Provost John Nicklow has been reassigned to administrative duties,.

Nicklow will be assigned within the College of Engineering and Interim Chancellor Paul Sarvela said an interim provost will be appointed at the Sept. 11 Board of Trustees meeting.

“Please know that I believe strongly that the colleges, schools and units in academic affairs are

core to the university’s mission and future, and I am committed to ensuring that we remain on track during the transition,” Sarvela said in an email obtained by the Daily Egyptian.

Sarvela said in a press release Nicklow will teach and conduct research.

Nicklow came to SIU in 1998 and was named provost in May 2011. Prior to serving as provost, he was Associate Dean of the College of Engineering.

He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Bucknell University and a doctorate in civil engineering from Arizona State University in 1998.

One of the policies that was enacted during Nicklow’s as provost was a policy that was proposed May 11 limiting student workers from working more than 20 hours per week.

“Please join me in thanking John for his four years of work as provost,” Sarvela said in the

release. “I wish him the best as he resumes his teaching and research program.”

Phone calls to Nicklow, Sarvela and President Randy Dunn were not returned by the time of publication.

Tyler Dixon can be reached attdixon@dailyegyptian.com

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Red, black, white and green litter the sidewalks as car horns blare loudly. Arms are raised with signs reading: “Honk for Peace”, “Drop Books Not Bombs” and “Stop Killing Innocent Women and Children”.

More than 100 demonstrators lined Main Street near the intersection of Illinois 13 in protest of the siege on Gaza Friday.

Deborah Gates-Burklow, of The Old School Community Center, said one of her employees, Marwa Omran, originally approached her about a demonstration the previous Monday after Omran showed her videos and pictures the violence in Gaza.

Gates-Burklow said most of the Muslim community members were already meeting at the mosque for the end of the Ramadan Friday, and traveled straight from the mosque to the demonstration location.

She said The Old School Community Center is very involved in the international community and is very passionate about the crisis in Gaza.

“All of us are very passionate about raising awareness as to what’s happening because I think at times we as Americans don’t pay attention,” she said. “Not realizing our community members our neighbors are apart of it. They have family over there that are suffering”

Currently Orman has family living in the West Bank. She said she hopes awareness gains more visibility through other outlets other than traditional media.

“Hopefully the media shows more and more what’s going on,” she said. “But thank God there is social media and people are actually seeing more

things on the Internet and they’re not blinded anymore they can see other sides too”.

Orman’s daughter, Reem Khader, a 16-year-old at Carbondale Community High School, also said the mainstream media is showing a one sided version of the situation.

“War is not the appropriate word for what’s happening right now,” she said. “They call it war but it’s not a war. You can’t have one side that has over 3 billion dollars in military aid”

Khader said the siege on Gaza is still being recognized as “defense from Israel” even though organizations like Hamas are using homemade missiles and rockets against tanks, fire jets, and heavy artillery.

“You can’t put those two up against each other and call it war. It’s not war, it’s murder. It’s genocide”

She said she helped spread the word about the demonstration through the Muslim Youth of North America and other media outlets.

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Palestinian supporters protest for awarenessMARISSA NOVEL

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Protesters gather Friday along Route 13 opposing military action in the Gaza strip. Signs read “Honk for Peace,” “Gaza Not in My Name,” and “Free Gaza.”

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Vietnam Wall comes to SIUIn 1982, three known graduates

of the Air Force ROTC program at SIU had their names engraved into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. to honor their service and sacrifice for their country.

A replica of the wall will be on display on the SIU practice football field Sept. 11-14 in remembrance of the Vietnam veterans.

Paul Copeland, coordinator of veteran services and chairman of volunteer subcommittee, said SIU was chosen as the venue for the event because of their veteran friendly reputation.

“The athletic department has a recurring series of veteran friendly events,” Copeland said. “So it has formed this sort of implicit relationship between the university and the veteran community.”

