SIU President Glenn Poshard said the cash-flow crisis from the

state to the public universities has hit its zenith.

In a press conference at the Stone Center Thursday, Poshard gave an update on the university’s

financial situation, saying Gov. Pat Quinn’s speech Wednesday will determine the direction of the university.

The only certainty the uni-

versity has is that $100 million — representing 7 percent of the higher education budget and fed-eral stimulus money — will be cut in the fiscal year 2011 budget.

How much more is cut is any-one’s guess, Poshard said.

� e School of Law has its � rst woman dean as Cynthia Fountaine is set to take the position July 1.

Fountaine beat out two other � nalists to � ll the position le� va-

cant by Peter Alexander June 30, said Frank Houdek, interim dean of the school. Houdek has been serving as interim dean since July 1.

Cindy Buys, director of international law programs at SIUC and member of the search committee, said Fountaine’s strong commu-nication skills could help the school move back up in the national rankings, Buys said.

� e school was placed in the bottom, or

fourth, tier of law schools nationwide in the U.S. News and World Report’s rankings in 2009.

“Every school is working to improve its reputation and ranking and we’re hoping she can help get us back to where we were or ahead of that,” Buys said.

A� er two years of planning, SIUC civil engineering students are anxious to try out their new canoes against na-tional foes.

� ey just hope their canoes made of concrete do not sink.

Members of Southern’s American Society of Civil Engineers are stra-tegically working toward building a concrete canoe to compete in the Mid-Continent Conference April 23 to 24 at the University of Oklahoma in Nor-man, Okla.

Cameron Jones, president of SI-UC’s chapter of ASCE, said the team is looking forward to the competition this year.

� e team had two years between entering the competition and design-ing and constructing its canoe, which it started building in early February.

According to ASCE.org, the or-ganization was founded in 1852 and represents more than 200,000 mem-bers worldwide. Five students found-ed SIUC’s chapter in 1986.

� e Salukis will compete against

engineering students from the Uni-versity of Iowa, University of Missouri and SIU-Edwardsville, among others.

William Eichfeld, professor of civil and environmental engineering and advisor for the group, said the team has prepared for this year’s competition with better organization and structure compared to past competitions.

“� is has already been a wonder-ful experience for our students,” Eich-feld said. “� ey’re showing us how well of engineers they will be in the future.”

� e canoe construction under-goes di¢ erent tests, said Jones, a soph-omore from Jackson studying engi-neering. � e canoe is critiqued during a dunk test for buoyancy where it is submerged three feet under water and must ¤ oat back up to the surface. � e materials used to build the canoe are also taken into account.

� e � nal piece judged is based on display and graded on presentation.

In addition to strict construction, members must also prepare a booklet

Saluki engineering students set to ¤ oat or sink

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Clockwise from front right, Jacquelyn Keiffer, Justin Webb, Ethan Johnson and Anson Meador place a layer of mesh to reinforce the concrete canoe they are constructing to compete with at the Mid-Continent Conference April 22 to April 24 at the University of Oklahoma. SIUC annually

competes with other schools in the design, construction, transportation and racing of the boats. Many times a team has built a canoe only to have it break on the trip to the competition, said Cameron Jones, president of the ASCE student chapter.

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Two Toyota employees resigned this week from their positions on the Automotive Technology De-

partment’s Advisory Board, said SIUC spokesman Rod Sievers.

Terry Martin, manager of customer quality for Toyota Mo-tor Manufacturing Indiana Inc., resigned March 1, and Neil R.

Swartz, corporate manager for North American Parts Operations, Toyota Motor Sales USA, resigned Feb. 28 according to copies of res-ignation letters veri� ed by the uni-versity, according to a � ursday

BusinessWeek article.The resignations “were to

avoid any suggestion or appear-ance that Toyota board members would exert influence on SIU in any way,” said Mike Michels, a

spokesman for Toyota’s U.S. unit, in the article. “It’s not punitive in any way.”

University Toyota employees resign

11 Dr. David Gilbert and Prof. Omar Trinidad begin research on Sudden Unintended Acceleration in Toyota vehicles.

16 Gilbert informs Toyota about his �ndings.

22 Gilbert speaks to ABC News and demon-strates SUA in a Toyota vehicle.

24-25 Gilbert testi�es to a congressional subcommittee regarding his �ndings. Representa-tives are impressed and blast Toyota in three separate hearings on its handling of the situation.

2-4 Toyota representa-tives speak with Gilbert, the Automotive Technol-ogy Deptartment Chair Jack Greer and other SIUC o�cials regarding further proceedings. Two Toyota employees resign from the department's advisory board.

6 Toyota donates $100,000 for SIUC Transportation

November MarchFebruary

2008 20102009SOURCES: SIUC Automotive Department, Toyota news releases, ABC News, SIUC o�cials

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Undergraduate Student Govern-ment gathered for a last-minute meet-ing � ursday to vote on its election commissioner for this semester’s elec-tions — but that vote never happened.

� e senators did not meet quorum, needing only one more senator to show up to make the group 12 strong.

Quorum is when two-thirds of the senate attends a meeting, allowing it to vote on various bills and to approve new Registered Student Organizations and fund existing ones.

Despite not having enough sena-tors, Sean � omas was appointed to the position until a formal vote at the next meeting, March 16.

