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Violence is down at Menard Correctional Center, but the maximum-security prison is overcrowded, according to the 2013 John Howard Assocation inspection report. Te JHA frst started inspecting and reporting on detention centers in 1901. Menard is a maximum-security state prison for adult males in Chester. Te report used staf assaults, serious inmate assaults, shots fred, chemical agents utilized, weapons confscated and inmate disciplinary reports to evaluate violence levels. From 1970 to 2005, prison population in the United States increased by 700 percent, according to a recent report by the Pew Charitable Trust.America incarcerates 25 percent of prisoners worldwide, yet makes up 5 percent of the world’s population. In January Menard’s maximum-security facility population was 3,332, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Te most inmates allowed for operational capacity at Menard is 3,417. Alan Mills, the Uptown People’s Law Center legal director and an attorney who represents inmates at Menard, said two prisoners are roomed together in one tiny cell. “Tis used to be very small for one person and now have two people living in them,” he said. “Tere literally is not room for two people to stand in that cell at the same time and there’s no air circulation so ROBERT OLSON · DAILY EGYPTIAN they will typically spend 23-24 hours a day sitting inside that cell with nothing to do other than lying in Dairy Queen owner, Mark Waicukauski, left, and Bobby Kelly scrap ice and snow from the parking lot to prepare for business. bed or watching television, if they are lucky enough Waicukauski has been the owner of the Carbondale Dairy Queen franchise since 1980. They plan to open Wednesday. to have a TV.” Te JHA report states, “With double-cells as small as 4-feet-8 inches wide, inmates at Menard may experience the paradoxical detriment of both being crowded and isolated.” City deficit near $1million Mills said Illinois law has a minimum square- footage requirement of 50 square feet per person, and SETH RICHARDSON percent of the budget was reviewed. “Tose of us sitting back here, who Menard clearly violates the rule. Daily Egyptian Te budget defcit after a complete have worked through the city budget in “It’s understafed. It’s underfunded. It’s review is $977,000. recent years, know that you’re not going overcrowded,” he said. “So we have way too many Te Carbondale budget crisis is more Baity said his ofce already took steps to fnd any signifcant money in the city people sitting in their cells with nothing to do. than $200,000 worse than previously to decrease expenditures, including budget you would classify as waste or General population does get to go out twice a day for expected. a spending freeze. He said anything inefciency,” he said. meals, which means they’re out of their cell for a total City Manager Kevin Baity relayed costing more than $250 must frst be Te council discussed several ways to of about an hour.” the bad news to the City Council on reviewed by the city manager’s ofce. curb the already bare budget, including About 300 of the 3,000 inmates at Menard are in Tuesday. Baity said, at the Feb. 11 City Acting Mayor Don Monty was blunt reducing the number of police ofcers, classes and are taught by fve teachers. Council meeting, the city’s defcit was about the situation and said balancing fre fghters, code enforcement ofcers “Tere is only one leisure-time services which are an estimated $761,000. However, the the budget is more difcult than and street department workers. supposed to be coordinating whatever recreational number was estimated after only 60 eliminating waste and inefciency. Please see COUNCIL · 2 and educational activities there are at the prison,” he said. “One for all 3,000 prisoners, so there’s no way the staf can actually do anything there.” While the report states overall violence is down, inmate-on-inmate assaults increased from 80 to 109 USG talks Recreation Center from 2012 to 2013. Te number of serious inmate- on-staf assaults increased from fve to eight as well. LUKE NOZICKA Vaughn said the Rec Center will be Sports and Services is the number-two Mills said while the center has troubles, it made Daily Egyptian open until midnight in Fall 2014, and with student employer on campus with 250 strides by cutting down on lockdowns. extra money could look to extend hours student employees, generating an annual Tom Shaer, director of communications for the Te Undergraduate Student until 1 a.m. $720,000 back to the university. Illinois Department of Corrections, said the number of Government meeting Tuesday night Tis is the second year the Rec Center Vaughn said the LED lighting in the Rec lockdowns at Menard has had a tremendous decrease. covered the state of the student has not asked for a fee increase from the Center will save approximately $50,000 to “We’ve had only three full lock downs since last May Recreation Center, USG budget and new students and currently has more programs $150,000 a year. that were not health related,” Shaer said. “We did do allocations given. than ever before. Te HVAC and Energy Conservation some lockdowns in part of the facility because some of It began with news of extended hours More than 625,000 people come project, approved by the Board of Trustees the inmates had the fu and we didn’t want it to spread.” and an annual economic update of the to the Rec Center each year, with 700 Sept. 8, 2011 costs $5 million. Recreation Center by Troy Vaughn, community members and 40 sport clubs, Please see MENARD · 3 director of recreational sports and services. 30 of which are competitive. Recreational Please see USG · 2

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SETH RICHARDSON candidates, billionaire Rauner held a signifcant lead among advertising. Rauner’s out-of-pocket many undecideds.” Daily Egyptian Bruce Rauner led the nominees with the candidates with southern Illinois total is $6 million, a record for an All candidates except Rutherford held 32.5 percent. voters, the numbers may tell a Illinois governor race. slight leads over Gov. Pat Quinn, but all Tere is still no clear favorite for 2010 Republican candidate for diferent story. However, Yepsen said the were within the margin of error of 5.7 the Republican primary for Illinois governor Bill Brady led the rest of the “He’s got about 32.5 percent of the signifcant number of undecided percent. Yepsen said this is both good governor in southern Illinois, nominees with more than 12 percent. vote, about a third,” he said. “Tat voters — more than 34 percent — and bad news for the current governor. according to a new poll. State Senator Kirk Dillard fnished means two-thirds of the likely voters could swing the vote a number of “On the one hand, Pat Quinn Te Paul Simon Public Policy with around 11 percent with State are somewhere else, either for other ways by the March 18 primary. is in trouble,” he said. “He’s got Institute released a poll Monday Treasurer Dan Rutherford just below candidates or undecided.” “With two weeks left to go, there’s republicans very competitive with showing a majority of likely 10 percent. Yepsen said Rauner’s lead was still a lot of softness in the Republican him. On the other hand, he’s hanging Republican primary voters at 34.6 Director of the Paul Simon likely because of the signifcant primary electorate,” he said. “It’s too in there and he’s not blown out of the percent are undecided. Of the Institute David Yepsen said while amount of money he has spent on early to say this race is over with that water against any of the four of them.”