The highlight of the event is the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) Traveling Vietnam Wall. The replica features the same engraved names of the fallen soldiers. By pressing a piece of paper to the wall and shading over it, the names can be “rubbed” onto the paper and transformed into a keepsake just as the wall in D.C. Mirroring the original design, people can actually see themselves reflected in the replica of the wall. It is an 80 percent replica, 360 feet long and eight feet tall at the apex.

Tom Goetz, a retired volunteer community organizer for the wounded warrior and veteran events in southern Illinois, said the event has multiple purposes. Not only is it sentimental, but educational and a time for the community to gather, as well.

“It provides an opportunity for

people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to visit the memorial to commemorate, remember, and pause to acknowledge the sacrifices,” Copeland said. “It will keep the memory of the Vietnam War viable in the minds of the population.”

The four-day event will include many exhibits throughout campus. The university museum, library and student veterans will all host displays.

It begins on Sept. 10 as the wall nears its destination. It will be escorted in from Anna by police cars, fire trucks, motorcycle clubs and military vehicles. That evening, there will be a reception for donors and contributors.

Thursday, Sept. 11, the wall will be completely set up and ready for visitation. A ceremony will commence the opening of the wall with the color guard, rifle squads, bagpipes and speakers. After the ceremony, the wall will officially be open for free visitation 24 hours a day for remainder of the event.

“I think it will be the largest event on SIU’s campus in 2014-15 other than graduation” Goetz said. “It may even be larger because there are sure to be thousands of people.”

The event is run by volunteers and funded by donations. Anyone is able to volunteer his or her time.

Mark Cosgrove, Senior Vice Commandant for Shawnee detachment 812 and chairperson of Vietnam Wall committee, said there would be volunteers 24/7.

“The community is really helping us out to make this a first class event,” Cosgrove said. “There will be volunteers standing watch or helping people find names on the wall the whole time.”

The athletic department and chancellor allowed the annual Military Appreciation football game to be moved from the arranged time in

November so it could be in correlation with the wall and the event. Veterans will get into the game free and their families will receive tickets half price.

A tailgate occurs before the game as well. There will be free food before the game and resources for veterans. Copeland said it provides an opportunity to gather, learn, meet other veterans and attend an SIU football game.

“We are now playing SEMO, so that will certainly enhance both the football game and the memorial,” Goetz said. “They were on board 100 percent and even formed a committee to help get the word out and boost funds, so we know they will bring a lot of people.”

Firemen and veterans will carry a 60-by-100 flag onto the field, and the Associated Firefighters of Illinois will give a car away to a wounded Afghanistan veteran.

“All of these things coming together for one weekend was targeted,” Copeland said. “We wanted people to have the opportunity to see the memorial, attend the football game, see the exhibits and take advantage of the tailgate all in a one stop shot.”

The goal amount to be raised is $50,000. All of the proceeds will be distributed to veteran organizations.

“We have gotten major sponsors, but we still haven’t reached the goal yet,” Cosgrove said. “We still need people to donate and volunteer.”

For more information on the event, to donate, or to volunteer call Tom Goetz at 618-697-1227 or Mark Cosgrove at 618-967-9462.

“Basically we brought the wall to the campus in acknowledgment of the 58,000 names engraved on it,” Goetz said. “Those aren’t just simply friends or names on that wall, for us veterans - they are brothers.”

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In modern-day Kansas, cowboys practice the ancient art of the roundup

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jake Betts looked every bit a cowboy as he tugged the reins of a horse named Leroy and jangled up a ridge.

He wore Levi’s, wrapped with leather chaps. Cowboy boots with spurs. Rope coiled off the side of his saddle. Cattle in the distance, almost 1,100 head to be driven on this day earlier this week.

And all went well until Leroy bucked and Betts fell backward onto some rocks. The crew laughed for the rest of the day as the aching cattleman winced watching cows march into tractor trailers.

“I’ll be fine if I can just make it through the shipping season,” Betts said.

It’s that time of year — late July, the shipping season — when the Flint Hills cowboys saddle up.

Meet the modern-day wrangler: Betts and 10 other cowboys and cowgirls commenced this roundup at the first break of light.