President Priciliano Fabian said he appointed � omas because of his involvement at his junior college’s stu-

dent government and at the Wesley Foundation, which gathers students together for worship through the United Methodist Church.

Fabian said he was a little frus-trated that the senators could not meet quorum because the election dates are quickly approaching.

� e elections will be held either the � rst or second week of April, he said.

� e election commissioner’s duties are to pick polling places and times and to monitor the elections for fraud.

� omas said he was not frustrated about the senators missing quorum because he was looking forward to spring break.

� omas, a senior from Maquon studying elementary education, must be questioned by the Internal A� airs Committee to become the commis-sioner, said Dave Lo² us, chairman of the committee.

� e committee will ask � omas thorough questions about his involve-ment in organizations on campus, as well as his commitment to his poten-tial — and temporary — job, Lo² us said.

� omas can then become the commissioner if he is approved by the committee and the senate, Lo² us said.

� omas said he is con� dent he will be approved.

“I’d love to say I’d be elected,” he said. “But I’m not going to go buy my-self party balloons or anything.”

Fabian said students are encour-aged to attend the next meeting to see if the senators approve � omas, and to also discuss the proposed student fees for next year.

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“� ere are so many unknowables at this point time that we can’t really de-velop an FY11 budget until we at least know where the governor is going,” Poshard said. “� ere is no question that substantial cuts will have to be made in FY11, the e� ects of those on this univer-sity we don’t know yet.”

Poshard reiterated he does not ex-pect the university to implement fur-loughs or layo� s for this � scal year, but administrators are preparing plans for

� scal year 2011. � e only way to pull the state out of

its $13.5 billion de� cit is to pass the in-come tax increase, Poshard said. If Gov. Quinn does not propose the increase in his plan, Poshard said the university has to brace for the worst.

While layo� s and furloughs are a last resort for � scal year 2011, Poshard said every decision made would keep the students as the � rst priority.

“Everything we’re doing through this crisis, we’re doing for the students … we don’t exist without our kids,” Poshard said.

Poshard said he does not know what

any of the possible layo� s or furloughs may be next � scal year 2011, but he would continue to try to make those decisions with that philosophy while also honoring the contracts of faculty and sta� .

“I cannot guarantee anybody’s safety, but having said that, if we go into layo� s and furloughs we will follow the legal procedures under which we oper-ate,” he said.

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� e Department of Public Safety has been policing itself in anticipa-tion of next � scal year’s budget in order to maintain its sta� and the services it provides.

In the past year, the department has had two retirements, both of which were � lled within a couple months, said Todd Sigler, director of public safety.

“We’ve had to, in each instance, supply our reasons (to the univer-sity) for needing to replace those positions and be able to substanti-ate the importance of those po-sitions as well as how we plan to fund them,” Sigler said.

University spokesman Rod Sievers said exceptions are made for the department when it comes to the hiring freeze because ad-ministrators view its services as a crucial component to campus operations.

“Certainly, public safety is one of those priorities,” Sievers said. “It’s not a rock solid hiring freeze. People are still being hired at the university.”

Sigler said the only major dif-ference the department has expe-rienced when it wants to fill an empty position is that it has to ex-plain the importance of the vacant position to the university.

“We’ve been very fortunate so far to be able to continue to get our positions replaced, because it’s tough,” Sigler said.

The university has given the department the green light to be-gin hiring another employee, he said. A telecommunicator is retir-ing at the end of this month and the department would like to keep that position filled, he said.

The department has 36 sworn officers, and that number has not changed since last year and is ex-pected to remain the same next year, he said.

Sigler said the department is still struggling just the same as every other department and has looked to outside funding for its policing division because it is state-funded.

The state pays for everything in the policing division such as uniforms, vehicles and other equipment, Sigler said.

The department applied this year for funding through the fed-eral-funded Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Recovery program, he said.

But the program denied any grant money to the department — probably because other police departments are worse off, Sigler said.

The department will continue to apply for outside funding, he said.

“You always kind of prepare for a little bit of the doomsday scenario just because that’s part of what you’re expected to do and what’s part of

good management,” Sigler said.The parking division of the de-

partment is a bit more stable than the policing division because it is locally funded, he said.

The parking division does not have to rely on the shaky funding from the state and instead receives its revenue from sources such as decal purchases, parking meters and parking tickets, Sigler said.

This is not to say the depart-ment has tried to increase the amount of tickets given in order to enhance its revenue, he said.

“There’s no amount of ticket writing that would offset the costs that we might need,” Sigler said. “We’d be happy if we didn’t have revenue coming in from tickets because that means people are

abiding by the parking rules and regulations.”

Sigler said the department is also in a win-win situation where it saves money because of its stu-dent employment. � e department employs more than 40 students in both of its divisions, he said.

Sigler said the department does not have to pay its part-time students as much as it would a full-time worker, so it saves mon-ey while putting money back in the students’ pockets.

Kristen Fort, an undecided sophomore from Panama City Beach, Fla., who works in the parking division, said she was glad to get her job even though she applied later than others for student employment.

“I did it to help my parents with expenses,” Fort said. “I’d feel bad having to push my expenses on them.”

Fort said she is relieved that she doesn’t have to worry too much about losing her job at the division.

Sigler said he and others in the department are grateful to the uni-versity because of its devotion to keep public safety running as usual.

