Daily Egyptian 12/12/11

A full-time coordinator has been appointed to serve the needs of nearly 2,000 non-traditional students at SIU.

Deborah Barnett, a graduate student in workforce education from Marion, was hired as coordinator for non-traditional students and single parent programs, a position previously held by two graduate students. Barnett said she will focus on the inclusion and retention of non-traditional students.

Barnett said she de! nes a non-traditional student as someone who has taken a break during their college education, supports one or more dependents, a military veteran or who works full-time in addition to school. However, she said a non-traditional student is

not limited to these categories, and the term may apply to students with other circumstances.

“" ese students have a lot to o# er, but o$ en they don’t feel included. In order to attract non-traditional students, we must collaborate to address their needs,” she said.

Because the classroom is a major part of the college experience, Barnett said it remains the best place to properly engage non-traditional student. She said most non-traditional students have obligations during the day that make it di% cult to access on-campus resources that are only open during business hours.

Provost John Nicklow said the position is the university's attempt to support a speci! c population.

“We are able to reach and assist these students in a way that we were unable to before," he said. "" is population sometimes

has speci! c needs which can be unique. " ey need to learn to handle the pressures of a college education while at the same time being a parent, returning to school, or working, and the challenges aren’t always the same.”

Elizabeth Cooley, a non-traditional graduate student in community health education from Carbondale, said she returned to the university in 2008 a$ er she had two children. She said it wasn't until she built relationships with other non-traditional students that she learned more about available resources.

“" ere are so many o% ces and departments that all students need, but when you are non-traditional, you either don’t have time or don’t know how to access them,” Cooley said.

New coordinator to address non-traditional student needsJACQUELINE MUHAMMADDaily Egyptian

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CITY CAMPUS SPORTS

SIU Athletic Director Mario Moccia waits for ducks to fly by Friday during the Saluki Waterfowl Hunt at Grassy Lake Hunting Club in Jonesboro. Moccia, along with other athletic department employees and donors such as International

Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, participated in the duck hunt as a fundraising event for SIU athletics. Individuals paid $250 to hunt, while groups contributed $1, 000 for their own duck blind. PLEASE SEE PAGE 12 FOR THE FULL STORY.

STEVE MATZKER | DAILY EGYPTIAN

" e search for Carbondale's next city manager was narrowed down to two candidates Friday.

Kevin Baity, of Carbondale, and Robert Knabel, of Collinsville, are the two ! nalists for the position, and the City Council should make a ! nal decision the last week of December, Mayor Joel Fritzler said.

Baity is currently Carbondale's director of development services and has worked for the city since 2006. He has also served as assistant city manager.

Knabel recently resigned as Collinsville's city manager and has worked as a city administrator and manager for 35 years, Fritzler said.

He said he had experience with working in a college town at Galesburg, home to Knox College, which also had a strong downtown

improvement program. Fritzler said he likes Carbondale's emphasis on engagement with the community and would work to strengthen it.

He said one goal he sees for Carbondale is to provide safe housing, and enforcing building codes is always a challenge.

As assistant city manager and director of development services, Baity has dealt with the housing issue extensively in the city's protracted battle with out-of-town landlord Campus Habitat.

Baity and Knabel are the last two of an original 50 applicants, which were sorted through by recruitment ! rm Voorhees Associates. In November, the Carbondale City Council selected ! ve to interview. " ose interviews took place " ursday, and three ! nalists were chosen to meet with the public at a reception at Pagliai's Pizza and Pasta.

City manager search narrowed down to twoELI MILEURDaily Egyptian

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D!"#$ E%$&'"!(N!"#Monday, December 12 , 2011 3Art auction raises money for Bangladesh

For Kids’ Sake raised thousands of dollars for Bangladeshi children Friday with its annual art auction, hosted by several downtown businesses.

“) ere’s so much bad news all the time, so much craziness. ) is is the good news,” said Joy Koenig, general manager of the Town Square Market, one venue that hosted art in the auction.

) e 12th-annual silent auction, which began Nov. 15 and featured art at 11 local businesses mostly around the Town Square, raised about $5,000, said Sheema Ruperto, director of For Kids’ Sake. ) e art was provided by artists and schoolchildren in the region, as well as children from Bangladesh. In addition to the art, businesses o* ered live music and free food.

