The way universities are paid by the state may be affected by input from SIU faculty and administrators.

After Jan. 1, 2012, universities will receive state funding based on numbers of enrollment, retention, and graduation rates thanks to legislation signed into law in August.

The Illinois Board of Higher Education Steering Committee is designing new measurements for how much money universities receive from the state. The committee members met Wednesday at Richland Community College in Decatur, where they discussed factors including how performance will be evaluated and where funding will come from.

“The whole idea behind performance funding is that schools will be rewarded for output rather than input," said Allan Karnes, associate dean and professor in the school of accounting. In other words, don’t tell us how many students you have, but rather, how many degrees were awarded."

Karnes, who is a member of the IBHE steering committee, said some committee members believe the new measures should be developed and implemented regardless of whether new funding is made available by the state. He said the measures could cause schools to compete.

“They’re saying we ought to use all of these metrics and take a piece of each school’s budget and put that in a pot and have the school’s compete for it,” he said. “So the best you could do is to get back to zero and maybe steal a little bit of money from another school. That’s a bad idea, and there’s research that shows other states that have done it, that if they do it on a peel-back method like that, it eventually fails.”

Chancellor Rita Cheng, who is also on the steering committee, said the competition for the funding is a major

concern.“I think the most important thing is the

system can’t be gamed. We don’t want one university trying to attract students away from another university,” she said.

Cheng said she's worried some universities would have an advantage in competition because they already have more resources.

“We also don’t want universities that have more money to be able to be more successful because they can attract students though scholarship or activities,” she said. “So, I think it’s really important we have a quality measure included … and that we have everything directed at the ultimate graduation of students from high quality programs.”

Quality of a performance within a program is one of the metrics Cheng and Karnes proposed to the steering committee.

“One of the reactions to performance based funding is ‘Well heck, we can increase the number of degrees, we’ll just give them easy grades and we’ll graduate more people',” Karnes said.

To dispel that fear, Karnes said the committee has considered measuring overall grade point average and the percentage of accredited programs at schools.

While the IBHE will decide what measures are used, one way the university has been involved in the decision is to help develop metrics by forming an advisory committee that consists of faculty.

Jim Allen, associate provost for academic programs, is a member of the advisory committee, which he said has worked to offer input on how the metrics can be shaped to better reflect the university's performance. Allen said one significant concern is how transfer and minority students are factored in.

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Committee looks closer at state-funding measuresLAUREN DUNCANDaily Egyptian

Spring Monetary Award Program funding restoredSARAH SCHNEIDERDaily Egyptian

Naarah Havenstein, of Marion, learns about the construction of a piece of art Wednesday at the Southern Glass Works annual glass ornament sale in Carbondale. Havenstein said she was buying ornaments for her father who, when he was a child, broke all of his mother’s glass ornaments. “He always talked about glass ornaments

and how you couldn’t find them,” she said. Adam Cohen, a graduate student in art, said there were 150 to 200 ornaments made for this year’s sale. “One hundred percent of the proceeds from ornaments go to Southern Glass Works,” Cohen said, “We use the money for equipment, visiting artists and field trips.”

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Giving glass for Christmas

Charles Schaefer, a member of the Carpenter's Local 638 union, stands behind a sign Wednesday in protest of Long John Silver's restaurant, which, unlike many Carbondale

businesses, did not use local union labor for construction. The protest is one of several currently taking place in Carbondale. PLEASE SEE PAGE 4 FOR THE FULL STORY.

GENNA ORD | DAILY EGYPTIAN

The Illinois State Legislature approved the restoration of funds for the Monetary Award Program Monday after it was cut from the budget last year.

Legislators cut $33 million from MAP funds last year to help cover the budget deficit. MAP grants are

a taxpayer-supported aid that is awarded to eligible students who demonstrate financial need for higher education. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the group that administers funds, was awarded $33.5 million Monday to cover the spring semester.

In an email to the university community, SIU President Glenn Poshard said students would have

had their spring MAP grants cut by 8 percent, which would cost the university at least $2 million.

“Had we lost that funding, I think it would have severely impacted many students,” he said. “If they don’t have that available, it disrupts their planning and them being able to stay in school.”

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D!"#$ E%$&'"!(N!"#) ursday, December 1, 2011 3Campus Habitat packs bags; new management steps in

Campus Habitat has le* behind three of its Carbondale properties, including two that have been the subject of an extended battle with the city over safety violations.

) e New York-based landlord handed the deeds to 600 W. Freeman St., 820 W. Freeman St. and 716 University Ave. over to their lenders earlier this month, acting City Manager Kevin Baity said.

U.S. Bank now holds the deed to 820 W. Freeman St., and First Internet

Bank holds the deeds to 600 W. Freeman St. and 716 University Ave., he said. He said the banks have said their plan is to bring the buildings back into compliance and make them occupant-ready, then sell them.

Baity said the city is working with the bank and United Campus Housing Management Group on 600 W. Freeman St. and 716 University Ave. Campus Habitat hired the group to manage several of its Carbondale properties earlier this month.

For 820 W. Freeman St., the city has been working directly with U.S. Bank, Baity said.

Representatives from Campus Habitat could not be reached for comment.

Wesley Deese, UCH Management Group chief operating o+ cer, said in an email he’s visited the properties

that UCH took over from Campus Habitat twice since Nov. 1. UCH now manages 600 W. Freeman St., 716 University Ave., and the property at Wall and Graham Streets, he said.

UCH has met with the city and First Internet Bank to discuss a preliminary plan to bring the buildings back to compliance with city code.