“I think it is encouraging to us and appreciated by us that the ad-ministration appreciates the impor-tant role we play on the campus,” he said.

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SIUC police officer Jamie Lipe fills out a state profiling form after making a traffic stop Wednesday. Although budget cuts have been campus-

wide, the SIUC Police Department has been able to avoid them — if an officer retires or quits, the department is allowed to hire a replacement.

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Daily Egyptian World & Nation Friday, March 5, 20104

LOS ANGELES - A day of passionate protest against education funding cuts attracted thousands of demonstrators � ursday to gener-ally peaceful rallies, walkouts and teach-ins at universities and high schools throughout California and the nation.

From Los Angeles to New York, students, faculty and parents at many schools decried higher stu-dent fees, reduced class o� erings and teacher layo� s in what organiz-ers described as a “Day of Action for Public Education.”

“We are paying more to get less of an education. � at’s why I’m out here today to protest against that,” said California State University, Long Beach art education student Jessica Naujoks, who joined an esti-mated 2,500 others at a campus rally there.

� ere were reports of some trouble in Northern California. Demonstrators blocked access to the University of California, Santa Cruz and smashed the windshield of a car, triggering denunciations of such violence. At UC Berkeley, � re alarms were pulled in some classroom buildings, interrupting lectures. But statewide, no arrests were reported by early evening.

In the sprawling Los Angeles Uni� ed School District, walkouts were reported at six schools, involv-ing about 540 students in all, many of whom then returned to class, o¡ -cials said. “� is was very, very calm,” said Earl Perkins, assistant superin-tendent for school operations.

In Southern California, the largest event was expected to be in downtown Los Angeles’ Pershing Square, where busloads of demon-strators arrived from schools across the region. � ey were to march a few blocks away to the Reagan State

Building. Earlier in the day, campus po-

lice estimated that about 500 people gathered at UCLA’s Bruin Plaza. Chanting “Who’s got the power? We’ve got the power!” students and professors walked out of classes for the lunchtime protest. Later, a crowd held a sit-in at Murphy Hall, the school’s administrative headquar-ters, but police guarded the o¡ ce of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to prevent a possible takeover.

UCLA Professor Sara Melzer joined her students in a walkout from their French culture and writ-ing course because she said she wants to stop what she described as the privatization of public higher ed-ucation. “It’s not just about student fee hikes,” she said. “� at’s the tip of the iceberg.”

Roselyn Valdez, 28, an anthro-pology graduate student at Califor-nia State University, Northridge, participated in the UCLA demon-

stration and held a white sign that showed a skeleton writing “RIP UC.” She said it stood for the demise of the public education system that helped her study at Los Angeles City College, UC Santa Barbara and now at Northridge.

Valdez said she used loans, scholarships and worked various jobs to pay her education costs. “With fee hikes I can’t imagine any-one else having the chance that I did,” she said.

At UC Santa Cruz, more than 200 protesters blocked the two main campus entrances and reportedly smashed a car windshield with a metal pipe, o¡ cials said. � ere was no report of injury to the driver and no arrests were made, although po-lice are investigating the matter. All UC Santa Cruz employees were told not to attempt to drive to campus for the rest of the day.

Campus Provost David Kliger denounced the windshield inci-

dent. “Behavior that degrades into violence, personal intimidation and disrespect for the rights of others is reprehensible, and does nothing to aid e� orts to restore funding to the university,” he said in a statement posted on the campus Web site.

At UC Berkeley, about 150 pro-testers — at times chanting “Money for jobs and education, not for war and incarceration” — blocked the main pedestrian entrance to cam-pus, Sather Gate, for a while, al-though they allowed disabled stu-dents through. Some demonstrators marched through some classrooms where classes were brie« y interrupted and some � re alarms were pulled, a campus o¡ cial said. Later, a crowd of about 1,000 marched into the Tele-graph Avenue shopping district and through city streets to the UC sys-tem headquarters in Oakland, Calif., about six miles away. Berkeley police said there were no arrests and no re-ports of damage by late a® ernoon.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas — For years, Toyota has blocked access to data stored in devices similar to air-line “black boxes” that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unin-tended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and interviews with auto crash experts.

� e AP investigation found that Toyota has been inconsistent — and sometimes even contradictory — in revealing exactly what the devices record and don’t record, includ-ing critical data about whether the brake or accelerator pedals were de-pressed at the time of a crash.

By contrast, most other auto-makers routinely allow much more open access to information from their event data recorders, com-monly known as EDRs.

� e AP also found that Toyota: • Has frequently refused to pro-vide key information sought by

crash victims and survivors.• Uses proprietary so® ware in

its EDRs. Until this week, there was only a single laptop in the U.S. con-taining the so® ware needed to read the data following a crash.

• In some lawsuits, when pressed to provide recorder information Toyota either settled or provided printouts with the key columns blank.

Toyota’s “black box” information is emerging as a critical legal issue amid the recall of 8 million vehicles by the world’s largest automaker. � e National Highway Tra¡ c Safe-ty Administration said this week that 52 people have died in crashes linked to accelerator problems, trig-gering an avalanche of lawsuits.

When Toyota was asked by the AP to explain what exactly its re-corders do collect, a company state-ment said � ursday that the devices record data from � ve seconds before until two seconds a® er an air bag is deployed in a crash.