) e organization, headquartered in Carbondale with branches around the world, raises money to support six orphanages and schools in Bangladesh.

Ruperto said conditions in Bangladesh may not be well-known to most Americans, and she hopes For Kids’ Sake’s e* orts can serve to educate people about these problems.

Bangladesh su* ers from severe overpopulation, with more than 160 million people, a third of whom live below the poverty line, living in an area slightly smaller than Iowa, she said. It is also subject to destructive weather and + ooding, she said.

Koenig said she’s been involved with For Kids’ Sake for 12 years and has traveled to Bangladesh, where she was surprised to , nd the Bangladeshis were surprisingly positive despite their living conditions.

“To see people who are so happy with so little in the way of material things really adjusted my perspective,” she said.

Kyger Guyton, 15, of Anna, who had some photographs of his family farm for sale in the

auction, said he went to Bangladesh in 2009 with his mother. While he’d been told about what the country was like, he said he was still shocked by the conditions.

“Each orphan only has one box, one box with all their belongings, and that’s it,” he said.

However, he too said the children were surprisingly happy and fun, and he spent an entire day playing soccer with them.

Andrea LeBeau, of Carbondale, said she hopes events like the art auction don’t only help those in Bangladesh but also helps to

build a sense of community and togetherness in Carbondale as people wander from business to business meeting each other and enjoying the evening.

“) is is what our society lacks lately,” she said.LeBeau said she was selling an oil painting

in the auction and bid on a drawing of a tree from Bangladesh.

“) ere’s a simplicity and talent that comes through, and it’s just beautiful,” she said.

Kim Veras, of Carbondale, said she bid on a watercolor piece by a local artist and last year bought a photograph at the auction. She said the event helps build community bonds and makes people think outside of themselves.

“I’ve seen people come away with quite a lot of inspiration,” Veras said.

Emily Lind, a freshman from Carbondale majoring in art, said she joined For Kids’ Sake a- er Ruperto made a presentation to her class her senior year of high school. She said she was impressed by the organization and its mission, and she wanted to , nd a way to help out. She became an intern, Lind said, and for the last few months has worked closely with Ruperto to prepare for the auction.

Lind said the experience with framing all the pieces was helpful as an art student, and she may go to Bangladesh at some point with SIU’s study-abroad program.

Koenig said those she spoke with at the event showed a lot of interest in the group’s mission. She said the event started humbly 12 years ago and it was limited to Longbranch Co* eehouse, didn’t have as much art and raised much less money. Since then, though, it has steadily grown.

“Little by little, the word’s getting out,” Koenig said.

Eli Mileur can be reached [email protected]

or 536-3311 ext. 266.

ELI MILEURDaily Egyptian

Frances Ganzekaufer, of Carbondale, sells merchandise outside of Global Gourmet Friday during the “For Kid’s Sake” art auction. “For Kid’s Sake” is an organization devoted to helping orphanages in Bangladesh. Tria Milo, an event volunteer, said the organization is one of the primary supports for 500 orphans and 3,000

students, and it raised $75,000 through the art auction last year. The auction featured donated art at 11 different locations as well as raffles and refreshments. Andi LeBeau, of Carbondale, assisted Ganzekaufer with running the Global Gourmet table. “For me, it’s not just about art, it’s about doing something good,” LeBeau said.

PAT SUTPHIN | DAILY EGYPTIAN

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Donations from the hunt came from individuals, businesses and unions, with a minimum donation of $250 per person or $1,000 per blind.

Tom Goetz, one of the event organizers, said he expected the hunt raised more than $5,000, which brings the total to about $50,000 since the program started in 1994. Former SIU basketball coach Rich Herrin started the event. However, the project went dormant when Bruce Weber came in, Goetz said.

! e hunt is now in its third year a" er the hiatus.

Senior associate athletic director Jason King said the hunting club has a great relationship with the

area and the hunting community, and when Goetz came to Moccia to reactivate the event, the Athletics Department recognized the opportunity at hand.

He said the department had to jump through several hoops to associate an event such as this with a university.

“We worked with the university’s risk management, we have forms that all of the hunters # ll out and we have special insurance we do with the club,” King said. “We had to get some things done and make

sure all of our T’s were crossed and I’s were dotted.”

