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USG introduces proposal for student trustee voteStudents from SIU and SIU-Edwardsville each
have one student trustee to represent them, they are elected by the students on the two campuses.
Under current law, the governor chooses one of the trustees to have a vote on the SIU Board of Trustees, but this would change if a proposal put forward by USG Tuesday evening moves forward.
The Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution urging legislation resulting
in the Student Trustee’s vote on the Board of Trustees alternating between Edwardsville and Carbondale campuses yearly.
President Cameron Shulak said after consulting with Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville’s student trustee, Mitch Morecraft, the proposal is in response to inappropriate political pressure on student trustees.
“We want to call on the university’s and the state’s legislatures to figure something out and make this so it’s not a political game as to how this gets decided,” he said.
Shulak said two student trustees are present at the SIU Board of Trustee meetings but one, whom is chosen by the governor, is allowed a vote. He said the governor has not chosen either trustee for the student vote yet this year.
“The governor should appoint the more worthy … or the more qualified, better representative of the student body,” he said. “Now, that’s not what happens. The governor picks who he likes more and who is going to vote more his way on things.”
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Alliance aims to end LGBTQ discrimination
Twenty to 40 percent of homeless youth are a part of the lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer community, according to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute.
This is one of the many statistics addressed Tuesday at a seminar held by the Illinois Safe School Alliance in the Student Center. The alliance is taking a stand in Carbondale to end housing discrimination for LGBTQ members, and is working with school districts to create safe spaces.
Marcus Fogliano, regional education and youth outreach coordinator for the alliance, spoke at the meeting to educate housing authorities and organizations about youth homelessness in the LGBTQ community.
“A study found in LA that 20 percent of foster care youth were LGBT, and bringing that information forward to people to realize that is a problem and that is out there,” Fogliano said.
Fogliano said it is very encouraging to see such a small southern town addressing the needs of the LGBTQ community. The stop in Carbondale is a part of a statewide series educating people about the problem.
“The main goal is awareness to let people know that there are community resources available to address youth homelessness and create safe spaces for youth in our community and our schools,” he said.
Maya Rupert, a policy director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, a San Francisco legal organization, said there are federal efforts underway to help protect LGBT people from housing discrimination.
She said housing organizations partner with nonprofits such as the center to do outreach on specific constituency issues in the LGBTQ community.
Rupert said in 2012, the LGBTQ Equal Access Rule was passed and has been increasingly gaining attention throughout the country.
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Loretta Battaglia, associate professor of wetland ecology, talks with a student Tuesday in her office. Battaglia was appointed by the Na-tional Research Council to evaluate the progress of the Everglades Restoration Plan. She is one of fourteen members on the committee. “I believe I was appointed because of my work in the region,” Battaglia said.
Everglades National Park is one of the largest habitats of biodiversity in the U.S., home to species like the American alligator, Florida panther and manatee. But the region has been greatly affected by the pollution and farming of humans.
In 2000, Congress passed the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, a 30-year, $7.8 billion effort to restore the Everglades. This plan requires a panel of experts to review the restoration work every two years, and an SIU professor was selected to be a member of what was the fifth committee.
Loretta Battaglia, an associate professor of wetland ecology, was selected by the National Research Council to be part of the 14-person council, which began in 2012.
One of the fields the team researched was the effect of invasive species. These non-native plants and animals create many problems for the natives.
Burmese pythons are one of the more publicized invasive species.
Battaglia said many Floridians acquired
the big snakes to be pets, but later released them either because the snakes grew too big, or because the owners could no longer afford the animal. The pythons create issues with the native food chain.
The snakes have decreased the population of the top native predator, the American alligator, Battaglia said.
Committee member Daniel Simberloff, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, said pythons have caused a 90 percent loss of medium-sized native mammals in the region.
Battaglia said it is hard to estimate the population of the snakes because the animals are always moving, but attempts have been made to track the snakes.
“One of the treatments that’s available is licensed hunting, but it’s had extremely limited success,” she said.
Simberloff said wild boars and feral cats are two other major invasive species in the Everglades.
While Battaglia worked with the animals, her main focus was invasive plant species.
