Not every child gets to have the Wa-tergate scandal fully explained to her by a one-time presidential candidate when she’s only in junior high.

For Sheila Simon, though, talks like the one she had in the late ‘70s at a Washing-ton, D.C., backyard party with George Mc-Govern who lost to former Pres. Ronald Reagan, were routine at that age. Simon, now the Democratic nominee for lieu-tenant governor, spent her youth moving around the state of Illinois and the country on the various campaign trails of her fa-ther, the late U.S. Sen. Paul Simon.

Paul Simon was also once lieutenant

governor of Illinois in addition to a state representative and senator. He was also a U.S. congressman in both houses from 1975 to 1997 and sought the 1988 Demo-cratic nomination for president. Sheila Si-mon and husband Perry Knop were mar-ried in 1987 in the midst of the campaign, she said.

“� at was pretty much our honey-moon,” she said. But it didn’t bother her or Knop, now a political science teacher at John A. Logan College. In fact, they met at a Democratic picnic in Murphysboro, Simon said.

“And to us, that’s a really romantic thing,” said Simon, chuckling as she sat at her kitchen table Tuesday in her Carbon-dale home.

NICK JOHNSONDaily Egyptian

A legacy continued

Sheila Simon takes Dad’s beliefsto Democratic ticket

Sheila Simon, Gov. Pat Quinn’s choice for lieutenant governor, sits at her dining room table Wednesday while

her daughter Brennan hangs out in the kitchen at their home in Carbondale.

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The nursing program is officially in at SIUC, and now Christina Meo wants to be one of the first students officially in it.

Meo, a sophomore from Chicago studying pre-nursing, was one of almost 50 people at the Student Health Center Lobby Wednesday to listen to Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announce a $500,000 grant to start the SIU Regional Nurs-ing Program on the Carbondale campus.

Susan Winters, director of the regional nurs-ing program at SIUC and first hire with the $500,000, said Wednesday was an exciting first step to the first nursing classes scheduled for fall 2010 at SIUC.

Meo said she has completed the pre-nursing program at SIUC and will find out if she will be one of the roughly 40 students accepted into the inaugural class in a week or two.

“I’ve always wanted to be a nurse ever since I could remember, so it wasn’t an option, it was a necessity for me to apply to this school,” she said. “I wanted to be part of something di� erent and something that was a � rst, and I can do that here.”

The program, which is housed at the Student Health Center, will feature teleconferencing with the Edwardsville campus, some work with local hospitals and state-of-the-art simulation labs, including one that “gives birth,” Winters said.

“This money was absolutely crucial to the program,” she said. “And there is a very pro-found shortage of nurses not only nationwide, but in the state and particularly down here.”

Durbin said it was the shortage of nurses coupled with the passing of the health care re-form bill that made this program so critical to the southern Illinois region.

Colombian director Rubén Mendoza works the projector during the first night of his film screenings Wednesday in the Communications Building. Mendoza was featured in the Cannes Film Festival for his film, “The Fence,” and will be showing his films and offering workshops throughout the rest of the week.

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JEFF ENGELHARDTDaily Egyptian

Durbin presents $500,000 to SIUC nursing program

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— Gus Bode

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Making � lms is what Rubén Mendoza said he was born to do.

� e committee at the Cannes Film Festival, a prestigious international in-dependent � lm festival held yearly in Cannes, France, agrees.

Mendoza showed four of his short � lms Wednesday in the Communications Build-ing, including “� e Fence,” a 2005 Cannes entry, and the trailer for his � rst feature � lm “La Sociedad del Semáforo,” which means “� e Stoplight Society” and will debut at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Mendoza said he has had an interest in directing movies since he was 10 years old.

“I liked to see what things looked like through the frame,” Mendoza said.

His feature � lm is about a man who is obsessed with the idea of increasing the time for red lights — a concept that the Cannes Film Festival will make easier for people to experience, Mendoza said.