USG of the building in 2018. did not recommend allocation for COUNCIL meeting before the April 1 deadline. CONTINUED FROM 1 “Believe me, as you would food because they did not view Despite the budget problems, CONTINUED FROM 1 pay of a mortgage or you would it as a responsible way to spend the City Council was able to Seventeen new pieces for pay of a car – you’d go hip-hip student money. achieve funding for housing diferent weight rooms have been hooray,” Vaughn said. MCM representatives said they Eliminating street sweeping redevelopment. Te council purchased over the last year. He said at this point there is no cannot fundraise through their end was also considered, however the accepted a $168,000 grant Vaughn said there is a push to get discussion to expand the weight of the year red carpet event anymore. council agreed the last time the from the Illinois Housing new treadmills in the Recreational room in Lentz. “Te other fundraising event city adopted this option in 2008, Redevelopment Authority for Center as well. Treasurer Cameron Shulak, we were doing was with the Daily it led to terrible consequences single occupancy homes. Monty “Te average treadmill costs a junior from Louisville, Ky., Egyptian, who we were actually for the sewer system and general said the grant should beneft at about ten grand,” he said. “Tese studying aviation, said USG has stufng for their paper but they appearance of Carbondale. least four families. are hardcore treds that will put allocated more than $37,600 this had actually stopped that, so we “You (Baity) threw out street Tose interested should submit on a million, two million, three semester alone, with more than no longer will be able to use that sweeping and, in the same breath applications for the grant money million miles on it.” $26,300 left. as a fundraising event,” MCM almost, you pointed out that yes, to City Hall. Other improvements include “We actually have more money representative said. we can do that, but we did it once A budget adjustment for an the new climbing wall and to allocate this semester than last Shulak said the last time USG before and it wasn’t a good idea,” Illinois State Historical Society revamping of golf courses. Vaughn semester due to some roll overs allocated food was not under his Monty said. “But we could do the Marker at the Public Safety Center, said while there are many positives, from last semester that we didn’t time as treasurer, and is something same bad idea again.” also passed by a unanimous the Recreation Center predicts allocate,” Shulak said. “We’ve USG does not like to fund. Te idea of cutting funding vote. Te marker is over three future challenges. funded a lot of groups this year.” USG allocated Delta Sigma to all community agencies and feet wide and two feet tall, and “What we’re facing, as everyone USG also voted in four new Teta $83 for cofee supplies and organizations was discussed and honors the previous location of on campus, some pretty signifcant senators during the meeting, three $1,325 for an upcoming charity would lead to a savings of $570,000. Carbondale College and Southern challenges past 2015, and ’16 and of which were sworn in on the spot. ball. Te National Society of Black However, councilmembers were Illinois College, the precursors to ’17 are looking a little ify at this Te other senator will be sworn in Engineers was allocated $2,000 not receptive to a blanket cut in all Southern Illinois University. moment,” he said. “While we by signing a contract because of for a career fair. programs, particularly Carbondale Te memorial costs $2,300 and want to try our hardest to hold the religious reasons, President Adrian Te Student Nutrition Academic Tourism and Carbondale Main was raised through donations from line on asking to increase student Miller said. Council bill was postponed Street. the community. fees, I can’t honestly tell you we’ll Te Horticulture Association indefnitely and was not allocated Baity said even if the city raises Te next City Council meeting be quiet when it comes to 2016.” requested $1,500 for the annual for the requested $1,235. the sales tax, hotel/motel tax, is March 25 where the Council is Vaughn said another challenge PLANET student career days and motor fuel tax, or increases fees to expected to pass a budget for the is operating in a building built was approved by the Senate. services, the city’s budget troubles upcoming year. in the 1970’s. He said rooms USG also passed a $500 request Luke Nozicka can be reached at will likely remain. are fragmented and there is not by Movie Camera Militia. $200 was [email protected], “Until the economy gets out Seth Richardson can be reached at enough space for all activities. allocated for props, $200 for equipment on @lukenozicka, of the soft spot area we are in and [email protected], on “We’re hurting for space,” he said. rental and $100 for makeup. or 536-3311 ext. 282. consumer confdence comes back, Twitter at @EgyptianRich “I’m not up here asking for a new Te original request was $800, we forecast we will see fat lines with or at 536-3311 ext. 268. building, please understand that.” the excessive $300 for food. a slight increase at best,” he said. Te university will fnally pay Shulak said the funding board A budget is due by the March 25 Wednesday, March 5, 2014 3 Student health insurance task force will cover bids