He said the number of participants was slightly down from 2010, but it has consistently remained a success in the department.

“It took a little while to get back on its feet,” King said. “But even since the # rst year, we’ve been really happy with it.”

Cory Downer can be reached at [email protected]

or 536-3311 ext. 256.

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D$%&' E(')*%$+ S!"#$% Monday, December 12 , 20118

W e worked with the university’s risk management, we have forms that all of the hunters fill out and we have

special insurance we do with the club.

— Jason Kingsenior associate athletic director

Barnett said she hopes to better identify non-traditional students enrolled at the university so she can reach out to them. She also said she wants to learn more about the obstacles non-traditional students

tend to face and their perspective on day-to-day life as a student. Barnett said some return to the university a! er they realize the importance of additional education.

Frank Henson, a senior from Forrest City, Ark., studying agribusiness economics, said during his time away from school he found

that he was unable to progress in the professional world without a bachelor's degree.

Henson, age 60, said the inability to grow as a professional strained him " nancially and hurt his pride. He said he has had more drive to increase his self-worth through education since his return to college.

“I want to increase my economic value and I need to have the technical skills that an education can o# er me,” he said.

Barnett said another one of her goals is to encourage people who are considering returning to school, and show them that SIU is a welcoming environment where non-traditional

students can succeed."We want to provide enough

support from the moment these students enter the university, so they are successful and graduate," she said.

Jacqueline Muhammad can be reached at [email protected]

or 536-3311 ext. 259.

Some universities have named the week before " nals “Dead Week” with no scheduled classes or assignments, so students can have more time to study.

Many students at SIU say they wish the university would implement the same practice.

Coleman Cromwell, a sophomore from Millstadt studying industrial design, said he thinks dead week would be a great idea.

“It would relieve all the stress of the assignments and give us time to study for multiple days instead of just the day before,” he said.

Dylan Greeney, a junior from Herrin studying biomedical science, said he had three tests last week and faces four " nals this week, three of which come from the same classes he had tests in the previous week.

“I think that it would probably help me quite a bit,” he said. “It would help the person that’s been studying all semester to have one more week. ... For someone that hasn’t studied throughout the semester, I don’t know if that would help a whole lot.”

Nic Corpora, a senior from Carbondale studying journalism at the University of Oregon, said his university has dead week and he thinks it’s bene" cial.

“It gives you more time to go over everything, so I’d say it helps more than anything,” he said.

Chancellor Rita Cheng said in an email it’s not tradition for SIU to have a dead week.

“Our calendar is designed to give students the weekend before " nals to prepare,” she said in the email.

She said course material is spread out during several weeks, and it would have to be more compressed if the school subtracted a week of classes.

Greeney said a week without classes would concern him, too.

“If you have a dead week, how much would we have to lose out on the material that would have been provided to us?" he said. "Because

you’re basically eliminating a week of school that you paid for."

Instead of implementing a dead week, Cheng said the university o# ers quiet hours in the residence halls and additional library hours.

It's no secret that " nals bring a sleepless and strenuous week for many students as they cram into the library. At the University of California, San Diego, the main library became so crowded that students began protesting on Friday to reopen another library that had been closed the previous summer.

For some, a fear of giving students

a dead week could be that they would take advantage of it to party.

“$ ere’s the people that are studying quite a few hours a week anyway,” Greeney said. “I think that week is going to be a party week for them, just to relax.”

Corpora said he doesn’t think students at his university use the week to party as much.

“$ ere are de" nitely times where you want to blow o# steam because you’re getting ready for " nals and it’s stressful,” he said. “But I wouldn’t say people take advantage of it to party. Everybody cares about their grades

too much.”However, the schools that do

implement a dead week still see issues. According to a USA Today

College article, many student newspapers have reported dead week isn’t conducted properly. Professors work around the policy and still schedule classes, assignments and tests the week before " nals.

An editorial in $ e Oklahoma Daily, the University of Oklahoma's student newspaper, states, “If there’s one thing you’re sure to see on Facebook and Twitter in the coming days, it’s that dead week isn’t very dead.”

Corpora said the journalism school at his university has everything due during dead week because there aren’t many tests the department requires.

