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Group brings Occupy Wall Street to Carbondale
BROOKE GRACE | DAILY EGYPTIAN
Katy Wyant, of Makanda, makes hand gestures Wednesday during the Occupy Carbondale informal meeting at the Gaia House Interfaith Center. SARAH SCHNEIDER Daily Egyptian A group of more than 50 students, faculty, staff and community members gathered Wednesday for Occupy Carbondale’s second general assembly meeting at the Gaia House Interfaith Center to discuss the groups future and goals. Occupy Carbondale is one of many branches of Occupy Wall Street, a movement that started in New York City when people
Demonstrations on New York’s Wall Street inspired the Carbondale group to form and discuss and protest economic issues in the U.S.
began to protest in the financial district Sept. 17. The national groups localize issues in their area. Members of Carbondale’s group have said they want to bring democracy to southern Illinois. Those in the people-powered Occupy Wall Street movement have said they vow to end corruption of democracy. The group is a leaderless resistance movement with people of different backgrounds who say they will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1 percent
STEVE MATZKER | DAILY EGYPTIAN
Jason Stewart, 27, a laid-off government October 1. Jaymes O’Brien, 22, a Walemployee from Alton, stands along Mart employee from Lemay, Mo., said Market Street in St. Louis Sunday during the demonstration is about people’s an Occupy St. Louis rally. Stewart said problems. “You can’t afford healthcare. of Americans who Sunday was his first day at Occupy St. You can’t afford gas,â€? O’Brien said. “I continue to become Louis, which began at Kiener Plaza don’t want to live paycheck to paycheck.â€? happened in the government then said clearly defined objectives wealthy while 99 percent of Americans become how much corporations spend on should be set for any movement. “Unless we have written down a list poorer, according to Occupy Wall funding certain candidates,â€? he said. “That is how we ended up with of what is wrong and what we hope to Street’s website. Treesong, program director for a multi-trillion dollar bank bailout change through reasonable goals we Gaia House Interfaith Center and that benefited a small number of can obtain‌I don’t think we will have Carbondale resident, said the group banks and didn’t really trickle down any ground to stand on. Until we get that done, we are just a bunch of people is in its planning stages but the main to any of us working people.â€? At the meeting some questioned talking about everything,â€? Burnett said goal is to challenge the influence of at the meeting. the goal of the group. corporate money on democracy. Leevi Burnett, a junior from “Right now, the people’s voice has a lot less to do with what has Enfield studying physical therapy, Please see OCCUPY | 5
Unions, students speak out against chancellor’s emails Union leaders say Cheng addresses wrong issues
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e believe there needs to be something more specific about what circumstances might lead to a layoff.
TARA KULASH Daily Egyptian As contract negotiations continue between the administration’s bargaining team and the four campus unions, Anita Stoner says some progress has been made for the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association. Stoner, visiting assistant professor of journalism and NTTFA president, said the union continues to bargain increased job security and appropriate layoff procedures. Randy Hughes, president of the Faculty Association, said the FA is concerned about layoffs for tenured faculty and distance education. In an email to the campus community Friday, Chancellor Rita Cheng included a Frequently Asked Questions section titled “Know the facts: Distance education is not that scary!� One question included in the section of the email was, “Can I be forced to teach a distance education course if I do not feel qualified in the subject area
—Randy Hughes president of Faculty Association or not technically savvy enough to do so?� The response read, “The university has no intention of forcing a faculty member to teach courses for which they are unqualified or unprepared to teach.� Hughes, an associate professor of mathematics, said he considers Cheng’s comment to have missed the point. He said the faculty isn’t concerned about being competent enough to teach a distance education course. “I think she wants to draw attention away from the real issues involved here,� Hughes said. “It’s a matter of academic freedom and academic responsibility. There’s still a remaining issue about whether or not a faculty member could be forced to use a particular method, particularly distance education.� Please see FACULTY | 5
Students take a stand, show solidarity with GAs, teachers, staff
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ASHLEY ZBOREK Daily Egyptian Students gathered outside of Anthony Hall Wednesday to support unionized faculty and share their opinions on the possible strike and Chancellor Rita Cheng’s emails. Cheng sent an email to the campus community Friday, in which she addressed the union situation’s current status. “Students came to SIUC to receive an education,� Cheng said. “Students are not directly involved in the labor negotiations between the university and the unions which bargain on behalf of the university employees, and they should not be used as unwilling pawns in the disagreement between the parties.� Alexandra Kane, a junior form
he idea that students are not involved is just an attempt to make students apathetic and make them not take action when they can. —Kyle Cheesewright graduate student in speech communications from Durango, Colo. Libertyville studying anthropology and an active member of the informal group SIU Students Against University Cuts, said she considers Cheng’s emails to be condescending, if not threatening. “Rita Cheng calling students pawns was just insensitive and insulting,� she said. University spokesman Rod Sievers said while students have the right to protest their own opinions, the only way of compromise is through the bargaining table. Please see PROTEST | 5