ADIE APPLEGATE chance at voicing their opinion completely. who had failed to appear. Tey represented based on the needs of the university as well as Daily Egyptian “Te voices of the Student Health Undergraduate Student Government. the students.” Insurance Task Force have the potential to She said the current insurance policy is Te next meeting for the Student Health Four undergraduates failed to appear at the pick new insurance plans for the University self-funded and is not fully Afordable Care Insurance Task Force will be announced after Student Health Insurance Task Force meeting and without the undergraduates’ opinions Act compliant. the bids have been received. on February 20, costing undergraduates policies could end up meeting more needs for “At some point SIU will have to ofer a fully representation on insurance policies. graduate students,” she said. “However two ACA compliant plan. It was not compliant Adie Applegate can be reached at Amanda Barnard, a member of Graduate undergraduates will be invited to the next for this academic year and it possibly wont be aapplegate@dailyegyptian, Professional Student Council and a meeting to look over the bids so their opinion for next year, so this is why the University is on twitter @adisonapple or representative of the Student Health Advisory could still be voiced.” getting bids from companies now,” she said. 536-3311 ext.268 Board, said undergraduates have not lost their Barnard said she could not identify the students “Te task force will then evaluate those bids

ENARD M have expressed a need to reopen $25,000 at Menard. An IDOC report CONTINUED FROM 1 the penitentiary as part of Dillard’s said the annual cost per inmate was campaign for governor. more than $20,500. hey won’t have any skills whatsoever, they won’t have Gregory Koger, a member of the “Te whole purpose of Tamms was Issues at Menard were made public T any ability to deal with people. They won’t be able to do Stop Mass Incarceration Network, said defeated with this cost-saving measure by recent media outlets that covered ‘‘ anything but sit in a room when they come out. That’s not an solitary confnement is illegal under and as a result, we’re seeing 20 percent protests in support of a hunger strike international law. increase in assaults at the other facilities Jan. 17 and Feb. 13. advantage to anybody in society. Koger went to prison when he where these inmates have been put Prisoners said the reason for the — Alan Mills was 17 for being afliated with a into,” Tracy said in an interview with hunger strike was the lack of due process attorney street gang and spent over six years WGEM Quincy News during a press they received. Mills said some inmates in solitary confnement. conference Feb. 17. have yet to receive a reason why they are prisoners serving time. segregation because they have mental “Solitary confnement is technically Mills said reopening Tamms would at Menard. “Tey won’t have any skills health needs. considered torture under international be counterproductive. He said IDOC is changing whatsoever, they won’t have any ability “Te primary reason for segregation law,” Koger said. “Tamms, at its maximum, had procedures to hold hearings for to deal with people. Tey won’t be able is to segregate those who violated the He said international law states less than 300 people in it. So you’d be Menard inmates in the near future. to do anything but sit in a room when rules usually in a physically aggressive solitary confnement is illegal beyond talking about having 2,700 people in Koger said it is illegal to deny prisoners they come out,” he said. “Tat’s not an or harmful way,” he said. “We’re very 15 days and it is estimated over 80,000 a space that’s really designed for about due process. advantage to anybody in society.” sensitive to health care needs.” prisoners are held in some form of solitary 1,500,” Mills said. “You’d have to re- According to IDOC, 56 percent of Uptown People’s Law Center is Staughton Lynd, author and civil confnement in the United States. staf it, you’d have to spend millions of inmates at Menard are in the correctional currently working on two class-action rights activist, said there is still much to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn moved part dollars at this point to reopen it. Ten, center for murder and 26 percent are cases, the most important involving be done. of the Menard population there after you’d have to fgure out who you are there for Class X crimes, which includes inmates with mental health issues, Mills “If anyone wanted to do something Tamms Correctional Center closed going to put there and you can’t keep sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping. said. He said a large number of prisoners helpful who is located in Carbondale, in Jan. 2013 on his order. Quinn people there long-term and you can’t Others are there for Class one, two, three in segregation cells have mental problems I would say go out to that prison and announced the shutdown in Feb. 2012. keep people there without a reason.” and four felonies. and are not being treated. put up a big sign and make some noise,” Almost one year later, State Sen. Mills said it costs about $90,000 to Mills said he believes the solution Shaer said Menard has a large mental Lynd said. “It would mean a lot to the Kirk Dillard and State Rep. Jil Tracy keep prisoners in Tamms as opposed to is to have productive activities for health staf and inmates are not put in people inside.” 4 Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Troops in Ukraine for inspiration defending Russians JOHN HEILPRIN now effectively under Russian control. Associated Press “Those who are trying to interpret the situation as a sort of aggression Russian Foreign Minister Sergey and threatening us with sanctions and Lavrov on Monday sought to justify the boycotts, these are the same partners who use of Russian troops streaming into have been consistently and vigorously neighboring Ukraine’s Crimea region as encouraging the political powers close a necessary protection for his country’s to them to declare ultimatums and citizens living there. He also urged Kiev renounce dialogue,” Lavrov said. “We to comply with a deal that opposing call upon them to show a responsibility Ukrainian sides had reached on Feb. 21 and to set aside geopolitical calculations but Moscow did not sign. and put the interests of the Ukrainian The use of Russian troops is necessary people above all.” “until the normalization of the political Lavrov urged Ukraine to return to the situation” in Ukraine, Lavrov said at an Feb. 