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Committee listens to students’ desires

Gabriella Scibetta Daily Egyptian

The Downtown Advisory Committee, formed over the summer by the Carbondale City Council to gather information on improving downtown, invites students to voice their opinions at its next meeting.

David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute said the meeting, which will be held at 6:30

p.m., Wednesday in the Student Health Center Auditorium, is an opportunity for students to be active and advocate for change in their community.

“We hear people complaining about there not being anything to do, or they don’t like something,” he said. “This is a chance to be there and actually say something.”

Jack Langowski, chairman of the Downtown Advisory Committee said the

committee would write a report for the city council and then find a consultant to make those changes happen after the meeting.

“If you have an idea about what can be done to make downtown Carbondale better, this is the place to go and take that idea,” Yepsen said. “It’s important because downtown Carbondale needs help.”

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School of Green Fund provides sustainability law removes tuition cap Brent Meske Daily Egyptian

In past years SIU School of Law students could obtain two degrees without increasing their tuition, though now the extra education comes with a cost.

At the end of the last academic year, the cap on tuition for graduate students studying law was removed.

The School of Law and the Physician Assistant program are the only SIU programs that require students to pay additional costs for taking more than 15 credit hours a semester.

A law degree is offered only to graduate students at SIU, which sets the school apart from other departments.

In previous years there was a cap that gave law students a fixed rate after its credits. This year, law students are charged the school’s tuition rate, $477.50, for each additional credit hour.

Cynthia Fountaine, the dean of the School of Law, said the reason the SIU Board of Trustees approved the removal of the cap was because the graduate law school functions on a different budget model than other departments.

“We rely on tuition to operate,” she said. “Over the last few years, state allocation for law school has decreased.

So uncapping credit hours helps us cover costs.”

The Green Fund is doing all it can to provide projects that enhance sustainability throughout the campus.

Because of the fund, SIU is now on the list of Princeton Review’s “Guide to 332 Green Colleges” for three of the last five years.

Kris Schachel, the sustainability coordinator, said the fund is helping the university’s sustainability efforts by making funding available to support initiatives that faculty, staff and students create.

“When students led the campaign to create the Green Fee, their vision was that this was a way the university could commit ongoing financial support to ideas that save energy, conserve resources and improve our campus,” she said.

Leslie Duram, director of the environmental studies program, said sustainability is based on three pillars: environmental, social and economic sustainability. When these systems work in unison to take action now, sustainability will be ensured in the future. “[The Green Fund] provides a unified effort to look at environmental sustainability and take actions that aren’t easily funded or initiated in other ways,” she said. “So instead of just one department or Registered Student Organization wanting to do something but not being able to fund it, if they provide a good proposal, they can get money to do something.”

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I an M ullen D aIly e gyptIan Students walk past the SIU Sustainability Council’s solar charging picnic table Monday. The table was paid for by student fees, which go to increasing sustainability-focused programs on campus.

Free student flu prevention at Health Center

Jordan Duncan Daily Egyptian

A pinprick may prevent missing a week of classes because of illness, and the university plans to make

flu shots easier on students’ wallets.

The university administered free influenza vaccinations from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Student Health Center Auditorium

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to encourage more inoculations and flu prevention awareness. The university plans to have another clinic Oct. 17.

Jodi Robertson, director of nurses at the Student Health Center, said the clinic administrators decided to dispense free flu shots when they discussed how to use the student health fee.

She said the 1,200 vaccines they ordered this season will be given to students during clinics without charging the door fee.

“We want to do our part to get student awareness, to be able to get more interest in students getting vaccinated,” Robertson said.

She said it takes two weeks for the body to build an immune response to the virus.

Dr. Erica Kaufman, a physician and infectious disease expert with Southern Illinois Healthcare, said the body must have a reaction to

the inoculation before it can build an immune response. She said this reaction feels like a slight sickness, which includes body aches.

Kaufman said it’s better to build the immune response as soon as vaccines are available. If the body has to build immunity after contracting the disease it has time to incubate, Kaufman said.

“It’s just going to keep replicating and replicating and doing damage while your immune system is behind the 8-ball,” Kaufman said.

She said it is not uncommon for someone between the ages of 18 and 30 to die because of the flu.

