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An SIU student will go through 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell.

Jenny Paul, a doctoral student in zoology from Dallas, will climb thousands of feet Saturday in the rock- climbing competition, 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell, near Canyon Ranch in Jasper, Ark. Last year, more than 250 climbers competed in the event where participants try to scale as many di!erent routes as they can in a 24-hour span.

"is will be Paul’s third year in the competition.

“"is competition is really cool because it is as much strategy as it is physical ability,” she said. “I look forward to it each year because climbing is why I was put on the planet. It’s why I wake up in the morning.”

Paul and her climbing partner — a longtime friend from South Carolina — will climb from 10 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday. She will try to complete as

many di!erent routes as possible in this time, with each route having an hour time limit. "e harder the route is to climb, the more points it is worth. At the end, all of the climbers’ totals are tallied up and winners are named in di!erent divisions.

“Hell began as a new concept to the world of climbing competitions where the preference is typically power, strength and technique,” Andy Chasteen, director of the competition, said in a press release. “It tests endurance, pain tolerance and mental stamina as you log continuous routes in a 24-hour timeframe.”

"e last two years, Paul has placed fourth in her division. However, this year Paul said she will compete in the much more challenging advanced division that requires participants to complete 100 routes. Paul, who has been climbing for four years, said she began training for the event around six months ago. On campus, she participates in the SIU Climbing Club.

Jazz studies director Dick Kelly, of Decatur, plays a saxophone concerto Tuesday with the SIU Orchestra at Shryock Auditorium. Kelly has performed with other symphonies across the country as well as in France, Italy and the Dominican Republic, but this was his first time performing with the SIU Orchestra. Kelly said he likes the freedom music offers, and he can be creative on his own terms. “I get to play for myself,” he said. “I do it for me. If other people enjoy it, that’s an added bonus.” He said it’s not that he doesn’t care about the audience, but it wouldn’t be as enjoyable if he played music to please other people. “I’ve got to be happy with myself before I can be happy with my music,” Kelly said.

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With University Housing kicking o! its 100th anniversary of on-campus housing during Saluki Family Weekend, new student leaders have picked a special time to serve on area councils.

“"is has been a promising year to assume a leadership role as University Housing is celebrating its centennial and launching its master plan,” said Crystal Bouhl, assistant director of marketing in University Housing.

Most of the planned celebration activities are centered around already-existing events, including the Saluki Family Weekend Tailgate, co-sponsored by University Housing, New Student Programs and Undergraduate Admissions,

three themed dates with a “Dining through the Decades” twist and an Oct. 13 homecoming tailgate. Additional events include a University Museum special exhibit and reception, both scheduled for the spring semester, Bouhl said.

Jon L. Sha!er, director of University Housing, said it is also timely that the centennial celebration is held at the same time the university launches its master housing plans, which include rebuilding residence halls and remodeling dining halls.

“What began as one residence hall for women has grown into a diverse and vibrant residential community,” he said. “Our 15 residence halls, four apartment communities and four dining halls provide the venue in which students’ engagement

completes the university’s comprehensive learning experience. Ever dynamic, we look forward to a bright future of new housing that will continue the rich tradition of augmenting the SIU Carbondale student experience for generations to come.”

Justin Schuch, hall director for "ompson Point, said there are several events planned by University Housing for students to take part in this year.

“"e plan is to enhance the on-campus living experience by listening to all feedback from students, thereby creating more fun activities on campus such as the Halloween bowling night next month,” Schuch said.

Students who reside in the residence halls said they have had positive experiences since moving in this semester.

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Just like age-defying baby boomers, older folks have seen a surge in knee replacement surgeries, driven partly by a desire to stay active and by joint-damaging obesity.

!e *ndings are in a study of more than 3 million Medicare patients, aged 65 and older, who got arti*cial knees from 1991 through 2010. Almost 10 percent of the operations were redos — replacing worn-out arti*cial joints.

!e number of initial knee-replacement surgeries each year on these older patients more than doubled during that time, rising to nearly 244,000 in 2010. Patients were in their mid-70s on average when they had surgery; that age edged up slightly during the study.

!e aging population and rising numbers of Medicare enrollees contributed to the increase. But the per capita rate also increased, from about 3 surgeries per 10,000 enrollees in 1991 to 5 per 10,000 in 2010.