Deese said UCH was also aware of the properties’ troubled history when they took over management.

“Campus Habitat made us aware that there were some tensions and delicate discussions with the city regarding several repairs that were needed, and that it was important for us to be responsive to any requests they may have,” he said.

Council member Jane Adams said even though Campus Habitat

is out of the picture, the properties’ issues aren’t.

“I’m still very concerned because those buildings need a lot of investment,” she said. “We’re through with one chapter, but I think there are more chapters.”

Adams said she thinks the city’s e, orts to have Campus Habitat bring its buildings to code contributed to the landlord’s decision to leave Carbondale.

) e city’s e, orts have included frequent inspections, numerous citations and, in September, $30,000 in - nes.

Adams said she’s now concerned about the heating in the buildings as winter approaches. She said malfunctioning air conditioning had been a recurring problem, so the heating is bound to be an issue as well.

There have been issues with heating in the buildings, and inspections will continue normally, Baity said.

“Some are working and some are not,” he said.

Adams said the excuse that the buildings are old, which wouldn’t make the buildings’ problems the landlord’s fault, is false because it’s the owner’s responsibility to budget for costs of bringing the property to compliance.

She said she continues to work on an ordinance which would require property managers to be licensed with the city and undergo training about building code and working with the city.

Eli Mileur can be reached at emileur@dailyegyptian.com or

536-3311 ext. 266.

Company gives properties over to lendersELI MILEURDaily Egyptian

On-campus theft increases as semester ends

Campus police report the majority of on-campus the* s during the last few weeks of the semester, but student awareness can prevent some.

“) e number one thing is to be alert,” said Russ ) omas, a campus police o+ cer and safety expert. “Don’t be paranoid, but use good judgment. Be responsible and be careful what environment you get yourself into.”

) e* is the No. 1 crime, both on campus and nationally. ) omas said laptops, cell phones and textbooks are the main stolen items on campus.

He said although SIU is only responsible for 1 to 2 percent of the

crime in Carbondale, on-campus the* is still a reoccurring problem.

Although there have been disturbances in the past, Thomas said SIUC’s campus is typically quiet, which distinguishes it from other universities.

Incidents still occur, however, and Thomas said students should keep their bookbags to their side if they can. If they have to use the restroom, he suggested they have somebody they know watch their belongings.

Matt McGuire, a junior studying journalism from Carbondale, said he keeps his belongings within arm’s reach in order to prevent the* .

“If you have control of your personal

belongings, you don’t have worry about them getting stolen,” McGuire said.

Yvet Holmes, a junior from Belleville studying journalism, said she always keeps her belongings with her in class.

“I - gured that the* was an issue, so I didn’t want to leave my stu, laying around,” Holmes said. “I would leave my backpack in class, but depending on the day I would take it with me.”

) omas said there are cameras set up on campus to help police monitor crime, and the Department of Public Safety’s website has a daily report that lists all on-campus crimes.

Clayton Armstrong can be reached at carmstrong@dailyegyptian.com or

536-3311 ext. 259.

Laptops, cell phones and textbooks are common targetsCLAYTON ARMSTRONGDaily Egyptian

Sergeant John Allen, SIU campus police officer, sits in his vehicle Tuesday. Allen said most crimes on campus are

crimes of opportunity and he urges students to be aware of their surroundings and not leave possessions unattended.

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Some of the proposed metrics consider how many credit hours students have accumulated upon graduation.

While the university's proposed measures reward schools that graduate students in less than 144 credit hours, Allen said students graduate with an average of 137 credits at SIUC. He said a part of performance funding should be rewarding universities for being more e* cient with students' money such as saving tuition for extra credit hours.

"Our strategy was to look at ourselves, our students, and to + nd what the state is considering, to + nd how we can be ahead at performance funding," he said.

Proposed measures Karnes and

Cheng brought to the steering committee that would re, ect on four-year universities include the number of undergraduate degrees granted at the university; the number of degrees granted in comparison to the student population; remedial student success; + rst-year student credit hour completion; the number of credits student acquire before graduation; how many credits transfer students graduate with; and the number of graduate degrees granted.

Within many of those metrics, points would be distributed to the university for how successful sub-populations were in each area.

Some of the metrics look speci+ cally at underrepresented groups including MAP and Pell Grant recipients, minorities, female- and male-dominated + elds, degrees earned by transfers

students, degrees earned by remedial students and degrees in high-demand.

“If we reward schools for providing degrees in high demand areas, then they’re able to contribute to getting rid of that shortage,” Karnes said.

A + nal area of measuring performance is research. Proposed measures for research include money that comes into the university as a result of research; how much students are involved in research; patents, copyrights, and trademarks that come as a result of university research; and performance, services and activities in the community by students in the + eld of study.

By improving areas de+ ned in the measures, Cheng said the university could increase the funding received.

“If we can have more success in graduating students and retaining them

it will be good for the economy of the state … and so it’s really important for us to look at ways to secure additional funding to accomplish our goals,” she said.

While measures are still being developed by the steering committee, Karnes said many members of the group that consists of state representatives, business people, and educators, are also focusing on the concern of how money will be distributed.

“What we are advocating for is to take the new money and leave the budgets the same, and then make new money available for competition,” he said. “) at is being endorsed by the subcommittee, and I think it’s generally the opinion of the steering committee as well.”

From January to June 2012, Karnes said the committee would like to collect

data, and then in June 2013 the state could evaluate how each school did in the past year, and depending on the school’s performance, it would receive its performance funding.

) e steering committee may be in charge of developing measures, but the state will still be responsible for paying universities.

