is “doing very well right now.”

She said the dinner, consisting of pomegranate, apples and honey, homemade bread, and chicken soup with matzo balls, provides a “home away from home” for students.

“We’re having a family style dinner together just like what they would have had at home, with all of the traditional, symbolic foods,” she said.

She said pomegranate symbolizes the number of good deeds one will accomplish in the New Year because of its many seeds. The apples and honey represent a sweet year, and the head of a fish signifies successful advancement in the future.

Mendel said the ceremony begins with prayer accompanied by wrapping the men’s arm and hands with Teffilin, which are leather straps attached to black boxes containing parchment inscribed with verses of the Torah. Then, the women light the candles before dinner.

“The meal will start with

Kiddush— a blessing over a cup of wine,” he said. “Afterward we eat challah, home made bread.”

Christopher Gibbs, 24 of Carbondale, said he contacted Congregation Beth Jacob, a Jewish congregation between Carbondale and Murphysboro, and they put him in contact with the Scheimans about one year ago.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been in any type of grouping with anybody,” he said. “But I came here and it’s always been really welcoming.”

Mendel said the Chabad hosts dinner every Friday for Shabbos, the Jewish day of rest.

Terrence Sanders, a camper from Anna, said he made friends with this year’s staff and planned to continue contact after the camp finishes.

“I’ve experienced a lot and I’m very happy with it. That’s why I want to come back next fall,” Sanders said.

This year was Sanders’ first year camping. He said before this

weekend, he never experienced a boat ride or a hayride.

“It’s very fun to go on a field trip you’ve never been on,” Sanders said.

“This is a lifetime experience I will never forget.”

Branda Mitchell contributed to this story.

Marissa Novel can be reached at mnovel@dailyegyptian.com, on Twitter @marissanovelDE or at 536-3311 ext. 268.

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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has killed more than 2,600 can be contained. The main issue facing West Africa is one of poor governance to combat the disease. Regardless of fault, it is the world’s problem now.

To stop the spread of Ebola, those infected need to be placed in quarantine, kept hydrated and be given antibiotics and blood transfusions.

While there is no cure for the disease, taking these steps can ensure the disease will not spread.

Even these simple steps are difficult to fulfill in the West African nations of Sierra Leone, Guinea, Senegal and Nigeria. In 2001, the United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan said, “We shall not finally defeat AIDS… or any of the other infectious diseases that plague the developing world until we have also won the battle for safe drinking water, sanitation and basic health care.”

Thirteen years later, this is still the problem facing West African governments.

Such basic needs are hard to meet since these countries are not wealthy from the beginning. Compounded with issues of corruption and a lack of strong leadership, the finances needed to invest in infrastructure and supplies are nonexistent.

Without large-scale treatment centers, emergency ambulances on call

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and basic medical supplies, the ability to coordinate the logistics of containing widespread disease is impossible.

One aid worker in Sierra Leone said it took more than five hours for an ambulance to arrive to pick up a woman suspected of being infected with Ebola.

This occurred in the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown. In more rural areas, the wait can be much longer.

Once in an ambulance, getting admitted into one of the few, overcrowded treatment centers is another issue.

The authorities have also failed in gaining the trust of its citizens.

Ousmane Sawadogo, a master’s student in applied linguistics from West Africa, said West African governments have not shown that they care about the people enough. Mishandling of funds and the inability to handle basic needs have made the people wary of following their governments’ orders.

Because of this lack of trust, many people infected with Ebola are not seeking care from the local hospitals but are staying at home or looking to witch doctors for treatment. This leads to the disease spreading to others in the community.

Laurie Garrett, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, said if the international community does not send more aid to West Africa, the disease will infect more than 400,000 people by Christmas. Such a staggering increase

in the number of infected would indicate the situation is out of control.

The possibility of an Ebola epidemic in the United States is slim. However, if the spread of Ebola is not stopped soon, all nations are threatened.

Consequently, “in its first emergency meeting on a public health crisis,” the United Nations Security Council declared Ebola “a threat to peace and security.” The UN will now send an emergency response mission, UNMEER, to West Africa to help provide essential services and contain the spread of the disease.

Additionally, U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged to set up 17 new treatment centers and 17,000 beds in the region along with sending 3,000 military personnel. Lead by Maj. Gen. Darryl Williams, the military will be able to lend its expertise in organization and logistics to local leaders.