“!ere’s a huge percentage of older adults who are living longer and want to be active,” and knee replacement surgery is very e+ective, said lead author Dr. Peter Cram, an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Iowa.

!e study appears in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association.

!e pace of growth slowed in more recent years — possibly because increasing numbers of younger adults have also been getting arti*cial knees, which typically last 15 to 20 years. !e

troubled economy may also have slowed demand for an operation that costs about $15,000, the study authors said.

About 600,000 knee replacement surgeries are done each year nationwide on adults of all ages, costing a total of $9 billion, the authors said. A journal editorial says measures are needed to control costs of these operations, noting that demand has been projected to rise to as many as almost 4 million knee operations annually by 2030.

Obese older patient getting their *rst operations accounted for almost 12 percent, up from 4 percent. !e rate was about the same in those getting redos. Obesity takes a toll on joints and can contribute to arthritis, a leading reason for knee replacement surgery.

In the Tuesday edition of the D"#$% E&%'(#"), the story “Council to talk Stadium Grille property redevelop-ment” should have said Park Ridge Midwest Realty, a buyer. It also should have said Park Ridge Midwest Realty would purchase the property from First Southern Bank, and the city would then reimburse the developer on an annual basis, paying 75 percent of the property tax increment created by the improvements made to the subject property. *ese reimbursements will be paid in full when the developer receives $330,662 total, or the tax incre-ment +nancing for the entire Redevelopment Project Area No. 1 expires. *e story should have said residents who petition and annex and are contiguous with the city will immediately begin to receive city services. *e D"#$% E&%'(#") regrets these errors.

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David Hug, president of the club, said around 30 climbers meet once a week at the Recreation Center’s rock wall year-round and also train at various parks across the region.

“!e club is in place to grow the sport in southern Illinois,” said Hug, a senior from Waterloo studying forest recreation. “We have climbers ranging in ability from beginning to advanced.”

Paul said "nding time to train can be di#cult because of her work in the doctoral program. However, she said she is con"dent that come Saturday, she will be ready.

“I’m having to juggle school and this competition,” she said. “I know that even if I haven’t trained as much as I would have liked, I am pretty strong-willed and I know I can power through.”

Paul said the competition is extremely exhausting and grueling, but the feeling she gets after it’s over is worth it.

“After I get done and I come back and have a bunch of homework to do and it seems like too much, I just think, ‘I just climbed for 24 hours. If I can handle that, I can handle anything.’ School doesn’t seem like such a challenge any more.”

Riley Swinford can be reached at [email protected]

or at 536-3311 ext. 268.

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Ashley Bolin, a freshman from Willowbrook studying zoology, scales the rock wall Tuesday in the Recreation Center during an SIUC Climbing Club meeting. The group meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday for climbing and makes trips every weekend to different climbing locations. “We cater to every skill level. Beginner to elite, it doesn’t matter,” said club president David Hug, a senior from Waterloo studying forest recreation.

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Candice Sewell, a freshman from Chicago studying radio-television, said her housing experience has been great so far.

“I love my roomie, and housing has been great with helping me adjust to living on my own for the "rst time,” Sewell said.

Rhonda Washington, a freshman from Chicago studying pre-professional pre-nursing, said it took a lot of adjusting to adapt to college life because she had to get used to being around so many people.

“I love my (Resident Advisers),” Washington said. “I feel like I can go to them for anything, and my roommate is cool as well.”

LaCayya Arnold, a freshman from Evanston studying criminology and criminal justice, said dorm life was a big change for her since this is her "rst time on her own. She said other students on

her $oor have all become very close.“It was a big change for me to be able

to come in and out as I please,” Arnold said. “I remember on my "rst day I asked if we had a time that we had to be in before they locked the doors, and they immediately asked if I was a freshman.”

Tai Cox can be reached at [email protected] or 536-3311 ext. 259.

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CHICAGO — !e Chicago Board of Elections says the number of registered voters in the city is about 225,000 less than it was when voter registration closed four years ago.

Chicago Board of Elections Chairman Langdon Neal tells !e Chicago Tribune on Tuesday that it will be di#cult to make up the de"cit. Neal says that’s because the city doesn’t have the same level of enthusiasm as it did when Chicago resident President Barack Obama was elected in 2008. Neal calls it “a large hill to overcome.”