“) ere’s nothing that’s holding the state responsible for adequate funding for the universities themselves and adequate funding for student aid,” Karnes said. “I think we ought to have some measure of accountability on the state’s part as well.”

Karnes said the committee did not + nish its discussion Wednesday, hwever, it will look closer at metrics for performance funding before presenting + nalized measures to the IBHE in January.

Poshard said he is assured Gov. Pat Quinn will sign the legislation

within the next two weeks.Public universities have taken

major pay cuts in the form of student assistance programs, and he now sees change of thinking in the Illinois state

legislature when he has lobbied for additional funding, he said.

“We have really made a case that this is their investment in the lives of students to get that

bachelor's degree because that is the meal ticket to the great middle class of America,” Poshard said. “If you want to build the economy and build the country right, then don’t

cut the student assistance funds.”

Sarah Schneider can be reached at sschneider@dailyegyptian.com

or 536-3311 ext. 255.

While the numerous protests in Carbondale may be re, ective of the national mood, some students question what they accomplish and others believe in the power of protest.

“) is year has been a year of protests for our nation,” said Derek Martin, a professor of sociology.

In Carbondale, protests include those of the Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois, Occupy Carbondale and the local carpentry unions. ) e Peace Coalition has protested weekly since 2001 in support of nonviolent con, ict resolution; the Occupy Carbondale movement began protesting Oct. 15; and local carpenter unions have been protesting Long John Silver's lack of local union support since Oct. 26.

Martin said people protest because

they notice something wrong and can no longer sit by and allow it to continue. He said many people start protesting for a cause, and continue to do so because they feel empowered and like they belong to a community.

Jonathon Vick, a senior studying from Herrin studying + nance, said he has mixed opinions about protests.

“Yes, they are out there and they have gotten our attention, but what happens next? How long are they going to be out there?” he said.“I think that it can be e- ective; people are going to notice a large group of protesters on the street, but it also has a negative stigma attached to it, so o. en times it is not taken seriously.”

Martin said history proves the worth of protests.

“Protests can certainly cause change — just look at the civil rights or women’s rights movements,” Martin said.

Kelsey Franklin, a senior from Herrin studying early childhood education, said she considers the protests in Carbondale successful.

“Carbondale is really the heart of southern Illinois, so whatever is going on here is going to have a trickle down e- ect into the smaller, surrounding communities,” she said.

Martin said location is key to protests, and protests will be strongest if held somewhere that will attract media attention and supporters. He said one strategy is to disrupt a public place where a protest can't be ignored.

Local carpentry unions are in protest outside of the newly built Long John Silver's on Route 13, protesting the company's decision to hire an out-of-state construction company to build the restaurant rather than hiring local laborers.

Robert Vosburgh, business representative and organizer of

Carpenters’ District Council of Greater Saint Louis and Vicinity, said being on Route 13 gets the local carpentry unions a lot of attention. ) ey've placed a banner in front of the highway that reads, "Shame on Long John Silver's".

“We consider ourselves so successful because of the recognition we get from our banner outside of Long John Silver's,” he said. “ We are raising awareness in the community and creating a support system for local business. In my eyes, that alone can be considered an e- ective result of our protesting.”

Vosburgh said he will remain in protest until Long John Silver's agrees to have future or repair work done by locals.

Adam Turl, Occupy Carbondale representative and a senior from Carbondale studying art, said the SIUC campus brings diversity to

Carbondale, which makes it a great place for protests.

Turl said the Occupy Carbondale movement began in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement, but now means something di- erent and personal to each member.

) e Occupy Wall Street movement began in September, and according to the website, represents the 99% of men and women who aim to end the greed and corruption of the wealthiest 1% of America.

Turl said the Occupy Carbondale movement, to him, is about exposing inequality in America.

“We have all sorts of people, from students to community members, and they are all here for their own reasons such as increased rates of tuition or higher poverty levels,” he said.

Turl said he hopes Occupy Carbondale will always exist, or until the problems in the world are solved.

Carbondale area home to several groups of protestersASHLEY ZBOREKDaily Egyptian

A young woman pointed to the seat next to mine on a recent ! ight, prompting me to stand in the aisle so she could move in.

Airplane trips a" ord us opportunities for encounters with strangers. It's a chance to have conversations with people we'd otherwise never meet. # ere's usually excitement in learning where others are going and why, where they've been, if they have children and what their dreams are.

But just as security in airports, baggage charges and meager "snacks" have become the norm for air travel, so have opportunities diminished to speak with strangers.

It's not like there's a no-talking policy in terminals or on ! ights, but more people today are preoccupied with their electronic gadgets. Once the woman on my ! ight sat by the window next to me, I said hello and started a conversation until I realized I was talking to myself.

Like a lot of people in airports and on ! ights today, she had ear buds planted in her head. # e wire snaked to an unseen gadget in a backpack at her feet. # e world, as far as she was concerned, didn't exist, and the people she encountered were to be stepped over.

Once the plane took o" and had reached its cruising altitude, a ! ight attendant said it was OK for people

to use their electronic devices. Some pulled out laptops. An older couple played a game on a smart phone. Across the aisle a young man opened his iPad, plugged in ear buds and began watching a movie.

TV commercials show things like that are possible now for people waiting in dreadful places like motor vehicle licensing o$ ces. It is no surprise that more people are spending more time % ddling and playing online.

A Nielsen "State of the Media" study found that Americans in May spent 53.5 billion minutes on Facebook and that social networks and blogs accounted for 23 percent of the time that people in this country spent online. Women ages 18 to 34 were the greatest social networking service users.