With the world’s attention and resources focused on combating Ebola in West Africa, the spread of the disease should be prevented. Thousands will have died, but once again, the world’s focus will slowly shift away from Western Africa.

Yet, West African governments will continue to be deficient. The main issue behind Ebola, poor governance, will not be addressed. Infectious diseases will continue to crop up in the region, having even greater potential to spread beyond West Africa to the rest of the world.

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Chesney’s album a “big revival” Brent Meske Daily Egyptian

For 13 years, fans have been following Kenny Chesney and his tour bus all over. This year, the bus is parked.

Chesney took a year off from touring to focus on his music.

His 15th studio album, “The Big Revival” was released Sept. 23.

“The Big Revival” features 11 songs, four of which Chesney cowrote—“Wild Child,” “Beer Can Chicken,” “Flora-Bama” and “If This Bus Could Talk.”

Chesney’s songwriting on this album is about average in comparison to his past albums. “Be As You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair),” released in January 2005, is the only album Chesney wrote, or co-wrote, every song.

Only two singles, “American Kids” and “Til It’s Gone,” were released before the album.

“American Kids,” was released on June 20 and reached No. 1 on Billboard’s US Country Airplay charts. The track also peaked at No. 2 on Billboard’s US Hot Country Songs chart.

The album is in fact a revival for Chesney. It features an array of songs, showing off his talents as a singer/songwriter.

While songs such as “The Big Revival” and “American Kids” may grab radio airtime, the rest of the album is filled with songs that reveal defining moments in Chesney’s life.

Chesney paired up with Grace Potter for the fifth song on the album, “Wild Child.” The duo collaborated in 2010 to sing “You and Tequila,” which went platinum and reached No. 3 on Billboard’s US Hot Country Songs chart.

“Flora-Bama,” the 10th song on the album pays homage to the Flora-Bama Lounge & Oyster Bar located in Pensacola, Fla. near the Alabama border.

Chesney describes the lounge within the lyrics, “Can’t say I got a whole lot of cares/I’m in the redneck riviera/It’s getting crazy, getting hammered/Sitting right here at the Flora-Bama.”

Chesney only played one concert this year on Aug. 16, and it was

held at the Flora-Bama Lounge.

The album closes with “If This Bus Could Talk.” The song reminisces about Chesney’s journey of a career.

It opens with the lines, “He was there when I started, in Knoxville, Tennessee/Opening for Patty Loveless, November of ’93.”

The lyrics describe a journey more than 20 years in the making.

Lyrics such as, “When Bobby rolled us down in ‘Bama/He kept rocking through it all,” “He’d seen Virginia Beach, caught in a hurricane” and “We learned the code of the road at The Grizzly Rose,” may not hold meaning to the listener, but it does give an inside look into Chesney’s life.

“The Big Revival” and a year off might be just what Chesney, 46, needs to return to the road stronger than ever. Now that The No Shoes Nation and the rest of country music have heard Kenny’s revival, they lie in wait for his next tour.

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Photos by Nathan Hoefert | Stor Karen Schauwecker, center, a graduate student studying geography and environmental resources from Carbondale, helps drape a tarp over newly planted Asian greens Sept. 5 at the Center for Sustainable Farming.

Dania Laubach, a graduate student studying public health from Colorado, tills compost Sept. 12 outside the Logic Garden Hoop House at the Center for Sustainable Farming.

A cherry tomato is washed after being picked at the Center for Sustainable Farming.

Amanda Marshall, left, a doctoral student in environmental resources and policy from Georgia, and Amad Abukhzaam, a Hoop House at the Center for Sustainable Farming Aug. 29.

Amad Abukhzaam, left, and Blake Baum, a freshman studying zoology from Highland, wash carrots Sept. 12 inside the Vermicomposting Center at the Center for Sustainable Farming.

Traditionally, one would picture a farmer as an old man wearing dirty overalls with a piece of wheat hanging from his mouth, not your average college student.

The Local Organic Gardening Initiative of Carbondale is a Registered Student Organization that provides organic produce for the SIU community.

LOGIC grows produce at the Center for Sustainable Farming, which is located off Pleasant Hill Road about two miles from campus.

Karen Schauwecker, garden manager and president of LOGIC, said the group works with 11 gardening beds, a hoop house and a permaculture site.

Schauwecker said permaculture is a design philosophy and growing method that seeks to create sustainable agricultural systems and use energy wisely.