� e statement said information is captured about vehicle speed, the

accelerator’s angle, gear shi® posi-tion, whether the seat belt was used and the angle of the driver’s seat.

� ere was no initial mention of brakes — a key point in the sudden acceleration problem. When AP went back to Toyota to ask speci� -cally about brake information, Toy-ota responded that its EDRs do, in fact, record “data on the brake’s posi-tion and the antilock brake system.”

But that does not square with in-formation obtained by attorneys in a deadly crash last year in Southlake, Texas, and in a 2004 accident in In-diana that killed an elderly woman.

In the Texas crash, where four people died when their 2008 Ava-lon ripped through a fence, hit a tree and « ipped into an icy pond, an EDR readout obtained by police listed as “o� ” any information on acceleration or braking.

In the 2004 crash in Evansville, Ind., that killed 77-year-old Juanita Grossman, attorneys for her fam-ily say a Toyota technician traveled from the company’s U.S. headquar-ters in Torrance, Calif., to examine

her 2003 Camry.Before she died, the 5-foot-2,

125-pound woman told relatives she was practically standing with both feet on the brake pedal but could not stop the car from slamming into a building. Records con� rm that emergency personnel found Gross-man with both feet on the brake pedal.

A Toyota representative told the family’s attorneys there was “no sensor that would have pre-served information regarding the accelerator and brake positions at the time of impact,” according to a summary of the case provided by Safety Research & Strategies Inc., a Rehoboth, Mass.-based company that does vehicle safety research for attorneys, engineers, government and others.

One attorney in the Texas case contends in court documents that Toyota may have deliberately stopped allowing its EDRs to collect critical information so the Japanese automaker would not be forced to reveal it in court cases.

California rallies against cuts in higher education

Toyota secretive on ‘black box’ data

University of Central Florida students protest outside of Millican Hall in Orlando, Fla. against budget cuts at

the school Thursday. The demonstration was part of a nationwide effort to protest cuts in education.

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LARRY GORDONCARLA RIVERANICOLE SANTA CRUZThe Associated Press

WIRE REPORTS

WASHINGTONObama summons House, urging them to pass health care bill

WA S H I N G TO N — Support from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama sum-moned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a his-toric moment and vote for his mas-sive health care overhaul.

It’s the opportunity of a genera-tion, he told them — and a chance to revive the party’s agenda after his rough first year in office.

In back-to-back meetings in the Oval Office and Roosevelt Room, Obama urged uneasy rank-and-file moderates and progressives to focus on the positives rather than their deep disappointment with parts of the bill. The lawmakers said Obama assured them the legisla-tion was merely the first step, and he promised to work with them in the future to improve its provisions.

NEW YORKN.Y. Gov. Paterson’s support erodes as NYC black leaders debate his fate

NEW YORK — David Paterson, New York’s first black governor and a product of the Harlem political machine, faced rapidly waning sup-port Thursday even among New York City’s most influential black leaders, while his top spokesman resigned and said he couldn’t “in good conscience continue.”

The Rev. Al Sharpton convened a meeting of black politicians at a soul food restaurant in Harlem in an effort to craft a message asking Paterson to resign, according to a senior state Democrat briefed on the meeting.

IR AQFirst round in Iraq’s parliamentary vote shattered by deadly blasts that kill 17

BAGHDAD — A string of deadly blasts shattered an early round of voting in Iraq Thursday, killing 17 people and highlighting the frag-ile nature of the country’s security gains ahead of crucial parliamentary elections this Sunday.

Iraq security forces were out in full force, trying to protect early vot-ers in an election that will determine who will lead the country through the crucial period of the U.S. troop drawdown and help decide wheth-er the country can overcome its deep sectarian divisions.

WASHINGTONHouse OKs bill awarding tax breaks for businesses

WA S H I N G TO N — Despite doubts among many lawmakers that it’ll create many jobs, the House on Thursday passed legislation giving companies that hire the jobless a temporary payroll tax break. The measure passed 217-201 on a mostly party-line vote. The bill also extends federal highway programs through the end of the year.

Some Democrats feel the approx-imately $35 billion jobs bill is too puny, while others say the tax cut for new hires won’t generate many new jobs.

TEX ASToyota,‘black box’ data emerging in sudden acceleration lawsuits

SOUTHLAKE — Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline “black boxes” that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and interviews with auto crash experts.

The AP investigation found that Toyota has been inconsistent — and sometimes even contradictory — in revealing exactly what the devices record and don’t record, including critical data about whether the brake or accelerator pedals were depressed at the time of a crash.

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Take a moment to imagine what it must be like for many students who sit in classrooms, both large and small, knowing no one, feeling dis-connected from those around them, wondering if they will ever make friends or � nd a place where they � t in and wanting ever so much to feel that they belong.

Although feelings of being dis-connected, alone and lonely can be common experiences among stu-dents, building a strong, culturally responsive campus community helps provide students with a sense of be-longing, improves the quality of their educational experience and enriches the academic environment for us all.

A culturally responsive academic community is one that recognizes and appreciates the wealth of cultur-al diversity that exists on campus. It provides a welcoming environment to all persons regardless of race,

gender, age, sexual orientation, reli-gion, ethnicity, nationality, ability or socio-economic background.