# e study noted that more women than men watched videos on social networking services. However, men spent more time watching videos and watched more of them. # e report said that 53 percent of social networking service users follow brands and 32 percent follow celebrities.

# e danger is the apps, blogs, Twitter and Facebook make celebrities and faux friends, whom we may never meet, more appealing than real people in seats or on the street.

A John S. and James L. Knight Foundation survey of 12,090 high school students and 900 teachers found that kids have a

greater appreciation of the First Amendment to the Constitution because of social media. However, many teachers thought the digital connections harmed instead of enhanced student learning.

Gadgets siphon away people's focus from real life. Anyone can see it in today's airports.

Young people are the "digital natives" — kids who grew up with computers, the Internet and cell phones. To them it's as much a part of life as eating and sleeping.

I have used free Internet services while waiting in airports, but at some the experience is terribly frustrating because it's impossible to get connected and read without a plethora of advertising clogging my computer.

On the recent ! ight, the pull-down food trays were covered with a blood-red ad for a high-speed smart phone. # e ! ight attendants also used the public address system on the plane to advertise a product, which some wanted.

It's no di" erent from billboards and commercials people have to put up with in their homes, in movie theaters, on the street, in stores and even public restrooms. Ads pull us away from personal encounters and titillate folks with more marketing of products and services. # at's become our new social norm.

# e overall e" ect diminishes individuals, communities, civic engagement and opportunities to learn from others.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

D.&/ .0',1/:# e Faculty Association strike is

indeed over; however, the cultural climate that instigated the strike in the % rst place is still present.

It is pervasive. And it needs to change.

According to SIUC’s mission statement, the university is committed to enhancing our community’s “Quality of life through the exercise of academic skills and application of problem-solving techniques.” Faculty, graduate assistants and civil service employees actualize this mission daily by inspiring, challenging and supporting SIUC to become a community of intelligence and transformation.

Yet, despite their best e" orts, the tenor of this university remains oppressively bureaucratic. Sadly, we have exchanged strong academic leadership for micro-management, and this threatens the nature and value of what it means to earn an education in this country.

While many in our community strive to ful% ll our school’s mission, constituents of the administration actively and consistently antagonize it. # e public rhetoric that is attributed to Chancellor Rita Cheng’s o$ ce is simply uncivil and degrading. Worse, it assaults the very foundations of our educational and cultural missions.

During the week of the strike, the Chancellor stated: “Despite the ongoing strike, we are successfully limiting the impact on our students. At the close of the second day of the strike, less than 5% of class sections were a" ected by the walkout.”

# is is ignorant. # is is arrogant. # is is wrong, both factually and ethically.

Cheng’s use of the terms “successfully,” “impact,” and “a" ected” evince a horribly anti-intellectual worldview, one that belittles the hundreds, possibly thousands, of students who chose either to attend classes, only to have their attendance taken and then be dismissed, or to not attend classes as a sign of protest.

A2 er the strike ended, the

Chancellor thought it necessary to ignore the damaging impact of her insensitive comments regarding the replaceability of professors and claimed,“We also have petitions from students who want to keep their substitutes.”

Considering the need and desire for reconciliation across this campus a2 er months of contract negotiations and public animosities, how does a statement such as this do anything other than attempt to disempower, disenfranchise and mock the most signi% cant populations on this campus?

Many undergraduates at SIUC do not view education as a means to obtain a career or pathway to academic excellence; they see it as an agent of personal transformation.

# ese students express an intense hunger for something — a better life, the ability to see beyond their realities, a sense of purpose, an echo of joy — and it is our responsibility and privilege to help them satiate these hungers.

I urge every member of our academic community to consider, at least momentarily, the ideals upon which this university community was founded.

I urge the administration to stop threatening the most signi% cant and transformative opportunities of our students’ lives and then congratulating themselves on a job well done.

I urge the entire SIUC community to resist the desire to slip back into the status quo and accept “business as usual.” Whatever it is that we need, it certainly is not business, usual or otherwise. For this is not over.

Tony M. Vinci graduate assistant of English

“It” is not overI urge the entire SIUC

community to resist the desire to slip back into the status quo and accept “business as usual.” Whatever it is that we need, it certainly is not business, usual or otherwise.

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Born Cody Diekho* in Delavan, Chicago Farmer emerged onto Illinois' music scene in 2003. Farmer’s sound is deeply rooted in traditional American Folk and reminiscent of iconic artists such as Bob Dylan and Neil Young. His lyrics are narrative vignettes of rural towns, dirt roads, green pastures and blue-collar workers.) e singer-songwriter sat down with T!" G#$%& before his performance tonight at Hangar 9 to discuss musical in+ uences, upcoming releases and the duality of Illinois living.T!" G#$%&: You’re from Delevan, a small town in the center of the state. What was that like for you growing up and what e* ect has it had?Chicago Farmer: Sometimes when you grow up in a small town, it’s kind of a drag and you want to get out of it. You want more things and you complain about it, but when I look back on it, (Delevan) was a really good place. A lot of families were farmers and, once I started learning how to play music, that was my way to venture out into the rest of the country.TG: What , rst drew you to music?CF: We had 1,900 people in our town. ) is one guy had an old guitar and he used to play a lot of Hank Williams’ songs. ) at was around the time I was getting into a lot of di* erent music, mostly the heavier stu* like punk rock. Once I heard him playing that acoustic guitar, I knew that it was what I wanted to do.TG: So, is Hank Williams your biggest musical in+ uence?CF: I think that guy Kenny Forbes would be my biggest musical in+ uence. He was the , rst person I ever really sat down and heard play guitar.TG: Were there any other folk artists you listened to early on?CF: Not really. I was more into Nirvana, Pearl Jam, stuff like that. Once Nirvana went unplugged I mixed that with Hank Williams; that’s where I’m at now most of the time.TG: I’m sure you get this question a lot, but how did you get the name