“Permaculture is about understanding and mimicking the relationships found in the natural environment,” she said. “It’s all about putting the right plant in the right space.”

She said one way they utilize permaculture is by growing multiple crops in the same plot. The technique is more efficient than traditional row farming because more plants can be planted in a space, she said.

For example, she said they have been planting strawberries in an asparagus patch. The strawberries have small roots and stick to the top soil, while asparagus have deeper roots and won’t be hindered by the strawberries.

A hoop house is a plastic greenhouse structure, which prolongs the growing season for the organization.

“We’ll be able to grow things through winter and harvest in the spring,” Schauwecker said. “Most win comes from California or South America, so we can p and local organic produce.”

Dania Laubach, a graduate student from Denver stud health, joined LOGIC in 2013. She said she enjoys work group because it provides a release, but is also challenging.

“You see that your hands are filthy and covered with d know it’s for a good reason,” Laubach said. “That is such a g Laubach said she enjoys growing tomatoes because more care. She has to remove tomato hornworms, which a eat the plants. She said recently they have found parasitic attaching to the worms and killing them, decreasing the of the pests.

She also said she enjoys the composting center becau decaying matter and uses it to breathe life into new things April Vigardt, manager of the Center for Sustainable F another technique they use is known as “lasagna mulchi horse manure and cardboard are layered in a fashion si Italian dish.

Vigardt said the decomposition of these materials crea for plants to grow in.

The Center for Sustainable Farming also has a separa farm owned by the College of Agricultural Sciences. Th organic practices to grow potatoes, onions, peppers, to greens for the dining halls.

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Some of the produce is also sold at the Carbondale Farmer’s Market.

Both of these farms are maintained by students. Agriculture students tend to their crops and the LOGIC students to theirs.

“I love working with the students and learning from them,” Vigardt said. “No one can possibly learn everything, so we try to share the things we know.”

Schauwecker has high hopes for what LOGIC can become and how it can benefit students.

“I would like LOGIC to be a place where students can get together and grow their own food,” she said. “It’s not a fool proof thing. It’s a matter of taking the plunge and learning about organic growing. This group is an educational resource and a supportive environment.”

LOGIC sells produce from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Faner Hall Breezeway and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays at the Carbondale Farmer’s Market at Carbondale Community High School.

LOGIC and the sustainable farm are hosting the inaugural Harvest Festival and Open House at 3 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Center for Sustainable Farming. Visitors can tour the site, listen to music and make soda bottle planters.

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LOGIC attends the Carbondale Community Farmer’s Market at Carbondale Community High School each week and runs a weekly farm stand under the Faner breezeway and outside the Agriculture Building.

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Final day of the 2014 season is a beautiful one for baseball Bill Shaikin

Los Angeles Times

LO S A N G E L E S — The clock had just struck 10 on Sunday morning, the dawn of a classic day of baseball. This was Game 162, and not one postseason matchup was set.

The Los Angeles Dodgers did not know what team they would play. But they knew they were in the playoffs, and their first game would not come until Friday. So there was no urgency in their clubhouse, even as teams across America started to take the field with their playoff seedings — and in one case their season — on the line.

As the Dodgers players straggled into the clubhouse, the television sets were on. MLB Network was on a couple of TV sets, the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers on a couple more, the NASCAR race of the day on one. Also, for no apparent reason, two were tuned to an infomercial for a skin care product, enthusiastically endorsed by actress Courtney Thorne-Smith.

For the Dodgers, Game 162 had no meaning.

Juan Uribe would manage the team, with Hanley Ramirez as bench coach and Clayton Kershaw as pitching coach. For manager Don Mattingly and his coaching staff, that left open a tantalizing option.

“We’ll all party,” Mattingly joked, “and watch all the other games — and football — in my office.”

He could enjoy a laugh. That was not true for his colleagues on other teams, even those long out of the pennant races.

Jose Altuve, the second baseman for the Houston Astros and the leader in the American League batting race, said he wished to play. Tom Lawless, the Astros’ manager, put Altuve in the lineup. Then Altuve and Lawless met with General Manager Jeff Luhnow, and Altuve was told he would not play.

“I wanted to play,” Altuve told reporters

covering the Astros. “It wasn’t an option.”

The Astros might have wanted to claim — and market — Altuve as a batting champion. But the Astros were shamed on social media — Ted Williams did not sit on his .400 average in 1941; he played and went six for eight — and Altuve was back in the lineup. When a team has to issue a disingenuous statement to explain a lineup change, it has been a long season indeed.