21 agreement signed by pro-Russian opening of a monthlong session of the President Viktor Yanukovych aimed at U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. ending his country’s three-month political “We are talking here about protection of our citizens and compatriots, about signing the deal with the opposition and protection of the most fundamental of foreign ministers of France, German and the human rights the right to live and Poland to hold early elections this fall and nothing more,” Lavrov said. surrender much of his powers. REMY ABROUGHT · DAILY EGYPTIAN Ukraine has accused Russia of a A Russian envoy who was part of Yolanda Harrington, left, from Carbondale, and Denise Frazier, from Carbondale, military invasion and has called on those talks did not sign the agreement, and rehearse hymns Thursday for the Black History Month Musical at Rock Hill Baptist the Kremlin to withdraw its troops. a key Russian lawmaker criticized it, but Church. The Black History Month Musical is an annual event directed by Daniel Cross Lavrov dismissed the criticism and since Yanukovych’s departure Moscow that presents hymns, duets, solos and spirituals. The choir in the musical is made up of said “information is coming in about has insisted on its implementation as one diferent singers from other community churches Harrington, from New Zion Church preparations for new provocations that of their key demands. in Carbondale, said. “We all come together to sing for Daniel every year he needs a are being committed, including against Lavrov said Yanukovych respected choir because we love him,” Harrington said. The musical was cancelled Sunday, Mar. the agreement, but the opposition based in Crimea, a strategic peninsula “did nothing.” 2 because of weather and will be rescheduled for Mar. 23 at Rock Hill Baptist Church. Ellen’s Oscar celeb selfe a landmark media moment DAVID BAUDER Associated Press networks “have become basically the the photo of President Barack Obama and generally the most-watched TV event of the currency,” co-producer Neil Meron told First Lady Michelle Obama hugging after year after the Super Bowl. The Associated Press. the 2012 election. Twitter was humming at from the most-watched Oscars telecast in a Oscar night was also big for Jimmy Kimmel. “What it’s all about right now is creating 254,644 tweets per minute after DeGeneres’ decade was a landmark social media moment The ABC late-night star drew just under 7 a conversation, and social media allows for request, and the company said the crush at a time online conversation is boosting million viewers for his post-Oscars special, the conversation as it’s happening,” he said. disrupted service for 20 minutes. television viewership and vice versa. the biggest audience he’s ever gotten on ABC, No social media moment was bigger than DeGeneres handed a Samsung device to It’s also a murky example of what is or isn’t despite starting at 12:42 a.m. on the East Coast. product placement in a hyper-marketed world. The ratings provide further evidence of how crash after going into the audience and asking host’s Twitter posts from backstage included Would the world’s most retweeted photo have big event programming is a growth engine for Bradley Cooper to take a picture with several shots from an iPhone, Samsung doesn’t seem been shot by an iPhone if Samsung hadn’t been broadcast networks, in large part because of fans other stars crowding around. Besides Cooper to be her usual smartphone of choice. a commercial sponsor of the Academy Awards? watching the event and conversing with friends and DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Samsung, however, was a big presence An estimated 43 million people watched on tablets and smartphones. Twitter said some Lawrence, Kevin Spacey, Julia Roberts, at the Oscars besides being a commercial “12 Years a Slave” win the Oscar for best 14.7 million tweets mentioning the Oscars or Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt also crowded into sponsor. The company gave its phones to picture on Sunday night. It was the most- the frame. She asked viewers to help her set student presenters and encouraged them watched Academy Awards since 2004, when the Sunday night telecast, and said there a retweet record, and they quickly complied. to tweet and post on Instagram with them. “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” were 25.4 million interactions about the show. By Monday afternoon, it had been Dozens of Samsung phones, tablets and TVs was the best picture. And it was the most Social media was clearly a driving retweeted some 2.8 million times, shattering were used to make a digital photo display in popular entertainment event on TV since the force Sunday and is why live events on the previous record of 810,000 retweets for the backstage green room. 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Some styles blend together while others through the deep emotional bass beat. produce a sound so distinct there are no other artists Two more instrumental songs, “In My Dreams 2015” who come close. and “Return of the Moon Man,” remind the listeners When looking at the career of Cleveland native they are still on a journey destined for the moon without Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi, one thing is the use of lyrics. Te beat builds and drops in these certain — he is not your typical rapper. He proves this songs, helping the listener envision Cudi’s spacecraft as to the hip-hop community time and time again. Cudi’s it nears landing. new , “Satellite Flight: Te Journey to Mother Te album ends with “Troubled Boy,” a slow melodic Moon,” dropped unexpectedly Feb. 25 on iTunes after song with a simple guitar rift overlaying Cudi’s distant an announcement from the artist via Twitter. voice as it fades into the background. In the album, Cudi uses his unique moon man sound Kid Cudi’s unique style of rap comes to the foreground to invite listeners on a ride back to space as he