“It makes the whole process a lot easier for me,” Mendoza said. “Cannes is a place where some of the brains I like the most in � lmmaking have been — but I never walk in there thinking about that.”

� e cinema and photography depart-ment, with the help of associate professor

Susan Felleman, invited Mendoza based on student proposals. A committee of three students and three professors then approved the selection, Felleman said.

Students look forward to visitors like Mendoza because they give insight on what independent � lmmaking can really be like, Felleman said.

“Our production students are generally very, very eager for exposure to what pro-fessional narrative � lmmaking is like,” Fel-leman said. “I have no doubt that it will be very illuminating.”

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What started with the late Sen. Paul Si-mon more than 15 years ago � nally came to an end in Washington, D.C., with President Barack Obama.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), during his campus visit Wednesday, said Simon was

one of the most instrumental people in � ghting for student loan reform. Obama signed a bill removing banks and private institutions from the student loan process when the health care bill passed March 22.

In a forum with college students Mon-day, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Dun-can said by no longer subsidizing banks, more than $68 billion would be saved in the

next 10 years with $13.5 billion of those sav-ings going to Pell grants.

Durbin said the idea for reform started with Simon and he would be happy to see the changes on the way for college students across the nation.

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— Gus Bode

Mendoza, perhaps true to form of some indie directors, was modest of his participation in Cannes.

Being a part of the festival “doesn’t mean a lot” to him, he said. He said he still gets nervous about showcasing his � lm to others, but it’s also his favorite part of being a director.

“I can do something I really like to, and I can share with people,” Mendoza said. “If something is really big or im-portant, I like to share with people.”

Of his visit to SIUC, he said he was especially excited to put his work on display for an audience that may not be familiar with what he has to o� er.

� e cinema and photography department used students’ � ne arts activity fees to pay for Mendoza’s trip and others, Felleman said. � e next visiting artist the cinema and photography department will bring in is Milcho Manchevski, an inter-national director who will be in Carbondale April 27.

Meanwhile, Mendoza will host a roundtable on prospects for Latin

America Cinema at 1 p.m. � urs-day in the Communications Build-ing Room 1032 and a production workshop at 10 a.m. Friday in the Communications Building Room 1116, or the cinema soundstage.

He’s ready to get his message out to a new audience, he said.

“What I really want to do is show something that has a di� erent spirit than what you can typically see in America,” he said.

Derek Robbins can be reached at drobbins@dailyegyptian.com or

536-3311 ext. 273.

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“When Paul Simon was United State Senator he asked a very basic question … ‘Why don’t we provide more loans at lower cost for students by taking out the middleman?’” Durbin said. “(He) didn’t get the right answer for a long time, but Obama’s reform … helps students from low-income fami-lies get a good education.”

Durbin said the reform would ex-tend Pell grants to more than 26,000 students in Illinois.

John Jackson, a visiting professor at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and former colleague of Simon, said there was never a need for banks to serve as a middleman and is glad to see the reality of reform.

Jackson said it is evident from the

massive savings that Simon was right when he said the student loan structure was charity for the banks.

“The money was all guaran-teed by the government so there was no possibility the banks could lose any money on it, and they got a finder’s fee,” Jackson said. “The banks were making out like ban-dits; it was socialism for the rich.”

Durbin said the reform gives the money back to the students, especially those entering public service.

Students in the medical � eld, edu-cation or serving in the military will have any outstanding loan payments a© er 10 years canceled as long as they make their monthly payments. Stu-dents not in public service � elds will have any unpaid debt canceled a© er 20 years.

“For students across America, this

translates into lower-cost loans, more Pell grants and better interest rates on loans,” Durbin said.

Duncan said to make payments easier, the cap would be lowered. Un-der the former loan regulations, stu-dents paid 15 percent of their income. � e new regulations lower it to 10 per-cent, Duncan said.

Jackson said while the reform never happened in Simon’s lifetime, it is still a part of his legacy as a senator for the working class.

