Chancellor Expresses Hope for Future
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,ndex M. u u Around the world Opinion ....................... 6 at SIUE Lifestyles ................ 8-9 T i l C Sports ................ 10-14 with Inti Puzzles .....................15 week Classifieds ................ 16 A J eW s t l e See Lifestyles _____________Alton - East St. Louis - Edwardsville Thursday, October 19, 2006______ www.thealestle.com ________________ Vol. 59, No. 18 Chancellor expresses hope for future Spam Alestle News Staff Report continues Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift used die ongoing “e” campaign to demonstrate student success at to present SIUE during his State of the University address Tuesday. problems Vandegrift said in his third annual address as chancellor that average ACT scores for this year’s by Holly Meyer freshman class went up to 22.8, Alestle News Stringer from 21.9 in 2003. The national average for Illinois is 20.5. Since the senders of “We must admit students electronic junk mail continue to who are ready to succeed,” improve their skills faster than Vandegrift said in a press release. spam filters can function, the The chancellor also referred amount of spam that infiltrates to the community colleges in the the SIUE Web mail accounts has Metro-East region such as Lewis increased. and Clark Community College “Spam is sort of like the and Southwestern Illinois Internet equivalent of bulk mail,” College. He said the schools do Director of Academic Computing well in preparing students to John Drueke said. jump into the university’s four- According to Drueke, year degree program and he plans identifying an e-mail as spam is to build stronger relationships not difficult to do. Some of the prominent topics he said spam with them. Christal Beck/Alestle Vandegrift also covered the Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift shows enthusiasm while presenting the university’s “e” commercials during promotes are dating, prescription university’s plans to renovate the his State of the University Address Tuesday in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom. drugs and information on the Science Building, the building of stock market. a new science laboratory and likes of Harvard, Yale and accumulated more than 100,000 the university’s economic impact | “It is all sort of shady,” discussed changing the freshman Princeton. visitors among sporting events, direcdy and indirectly was $356 Drueke said. seminar curriculum. He also Vandegrift said that SIUE is performances or student visits million last year. He did acknowledge that not applauded die senior assignment becoming “an economic engine and contributed at least $43 all spam is suspicious advertising; program after its top-10 ranking committed to helping our region million to the area economically. however, it is all unsolicited e- in the 2007 U.S. News and grow,” according to the press According to a study by the Alestle News can be reached at mail messages. World Report, pitting it with the release. He said the university Economics and Finance faculty, [email protected] or 650-3527. Drueke attributes the increase of spam in general to the | financial incentives given to spammers to send more mail in mass quantities. Voters can start casting ballots for elections “It must be profitable or they wouldn’t do it,” Drueke said. by Maggie Willis Many of those students can’t According to an information Alestle News Reporter make it home to vote due to a technology newsletter Drueke hectic schedule, the lack of gas wrote, “In September 2006, As many students know, the money or fear of missing class, SIUE received 18,614,566 e-mail general election is fast approaching. and may have missed the messages, of which 3,984,165 However, many students deadline to register in Madison (21.4 percent) were delivered. may not know when, where or County. Or they may just be The rest were spam or virus- how to vote. hesitant to vote on local infected.” “Everything begins with candidates. According to Drueke, the voter registration,” Madison “People sometimes like to university controls its spam County Clerk Mark Von Nida vote on candidates from back problem by using a spam filter. said. home that they know,” Von Nida The filter is much like a virus Students must vote in the said. protection program. It shows the precinct they are registered in. To Those students need not fret. updates of the latest spammers’ e- see what precinct they are As long as they can provide a mail addresses, just as the virus registered in, students may refer legitimate reason for why they protection programs show the to their voter registration card. cannot vote in their precinct in newest viruses. Students registered in the person, they can still vote by The spam filter is checked SIUE precinct can vote from 6 obtaining an absentee ballot. frequently for new spammers. а.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7 To get an absentee ballot, Then, the new spammers are in the Mississippi-Illinois Room voters must call the county clerk’s added to a list to prevent their on the second floor of the Morris Andy Rathnow/Alestle office of the county where they messages from being delivered to University Center. Glen Carbon resident Eileen Kamphoefner takes advantage of early are registered to vote to request the SIUE Webmail accounts. Students can also vote on voting Monday in the Madison County Administration Building. an application. In cases such as Drueke said the university Saturday, Nov. 4, at the county Beginning Monday voters throughout the state can cast their ballots Chicago, Aurora and Peoria, the for the upcoming election. devotes a lot of time and money clerk’s office from 9 a.m. to county clerk may direct them to to keeping the amount of spam noon. The last day to vote in Election Day, Nov. 7, may vote at However, as Chancellor the board of elections. that enters the SIUE server under person at the County Clerk’s their specific precinct from 6 a.m. Vaughn Vandegrift pointed out The application will arrive in control. office is at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. to 7 p.m. If students registered in his 2006 Report to the the mail and must be filled out, However, spam still reaches б. by mail, they may be asked to University, SIUE students come signed and sent back to the students’ Webmail accounts show a valid ID prior to receiving from 101 Illinois counties and 44 Students voting on General their ballot. different states. VOTING/pg.2 SPAM/pg.4 www. thealestle. com Thursday, October 19, 2006 VOTING Getting to know your government from pg. 1 without providing a reason or Each week, the Alestle will feature an officer of Student Government. county clerk’s office to receive the actual absentee ballot. Voters excuse. A list of the locations can Have a question for your Student Government officials? Let us know! must fill in their voting be found on the county’s Web hope to contribute to the field students to ensure that all information and return the site, www.co.madison.il.us. through research and to share students, both current and absentee ballot prior to Thursday, On Oct. 24 and 25, SIUE my knowledge with others by prospective, can not only afford Nov 2, or in time to be at 'the students registered in Madison professing in academia. a college education, but will county clerk’s office by Election County need venture no further leave here as better-educated Day. than the second floor of the What are other organizations members of society. Early voting will be MUC to participate in early you are a part of? performed on electronic voting voting from noon to 7 p.m. in I am the president of the The university is about to machines with a paper trail that the Hickory-Hackberry Room. Sociology Club and the celebrate its 50th anniversary. Name: Laurie Estilette Students may bring an SIUE academic chair of the Where do you see SIUE in stores every ballot style in the Student Government Title: Psychology Club. another 50 years? county, permitting any voter in picture ID as their display of Senator In 50 years I envision SIUE as Madison County to vote at any valid identification. Hometown: Rayne, LA Why did you join Student a well-respected, highly valued designated location. Early voting makes voting Age: 36 years young Government? university. I see members of However, in an effort to more convenient, especially for Major: Dual degree - When faced with important SlUE's alumni, faculty, prevent voter fraud and double elderly, those who will be out of psychology/sociology decisions, such as increased students and athletes making voting, state law now requires town on Election Day, and voters fees and tuition, I felt the headlines with their Why did you come to/stay at early voters to display valid with busy schedules, such as interests of non-traditional achievements both SIUE? identification to an election SIUE students, faculty and staff. students were overlooked by academically and I came to SIUE because of official before receiving a ballot. Questions about the Madison Student Government. professionally; convenience. As a non- Valid forms of ID include a County early voting at SIUE can be traditional student with family current driver’s license, state- What do you feel is the most directed to Suzanne Kutterer- obligations, it wasn’t feasible important issue facing Student Other comments? issued ID card or another Siburt, SIUE Volunteer Services, for me to attend a university Government and the student Numerous campus-wide government-issued ID with a by e-mail at [email protected]. farther away. I am also at SIUE body right now? How do you committees offer opportunities photograph.