creates a in this trip to the moon, a space exploration of his inner type of sound similar to his earlier “Man on the Moon” artistic struggles. Te album is available for purchase on album series. It is supposed to work as a bridge between and iTunes, or can be streamed on Spotify. his last album, “,” and “Man on the Moon 3,” set to release sometime this year. However, the album falls short of greatness because it lags in its use of an important element: lyrics. Four of the album’s productions are instrumentals; Cudi’s lyricism and vocals are heard on almost half of the songs. As Cudi prepares to blast of to space, he ofers a short down-tempo introductory song, “Destination: Mother Moon,” as a launching pad into the rest of the album. Te dark, slow instrumental drops the mood in an instant as listeners prepare for the emotional journey laid before them. Cudi frst begins his lyrical exploration with “Going to the Ceremony.” On this track, Cudi explains his reasons for leaving earth in a way his fans are quite familiar with. Memories of the earlier “Man on the Moon” come to mind as Cudi uses this rock- like production to show his lonesome journey back to space with nothing but a bottle of liquor to keep him company, which does not seem to bother him. “Satellite Flight,” the album’s title track, follows the tradition of classic Cudi, humming and rhyming his way into the minds of the listeners as he speaks of leaving earth in hopes of getting away from all the negative distractions at ground level. As the album reaches the outer limits of the atmosphere, Cudi fips the cruise control switch on the metaphorical space vehicle with the song “Copernicus Landing.” Te instrumental sounds like something you would hear on the soundtrack for a sci-f movie. A melodic tone forms and builds throughout the song, used as an entry point for the sexually charged lyrics found on “Balmain Jeans,” featuring Raphael Saadiq. Using Saadiq’s calm R&B vocal style, Cudi expresses his poetic love in the slow and sensual track. Te album reaches its emotional peak on “Too Bad I Have To Destroy You” and “Internal Bleeding” as PROVIDED PHOTO 7 DE Follow your DE Pulse writers Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Wild Beasts play wild beats JAKE SAUNDERS The tune is a Daily Egyptian r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of Wild Beasts’ unique sound When it comes to with Thorpe’s staying in the moment, backing falsetto, Wild Beasts has it though it carries covered with their new itself heavily album “Present Tense.” through the air. The band has built The third track, a positive reputation “Mecca,” billows from producing the from the air back melodic atmosphere into the lead of of a dreamscape. Their Thorpe’s voice. success became clear in His voice glides their 2009 album “Two without effort Dancers,” which was into the flowing nominated for a Mercury of the synthetic Prize and was mentioned rhythm as the in the 2011 edition of guitar plucks in PROVIDED PHOTO “1001 Albums You Must staccato fashion. Hear Before You Die.” The vocals and guitar through the experimental the intimate and emotional Wild Beasts’ sounds are strike in a synchronous atmosphere. sides through harmony based on pop tempos, manner as the listener Te alteration of voice and beautiful discordant quick and successive, becomes wrapped in works well enough. Te background accompaniment. while the rhythm is sound and driven down a combination ofers a sense The final song, ultimately experimental, waterfall of rhythm. of melodic fullness — it “Palace,” emulates the overtaking and driving. Having drifted down will satiate the tastes of accomplishments of Te album opens with the waterside, near the listener who salivates every track. Its haunting “Wanderlust,” an intro drowning in psychedelic for symphonic drink. low falsettos reverberate with a rhythmically dark sound, the following The proceeding tracks and it flows pleasantly complexion. Te entrance track floats toward a explore the technical into the listener. of the lead voice, the now distant listener. dynamics in sounds “Present Tense” may be tenor melody from bassist “Sweet Spot” swims “Wild Beast” are able purchased on Amazon or Hayden Torpe, begins to in a round, or what is to produce. “Pregnant iTunes. More information lead toward a lighter side perhaps best described Pause,” which displays may be found at wild- falling into a unique falsetto. as a cyclic revolution of the range of Thorpe’s beasts.co.uk. Te drum taps are quick, swirling sounds, with the voice in furious and rhythmic and concise. resonance of Thorpe’s glorious slow form, All of the falsetto. The alteration writhes in dramatics well. instrumentation fourishes of voice hits here as “A Simple Beautiful Truth” Jake Saunders can be and rises, with the synthetic Fleming and Thorpe presents the pop exchange reached at jsaunders@ ambiance roaming in change places, creating a of vocal arrangement and dailyegyptian.com, on the background until the unique toned dynamic. elegant fngerings of guitar. 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BRIAN MAHONEY person told Te Associated Press on wasn’t aware of any deal, leaving Collins was Sunday after the Nets and the overall media attention are Associated Press condition of anonymity because the those details up to his agent. Coach got back from their road trip which new, and Collins believes it won’t plans haven’t been made public. Jason Kidd said those discussions ended Saturday night in Milwaukee. last, but understands that for now Jason Collins spent part of his of After that, the Nets would have to were between management and “It’s kind of funny. Yesterday on his sexuality makes him a big story. day on Sunday shopping at Costco. sign him for the rest of the season if Collins’ agent, but said his former my day of I’m driving around Jersey “Over time it will go down, but as He was wise to stock up, because they wanted to keep him. teammate has been “great, on and of on