Battaglia said the Japanese climbing fern,
Brazilian pepper and melaleuca plant are three of the largest culprits, all of which increase the chances of fires.
“When this particular fern gets established, it climbs up and down the trees and tree islands and just carpets it—blankets it,” she said. “It is very susceptible to fire. Once it catches on fire, it makes these big flame ladders that extend all the way up through these tree island canopies.”
The embers can be blown away by the wind and catch other areas on fire, Battaglia said.
Simberloff said these plants require more water to survive than natives, reducing the amount of groundwater.
Several biological agents have been researched to reduce the populations of these foreign species. The agents are natural predators from the species’ home, but there are concerns those agents will become invasive themselves.
Battaglia said Native American tribes in Florida, specifically the Miccosukee, are greatly concerned if the restoration work has any harmful side effects, as a tree significant to the tribe is already suffering from an invasive fungus.
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She said the red bay tree is important to the Miccosukee because they use the wood for traditional ceremonies. However, these trees are dying from Laurel wilt disease, which was brought to the U.S. by beetles from Asia in the 1990s.
“This beetle carries this fungus in its mouth parts and whenever it burrows into these trees, the fungus gets into the water system of the plant and blocks it,” she said. “Essentially, the tree dies from thirst. All of the leaves wilt and 90-something percent die shortly thereafter.”
The avocado tree is also afflicted by Laurel wilt disease, Battaglia said.
Climate change is another aspect covered in the report, which was published in June.
Jeff Walters, chairman of the panel and a professor of biology at Virginia Tech, said climate change is of major interest to Floridians. He said high tides are reaching streets in parts of Miami. Salt water is also mixing with the fresh water, affecting the groundwater for farmers.
“It’s something they have to start dealing with because it’s affecting their water supply,” Walters said.
He said fresh water is being pumped into the Everglades as part of the restoration plan.
Simberloff said he enjoyed working on the project, but now the job is out of the panel’s hands.
“Writing the report went very well, but what happens next remains to be seen,” he said. “Congress will see it and the government of Florida will see it, so it’s up to them.”
Battaglia is also working on restoration efforts around the Mississippi River.
“I am flattered—honored to be working on two of the biggest wetland restoration projects in the world,” she said. “Working on it, in the sense that I have some input on how it’s being done. That’s very rewarding for me because they are two systems that I really care about.”
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“We have been trying to find opportunities to talk more about that so people know it’s out there,” Rupert said.
She said in Illinois there are an increasing number of protections against housing discrimination but homelessness in the LGBTQ community is an issue throughout the country.
Amber Madden, training project coordinator for the Illinois Department of Human Rights, said LGBTQ community members have legal protections but they are generally unaware of them.
Madden said since 2006, when sexual orientation and identity were added to housing files, there have been about 60 reports, but the issue is massively underreported. Many of the statistics included in the seminar
were found in collaboration with the research done by the alliance and the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
Rupert said the number of reports of discrimination is decreasing, but it isn’t because discrimination is decreasing, but the lack of reports people are making.
“The Federal Fair Housing Act is the legislation that protects people from being discriminated in the housing market,” Madden said. “If you felt like you were kept out of housing, harassed in your housing or effectively somehow denied housing or equal access to the housing market because you are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, there are protections for you.”
She said she isn’t sure if there has ever been charges of sexual orientation discrimination in Carbondale’s housing market, but in Chicago LGBTQ discrimination cases have the smallest number of reports filed at her agency.
“I think it’s really difficult to get statistics from a homeless population,” Madden said. “Especially if they are homeless as a result to their sexual orientation [they] might be much more hesitant to reveal that they are LGBT.”
She said there is a lot of outreach work to be done, as far as educating people in the community about what their rights are. She said it is important for people to speak up because it is the only way to stop discrimination.
“We have these laws for a reason, exercise your rights or don’t become knowledgeable about what they are, discrimination will continue to happen,” Madden said. “So we really advocate for people to file charges, fight for their rights, and stand up for themselves.”
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Shulak said both trustees do not currently vote because there are six members on the board, not counting the student trustee, and an even number could result in ties.
