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Bost to represent Illinois’ 12th Congressional District
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Rauner declares victory in Illinois governor raceRepublican challenger Bruce Rauner claimed
victory Tuesday night in the Illinois governor race as voters ended a dozen years of one-party Democratic rule following a vicious campaign that set records for campaign fundraising.
“This is your victory,” Rauner told supporters. “This is a victory for every family in Illinois. This election is about bringing back our great state.”
Rauner had 51 percent to 46 percent for Gov. Pat Quinn, with 94 percent of precincts reporting, according to unofficial totals from The Associated Press early Wednesday. Libertarian Party candidate Chad Grimm had 3 percent.
Kim Harris, a retired SIU professor from Carbondale said he was unhappy with the Republican and Democratic candidates and voted libertarian as a form of protest.
“I am disgusted with both of the candidates and my vote was a protest vote,” Harris said. His
son Isaac, who turned 18 in October and voted for the first time, said negative opinions he heard about both candidates affected his decision.
Quinn rolled up a big margin in Chicago, scoring more than three-quarters of the vote. But Rauner kept it close in suburban Cook County, trailing Quinn by 6 percentage points. In the suburban collar counties, Rauner held wide margins of 15 percentage points or more. Rauner also held leads in most Downstate counties.
Those figures came with a caveat: Not all of the early ballots cast in Chicago and suburban Cook were included in the totals election authorities were reporting earlier Tuesday evening.
Quinn refused to concede defeat.“I don’t believe in throwing in the towel when
there are that many votes still to be counted,” Quinn said.
Central to Quinn’s strategy was his party’s national push to raise the minimum wage, an idea
that’s overwhelmingly popular with a public weary of stagnant pay for most workers but staunchly opposed by business interests who argue that higher wages would hamper job growth.
Samantha Woodside, a senior from Detroit studying healthcare management said one reason she voted was because she will soon be graduating and entering the workforce.
“I have a lot of friends who, of course, are not college educated and do work minimum wage jobs and I think just to benefit them is mainly why I voted,” she said.
Corinne Arnold, a freshman from Chicago studying fashion design said minimum wage was the key factor in her decision to vote.
“As a college student, raising the minimum wage would drastically help me financially and give me a better chance to survive on my own,” she said.
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Republicans gain in Senate and House
Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, riding a wave of discontent with President Barack Obama to majority power in both houses of Congress for the final two years of his presidency.
Republicans won Democratic-held Senate seats in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia, assuring them of majority control of the Senate for the first time since January 2007.
They also held their majority control of the House of Representatives and looked to add as many as a dozen seats, which would swell their ranks to a level Republicans haven’t achieved since 1949.
The results vividly demonstrated how constituents were frustrated with government, notably Obama, and most saw the country heading in the wrong direction.
Democratic efforts to offset the Republican momentum with gains of their own failed.
In Kentucky, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell easily beat Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. The Democrats had hopes for a Republican seat in Georgia, but Michelle Nunn fell to Republican businessman David Perdue. And in Kansas, Democrats appeared to be counting on Greg Orman, running as an independent against Sen. Pat Roberts, a Republican. Vice President Joe Biden earlier Tuesday called Orman “an independent who will be with us in the state of Kansas.” It wasn’t enough. Roberts held the seat.
Democrats did hold New Hampshire, where Sen. Jeanne Shaheen turned back a strong challenge from former Sen. Scott Brown. And they stopped the Republicans, at least for now, in Louisiana. Since no one got a majority, Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu will face Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy in a runoff next month.
But the night belonged to the Republican Party, thanks to a favorable electoral map and a president with dismal approval ratings. McConnell, speaking to supporters, was both defiant and conciliatory.
“Tonight, Kentuckians said we can do better as a nation,” McConnell said in his victory speech in Louisville. “Tonight, they said we can have real change in Washington. Real change, and that’s just what I intend to deliver.”
Democrats were defending 21 Senate seats to the Republicans’ 15. Seven of the Democratic seats were in states that went for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012 against Obama, including Arkansas, Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia.