Its members are not afraid to acknowledge the di� erences that exist among and between them; they want to understand the com-monalities among their di� erent cultural groups, seek to appreciate how these di� erences are integral to the ways we each see and experience the world and make it a point to em-brace and celebrate their di� erences.

By providing students the ex-perience of being a part of a cultur-ally responsive academic community where we all work to foster a climate that nurtures diversity, sensitivity and respect, the entire campus supports their academic and personal devel-opment while helping prepare them for becoming e� ective citizens in a diverse and ever-changing society.

As Joseph Ponterotto reminds us, “A multicultural and non-sexist education, from the preschool years through the college years, is a prereq-

uisite to the establishment of a cultur-ally tolerant and accepting society.”

Developing a culturally respon-sive academic community for stu-dents begins with making them feel comfortable on campus. By “com-fortable,” I mean providing a cam-pus environment where we all feel safe being ourselves, expressing our worldviews and where di� erences in values and beliefs are expected, ac-knowledged and appreciated.

Such safety is only possible when each of us strives to show care for one another through demonstra-tions of respect and dignity. When this is achieved there are bene� ts to both students and the institution: Students who feel comfortable in a particular educational setting are more likely to remain in that setting

because they feel a sense of belong-ing, both academically and socially.

Creating a sense of belonging to the campus community is not easily accomplished. However, there are ways to create a sense of caring and learning that fosters students’ feel-ings of responsibility to one another which, in turn, helps to facilitate a sense of belonging.

Being a model of caring through meaningful dialogue, fostering of caring relationships, emphasizing a continuity of purpose, showing concern for the welfare of others and demonstrating responsible be-havior are all important in helping build a sense of belonging to the academic community.

Community must be one of higher education’s primary goals.

Not to commit to fostering commu-nity risks and unhealthy environ-ments that perpetuate disconnected and aloof learning, separated from the problems of a changing world. We are all capable of becoming multiculturally competent indi-viduals who contribute to the goal of creating a culturally responsive academic community.

In fact, becoming culturally re-sponsive at all levels within our in-stitution will help create the kind of academic community to which we can all be proud that we belong.

Roy H. Joy is the coordinator of

Consultation and Community In-tervention at the Counseling Center

and can be reached at rhjoy@siu.edu.

GUEST COLUMN

Becoming a culturally responsive campus communityROY H. JOY, PH.D.Counseling Center B eing a model of caring through meaningful dialogue, fostering of caring relationships,

emphasizing a continuity of purpose, showing concern for the welfare of others and demonstrating responsible behavior are all important in helping build a sense of belonging to the academic community.

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Daily Egyptian Friday, March 5, 20106

Interning for Herrin Hospital, Mi-chael Cushman said his biggest per-sonal obstacle is talking to patients, as he is a quiet person.

“Just talking to the patients is something that is challenging for me,” Cushman said. “If you don’t talk to people while they’re doing their re-hab, it’s not really the friendliest atmo-sphere.”

Cushman is getting his � rst dose of medical experience through the internship. Cushman, a senior from Marshall studying athletic training, helps patients through the hospital’s rehabilitation program with the as-sistance of an experienced athletic trainer, Sarai Yates.

Yates, the clinical coordinator of orthopedics and sports medicine for the hospital, received Cushman as an intern through the SIUC Athletic Training Program. She said Herrin Hospital has a contract with SIUC to accept students who need internships with hospitals or clinics.

She said Cushman tells the depart-ment his interests and he is assigned to

a hospital accordingly.“So it’s all ran through the college,”

Yates said. “� en for a whole semes-ter he has to do a minimum 200 hours with me.”

Yates said the program is strictly for undergraduates. She only receives athletic training students, but there are jobs available for many � elds, in-cluding physical therapy, nursing and pharmaceuticals.

Once done with the internship, Yates hopes Cushman will be ready to handle his own patient workload.

“My goal for him is by the time he’s done with me, he can pick up a chart, take an athlete back and treat that ath-lete,” Yates said. “If I don’t feel like he’s knowledgeable enough or if he doesn’t feel comfortable enough, then I won’t let it happen.”

Kristin King, the employment manager for Southern Illinois Health-care, a non-pro� t organization that works with various southern Illinois health facilities and promotes pro-grams to the community, said students need to start interning in high school.

Working with these di� erent hos-pitals and facilities, King said she pro-motes internships and job shadows

to high school students. She said stu-dents should start interning as soon as possible to learn if the medical � eld is right for them.

“If they get in there and they love it, then it helps con� rm their interest and prepares them for what they’re go-ing to study for,” King said. “If they’re not, then that saves them some time and money in the future and they can change gears a little bit.”

King said she works with many college students as well. While many students go through the clinical pro-grams and deal directly with patients, she said most college students apply for administrative internships.

“A lot of people forget that health care is a business as well, so there’s a lot of students that are interested in more of the behind-the-scenes type of work,” King said.

Many professionals are at the retire-ment age and students represent the future for the health � eld, King said.

“We have well over 700 students that intern at our facilities a year in some kind of capacity,” King said. “It’s essential for us for tap into that market because that’s where the workforce is going to be.”

Cushman said the internship has given him a new perspective on the medical profession and believes it is important for all students to ex-perience.

“� is is the � rst time I have worked at a clinic like this,” Cushman said. “I

never really thought I would enjoy this rotation, but it’s changed my ideas of what I want to do when I graduate.”