Shulak said each trustee will represent students from both
campuses equally.“I can’t think of many times the SIU
and SIU-E trustees would disagree on anything,” he said. “They’re both students, they’re both representing their campuses full of students so they’re going to see things the same way 99 percent of the time.”
Shulak said the new legislation is
still in its early stages.“I’m going to make sure the
administration and the board is aware of the resolution because it actually has to make it to the state legislature,” he said. “It needs to travel quite a ways before the change is actually made, but I’m obviously going to lobby it to make sure that people are aware of it.”
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Abby Sell, left, of Carbondale, duels with Joseph Jackson, a freshman from Antioch studying biologi-cal education and forestry, Tuesday during SIU Medieval Combat Club practice at Sam Rinella Field. Jackson said he joined the club because of a flyer. “It looked pretty interesting, so I joined and it’s been a lot of fun,” Jackson said. SIU Medieval Combat Club is a member of the national organization Belegarth Medieval Combat Society, in which participants use foam padded equipment styled after medieval weaponry to engage in full combat. Jesse Sell, of Carbondale, said the SIU Medieval Combat Club was founded in the spring of 2013 and became an official sports club at SIU in fall of 2013. The club practices from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Sam Rinella Field.
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Interim Provost Susan Ford told the faculty senate Tuesday the university has a $3 million budget deficit.
“State college revenue comes from two places which are the state and tuition,” she said.
State revenues are down since the 2008 recession, so universities are getting less money from their legislature, Ford said. More tuition revenue is the only way to cover the deficit.
The SIU Board of Trustees rejected a request to increase tuition earlier this year.
Ford said she has been reading up on ways to increase funding for the university.
“The single best thing you can do
to increase the amount of tuition revenue your university brings in is retention,” Ford said.
Retention refers to the number of students who choose to come back instead of dropping out, taking time off or transferring to another institution.
Ford praised SIU staff for increasing the retention rate from 60 percent to 68 percent for returning sophomores but said the new goal should be even higher.
“We should be at 85 percent if we want to be similar to our peers,” Ford said.
Ford said while a lot of effort is made for freshman to return for their sophomore year, it is most important to look at retention rates for returning seniors as well. An alarming number
of juniors do not return for their senior year, a trend at every university in the country, she said.
“The primary reason that students leave in their junior and do not continue to their senior year is that they do not declare a major or they kept switching between their majors and find themselves without the right courses and things they need to graduate,” Ford said. “They’re running out of money, they lose their way and they drift off.”
Ford said some ways to improve retention of these students would be more advisement and planning with students, though she is open to more concrete ideas.
Sajal Lahiri, vice president of the faculty senate, said finances are not the only reason people
leave the university.“Part of it is voluntary, part of it
is involuntary, some students just get kicked out,” Lahiri said.
Reasons for getting kicked out include violations of the law, drug abuse or poor grades, Lahiri said.
One policy put in place last year is the forced removal of students with a zero grade point average from the university, Ford said. Normally students with low grades are put on academic probation and have time to bring them up but students with a zero are different and do not usually contribute much to the budget of the school, she said.
“They just came to come,” Ford said. “They came to get a financial aid package or get away from home and they are a drain on us.”
Removing students with a low
GPA is not nearly as important as attracting new ones, Ford said.
Lahiri said increasing enrollment is not the only way to raise tuition revenue.
“There is another way to increase revenue and that is to increase tuition and fees,” Lahiri said.
SIU is one of Illinois’ least expensive public four-year universities and that attracts good students, Lahiri said.
“For years, it was known as the poor man’s university,” Lahiri said.
Ford is hopeful the university will find a way to overcome it deficit.
“This is a great institution and we have great students and we have great faculty,” Ford said. “We need to make sure we stay that way 10 years from now if not get better so we need to put our minds together and tackle this.”
Faculty senate talks deficitSean PheeDaily Egyptian
After close deliberation, the Graduate Student and Professional Council decided not to approve the resolution to divest SIU funds from fossil fuel companies.
Patricia Walker, a senior from Carbondale studying biological sciences, spoke on behalf of Students Engaging in Nature Sustainability and Environmentalism and made final appeals to have the divestment resolution approved.