“Altuve approached Lawless prior to today’s game and was passionate about playing today,” the Astros statement read. “As the best player, he deserves the right to make that decision.”

Altuve got two hits and won the AL batting title, at .341. At Dodger Stadium, the Colorado Rockies held Justin Morneau out of the lineup to protect his average, and Morneau won the NL batting title at .319, after a meaningless pinch-hit at-bat. The Astros are a lightning rod for criticism nationally, the Rockies largely ignored and irrelevant, so there was no backlash against the decision to sit Morneau, who also was out of the lineup Saturday and finished four points ahead of Pittsburgh’s Josh Harrison.

“The guy has experienced a career-threatening injury and if he’s in a position to win a batting title, I’m going to try to make sure he does,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss told Colorado reporters. “Anybody who has a problem with it, then their beef can be with me.”

Some fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates had a beef with manager Clint Hurdle. The Pirates opened the day one game behind the St. Louis Cardinals, so they had to decide whether to use ace Gerrit Cole on Sunday or hold him back for the NL wild-card game, or for a potential NL Central tiebreaker. In order to force the tiebreaker, the Pirates would have to beat Cincinnati Reds ace Johnny Cueto, then have

the Arizona Diamondbacks beat St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright.

Hurdle met with his veteran players. The Pirates would play to win, and pitch Cole.

“The only analytics that come into play in this decision are human analytics,” Hurdle told reporters covering the Pirates.

Soon after the Pirates took the field in Cincinnati, the New York Yankees did the same in Boston. After a summer of salute, the final game of Derek Jeter’s career finally had arrived. He hit a chopper in the third inning, good for an infield single, then left the game to a raucous ovation.

Jeter finished with 3,465 hits, sixth-most in baseball history. Two other distinguished careers came to a close on Sunday — Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox (439 home runs, eight more than Cal Ripken and 12 more than Mike Piazza) and Bobby Abreu of the New York Mets (2,470 hits, 55 more than Mickey Mantle).

And, before we could get to the pennant races, what was this? A no-hitter?

Yes indeed, by Jordan Zimmermann of the Washington Nationals, against the Miami Marlins. Stephen Strasburg might be the Nationals’ biggest name, but this was the record of the five Washington starters over their final 13 games: 13-0, with a 0.89 earned-run average. The NL East champion Nationals finished with 96 victories, most in the NL and two shy of the Los Angeles Angels for most in the majors.

Zimmermann thought he had lost the no-hitter when the final batter, Christian Yelich, hit a drive to deep left-center field.

Zimmermann leaned back in frustration, then thrust his arms to the sky as he saw rookie Steven Souza leap and make an over-the-head, full-extension, no-hit-saving catch.

“No-doubt double and he comes out of nowhere,” Zimmermann told reporters in Washington. “Whatever he wants, I’ll buy him anything.”

The two division races up for grabs ended within minutes of each other. At 3:50 p.m.

EDT, the Detroit Tigers won the AL Central, with David Price — the biggest name traded at the July 31 deadline — getting all but five outs in a 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The Kansas City Royals will play host to the AL wild-card game on Wednesday, the Royals’ first postseason game in 25 years.

Ten minutes later, the Reds beat the Pirates, 4-1, with Cueto getting the game-winning single and his 20th victory as well. With the Pirates’ loss, the Cardinals clinched the NL Central.

And, as Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright was warming up to start a game in Arizona, St. Louis promptly shut him down, the better to save him for Friday’s playoff opener against the Dodgers.

The Pirates get to start Edinson Volquez in the NL wild-card game, against San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner.

That left one playoff spot undecided, with the Seattle Mariners needing to beat the Angels and needing the Oakland Athletics to lose to the Texas Rangers. Felix Hernandez of the Mariners did his part, striking out seven of the first 10 batters, and the Angels lost. But so did the Rangers, with Sonny Gray pitching a six-hit shutout — on his mother’s birthday, no less — to get the A’s into the playoffs after losing 30 of their previous 45 games.

The Mariners were the last team out of the playoffs. For the first time, four California teams were in. The Dodgers and Angels each will play at home Friday, when the forecast high is 99 degrees.

Fall Classic? Bring it on.

Kansas fires Charlie Weis in the midst of third season as Jayhawks’ football coach Rustin Dodd

The Kansas City Star

In the months before the 2014 season, Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger asked for one thing from third-year football coach Charlie Weis: Momentum.