“In non-journalism classes, it just sort of depends on the subject and the teacher (on) whether or not they give new material,” Corpora said. “$ ere are teachers who will add material on that week that will be on the " nal.”

Cheng said she doesn’t think professors would try to work around dead week if it was implemented at SIU because faculty would set the policy.

Either way, she said she doesn’t think a dead week would be necessary.

“SIU expects that students do their work throughout the semester,” Cheng said.

Tara Kulash can be reached [email protected]

or 536-3311 ext. 255.

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Dead Week would help some, hurt othersTARA KULASHDaily Egyptian

Fritzler said the original third " nalist, Paula Hopkins, of Columbia, Mo., withdrew at the last minute, and Je# Repp, of Cumberland, Md., took her place.

A second round of interviews

was conducted Friday, and Repp was eliminated from the running.

Fritzler said he will soon visit Collinsville to meet with its current and former mayors and department heads to discuss Knabel, and he will share his " ndings with the council to make a " nal choice.

Knabel brings many years of

experience with management and putting together a budget, Fritzler said.

Baity, on the other hand, has not been a city manager but is already familiar with Carbondale and would be able to get to work without any breaking-in, he said.

Fritzler said there were things he liked about all four of the " nalists,

and he wished they could have been combined into one candidate.

Councilman Lee Fronabarger said $ ursday he thought all the candidates were strong and he had no clear favorite, so the decision was going to be hard.

While Jan. 1 is fast-approaching, Fritzler said he's hopeful that the new city manager will be chosen and able

to get to work at the beginning of the year, especially since Knabel isn't currently working and Baity's already in Carbondale.

"We're still on track," he said.

Eli Mileur can be reached at [email protected]

or 536-3311 ext. 266.

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WASHINGTON — A! er a dreary summer marred by the " ght over government borrowing, rank-and-" le Democrats say they are growing more optimistic about President Barack Obama's political prospects in 2012. $ ey cite his tougher, more populist tone and what they view as a chaotic primary " ght among Republicans.

Many Democrats acknowledged that high unemployment and economic uncertainty create formidable obstacles for the incumbent. But interviews with more than a dozen Democratic activ-ists across the nation found support for Obama's more forceful message against GOP lawmakers and interest in rebut-ting the presidential candidates.

Several pointed to Obama's

speech last week in Kansas, where he argued that the middle class had been under duress for the past decade and economic policies must give everyone a "fair shot and a fair share."

"He didn't have his voice and we didn't have our voice," said David Leland, an attorney in Columbus, Ohio, and former state party chairman. "But now he has successfully turned that particular corner and most people are much more enthusiastic and much more " red up about it."

Added Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Senate Democrat: "What he said in Kansas brought us back down to basics." Durbin told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that "this is a make-or-break moment for the middle class in America."

Entering 2012, Obama faces a set of economic numbers that have

improved but that no incumbent would relish: unemployment of 8.6 percent in November, down from 9 percent in October; consumer con" dence of 56, well below the level where a president typically gets re-elected; and an economy that has created 100,000 or more jobs " ve months in a row — the " rst time that has happened since April 2006.

Politically, Obama's approval rating, as measured by Gallup, has been in the low 40s during the fall and hasn't topped 50 percent since last May. Polls typically show about three-quarters of voters view the nation on the wrong track. Republicans have blamed Obama for high unemployment and rising debt, contending that his policies have failed to li! America from recession.

"No amount of rhetoric or new slogans is going to change this

president's record," said Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer. "On issue a! er issue — from job creation to a $15 trillion debt, voters are ready to change direction because of the president's failed promises and policies."

Nonetheless, a month before the " rst vote in the GOP nominating race, many Democrats said they were encouraged by the topsy-turvy contest. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich have been battling for the lead while businessman Herman Cain, who's now dropped out, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry stumbled a! er rising in polls.

"Obama has not been everything I've wanted him to be but he's sure a heck of a lot better than any of the Republicans who have raised their hands," said Tom Bordeaux,

a Democrat and former Georgia legislator who was recently elected to an alderman seat in Savannah, Ga.

Mary Gail Gwaltney, a member of the Democratic National Committee from Las Cruces, N.M., said she felt stronger about Obama now "because I'm looking at the other party's " eld and they don't have a strong candidate."