The bovines they corral are speckled across a vast, spectacular stage. For the last four months, the cows have munched on a thick carpet of native bluestem grasses.

And in keeping with Old West tradition, they’re rounded up by men, women and children on horseback, not in the four-wheelers or pickups that many ranchers favor.

“For 50 years — since about 1890, actually — we’ve been talking about the disappearing cowboy,” said James F. Hoy,

director of Emporia State University’s Center for Great Plains Studies and an author of books on Kansas history.

“But if you get off the interstate a ways, cowboys are still out there. They don’t carry a pistol anymore in their holster. Now it’s a cellphone.”

A cellphone and intricate spreadsheets help Cliff Cole manage the ranching operations here, and they’re extensive: A half-dozen caretakers reside on 80,000 acres owned by West Bottoms businessman Bill Haw, who with a Texas partner also owns the cattle — all 40,000 head.

For Haws’ “contract cowboys,” the July roundup largely is a family affair. Three generations of the Nelson family, for example, have been herding pretty much the same way, on horseback, for decades.

Holton Nelson, 15, has been helping drive Flint Hills cattle since he was 4.

Older brother Nate has taken college courses on livestock raising and agribusiness. “But what we’re doing now,” said Nate Nelson, 25, “you’re not going to learn out of a book.”

“Hup! Hup! Whoo-oh-up!”Nate Nelson whooped, whistled,

slapped his thigh and the cows moseyed on when his horse Geronimo trotted up.

The Nelsons — Nate’s dad Shane is one of Haws’ caretakers of the land — have seen plenty of changes in the raising, feeding and shipping of beef stock. But the roundup remains an ancient art, a job that can’t be outsourced or, as most of these cowboys see it, carried out any other way.

By cowboys, that is, wearing long sleeves even in the heat, pointed boots rather than sneakers or work shoes, and jeans no other color than blue.

When not herding during the monthlong shipping season, the cowboys and caretakers brand the livestock, administer vaccines and fix fences year-round.

Few get rich doing it.“This lifestyle is the opposite of

prosperity,” said operations manager Cole.Many of those who show for the

roundup aren’t getting paid, per se. They’re neighbors and relatives willing to help so long as the favor is someday returned.

Still, the intangible rewards to them are priceless.

Their workspace extends to distant horizons. And driving all that cattle is a midsummer sight to behold, performed on slopes so remote, few human eyes but for the cowboys’ will view it.

Jade Cole, 16, rose at 3:30 this morning to meet her uncle Cliff, the operations’ manager, at the edge of a dark dirt road. Sleeping truckers are parked nearby.

Other wranglers, including Betts and the Nelsons, arrive for the roundup, their pickups hauling trailers carrying horses.

Somewhere out in the hills are thousands of head of Mexican-born beef cattle, about a year old, unaware they soon will be herded into 18-wheelers for the third or fourth time in their lives, now destined for the feedlot.

But you can’t hear them. You can’t see them. The rising sun is just beginning to paint the sky azure.

RICK MONTGOMERY

The Kansas City Star

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‘Wish I Was Here’ not all there

Director Zach Braff has a thing for indie music. He populated his 2004 film “Garden State” with hipster-cred pieces, and his new movie “Wish I Was Here” (Rated R; 106 Min.) demonstrates that preference a little too well.

The soundtrack’s first song, The Shins’ “So Now What,” answers its titular question with the resounding phrase “I guess we just begin again.”

It’s an apt description for Braff’s overall film, funded like a student film (on Kickstarter) and presented like one. The director, who also stars as the lead character Aidan, shrugs his shoulders and throws a bunch of vague concepts at the wall in hopes one will resonate with viewers. He deals the audience plot strands involving religion, death, sickness, beauty and vulgarity but, to our frustration, never says anything substantial about any of these ideas. It’s almost the cinematic equivalent of “Seinfeld:” despite its pokes at plot development, it’s not really about anything and it’s full of characters who are likeable even when their actions are detestable.