It never came.

Zenger fired Weis on Sunday morning after a 2-2 start, the latest a 23-0 loss to Texas on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

It was the latest indignity for a football program that has been mired in irrelevancy for the last five seasons.

Defensive coordinator Clint Bowen will serve as interim coach.

Zenger told The Star on Sunday afternoon that he will wait until after the season to hire his next coach. He said he would conduct a national search and that Bowen would be a candidate.

“This is Coach Bowen’s team right now, and I want to see what happens,” Zenger said.

“After a lot of conversation and thought, this is all about the University of Kansas and Kansas football, and I don’t know another person who cares more about KU football. I believe Clint’s earned it as a player here, as a coach here on several occasions. I believe he’s someone who can rally the troops.

“At the same time, it means that I can ethically visit with people on their phone if that comes up. But the search itself won’t be something that occurs until a

little later in the season.”

Weis, who was hired in December 2011, finishes his KU tenure with a record of 6-22. The Jayhawks won a single Big 12 game during the stretch, a victory over West Virginia last season, giving Weis a record of 1-18 in Big 12 games.

“I normally do not favor changing coaches mid-season,” Zenger said earlier in a release announcing the move. “But I believe we have talented coaches and players in this program, and I think this decision gives our players the best chance to begin making progress right away.”

After this season, he had two years remaining on his five-year, $12.5 million contract. He will receive the remainder of his contract, which amounts to about $5.625 million, in monthly installments through December 2016.

In addition to the money he’ll be paid from KU not to coach, Weis received $6.6 million in severance from Notre Dame when he was fired in 2009. Tax records show he was paid around $2.1 million in 2010, 2011 and 2012, and he will continue to be paid by Notre Dame through December 2015.

Zenger said this when asked if KU could still afford another big-money coach: “We feel like we can do whatever is necessary for whomever fits our needs the best.”

KU chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little agreed with Zenger’s decision to fire Weis.

“As we continue to elevate the national stature of the University of Kansas, our pursuit of excellence extends beyond our research and instructional missions,” GrayLittle said in a statement. “KU alumni, students, fans and supporters expect that Kansas Football will match the other areas in which we excel as a university.”

In December 2011, when Weis was introduced at Allen Fieldhouse during halftime of a men’s basketball game, he offered the following promise. He was here to clean up a football program, to guide the Jayhawks back to respectability.

Kansas had just come off a disastrous twoyear tenure of Turner Gill, falling to 2-10 in 2011, just four seasons after an Orange Bowl victory.

“I’m not going to make a promise of how fast,” Weis said then. “But I’ll make a promise that it’s going to happen.”

But Weis’ time at Kansas was mired by a revolving door of poor quarterback play and inefficient passing games. For a coach who made his reputation as a quarterback guru, guiding a young Tom Brady to Super Bowls in New England and helping Matt Cassel to success with the Chiefs, the passing game problems were a constant source of puzzlement.

In the months after Weis arrived, he brought transfer quarterbacks Dayne Crist and Jake Heaps _ two former top recruits _ into the program. Crist struggled in 2012,

his only season in the program, while Heaps was not much better after sitting out the 2012 season and playing in 2013.

In the offseason, Weis hired Rice offensive coordinator John Reagan, a former assistant under Mark Mangino, to aid the offense. On Saturday, sophomore quarterback Montell Cozart completed just 12 of 31 passes passing for 140 yards and four interceptions. And Weis was left repeating something he has said for parts of three seasons.

“You know,” Weis said, beginning to state something he has said for three years.

“Our Achilles’ heel on offense is still making productive plays in the passing game. And that’s, at the end of the day, what ended up costing us.”

For now, Kansas will move on with Bowen, a Lawrence native with deep ties to the program. A former KU defensive back under Glen Mason, Bowen also served as a defensive assistant under Mark Mangino before returning to Kansas to coach on Weis’ staff in 2012. Bowen was elevated to defensive coordinator in 2013, before officially claiming the title before this season.

“I appreciate what Coach Weis did with several facets of our football program,” Zenger said. “But we have not made the on-the-field progress we believe we should. I believe new leadership gives our coaches and players the best chance to make a fresh start.”

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Women’s tennis team has rocky start in Boulder tournament Austin Miller Daily Egyptian

The Lady Salukis started their 2014-15 campaign in between a rock and a hard place in Boulder, Co. The team competed in the University of Colorado Invitational.