Democrats, who have targeted Romney through the airwaves, indicated that they would give Gingrich similar treatment, labeling the former Georgia congressman the "original tea partier" in a Web video released Sunday by the Democratic National Committee that highlighted his stances on Medicare, Social Security and taxes.

As Obama confronts the GOP " eld, many Democratic stalwarts said the president's tone and message will be pivotal.

Democrats encouraged about Obama in 2012KEN THOMASAssociated Press

Kevin Ortega, a senior from Glen Ellyn studying mechanical engineering, studies for his fluid and thermal mechanics final early Wednesday morning at Morris Library as others take a break. “This small nap was all I needed,” said Elhaum Mogharreban, a

senior from Carbondale studying communication disorders and sciences. Mogharreban spent all night in Morris Library studying for a rehabilitation class final. “Staying up all night had to do with the procrastination factor,” Mogharreban said.

NATHAN HOEFERT | DAILY EGYPTIAN

D!"#$ E%$&'"!( T!" G#$%& Monday, December 12, 20116

Lead vocalist Andrew Volpe performs with his band Ludo during the annual “A Very Ludo Christmas” concert Saturday at The Pageant in St. Louis. According to its website, Ludo, named after a character from the 1986 film “Labyrinth”, formed in 2003 and released its first self-titled album the same year. The band has released three albums since: “Broken Bride” in 2005, “You’re Awful, I Love You” in 2008 and “Prepare the Preparations” in 2010. Saturday’s show featured performances from Option/Control and Treaty of Paris, as well as festive decorations and classic Christmas characters such as Rudolph the Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman and Santa Claus.PAT SUPTHINDAILY EGYPTIAN

Christmas comes early with Ludo

‘New Years’ Eve’ has great cast, no story

“New Year’s Eve” is a cinematic contest. It’s as if director Garry Marshall and writer Katherine Fugate — responsible for last year’s original holiday epic “Valentine’s Day”— asked themselves how many well known, beautiful people can we ) t into a two-hour movie?

* e answer — about 25. * e outcome is a parade of

cameos, bad sitcom-ready storylines, unbelievably dry acting and miles of glitz and glamor to cover it all up.

* e ) lm does too much. It tries to juggle about 10 storylines, none of which go deeper than a Hallmark commercial. And with the movie’s massive amount of product placement and tourist-friendly vision of New York City, maybe the ) lm is

the world’s most well-constructed piece of advertisement.

If not, it’s a B-movie with an expansive A-list cast. It’s as if each of the ) lm’s most commercial stars had Sunday dinner and brought over their career le+ overs.

* ere’s the oblivious cheesiness from Zac Efron’s “High School Musical.” Lea Michele adds the “Glee” format of attempting to create a story around a single event, but instead of dancing in a cafeteria, it’s the Times Square Ball dropping. She even ) nagles in a duet with Bon Jovi … yes … Bon Jovi.

So) a Vergara replicates her “Modern Family” archetype, minus any amount of depth, dignity and integrity. Katherine Heigl’s formulaic rom-com style is plastered throughout the entire ) lm, and all of this is wrapped up in a cellophane, star-studded package, Ryan Seacrest style.

* e most disappointing thing about “New Years’ Eve” is the number of talented people in the movie.

Michelle Pfei, er, Hilary Swank, Seth Meyers, Sarah Jessica Parker, Abigail Breslin and Jim Belushi all make appearances in the ) lm.

Academy Award-winners Robert De Niro and Halle Berry share screen time playing a dying man and his attending nurse. He wishes to see the Times Square Ball drop one more time. As a viewer, you wish they both would have realized the cardboard characters and turned down the roles.

It feels as though each actor was thrown character sketches instead of scripts and told “go” 10 minutes before call time. * e movie is an exercise into Hollywood excess and the perfect ) lm for a generation full of minimal attention spans and celebrity obsession.

“New Years’ Eve” is cinematic junk food. * e ) lm comes in big, bright, loud packaging; is simultaneously sappily sweet, cheesy and bland; mixes in every available ingredient and a+ er it’s done still leaves you feeling unful) lled and that you overpaid.

BRENDAN SMITHDaily Egyptian

D!"#$ E%$&'"!( 7Monday, December 12, 2011

D!"#$ E%$&'"!( 7Monday, December 12, 2011

Donations from the hunt came from individuals, businesses and unions, with a minimum donation of $250 per person or $1,000 per blind.