Some members expressed qualms about the resolution and the council discussed whether to divest funding completely or to take gradual steps.
Patrick Hunn, vice president for administrative affairs, said divesting in fossil fuels could be problematic for the university because of its deep rooted history with the coal industry.
“Having the main university in southern Illinois, which is coal country, come out against fossil fuels might upset the community,” he said. “It might be a better stance to come out in support of those companies who adhere to [Environmental Protection Agency] requirements as opposed to saying we should completely get out of any investments in fossil fuels.”
Walker said despite Carbondale’s strong ties with the coal industries, SIU could profit greatly from no longer supporting coal.
“It’s part of progressing from what old history is. Coal investments are the least profitable,” she said. “A lot of other universities agreed ‘We’re not going to divest from all the fossil fuel industry, but we are going to divest from coal.’”
She also said universities that had divested saw an increase in donations.
After debating the pros and cons of the divestment resolution, the council made the decision to not approve it in its current state. Walker can adjust the resolution and resubmit it.
Interim Provost Susan Ford also spoke at the GPSC meeting.
Ford said providing quality education was the top priority for the university and because of its financial challenges, there have been budget cuts. However, the decision was made to hold graduate assistant lines stable, she said.
“To stay a Carnegie hard research institution, we have to maintain our support of graduate programs,” she said. “So while we have fiscal problems, we’re addressing and working through them, and we are trying to do so in a way that doesn’t undermine the quality of education.”
GPSC decides against divestment of fossil fuelsMuriel BerryDaily Egyptian
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Films based on books by Nicholas Sparks usually have the same effect on us. It is going to get emotional. Tears are probably going to be shed and fires will spark between partners.
But, just because they tug on our heartstrings does not mean they are masterpieces.
“The Best of Me” (Rated PG-13; 117 min) is a slightly enjoyable, but extremely flawed movie.
It is a romantic adaptation directed by Michael Hoffman and stars Michelle Monaghan, James Marsden, Luke Bracey and Liana Liberato.
It has been 21 years since Dawson Cole (Marsden) and Amanda Collier (Monaghan) last saw each other. At one time, they were high school sweethearts. Now, they live two very different lives. A tragedy brings both back to their hometown where their paths cross again. Old memories return and both remember their love. But from there, neither knows where to go.
Does Amanda forgo the life she has built? Can Dawson live a life without Amanda?
This movie should not have been enjoyable. It should have been what
everyone expected and nothing more, just another Sparks adaptation. And for the most part, it is.
The problem with Sparks’ adaptations rarely falls on the filmmakers, but the source material. Sparks creates the same story. Every novel is virtually identical to the last. There are some differences, but they are subtle.
It is like someone spins a wheel full of formulaic romantic storylines. Wherever the needle stops becomes the plot for the book. Or there is the more realistic idea being Sparks is just unoriginal.
Either way, this film suffers from this inauthentic quality. Its male character is from the wrong upbringing and the female character is upper class. Her parents are dismissive of him, no matter how good of a person he is. Might as well throw a jealous husband into the mix too.
Although the film is unoriginal and predictable, there are instances of satisfaction.
The acting goes a long way to save this movie. Smaller storylines like Cole’s relationship with an adopted father and Collier’s life-changing tragedy are major emotional points in the film.
The storylines in general are nothing new, especially the
misunderstood character finding refuge with an adopted father. That is somewhat cliché at this point and an easy way to express the emotional pain a character is going through.
In this movie it does not matter how cliché or contrived the storyline seems—the actors make it different. There are moments when the film captures you, even if just for a second.
The couple’s chemistry together is fantastic, which is a miracle when one analyzes how the story is structured. The couple’s story is told through four actors. Marsden and Monaghan playing the older versions of the leads and Bracey and Liberato playing the younger versions.
While this could cause problems for many, it is the most engaging aspect of the film. Each pair makes the relationship something of their own, while keeping in touch with the other.
The relationships do not seem exactly real, no matter how well they work. This is not a problem of the actors, but more of the story. It would be more accurate to say that the relationships seem real within this terrible version of the world the film portrays.
If you are looking for a little romance in your life, you could do a lot worse than “Best of Me.”