“� is will be a big help to Illinois; just look at SIU where lots of people need some help,” Jackson said. “It’s a terri� c story and it’s a Paul Simon-rooted story.”

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

536-3311 ext. 254.

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In the Wednesday edition of the Daily Egyptian, the story “Protesters, students meet with Goldman” should have said the university o� ers $262,681,562 in � nancial aid. � e Daily Egyptian regrets this error.

About Us� e Daily Egyptian is published by the students of

Southern Illinois University Carbondale 50 weeks per year, with an average daily circulation of 20,000. Fall and spring semester editions run Monday through Friday. Summer editions run Tuesday through � ursday. All intersession editions will run on Wednesdays. Spring break and � anks-giving editions are distributed on Mondays of the pertain-ing weeks. Free copies are distributed in the Carbondale, Murphysboro and Carterville communities. � e Daily Egyptian online publication can be found at www.daily-egyptian.com.

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Simon’s early immersion in politics has helped her become the down-to-earth politician she is today, said John Jackson, visiting professor at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.

“She’s met a lot of famous people through her dad. She’s not awed by the rich and the famous — she deals with them just as she deals with people on the street,” Jackson said.

Despite what most people might think, Simon said her campaign-trail lifestyle actually allowed her to spend more time with her family growing up, as she spent entire summers helping run the “family business.”

“We spent a lot of time just driving all around the state as a family. � at’s not everyone’s family vacation, but it was great,” she said.

Simon graduated high school in 1979 in Potomac, Md., outside of Wash-ington, D.C. A� er graduating with a bachelor’s degree in political science

from Wittenberg University in Ohio, Simon studied law at Georgetown Uni-versity and � nished that degree at SIUC in 1987, she said.

“� is is just where I always felt at home,” Simon said. “It’s where I like to be. I think there’s a better balance of bar-becue and your mission in life, whereas in Washington it was more about your mission in life.”

She practiced law first at the Carbon-dale-based Land of Lincoln Legal Assis-tance, where she represented people who couldn’t afford attorneys, then at another local practice before moving to the State’s Attorney’s Office in 1994, Simon said. She spent her last two years there pros-ecuting in domestic battery cases, which opened the door for her current position at the SIU School of Law.

� e school asked Simon to start a domestic violence clinic a� er receiving grant money, she said.

Simon’s experience teaching law has given her another opportunity to encourage people to get involved in government, said Matt Baughman, as-

sociate director for the institute.“She cares about government, and

she cares about how government can have a positive impact on people’s lives,” Baughman said. “She really values the involvement at the local level.”

Simon continues her father’s leg-acy of caring for international events through her daughters, Jackson said.

Simon and Knop’s oldest daughter, Reilly, 20, went to Brazil on a scholarship for two years and speaks £ uent Portu-guese, Simon said. Her other daughter, Brennan, 15, will spend her junior year of high school in Italy while the couple hosts a foreign exchange student from Peru, 18-year-old Carla Paucar, she said.

“� ey’ve got their family on the line in international relations, so they’re cer-tainly continuing that,” Jackson said.

� e Paul Simon Public Policy Insti-tute actively supports the interests of the late senator, interests Jackson said Sheila Simon helps carry on as well.

Sheila Simon recently worked on the Illinois Reform Commission, which worked to examine government

practices and ethics, and made recom-mendations for cleaning up state gov-ernment, Jackson said.

“� at certainly � ts Paul’s legacy. He would have approved all those recom-mendations,” he said.

Like her father, Simon has made sev-eral campaigns for public o¦ ce. She was elected to the Carbondale City Council and served from 2003 until 2007, when she lost a bid for mayor to Brad Cole.

Simon said she learned more from her loss in the mayoral campaign than her successful council campaign.

“I needed to be able to respond to information and gossip quickly, and I didn’t think I did that as e© ective as I could have,” she said.

Overall, Simon is extremely com-fortable around people of all kinds, Baughman said.