“This is probably the worst possible group of states for Democrats since Dwight Eisenhower,” Obama said Tuesday on WNPR in Connecticut.
In House races, two Democratic incumbents fell: Rep. Nick Rahall of West Virginia and Rep. Joe Garcia of Florida. Rahall, first elected to the House in 1976, was the victim of a GOP surge in a state that’s trended increasingly Republican.
David LightmanMcClatchy Washington Bureau
With 100 percent of precincts reported, the 12th Illinois Congressional District will have a Republican representative for the the first time since 1993.
State Rep. Mike Bost, will take the seat in Washington, marking an end to the 21-year Democratic reign in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bost’s lead stood at 11 percentage points and he won by a margin of more than 22,000 votes. The incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart is the runner-up and independent Paula Bradshaw rounded out the election. Bost declined to speak with the media after his victory speech.
Bost vowed to improve agriculture and energy independence, create a more efficient healthcare system and limit government spending, according to his website.
“Money doesn’t grow on trees but those in Washington often think it does. For too long, legislators went to Washington with a focus of how
much to spend instead of what to cut,” according to his website. “Because of that mindset, federal spending is out-of-control with growing deficits that place the burden on future generations.”
Bost, of Murphysboro, represented the 115th District in the Illinois General Assembly since 1995. Bost is a graduate of Murphysboro High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps until 1982, when he received an honorable discharge. Bost attended the University of Illinois Certified Firefighter II Academy, then worked as a firefighter for the Murphysboro Fire Department after his service in the Marines.
He started his career in public policy as a write-in candidate for Jackson County Board and won. He served as a Trustee for Murphysboro Township and also was the Murphysboro City Treasurer for one term. After he served as trustee, Bost grew tired of Illinois politics and wanted to step in and make changes himself. Bost ran for state representative in the 115th District in 1994 and has held the office since. Terri Bryant won the
2014 election over challenger Bill Kilquist to fill Bost’s seat in the Illinois General Assembly.
Bradshaw represented the Green Party. Bradshaw ran in 2012 against Enyart and Republican Jason Plummer only to receive 5.6 percent of the vote. Her platforms included job creation and reducing climate change effects.
Enyart, of Tuscola, has served in Congress since 2013, after he left his job as Adjutant General for the Illinois National Guard. Before Enyart served in the U.S. Air Force but left active duty in 1975 to pursue his degree in political science and journalism at SIU-Edwardsville. After working for the Belleville News-Democrat, Enyart enrolled in the SIU School of Law, then started his own practice before taking the job as Adjutant General.
Enyart conceded the race during a press conference at 10:05 p.m. Tuesday at the Bel-Air Bowl in Belleville. He declined to speak to the media after his concession speech.
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Bryant wins 115th DistrictThe Illinois General Assembly 115th
District will remain in Republican hands for the next two years.
Republican Terri Bryant beat Democrat Bill Kilquist, a former Jackson County Sherriff, on Tuesday. She will replace state Rep. Mike Bost. Bost was elected to represent Illinois’ 12th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Bryant was a Public Service Administrator at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center and the DuQuoin Impact Incarceration Program.
The 115th District includes Carbondale, Murphysboro and Mt.Vernon.
Bryant campaigned on the ideas of small government, low taxes and second amendment rights.
“I want to thank the people of the 115th District for their support and congratulate my opponent on a very hard fought race,” Bryant said in a press release Tuesday. “As the next state representative from the 115th District, I pledge to work hard to increase opportunities for s outhern Illinoisans to find good paying jobs.”
Students from the area also participated in the election.
Sydney Lay, a junior from Carterville studying agriculture, said she supported Bryant because she has southern Illinois’ values at heart.
Brian Lonergan, a senior from Palatine studying psychology, said he supported Kilquist because he thinks Kilquist knows what’s best for southern Illinois’ economy.
“Republican policies don’t bring jobs, they just make rich people richer,” Lonergan said.
Hani Elayan, a senior from Chicago
studying automotive technology, said Illinois residents should focus on who gets elected to Springfield just as much as Washington.
“People should pay more attention to their state representatives because they have a more direct effect on Illinois, and on our lives than the people in Washington,” he said.