Chicago Farmer?CF: I lived in Tennessee for a while, but I’ve been in Illinois almost my whole life. And that’s kind of what Illinois is — Chicago and all the farm towns. Both my grandparents were family farmers, and in 2003 I moved to Chicago and fell in love with it. I’ve been in both, and love both. ) ey’re two di* erent worlds, but I’ve had the pleasure of being in the two and love them both.TG: A lot of your music is about Illinois and those small towns outside of Chicago. What is your writing process for those songs?CF: I live in Bloomington now, so I’m kind of between a bigger city and a small town. But I’m in both Delevan and Chicago all the time — I see my family, I play shows. Both of them are home. It seems like whenever I’m in Chicago I’m thinking about small towns and back roads, and then when I’m there I’m wishing I was in Chicago and catching a show or just hanging with friends.TG: Sounds like the same situation for a lot of students here from Chicago.CF: Yeah. It's a pretty long haul driving between Carbondale and Chicago. You see a lot of Illinois in those , ve hours.TG: Like a million pounds of corn.CF: Yeah, for sure. I like Carbondale, though. I always have fun when I’m in town. (Carbondale) has lot of good music

down there and good people.TG: What is it usually like when you perform here?CF: It doesn’t matter if I do Tres Hombres, Hangar or Copper Dragon, it just seems like people really do appreciate the music and want to go out and hear some of it. ) ere’s some really great musicians in Carbondale, and I think that’s what really keeps it going ... the local music scene. For me to come down there to see them and play for them, it’s always a good time. I know a lot of people at Hangar 9 pretty well. We always have a lot of good times and sing-alongs, and I’m always happy to play them the new songs, too.TG: Have you been working on a lot of new material?CF: I’ve been in the studio the last few days, and I’ve been with some friends in there. We’ve been collaborating on some music and instrumentation. I’m working on a new album that has a lot more instrumentation, and some of the songs are really stripped down and just me. It’s de, nitely the most adventurous I’ve ever been. I’ve got all kinds of petal steals and organs, and (I’m) trying to experiment. It’s been really time- and money-consuming, but it’s been really nice to grow and branch out a bit.

Brendan Smith may be reached at bsmith@dailyegyptian.com

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Chicago Farmer spills the beansBRENDAN SMITHDaily Egyptian

Cody Diekhoff, also known as Chicago Farmer, will play with Greensky Bluegrass at 10 p.m. at Hangar 9. Diekhoff, a folk singer who got his start in 2003, sings songs of rural towns and blue-collar workers with an acoustic guitar and harmonica.

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X!RAY EXAMS MEAN EXTRA WORK FOR STUDENTSMarann Ellis, a sophomore from Bartlett studying radiology, sets a position for practice X-rays Wednesday in Engineering Building B. Every week, the radiology students are given different positions to practice taking X-rays on for their weekly Friday exams. Ellis worked

on the five positions for the lumbar spine this week. Meaghan Gildea, a sophomore from Crystal Lake studying radiology, said she spends most of her time studying for her weekly exams. “I was always prone to breaking bones as a kid,” she said when asked why she chose to study radiology.

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D!"#$ E%$&'"!(F!"#$%!) ursday, December 1, 2011 7

X!RAY EXAMS MEAN EXTRA WORK FOR STUDENTSMarann Ellis, a sophomore from Bartlett studying radiology, sets a position for practice X-rays Wednesday in Engineering Building B. Every week, the radiology students are given different positions to practice taking X-rays on for their weekly Friday exams. Ellis worked

on the five positions for the lumbar spine this week. Meaghan Gildea, a sophomore from Crystal Lake studying radiology, said she spends most of her time studying for her weekly exams. “I was always prone to breaking bones as a kid,” she said when asked why she chose to study radiology.

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the Door”12 Three-piece band13 He was a “Rolling Stone”14 Weak NIN song, with “The”?16 “Running Up that ___” Kate Bush17 GNR “Pretty ___ Up”18 Van Morrison “Full ___ Gale”19 Infant songs, perhaps?21 The “Nancy” Relient K loves23 What a hanger-on does to a rocker24 Ray Charles “What’d I ___”25 Backstage, for example27 Violent Femmes “___ It Up”29 Engineer Parsons30 What Sugar Ray just wanted to do31 Stormtroopers of Death, briefly34 What girls in music videos are37 Stevie Wonder’s “Sir”38 ___ DiFranco39 Difficult kind of performance40 “Moon Safari” French duo41 “Dark Side of the Moon” classic42 Motorhead “___ Of Spades”43 Elvis’ title?45 Type of piano or scholar47 Ray Charles “Hide ___ Hair”48 Part of the “Line” the Traveling

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’8758 “This Land Is ___ Land”60 What Pink didn’t want her man to do

on the “Funhouse” album62 A band with perfect chemistry64 Moby song off “Hotel”66 Ben Folds Five “Whatever and Ever ___”67 L.A.’s ___ Of Rockets68 Sedgwick-inspired Cult song69 Monthly struggle for unsigned rocker70 Eddie Cochran “Somethin’ ___”71 Ozzy “No ___ for the Wicked”72 ___ LobosDOWN1 Sang “I Know There’s Something