Aidan is an aspiring actor who never gets hired for anything and says things like “I thought you wanted to support my dream!” to his wife Sarah (a never-better Kate Hudson), who works a miserable job in order to provide for her kids and is sexually harassed by her cubicle partner. Because the movie ascribes a child’s perspective to material, we see Sarah’s office as the manifestation of boredom in a pale pallet of greys with the occasional florescent light.

Aidan learns his dad’s cancer has returned and he can no longer afford to send the kids to their Jewish school. Aidan then homeschools his kids, and the remainder of the film follows Aidan as he takes the kids on field trips that are really more like an attempt to escape from certainty of his father’s demise.

It certainly sounds like downtrodden material, not really something one would flock to on

a Friday night. But Braff takes the term “Dramadey” to a new level, trying to find humor in religion and the afterlife while also respecting it. Maybe. It doesn’t do a lot of good to try to figure out what Braff wants to say because he switches gears so often.

So here’s the twist: “Wish I Was Here” is enjoyable in its own way. That really has nothing to do with the script quality. It’s all about the wonderful cast Braff has assembled, beginning with himself.

Braff’s Aidan is a complainer whose story arc actually allows him triumph without having to change much about his life. It shouldn’t work, but it does. It’s because there’s something genuine about Braff’s performance. He clearly wrote it with himself in mind.

As said before, Hudson is excellent as Sarah. Joey King is a standout as Aidan’s daughter Grace, who takes drastic measures to prove how unique she can be. Mandy Patinkin is good, as always, as Aidan’s father Saul. Josh Gad has a smaller role as Aidan’s brother Noah, but he has an interesting storyline. Noah is a genius who chose to whittle his life away trolling Internet posts. He has a full, triumphant arc. In fact, a movie concerning only his story might’ve been better. The sum of the parts are greater than the whole here.

It wouldn’t be fair to readers to leave this review with the same indifference Braff’s script presents to the audience. So here’s a firm opinion on the film: see it. Just don’t expect to see much into the mind of the man behind the curtain. He only wishes he was there.

KARSTEN BURGSTAHLER

Daily Egyptian

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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers “Hypnotic Eye” Grade: ATom Petty’s standing as one of rock and roll’s elder

statesmen is now unimpeachable.Though the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has always had an eye for

his cultural and political surroundings, he took a hard left turn with 2002’s “The Last DJ.” With “Hypnotic Eye” (Warner Bros.), Petty & the Heartbreakers use the blues to champion the working class and rail against the elite, without losing the catchy tunefulness that has made him so approachable.

The album is bookended by caustic takes on the country’s current state. Opening with “American Dream Plan B,” with its rumbling,

fuzzed-out guitar riffs, Petty is saying young people should focus on happiness instead of economic success, since the latter is basically impossible now. It closes with “Shadow People,” in which Petty warns in between Mike Campbell’s snarling guitar solos and Benmont Tench’s ominous keyboards, “I ain’t on the left and I ain’t on the right. I ain’t even sure I got a dog in this fight.”

Petty’s scathing remarks impressively never lose their momentum. He pairs his personal tale of escaping his burning home with bluesy guitar flourishes from Campbell in “All You Can Carry” and turns it into a broader example for America. On “Power Drunk,” he contemplates the negative effects of authority while Campbell contemplates “Let It Bleed”-era Rolling Stones.

Not only is “Hypnotic Eye” one of the best albums in the Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers catalog, it shows that the 63-year-old

Petty is ready for a Bob Dylan-like artistic resurgence.Jenny Lewis The Voyager” Grade: BStarting a new journey by looking back.On her new album, “The Voyager” (Warner Bros.), Jenny

Lewis is no longer the up-and-coming princess of indie-pop. Her band, Rilo Kiley, is over, and her use of spare, alt-folk arrangements to showcase her well-crafted stories is pretty much gone. With the help of producer Ryan Adams, Lewis has draped herself in the trappings of late-’70s Southern California rock, which doesn’t exactly help her cause. “You Can’t Outrun ‘em” feels like a reworked “Gold Dust Woman,” while “Head Underwater” sounds like it came from Fleetwood Mac’s “Mirage” album. Her writing and voice are still good, but not good enough to displace the originals.