“She is someone who is easy to get along with and work with, and some-one that I think enjoys meeting people,” Baughman said.

Simon said she keeps a journal about the people she meets every day

on the campaign trail who have stories and suggestions.

One was a man she met on the Am-trak on the way to Chicago last week who had budget suggestions for her.

“Even taking the train, you can have democracy work,” Simon said.

Should her and Gov. Pat Quinn be sent to Spring� eld in November, Simon said she would be honored to take up a position her father once held, as well as represent southern Illinois.

“I think one of the things it means to the Carbondale community and south-ern Illinois in general is that people are really happy about it,” Simon said. “It’s not that they’re happy (the state Demo-cratic Party) picked me … it’s sort of like it’s a team thing. It’s a recognition that Carbondale counts, that southern Illinois counts — that downstate is an important part of the state of Illinois, rather than an a� erthought.”

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

536-3311 ext. 263.

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He said the health care reform would increase the number of community health care providers, opening jobs for more nurses. He said $10 billion will be invested in creating new community health care clinics nationwide and the number of primary clinics will more than double in Illinois.

“If someone’s ill or someone needs a helping hand, it’s a nurse that will step forward and really help,” Durbin said. “� e fact is that our reliance is going to grow with more and more baby boomers — and more and more people — in need of medi-cal care.”

Administrators from both SIU campuses said students like Meo would not have had the oppor-

tunity to join a nursing program at SIUC had it not been for Durbin.

Marcia Maurer, dean of the School of Nurs-ing at SIU-Edwardsville, said Durbin has been one of the biggest supporters for the nursing � eld throughout his tenure as senator. Without his ef-forts, SIUE would not have one of the best pro-grams in the nation, and SIUC would not have a program at all, she said.

“If you’re not a nurse, you have no concept about his support of nursing that he has had ever since he has been in public office,” Maurer said. “I am very honored to see this dream of mine come true.”

Je� Engelhardt can be reached atjengelhardt@dailyegyptian.com or

536-3311 ext. 254.

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Sen. Dick Durbin, (D-Ill.), greets Carbondale residents during an open house Wednesday at the Paul Simon Federal Building. The open house was held after a press conference at the Student Center where Durbin presented a $500,000 grant to the new nursing program at SIUC.PAT SUTPHINDAILY EGYPTIAN

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issues a� ecting the Southern Illinois University community. Viewpoints expressed in columns and letters to the editor do not necessarily re� ect those of the Daily Egyptian.

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� e Women’s Center 24 hour Hotline

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(800) 656-4673

� e mistakes in Southern Il-linois University Carbondale’s sexual harassment policy are much worse than what could be attrib-uted to minor oversight or simple misunderstanding.

In fact, SIUC’s policy severely misapplies sexual harassment law, violating the First Amendment rights of students and faculty. Not only that, but its procedures for adjudicating sexual harassment ac-cusations deny basic due process to those accused.

� e university’s policy imper-missibly applies the legal standard for harassment in the workplace to all cases on campus, even though to most SIUC students, the university

is not their employer. � e work-place harassment standard has been repeatedly struck down by courts when applied in the university set-ting because that standard fails to adequately protect speech rights on campus.

SIUC instead ought to follow the legal standard speci ̈cally governing harassment in the educational context. � e Supreme Court more than a decade ago established that peer-on-peer harassment in education requires conduct that is “so severe, pervasive and objectively o� ensive” that victims are “e� ectively denied equal access to an institution’s resources and opportunities.”

� is stringent and speech-pro-tective standard re� ects the fact that our nation’s public university campuses have long been held to be peculiarly the marketplace of ideas,

places where students and faculty can discuss, debate and learn from one another in an ongoing dialogue.

By contrast, SIUC’s policy fails to recognize that speech on a pub-lic campus is entitled to robust First Amendment protection.