Going On”2 Drummer Steve of L.A. Guns3 ___ Tengo4 Very good guitar student5 Iron ___6 Only the best rockers could also sing

this7 She warned us about a “Smooth

Operator”8 “Kiss You ___” Scissor Sisters

9 Parents when their punk kid gets rich10 What improv musicians need to have11 Beach Boys “Wouldn’t It Be ___”12 Huey Lewis “If ___ Is It”15 Guitar pioneer Paul20 Pepa’s partner22 “I ___ the Line” Johnny Cash26 Oscar-winning Jamie Foxx role28 Deadhead tie-___ T-shirts29 South African rockers Henry ___30 New Zealanders ___ Patrol31 Right ___ Fred32 “Lean ___, when you’re not strong”33 Daylight ___ (melodic death/doom

band)34 Pop punk band Simple ___35 He wasn’t too “Suave”36 “This is the best song ___!”37 Had hit “Believe” in ’9340 “Crimson ___ Clover”41 Where all stars want to be43 Stevie’s “Songs in the ___ of Life”44 Awards for venues, artists and pro-

moters45 ___ Horton Heat (abbr)46 Swedish metal band49 Iron Maiden’s Steve50 Robbie Williams’ “Meet the ___”51 Leathery band from UK?52 “Word Up” R&Bsters53 “Into the ___” Blessed Death54 Woodstock necessity55 Drummer Anton56 Monty Python member and com-

poser Eric57 Got a “kiss from a rose”59 Final Jimmy Eat World jam?61 Bowie guitarist ___ Slick63 ___ “Scratch” Perry65 “B-b-b-baby you just ain’t seen

nothing ___”

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Aries — Today is a 6 — It’s fine to find solace in solitude, but don’t get lost in the archives. New information opens up new possibilities. Put more into the household account.

Taurus — Today is a 6 — A dose of your friends is prescribed. Side effects include fun, distractions, playful conversation and optimism. You’re surrounded by love.

Gemini — Today is a 6 — Go ahead and daydream. Put your ideas to work for the betterment of your community and the world. Let your imagination take wing. Say “yes.”

Cancer — Today is an 8 — Get ready for two days of adventure. Use what you learned recently for new income possibilities. There’s nothing wrong with a little ambition.

Leo — Today is a 9 — The month begins with intensity where business is concerned. Use your charm and determination. Do what you already know works. Stay thrifty, but get what you need.

Virgo — Today is an 8 — Let your feelings of affection for another flourish. A partner relies on your smarts. It’s simple: Keep doing what works and stop doing what doesn’t.

Libra — Today is a 9 — The impossible looks easy. Projects are coming at you fast, and you can handle them. It may require perfecting new skills. Explore new directions.

Scorpio — Today is a 7 — Cast your own romantic spell. Your powers are particularly keen, and your mood is infectious. Friends offer encouragement. Go for it.

Sagittarius — Today is an 8 — Your spiritual practices clear your mind. Get into nesting at home. Discover something new and surprising about your family roots. Step into new leadership.

Capricorn — Today is a 6 — To get to the next level, study with a master. You’re ready to learn the lesson. Practice as often as it takes until you get it. Then celebrate!

Aquarius — Today is a 9 — Let your schedule tell you what to do (and you’re the master of your schedule). Precision and profit are correlated. Follow an educated hunch. Friends surprise.

Pisces — Today is an 8 — he Moon is in your sign, and you are the star. Do the work, with loving support, and succeed. The practical plan works best. You’re building something.

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Answer here:

Unscramble these four Jumbles,one letter to each square,to form four ordinary words.

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Hampton, who recently received the MVFC Newcomer of the Year award, received his ! rst All-Conference accolade with a spot on the second-team roster.

" is was Hampton's ! rst season back on the ! eld a# er he sat out most of 2010 to recover from his second knee surgery.

He ! nished third in total rushing yards with 1,121, third with an average of 101.9 yards per game and led the conference with 17 touchdowns.

Hampton said this award means a lot to him now, but even more for what’s ahead for his football career.

“It shows that people still believe in me,” Hampton said. “" e recognition itself is a shining light for me.”

" e light also shone down on Boemer, as he received his third All-Conference award, and second straight season as ! rst-team. He was also an All-American preseason selection.

Boemer is now set to get back on a training regiment and begin his preparation for a variety of pro-day camps during the spring semester. " e camps will provide him with an opportunity to show o$ his skills in front of scouts associated with professional teams.

Boemer said the conference recognition might help him get invited to the camps, which makes the All-Conference title bittersweet. He said receiving the award is a nice pat on the back, but it would mean more to him if the team could take the ! eld in the playo$ s.

“It’s de! nitely not the note we want to end on but I had fun. " at’s the most important thing,” Boemer said. “If I had to go back and do it again, I know I would.”

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CONFERENCECONTINUED FROM 12

LAKE FOREST — Jay Cutler isn’t sure he’ll throw another pass for the Chicago Bears this year.

Speaking to reporters for the first time Wednesday since he broke his thumb on his right hand against San Diego two weeks ago, Cutler said he might be finished for the season.

“I’ve got to be smart about it,” he said. “Obviously, I’d want to play next week if they’d allow me. I don’t think that’s going to be in the cards. It could be I’m done for the season. I just have to be smart about it and realize that there is a long-term picture here. At the same point, I want to be out there and my teammates want me to be out there.”

He hopes it happens this season, but he wasn’t making any guarantees.

Coach Lovie Smith acknowledged a possibility that Cutler won’t return, but just as he did the day a# er the San Diego game, he said he expects his quarterback to play again this season.