Elayan said he voted for Kilquist because he thinks Kilquist’s main focus is bringing more jobs to southern Illinois. Another reason he supports Kilquist is because of his support of medical marijuana legalization.
“If it helps people, I see no reason why anyone would want to make [marijuana] illegal,” Elayan said.
Illinois’ minimum wage was also featured on the ballot as an advisory question and students stood on both sides of the issue.
“I think that raising the minimum wage now can have a bad effect on the economy,” Lay said.
Jamele Johnson, a junior from East St. Louis studying advertising, said he supports raising the minimum wage.
“With a higher wage, more people will have money to spend which helps the overall economy,” said Johnson, who is an employee at Starbucks. “I got promoted to shift supervisor, but I still make the same $8.25 an hour because I’m a student employee.”
Jason Holmes, a junior from Chicago studying education, said he saw positives and negatives in raising the minimum wage.
“I think raising the minimum wage would help a lot of people out, but it might also cause inflation.”
Bryant, along with Bost and apparent Gov.-elect, Republican Bruce Rauner, will be sworn into office in January.
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The issue played directly into Quinn’s efforts to paint Rauner as too wealthy to care about the plight of the average Illinoisan. Quinn received help from Rauner himself, who took shifting positions on the matter during the Republican primary and at one point suggested the minimum wage should be eliminated altogether.
Rauner also antagonized organized labor with tough talk about public workers being overpaid and union bosses complicit in the state’s financial plight. Though frustrated at times with Quinn, public employee unions still rallied to support him over the Republican.
Will Attig, of Murphysboro said he hoped a large turnout would support organized labor, school teachers and the middle class.
“Illinois is one of the last strong labor states. This is one of the most important elections in history,” said Attig, who is a union pipefitter out of the UA Local 160 in Murphysboro. “Governor Quinn has went out of his way to support labor throughout his career. He is pro-unions, pro-middle class, pro-jobs. Rauner has done nothing but make billions by going into businesses, taking them for four or five years, taking everything out of them, and leaving them bankrupt. And if we want that to happen to our state, that’s his plan.”
Quinn assailed Rauner as an “out-of-touch billionaire” who “made a fortune off the misfortune of vulnerable human beings.” Rauner hit back by proclaiming Quinn “the worst governor in America” whose fumbling leadership had left the state “in a death spiral.”
A win by Rauner would put an end to 12 years of total Democratic dominance in Springfield. Both houses of the Legislature will remain in Democratic hands after Tuesday, but if Rauner were elected governor he could use veto and other powers to provide a significant check on lawmakers.
On the other hand, a Quinn victory, despite low job-approval ratings, would underscore how firmly Illinois, the home of President Barack Obama, has been transformed into a Democratic stronghold.
Josh Murray contributed to this report.
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Other than seeing the usual list of candidates’ names on this year’s ballot, voters will also be asked hot topic questions.
As part of this year’s mid-term elections, three referenda questions were on the ballot to poll the opinions of Illinois voters.
One of the questions asked whether insurance companies should be forced to provide birth control in their plans.
John Jackson, visiting professor at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, said the purpose of these questions is to measure citizens’ opinions after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby, earlier this year.
Craft store chain Hobby Lobby disagreed with part of the Affordable Care Act that required corporations to cover contraceptives in their insurance plans. Representatives of the store argued this rule violated the owner’s religious freedom. The Supreme Court decided family-owned corporations are not required to offer such plans.
Jackson said there are concerns other businesses will try to follow suit, which prompted the Illinois General Assembly
to ask this question.In Jackson County, 64.59 percent of
13,622 total votes cast were in favor of the referenda.
Curtis Morris, president of the Registered Student Organization, College Republicans, agreed with the ruling and said he does not have a problem with insurance companies providing contraception, but it should not be government mandated.
“The free market should decide,” Morris said. “If some insurance companies could offer it and some didn’t, then people who think it’s okay can get the insurance and maybe pay a bit more for it.”
Emma Rannebarger, a member of the RSO, College Democrats, said this is a personal issue for women that should not be decided by someone else.