Tom Goetz, one of the event organizers, said he expected the hunt raised more than $5,000, which brings the total to about $50,000 since the program started in 1994. Former SIU basketball coach Rich Herrin started the event. However, the project went dormant when Bruce Weber came in, Goetz said.

! e hunt is now in its third year a" er the hiatus.

Senior associate athletic director Jason King said the hunting club has a great relationship with the

area and the hunting community, and when Goetz came to Moccia to reactivate the event, the Athletics Department recognized the opportunity at hand.

He said the department had to jump through several hoops to associate an event such as this with a university.

“We worked with the university’s risk management, we have forms that all of the hunters # ll out and we have special insurance we do with the club,” King said. “We had to get some things done and make

sure all of our T’s were crossed and I’s were dotted.”

He said the number of participants was slightly down from 2010, but it has consistently remained a success in the department.

“It took a little while to get back on its feet,” King said. “But even since the # rst year, we’ve been really happy with it.”

Cory Downer can be reached at [email protected]

or 536-3311 ext. 256.

HUNTERCONTINUED FROM 12

D$%&' E(')*%$+ S!"#$% Monday, December 12 , 20118

W e worked with the university’s risk management, we have forms that all of the hunters fill out and we have

special insurance we do with the club.

— Jason Kingsenior associate athletic director

D!"#$ E%$&'"!(C!"##$%$&'# 9Monday, December 12, 2011

Aries — Today is an 8 — Optimism will carry you far today. There really isn’t any cheese down the moody tunnel. Take advantage of your bursts of energy to get things done.

Taurus — Today is an 8 — Physical exertion lifts your spirits. Find a way to go play today. Hold off on a radical suggestion ... it’s not time yet. Lively discussion ensues.

Gemini — Today is a 7 — Your friends are there for who you are, not for what you have. Set priorities within your budget. Don’t get lost in the material. Phone a relative.

Cancer — Today is a 9 — When you’ve got it, you’ve got it. No need to flaunt it. Put some effort into the betterment of others, and it benefits you first.

Leo — Today is a 6 — You may be under some pressure now. There’s a beautiful view at the top of this climb. Keep your eyes on the ledges above. Hold firm but not too tight. Passions stir.

Virgo — Today is a 7 — Be careful not to let your emotions get in the way. Your friends are really there for you. Use newfound strength to carry on.

Libra — Today is a 9 — The early bird does get the worm. Unexpected opportunities show up. Listen to one who speaks wisely. Career is easier than romance now.

Scorpio — Today is a 7 — You’re ready for growth and expansion. Consider which direction. Meditate on the course to take. Find the information that will shift things.

Sagittarius — Today is a 6 — Identify the major barrier. Accept constructive criticism. There’s always something new to learn from the experience. Take time for meditation.

Capricorn — Today is a 7 — It’s not just about what’s logical. Consider the emotional factors, and what other people want. Gather information without deciding. Speak later.

Aquarius — Today is an 8 — Face to face negotiations can be quite profitable. You have everything you need to create win-win situations. Think big, and keep it private for now.

Pisces — Today is an 8 — Use creative tactics and a glue stick, if necessary. Clean up after yourself. Keep a little out for yourself, and make up packages. Enjoy a quiet night.

D!"#$ E%$&'"!( S!"#$ B%&'( Monday, December 12, 201110

Answer here:

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

NEQUE

ACRPH

TPARNY

KCISYT

©2011 Tribune Media Services, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, assuggested by the above cartoon.

(Answers tomorrow)

ETHIC TREND ONWARD AUTHORJumbles:Answer: She liked her parachute instructor because

he was this — DOWN TO EARTH

Level: 1 2 3 4

D!"#$ E%$&'"!(N!"#Monday, December 12 , 2011 3Art auction raises money for Bangladesh

For Kids’ Sake raised thousands of dollars for Bangladeshi children Friday with its annual art auction, hosted by several downtown businesses.

“) ere’s so much bad news all the time, so much craziness. ) is is the good news,” said Joy Koenig, general manager of the Town Square Market, one venue that hosted art in the auction.

