Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC July 2008 Daily Egyptian 2008 7-9-2008 The Daily Egyptian, July 09, 2008 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_July2008 Volume 93, Issue 170 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 2008 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in July 2008 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PHOTO COLUMN, PAGE 6: Gus Bode says have your wheels ever taught you anything? WE DNE SDAY JULY 9, 2008 DVOLUME 93, NO. 170 E 12 PAGES Renovation resources Y Women’s Center IT C construction gets city bond. | Page 3 IDEO V M Watch puppeteers CO . perform at the DE Carbondale Public SIU Library. ‘Beck’ is not a loser JAKE LOCKARD ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Christian Angeles, a senior studying political science, plays basketball on the courts on Mill Street Tuesday. Danger Mouse shines as producer of new album. ULSE Murphysboro P | Page 5 Dedicated historian, SIUC expansion professor leaves rich legacy not yet set John Y. Simon dies Jeff Engelhardt Tuesday after 44 DAILY EGYPTIAN years at university A proposal for the expansion of Murphysboro’s city limits will be under Allison Petty more review after Carbondale Mayor DAILY EGYPTIAN Brad Cole suggested that whatever boundary is agreed upon between the two John Y. Simon spent most of his cities be binding. life at SIUC. Murphysboro City Attorney Ed Now after his death, Simon’s con- Heller suggested the city council fur- tributions to the university, its students ther examine the proposal before mak- An early look and the academic world will live on, ing it official at the Murphysboro City his colleagues say. Council meeting Tuesday to assure the Check out a preview Simon, 75, died Tuesday morn- expansion benefits both Murphysboro ing after complications from multiple and Carbondale. health problems. He was a history ANTHONY SOUFFLÉ ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN FILE PHOTO The proposal Murphysboro offi- TS of the women’s professor and executive director of the History professor John Simon poses for a portrait at the McLafferty cials decided to hold included expand- Ulysses S. Grant Association. Annex in January 2007. Simon was the executive director of the ing south towards Grammar Road POR S “John Simon was a giant of a Ulysses S. Grant Association and worked to edit ‘The Papers of Ulysses and north along the Big Muddy River golf season. man,” said history professor Jonathan S. Grant’, published by Southern Illinois University Press. towards Airport Road. Murphysboro Bean, who had known Simon since Mayor Ron Williams said officials | Page 12 1995. “He was one of the great public numerous awards, including the life- country, they ask you who you’re would discuss the expansion in a July intellectuals SIU had, and by that I time achievement award from The working with and you say John 28 meeting. mean he was popu- Lincoln Forum, Simon — people always smile,” said Williams said this decision would be lar with students on ou go to a Civil the Award of Merit Wheeler, a doctoral candidate from more important than previous decisions campus and audi- War conference from the Illinois Springfield studying history. on boundary lines because Cole sug- ences worldwide.” Y State Historical Wheeler said he came to the gested it be a binding agreement. Simon spent the now anywhere across Society, and the university in 2003 specifically to The current boundary line of Country past 44 years at the the country, they $20,000 Lincoln work with Simon, whose career Club Road was established in 1981 in an Today university and edit-‘‘ Prize from the he had admired, and the two grew agreement between Murphysboro and Scattered Thunderstorms ed “The Papers of ask you who you’re Gilder Lehrman close during the past five years. Carbondale, and Williams said he was Ulysses S. Grant,” Foundation. As Simon’s teaching assistant, unaware it expired in 2001. After the High: 79, Low: 64 the 31st and final working with and His contribu- Wheeler often sat with him on the new Wal-Mart store in Murphysboro THER volume of which you say John Simon tions to the field quad after class. Simon, who had opened, Williams said Cole EA is nearing comple- are widely known a great sense of humor, loved to approached him about moving into a W tion. He has written — people always and appreciated, talk to students during these times, binding agreement. more than a hun- said graduate assis- Wheeler said. “We don’t want to make a mis- smile. Thursday dred articles, essays — Sam Wheeler tant Sam