“[Birth control] is something that I will have to deal with in the future,” she said. “If I got my dream job after school and the insurance provider didn’t
provide birth control, I would have to re-evaluate my career.”
Darren Sherkat, professor of sociology, said this is such a divisive issue because the demographics of each party are different.
“The Republican Party has a substantial voting base among white sectarian Protestants and white conservative Catholics, and among older whites who have no need for birth control,” Sherkat said. “There is also a significant gender gap in partisanship, which makes it rational for Republicans to play to their solid base.”
The religious foundation of the Republican Party is at the roots of this issue, Sherkat said.
“Sectarian Christians are opposed to non-marital sexuality and believe that birth control is mostly used by the unmarried,” he said. “Catholics are proscribed from using birth control, but only a few sectarian Protestant groups are actually
opposed to the use of birth control.”There has always been a
separation between church and state, but those who disagree with the law see the government over-stepping its boundaries.
Morris, a junior from Poplar Grove studying political science, said this is another topic the government should stay out of. He does not want someone to have his or her religious beliefs compromised by the federal laws.
“It’s completely immoral to force someone to pay for something they do not believe in,” he said. “[The government] is forcing people to do something, and that is wrong.”
Rannebarger, a sophomore from Champaign studying psychology, agrees with Morris and said people should not have their religious beliefs infringed upon. She said contraception should be offered but religious people should be able to opt out of it.
Last week, the Paul Simon Institute
released its results for preliminary polling on this topic. Of the 1,006 registered Illinois voters that responded, 62 percent favored or strongly favored the proposal.
Sherkat said birth control has had longstanding support among the general public, but the ACA has caused the movement to gain traction. He said there are people who do not fully understand the bill and believe birth control will also make insurance premiums go up, which is not the case.
“If an insurance policy covers pregnancy, then insurers have a strong incentive to cover contraception,” he said. “Birth control has been used as a tactic to undermine comprehensive coverage.”
Morris suggests health insurance should become more flexible like car insurance, which the availability is not reliant on the state someone lives in. He also said a voucher system, where companies can provide an amount to employees so they can choose their own provider, could be a viable option.
“Let insurance companies compete for the customer,” he said. “Once you do that, you will have companies that do provide birth control and insurance companies that don’t.”
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The Floozies to make Copper Dragon debutTwo brothers, one band and several
tracks of funky electronic beats will have one boogying rather than resting this Sunday.
Electronic duo The Floozies, consisting of brothers Mark and Matt Hill from Lawrence, Kan., will be making their Carbondale debut Sunday at Copper Dragon.
Doors will open at 8 p.m. and Freddy Todd, a psychedelic glitch-funk disc jockey from Detroit, will open the show at 9 p.m. Tickets can be bought online or at the door for $12.
Matt Hill, the guitarist, employs unorthodox, loop-based beats while
Mark Hill, the drummer, provides percussion. They released their latest single “Fantastic Love” in early October through Nick Guarino’s music review site Thissongissick.com.
They have played alongside electronic superstars such as Big Gigantic and GRiZ as well as jam-band icon, Umphrey’s McGee. The Floozies have performed at several music festivals this summer such as Summer Camp, Wakarusa and Counterpoint.
The Daily Egyptian had the opportunity to interview Mark Hill before the upcoming concert.
Can you tell me more about the origin of The Floozies?
Sure. My brother, Matt, and I
started playing house parties together in Lawrence, Kan. Eventually we started playing more shows and gaining more momentum until we raised enough money to start recording.
Where do you and Matt find most of your musical inspiration?
Since we were kids we’ve always been heavily influenced by blues and funk. Lettuce [a funk band from Boston] has always been a pretty big influence as well.
What inspired you in making your latest, and possibly most hip-hop oriented, full album “Tell Your Mother?”
I wouldn’t say we got the inspiration from the album from one single place or thing. We really try to create music from
collective experiences.Is there a projected release date
for your next album, Fantastic Love? What can we look forward to seeing in the album?