Route 17 and bringing back a lot far as doing interviews and talking he’ll be staying with Brooklyn for at Collins played the fnal 2:41 of the the court.” of memories from when I was here about it, I’m getting comfortable least a little while longer. Nets’ 96-80 victory over Chicago on “Twin is a good friend of mine before,” Collins said. with the microphone or the camera Te Nets plan to sign Collins to Monday, receiving a standing ovation and he’s a basketball player, but he’s He’s much more famous now on me,” he said. a second 10-day contract, a person from a sellout crowd of 17,732 which a great person and so that’s why we after revealing he was gay in a Sports He’s more comfortable on the with knowledge of the situation included former NBA Commissioner wanted him on this team and we felt Illustrated article last April. He had court, even in the limited minutes he said Monday. David Stern when he entered. Collins he could help us win,” Kidd said, been out of the NBA from then until gets. Finally fnished with his lengthy Collins signed his original deal missed his only shot. referring to Collins by the nickname signing with the Nets. list of pregame obligations, he was on Feb. 23, becoming the NBA’s “It was cool. It was a lot of fun he had during his original stint with Collins said he had plenty of ticket looking forward to helping the Nets frst openly gay player, and it to go into the game,” he said. “Te the Nets from 2001-08. requests from family and friends in whatever way he could. expires Tuesday. most important thing was that we Te Nets still practice in New for Monday’s game, and also saw a “Now that that’s all settled, I’ll go Te Nets then will re-sign him for got the win.” Jersey even after moving to Brooklyn number of familiar faces from the old out there and just try to focus as much another 10 days on Wednesday, the Collins said before the game he before last season, so that’s where days. Te pregame press conference as I can on the game,” Collins said. Illinois opens spring football with wins in mind DAVID MERCER Beckman said he hopes to have his starting While quarterback isn’t a major concern right season in 2012 with 26 carries for 117 yards and Associated Press quarterback picked by the end of spring now for Illinois, whom they’ll be throwing to two touchdowns before being kicked of the team football. For the frst time since 2009, it won’t is, ofensive coordinator Bill Cubit said. last September for unspecifed rules violations. Illinois coach Tim Beckman insists there is be Nathan Scheelhaase, the four-year starter “And that’s because of the unknown,” Cubit Beckman, without elaborating, said Ayoola’s no shortage of pressure to take the team to a who graduated last year. said. “We’ve got to mature there really fast.” second chance is over. bowl game next season. Wes Lunt, a highly-regarded transfer who Illinois lost its leading receiver, Steve Hull, “It’s a family and we’ve got our guidelines that we “We’ve got to be better, we’ve got to win more came to Illinois after spending time as a starter from an ofense that was surprisingly efective have here,” Beckman said. “I wish him the best.” football games. Tere’s no question about that,” at Oklahoma State, appears to have the edge through the air, averaging 287.7 yards a game, Te top rusher from last season, Josh said Beckman, whose Illini went 4-8 last season. over senior Reilly O’Toole an occasional starter second in the Big Ten. Hull was a senior and Ferguson, is back. He had 779 yards on 141 “Is there pressure on me to get to a bowl who has played in 23 games in three seasons the two top players Illini coaches mentioned carries and seven touchdowns as a junior. game? Well, there is from myself,” he added. and sophomore Aaron Bailey. Monday junior Justin Hardee and senior And the back who expected to be No. 1 “Has anybody told me (a bowl appearance is “All three of them have had outstanding Martize Barr combined for 37 catches and 341 on the depth chart last fall is back, too. required)? No.” winter workouts,” Beckman said Monday. “All yards last fall. Donovonn Young had a disappointing junior Spring practice starts Wednesday and the of them have been very competitive. All of them Illinois also fnds itself a little thin at running season 376 yards on 93 carries after starting spring game is April 12. have shown leadership on and of the feld.” back. Dami Ayoola had a promising freshman 10 games in 2012. Wednesday, March 5, 2014 9 10 DE Wednesday, March 5, 2014

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TYLER DAVIS combined score of 335, 47-over-par. and the wind picked up. He said Daily Egyptian UAB led with a score of 290 for the the team was not prepared for the he weather changed quite a bit between the practice opening day. unexpected conditions. Trounds and the real rounds. It was windy and cold Two weeks removed from its season It was not just one bad score that “Tat weather changed quite a bit and we were not dressed for it. opening tournament, the SIU men’s golf did the team in. All fve golfers failed between the practice rounds and the real — Leroy Newton team ended its second tournament of the to break 80 during the frst round. rounds,” Newton said. “It was windy and ‘‘ SIU Men’s golf coach season at the bottom of the pack. Sophomore Drew Novara and junior cold and we were not dressed for it.” University of South Alabama Steve Souchek led the team, both Day two brought better play from the won the Samford Invitational shooting an 81 and tying for 39th team, particularly in the third round. Te Haxel, and tied for 69th. we will show them that.” Tournament, posting a total score place after day one. fnal 18 holes were the best as every player Senior Caleb Harms shot a 76 in the Newton said the adversity the team of 891 during the three rounds. Coach Leroy Newton said the frst day shot in the 70s. fnal round but it was not good enough faced during the tournament would Te University of Alabama- was terrible from