SIUC’s proposed procedures for sexual harassment complaints are equally indefensible. � e procedures contain no speci ̈c requirements regarding a hearing or even notice to the accused about the nature of the charges and basis of the allegations. � at’s the basic due process that everyone deserves.

Instead, the draª procedures vest entirely too much discretion in the hands of the associate chancel-lor: discretion to decide whether the complaint warrants an investi-gation, who the investigators shall be and, ultimately, whether a vio-

lation has occurred. Additionally, upon appeal, the associate chancel-lor determines the composition of the ̈ve-person appellate panel.

Needless to say, allowing the person whose decision will be re-viewed to have such authority over the reviewing body is unwise.

� ese shortcomings serve as a reminder that the sad cases of pro-fessors John Simon and Cal Meyers are still disturbingly recent. With-out major changes, the same issues could be revisited in another case.

� e university needs to do more than de ̈ne sexual harassment in ac-cordance with the case law. It must restore fundamental fairness and due process to its adjudicatory pro-cess for sexual harassment. SIUC must clearly delineate the rights of the accused, starting with the basic rights to notice and a hearing.

It must allow the accused a le-gitimate opportunity to contest the charges and to confront the accuser. And it must provide an impartial tribunal, rather than vest so much power in the hands of one individual.

Students and faculty at SIUC are most at risk under the current pol-icy. I therefore urge them to speak out, raise awareness on campus and let their opinions be known to the administration. � ose who have already engaged in these e� orts should continue their activism. � e entire campus will bene ̈t from re-visions that protect free speech and respect basic rights.

Azhar Majeed is the associate director of Legal & Public Advocacy

at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).

Post traumatic stress disorder is a term that is gaining familiarity, yet the term is oª en misunderstood. PTSD is a psychological disorder that may develop aª er exposure to trau-ma. One misconception is that every person who experiences trauma will have PTSD, yet this is untrue.

� e de ̈nition of trauma and a person’s response are both unique and dependent upon individual life experiences. Trauma describes both physical and psychological experi-ences. A traumatic reaction may stem from a natural event, but it may also be deliberate, accidental or man-made.

� e purpose of this article is to discuss individuals’ reactions to traumatic experiences, particularly focusing on sexual assault; however,

the information can be useful when trying to understand or o� er caring support for any survivor of trauma.

Individuals’ reactions to sexual assault will always be unique. Pre-conceived notions of how people “should” react to traumatic experi-ences, particularly sexual assault, are damaging to the sexual assault survivor and his or her support group. It is important to remember there is no “right” or “wrong” way to react or feel following a sexual assault, but there are ways to care for yourself and others.

Caring for oneself following a sexual assault is very important. Ba-sic needs such as eating and sleep-ing can be disrupted, but nutrients and rest are still needed by your body. One may be experiencing a wide range of emotions, and it is important to allow yourself to feel and discuss these emotions with people that you feel safe talking to.

If despite having a strong sup-port network you ̈nd yourself hav-ing di± culty maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including persistent sleep di± culties, changes in your eating, moods or inability to function for your daily demands of school or work, then it is important to seek professional help.

Caring and supporting others is vitally important. If someone feels safe and trusting enough to disclose a sexual assault, don’t make a quick assumption or suggestion about what they “must” or “should” do. Rather, control your knee-jerk reac-tion and provide support by saying things such as, “I care, I believe you and I want to help.”

Ask if it would be alright to call a completely con ̈dential advocate to o� er caring support. An option for women, men, adolescents and children is � e Women’s Center. � e Women’s Center o� ers free,

con ̈dential services for survivors of sexual assault and domestic vio-lence trauma. Services are available in several southern Illinois counties 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Disclosure is a privilege, it means that there is trust, and with that trust you have the responsibili-ty to be careful and mindful, not re-actionary. Not everyone is trained

to react to traumatic experiences, but everyone can be better prepared by knowing how to contact advoca-cy and counseling resources.

Hamilton is Program Coordinator at the Wellness Center and Ga­ ey

is a Doctoral Student Graduate Assistant. � ey can be reached at

wellness@siu.edu.