!e deadline to register for the November general election is Oct. 9.

T he plan is to enhance the on-campus living

experience by listening to all feedback from students, thereby creating more fun activities on campus such as the Halloween bowling night next month.

— Justin SchuchThompson Point hall director

Student loan debt has been a source of concern since student loans surpassed grants as the foundation of student aid in the 1980s.

!e ability to repay student loans a"er graduation relies on a number of factors such as a student’s #scal responsibility and his or her ability to #nd gainful employment a"er graduation.

However, it is also dependent on the terms of available loans.

!e Budget Control Act of 2011 mandated several changes to federal student aid, but the most glaring change a$ects graduate students.

Beginning in 2012, graduate students are no longer eligible to borrow subsidized loans through the Federal Direct Loan Program.

!ey are now forced to borrow 100 percent unsubsidized loans that accrue interest from the day the student signs the paperwork.

Tami Luhby, writer for CNN

Money, explained the federal government’s dilemma that led to the Budget Control Act.

“While the president has focused on expanding access to college for low- and middle-income children, lawmakers have taken several steps to whittle away at student aid,” she said.

To reach a compromise, lawmakers made the decision to preserve the maximum Pell grant award by no longer subsidizing the interest on loans for graduate students. !is makes perfect sense.

To increase the number of Americans that earn a postsecondary certi#cate or degree, the government must focus on preserving aid for our neediest students.

!is reality does not negate the fact that graduate students, in the hopes of moving past entry-level jobs more quickly, will be saddled with even more student loan debt than before.

Fastweb’s repayment calculator allows students to #gure their monthly payments and the loan

total that will have to be repaid to the federal government.

Using last year’s interest rates of 3.4 percent for subsidized loans and 6.8 percent for unsubsidized loans, and assuming a student borrowed the maximum loan amount of $20,500 for two academic years, a loan under the new law will cost that student $3,399.60 more than under previous regulations.

While the federal government made the right decision to preserve that maximum Pell grant award, universities must make a few changes that will help graduate students see that the return on their investment is still high.

First, universities must stop increasing costs for graduate students.

!is is usually the #rst line of defense for institutions when enrollment is down or state and other aid is reduced.

!ey simply cannot keep shi"ing the burden to students.

Increasing the cost of enrollment, coupled with changes to the student-loan program, will eventually make

it impossible for students to believe that going to graduate school is worth the cost.

Revenue must be generated somewhere, but institutions need to be more creative.

One option would be a campaign to increase alumni donations.

Also, universities should create awareness of income-based repayment options.

!is type of repayment has only been available since 2009, so most students are unaware it exists.

Income-based repayment extends the period of repayment from 10 years, as it is under the standard repayment option, to 25 years, and monthly payments rarely exceed 10 percent of a borrower’s income.

Providing students with information regarding this repayment option will reassure them that loan payments will be manageable, even if their advanced degree does not immediately result in a better paying job.

Finally, universities must help

students #nd gainful employment a"er graduation.

!is can be achieved through increased internship opportunities, participation in professional conferences, opportunities for networking with professionals, showing students where to search for jobs in their #eld or simply passing along information about available jobs.

Schools are not responsible for insuring that students #nd a job or are promoted a"er graduation, but they certainly have the responsibility to provide students with valuable information about employment in their chosen #eld.

Student-loan debt is a reality for almost every graduate student. !e Budget Control Act of 2011 has made advanced degrees even more expensive for students who desperately need them to advance in their careers. Universities must do their part to ensure that graduate students understand that the cost of pursuing advanced degrees is still worth it.

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RACHEL SVEDAFinancial aid specalistRend Lake College

People nervously waiting around in New York City hospitals for loved ones to come out of surgery can’t smoke. In a few months from now, they can’t have a supersized fast-food soda. And soon, they won’t even be able to get a candy bar out of the vending machine or a piece of fried chicken from the cafeteria.

In one of his latest health campaigns, Mayor Michael Bloomberg aims to banish sugary and fatty foods from both public and private hospitals.

