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Chancellor diagnosed with treatable cancer Luke Nozicka Daily Egyptian

Interim Chancellor Paul Sarvela has been diagnosed with a rare but treatable cancer.

“The good news is that I have been given an excellent prognosis for a positive outcome, and I will be able to maintain an active, if somewhat modified schedule in my role as interim chancellor

of SIU Carbondale throughout treatment over the next few months,” Sarvela wrote in an email Tuesday to colleagues.

Sarvela said physicians and staff at Siteman Cancer Center at BarnesJewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine are treating him. He is in excellent hands, according to his email.

“I would like to use this occasion

to emphasize the importance of staying on top of routine annual physicals, as my tumor would not have been detected and treated if I had not visited our family physician,” he wrote in the email. “I am deeply grateful for the counsel and care I have received over the last few weeks from outstanding local doctors and staff, many of whom hold SIU degrees.”

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Liaison brings tech jobs to SIU

Jordan Duncan Daily Egyptian

SIU administration reduced a fee this semester intended to centralize funding from colleges to the university to improve technological infrastructure.

The university instituted a fee to every college starting Feb. 28, 2013 to support the Department of Information Technology. Because of budget cuts and the fee’s unpopularity, university administration met with the IT department to reduce the fee by 20 percent during the summer. Interim Chancellor Paul Sarvela announced the decision in the State of the University address in September.

Interim Provost Susan Ford said the Department of Information Technology is vital to the university because it ensures the university’s network security, efficient management of payroll, Internet access and maintenance among other responsibilities.

Ford said this is not a student fee, but a surcharge dealt to the colleges and their departments to subsidize essential, campus-wide upgrades. This includes, but is not limited to updating wireless Internet so it is accessible throughout campus, standardized hardware replacement, information security, the campus-wide email system and telecommunication services.

The fee also supports directory services such as the university’s “people finder,” according to the university’s overview of the fee. The fee does not cover non-standard items or services specific to a department’s needs, according to the overview.

Part of the fee includes a program to replace hardware across campus. Computers more than five years old are replaced with a Dell model, unless otherwise requested by the college.

David Crain, chief information officer of SIU, said colleges pay for the fee with state funding not budgeted for faculty salaries. He said the fee is based on a headcount of faculty users in each department, similar to the university’s health insurance model. He said it does not include graduate students, student workers or undergraduate students.

Ford said while the fee was implemented when the university experienced financial problems, it is needed to fund IT services.

“This is a very difficult year, financially,” Ford said. “We inherited a lot of debts and there was a tuition shortfall.”

Ford said reducing the fee was a popular decision but has negative effects for colleges.

“We made the decision that we would reduce the fee by 20 percent so it would seem less painful,” Ford said. “The exchange is that they can’t get as much.”

She said when the fee was introduced last year, the departments considered the sudden charges onerous, especially since the departments would not see any immediate benefits.

Crain said administrators often do not understand how the university subsidizes the fee. He said while colleges must pay the fee, IT must cover half the cost.

Crain said two departments that had trouble with the fee were the colleges of Mass Communication and Media Arts, and Liberal Arts.

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L ewis M arien D aiLy e gyptian Bonnie Kucharski, center, director of Managed Services at Liaison Technologies, cuts a ribbon Thursday during an open house at Liaison Technologies in Carbondale. Liaison Technologies, a data management company, celebrated its expansion at the open house as it has grown to 56 employees since moving to Carbondale.

Dana Stoerger Daily Egyptian

Opportunity for SIU students to find technology jobs in southern Illinois increased Friday when Liaison Technologies, a data management company, doubled in size.

SIU graduates make up 95 percent of the firm’s 56 employees. The firm celebrated its new office space with a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday.

“We have recognized that a lot of the students coming out of SIU are a perfect fit for our industry,” said Bonnie Kucharski, director of managed services for Liaison.

She said the company’s strategy is to find students from SIU with technical degrees, and who want to stay in this area because there are not many of those jobs in the region.