Once upon a time, the mermaid Ariel dreamed of ditching her fins for feet.

Every day in the real world, twin sisters Abby and Bryn Roberts fulfill the fantasies of people who want to become mermaids.

From a St. Paul, Minn., studio they work their magic, crafting flesh-like silicone mermaid tails in a rainbow of colors that could fool any beach wanderer or sea-weary sailor.

Forget the sequins-and-spandex you’d see in high school plays. Mermaid wannabes plunk down big money for these lifelike custom fins, which start at $2,500.

Who would pay this much to swim with the fishes?

The “mer”-community worldwide — yes, there is such a thing. They are smitten with the tails designed by this landlocked duo. Adults who perform at Renaissance festivals, aquariums and children’s parties are placing orders faster than the sisters’ fledgling Finfolk Productions can make them.

“We do look at each other almost every day and say, ‘We make mermaid tails for a living,’?” Bryn Roberts said.

By sheer accident, the 22-year-old sisters dove into a thriving but

hidden mermaid culture, connected by social media and celebrated in pop culture. It’s part Disney, part “Splash,” part ancient myth — brought to life in shows and conventions around the world with names like MerFest and MerPalooza.

“We’ve always had this fascination with mermaids,” said John Athanson, public relations manager for Weeki Wachee Springs in Florida, a mermaid Mecca of sorts. “There’s something just mesmerizing about a pretty girl in a mermaid tail.”

But it’s not all girls in tails. There are mermen, too, the sisters said.

Becoming a mermaid isn’t particularly glamorous.

Donning the second skin calls for awkward wriggling and yanking. Once the tail is on, there are just two ways to move around on land: roll or be carried by a “mertender.”

For the sisters, figuring out how to make their first tail took a lot of sweat, molding goop and Google. It’s not like there’s an instruction manual for this sort of thing.

But when the Minnesota Renaissance Festival put out a call for tails in 2012, the sisters took a stab at it. They drew on their experience as Renaissance Festival performers, channeling their enthusiasm for costuming, theater makeup and prosthetics.

Abby admits she dragged the more skeptical Bryn into the project.

“I don’t know how we did it,” Bryn said.

After seven weeks experimenting in Bryn’s garage, they had five lifelike tails.

“They came back with these tails and I was just stunned,” Carr Hagerman, artistic director at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, said.

They’ve since perfected the process: Each tail is made to measure and takes at least a week to complete. They mold silicon for the body, fins and fluke — the large fin at the end. To make the tails sturdy enough for swimming, they build them around a monofin (a big flipper with foot pockets used by swimmers and scuba divers) that is camouflaged by the fluke. The painting comes last.

Word got out about their tails, mostly through the online forums on MerNetwork.com (of course, mermaids surf the Internet). The sisters set up a Facebook page (now with more than 15,000 followers) and used Kickstarter to pay for additional molds. They traveled to Hawaii to shoot promotional pictures and videos. The next thing the Roberts sisters knew, they were shipping tails overseas — Australia, Singapore, Iceland, France.

“The community is big enough

that there is demand, but small enough that word spreads quickly,” Bryn said.

By fall 2013, they had both quit school and their other jobs to make mermaid tails full time.

This spring, Weeki Wachee called. The kitschy tourist attraction, now a Florida state park that attracts 275,000 people a year, has been home to mermaid shows since 1947. They were wondering: Would Finfolk Productions send some tails for performers to wear in the annual mermaid calendar?

“They have some beautiful, beautiful tails that they lent us,” Athanson said. “When these tails came in, you just have to look at them like works of art.”

But true appreciation comes from diving in.

“The way you move through the water is so fluid,” said Allie Causin of Coon Rapids, Minn., who performs as Lyrique the Mermaid wearing a Finfolk Productions tail. She also models tails for the company at mermaid festivals.

Causin is a dancer and fell into “mermaiding” when a friend who performs in Renaissance festivals as a fairy needed some mermaids for a children’s book photo shoot.

“That’s when we first discovered it was a thing,” Causin said.