CHRISTY HAMILTONABIGAIL GAFFEYWellness Center

Show support for survivor trauma

SIUC’s sexual harassment policies badly need revisionAZHAR MAJEEDFoundation for Individual Rights in Education

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CURRENTS Thursday, April 8, 20106

Springtime in Southern

Illinois

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(Top left) Eighteen-month-old Harlan Whiteford eats the sec-ond ice cream cone of his life Tuesday outside Dairy Queen. His parents, Kristen and Tim Whiteford, said they wanted to take their son out and enjoy the nice weather. (Top right) Dogwoods blossom from a tree behind the engineering build-ing Tuesday. (Center) A flower-ing cherry tree grows alongside Lincoln Drive near the Student Center. The flowering cherry is in the Prunus genus, which in-cludes peaches, cherries, and almonds. According to SIU Plant and Service Operations, 45 ad-ditional cherry trees have been planted on campus since the May 8 storm. (Bottom) Sparrow eggs rest in their nest in a barn south of Carbondale.

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never bloomsbut carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;so I love you because I know no other way

than this: where I does not exist, nor you,so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

I do not love you ...Pablo Neruda

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Three week-old foal Nutmeg suckles from her mother, Cinnamon, Tuesday in a pasture just outside of the Giant City Stables. JESS VERMEULEN DAILY EGYPTIAN

The sun sets behind a patch of violets Sunday on Watt Hill Road in Murphysboro.

ISAAC SMITH | DAILY EGYPTIAN

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never bloomsbut carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;so I love you because I know no other way

than this: where I does not exist, nor you,so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

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Today’s birthday — Your challenge this year is to build self-esteem for yourself and for any children in your life. Independence comes first. Find ways to generate enthusiasm for activities that don’t require anyone’s help. Then, cultivate your powers of observation and imagination.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Although money isn’t the real issue, that may be how you’ve been keeping track of who loves whom more. A better way is to see who can be most creative in expressing their caring.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — You may want to run away from home, but you need to focus on household matters. Handle practical issues early, then escape to a movie.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — Although you want to get your ideas out, now’s the time to carefully consider all the ramifications and modify your message.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 5 — Everyone digs in, entrenched and stubborn. This would be a good day to pursue personal matters and save your enthusiasm for later. It will work out.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Today is all about appearances. Hair and accessories do matter. Achieve a unique look using materials already in your possession. You find yourself on stage.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5 — Your desire for independence takes you out of your normal work routine. You don’t have to leave the country, though. Just let your imagination wander.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — The challenge now is to love what you’re doing for as long as you’re doing it, and to let go as soon as it’s finished. Release any negativity.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Use your talents to resolve disagreements about the basics. Be prepared to restate your arguments for the sake of clarity.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — The only way to get anywhere today is through team effort. Focus on the most practical means you can find. Then, throw yourself fully into it.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — To get the most out of a relaxing time, display enthusiasm for someone else’s suggestion. Spend money judiciously, but don’t pinch pennies.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — Keep the home fires burning today. You need space to pursue independent action. Ask someone else to manage plans for this evening.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5 — Consider ways to keep everyone focused. Creative minds (including yours) have a way of wandering off. Reiterate the purpose.

HoroscopesBy Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement

Daily Egyptian Study Break � ursday, April 8, 201010

Approximately 80 former players and 42 years of so ball history will be reunited Saturday at Southern Illinois University.

� e SIU so ball team will hold a reunion this weekend, welcoming back alumnae from the program’s in-ception in 1968 through the 2000s.

Kerri Blaylock said this is the � rst reunion of former players since she became head coach in 2000.

“I’m just excited to see all the kids that I’ve coached over the last 20 years come back, along with just some of the history of the program,” Blaylock said. “And I really feel like those early alums are the building blocks of why

we’re here and what we have today.”Blaylock said the alumnae would

be honored between games in the Sa-lukis’ doubleheader Saturday against Indiana State.