“We provide that opportunity for them. We are a technical company and we are looking for technical graduates,” Kucharski said. “For people who grew up here and want to stay here it is perfect.”

She said Liaison recruits graduates to work through SIU Career Services.

Michelle Garret, the career development specialist for Career Services said the

company attends everything it can at SIU. Through career fairs or coming into the classrooms to talk with students and professors about options in this field around southern Illinois, Liaison maintains a relationship with the university.

“What Liaison does is take advantage of Carbondale’s place on the information super highway. We have a highly educated and motivated workforce,” Les O’Dell, executive director of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, said. “They get students with technological backgrounds and mindsets, and put them to work in cutting edge fields right away. It has really been a big boost not only for our tech sector but also for the community as a whole.”

Liaison helps companies, which do not speak the same language electronically.

Liaison translates the data so everybody can communicate on an electronic level.

“We do data management and data integration. Essentially what that means is we help companies speak to each other electronically,” Kucharski said.

She said Liaison is in southern Illinois because a member of Liaisons’ executive staff never forgot his roots; Chief Operating Officer Larry Mieldezis grew

up in Marion and is an SIU graduate.

“When Liaison was looking to expand, he thought of southern Illinois because it is his home,” Kucharsi said. “He was one of [those who] graduated with a technical degree, and looked for a job in the area, couldn’t find one and left. He wishes there were companies like Liaison when he graduated because he wishes he stayed at home.”

Garret said general career fairs are hosted in the fall and spring. There will be a more specific fair for science, technology, engineering and math fields on Oct. 29 in the Student Center Ballroom. So far 48 companies have registered for the fair, and they hope to get up to 60 companies.

The spring fair on Feb. 25 also includes S.T.E.M. fields and is shaping up to have around 75 businesses at the event.

Garret said any interested students, should go to the Career Services website for more information on these events, and for resources on how to prepare your resume and yourself for a business setting.

They also host an online job board—Saluki Recruiting—for SIU students to connect with businesses.

Dana Stoerger can be reached at dstoerger@dailyegyptian.com

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More effort needed to help combat ocean acidification

Chris Adams

McClatchy Washington Bureau

The federal government needs to pay more attention to what is often referred to as “the other carbon dioxide problem” the acidification of the oceans to help stave off widespread damage to seafood, tourism and storm protection, according to a new federal report.

The report from the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ watchdog, concluded that federal officials have made some progress implementing a 2009 law on acidification. But they have not done enough.

For example, the GAO said, an interagency working group chaired by the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been established, as required.

It has developed a research and

monitoring plan that outlines steps to better understand ocean acidification. But the agencies involved have yet to implement several of the law’s requirements, including those dealing with the budget necessary to implement a research and monitoring plan.

The GAO concluded: “Until greater clarity is provided on the entity responsible for coordinating the next steps in the federal response to ocean acidification, completing important actions, such as implementing the research and monitoring plan, will be difficult.”

Why does it matter?

Left unchecked, the acidification of the oceans could have a major impact on marine species and ecosystems. That, in turn, could disrupt the economy or culture of some communities hurting coastal

fishing or tourism, for example, the report said.

According to the GAO, scientists estimate oceans have absorbed about 30 percent of the carbon dioxide emitted by humans throughout the past 200 years.

The rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the focus of much of the ongoing climate change debate, and as carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere goes up more carbon dioxide is absorbed by the oceans. It reacts with water to form carbonic acid.

“The current rate of acidification is believed to be faster than at any point in at least the last 20 million years,” the GAO said.

That could have an impact on the ability of mollusks oysters, mussels to grow shells, and it could hurt coral reefs that help protect coastal communities from storm flooding.

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CDC will send Ebola response team to any US hospital with a confirmed case

Tony Pugh

McClatchy Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON To curb the fears of jittery health care workers nationwide, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that it will send an Ebola response team within hours to any U.S. hospital that admits a patient who tests positive for the deadly virus.

The new teams will include epidemiologists and infection control experts who can assist hospital staffers in navigating the intricacies of Ebola patient care.