“It’s not something that you only read about in books, but it does occur often enough for us to have it on our radar,” Kaufman said.

Robertson stated in an email the health center does not expect to run out of the vaccine, but because

of cost, it has no plan to order a second batch. She said the health center will post on its website when the vaccinations run out and will refer students to other available inoculation locations.

Robertson said people with weakened immune systems or allergies to the vaccine are better protected from the virus when other people get inoculated because of a phenomenon called herd immunity.

Kaufman said herd immunity is the principle that the more people have immunity to a communicable disease, the less likely it is someone will come in contact with the disease.

“That’s the notion of public health,” she said. “Yes, we are taking care of ourselves, but we’re also taking care of each other.”

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Bowling lanes bring school savings Brent Meske The difference between wooden and synthetic bowling lanes would not be obvious to a regular bowler, but to those paying the bills, the difference is critical.

SIU Bowling & Billiards opened in 1961 but in 2007, synthetic lanes replaced the wooden ones. This switch has made for a better surface that needs less maintenance.

Bill Null, bowling and billiards recreation manager, said wooden lanes required sanding and recoating every other year.

“The synthetic lanes eliminate a lot of maintenance and saves money,” he said. “Every two years we were spending $26,000 to maintain the wooden lanes.”

Null said the new lanes were needed after the wooden lanes could not be sanded anymore because the nails in the lanes were showing.

SIU Bowling & Billiards is now using American Machine and Foundry synthetic lanes, which cost about $120,000 to install, he said.

Although it may seem like a lot of money, Null said the lanes are paying for themselves, reducing costs for maintenance and producing fewer pollutants.

The synthetic lanes do not require resurfacing and sanding, but still

require maintenance. Null said the lanes are cleaned and oiled by machine daily.

“They’ve held up pretty good,” he said. “A bowling alley gets pounded on, especially in a college. The wooden lanes used to have dents and divots in them. These lanes don’t have that problem.”

Null said synthetic surfacing has helped the appearance of the bowling alley. The wooden lanes would become scratched and dented shortly after a resurfacing but the synthetic lanes do not, he said.

The machines are run mechanically, using a combination of gears, springs and pulleys, Null said.

“There’s about 3,000 parts,” Paul Deering, the equipment service supervisor, said. “A lot of people see them go up and down and sweep pins and think they’re toys, but they’re heavy, industrial pieces like you would see in a factory.”

SIU Bowling & Billiards made a breakthrough adaptation when they installed new lanes, he said.

Deering said electricians ran wires to each machine, which allows for single-lane shut down, which is uncommon.

“In the past, if a kid were to run out onto one of the lanes, they would have to all be shut down,” he said.

“Now, we have it set up where one

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Robertson said this year’s vaccine is a standard trivalent vaccine, meaning it immunizes patients for three strains of influenza. The vaccine prevents strains of H1N1, H3N2 and B strains. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states on its website those strains are categorized by the kinds of proteins they have.

Flu seasons are unpredictable, but the CDC gathers information from previous seasons and adjusts vaccines accordingly for the upcoming year, according to its website.

Robertson said the Student Health Center is a sentinel site for the CDC, meaning it gathers data from flu testing and sends it to the CDC so it can identify flu strains and adjust the next year’s vaccines. She said the university has not had an epidemic level of outbreak since 2009, when the swine flu spread.

During the 2012-2013 flu season the Student Health Center documented 66 cases of influenza out of 22,809 visits to the medical clinic. For 2013-2014, the clinic documented 80 cases out of 21,243 visits, Robertson stated in an email.

“When there’s outbreaks in the community, we see the same on campus,” Robertson said.

She said the vaccine is not a live virus and is available to those with weakened immune systems. She also said the vaccine uses eggs as its medium and is not recommended for those with severe allergies to eggs.

Robertson said the Student Health Center has procedures in place in case of an influenza outbreak, which includes reducing spread of the virus within the clinic by handing out surgical masks and hand sanitizer.

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I an m ullen d aIly e gypTIan Bowling & Billiards in the Student Center is a bowling alley that holds classes, league tournaments and bowing events such as cosmic bowling since it opened in 1961. “I have the greatest job on earth,” said Bill Null, the Bowling & Billiards recreation manager. Null currently manages 21 student workers who help run the daily responsibilities of the alley.

lane can be shut down at a time.”