Travis Bean can be reached at tbean@dailyegyptian.com or

536-3311 ext. 274.

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Chuck Cushman, a senior from Marshall studying athletic training, reviews the chart of Laura Gilbert, a Carbondale resident who has been going to rehabilitation at the Herrin Hospital since April 2009. Cushman said he works in Herrin as part of his clinical rotation for his major.

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Many university departments, in-cluding the automotive technology department, have advisory committees made up of people in their respective in-dustries who provide advice to keep uni-versity curriculum current, Sievers said.

Automotive Technology Depart-ment Chair Jack Greer could not be reached for comment.

In research that began nearly three weeks ago, automotive professor Dr. David Gilbert found an error in the

computer system of a Toyota vehicle that would allow an instance of sudden unin-tended acceleration — the issue that has led to more than 8 million of the compa-ny’s vehicles to be recalled since October — to be introduced and go undetected.

Toyota representatives presented Gilbert with analysis of his research from Exponent Research, a private � rm based in California, when they met with him and university o� cials Tuesday in Carbondale, according to a joint statement by the university and Toyota Motor Corp.

� e meeting was also held to discuss

ways for the parties to develop a process to continue sharing information, ac-cording to the statement.

Sievers said � ursday that Gilbert’s � ndings would not jeopardize Toyota’s 25-year relationship with the university, during which the carmaker has donated money and vehicles to the automotive technology department.

Toyota’s most recent donation was Nov. 8, 2008, when it gave SIUC $100,000 for its planned Transportation Education Center.

“� at relationship continues today and its expected to continue in the fu-

ture,” Sievers said. “� ey’re going to con-tinue to work with us. � ey’re going to continue to work with (Gilbert).”

Gilbert explained his preliminary � ndings to a congressional subcommit-tee Feb. 23. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda testi� ed at a subsequent hearing that he was “absolutely con� dent” there was no problem with the electronics in his com-pany’s vehicles.

� e manufacturer blamed instances of SUA in its vehicles � rst on oversized � oor mats, then sticky accelerator ped-als, both of which do not the � t accounts of the problem described by consumers,

Gilbert said in recent interviews.� e National Highway Tra� c and

Safety Association said it received more than 10 complaints of SUA in Toyota ve-hicles that were reportedly � xed by the manufacturer, CNN Money reported � ursday.

Sievers said he did not know if the automotive technology department plans to replace Martin and Swartz on its advisory committee.

Nick Johnson can be reached at njohnson@dailyegyptian.com or

536-3311 ext. 263.

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“I think she communicates and relates to people really well.” Buy said “No matter if they were secretaries or students, she got a long with everyone she met here.”

Houdek said his time as interim dean showed him the importance of bringing in a candidate with that level of experience. Fountaine was the only candidate to have interim dean expe-

rience as she served in that role from 2006-08 at Texas Wesleyan University.

“She served as the interim dean for the law school at Texas Wesleyan, and experience at that level is very impor-tant,” Houdek said. “We’re also a rela-tively small law school, so her friend-liness and accessibility are important qualities in that position.”

As director of international law programs, Buys said she is also excited with Fountaine’s newest ventures.

Fountaine was a Fulbright Scholar

at the University of Bayreuth in Ger-many for the 2009-10 academic year and is currently in Amman, Jordan, for the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, according to her Web site.

While her international experience will bring a fresh perspective, Houdek said it would be Fountaine’s ability to push forward the college’s goal of add-ing more experiential learning he is excited for.

“Aside from the � nancial problems

every college is facing, we’re really fo-cused on getting students more prac-tical experience,” Houdek said. “We want to be able to o« er more opportu-nities for students to see how and what a lawyer does on a day-to-day basis.”

Kevin Dorsey, dean of the SIU School of Medicine and member of the screening committee, said he was excited about working with Fountaine.

He said he did not get to meet her because she was in Germany when the initial 10 candidates � ew into St. Louis,

but expects the close relationship be-tween the two schools to continue.

“� ere are a lot of similarities be-tween the schools of medicine and law. We even have a dual degree program,” Dorsey said. “� is whole process has been exciting and, from what I’ve seen, she brings a lot of energy. I look for-ward to working with her.”

Je� Engelhardt can be reached at jengelhardt@dailyegyptian.com or

536-3311 ext. 254.

that contains the details of their canoe. Traveling with the canoe is a chal-

lenge for the committee because it is hard to maintain the structure, said Jacquelyn Kie« er, a senior Olney from studying civil engineering and

member of the group.In the 2009 competition held in

Carbondale, the SIUC team took fourth place overall. � e 20-foot-long, 3-foot-wide canoe design is being reused for this spring’s frame-work.

� e steel bridge competition, separate from the concrete canoe

competition, is also taking place at the conference. Civil engineering stu-dents dedicated long hours to weld-ing and con� guring pounds of steel to form a stable bridge.

� e competition provides a real-world experience for the ASCE mem-bers, as teams use advanced so® ware and team-building activities to better

their leadership, Jones said.Prestigious engineering organiza-

tions such as Delta contributed mon-ey and donated resources that could be useful in the Salukis’ ASCE future endeavors, Jones said.

For students interested in the group, the ASCE will host a gathering March 20 at the Blue Sky Vineyard,

which will be open to all students. “Our mission is not just to com-

pete and gain experience, but to bring the College of Engineering and our community together,” Jones said.