The move comes as emergency room staffers, nurses and other frontline caregivers across the country express concerns about a lack of

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Mark Stoffel, digital media systems specialist for the college of MCMA, said while centralization is a good concept, the plan to execute it does not cater to the needs of the college.

Stoffel said the college had its own budgetary system to maintain its technological standards, which the fee interrupted. Now the college cannot afford to update its technology to meet educational needs.

“We understand the whole reasoning behind it,” Stoffel said. “I think what’s tough for us is the fact that there is the assumption that one model fits all, and our college is unique in terms of technology.”

He said MCMA students require specialized hardware to prepare them for the job market.

Stoffel said MCMA uses primarily Macintosh computers, which are more expensive than the Dell computers offered by the IT surcharge.

“Macintosh, or Macs, are just the defacto industry standard in most areas in media production,” he said.

training and proper equipment to care for Ebola patients.

“I’ve been hearing loud and clear from health care workers from around the country that they’re worried, that they don’t feel prepared to take care of a patient with Ebola, that they’re very distressed that one of our colleagues now has contracted Ebola and is fighting the infection in Dallas,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden. “A single infection in a health care worker is unacceptable.

And what we’re doing at this point is looking at everything we can do to minimize that risk.”

Frieden said the new response teams might have prevented Nina Pham, a 26-year-old nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital

Dallas, from contracting the disease after she cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States. Duncan died a week ago.

“I wish we had put a team like this on the ground the day (Duncan) was diagnosed,” Frieden said. “That might have prevented this infection. But we will do that from today onward with any case anywhere in the U.S.” Officials suspect Pham became infected through a breach in safety protocol, possibly the improper removal of personal protective equipment that she wore while treating Duncan.

The CDC did send epidemiologists and infection control experts to the hospital

along with others who helped identify, locate and monitor 48 people who might have had contact with Duncan, after his condition was known.

But Frieden said the agency should have provided a more thorough response to assist the hospital with its first-ever encounter with an Ebola patient.

“In retrospect, with 20/20 hindsight, we could have sent a more robust hospital infection control team and been more handson with the hospital from day one about exactly how this should be managed,” Frieden said during a Tuesday afternoon news conference.

“I think when we look back, we say yes, we definitely should have put an even larger team on the

ground immediately,” Frieden said.

“And we will do that from now on anytime there’s a confirmed case.”

Pham remains hospitalized in stable condition.

Seventy-six other hospital staffers who may have treated Duncan or handled his blood specimens now are being monitored for symptoms of Ebola, Frieden said. None has shown signs of infection, but several have come in for observation, fearing the onset of infection. Frieden said it was better that they err on the side of caution.

“We would much rather see a false alarm than someone who lets their illness go on for a day and potentially gets sicker and potentially exposes others,” he said.

The college has nearly six Macintosh computers for every Dell computer, according to documentation provided

by Stoffel. He said the document’s figures do not account for broadcasting services because they have a vast amount of computers, but MCMA has about 500 computers. The Macintosh computers can range from $1,000 to $10,000.

Crain said the Dell computers cost about $950.

“It’s not like we’re trying to say they shouldn’t have the Macs or that they should have cheaper computers,” he said. “The fee is only designed to cover basic computing needs, and MCMA has a lot of needs that aren’t basic.”

Stoffel said IT offered to pay part of the cost of the Macintosh computers, as long as MCMA paid the difference. He said this upcharge could be anywhere from $1,500 to $5,000 per computer in addition to the fee. Crain said this would ensure MCMA got the same value from the fee as other colleges.

“All I was trying to do was make sure that they got the same dollar value out of the same basic tech fee they are paying as anyone else,” Crain said.

Stoffel said the state’s budget

cuts along with the IT fee makes it difficult to pay for maintenance up to the college’s standards.

“We can not update and upgrade a lot of our faculty and staff computers because we just don’t have the money,” he said. “That has a direct effect on what we can do in terms of technology, in terms of teaching and it has an effect on the quality of teaching we can give our students.”

Stoffel and Crain both said the Dell replacements have been efficient.