The bowling alley has 21 student workers who help with everything from shoe rental to mechanical problems.

Deering said he has had aviation technicians help with mechanical issues in the past.

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Fountaine also said without the additional money, there would not be funding for the Women in Leadership program and the Business Boot Camp organization.

She said the School of Law previously capped credit hours because the department received 75 percent of its budget from state funding. Over the past years those numbers have dwindled, forcing the school to compensate by raising tuition.

Fountaine said the cap does not affect students’ ability to graduate on time.

“A vast majority of students graduate with 15 credits per semester,” she said.

Therefore, students can obtain degrees in the expected three years of studying, but the cap is an obstacle for law students who plan to take additional credits.

Patrick Hunn, a graduate student from St. Charles studying law, said the main draw for studying law at the university was having the opportunity to obtain two degrees for the price of one, or graduate early.

“The options [this year] are to take out extra loans to cover the cost,” he said. “The only alternative to that is paying for overtime classes out of pocket, and that has a big impact on how much law students spend.”

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The fund’s website includes an online tour called the Green Tour and features an online list of select sustainability features on campus.

“Some of the projects that Green Fund has supported, research for example, do not physically exist on campus so a map is not the best way to convey it,” Schachel said. “We are working to solve that dilemma also.”

Drew Foxx, chair of the sustainability council, said the Green Fund provides educational experiences for students on the SIU campus.

“The projects are making [students] more aware of sustainable practices being implemented on campus,” he said. “Making students more aware of sustainable practices can also help to encourage students to become more aware of their everyday actions and how they can go about getting involved with sustainable practices in different ways.”

Foxx said the fund is important for progressing sustainability on campus throughout the student body as well as providing educational experiences for

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Yepsen said if the downtown area was as attractive as it should be, it would be a more welcoming place for students to come and parents to see, and could increase enrollment and decrease behavior problems, such as crime and riots.

He said it would give students more to do, more cultural opportunities and become more than just bars.

“If you have something more than just a bunch of bars on the strip, [the town will] be less likely to have people out at two in the morning with nothing else better to do than cause trouble,” Yepsen said.

Langowski said the committee would be analyzing the possible relationships between

“I would have them come in at night and we would strip down an assembly, repaint it and rebuild it,” he said.

Null said SIU Bowling & Billiards is the best he has ever seen it.

“In my 25 years here, I’ve always wanted this place to be as good as

it could be,” he said. “When I first got here, it was a mess. I think we’re finally there.”

Brent Meske can be reached at bmeske@dailyegyptian.com, on Twitter @brentmeskeDE or at 536-3311 ext. 254.

degree, a student would have to take 20 credit hours or more. With the change, obtaining two degrees in three years will cost students around $2,300 more each semester.

Fountaine said although students are charged extra, the school wants to keep tuition inexpensive.

“The goal of the law school is to keep tuition low for students,” she said. “Even with the removal of the cap, SIU is still the most inexpensive law school in Illinois.”

Muriel Berry can be reached at mberry@dailyegyptian.com, on Twitter @muriel_berry_de or at 536-3311 ext. 254

faculty to introduce to their students.

Schachel said some recent projects she is hearing the most about are the solar dock and solar table charging stations.

The dock is near the bus stop in front of student center and the table is located north of the agriculture greenhouses.

She said some projects funded by the fund have a targeted benefit including the conversion to digital record keeping and x-ray system for the dental hygiene program.

“They provide more real-world training experience for the students in that program,” Schachel said.

The latest project will be the installation of seven bike fix-it stations.

“These will allow those who bike to SIU an opportunity to do small repairs if needed,” she said.

Because of the wide variety of projects the fund has supported, Schachel said she is unable to say exactly how much the university has saved thanks to the Green Fund.

the university, SIH, residential neighborhoods and downtown.

He said the committee hopes to get as much public comment and participation as possible.

“We are expecting a broad range of ideas and suggestions, but we would never know how the public feels unless they attend and provide us with their comments,” Langowski said.

Adrian Miller, student representative for the DAC, said the committee has been talking about issues regarding transportation and business development.