In recent years, the city’s 15 public hospitals have cut calories in patients’ meals and restricted the sale of sugary drinks and unhealthy snacks at vending machines. But now the city is tackling hospital cafeteria food, too. And the Healthy Hospital Food Initiative is expanding its reach: In the past year, 16 private hospitals have signed on.

Earlier this month, the city moved to ban the sale of big sodas and other sugary drinks at fast-food restaurants and theaters, beginning in March. Critics say the hospital initiative is yet another sign that Bloomberg is running a “nanny state,” even though the guidelines are voluntary and other cities — including Boston — have undertaken similar e!orts.

Hospitals say it would be hypocritical

of them to serve unhealthy food to patients who are often su!ering from obesity and other health problems.

“If there’s any place that should not allow smoking or try to make you eat healthy, you would think it’d be the hospitals,” Bloomberg said Monday. “We’re doing what we should do and you’ll see, I think, most of the private hospitals go along with it.”

"e cafeteria crackdown will ban deep fryers, make leafy green salads a mandatory option and allow only healthy snacks to be stocked near the cafeteria entrance and at cash registers. At least half of all sandwiches and salads must be made or served with whole grains. Half-size sandwich portions must be available for sale.

“People sometimes right now don’t have healthy options,” said Christine Curtis, the city Health Department’s director of nutrition strategy. “So you are there at 2 in the morning and maybe your only choice is soda and chips.”

Marcelle Scott brought her own chips and soda into the lobby of Manhattan’s privately operated St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital — there was no vending machine in sight — as she waited for her daughter to give birth Monday. It wasn’t the #rst time the unemployed security guard from the Bronx got the “munchies” for junk food to keep calm while awaiting the outcome of a loved one’s medical procedure.

“I like my Snickers and my Mars Bars — especially if I’m nervous for somebody who’s inside,” she said.

Most hospitals have already overhauled their vending machines by allowing only two types of 12-ounce high-calorie beverages at each vending machine — and they must be featured on the lowest rack. Hospital vending machines have also swapped out most baked goods for snacks like granola bars and nuts.

At privately run Monte#ore Medical Center, which operates several hospitals in the Bronx, changes have been under way for a couple of years.

“We took ice cream out of the cafeterias and began serving more whole grains,” said Andrew Racine, chief medical o$cer. “We changed white rice to brown rice.”

Herbert Padilla, a retired Manhattan hairdresser, was sitting a few feet from a giant coke machine Monday in an outpatient waiting area at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt, where he was undergoing treatment for a nerve disorder. He said that in general, he supports e!orts to keep people from overdosing on junk food, but “we shouldn’t be forced into this by a hospital.”

“"e mayor is going too far with this. It’s ridiculous,” he said. “We’re being told what to eat and what to drink. We’re not living in a free country anymore.”

Though she never took his last name, Starla Long and Richard “Ozzy” Suddeth are unmistakingly husband and wife.

Suddeth opened one of Carbondale’s first tattoo parlors in 1988. Originally from East St. Louis, he is now 50 years old and looking for work. Long, of Carbondale, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2009 and has since developed adrenal cancer as well as a form of muscular dystrophy that has left her unable to walk.

Despite the couple’s tribulations, they said their devotion to one another has allowed them to stay optimistic.

“My days consist of waking up early and helping Starla out with the sort of routine things she can’t do by herself anymore,” Suddeth said. “I always start out early looking for work, but it’s been hard these past couple months because people who have work these days probably aren’t going to quit their jobs any time soon.”

Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Carbondale’s unemployment rate at 9.6 percent in July, which is the worst it’s been in more than two decades.

“If there’s one thing we’ve

learned going through all this, it’s that patience is a virtue,” Long said. “We’re just thankful to be in love and have a roof over our heads."

Unable to tattoo anymore because of back problems, Suddeth said looking for work is nearly a full-time job itself.

“When I first opened up Ozzy’s Tattoos behind PK’s in the late ’80s, all you had to have to be in business was a sterilizer,” he said. “The business has really changed a lot since then. So have the sort of people getting tattoos.”

Suddeth met Long when he first opened his shop in 1988. The two then started a family, and Suddeth began tattoo work throughout Carbondale.

But Suddeth’s story began long before he came to Carbondale.

He said he spent his childhood shifting between foster homes, but he took to the road as soon as he could, first hitchhiking through Carbondale in 1978.