‘Best of Me’ is better than expectedJacob PierceDaily Egyptian
Let the silliness begin. Two San Francisco radio stations have banned Lorde’s monster hit, “Royals,” during the World Series.
Stations 104.5 KFOG and 96.5 KOIT have pulled “Royals” from their lineups until after the series between the Giants and Royals. The first game is Tuesday night in Kansas City.
In response, 99.7 The Point in Kansas City announced that it will play the song “on the hour, every hour, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.”
The station’s cheeky message: “We don’t play.”
Giants fans requested the ban in their city.
“We’ve had several emails and social media comments stating that
we should remove ‘Royals’ by Lorde until the San Francisco Giants win the World Series,” said a statement on the KOIT website.
As everyone in Kansas City, and apparently San Francisco, knows, Lorde was inspired to write the song after seeing a photo of George Brett in the July 1976 issue of National Geographic.
In March, the New Zealand teen’s mother, Sonja Yelich, told The Kansas City Star that her daughter used to collect vintage National Geographics.
Brett sent the singer an autographed No. 5 jersey when she was here in March. Along with his signature he wrote: “Lorde, you are Royal to me.” She called it one of the coolest things she owns.
Then in April the two finally got to meet face-to-face in Las Vegas.
So yeah, you can kind of see why Giants fans don’t want that song rattling around in their heads.
KOIT program director Brian Figula instituted the ban on his station, announcing: “Our listeners told us to do it, so we did it! As of 4 p.m. today we’ve removed Lorde-Royals from ... our playlist until the end of the World Series. Go Giants, beat the Royals!”
In an announcement on its Facebook page, KFOG followed suit: “No offense, Lorde, but for the duration of the World Series, KFOG Radio will be a ‘Royals’-free zone. We’re sure you understand.”
Stargazing likes that 99.7 program director Tony Lorino is not “taking this lying down.”
Because no matter how hard they try, San Francisco fans will never be royals.
Lisa GutierrezThe Kansas City Star
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October is underway, and with it comes a slew of horror movies on both television and on the silver screen.
The horror genre has been around since the beginning of film. It has survived ups and downs and shows no signs of dying off. As with any genre, it has the movies that made it what it is.
Here is my list of the greatest horror films ever made. Let us start the show.
10. Poltergeist (1982):While many of the effects are
dated, Poltergeist is a gripping and horrifying film. This is not because the movie is gruesome or gory, but because the characters are captivating. By building this film around an average family, it makes any slight aggravation toward them riveting. It proves a great horror film does not have to be rated R.
9. Night of the Living Dead (1968)/ Dawn of the Dead (1978):
This was a difficult decision. One of the many things I thought about
with every choice was its impact on the genre. Both of these films changed the genre forever. “Night of the Living Dead” created the zombie movie, while “Dawn of the Dead” perfected it. Without these movies, it does not exist. To deny one and elevate the other would be film critic blasphemy. Both movies are examples of how to effectively use horror as social commentary.
8. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974):
This film is a gritty masterpiece. It does something many horror movies only dream of, something many try to emulate, but most do not achieve. It seems real. This movie seems like something straight from the tapes of the Manson family. It seems you are watching a snuff film and know nothing good can come from watching it.
7. Halloween (1978):John Carpenter is an odd director.
While mostly known for his campy, stylized take on things, he is also an outside-the-box thinker. “Halloween” is just one of the many examples of this. While “Halloween”
did not create the slasher genre, it helped push it mainstream. It uses minimalism to its best capacities. We know next to nothing about villian Michael Meyers or why he kills, and that is half of the fright.
6. The Silence of the Lambs (1991):
Silence of the Lambs is the only horror movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture, which alone should be enough to put it on this list. While many do not consider it horror, it is hard not to see the horrorific elements it contains. The movie is example of a psychological horror as opposed to jump scares. It is not a particularly gory film, relying more on what the characters Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill bring to the film.
5. Jaws (1975):This film helped legitimize
the genre but is never looked at as a horror movie. “Jaws” is a movie near perfection. Introduce dynamic and relatable characters, then pit them against the problem: a sure fire way to get the viewers on the edge of their seats. Not
to mention, the villain is rarely seen. The climatic scene with the famous line, “You’re going to need a bigger boat,” is beyond heart-pounding.