“There is a whole lot of things that students can come in and advocate upon,” Miller said. “What they would like to see in their downtown [is

important] because students are critical. They make up a large majority of the economy in Carbondale.”

Miller said he is doing his best to represent student interest but to speak for 17,000 students is difficult and that’s why it is imperative for students to come out and voice their opinions Wednesday.

Langowski said Southern Illinois Healthcare will also be there talking about its suggestions.

The meeting is one of eight hearings around the community for people to recommend enhancements.

Gabriella Scibetta can be reached at gscibetta@dailyegyptian.com or on twitter @gscibetta_DE

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More Hong Kong protesters pour into streets, police pull back Julie Makinen Los Angeles Times

H O N G KO N G - After a night of tense confrontations with prodemocracy protesters in which the streets of Hong Kong were filled with tear gas, police abruptly reversed course Monday and adopted a much more relaxed stance that allowed even bigger crowds to pour into several main roadways.

Traffic ground to a halt and some schools, banks and other businesses were shuttered.

A carnival-like atmosphere prevailed as tens of thousands of demonstrators, most in their teens or 20s, filled the highway stretching more than a mile and a half from the city’s central financial district to the shopping mecca of Causeway Bay. Across Victoria Harbor in the Mong Kok neighborhood, thousands more staged a sit-in in a major intersection, demanding free elections in 2017.

As night fell Monday, volunteers passed out donated bananas, water, face masks and dim sum to protesters, many of whom wore yellow ribbons. A group of women stood in front of a subway station armed with rolls of kitchen plastic wrap, offering to swaddle the limbs of anyone who feared officers might return with tear gas. So many protesters wore protective goggles that it looked as if every young person in the city of 7 million had skipped out on industrial arts class and taken to the streets.

But aside from a contingent of almost bored-looking officers posted around government headquarters, police were hard to find Monday night - a remarkable shift from 24 hours earlier when officers in full riot gear confronted protesters and fired 87 canisters of tear gas, sparking outrage in the normally staid and well-mannered semiautonomous Chinese territory.

“It’s much more relaxed tonight; last night we really thought something even more bad would happen,” said Renee Tsang, 19, who was hanging out with her boyfriend and other members of the Civic Passion Party on a stretch of pavement near government headquarters.

Just behind her, Wong Yeungtat, a firebrand party leader, was screaming anti-Chinesegovernment epithets into a microphone, the mildest being,

‘Drop dead, Communist Party!’

The demonstrations have burst forth in response to new rules imposed by mainland Chinese authorities that would limit voters’ choices in Hong Kong’s 2017 election for chief executive, the territory’s top official.

But underlying Hongkongers’ unhappiness is what they see as an unwelcome influx of mainlanders and an unresponsive city government beholden to Beijing. Locals in the former British territory, which returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, complain about a range of issues, including high housing prices and a growing income gap.

Gary Lam, 44, watched Wong whip the crowd into a frenzy and joined in the chants.

“I love this guy; he’s a great activist,” Lam said. “I watched TV all day long yesterday and decided I needed to come out tonight. In the mainland, there’s no freedom; we have to defend our freedoms while we have them.”

Grace Ho, 26, a tourism industry worker, said she was inspired to join the rally after seeing broadcasts of the tear-gassing.

“There are so many mainlanders pouring into Hong Kong these days, I don’t even go to some parts of the city anymore,” she said. “Plus, everywhere you hear them talking in Mandarin, and this is Hong Kong; we speak Cantonese here!”

After the confrontations Sunday night, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying appeared on television promising that police would use maximum discretion and saying that he hoped people would keep calm and not be misled by rumors.

Leung had said over the weekend that local officials would soon launch a new round of public consultations over the 2017 election rules. But on Monday, his administration backed away from any specific timeline, saying that the climate was not right and that authorities would solicit public input at a later date.

Benny Tai, an activist with the group Occupy Central With Love and Peace, reiterated calls Monday for the widely disliked Leung to step down. About 9 p.m., a pair of young men carrying a huge cardboard cutout head of the Beijing-backed chief executive sporting vampire fangs came running through the crowds near Central District.

Whoops of delight went up among the onlookers, some of whom punched the two-dimensional effigy.