Stoffel said the Dell computer replacements have been beneficial for the university because it makes technical support easier.

“It’s really difficult if you have a zillion different computer models all connecting differently,” Stoffel said.

“The whole idea of streamlining that, and having everyone in the active directory, which has happened in the last couple years, really just makes it much easier to perform updates.”

Ford said the previous model of letting the colleges handle equipment updates led to problems for the university, including departments not updating their computers often enough.

“If they didn’t absolutely die, you just limped along with it,” Ford said. “We had computers in some units, particularly that student workers were using, that were 10 or even 12 years old.”

Crain said the outdated system exposed the university to cybercrime, and universities are the largest targets for hackers worldwide.

“There are two types of university,” Crain said. “One is the kind that has been hacked, and one that doesn’t know they’ve been hacked.”

He said the university had millions of confidential records on its network, which were stored in older Windows XP machines that no longer develop supportive software. Exchanging most of the older machines decreased a risk to students’ financial records, patents and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research data.

He said the system is much more secure and efficient after updates funded by the surcharge.

Just a few years ago, 31 of the 131 campus buildings had wireless Internet and the university had 175 web servers and 36 email systems before centralization, according to

documents provided by Crain.

Crain said security has been improved since the fee was created.

Ford said when Sarvela announced the fee reduction, it resulted in the loudest applause during the state of the university speech.

Crain said that cheer deeply affected him.

“I feel like we’ve made a ton of progress on a very small budget,” Crain said.

“For people to be applauding what is basically a draconian budget cut for the IT department was very discouraging.”

Stoffel said he understands Crain’s situation.

“I feel for him because right now he is probably being pushed on his ideas and his plans and projects,” he said. “It’s a huge bloodletting for all this money that goes out of what little budget they have left without much say of what they can do with it.”

Ford said she wants to revisit the issue with the college’s deans in the spring.

“This is what you were able to get year one and this is how it got scaled back,” Ford said “Is it better for you to pay a little less but have less service?”

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‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’ is long and purposeless Jacob Pierce Daily Egyptian

A good title is very important for a film becauuse it can encompass all of the emotional feelings towards a film, whether good or bad.

“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” (PG; 81 min) like its title, is long and purposeless.

It is a family film directed by Miguel Arteta and stars Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould and Dylan Minnette.

Alexander Cooper, played

by Oxenbould, is about to turn 12 years old. For most, a birthday is a joyous occasion.

But for Alexander, it seems like just another bad day. After his family acts uncaring towards his trouble, he decides to wish they would have a day as bad as his.

The family soon learns to always take the good with the bad.

Anyone who says this movie has no redeeming qualities is being a little harsh. Without lowering

the scale too much for a family film, you do have approach it differently.

This film is by no means good, but when looking at the cast for the film, it will entertain.

The cast is beyond convincing, and the actors help their characters become interesting and compelling. Carell and Garner lead as the head of the family.

Their chemistry is fantastic and sets a standard for how the family dynamic works in this film. It is a functioning family unit, which many fictional families cannot claim.

The plot is too simple, even for a kid’s movie.

Even when interesting character moments occur they are quickly resolved, and with a nice marginalized ending that will not hurt anyone’s feelings.

Both Carrell and Garner run into problems, which make their characters unique.

Carrell plays a stay-at-home dad. He has been laid off for quite some time and finds himself getting used to his new role. He struggles with trying to keep his family optimistic and craves the feeling his old work gave him.

Garner plays the workaholic mother. When her job begins to consume her, she wonders if she is missing out on important family memories.

Everything is tidy and wrapped up with a bow, and everyone seems to get everything they want without any compromise.

For many characters in this film, their resolution comes minutes after the problems first arise.

No one is asking this film to go from a sweet, innocent children’s movie to a bleak character drama.

But just because this film has to play towards a younger audience, does not mean bad things cannot happen.

While mildly inappropriate at times, it has its genuinely funny and heartwarming moments. But nothing in “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” can make up for its faults. Only see this film if your kids are on their hands and knees begging you to see it.