4. Alien (1979):Alien is the high mark and
standard for sci-fi horror. Look at any sci-fi horror film since 1979. The design of the titular “Alien” is something of nightmares. This film also uses its surroundings as another character. At times, the space station is claustrophobic and there is never enough room for Ripley and the crew of the Nostromo to move. Other times, it is labyrinthine in length.
3. Psycho (1960):As any horror aficionado
will know, Psycho did not create the slasher genre. Psycho sensationalized and defined the slasher film. Without it, there is no “Halloween” or even “Nightmare on Elm Street.” Alfred Hitchcock did more for the thriller and horror genre than anyone else. “Psycho” is just another piece of evidence toward that.
2. The Shining (1980):This is the epitome of a
psychological horror movie. This Stanley Kubrick film is part of our social conscience and for good reason. The bloody elevator and the contents of room 237 still haunt us today. It hits largely on the fear of being alone, in a frightening situation. It is a high mark for Jack Nicholson’s career and a must-see for any film lover.
1. The Exorcist (1973):The Exorcist is a film horror
movies should strive to be. While it did not win Best Picture, it won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film taps into fears everyone can empathize with, even if you are a non-believer: Questioning faith, destruction of family and evil. These are fears people battle every day, and this movie capitalizes on them with relatable and riveting characters.
Jacob Pierce can be reached at [email protected],
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To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Today’s Birthday (10/22/14). Friends bring you joy this year. Focus on making money and it comes easily,
especially through 12/23. After that, your communications creativity bubbles over. Study, write and film. Contribute to others from your heart. Strengthen foundations at home with love. Springtime work breakthroughs lead to new confidence. Pursue happiness and give it away.
Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 9 — Think, and
decide what you truly want. Avoid distractions to craft your message. Speak with passion. Honor and appreciate your partner. Wait for results. Focus on short-term goals, mundane chores and routines. Let a false friend go.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)Today is a 9 — Postpone your
shopping trip. Focus on immediate priorities. Let others know what you need. Provide motivation. They come around eventually. Choose staying home with a loved one over going out with friends.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)Today is a 9 — You’re especially
creative. Your partner demands attention.
Even a disagreement can inspire imagination. Serenity could get disrupted... wait until the dust clears to check the score. Write your report and craft your handiwork. Use your special tools.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)Today is a 8 — A clash between
work and travel requires your attention. Work out the kinks before proceeding. Pay any leftover bills. Let your work worries fade away. Meditate on music or peaceful sounds. Lounge and relax at home.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)Today is a 9 — Talk about
freedom and justice. Keep digging, and post about breaking news. Pay off bills. Don’t speculate with love or money. Share your affections with someone beloved. Let them know how you feel. Relax and enjoy.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Today is a 9 — Compromise is
required to work out a deal. Listen to your inner voice first, and observe the situation. Don’t fall for an emotional outburst.
Evaluate your partner’s suggestion. Creative work pays well. Follow up talk with action.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Today is an 9 — You feel energized
and confident. Make the changes you want. Check to make sure all the jobs still need to be done. Encourage feedback from folks involved. Mull it over before you respond. Expect your mate to be outspoken.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Today is a 8 — Complete a
financial transaction with attention and care, or risk fireworks. Don’t force things to fit. Use your most creative logic. You win the prize by taking it slow. Get quiet and thoughtful.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Today is a 9 — Listen to suggestions
about your private life, politely. Stand up for yourself, when appropriate. Resolve old issues. You are at your most persuasive. Conditions could shift, so take care. Find out what’s really wanted, and hammer out
details.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Today is a 9 — Have faith, and
keep in action. Don’t get stopped by confusion. Review your map, and take small steps to a rise in professional status. Piece together a persuasive puzzle. Handle your side of the bargain.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Today is an 9 — Travel locally
rather than long-distance, if you can. You don’t need to go far for what you need. Chaos could disrupt things. A brilliant insight could temporarily blind you. The best things in life are still free.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)Today is a 9 — Review the
numbers, and file papers. Handle short-term tasks and urgencies. Don’t take on more than you can handle. Watch out for conflicting orders. Don’t forget an important engagement. Share the status with your partner.
SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S PUZZLE
Complete the gridso each row, column and 3-by-3 box(in bold borders)contains everydigit, 1 to 9. For strategies onhow to solveSudoku, visitwww.sudoku.org.uk
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On a team where freshmen make up two-thirds of the roster, seniors play a pivotal role in guiding the freshmen through growing pains.
In the case of the SIU men’s tennis team, that responsibility lies with Szymon Opieczonek.
The Naklow, Poland native said his biggest goal is to win the Missouri Valley Conference title.
“That’s been my goal since I was a freshman,” Opieczonek said. “I want to win as many matches as I can, but I think winning the conference would be the cherry on top for me.”
Six of the 9 players on the Saluki roster are freshmen. Coach Dann Nelson said Opieczonek has done well guiding his young teammates through the first four tournaments of the season.
“Szymon is a great leader,” Nelson said. “He is able to lead by example and also able to lead vocally. When something isn’t going the way it should, he’ll speak up. That is a great trait for a leader to have.”
Opieczonek has been a better doubles player than a singles player throughout his career. He finished each of his first three seasons with a winning record in doubles, although he is 2-3 in doubles this fall.
He played primarily with Jorge Cavero the past two years. With junior Jonny
Rigby and sophomore Michal Kianicka locked in as the No. 1 doubles pair, he has been asked to mentor younger doubles partners.
“He’s very valuable because we can interchange him with other players,” Nelson said. “He’s not only a great doubles player, but also a teacher on the court with his partners. He’s always positive.”
Opieczonek played the season’s first three doubles matches with freshman Alex Pozo. The pair won two matches together at Middle Tennessee State. Nelson paired Opieczonek with freshman Ransom Braaten at the SIU Fall Classic on Saturday. The two dropped both matches against Eastern Illinois.
Despite his success in doubles, Opieczonek said playing doubles was the biggest adjustment for him when he began his career at SIU because he rarely played doubles in Europe.
Opieczonek said he could teach the international freshmen about the American style of tennis with his experience.
While Opieczonek’s record to this point in the fall is not as good as it has been in the past, his leadership brings something harder to measure to his younger teammates.
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The SIU volleyball team started training in June, giving one player little time to mourn her friend’s death.
Freshman libero/defensive specialist Gabriella Shepherd became friends with Madison Angus in Sue Wunderlich’s fourth grade class at Pioneer Path Elementary School in Channahon.
Angus was 18 when she died in a single-car accident May 26.
“[Angus] helped me come to SIU when I didn’t know what I wanted to do,” Shepherd said. “She was like, ‘You can do it, you’re good at what you do and I have faith in you.’”
Wunderlich said she had Shepherd and Haley McCabe, 18, now studying speech pathology at the University of Missouri, as third grade students before she taught them in fourth grade the next year when Angus moved into the school district.
“I said ‘I want you to be welcoming towards Madison,’” Wunderlich said. “At that point they became friends and kept friends all through the grade school years and the high school years.”
Shepherd said at first she and McCabe resisted being friends with Angus. It was weird to them how mature Angus was for her age, sge said, But Angus’ goodness won them over. That is when the nicknamed their group, the “Wunderlich Girls.” Now, Madison’s mother, Eileen Angus, 46, of Channahon, considers Shepherd family.
McCabe and Shepherd spent the first part of their summer doing whatever they could to help the Angus family. They made t-shirts and bracelets to help raise funds to cover funeral costs.
“[Shepherd] had to leave summer early to go train for volleyball,” McCabe said. “I talked to her the first few weeks while she was at Carbondale, and she was like ‘I just want to be home.’ She was really homesick because it was a really hard transformation when everyone at home was mourning over Madison and she couldn’t be there.”
Shepherd helped set up a candlelight vigil at Minooka Community High School for Angus. Shepherd said she was surprised how many
people showed up, and many people shared touching stories about Angus.
“It was really a beautiful ceremony,” Shepherd said. “So many people had so many things to say about Madison because she truly was an amazing girl inside and out. We could’ve been there for hours, we actually had to cut it short because it was getting late.”