Just how long the protests might go on was unclear, but the territory is heading into a public holiday that officially begins Wednesday, which could bring out even more demonstrators. The government signaled that it doesn’t expect an immediate resolution, announcing it would cancel a major annual fireworks celebration scheduled for Wednesday, China’s equivalent of the Fourth of July.

Without a cohesive group of leaders directing things, it’s very difficult to predict how the situation will evolve, said Chi-Keung Choy, professor of comparative politics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

“It is no longer a movement initiated by [the group] Occupy Central, or the student strike. It became a self-initiated movement,” he said.

Despite warnings that the demonstrations could cause serious damage to Hong Kong’s economy and reputation as a stable Asian financial hub, the city’s stock exchange seemed to take the day’s activities in stride, falling less than 2 percent. Some workers went on strike, including some social workers, as well as employees at the beverage company Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong.

Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, warned Monday that foreign interference in the situation was unwelcome by Beijing.

“Hong Kong belongs to China.

Hong Kong affairs are purely China’s domestic affairs,” she said.

The situation in Hong Kong has drawn the concern of Western governments, but they have been measured in their expressions of support for the demonstrators.

The U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong said the U.S. strongly supports Hong Kong’s wellestablished traditions and Basic Law protections of internationally recognized fundamental freedoms, such as freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of expression and freedom of the press. But it encouraged all sides to exercise restraint.

“We do not take sides in the discussion of Hong Kong’s political development, nor do we support any particular individuals or groups involved in it.”

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‘The Equalizer’ is not Denzel’s most dynamic role Jacob Pierce Daily Egyptian

Denzel Washington has an illustrious career highlighted by roles including “Training Day,” “Philadelphia” and “Malcolm X.” Many of his films will be remembered for some time.

“The Equalizer” (Rated R; 131 mins) is not one of those movies.

“The Equalizer” is an action movie directed by Antoine Fuqua and stars Washington, Chloe Grace Mortez and Marton Csokas.

Robert McCall (Washington) is a man who believes his past is behind him. He has started a new, quieter beginning to his life. But when a young woman finds herself in the hospital thanks to Russian gangsters, McCall unleashed a side of him he hoped was gone.

“The Equalizer” is based on a TV show that ran from 1985 to 1989 on CBS. It has a cult following and is remembered for bringing gritty realism to television.

With all that in mind, it is a wonder in this golden age of television this was not an amazing TV reboot. Instead it was a generic Denzel Washington action movie.

Think about it for a second.

You grab an actor like Idris Elba or Tim Roth, add a show-runner

like Bryan Fuller or Vince Gilligan, put it on HBO and you have the recipe for the next “The Wire.”

Disregarding this fantasy, the film could have been something.

When director Nicolas Winding Refn’s name was attached to the project, it seemed as though we were going to get a violent, visually creative action film, like his own work on “Drive.”

Yet, the moment he exited the project and Fuqua joined, it seemed as though it was destined for failure.

The movie is disappointing because Fuqua directed Washington in what many consider his greatest performance in “Training Day.” Yet, since then, Fuqua’s movies have gone downhill, which leads to “The Equalizer.”

This film is a very tame.

While it has an R rating for a variety of harsh language, it seems the action doesn’t get brutal until the very end. This film could have done well with a “Drive” level of brutality to it.

Instead, we are given a character whose brutality, although infrequent, comes out of nowhere. He falls into a cliché action role. The man with a dark past who does not want to get involved? Is it even a cliché at this point or has it become something worse?

The film tries to play with the

idea that McCall is not truly being who he is and hates any moment he is not systematically taking down a crime organization or something like that. Yet, we really only get one scene to this idea.

There is barely even an explanation of why he detests violence. A few mentions of a dead wife are dropped and a promise to her, but this is never explained to anywhere near coherency.

A more interesting way to go about this movie would be to make McCall a vigilante from the beginning of the film. Maybe he even enjoys the actions he does more than idea of helping people.

We could have a hero we are reluctant to side with, something we rarely have in film these days.

The acting is one of the few shining aspects of this film.

Washington gives it his all, like he always does, regardless of how typical his character is. He brings to this film the only interesting character moments, and most of that is through his mannerisms.

The film “Drive” has been brought up so much at this point, it is simpler to just recommend watching that instead of this film.