“I’m going to stand by my comments that I made,” Smith said. “Until someone tells me he’s not, we’re going along like he will be able to come back. And nothing

was said otherwise.”Cutler was injured trying to

help tackle Antoine Cason on an interception return in the fourth quarter of a 31-20 victory over the Chargers. Cutler had three screws and two pins surgically inserted into his throwing hand three days later in Vail, Colo.

He said the thumb is “structurally sound” and the screws will stay in. He said the pins come out a# er three to 10 weeks.

Cutler also said he did not su$ er any ligament damage, but did hyperextend and dislocate it. He has started rehabilitation and is trying to get the swelling to go down, but he expects to lose some - exibility in his thumb.

He’s not sure when he’ll be able to start throwing, let alone playing.

“We’ll have to take it week by week, take some X-rays and CT scans the next couple weeks and see if the bone’s healing like it should be,” Cutler said. “I don’t want to put a real number on it because I just don’t know.”

With Cutler sidelined, the Bears turned to Caleb Hanie last week and the results were mixed.

Making his first start, Hanie threw three interceptions in the first half and flubbed a spike in the closing seconds of a 25-20 loss at Oakland, resulting in a game-

ending intentional grounding call. He also did some things reasonably well, throwing for 254 yards and two touchdowns while running for 50 yards on five attempts, but Chicago (7-4) saw a five-game winning streak end.

With stars Julius Peppers and Brian Urlacher anchoring the defense and Devin Hester leading one of the top special-teams units, the Bears believe they have enough to get by. It would

help if they had their starting quarterback, though.

A lot.Cutler actually finished

that game against San Diego and wound up with 286 yards passing. He also threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, but the only play anyone was talking about afterward was this one.

With an 11-point lead against San Diego and the ball on the

Chargers 30, Cutler was trying to hit Johnny Knox, but the receiver slipped. Cason picked off the ball at the 20 and returned it 64 yards before being pushed out of bounds by Matt Forte at the Bears 16.

Cutler helped prevent a touchdown on the return, but paid a heavy price. He raced over and got knocked to the ground by linebacker Donald Butler as he pushed Cason with his right hand, which smacked the turf as he fell. Major Wright intercepted Philip Rivers’ throw in the end zone three plays later, and the Bears ran 7 minutes and 30 seconds off the clock on the next possession, with Cutler completing two passes on the drive, to Matt Spaeth and Forte.

At first, Cutler did not realize he was injured because he was upset with Knox about the interception.

“I was more worried about talking to him in a calm manner,” Cutler said. “After I settled down and went back on the field, I knew there was something definitely wrong and it was kind of serious. I didn’t really imagine I’d have to have surgery.”

He informed trainers something was wrong during a timeout on the Bears’ long possession but told them, “We’ll just have to deal with it a# er the game.”

Bears’ Cutler not sure he’ll return this seasonANDREW SELIGMANAssociated Press

Junior running back Steve Strother celebrates with senior offensive lineman George Danilkowicz Nov. 12 during the SIU

football game against Eastern Illinois University at Saluki Stadium. As a return specialist, Strother was named first-team All-MVFC.

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The Salukis will have enough chances to grow as their next four opponents (five if you include Chicago State) have RPI's below 300, according to the Real Time Sports ranking website. The only

problem is that every other team in the Valley already looks like it's in mid-season form.

Missouri State (4-0), last year's No. 1 MVC tournament seed, is the other undefeated team, though none of its opponents are worth mentioning.

Indiana State (6-1) and

Northern Iowa (5-1) only have one loss on the year, but the way it lost was drastically different. Indiana State muffed a lead over Minnesota in the waning minutes to lose 76-69, while UNI dropped a laugher against Saint Mary's 57-41. With that said, all 11 wins were impressive.

Evansville (3-2) is a team that's hard to figure out. It toppled two-time national runner-up Butler 80-77, but then it lost by 21 to an undefeated Indiana squad and by four to a University of Illinois-Chicago team that finished four spots behind Butler in the Horizon league last season. So if

SIU beats them by 10 or loses by 30, it won't be a surprise.

As the calender turns over to December, it's difficult to predict what these teams will look like when conference play starts in January. However, it is easy to say SIU will be looking up at those teams instead of down.

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It's hard to draw conclusions about the season from just four SIU games, but checking opponents’ performances against other teams could be an early indicator of where the team may stand.

! e good news: Saluki basketball got its " rst season win Friday 73-57 against Chicago State. ! e bad news: Creighton (5-0) also beat Chicago State 61-95, which is a much wider margin. SIU should be happy

about its " rst win, but in relation to other teams in the Missouri Valley Conference, it still has a long way to go.

SIU was the last MVC team to record a win, and it is the only one below .500 for the season. Bradley (3-3) is the only team close to SIU in standings, but has had a tough schedule so far that includes a 66-43 loss at the hands of Wisconsin.

Creighton is the clear conference leader as it is the only MVC team ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll. ! e Bluejays won their games by an average of 24.4 points, which is at the top of the MVC, and they have a Naismith Award candidate in forward Doug McDermott, who currently holds a MVC-best 23.4 points per game.

Last season, SIU was a little more than " ve minutes away from a win over Creighton at home Jan. 7, but then the wheels came o# and Creighton rallied to win the game 72-66 in overtime. Don't expect another close game when the two lock horns for the " rst time this season Jan. 15 unless SIU does some serious growing between now and then.

A high note came a$ er a down season for nine Saluki football players as the Missouri Valley Football Conference acknowledged player performance with its annual awards.

SIU was represented by three players as " rst-team, three second-team and three honorable mention All-Conference to cap o# the season.