Wheeler. “He loved the rhythm of talking take as we do this, and we don’t want and book chapters; graduate assistant “You go to a to young people all day,” Wheeler said. Carbondale to make a mistake,” Partly Cloudy written, co-written Civil War con- High: 85, Low: 65 or edited nine books; and received ference now anywhere across the See SIMON, Page 2 See MURPHYSBORO, Page 2 VISIT SIUDE.COM: NEWS, SPORTS, UPDATES, MULTIMEDIA AND FORUMS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE 2 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 DAILY EGYPTIAN News SIMON CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 personally for 10 years and profession- ing, engaging, funny and a Cubs fan. ally for 30 years. Even after Lisec was no longer his “You know, he wasn’t just talking about Hansen, who team-taught a course student, Simon was still teaching. the Civil War. People were asking him with Simon, remembered his friend “He taught me a lot about ques- what he thought about Paris Hilton.” as someone who made a mighty con- tioning everything, never taking any- Wheeler said he has five tribution to the field and really cared thing for granted, which is a good skill pages to write before the comple- about his students. to have if you’re a historian,” Lisec said. tion of his doctoral dissertation on Simon made a presentation with “He never left any stone unturned.” Abraham Lincoln’s poetry, and he Hansen on June 30, the day before he Many said Simon’s contributions had been excited to show the finished entered the hospital. to his field were huge. product to Simon. But though he was obviously sick, His impact on Wheeler is In fact, Wheeler’s dissertation was Simon taught with his trademark an example of the legacy he one of the last topics the two discussed. enthusiasm, Hansen said. left to students. “It’s weird, when you replay things “It was clear that John was ill, but Wheeler plans to graduate in in your head — at the time you don’t he nevertheless gave one of his typical- December and pursue a career in think they’re very meaningful, but you ly brilliant and funny lectures,” Hansen teaching, just like his mentor. sort of walk away and they become remembered. “It was just magnificent He said he hopes to emulate really meaningful,” Wheeler said. “He and masterful that he was doing this Simon’s longevity, energy and passion told me a lot of stuff —that he’s sort of while he was so ill.” for teaching. proud of me, you know? ... It was a cool Aaron Lisec, associate editor for “That enthusiasm — that never thing to hear.” the Ulysses S. Grant Association, said left him,” Wheeler said. “Fifty years Stephen Hansen, associate provost he was Simon’s student first and later from now, if I could still maintain that for research and dean of the graduate his colleague. enthusiasm for my subject, I’d think I school at SIUE, said he knew Simon He remembered Simon as charm- had it made, you know?” MURPHYSBORO Heller said he suggested the binding agreement. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 committee put the proposal on the Williams said Heller suggested table so they can be clear on what the committee approaches the issue Williams said. “This is a binding they want to accomplish. slowly and cautiously so there is no agreement so we can’t just go up “I don’t know what is going need to rush. in 10 years and tell Carbondale we to happen in committee and what “We met with Mayor Cole don’t want to do this anymore.” they will decide,” Heller said. “But and told him about our decision The sewer system Wal- some things need to be looked at to expand, and that’s when this Mart installed when it came to closely.” started to move,” Williams said. Murphysboro is the reason Williams Murphysboro officials declined “Carbondale proposed a boundary, said he is confident the city can Carbondale’s City Council pro- but we didn’t agree with it and now expand and offer services to other posal to renew the boundary of we’re trying to work something that businesses at a further distance. the Country Club Road as the helps both communities.” EBay Seminar at Public Library No items • 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 19 to report NT • Sign up via John A. Logan Continuing Education Department or the LOTTERS VE at this time. B E Library’s circulation desk • Must be 18 years or older to attend, $20 fee If you spot an error, please • Questions: Mary Stoner, 457-0354 AILY GYPTIAN TIONS contact the D E ALENDAR EC C The calendar is a free service for community groups. 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