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The art of watercolor on display at Longbranch Chase Myers Daily Egyptian

Watercolor painting may trigger an elementary school memory where the paint mixture often ended up on clothes rather than paper.

Artist Carolyn Hollabaugh uses the same materials on a professional level to create intricate landscapes and moments.

Hollabaugh will be holding an art exhibit at Longbranch Café and Bakery from Sept. 30 through Nov. 10, emphasizing her work as a watercolor artist.

Hollabaugh began creating watercolor paintings in the ‘70s while living in Dallas.

“When I first started pursu-

ing art classes actively, watercolor was the first thing I learned to do,” Hollabaugh said. “I never wanted to [paint] anything else since.”

Hollabaugh spent much of her time as a nurse, supporting her family and herself, limiting her time to paint, she said.

“I went quite a long time without doing much actively,” she said.

“Then when I retired I thought ‘okay, time to start in again.’”

She said one of the aspects of the art she enjoys is the freedom watercolor painting allows.

“It is really fun to see what happens when the paint hits the paper and the water mixes with it,” she said. “You can go as far as you

want with it. You can be real loose and suggestive or you can be real tight and literal.”

The landscapes of the area remind her of her hometown of Springfield, Ohio, and provide some inspiration for her artwork, she said.

“There’s a painting at every corner you turn,” she said.

She said she gets inspired every time she approaches a new show because of the accumulation of pieces she has created over the years and what goes into preparing them.

She does all of the framing for her art herself.

Longbranch has become a respected gallery space in Carbondale and typically showcases a

different regional artist every six weeks, Elaine Ramseyer, general manager of Longbranch, said.

“It very much exposes the artist’s work to the greater community and that’s a real plus,” she said.

In the café’s earlier years, the number of art exhibits was limited because the space was not commonly known for its art displays, she said.

The café and bakery has recently become a popular space for local art and the café gallery space is booked into 2016, Ramseyer said.

Hollabaugh was originally scheduled for an exhibit in 2016, but because of recent schedule changes, she is able to showcase her work this fall.

The Longbranch tries to showcase a variety of artists for their exhibits, Ramseyer said.

“I show really eclectic pieces.

Kids who have never had a show before I will put up, but Carolyn is a mature, seasoned artist,” she said.

Ramseyer said she emphasizes the importance of art in the community by scheduling such exhibits.

“I love art. I just think it’s so important to a happy life,” she said. “If you don’t think you need art, try living without it.”

Chase Myers can be reached at cmyers@dailyegyptian.com, on Twitter @chasemyers_DE or at 536-3311 ext. 273

The serious side of ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Seinfield’ Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Tiems

Twenty-five years ago—in 1989, to save you the math—two situation comedies premiered, each destined to become American institutions, even as each regarded American institutions with a jaundiced and ironic eye. One was a cartoon, set in a midsized Anytown called Springfield, the other a seemingly standard sitcom set in a semi-mythic Manhattan. Yet they were very much of a piece, in the way that their characters—a family in the former, in the latter a family in all but name—viewed and rebuked the world.

“The Simpsons,” which began its 26th season Sunday on Fox, is the longest-running comedy or drama in the history of American prime-time TV, not to say a worldwide phenomenon. “Seinfeld,” the first scripted series to charge $1 million for a minute of commercial airtime, left the field of its own volition after nine seasons, co-creator and star Jerry Seinfeld refusing $110 million to make a 10th—but it has been in reruns ever since and still seems very much with us. Seventy-six million people watched its finale.

Each changed the way we talked; each provided a cracked

lens through which to view the whole wide world. And though the Simpsons are biologically related it seems funny to write that —the main quartet of “Seinfeld,” whom I’ll call the Seinfelds, also constitute a family. They are tied together by something more than choice, something closer to fate; together they create the home where, in the Robert Frost formulation, when you go there they have to take you in. They are the people whose differences the others can stand, as opposed to everyone else they meet, who will betray their tolerance eventually, with a personality quirk

or physical characteristic.

In the first two decades of television, the family comedy, with some exceptions, was a straightforward endorsement of middleclass values and postwar ideas of normalcy. This was a time when there was no war—or rather, No War As Such—business was good, and social change was held to a slow enough pace that the beneficiaries of the status quo were not, with certain regional exceptions, excessively rattled. In the culture products that modeled Americans to Americans, parents were wiser than their children, though

children sometimes could teach their parents a lesson—and lessons were learned—and the unit always stayed intact.