The album is expected to be finished sometime in January 2015. I would say you could expect some more R&B influences than our tracks have had in the past.
Have there been any moments that have proven to be particularly memorable while on tour or at festivals this year?
Definitely playing with Lettuce. Those guys were one of our earliest motivations to make music, so being able to play alongside such a big influence of ours was
a really great experience.The Floozies have been touring across
the country practically all of 2014. How do you maintain the stamina to keep continuously performing?
I mean, being on the road and playing is definitely tiring, but it doesn’t really feel like work if you’re having fun.
What is in store for the future of The Floozies?
We’re actually looking forward to making our first international show next year. We’ll be playing a festival in Melbourne, Australia, which is shaping up to be a lot of fun. We’ve been to Puerto Rico before, but officially leaving the country will be an entirely new experience.
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Tyrannosaurus Chicken’s sound is as unique as its nameWhen coming across a new band, the
name is usually what leaves a first impression. The second impression would be the actual music, and when both strike the listener’s interest, everyone is satisfied.
Tyrannosaurus Chicken, based in Arkansas, blend unique instrumentation to create a mix of delta blues, classical and trance music that is unparalleled to the kind of music you might hear on an everyday basis.
The band is comprised of Rachel Ammons on violin and vocals and Smilin’ Bob Lewis on guitar and vocals.
The duo will give their first performance in Carbondale at Tres Hombres this Thursday starting at 10 p.m.
The early conception of the band started when Ammons’ parents suggested that she sit in with their good friend Bob Lewis’ bluegrass band after she came home from college.
Even though the bluegrass band fell through, she still sat in with Lewis’ one-man blues band side project.
“That was kind of “it.” I was just instantly hooked,” Ammons said. “I just thought it was the coolest thing I ever heard in my life.”
After it became apparent that Ammons
was not just an accompanist to Lewis, they decided to solidify their group and for the last six years, the two have been playing live shows as Tyrannosaurus Chicken.
The band draws inspiration from the combined musical backgrounds of Ammons and Lewis.
Lewis’ influence is predominantly a mixture of delta blues and bluegrass, where as Ammons draws inspiration from artists filtered in by some of her friends like ZZ Top, Led Zepplin and LCD Soundsystem, she said.
“It’s like this weird mix for me, this old-timey blues and folk music
with like Daft Punk,” she said.Ammons said she was classically
trained on the violin while at college and she incorporates the musical knowledge most classical musicians gain into Tyrannosaurus Chicken.
“I think that the classical was just a pathway to getting my technicality down pretty good and being able to have the tools to express myself,” she said. “I think I’ve lost a lot of the rigidity that comes with being strictly a classical … player and now I’m more improvisation. I use what I’ve learned being classically trained, but I don’t think it defines me.”
The band’s unique name is derived from a need for one combined with inspiration from a CBS documentary about chick embryos that Lewis was watching, Ammons said.
“[Lewis] was saying that they were showing X-rays of these embryos inside the shell and that you could see that they were growing little teeth and tails and that they looked just like a little tyrannosaurus chicken, and I was like ‘that’s the name of the band’,” she said.
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‘Sunset’ throttles senses and fun into overdrive
Years of pop culture have taught gamers the zombie apocalypse is black, gray and dreary. “The Walking Dead,” “Last of Us” and “World War Z” have taken the broody color palette and worn it thin, along with the zombie genre as a whole.
“Sunset Overdrive,” created by Insomniac Games, creators of “Ratchet and Clank” and “Spyro the Dragon,” took the exhausted zombie concept and bombed it with Sunkist and punk rock.
The story takes place in the fictional world of Sunset City and puts the player in control of a lowly employee of FizzCo, an evil corporation that released a new energy drink called Overcharge Delirium XT. Instead of providing hours of energy, drinkers have been turned into monstrously mutated zombies, or OD. It is up to our nameless hero to band together with survivors and stop the sugar-charged savages.
Players are free to customize their character with any assortment of clothes imaginable. Do you want to wear a luchador mask, tighty-whities and scuba shoes? You can! Do you want to wear a jester’s hat, a Girl Scout vest and armored pants? You can do that too!