Michara Canty can be reached at mcanty@dailyegyptian.com or

536.3311 ext. 255.

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Across1 Bank statement no.5 The Miners of Conf. USA9 One way to attend a party13 Lincoln feature15 __ City: Baghdad suburb16 Cook book17 Suggestion to singer Lennox after a garlicky meal?20 Half of the Brady bunch, to Carol21 Clothes line?22 Samuel Johnson por-traitist John __23 Traitors24 Jamaican group wind-ing down after a gig?28 “Yours truly calling”29 Downed30 “Ditto”34 Warmup toss35 City in Thessaly

39 “Oedipus __”40 Sylvester’s problem42 Hägar creator Browne43 Roman moon goddess45 Moocher at McDonald’s?49 Acid neutralizers52 Outer area of an escutcheon53 Afternoon service54 Fragments58 Feared words from an accountant?60 Frankfurt’s river61 Canceled62 Emcee’s job63 Nos. divided by dashes64 He played Obi-Wan65 Strong taste

Down1 “__ le roi!”: French Revolution cry2 Tiny amount3 Mr. Peanut prop

4 Surveyors’ tools5 Online newsgroup system6 Does lacework7 Eponymous ice cream maker8 Gets by special means9 Roller coaster sounds10 Senate apparel11 Tickle pink12 Fun partner14 Pillage18 “__ Out of My Head”: 1964 hit19 Language heard in Karachi23 Flies, in a way24 Law in the works25 Paris possessive26 Writing points27 17-syllable poem31 Libyan, probably32 You might get one right after being seated

33 Checkup36 Ticket order?37 Barbecue order38 Long Island university41 Sci-fi weapons44 Words of atonement46 Baldwin of “30 Rock”47 Recent Zippo acquisi-tion48 Gumption

49 Oldest musketeer50 It’s on the Aire51 Carpenter with a sooth-ing voice54 Nintendo rival55 This, in Tijuana56 Make a right, say57 Industrial pollutant59 Cut

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Today’s birthday — Expect creative ideas to emerge from dreams and imagination over the coming year. You handle most responsibilities with greater grace because you understand the logic behind your actions. Creative writing or artistic projects reveal your inner beliefs and aspirations.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Group activities inspire you and a partner. Your efforts go in a creative direction, while your partner keeps the project within reasonable bounds.Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Use both creativity and logic to fuel household activities. Logic tells you to reset the thermostat. Turn down the emotional volume to get more accomplished.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Creative ideas pop up in every area you look at. The changes you need are easily made. Love grows when you incorporate exotic elements.Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Education pays off now. Choose a seminar or class that allows lots of creative input. Then, work hard to get the most out of it.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Work closely with a partner or other associate to brainstorm ideas for any writing project. The two of you share similar views concerning hidden significance.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Use your creative skills to complete your own work and aid others in finishing theirs. That way, you can cheerfully go home on time.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Use your imagination to devise new methodology. Logic is only one part of the formula. Feelings impact the bottom line.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Whether you know it or not, you’ve been hatching a plan for home improvement. Import decorative tile or accents to add fresh color.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Today you see how to bring less conscious concepts into reality. Others need to understand your logic. Make sure they also grasp the mood.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Use your imagination to dream up a plan of action. Others will contribute happily if they see your willingness to roll up your sleeves.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — An older person bases logic on tradition and the historical record. Take that information and mold it into a unique story in order to increase profits.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Use your creative methods to finish a project before quitting time. Drag out the thesaurus to be sure you’ve chosen the right words.

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SALUKI TOP PERFORMERS:1B Chris Serritella: Leads team with four home runs, 11 RBIs and .926 SLG, third on the team in batting average (.370) CF Aaron Roberts: Has appeared in more games (162) than any other active Saluki, leads team in plate appearances (37) and hits (11), tied for second with seven RBIs, while batting .297

BOILERMAKERS’ TOP PERFORMERS:SP Matt Morgan: Made one start this year, going 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and struck out nine battersC Kevin Plawecki: Tied for a team-high eight RBIs and leads team with a batting average of .667

TOP PERFORMERS:Alisha Matthews: 11 rounds, 857 strokes, one top-20 � nishShaina Rennegarbe: 5 rounds, 398 strokes, 79.6 round averageJenna Dombroski: 11 rounds, 878 strokes, 79.8 round average

SIU vs. Purdue BoilermakersWHAT: SIU (2-5) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (0-4)WHEN: 2 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. SundayWHERE: Abe Martin Field — CarbondaleRADIO: Saluki Radio Network with Patrick Erickson and/or Mike Reis - WFRX 1300 AM starting at 1:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 12:45 p.m. SundayLive stats can be followed at www.SIUSalukis.com.

BASEBALL

Arkansas Final Quali� erWHERE: Friday, Mar. 5, in Fayetteville, Ark.