The six-team tournament pitted the Salukis against hosts Colorado, the University of Arkansas, Liberty University, University of New Mexico and University of Utah.

The team finished Sunday by going 7-14 in singles bracket play and 6-12 in doubles.

“This was a challenging tournament,” said Coach Audra Anderson. “All of these teams were nationally ranked at some point last season. It was good competition for us, but a lot of the girls had trouble

adjusting to the altitude.”

Meagan Monaghan, a sophomore from Denver, was one of the highlights for the team.

She went 3-1 in singles play and 3-2 in doubles with partner, senior Natasha Tomishima, with their two losses coming from tiebreakers.

Being a Colorado native, Monaghan was able to combat the issues of playing at such high elevation.

“Some of the girls were struggling with the ball flying away from them,” Monaghan said.

“I told them to not concentrate on breathing so much and told them to aim lower, so the ball doesn’t get away.”

Monaghan’s lone singles loss came in straight sets to Colorado’s

senior Julyette Steur, winner of the Gold Single’s Bracket.

“I have to improve a lot to beat her and girls like her,” she said.

“But I did gain a bit of confidence from playing with her.”

Anderson also saw promise from Athena Chrysanthou, freshman from London.

Chrysanthou lost in the semifinals of the Silver bracket in three sets. As well as a good final day from senior Ariadna Cairo Baza, who won the Black draw consolation final in three sets.

Friday, the team heads to Des Moines, Ia. for the MVC Individual Championships.

Austin Miller can be reached at amiller@dailyegyptian.com, or on Twitter @AMiller_DE.

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Lennon said McCall is banged up after the game, but did not give any specifics on his injury.

If McCall does have to miss time Agnew, or another running back, will have to fill the void.

Luckily for the Salukis their All-American tight end is playing out of his mind.

Senior MyCole Pruitt has 35 catches, 412 yards and 5 touchdowns. He is on his way to his best season at SIU. The Salukis have been able to lean on Pruitt in the last two games when the rushing attack has been lackluster. Pruitt has 19 catches, 242 yards and 2 touchdowns just in the last two games.

As long as he remains healthy he will shatter his previous season bests in yards, catches and scores. Pruitt will certainly be in the conversation for postseason awards.

The Saluki special teams deserve a mention as well. Each week the unit is impressive.

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LaSteven McKinney have been fantastic on returns. McKinney is just 20 yards away from his personal record, 170 punt return yards in a season. He is averaging 18.9 yards a return.

Willis has 321 kick return yards and is averaging 32 yards a return. The only thing more amazing than Willis’ play in the return game is that opposing teams still kick to him.

Both players have come close to return touchdowns and are giving the Salukis offense great starting field position.

Freshman punter Nick Neidig also had a tremendous game Saturday. He punted the ball 4 times for 207 yards, including a 75-yard punt, the fifth longest in SIU history.

SIU has plenty to build on going forward, but has to continue to improve. The schedule will only get tougher starting this Saturday against the University of South Dakota.

Tony McDaniel can be reached at tmcdaniel@dailyegyptian.com, on Twitter @tonymcdanielDE or at 536-3311 ext. 256

Dawgs drop two road matches Salukis compete against themselves

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SIU volleyball finds itself on a new streak, but not one it was hoping for.

The Salukis (7-8, 1-2) continued conference play this weekend on the road with a 3-1 loss against the Illinois State University Redbirds (9-5, 3-0) on Friday at the Redbird Arena, and a 3-2 loss against the Indiana State University Sycamores (10-5, 2-2) on Saturday at the ISU Arena.

SIU had its four-match win streak snapped by the Redbirds Friday.

“We unfortunately played uninspired volleyball tonight, and that’s about as kind as I can be,” Ingram said.

The Salukis won the first set 26-24 after trailing 24-19, but could not keep the momentum, as they dropped the next three sets 25-13, 25-17 and 25-11.

“Those are rare,” SIU coach Justin Ingram said. “We need to make some changes in order to make sure that gap doesn’t happen again. That’s a gift. Those are very rare. You can’t expect a 6 point comeback.”

The Redbirds were 11-2 in first sets this season and won the first set in their last six matches entering Friday.

“When we’ve lost the first set it’s been a little bit different,” Illinois State coach Melissa Myers said. “We’ve won the first set a lot this year. You’re not sure how your team’s going to respond.”