Mermaid myths have been around

for hundreds of years, captured most famously in the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Athanson, of Weeki Wachee, says he sees interest spike every time a mermaid surfaces in pop culture: Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” the 30th anniversary of “Splash,” and a 2012 documentary-like science fiction program on the Discovery Channel have all kept mermaids at the surface.

Unusual hobby? Sure. But a few stares or sarcastic comments don’t stop Causin from pulling on her tail for a swim at Cedar Lake or a local pool, with or without other mermaids. (In case you were wondering, a group of mermaids is called a “pod.”)

“There’s just this freedom,” she said. “It’s very much a way of dancing in the water.”

Because the mer-world is fanciful, the Roberts sisters are protective of their clients, especially the mermen.

“People’s first reaction is, ‘That’s different and weird and I don’t like it,’?” Abby said.

But children don’t seem to share those reservations.

When the sisters occasionally don tails, they see it over and over: A girl or boy, usually about 4 years old, hands planted defiantly on hips, turns to a parent and says, “See? I told you mermaids were real.”

Twin sisters from Twin Cities turn mere mortals into mermaidsKATIE HUMPHREYStar Tribune

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To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Today’s Birthday (07/30/14). Charisma, magnetism and charm radiate this year, with Jupiter in your sign (until

August 2015). Sing for freedom, truth and beauty. Protect home and family. Autumn eclipses (10/8, 23) inspire innovation at home and work. Saturn enters Sagittarius (12/23), sparking a playful 2.5-year phase. Eclipses next spring (3/20, 4/4) impact shared resources and communications. Practice for mastery.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 8 — Keep your foot

on the gas and advance as far and fast as you like. Refill your tank. A happy surprise awaits. Dress up a level for power (and a hot date).

Taurus (April 20-May 20)Today is an 8 — While your

inclination may be to pour energy into business, consider taking a love break. Work to live, not the other way around. Roses and other flowers dare you to savor their fragrance.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)Today is an 8 — You can get

farther on a home project than

imagined. Make sure cash is available for supplies. Charm loved ones into compliance. Your best friend understands. Listen to a female. Exceed expectations.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)Today is an 8 — Accept a

challenge. Let yourself get persuaded into something exciting. The final outcome means more work for you. You’re good at remembering facts, especially now. Upgrade your workplace technology. Play with words.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)Today is a 9 — Your investments

go farther today, with a golden touch. Take coaching from an authority, a wise person who loves you. Hide away a treasure. Enjoy the lap of luxury. Share it with someone sweet.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Today is a 9 — You’re feeling

exceptionally powerful with the Moon in your sign. Make a major improvement with minor expense.

Consider the long haul, and invest in high quality. Celebrate with people you cherish.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Today is an 8 — You can see for

miles and miles. Think over possible strategies for success. Recycle unused stuff. Learn what’s expected in a new environment. Love needn’t follow a routine. Pursue satisfaction.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Today is a 9 — Close up shop

early. Dress up and play with friends. Enjoy artistic creativity and beauty. Networking’s good for your career. Appreciate someone’s talent, and practice yours. Take a chance! Share your passion.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Today is a 9 — An opportunity

for collaboration sparkles. Rise to the occasion. Good conversation is free... talk about shared interests, and let yourself get excited. Use your power responsibly. Will power

is required. Choose terms and sign.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Today is a 9 — Fly away to

distant corners. Follow your heart as you study new cultures, ways of thinking, and philosophies. Keep your word. Clean up an old mess and repay obligations. Savor new experiences.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Today is a 9 — Let go of

outgrown associations and beliefs. The more you learn, the better you look. Send your team the information they need. You’re inspiring someone. Keep searching for the rest of the story.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)Today is a 9 — The coast is

clear... full speed ahead. Make an important connection. Try something you haven’t done before. You’re especially cute, and someone’s taking notice. Work with a partner to take a project farther.

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NCAA reaches settlement of $75 million in concussion lawsuit

The NCAA has created a new protocol to handle concussed athletes and will spend millions to monitor the health of athletes who might have suffered concussions while playing college sports, according to a settlement filed in federal court this morning.