Jacob Pierce can be reached at jpierce@dailyegyptian.com, on Twitter @JacobPierce1_DE or at 536-3311 ext. 273

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2K shoots air ball but can redeem Aaron Graff Daily Egyptian

It is sad when one of the most entertaining aspects of a video game is a new feature which is clearly broken.

2K Sports launched “NBA 2K15” on Oct. 7, but gamers were let down when it didn’t live up to the hype.

The game is taking a lot of criticism for its new face scanner feature, which allows gamers to put their face on a created character, using their console cameras. But instead it usually inserts a face directly from a nightmare, which kind of makes the game funny.

PlayStation 2’s “Eye Toy” would give better results. The gamer can always create their character’s face though, which is why the face scanner is not the biggest problem.

It starts with the little things.

Loading game modes should not take as long as it does. Do not worry; your console has not necessarily frozen. You just might want to step away from the game and make some dinner, eat it, take a nap and then check to see if the game is ready. Perhaps, the reason for long loading times is because of 2KTV, a series of self-promoting videos. Gamers already purchased the game. There is no reason for 2KTV. Online gameplay is very unreliable.

Even with great Internet, an online game will likely lose connection at some point before or during a game.

It is 2014. Nobody wants to play the computer bots all the time. There is

no challenge in that.

There is a lot of lag online and offline, and gameplay is not the best.

This is something that can be fixed when updates become available for the game.

2K has never gotten some aspects right.

You can never rely on your team’s players without the ball.

On defense, nobody will thoroughly guard anyone they are supposed to, which makes scoring easy for both sides.

On offense, if you have a twoon-one break, you would expect the other player to cut to the basket to get an easy assisted layup. Instead, just before you pass to them, they will stop or move out to the three-point line, allowing the defense to transition.

It also has a newer shot bar, which is confusing at first. It is hard to tell what the difference between a good shot and a bad shot are until you get used to it.

Even the menus are more confusing. It is harder to find what you want than in previous years.

It is easy to find the most popular game modes, but if you want a quick match or want to browse through the rosters, you have to navigate a little.

The most popular game modes are “My GM,” “My Player,” “My Park,” “My Team” and “My League.”

“My Player” is the only really impressive one compared to other basketball games. This year, instead of being a top draft pick, your player goes as an undrafted free agent that starts with a ten-day contract with a team you pick from a list.

Even though it would realistically be a lot harder to become a star as an undrafted free agent, it is better to work your way up. 2K also got a player from every team to record voiceovers to be a mentor to your character. Every real voice in a video game is a boost.

“My GM” and “My League” are fairly similar, and almost pointless to have both. It is just another thing that could slow down the loading times.

“My Team” is a similar game style as “Madden Ultimate Team,” a game mode from the “Madden” series. The gamer has to earn his or her players and manage them through challenges and seasons. However, “My Team” is still developing. It does not have player ratings, so it is hard for the gamer to tell which players to pick.

The best aspect of the game is the realistic graphics. This is the first year where you can look at every player and coach and know exactly who it is. Not only that, but the video game characters have the same mannerisms as the players in real life.

2K15 has unlimited potential with this, but so many new features slowing down the server make the game frustrating to play. There have to be more updates to speed this up.

Gamers should wait until those updates are applied, or the price drops. That is, unless they want decent offline play at best for $65.

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

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Partnerships evolve, and new income opportunities heat up. Pour yourself into your work, especially through 12/23.

After that, a communications project takes over. Breakthroughs at work lead to new confidence. Express love and gratitude.

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A windfall rains down. Let it sink in. A hidden danger lurks on the road ahead. Be skeptical of “too good to be true”. Advance by repaying a debt.

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Frasor represents Salukis in MLB postseason Aaron Graff Daily Egyptian

The Kansas City Royals are in the Major League Baseball playoffs for the first time in 29 years, and one former Saluki is along for the ride.

Relief pitcher Jason Frasor attended SIU from 1996 to 1999 before he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 33rd round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft.