“In the late ’70s, Carbondale was the place to be,” he said. “But I didn’t stay here long. I was headed south and have since

lived everywhere from Atlanta to Eugene, Ore.”

Despite living on both sides of the country and many places in between, Suddeth said tattooing always remained a constant.

As he traveled, Suddeth said, he picked up different techniques and tips everywhere he went.

“No matter where I went, I made friends with people who got and gave tattoos, but I always remembered that little college town in southern Illinois without a parlor,” he said.

After spending nearly three years behind PK’s, Suddeth opened a parlor called Wizzard’s in 1991 on the Island across the street from 710 Bookstore. Three years later he went to work at another area tattoo parlor named Emerald City, and he began his last job as a tattoo artist in 2002 at Revered Body Arts Emporium in Carbondale.

Suddeth is what some area tattooists consider a “dinosaur,”

which is someone who couldn’t survive working in today’s tattoo market. Though Suddeth is no longer in the tattoo business, some who have been tattooed by him tend to disagree.

“You’ll come across people all over town who have had work done by Ozzy,” said Delbert Holmes, 22, of Carbondale. “I’m probably one of the younger ones you’ll find, though.”

Though the couple’s life together has taken a recent turn, Suddeth and Long’s ability to keep their heads up through the hard times may just be what keeps them going.

“I have nothing to complain about, but everything to be thankful for,” Long said. “I may be sick, and he may be out of work, but we have each other and that’s what moves us forward.”

Caleb Motsinger can be reached at [email protected]

or 536-3311 ext. 269.

Ozzy Suddeth, right, kisses his wife Starla Long’s head Sunday while they take a break from getting ready for a family cookout. The couple, who live in Carbondale, have struggles like every family from bills and unemployment to health and space problems. “But we always keep our heads high and have so much to be thankful for,” Long said.

LYNNETTE OOSTMEYER | DAILY EGYPTIAN

Starla Long looks through grocery

advertisements Sunday to plan out meals for

the week. Long was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2009

and has since developed adrenal cancer, as well

as a form of muscular dystrophy. Besides

numerous doctors visits, she said she still has a

house to take care of and meals to cook. “We are foodies,” Long said. “One thing I make sure

of is that we eat well.”

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W hen I first opened up Ozzy’s Tattoos

behind PK’s in the late ‘80s, all you had to have to be in business was a sterilizer. The business has really changed a lot since then. So have the sort of people getting tattoos.

— Richard “Ozzy” Suddethowner, Ozzy’s Tattoos

BRANDON EDWARDS | DAILY EGYPTIAN

Aries — Today is a 5 — Speak from the heart. You can get whatever you stand for, even if romantic issues challenge. You’re stronger for the next two days. Make plans that generate income.

Taurus — Today is a 6 — It’s a time of introspection. Have your partner represent you. It’s hard to decide what to buy, and what to put on hold for later. Focus on long-range goals, and don’t stress. Not worth it.

Gemini — Today is a 6 — You can easily do two things at once, but watch out for toes you don’t want to step on (especially those of a loved one). Moderate a clash between normally gentle souls.

Cancer — Today is a 6 — Make sure you know what’s required to get the job done. Consult a female expert, and listen to new ideas. Stand outside the controversy as much as possible for the next two days.

Leo — Today is a 5 — You’re full of wild and crazy ideas, and some of them might work, but when it comes to romance, not right this second. Present your thoughts with compassion.

Virgo — Today is a 6 — You may hit a bump in the tunnel of love. Don’t worry, you’ve got the words. Compromise is required. There’s room for financial improvement, too. Keep in action.

Libra — Today is a 5 — Postpone a romantic moment, for just a little bit. Let somebody else take care of you for the next two days. Learn to take risks from interesting people. Music enhances mental focus.

Scorpio — Today is a 7 — Make time for love, despite possible confrontations. Listening with special attention pays dividends. You’re entering a very busy phase. Bath or shower meditations generate brilliance.

Sagittarius — Today is a 7 — Make up a wish list for the perfect romance and watch love blossom, with some help from your friends. You may as well pop the question, today or tomorrow. Share feelings.

Capricorn — Today is a 6 — Opposites attract, even now. The action is behind the scenes. It’s a good day to file away papers and get the household in order. Enjoy the results.