The $75 million settlement caps litigation that began when a dozen college athletes — including former Eastern Illinois University defensive back Adrian Arrington — accused the NCAA of putting their health at risk by leaving concussion policies up to individual schools.

Under the agreement, NCAA schools will have to follow certain procedures. Players will not be allowed to return to action the same day they

receive a concussion. All players, coaches and trainers will receive concussion education, and doctors trained in concussion diagnosis will have to be present for all games played in contact sports such as football, soccer and basketball.

Th e medical monitoring fund will allow any athlete who played NCAA sports to get a free evaluation of possible concussion-related symptoms, ranging from motor problems to cognitive issues.

Ex-players will first have to fill out a survey to see if they qualify for the evaluation. The evaluation results will be forwarded to their doctors, but the settlement does not call for the NCAA to pay the medical costs of any athlete deemed to have concussion-related problems.

However, Chicago attorney Joseph Siprut, who represents Arrington, said the settlement does not prevent athletes from

filing individual damage claims against the NCAA. “We intend to continue prosecuting those claims on behalf of Adrian and our other clients,” he said this morning.

Th e NCAA will also contribute $5 million toward concussion-related research, according to the settlement.

Several Big Ten coaches said they already take precautions against concussions.

“I have a lot of thoughts on concussions and my son is getting ready to play high school football,” Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said.

“We go over the top with teaching, Heads Up USA, making sure it’s proper technique, and every year, three of four times per year, we’ll have a concussion meeting when Dr. (Russell) Lonser from the Ohio State Medical Center, our trainers, team doctors.

“We evaluate every concussion

we have and why,” he said. “That’s where I adapt. Practices are much different now than they were three years ago for us. . .We’re already following what’s been proposed.”

Mark Dantonio, Michigan State’s coach, said the university is “one of the few places in the country that has a doctor on the sidelines specifi cally for that. Th ere’s been a lot of dialogue, a lot of diff erent things, rules being put into eff ect to combat that. Obviously you air on the side of safety.”

Indiana coach Kevin Wilson said his staff goes with the judgment of “our medical people.”

“If they say a guy can’t go, a guy can’t go,” Dantonio said. “It gets the grayness out of the way. If a guy can’t practice and he can’t prepare, he doesn’t play in games. Whatever guidelines that are put in, you follow them.”

JOHN KEILMANChicago Tribune

CHICAGO — The addition of a playoff to determine a college football national champion had Big Ten coaches thinking about tradition on the second day of Big Ten Media Days on Tuesday. The new system comes with a revamped bowl season, one that forsakes old customs.

Michigan coach Brady Hoke questioned the eff ect of the playoff system on the bowl experience, lamenting the potential loss of the Big Ten champion going to the Rose Bowl. Th e Big Ten champion has traditionally gone to the Rose Bowl, but that could change this season when the Rose Bowl will serve as a national semifi nal on Jan. 1.

“Being able to go to a Rose Bowl and experience that, I feel bad for the kids in the Big Ten who don’t have that opportunity,” Hoke said.

Last season, Michigan State made the Rose Bowl for the fi rst time since 1988 in what was considered a great moment for the program and its fans. Now, with national semifi nals rotating between bowls, such milestones may not be as signifi cant.

“I know when you look at the Rose Bowl, so many people identifi ed with the last time they were there was ‘88,” Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said. “Th ey were so excited about that and they brought back a lot of memories and everybody had a story. Everybody had a story about when they were there last and who they came with and how they got there.”

Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon (1,609 yards, 12 touchdowns) enters the season as one of the league’s top returning players. After the redshirt junior decided to return to Wisconsin instead of declare for the NFL draft, he started to garner preseason Heisman hype.

But Gordon is less interested in the hype and more disappointed in how the West Division of the Big Ten is being overlooked, even though Wisconsin has represented the league in three out of the last four Rose Bowls. Th e West Division contains Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern and Purdue.

Big Ten teams lament Rose Bowl implicationsMAX COHENThe Philadelphia Inquirer

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