Frasor has played in the major leagues for 11 years and this is his first time in the postseason.

The Royals won the first two games of a best-of-seven American League Championship Series against the Baltimore Orioles. The winner of the ALCS will play in the World Series.

“It’s a dream come true,” Frasor said.

“I never thought I would see this day.

We’ve gotten through the wild card, we got through the division series, and right now we’re halfway through the championship series in the American League. This is why we play.”

Frasor said the Orioles are a good team, so the Royals need to win two of the next three home games. If not they will risk their chances in Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore.

“I don’t think any of us are really thinking about the World Series quite yet,” Frasor said. “At least, we’re not talking about it. But, I mean, we’re not stupid, we know we’re two away. We need two out of three at home.”

Frasor did not start the year with Kansas City. He signed a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers as a free agent before the season. He was traded to the Royals on July 16 for pitcher Spencer Patton, who attended SIU-Edwardville.

“At that time I was trying to figure out why I was traded to the Royals,” Frasor said. “I knew they had a really, really good bullpen, but I guess you can never have too many arms coming down the stretch.”

Frasor said he liked playing for Texas, but he is happier with the Royals in the postseason.

“I really, really enjoyed my time in Texas,” Frasor said. “Now, I’m thrilled that I was traded.”

The Royals started their playoff journey with a one-and-done situation. Kansas City hosted the Oakland Athletics (88-74) for the American League Wild Card game.

Kansas City trailed 7-3 after six innings, before they rallied to a 9-8 victory in 12 innings. Frasor was the game’s winning pitcher.

“I think around the seventh inning I told myself, ‘Well, looks like I’m going home tomorrow,’” Frasor said. “All of a sudden we cut it to 1, and then we tied it. Then I really had to shift my mindset to ‘I might be going in this game’, and that’s exactly what happened.”

Frasor relieved rookie Brandon Finnegan in the 12th inning with one runner on base. Frasor allowed one hit, which scored the runner, but Kansas City scored two runs in the bottom of the inning for the win.

The Royals swept the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 in the American League Division Series. Frasor pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in that series.

Saluki coach Ken Henderson said Frasor deserves all the success because he is a hard worker and a good person.

“In my opinion, he’s one of the best pitchers we’ve had since I’ve

been here,” He said.

Henderson said Frasor was not heavily recruited because of his 5-foot-9 stature. Originally, SIU did not even looking at him. He said Frasor did not cost a lot of scholarship money, so he and former head coach Dan Callahan took a chance on Frasor.

“His high school coach, who just retired, basically just kept calling us and saying ‘Hey, I got this guy I want you to see,’” Henderson said. “We went up to see him throw, he was actually an All-State shortstop, but we went to see him on the mound, and he had a very good breaking pitch.”

Henderson said when Frasor first got to SIU, his fastball was in the mid-80 mph, but within less than a year he was throwing lower to mid-90 mph.

Frasor said he enjoyed his time on campus and was happy to get his degree in public relations. He said he matured at SIU and made lots of friends that he still keeps in touch with.

He said he learned about his body, and would not have done as well with baseball if he did not attend SIU. “I grew up a lot physically, pitching-wise,” Frasor said. “I wasn’t ready to play minor league baseball at that point, nor was I good enough. Those four years at SIU, I credit to learning my body, learning a social life, learning everything.”

Frasor is second in Saluki history with 110 strikeouts and was the “Itchy” Jones MVP in 1997 and coMVP with Joe Schley in 1999.

Frasor is not the only former Saluki in the Royals organization. Kansas City drafted Todd Eaton in round 34 of the 2014 MLB Draft.

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Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Jason Frasor throws in the seventh inning against the Cleveland Indians on Friday, July 25, 2014, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals won, 6-4.

somebody from SIU is still up there and doing well in the major leagues,” Eaton said. “It kind of gives you a little sense that anybody can get up there. It’s about how hard you work at it.”

Frasor is 37-years-old with a contract that expires this season. He said he is focusing on winning the World Series with the Royals and then starting spring training next season with a team.