Aquarius — Today is a 5 — You’re very attractive now, and extra brilliant. Others ask your advice. Invest in communications infrastructure. Add some relaxation to the equation. Write, record and get it down.

Pisces — Today is a 7 — Make money while you can, but don’t lose your passion in that focus. There are so many other things to celebrate and experience. Doing what you love increases interest and money.

THE Daily Commuter Puzzle by Jacqueline E. Mathews

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

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAMEby David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S PUZZLE

Complete the gridso each row, column and 3-by-3 box(in bold borders)contains everydigit, 1 to 9. For strategies onhow to solveSudoku, visitwww.sudoku.org.uk

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!e women’s golf team won the SIUE Doubletree Intercollegiate tournament for the second year in a row.

!e "ve Salukis who went to the tournament placed in the top 16, which helped the team win by 21 strokes. !e team shot 10 strokes better than second-place Lipscomb University in both rounds and beat the tournament’s two MVC teams, University of Evansville and Creighton University, by 45 and 46 strokes respectively.

SIU "nished 65 over par at the 36-hole Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville.

Not only did the Salukis beat all nine teams, freshman Amy Lee took the individual title by two strokes with 79 in the "rst round and a career-best 75 in the second in her third collegiate tournament.

Junior Cassie Rushing "nished third, just four shots behind Lee while junior Ashleigh Rushing, and senior Shaina Rennegarbe tied for ninth and freshman Mattie Lindner tied with Ashton Stair from SIUE for 16th place.

!e team will take a two-week break until the Austin Peay State University Intercollegiate Tournament Oct. 15-16 in Clarksville, Tenn.

Sarah Schneider can be reached at [email protected]

or 536-3311 ext. 256.

College is a time in many people’s lives where they have to say goodbye to family and start a new, unfamiliar life.

Susan and George Minkel said they are fortunate to have each other in Carbondale, some 300 miles away from the rest of their family in Montgomery.

“It’s kind of like living at home,” George said. “It’s a natural feeling for a sibling to be there our whole life.”

George, a junior studying sport administration, is in his third year with the swim team.

Susan, a "fth-year senior studying recreation, surpassed her four years of NCAA swimming eligibility, but she stays around to help guide some of her former teammates. She said she hopes to continue coaching after she graduates.

Susan, like George, said she is happy to have a sibling nearby. She said it was helpful to have her brother around to talk with when she had di#culties in school and missed home.

“It’s comfortable and nice to know that you have someone there,” she said.

George said Susan was the main reason he decided to become a Saluki. He said Deryl Leubner, their coach at Oswego East High School who swam for SIU from 1989 to 1992, also in$uenced his decision.

!e Minkels live just a few doors down from one another and said they see each other at least once a day. !ey said they convene the way most families do when the two have free time: around a dinner table.

Swimming coach Rick Walker said the Minkels have added a substantial amount of positive attributes to the program. He said Susan and George bring personality to the team, though they may do it in di%erent fashions.

“Susan was always the one that took a step back to analyze and then take a step forward,” Walker said. “George has always been one who doesn’t take that step back. He engages right away.”

Walker said the team has had a history of siblings who follow one another to the program.

Sophomore Carly Dvorak had two sisters swim on the team before she joined. !ere are also two brothers on the team, senior Justin Wolfe and junior Shaun.

“I think it’s a testament to the program we have,” Walker said.

!e Minkels said their family was happy to see George join Susan at SIU. !ey said their parents come to about half of the swimming season events.

Susan said she wants George to make the most out of his two years left on the team. She said she hopes to see him take their high school coach’s name o% the record board.

“I hope, now that I’m not on the team, that George uses his time here and doesn’t take it for granted,” she said.

George said he wants his sister to continue to be around the team. He said he encourages her to take up a job in swimming, possibly at their old high school. She coached the DuQuoin swim team during the summer, a club comprised of 4 to 18-year-olds.

Walker said he thinks the hard work and determination the Minkels display will take them far in life.

“!ere are going to be plenty of doors open for those two,” he said.

Alex Rostowsky can be reached at [email protected]

or 536-3311 ext. 269.