the beginning. Coach Newton said the team looked to salvage his tournament as Harms be good for them moving forward. Birmingham fnished just two “Today was a disaster,” he said Monday a lot better on the second day of play. ended Tuesday tied for 76th. “I think its humbled them a strokes behind them and Campbell night. “Anything that could go wrong, “I think we shot a 76, 77, 78 and Souchek tied for 72nd and junior little bit and they know they’re not University rounded out the top did go wrong and we didn’t react well.” two 79s today, which was a lot better Wade Tompson fnished the that bad of golfers,” he said. “We three with a score of 906. Newton said some of the day one than 87s and 89s,” he said. “If the kids tournament in 82nd place. just took it as a learning experience SIU fnished 15 out of 16 total struggles were because of the weather the would’ve had a couple more days and Newton said he expects his team to and I think it’s going to help us in teams, with a score of 970 for the host city was experiencing. the weather was better, I think we’d be bounce back. the long run.” three rounds and not one Saluki Newton said forecasts predicted in the middle of the pack.” “I think they’ll keep grinding The team has a week off and was able to break the top 60 in the warm and breezy weather, and Sophomore Ryan Haxel had the best away and they’ll want everybody then heads to the Jackson Country feld of 89 golfers. that held true through the practice fnish for any Saluki in his season debut. else to know that they’re a lot Club in Jackson, Tenn., for the Te team had a rough frst day in rounds. When tournament play He tied for 65th, shooting a 242 overall. better than how they played this University of Tennessee-Martin Hoover, Ala., ending Monday with a started, the temperatures dropped Novara fnished just one stroke behind weekend,” he said. “And I believe Grover Page Classic.

ARC mithpeters is clutch. He has not GRIMES pretty goofy. She definitely brings CONTINUED FROM 12 played like a freshman when it has CONTINUED FROM 12 a good vibe to the team.” These players have to produce S Grimes and the rest of her in every facet of the game this mattered most this season. “We always joke that Kris is our team will continue their season at weekend if the Salukis want ‘‘ — Tyler Dixon triplet because we look so much the University of North Florida a chance to cut down the net alike,” she said. Intercollegiate tournament Sunday afternoon. VanVleet was named the Larry Jackson was also named to the Ashleigh said Grimes is the type of Monday and Tuesday. Te Salukis head to St. Louis Bird MVC Player of the Year. The All-Defensive Team and finished teammate who knows how to keep Tursday with an open practice from top three spots were claimed by second in Defensive Player of the the mood light amongst the team. Tony McDaniel can be reached at 3-3:30 p.m. at the Scottrade Center. Wichita State while SIU Senior Year voting. “She is always really [email protected], @ Tuesday, the All-MVC teams Desmar Jackson finished seventh encouraging,” Ashleigh said. “If tonymcdanielDE or were released along with the in the voting. Tyler Dixon can be reached at tdixon@ you played bad or even if you at 536-3311 ext. 282 player of the year. Jackson and Beane were named dailyegyptian.com, @tdixon_de on played well, you know she’s going Shocker sophomore Fred to the All-MVC Second Team. Twitter or 536-3311 ext. 256. to make you laugh because she’s For live updates of all Saluki sports Page 12 DE follow @DEsalukis SportS Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Golfer makes new home in Carbondale Grimes started playing golf at “I was playing at College of TONY MCDANIEL age 10 while also playing basketball the Canyons at the time. I just Daily Egyptian and participating in fgure skating at played really well at a tournament. her local ice rink. Grimes said her I medaled, and my Dad asked One player on the Saluki women’s parents told she and her brother they me to come with him after it was golf team has overcome her fair had to choose one sport. over,” Grimes said. “My dad said share of adversity to play with SIU “You can’t get a scholarship for we really have to drive fast, because this season. fgure skating and I don’t have the Aaron [Grimes] just said the house Junior Kris Grimes is playing in height for basketball, so golf it got broken into… We were pretty her frst season for the Salukis. In was,” She said. terrifed to hear that people we lived that short time, Grimes has turned Figure skating was Grimes’ frst near did that, and it just didn’t feel into one of coach Alexis Mihelich’s passion. Grimes began skating at an like a home anymore.” top players. ice rink behind the bowling alley her Grimes comes from a family with “She hits it far and she can make parents played at. a rich history. Her grandfather, putts so she makes a lot of birdies… “My mom was really into fgure Herman L. Grimes, is the inventor of Her birdie conversion is one of the skating,” she said. “I started fgure the folding wing aircraft. Herman’s highest on the team.” Mihelich said. skating at three and a half; did it invention helped turn the tide in the “Statistically, she’s my number-three for twelve years before I stopped. I Pacifc Ocean during World War II. player in scoring average.” decided golf was the love of my life.” Tanks to his innovation, the U.S. Grimes spent her freshman and Grimes was born on June 3, 1992 Navy was able to carry more planes sophomore seasons playing for in Compton, Calif., less than two on their aircraft carriers. College of the Canyons in Los months after the LA riots, which Grimes said her grandfather’s Angeles. In her two years with the took place in South-Central LA, accomplishments push her to Cougars, Grimes was a two-time All- including Grimes’ hometown. succeed in her own endeavors. American, and also the individual Grimes said despite the history of “It makes me feel like I have a state champion in California