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hose are rare. We need to make some changes in order to make sure that gap doesn’t happen again. That’s a gift. Those are very rare. You can’t expect a 6 point comeback.”

how the Redbirds responded.

Redshirt freshman outside hitter Andrea Estrada led the Salukis with 8 kills.

“I wasn’t disciplined in blocking,” Estrada said. “My kills don’t really matter at the end of the day. I wasn’t disciplined block or defense.”

Estrada had five service errors this weekend. She said she has to concentrate more when she serves.

Junior middle hitter Taylor Pippen had 5 kills on her first 5 attempts, but finished the match with 7 kills on 17 attempts and 3 errors.

“We were getting a little frustrated just because they were doing well on defense, picking up those balls,” Pippen said.

“I guess they were just making adjustments to our hitting and we weren’t making the right adjustments.”

On Saturday the Salukis found themselves trailing two sets to one. The set was tied 22-22, with sophomore libero Leah Edgerton serving. Edgerton only played in 7 sets before the weekend. She gave the Salukis a two-point lead,

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which eventually forced a fifth set.

“I feel like my teammates have a lot of trust in me,” Edgerton said.

Ingram said Edgerton has earned more playing time to serve.

The Sycamores won the fifth set 15-10 to win the match, and beat the Salukis for the first time since 2011.

Indiana State was picked to finish the Missouri Valley Conference ninth, but Ingram said it is tight competition from top to bottom in conference.

“When we have 10 reception errors, that doesn’t show we’re really in system period,” Ingram said.

Ingram said the team is playing well overall, and has a similar feel to last season. The Salukis were 6-9 through the first 15 matches and ended up finishing second in the conference championships.

The Salukis host Loyola University at 7 p.m., Friday and Bradley University 3 p.m., Saturday at Davies Gym. Aaron Graff can be contacted at Agraff@dailyegyptian.com, on Twitter@Aarongraff_DE or 536-3311 ext. 269

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The Saluki swimming team hosted two meets this weekend, but was the only team competing.

The University of Evansville and Illinois State University have attended the Saluki Miler and the Saluki Open Water meets in previous years. This year they did not attend because they wanted to save the money for other events this year.

“Next year they’ll probably come back,” Saluki coach Rick Walker said. “This year both of them had other things they were trying to do. In order to do those other things, they had to cut out something.”

Despite being a one-team competition, it was just as physically demanding on the swimmers, Walker said “There was just as much intensity in our swim amongst ourselves as there has been with other teams in there,” Walker said.

Freshman Bryn Handley won the 1,650-yard freestyle on the women’s side with a time of 17:21.94 ; While freshman Michael Wolfe won the 1,650-yard freestyle in the men’s division with a time of 16:08.7 “It has been many years since we’ve been able to fill up an event like the 1,650 with

potential 1,650 swimmers,” Walker said. “We did that both on the men and the women.”

Handley also won the 400yard IM with a time of 4:37.08.

Sophomore Andre Brihante won the 400-yard IM on the men’s side with a time of 4:08.12.

“We also had quite a few 400yard IM-ers for the men. The 400-yard IM continues to be a challenge for us on the women’s side, but we’re much stronger in many areas where we have been weak before. I found that very encouraging.”

Handley finished second in the 5K open water race, eight seconds behind her roommate freshman Kelsie Walker, who finished with a time of 56:42.

Brihante and Wolfe tied the 5K open water swim with a time of 54:59.

The Salukis have their first meet against another team Saturday at the University of Evansville. The divers will compete on Friday to save time.

“We’re still working our way into the season,” Walker said.

“It’s still very early. I’m kind of anxious to see how they come out.”

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Salukis introduce new assistants Aaron Graff Daily Egyptian

The Salukis have two new coaches who will experience a meet against a conference rival for the first time Saturday.

Head coach Rick Walker hired assistant Elise Knoche earlier this month and graduate assistant Csaba Gercsak Knoche was the head coach at Olivet College in Michigan from 2012-2014.

“She has head coaching experience,” Walker said. “She’s run a program, literally all by herself.

That’s the kind of experience I was looking for.”

Gercsak swam for the Salukis from 2010-2013. He swam in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics for Hungary, but retired in January of 2014 and has not swam competitively since. Walker said it helped Gercsak used to swim for SIU, but it was not the only factor in his decision.

“There are certain things that I can say to him that he knows what I’m talking about,” Walker said.

“Another individual, even Elise, will have to learn what I mean. He already knows because we’ve been together for so long.”