“Seinfeld” was created in purposeful contradiction to historical television mores. “No hugging, no learning” was its battle cry, and it stayed true to that code to the end. That the Simpsons were uneducable was a necessary component of a show whose characters never aged— though the characters changed as the writers and actors plumbed their essence or turned them to new uses, real enlightenment was never forthcoming.

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

Today’s Birthday (09/30/14).

This could be the year you craft your masterpiece. Creative work pays well,

so sock away savings. Discipline with communications bears fruit for the next 30 months after Saturn enters Sagittarius (12/23). Pay extra attention to partnerships around October eclipses (10/8/14 and 10/27/15). It’s all for home and family. Express your heart.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 9 — You can sell your brilliant idea now. A legal opinion is just a phone call away.

Your subconscious is trying to tell you something. A career window opens. Watch for hidden dangers.

Launch, travel or sign.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 9 — A lucky circumstance affects shared resources.

More work leads to more income. Gather up as much as you can. There could be a bonus. Learn from an innovative friend or group. Accept a big assignment.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 9 — Your work may take you abroad. Bring your partner. The

ACROSS 1 Cross in some hieroglyphics 5 Guinness of “Star Wars” 9 Most of its panhandle is in the Pacific Time Zone 14 “Star Wars” princess 15 “Hawaii Five-O” nickname 16 At lunch, say 17 Reminder to be polite 20 Pond growth 21 Churn up 22 “__-haw!”

23 Assets-andliabilities statement 27 Judge at a base 30 Flower pot filler 31 Something to brag about 32 Perform perfectly 36 Dance movements 39 Rower’s blade 40 “Congratulations!”

42 Be a contender 43 Word with whisper or fright 45 It’s a gas in Canada 46 Copper-plated coin 47 Without ice 49 Millionaire’s accumulation 51 1993 film about a novice Olympic bobsled team 56 Incoming flight info: Abbr.

57 Any minute now 58 Hop out of bed 62 What risktakers have ... and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 40- and 51Across can be?

66 Nursery rhyme tart taker 67 Large cross 68 Blessing ender 69 Repaired, as a shoe 70 Approximate figs.

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very idea you were seeking shows up, from far away. Keep the schedule and rake in the booty. Overcome barriers. Do it all for home and family.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 9 — Expand your influence naturally, and venture farther out. Give thanks for the bounty you’re receiving. Begin that novel or creative project. A waterfront location is best.

Re-enforce an old bond. Follow love and luck sprouts.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 8 — Take another approach. Learn from an expert player.

Unexpected discoveries come when you just let go. Give and take freely, and develop new skills and talents.

Explore fun. Young people have special expertise.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 8 — Clear out your home base and workspace for astonishing results. Investigate new technology. An upgrade is possible. Settle a household

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2 Astronaut Armstrong 3 Checkmate victim 4 Tasted, with “of” 5 “And now, without further __ ...”

6 2000s first lady Bush 7 2001 bankruptcy filer 8 Stand-up individual?

9 Road trip stopover 10 Crime family boss 11 Right in front of one’s face 12 New recruit 13 Beginning 18 Magazine subscription period 19 Many microbrews 24 “Stormy Weather” singer Horne 25 “Nothing special” 26 Bit of Google success 27 Sci-fi transports 28 Veggie platter’s lack 29 Like “The X-Files” cases 33 Thumbs-up vote 34 For what __ worth

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issue. Provide a workable plan. Unexpected benefits arise in collaboration. Someone is grateful.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 8 — Creative projects pay especially well. Don’t waste a cent.

Subtle changes make a big difference.

Innovations at work make it possible.

Breakthroughs in communications lead to fantastic results. Express yourself with gusto.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 9 — Share a professional dream, and take a step forward to make it happen. Results surprise you. Discover something new. Group effort provides unexpected profits. Take advantage of an opportunity. Relax in fine company.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 9 — An amazing discovery changes your perspective.

Others ask your advice. Your own place is a good hideout. Talk it over. Your income could increase. Work it. You’re gaining respect. Provide hospitality to an

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63 First lady?