her violence, Compton is not as bad as purpose to not only be the best person freshman year. it seems. I can be, but uphold my family name Mihelich said Grimes’ recruiting “Every city in every state has its at the same time,” she said. process to SIU was unorthodox. areas that are good and areas that are Grimes wrote some history Grimes reached out to Mihelich bad,” she said. “Unfortunately, in the of her own in September when about joining the Salukis. area I live, we have a combination Grimes became the frst African- “Kris sent me an email and of both. Tings happen down the American women’s golfer in SIU I didn’t respond to it. Then she street and around the corner.” history. Grimes said following in her sent me another one like, ‘Why Grimes attended Saint Joseph grandfather’s steps is something she didn’t you respond to my email?’” High School, a Catholic all-girls is proud of. Mihelich said. “I responded to her school in nearby Lakewood, Calif. “I think it’s a great responsibility and a and looked up her scores and was “[Saint Joseph] had a golf great honor at the same time,” she said. kind of like, ‘Oh these are pretty program; that was one of the Grimes is from a family of eight good scores.’ So I was glad she was major things,” Grimes said. “It kids, and is the youngest girl in so persistent.” was alright. I was the only person her family. Since many of Grimes’ Grimes said the decision to move I knew from my elementary school siblings are older, they’ve begun to more than 1,600 miles to SIU from to go there, so I had to make new have children of their own. her hometown of Compton, Calif. friends and meet new people. It “I’m a great aunt, my nieces and stemmed from an idea a friend gave her. was kind of tough, but it turned nephews have had their children “I had a friend that lived out here LEWIS MARIEN · DAILY EGYPTIAN out pretty good in the end.” too,” she said. and mentioned the school and he said Te Grimes family found Grimes’ large family got a little bit Junior golfer, Kris Grimes, practices Thursday at Hickory Ridge Golf they’ve got a golf team, and I was like themselves victim to Compton’s bigger when she came to SIU. Seniors Course in Carbondale. Grimes is the first female African-American oh really,” she said. “I’ve always wanted golfer in SIU history. SIU finished second Saturday in the Murray violence. In 2012, the Grimes Ashleigh and Cassie Rushing adopted to come to the Midwest and do a little State Racer Classic in Murray, Ky. Grimes tied for seventh place. The family home in a rural area of Grimes as their honorary third twin. traveling outside of California. I like the team will compete Monday in the North Florida Intercollegiate at Compton wasbroken into by some decision I made.” the Jacksonville Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla. of their neighbors. Please see GRIMES · 11 Te madness of March is back in the MVC ond the a SIU plays Friday for the Hinson said. “He can throw best of their abilities. ey rc first time since 2009, but the it in, he can throw it out. I’ve Number three: role b game will not be easy. The said this before and I believe players are vital to any Salukis take on the Panthers it, he’s the best big man in the team and it holds true of the University of Northern Valley, he’s hard to stop.” with the Salukis. Freshmen Iowa. Which team will show A few things must happen for Tyler Smithpeters and Sean up for SIU? On Jan. 14, the the Salukis to get a win Friday. O’Brien have to contribute Salukis squeaked out a win Number one: the post in the tournament. O’Brien with tyler dixon against the Panthers 68-66. players must stay out of was key at the beginning of Te game in Cedar Falls, foul trouble and need to the season, but has fallen off The best time of the year Iowa was a diferent story. stay on the court. Te last as of late. He played well in for a basketball fan is finally The Salukis were game against the Panthers, the second meeting against upon us: March Madness. outmatched, and it showed. freshman Bola Olaniyan UNI and needs to continue After almost four months They were 4 of 15 from played eight minutes and that trend. of Saluki basketball, it is the 3-point line while the fnished with zero points, Smithpeters is clutch. time for the Missouri Valley Panthers were 10 of 25. zero rebounds, three fouls and He has not played like Conference Tournament. UNI is a tough team to play a turnover. If Olaniyan has a a freshman when it has SIU did not start the season because they have several similar stat line, the Salukis mattered most this season. of the best way, but being 7-3 in good players. Junior Seth will struggle. Hinson said he He hit two free throws its last 10 games gives the team Tuttle is their leader. When wants to average a double- with only a few seconds left momentum in the tournament. he has the ball he can do double from his post players on the clock to send the Te Salukis had wins over Indiana whatever he wants with it. and he has not gotten that. Loyola University game into State University, the University of Coach Barry Hinson said Number two: sophomore overtime and the 3-pointer he Evansville and played the Shockers he has watched game tape of guard Anthony Beane needs hit Saturday against Illinois SARAH GARDNER · DAILY EGYPTIAN of Wichita State University closely every basket Tuttle has made to continue playing at a high- State University is still fresh Senior guard Desmar Jackson goes up for a slam dunk Nov. for 38 minutes. this season. level. It gives the Salukis in the minds of fans. 2 at SIU Arena. Jackson earned runner-up Defensive Player If the Salukis can click at the “He can go right, he can go another dimension when they of the Year for the Missouri Valley Conference and was right time, they could surprise left, he can catch it, he doesn’t have Beane and Senior guard named to the All-MVC Second Team. teams and fans this weekend. have to put it on the foor,” Desmar Jackson playing to the Please see ARC · 11