Wunderlich said the loss hit her hard, but she, McCabe and Shepherd helped one another get through it.
“I was leaning as much on them as they were leaning on me,” Wunderlich said. “They’re such good strong girls, beautiful women who are determined and have good values and morals.”
Shepherd said she is doing better because she thinks of Madison every time she is struggling in volleyball. She recently wrote Madison’s initials on her shoes so she can look down for motivation.
“I just think of her because I know she’s up there watching down on me and all of our other friends,” Shepherd said. “We’re so lucky to have an angel like her up there. She pushes me even when she’s not even here.”
Eileen said Madison was always fundraising for different causes, cheering on other students in extracurricular activities and committing every small act of kindness she could.
Madison cleaned out her locker and left a bag of candy for the next student to use it. Eileen did not know that until after her death.
“You love your child, yourself, more than anything,” Angus said. “But when you feel their impact on others, who love your child as much as you do, that’s really what it’s all about. She made a big difference in just shy of 19 years.”
Madison planned to attend the University of Alabama this fall. Eileen said Madison and her father, Scott Angus, 48 of Channahon, were big college football fans. When Madison learned the history of Alabama football, she wanted to be a part of it.
“She applied the first day of [senior year of high] school, it was the only college she applied to,” Angus said. “I told her, ‘Mads, you have to apply to a few different places.’ She said ‘Mom, there’s only one place for me.’ And that was
University of Alabama.”Shepherd said after Angus was accepted into
Alabama, it was all she would talk about for weeks. Eileen said after her daughters death, Alabama
Gov. Robert J. Bautley, sent the family a condolence letter and the university sent them Madison’s diploma, even though she never started school there.
Eileen said if she could have one more conversation with Madison, she would tell her how proud she is because her daughter always saw the best in people.
“Her favorite phrase was ‘I met another new friend today, there’s so many wonderful
people in this world.’”The website www.remembermadison.com has
been set up to honor Angus’ memory and accept donations for future fundraisers dedicated to her.
“She was amazing,” Shepherd said. “Honestly, to know Madison was a blessing. She was so sweet, she loved everybody, she just had a personality that just lit up a room. She would walk in and it would just shine.”
Aaron Graff can be contacted at [email protected],
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Right to left: Saluki volleyball player Gabriella Shepherd, Pioneer Path Elementary School fourth grade teacher Sue Wunderlich, and former classmates Madison Angus, Haley McCabe.
Rarely is there ever a bright spot on a team with a winning percentage that more resembles a poor batting average.
For the 2013-2014 SIU women’s basketball team, forward/center Dyana Pierre was a bright spot in a murky 5-26 campaign. As a sophomore last year, Pierre became the first Saluki women’s basketball player in seven years to be named first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference. She did so when the Salukis mustered a .161 winning percentage.
Pierre said she was glad she could bring positive attention to SIU women’s basketball during a down season.
“It means a lot,” Pierre said. “I like to put our team out there and let everybody know that we will become something.”
Coach Cindy Stein said the honor is an indication of the impact Pierre has made.
“I think that says a lot about just how well-respected she is throughout the conference,”
Stein said. “She made a name for herself.”
A force to be reckoned with in the low post, Pierre led the MVC with 12 double-doubles, 9.6 rebounds and 4.2 offensive rebounds per game. She had 14 games with 10 or more rebounds.
Pierre led the Salukis in scoring, blocks, free throws, field-goal percentage and minutes en route to claiming SIU’s first first team All-MVC honor since Carlai Moore in 2007. Pierre’s 44 blocks last season were third-most in Saluki history.
Pierre was also named MVC Player of the Week on March 3 after averaging 25 points and 16.5 rebounds per game against Missouri State and Wichita State.
To call Pierre’s sophomore season a breakthrough would be misleading—she was the first freshman in 12 years to lead the MVC in rebounding and her 36 blocks are now fourth-most in Saluki history.
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Senior Szymon Opieczonek keeps his eye on the ball Oct. 12, 2013 during his match in the SIU Fall Classic at University Courts in Carbondale.
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