) e 12th-annual silent auction, which began Nov. 15 and featured art at 11 local businesses mostly around the Town Square, raised about $5,000, said Sheema Ruperto, director of For Kids’ Sake. ) e art was provided by artists and schoolchildren in the region, as well as children from Bangladesh. In addition to the art, businesses o* ered live music and free food.

) e organization, headquartered in Carbondale with branches around the world, raises money to support six orphanages and schools in Bangladesh.

Ruperto said conditions in Bangladesh may not be well-known to most Americans, and she hopes For Kids’ Sake’s e* orts can serve to educate people about these problems.

Bangladesh su* ers from severe overpopulation, with more than 160 million people, a third of whom live below the poverty line, living in an area slightly smaller than Iowa, she said. It is also subject to destructive weather and + ooding, she said.

Koenig said she’s been involved with For Kids’ Sake for 12 years and has traveled to Bangladesh, where she was surprised to , nd the Bangladeshis were surprisingly positive despite their living conditions.

“To see people who are so happy with so little in the way of material things really adjusted my perspective,” she said.

Kyger Guyton, 15, of Anna, who had some photographs of his family farm for sale in the

auction, said he went to Bangladesh in 2009 with his mother. While he’d been told about what the country was like, he said he was still shocked by the conditions.

“Each orphan only has one box, one box with all their belongings, and that’s it,” he said.

However, he too said the children were surprisingly happy and fun, and he spent an entire day playing soccer with them.

Andrea LeBeau, of Carbondale, said she hopes events like the art auction don’t only help those in Bangladesh but also helps to

build a sense of community and togetherness in Carbondale as people wander from business to business meeting each other and enjoying the evening.

“) is is what our society lacks lately,” she said.LeBeau said she was selling an oil painting

in the auction and bid on a drawing of a tree from Bangladesh.

“) ere’s a simplicity and talent that comes through, and it’s just beautiful,” she said.

Kim Veras, of Carbondale, said she bid on a watercolor piece by a local artist and last year bought a photograph at the auction. She said the event helps build community bonds and makes people think outside of themselves.

“I’ve seen people come away with quite a lot of inspiration,” Veras said.

Emily Lind, a freshman from Carbondale majoring in art, said she joined For Kids’ Sake a- er Ruperto made a presentation to her class her senior year of high school. She said she was impressed by the organization and its mission, and she wanted to , nd a way to help out. She became an intern, Lind said, and for the last few months has worked closely with Ruperto to prepare for the auction.

Lind said the experience with framing all the pieces was helpful as an art student, and she may go to Bangladesh at some point with SIU’s study-abroad program.

Koenig said those she spoke with at the event showed a lot of interest in the group’s mission. She said the event started humbly 12 years ago and it was limited to Longbranch Co* eehouse, didn’t have as much art and raised much less money. Since then, though, it has steadily grown.

“Little by little, the word’s getting out,” Koenig said.

Eli Mileur can be reached [email protected]

or 536-3311 ext. 266.

ELI MILEURDaily Egyptian

Frances Ganzekaufer, of Carbondale, sells merchandise outside of Global Gourmet Friday during the “For Kid’s Sake” art auction. “For Kid’s Sake” is an organization devoted to helping orphanages in Bangladesh. Tria Milo, an event volunteer, said the organization is one of the primary supports for 500 orphans and 3,000

students, and it raised $75,000 through the art auction last year. The auction featured donated art at 11 different locations as well as raffles and refreshments. Andi LeBeau, of Carbondale, assisted Ganzekaufer with running the Global Gourmet table. “For me, it’s not just about art, it’s about doing something good,” LeBeau said.

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Cramped inside duck blinds at the Grassy Lake Hunting Club, hunters raised their guns to support Saluki athletics.

Guns and universities don’t always have a positive a! liation, however, SIU and the hunting club mutually hosted the event to raise money for the Athletic Department. " e Saluki Waterfowl Hunt was held Friday in Jonesboro and brought together university and community o! cials along with a variety of donors to aid in the price tag that

still lingers from the Saluki Way project.

Athletic Director Mario Moccia said the hunt, an event he believes to be unique to the university, is a good way for the Athletic Department to work with its rural community to get involved with what’s happening on campus.

He said many factors determine the success of events similar to the waterfowl hunt such as the economic status of the community and the success of the athletic programs.