Senior center Bryan Boemer, senior safety Mike McElroy and junior return specialist Steve Strother were " rst-team honorees. Senior o# ensive tackle David Pickard, junior running back Jewel Hampton and junior nose tackle Kayon Swanson were named second-team, and junior defensive end Kenneth Boatright, freshman tight end MyCole Pruitt and freshman kicker Jackson MacLachlan received honorable mention.

McElroy said it was nice to receive the conference awards because it helps heal the wounds from a losing season, but the personal recognition isn’t what the players are a$ er.

“I think every guy who made the award list or who was honored by the conference would trade all of that for an undefeated season or a conference championship,” McElroy said. “I

think every single one of us would trade it for a chance to be playing this weekend in a playo# game.”

! is was the second time McElroy earned a " rst-team All-Conference award; he received one in 2009 during his junior year. He " nished the season with four interceptions and 48 tackles. Two of those interceptions came in the Salukis’ " nal game of the season.

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A peek around the Valley

JOE RAGUSADaily Egyptian

Salukis get recognition for 2011 seasonCORY DOWNERDaily Egyptian I think every guy who made the award list or who was

honored by the conference would trade all of that for an undefeated season or a conference championship

— Mike McElroySIU senior safety

Tess Shubert warms up on the small hurdles Wednesday during track practice at the Recreation Center. “This is a big learning year for everyone,” Shubert

said. “We need a lot out of everyone.” The track and field team will compete in a warm-up meet Saturday during Saluki Fast Start at the Recreation Center.

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The way universities are paid by the state may be affected by input from SIU faculty and administrators.

After Jan. 1, 2012, universities will receive state funding based on numbers of enrollment, retention, and graduation rates thanks to legislation signed into law in August.

The Illinois Board of Higher Education Steering Committee is designing new measurements for how much money universities receive from the state. The committee members met Wednesday at Richland Community College in Decatur, where they discussed factors including how performance will be evaluated and where funding will come from.

“The whole idea behind performance funding is that schools will be rewarded for output rather than input," said Allan Karnes, associate dean and professor in the school of accounting. In other words, don’t tell us how many students you have, but rather, how many degrees were awarded."

Karnes, who is a member of the IBHE steering committee, said some committee members believe the new measures should be developed and implemented regardless of whether new funding is made available by the state. He said the measures could cause schools to compete.

“They’re saying we ought to use all of these metrics and take a piece of each school’s budget and put that in a pot and have the school’s compete for it,” he said. “So the best you could do is to get back to zero and maybe steal a little bit of money from another school. That’s a bad idea, and there’s research that shows other states that have done it, that if they do it on a peel-back method like that, it eventually fails.”

Chancellor Rita Cheng, who is also on the steering committee, said the competition for the funding is a major

concern.“I think the most important thing is the

system can’t be gamed. We don’t want one university trying to attract students away from another university,” she said.

Cheng said she's worried some universities would have an advantage in competition because they already have more resources.

“We also don’t want universities that have more money to be able to be more successful because they can attract students though scholarship or activities,” she said. “So, I think it’s really important we have a quality measure included … and that we have everything directed at the ultimate graduation of students from high quality programs.”

Quality of a performance within a program is one of the metrics Cheng and Karnes proposed to the steering committee.

“One of the reactions to performance based funding is ‘Well heck, we can increase the number of degrees, we’ll just give them easy grades and we’ll graduate more people',” Karnes said.

To dispel that fear, Karnes said the committee has considered measuring overall grade point average and the percentage of accredited programs at schools.

While the IBHE will decide what measures are used, one way the university has been involved in the decision is to help develop metrics by forming an advisory committee that consists of faculty.

Jim Allen, associate provost for academic programs, is a member of the advisory committee, which he said has worked to offer input on how the metrics can be shaped to better reflect the university's performance. Allen said one significant concern is how transfer and minority students are factored in.

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Committee looks closer at state-funding measuresLAUREN DUNCANDaily Egyptian

Spring Monetary Award Program funding restoredSARAH SCHNEIDERDaily Egyptian

Naarah Havenstein, of Marion, learns about the construction of a piece of art Wednesday at the Southern Glass Works annual glass ornament sale in Carbondale. Havenstein said she was buying ornaments for her father who, when he was a child, broke all of his mother’s glass ornaments. “He always talked about glass ornaments

and how you couldn’t find them,” she said. Adam Cohen, a graduate student in art, said there were 150 to 200 ornaments made for this year’s sale. “One hundred percent of the proceeds from ornaments go to Southern Glass Works,” Cohen said, “We use the money for equipment, visiting artists and field trips.”

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Giving glass for Christmas

Charles Schaefer, a member of the Carpenter's Local 638 union, stands behind a sign Wednesday in protest of Long John Silver's restaurant, which, unlike many Carbondale

businesses, did not use local union labor for construction. The protest is one of several currently taking place in Carbondale. PLEASE SEE PAGE 4 FOR THE FULL STORY.

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The Illinois State Legislature approved the restoration of funds for the Monetary Award Program Monday after it was cut from the budget last year.

Legislators cut $33 million from MAP funds last year to help cover the budget deficit. MAP grants are

a taxpayer-supported aid that is awarded to eligible students who demonstrate financial need for higher education. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the group that administers funds, was awarded $33.5 million Monday to cover the spring semester.

In an email to the university community, SIU President Glenn Poshard said students would have

had their spring MAP grants cut by 8 percent, which would cost the university at least $2 million.

“Had we lost that funding, I think it would have severely impacted many students,” he said. “If they don’t have that available, it disrupts their planning and them being able to stay in school.”