Freshman golfer Amy Lee lines up a put Friday at Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Carbondale to prepare for the SIUE Doubletree Intercollegiate, held Monday and Tuesday at Edwardsville. Lee and the women’s golf team dominated the tournament for the second year in a row and took both the individual and team titles. Lee won the individual title by two strokes. Women’s golf coach Alexis Mihelich said after Friday’s practice that Lee will be able to break through as soon as she gets more calm and figures out her game. “She’s not there yet, but she’s on the rise,” Mihelich said. Lee’s win was her first career title in three tries.

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To see a valued tradition de"led in a such a way shows negligence on the part of the NFL brass.

Demetrios Layne, a junior from Itasca studying physical education, said the call was the most ridiculous thing he ever saw in sports.

“How can two refs both have two di%erent calls on the same play?” he said. “It was pathetic o#ciating.”

Layne, a quarterbacks coach for Carbondale High School, said he was furious with the game’s call, but he wouldn’t stop watching even if the replacement referees continue to o#ciate the games.

“I love football. As much as I hate what’s going(on), I won’t stop watching,” Layne said.

Nathan Armstrong, a junior from Williamsville studying history, said the blown call was almost laughable.

“We have got to get the old refs back. !e league makes too much money for this to be an issue,” he said.

According to an ESPN.com calculation, the 119 o#cial NFL referees each make about $8,000 a week. !is totals to about $50 million

a year out of the league’s pocket, which is less than 1 percent of the NFL’s total revenue from last year.

Jay Stonchus, a junior from Tinley Park studying architecture, said the league is a billion-dollar industry and he doesn’t understand why contract disputes still exist.

“!e owners and Roger Goodell (commissioner of the league) have a multi-billion-dollar organization, and all the referees are looking for is a little bit of a pay raise,” Stonchus said. “!ere is no reason why the (referees) shouldn’t have a new contract by now.”

Although most people probably will not stop watching the game, their views and passion for football will be negatively a%ected if the situation persists.

It is football fans who keep the sport thriving. We buy the tickets, the jerseys and the overpriced concession food. It is because of us that the league is able to have lucrative TV contracts, because we huddle around it when a game is on.

!e NFL would be wise to remember that.

Demario Phipps-Smith can be reached at [email protected]

or 536-3311 ext. 269.

GEORGE MINKEL SUSAN MINKEL

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CHICAGO — The Cleveland Indians were in position to hand the Chicago White Sox another loss and drop them into a tie for the AL Central lead.

Zach McAllister pitched effectively for six innings and the Indians got 10 hits off White Sox ace Chris Sale, including Russ Canzler’s tiebreaking two-run shot.

Then Adam Dunn found his swing — and the Indians were on their way to another agonizing loss.

Dunn homered in consecutive plate appearances, including a clutch three-run shot in the eighth inning, and the White Sox rallied for a 5-4 victory on Monday that kept them one game in front of second-place Detroit in the division.

Dunn’s last drive of the night and No. 41 on the season came on an 0-2 pitch from Vinnie Pestano (3-3), who also walked to pinch-hitter Dan Johnson and yielded an infield single to Kevin Youkilis that went off third baseman Jack Hannahan’s glove.

“They beat our best guy out of the ‘pen,” Cleveland manager Manny Acta said. “Unfortunately, walks got us where we’re at right now, and it hurt us again today.

“We need to execute better. Just can’t allow a three-run homer to lose a game on a fastball right down the middle on an 0-2 count. That’s something that has hurt us in the past, and we continue to play young when it comes to those situations.”

!e Indians dropped to 19-50 since the All-Star break. !ey got a run in the ninth when Shin-Soo Choo hit a two-out RBI double o% Donnie Veal, but the left-hander got Jason Kipnis to ground out to convert his "rst save opportunity of the season.

“We had a rough season and we’re a little short-handed right now, but they got after it,” Acta said. “They made one last push, but we didn’t get it done.”

Dunn’s two homers came after he struck out in his two at-bats off McAllister.

“The last homer, that probably was the most important so far in my career. That was a win we needed,” said Dunn, who also connected in the sixth as Chicago snapped a five-game losing streak.

Dunn reached 40 homers in a season for the first time since 2008 and the sixth time in his career. It’s quite a turnaround from last season, when he batted .159 with 11 homers in his first year with Chicago.

The burly slugger entered Monday night’s game in a 2-for-21 skid.