SALUKIS COMPETING:Men:J.C. LambertCody Doer� einBrandon Deloney

TRACK & FIELD

Freshman third baseman Brock Harding catches a pop fly during the Salukis’ 16-3 home loss to Middle Tennessee State March 3, as freshman

outfielder Nick Johnson rushes to back him up. The Salukis will play the Purdue Boilermakers for the first time since 1988 in a three-game series

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Women:Kandise � ompsonMeredith Hayes

WOMEN’S GOLF

Rio Verde Collegiate InvitationalWHERE: Rio Verde, Ariz.WHEN: Friday to Sunday

Dawgs end regular season on a high note

SALUKI TOP PERFORMERS:SS Haley Gorman: .478 batting average, 22 hits, 18 runs2B Alicia Garza: .386 batting average, 14 RBIs, two home runsP Alex Peters: 4-1, 3.21 ERA, 36 strike outs

Men’ last singles match against Northern Illinois UniversityFalk De Beenhouwer def. Maximilian Phillips6-1, 6-2Anton Leonenko def. Greg Czajkowski6-0, 6-2

Women’s last singles match against Murray State UniversityJennifer Dien def. Ashley Canty 6-1, 6-2Emily Whitney def. Alexis Webb 6-1, 6-1

Coach B ClassicSOFTBALL TENNIS

Salukis battle Morehead StateWHEN: Saturday and Sunday at Charlotte West StadiumSATURDAY: Noon vs. Western Illinois 4 p.m. vs. KansasSUNDAY: 3 p.m. vs. University of Illinois Chicago 5 p.m. vs SIU Edwardsville

SIU MOREHEAD STATEMen’s last singles match against BellarmineGreg Anderson def. Nate Matthews 6-0, 6-2Bradley Bryan def. Paul Clark) 6-4

Women’s last singles match against IndianaUniversity Purdue University IndianapolisAlexandra Rydberg def. Hunter Bullock 6-3, 6-2Alix Young def. Shelby Hullett 6-2, 6-3

Josh Young took the ball at the top of the key, went le� on a screen from Adam Templeton, and sunk a fadeaway jumper over Saluki de-fender John Freeman with 1.5 sec-onds le� to end the SIU men’s bas-ketball team’s season.

� e Salukis (15-15, 6-12 Mis-souri Valley Conference), who led by as many as 10 points in the sec-ond half, let a late lead slip as they fell to Drake 63-61 in the play-in game of the MVC Tournament.

Young said the shot was some-thing every basketball player wants to make.

“I’ve dreamed about hitting a shot like that,” Young said. “It was a good contest by Freeman, but I’m just glad I was able to knock it down.”

SIU freshman center Gene Teague was able to tie the game at 61 with 34 seconds le� on a re-bound and put back a missed jump-er by sophomore Kevin Dillard, but the Salukis could not keep the Bull-dogs from going back on top.

Drake (14-18, 7-11 MVC) head coach Mark Phelps said there was no doubt who was going to take the last shot.

“I thought (Young) had tremen-dous poise and composure,” Phelps said. “I thought the timing was per-fect.”

Young ¢ nished the game with 14 points, but it was the last two that counted the most.

� e Salukis led by as many as 10 points in the second half, but Phelps said the momentum turned when Freeman was unable to convert on a dunk that would have given the

Salukis a 12-point lead.Freeman said he made a mistake

trying to dunk it with one hand in-stead of two.

“� at was a big play for us; it would have put the pressure on them a lot,” Freeman said. “We just gotta ¢ nish plays o¤ .”

� e Salukis ¢ nished the season 3-9 in conference games decided by ¢ ve points or less with their two-point loss to Drake.

Head coach Chris Lowery said the team has not shown the ability to ¢ ght through adversity through-out the season.

“When it’s time to ¢ ght, (we’re)

not ¢ ghting,” Lowery said. “� at’s on me. We need to get these guys ready for next year.”

Junior guard Ryan Wedel scored a game-high 19 points for the Bul-dogs, knocking down ¢ ve of eight shots from 3-point range. Senior guard Craig Stanley and junior forward Adam Templeton joined

Wedel and Young in double ¢ gures with 11 points apiece.

� e Salukis were led in scor-ing by junior forward Carlton Fay, who put in 14 points. Freeman joined him in double ¢ gures with 12 points, while Teague recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

� e Salukis’ season came to an end with the loss, while the Bull-dogs will continue on in the tourna-ment at 12:05 p.m. today to take on No. 1 seeded Northern Iowa.

Stile T. Smith can be reached at ssmith@dailyegyptian.com or

536-3311 ext. 256.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

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Saluki season ends in heartbreakYoung hits jumper with 1.5 ticks le� to down Dawgs

Senior guard Tony Freeman embraces freshman forward Jordan Myers after the Salukis lost 63-61 to Drake during the play-in game of the

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Thursday. The loss finished the Salukis’ season and ends Tony Freeman’s college basketball career.

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I ’ve dreamed about hitting a shot like that. It was a good contest by Freeman, but I’m just glad I was able to knock it down.

— Josh YoungDrake senior guard

� e SIU women’s basketball team snapped its 25 game road-losing streak with a 65-63 win against Evansville (4-25, 1-17 Missouri Valley Conference) � urs-day at Roberts Stadium.

Senior forward Stephany Neptune notched her 12th double-double of the

season as she scored 28 points, ripped down 17 rebounds and added seven as-sists. Senior guard Christine Presswood and junior center Katrina Swingler each contributed 11 points. Swingler also add-ed six rebounds.

Freshman guard Teri Oliver con-

tributed to the team’s win with marks all along the stat sheet. Oliver ¢ nished with three points, four steals and three rebounds.

� e women ¢ nished the regular sea-son 5-23 overall, 4-14 in conference and 1-13 on the road.