“When you do well, everyone comes to you,” Moccia said. “When you don’t, you have to reach out and

go to them.”" e football team has had back-

to-back losing seasons and both men and women’s basketball teams are trying to recover from a subpar # nish in the 2010-11 seasons. " e majority of the $80 million designated to the Saluki Way project went to the construction of Saluki Stadium and the renovation of the SIU Arena.

" e project put $29.9 million into the arena, while the new football stadium had a $25.3 million-price tag.

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D$%&' E(')*%$+ S!"#$% Monday, December 12, 201112Hunters aid athletics in waterfowl huntCORY DOWNERDaily Egyptian

A container full of shotgun shells lies on the floor of a duck blind at Grassy Lake Hunting Club in Jonesboro. The SIU Athletic Department hosted a duck hunting fundraiser Friday to raise money for the department. STEVE MATZKERDAILY EGYPTIAN

A full-time coordinator has been appointed to serve the needs of nearly 2,000 non-traditional students at SIU.

Deborah Barnett, a graduate student in workforce education from Marion, was hired as coordinator for non-traditional students and single parent programs, a position previously held by two graduate students. Barnett said she will focus on the inclusion and retention of non-traditional students.

Barnett said she de! nes a non-traditional student as someone who has taken a break during their college education, supports one or more dependents, a military veteran or who works full-time in addition to school. However, she said a non-traditional student is

not limited to these categories, and the term may apply to students with other circumstances.

“" ese students have a lot to o# er, but o$ en they don’t feel included. In order to attract non-traditional students, we must collaborate to address their needs,” she said.

Because the classroom is a major part of the college experience, Barnett said it remains the best place to properly engage non-traditional student. She said most non-traditional students have obligations during the day that make it di% cult to access on-campus resources that are only open during business hours.

Provost John Nicklow said the position is the university's attempt to support a speci! c population.

“We are able to reach and assist these students in a way that we were unable to before," he said. "" is population sometimes

has speci! c needs which can be unique. " ey need to learn to handle the pressures of a college education while at the same time being a parent, returning to school, or working, and the challenges aren’t always the same.”

Elizabeth Cooley, a non-traditional graduate student in community health education from Carbondale, said she returned to the university in 2008 a$ er she had two children. She said it wasn't until she built relationships with other non-traditional students that she learned more about available resources.

“" ere are so many o% ces and departments that all students need, but when you are non-traditional, you either don’t have time or don’t know how to access them,” Cooley said.

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CITY CAMPUS SPORTS

SIU Athletic Director Mario Moccia waits for ducks to fly by Friday during the Saluki Waterfowl Hunt at Grassy Lake Hunting Club in Jonesboro. Moccia, along with other athletic department employees and donors such as International

Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, participated in the duck hunt as a fundraising event for SIU athletics. Individuals paid $250 to hunt, while groups contributed $1, 000 for their own duck blind. PLEASE SEE PAGE 12 FOR THE FULL STORY.

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" e search for Carbondale's next city manager was narrowed down to two candidates Friday.

Kevin Baity, of Carbondale, and Robert Knabel, of Collinsville, are the two ! nalists for the position, and the City Council should make a ! nal decision the last week of December, Mayor Joel Fritzler said.

Baity is currently Carbondale's director of development services and has worked for the city since 2006. He has also served as assistant city manager.

Knabel recently resigned as Collinsville's city manager and has worked as a city administrator and manager for 35 years, Fritzler said.

He said he had experience with working in a college town at Galesburg, home to Knox College, which also had a strong downtown

improvement program. Fritzler said he likes Carbondale's emphasis on engagement with the community and would work to strengthen it.

He said one goal he sees for Carbondale is to provide safe housing, and enforcing building codes is always a challenge.

As assistant city manager and director of development services, Baity has dealt with the housing issue extensively in the city's protracted battle with out-of-town landlord Campus Habitat.

Baity and Knabel are the last two of an original 50 applicants, which were sorted through by recruitment ! rm Voorhees Associates. In November, the Carbondale City Council selected ! ve to interview. " ose interviews took place " ursday, and three ! nalists were chosen to meet with the public at a reception at Pagliai's Pizza and Pasta.

City manager search narrowed down to twoELI MILEURDaily Egyptian

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