Knoche fills the void of former associate head coach Scott Olson, who left after last season. “[Olson] wanted to be closer to family,” Walker said. “His wife’s family lives out east. They couldn’t be close to family living here.”

Walker said Olson is not currently coaching collegiate swimming.

“He certainly didn’t make a move to go coach,” Walker said.

Knoche said SIU would be a good opportunity for her since it is a bigger school than Olivet. She said she can learn from Walker’s experience.

“As a head coach I knew what I really needed from my assistant coach,” Knoche said. “I think I have a little bit of insight as to what I can do in the role of an assistant to really help Rick and the swimmers for our program to be really successful.”

Knoche said she wants to be at a school where she can help make the team better.

Gercsak replaced former graduate assistant Mike Firth, who left after last season.

Walker said Firth was originally going to continue his education, but is looking for a coaching position.

Gercsak said he studies finance, but enjoys coaching and will consider doing it for a career after he finishes school.

“I have two years in school,” Gercsak said. “We’ll see after that where I’m going to be.”

Junior swimmer Kiley Handley said it is different without Olson around. “[Knoche] definitely is bringing a new aspect to the team,” Handley said.

She said Knoche has different techniques than Olson.

“I feel like it’s going to be a good year for us,” Handley said. “We have a lot of new freshmen that are going to help out a lot. Just having

N icolas G aliNdo d aily E GyptiaN Elise Knockhe, Saluki swimming and diving assistant coach, laughs Thursday after swim practice at the Edward J. Shea Natatorium. Knockhe was formally the head swimming and diving coach at Olivet University. “I was looking for an opportunity to learn and grow and this looked like a good opportunity,” Knockhe said. “The swim team has been great and the community has been very welcoming.”

the new addition with her will make our team a lot better.”

Handley said Knoche is really easy to talk to and has a lot of swimming

knowledge. Handley said Gercsak always records times at practice and helps keep practice fun. She said the staff can lead the team to success.

Knoche and Gercsak will travel with the swimming and diving team to Evansville University to compete against the Purple Aces on Saturday.

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N athaN hoEfErt d aily E GyptiaN Junior quarterback Mark Iannotti passes the ball Saturday during the third quarter of the Salukis’ 34-17 win against Western Illinois University at Saluki Stadium. Iannotti threw 2 touchdowns and a career high 272 passing yards during the game. SIU will play the University of South Dakota Saturday at Saluki Stadium.

Saluki football pulled a win in its first conference game Saturday night, but only looked decent in the first half.

In the victory over Western Illinois University SIU had to lean on a strong second half performance for its fourth win. This has been a theme for the team all season long.

In the second half of games, the Salukis outscore opponents 83-13, but in the first half of games, they haven’t showed the same killer instinct.

Three times this season the team has trailed going into halftime.

Head coach Dale Lennon said he wants to be a fourquarter team instead of just a second-half team after the loss to Purdue University. They were still not a four-quarter team in Saturday’s game.

The Salukis trailed for part of the first half and went into the half behind 14-10.

It is hard to explain why the Salukis are so good in the second half. Lennon said a football game is a process and he learns things about the other team throughout.

“You do kind of figure out what they’re doing on offense and defense as the game progresses,” he said.

“You just try to counteract their game plan.”

The reason for the Salukis’ second-half dominance

may not be the players on the field, but the men on the sideline. Lennon and his coaching staff seem to make all the right adjustments to get the team clicking.

The Salukis also seem better conditioned than their opponents this season. This was evident against Western Illinois when its no-huddle offense wore the Leathernecks out, but not the Salukis.

“The second half felt like we had more energy,” sophomore linebacker Chase Allen said. “We had more, I guess, desire to win and it seemed like it showed toward the end.”

The Salukis will need to be equally good in both halves the next few games. In the next three weeks the Salukis will run into No. 1 North Dakota State University, and No. 12 Youngstown State University.

Those teams will make the Salukis pay if they are slow out of the gates.

SIU is a good team, but have to put all four quarters together to be a great team.

The Salukis’ rushing game, which was dominant to start the season, has been anything but dominant the last two weeks.

Senior running back Malcom Agnew hasn’t been as explosive. In the first three games Agnew averaged 150 rushing yards; he has just 94 yards combined in the last two games.

Senior running back Mika’il McCall has still been a nice change of pace running back. He led the Salukis in rushing against Western Illinois, but left the game late with an injury.

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