“You always think a bunch of these teams are going to call and want you, but there’s never as many teams interested as you think,” Frasor said.

“But, I just need one. I just need one team to be interested, and I’ll be playing for somebody next year.”

Aaron Graff can be reached at Agraff@dailyegyptian.com, on Twitter @Aarongraff_DE

The (better) Tonys: SIU midseason awards Press Coverage with

Tony McDaniel Saluki football is just past the midseason point and sits at 5-2, third place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

SIU was picked to finish fifth in the MVFC this year, and it is doubtful most people saw the Salukis put a beat on Eastern Illinois or South Dakota earlier this year.

In honor of SIU’s surprising first half of the season, some awards are in order, or “The Tony’s” as I’m calling them. Not to be confused with The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards for Broadway Excellence. These are better than their Tony’s; these are all awards for Saluki football excellence.

Note to the winners: don’t expect a trophy. That didn’t fit into the budget.

The “Tony” for offensive MVP goes to Malcolm Agnew.

This was a tough choice. Senior running back Malcolm Agnew and senior tight end MyCole Pruitt both have had really good seasons.

Pruitt had three straight games with more than 100 receiving yards and has reeled in 49 catches for 604 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Agnew on the other hand has 789 all-purpose yards and 12 touchdowns this year. Agnew has scored 72 points for the Salukis this season, 17 more points than any other Saluki.

A case can be made for both Agnew and Pruitt to be the offensive MVP. I see touchdowns as the difference maker here. Twelve touchdowns is an outrageous amount to have after seven games.

The Tony for defensive MVP goes to Tyler Williamson.

Senior linebacker Tyler Williamson is doing it all for the Salukis. He’s a captain on the defense and leads the team in forced fumbles, tied for the team lead in sacks and second in total

tackles. Williamson has absolutely lived up to his title as captain.

Williamson is not the MVP on defense just because of his statistics, but it is the situations he steps up in. Williamson made several big plays on third down against North Dakota State, including a drive where he made to two out of three tackles to force a three-and-out for the Bison. Two out of three takles.

Williamson is the heart of the Saluki defense.

The Tony for breakthrough player goes to Mark Iannotti.

Lots of Salukis have burst onto the scene this year. Freshman safety Ryan Neal and freshman punter Nick Neidig both come to mind. When talking about people new to a starting role, it is hard to look past junior quarterback Mark Iannotti. Last season Iannotti was lost in the shuffle of Eastern Michigan’s quarterbacks, now he is the starter for SIU. He not only emerged as the best Saluki quarterback, but one of the

best in the whole MVFC. Iannotti leads the conference in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and passing yards per games.

Impressive since he did not attend classes at SIU this time last year.

The Tony for most underrated player(s) goes to the offensive line.

The big guys in front never get any love; I don’t think that is fair.

If there is one group of big guys that deserve some love, it is SIU’s.

The Salukis are No. 14 in sacks allowed in the Football Championship Subdivision and No. 2 in the MVFC. Without the offensive line, Iannotti and Agnew would not be put up the same numbers.

The Saluki offensive line is where it starts for the offense, and for that reason they share the Tony for most underrated player.

The Tony for most disappointing player goes to Thomas Kinney I don’t like to call out kickers.

They only get a handful of chances to impact a game and are usually

successful with their field goal attempts. However, when they miss, they are heavily criticized.

With that said, senior kicker Thomas Kinney has been a disappointment thus far, and criticism is warranted.

So far Kinney, who was a preseason All-American, is converting 60 percent of his field goals, good for 58th in the FCS. Kinney’s leg strength is not a concern; he converted a 50-yard field goal against Eastern Illinois. His accuracy leaves something to be desired.

On the brightside, the senior kicker is perfect on extra point attempts and routinely kicks the ball out of the end zone on kickoffs to prevent a return.

Kinney still has time to turn things around when it comes to his field goals; he may be an early contender for the postseason Tony for most improved player.

Tony McDaniel can be reached at tmcdaniel@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @tonymcdanielDE

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