Along with approximately 80 for-mer players, Kay Brechtelsbauer, who was the head coach in 1968, when the program was formed, until she retired in 1999, will also be in attendance.

Blaylock, who became an assistant under Brechtelsbauer in 1990, said she hopes Brechtelsbauer is happy with the job Blaylock has done since taking over as head coach.

“I hope she’s proud of what we’ve accomplished and kind of carried on around here,” Blaylock said. “� at’s my biggest thing, is that I hope she feels very, very proud of what we’ve

done.”Brechtelsbauer said she has been

pleased with the success Blaylock has led the team.

“� at’s what you always hope for when you retire, to leave it in good hands,” Brechtelsbauer said.

Athletic Director Mario Moccia said bringing alumni back to SIU is always a major focus of the athletic department.

“At least in the modern era, we’ve had highly successful coaches and very successful teams and with a new facility as host, it’s going to be a great weekend,” Moccia said.

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

536-3311 ext. 256.

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Five Kentucky players, including the projected No. 1 overall pick John Wall, announced Wednesday they would enter the NBA Draft. What’s your take on this?

Saluki Insider

Nothing surprising here. Head coach John Calipari is the master of getting one-and-done players. He will probably get a few more next year, then the next year, then before you know it he’ll be leaving the university right when the NCAA brings sanctions against it for recruit-ing violations. It’s happened everywhere else he’s coached.

Well I was shocked for about as long as a Charlie Sheen relationship. It’s really a shame that college players are allowed to go one-and-done because a team like this year’s Kentucky really has no ceiling to it’s potential. If anything, this year proved one-year college players don’t equal a championship.

Well there are two NBA-ready players on the squad right now, John Wall and Patrick Patterson. Wall will be a superstar and Patterson will be a solid bench contributor. Cousins will go the way of Tyrus Thomas — someone with great potential but will take time to develop because he left college too soon. Eric Bledsoe will go the way of Sebastian Telfair — a bust because he left way, way too soon.

42 years of Saluki so ball convergeSOFTBALL

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Daily Egyptian Sports � ursday, April 8, 201012BILLIKENS BEAT SALUKIS

Doubles partners Jessica Flannery and Jennifer Dien lost in doubles Wednesday when the Salukis lost 5-2 to the Saint Louis Billikens at Sports Blast. For the recap of the match, visit dailyegyptian.com.

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Long gives SIU � rst 2010 verbal

� e SIU men’s basketball team may have just � lled two needs for next sea-son with one player.

Southeastern Illinois College’s 6-foot, 165-pound guard Troy Long verbally committed to SIU Tuesday, becoming the � rst 2010-11 recruit.

Long, who will be a junior, said he could be a vocal leader for the Salukis and provide them with the outside threat they need.

“What I bring to the table is exactly what they need this year,” Long said. “� ey need leadership. � ey have a few young guys that are very talented

and I think I can bring leadership to the table. � ey need shooters. I’m a pretty good shooter.”

Long helped the Falcons, who were unranked heading into the regional playo� s, � nish 24-10 last season. SIC lost to eventual NJCAA national tour-nament champion Howard (Texas) in the opening round.

SIC head coach Todd Franklin said Long’s quickness would also be an asset to the Salukis.

“I think he can defend the ball bet-ter than maybe they’ve had in the last couple years,” Franklin said.

Long averaged 11.9 points and 2.3 assists per game last season in 29 games with the Falcons, and his 60

3-pointers led the team.Long said he has the ability to play

either point guard or shooting guard, although he prefers to play the shoot-ing guard position.

Long said he decided to play for SIU next season because the team shows of traits similar to that of SIC.

“It just seemed like it was a fam-ily thing (at SIU),” Long said. “� at’s what I want to be around. I want to be around a good family, because without a family you won’t be a team, and that’s what you need to win.”

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

536-3311 ext. 256.

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