“Obviously he had a down year last year, but he’s been tremendous for them this year,” Pestano said. “You can’t make mistakes to those guys. You have to get ahead and you have to bring it. I wasn’t throwing my off-speed for strikes tonight. That had me leaning on fastball, missed a spot and he got me.”

Brett Myers (3-3) pitched the eighth for the win.

McAllister struck out seven in six innings and was charged with two runs and four hits.

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He said the grip is one of the most important things to consider when hitting a golf ball. Erickson, a righty, situates his left hand on the club !rst.

Before setting for the swing, Erickson works on getting lined up with the ball.

On the backswing, Erickson said the most important thing to remember is to stand tall.

On the swing, it is important to focus on your target and make your motion as straight as possible, Erikson said. Avoid dipping your shoulder.

“The follow-through is more important than people think,” Erickson said. “You might think that since the ball is already gone, it doesn’t matter. But the follow-through does a"ect where the ball goes. Once you come through, you’ve got to !nish it.”

“Hold it like you are shaking hands with somebody,” he said. The right hand overlaps the left.

“It is important to stay back on the ball while your weight shifts back as you’re loading the swing,” he said.

“The di"erence between an inch to the right or left could change your shot by 15 yards,” he said. “You’ve got to be aimed where you want to be.”

“Imagine there is a railroad track and you are trying to stay down that line as far as you can keep your hands,” he said. “It kind of keeps the ball in line.”

Anatomy of the drive

The NFL is upholding the referees’ decision that Golden Tate caught the game winning touchdown pass Monday night.

On fourth down and 10, from the Green Bay 24-yard line, quarterback Russell Wilson threw a pass into the end zone with eight seconds remaining. Green Bay’s safety M.D. Jennings and Seattle wideout Golden Tate both jockeyed for possession of the ball. From the video, it appears (quite obviously) that M.D. Jennings acquired possession !rst and seconds later Golden Tate managed to get both of his hands on the ball. "e result of this play is usually an interception for the defense and the Packers would get the ball at the 20-yard line because the interceptor was downed in the end-zone resulting in a touchback.

In mind-blowing fashion, "e NFL replacement referees ruled that this was a touchdown for Seattle.

Two sideline o#cials gathered near the spot of the catch, but neither agreed on a call. One referee immediately ruled it as a touchdown, the other expressed the motion for a timeout in the end zone. "is motion usually means that there is a

turnover and noti!es o#cials to stop the game clock.

It is written in the NFL Rule Book that o#cials must deliberate together when a call is questionable and decide on a composite outcome. "e replacement refs were either unaware of this rule or were caught up in the speed of the game. Either way, it is an egregious error that the usual NFL referees wouldn’t have made.

"e NFL and the o#cial referees have been in a lockout since early this summer. Last week, the two sides were in litigation, but there still isn’t a resolution and no further talks have been scheduled.

"e lockout happened because the league asked referees to work full-time because football is such a complex sport. For example, refs could spend more time reviewing game !lm to be better prepared for unique game situations.

However, the NFL wants its refs to work more hours at the same pay. Most referees have at least one other job to help supplement their income from the NFL. "e same referees you see on Sundays are also lawyers, teachers and construction workers. "e league is also at odds with the game o#cials over pensions and bene!ts. "e NFL wants to replace pensions with a

401k plan tied to the stock market."e referees — not the players —

decided the outcome of a game that could determine playo$ situations for either team.

For weeks the NFL has led a campaign to improve the image of the game with the increase of player safety and awareness, application of stricter punishments on those suspected to have had involvement in player bounties and the introduction of the NFL brand to markets outside the country. But the replacement refs are the biggest issue the NFL should be trying to !x.

As ESPN’s Rick Reilly said, it’s like painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa.

We have all grown up loving the sport of American football. It is as much a part of the American culture as apple pie or blue jeans. Over the years, there have been so many great football moments, from the Immaculate Reception to the Miracle at the Meadowlands. But it is the great players who make these great moments. "ere are not any football moments that people recall where the referee is praised for his performance.

Referees signaled different calls after Monday night’s game-ending play. It was finally ruled a touchdown, giving the Seahawks a 14-12 win to defeat the Green Bay Packers at CenturyLink Field on Monday, in Seattle.

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