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unexpected guest.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7 — Get coaching from someone experienced to expand your vision. Start planning the realization of a dream. Take on a vast project. Research the whole story. Imagine the future you want.

Consider what’s required.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 8 — Get wrapped into a fun adventure with talented friends.

Go the extra mile. Don’t get paid in promises. A philosophical outlook gets you through. The money could be irregular. Unexpected value arises. Barter skills.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 8 —You’re full of brilliant ideas. Somebody appreciates your wild and crazy side. Accept acknowledgement. Stash valuables in a safe place. Pull social plans together in your calendar. You have what others want. Your influence rises.

Sports

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Baseball reloads with youth

SIU Men’s Golf Cardinal Intercollegiate Cardinal Club Golf Course Simpsonville, Ky.

LEADERBOARD 1. Louisiana-Monroe 2. Louisville 3. Austin Peay 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. UT Martin 9. SALUKIS

PLAYER

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ROUND ONE ROUND TWO OVER/UNDER TOTAL

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The Johnie Imes Invitational The Club at Old Hawthrone Columbia, Mo. OVER/UNDER PAR

1. Missouri 2. Kansas State 3. Florida International 4. Arkansas- Little Rock 5.Middle Tennessee 12. SIU

PLAYER Brooke Cusumano Kristie Yang Mattie Lindner Xianmei Jin Alice Ho

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Communication is key and honesty is the best policy.

Those are two mottos that relate to life, but are common practice in team sports, especially SIU volleyball.

“I don’t think there’s another sport that has six people in such close proximity to each other,” Saluki coach Justin Ingram said.

Ingram said the best volleyball teams communicate before, during and after every play. “[Communication] is so valuable that it might be as, or more important than actual skill sets such as jumping and hitting,” Ingram said.

The Salukis have five international players. Sophomore hitter/setter Meg Viggars is the only international player from a country where English is the dominant language.

“We’re bringing in people from different cultures, to where English isn’t their first language,” Ingram said. “So we’re really having to over-communicate to make sure all the understanding is there for the system that we’re running.”

Ingram said some freshmen tend to think their voices do not mean as much as upperclassmen. He said he wants to instill a sense of unity, where all voices are equally important.

He said sophomore middle

hitter McKenzie Dorris is one of the better communicators on the team, but she was a lot quieter last year. He said she has a fun personality that makes it easy for her to cooperate with teammates.

“I was always the loudest on the court in high school,” Dorris said.

“My coach really, especially my senior year when I was captain, he was like, ‘You need to be a leader out there. You need to make sure everyone knows what’s going to happen on the other side of the net.’”

Dorris can be seen pointing out which opposing players to watch out for before plays, telling teammates where to go during plays and telling her setter if she liked the set or not afterward.

Dorris said she has a good relationship with the setters, sophomore Hannah Kaminsky and Viggars. Dorris said she is honest with the setters and both positions accept feedback from one another.

“You have to constantly be talking to [the hitters], especially as a setter,” Kaminsky said. “You need to know where they need the set.”

While Dorris is arguably the most effective hitter, she might not be the loudest. Freshman middle hitter Anna Himan can be heard yelling plays in the middle of a rally.

“I have a voice that carries,” Himan said.

“I try and communicate what I can.

Sometimes I don’t see it, but when I do see it, I make sure it’s loud.”

She said her role is to call out numbers, which tell players where to be on the court at certain times.

“If you’re on a team that does not talk, there’s no excitement,” Himan said. “You have no momentum if you don’t talk. It makes it so much easier if you do communicate because you’re aware of where everyone else is and where they’re running.”

Himan said all the hitters make the same calls as her; she just has a loud voice. Himan said she looks up to junior hitter Taylor Pippen, and has learned a lot from her during her time at SIU. Ingram said it is crucial the team be honest with each other when something is not right.

“You have to be able to accept feedback from others,” Ingram said. “You have to be able to give feedback to others.”

Kaminsky said great communication will win a close match.

“It’s such a fast paced sport,” Dorris said. “If two people aren’t on the same page then the ball is going to drop, and we’re going to lose the point.”

Aaron Graff can be contacted at Agraff@Dailyegyptian.com, on Twitter @Aarongraff_DE or 536-3311 ext. 269