If anything is overcharged from this game, it is your senses. Starting “Sunset Overdrive” for the first time, you can’t help but feel overwhelmed from the bright, lively color palette. The oranges, blues and greens automatically install a frenetic sense
into the player. The backdrops create an energetic environment before you can even figure out the button layout.
Once your eyes have adjusted to the vibrancy of Sunset City, your ears are assaulted by the fast-paced angst from modern punk bands like Fidlar and the Bronx. The soundtrack reminds the player that he or she has been wronged by “the man” and to not stop moving. The aural and visual bombardment given by “Sunset Overdrive” fit the game mechanics perfectly.
The environment of Sunset City is completely traversable. Wires and rails allow players to grind across the streets and buildings and umbrellas, cars and air vents allow players to leap through the air like Michael Jordan.
Traversing the world is fun enough on its own, regardless of shooting or story.
Nearly every inch of the map can be crossed without touching the ground, which is controlled by herds of OD. Staying on the ground for more than 10 seconds almost promises the player certain death. The different enemies are much faster than our hero, so staying in motion through the air or on rails is the best strategy. This is not your typical stand and aim shooter.
The other strategy is to vary your arsenal. Throughout the campaign, many outrageous weapons can be unlocked or purchased.
The TNTeddy fires exploding teddy bears that can exterminate groups of OD at once, and The Dude is named in honor of His Dudeness from “The Big Lebowski” because it launches a charged bowling ball.
Each new weapon is increasingly more ludicrous and powerful. Each
weapon can also be paired with amps to make them even mightier.
Amps are power-ups that can be applied to guns or to the player. A weapon amp can fire rounds that cause enemies to catch fire, become frozen or stunned. A hero amp, like Roid Rage for example, causes enemies to explode when they are hit by a melee attack. The key is to find the right amps that suite your play style while doing the most damage.
The campaign feels a little short, and can be beaten in around seven or eight hours. But, there are many side missions and collectibles that can extend the life cycle of the game.
Another game mode, Chaos Squad, lets you play with seven other players online to fight back waves of OD. Chaos Squad is very enjoyable and intense, but doesn’t offer anything new from the campaign.
If only one word was available to describe “Sunset Overdrive,” it would be fun. This game is non-stop fun from beginning to end. It feels like a dream Tony Hawk had 10 years ago, but he never had the guts to turn it into “Pro Skater 6.”
The many inhabitants of Sunset City create tons of comic relief, pop culture references and breaks of the fourth wall to acknowledge video game clichés. They contribute to a story that, on the surface seems too preposterous, but ends having a lot of heart and witty writing.
“Sunset” provides a colorful presentation, full customization, tons of fun and many laughs that gamers should race out of their houses and feel for themselves.
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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 (11/05/14). A new level of personal power flavors this year. With the eclipse in your sign
last month (10/23), your priorities and obligations shift. Creative sparks fly after 3/20, for a fun whirlwind. With discipline you can achieve big dreams. Take time out for yourself after 4/4, when introspective peace and quiet restores your muse. Nurture your light.
Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 9 — A career window
opens. This could cause changes and complications. Actions get farther than words. There’s abundant money available today and tomorrow (if you work for it). Balance emotional with pragmatic factors. Call if you’re running late.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)Today is a 7 — Work in
partnership, and be willing to take the lead today and tomorrow. Don’t get caught up in the words (miscommunications happen). Gossip leaves a bitter taste... avoid it. Sort out the common aim, and go for it.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)Today is a 8 — Get introspective,
and find what you’re looking for. Retreat
from the world today and tomorrow. Sometimes if you get quiet enough, the answer arises unbidden. Nurture health with rest, exercise and good food. Make a discovery by accident.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)Today is a 8 — Today and
tomorrow favor fun with friends. Put a family event on the schedule. Play in a group or community project, and contribute your piece of the puzzle. Find materials at home or nearby. Learn from an experienced tutor.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)Today is a 9 — Focus on your
career today and tomorrow. Ask for what you need, and be patient... transmission breakdowns or slips in translation could warp the meaning. Repeat, and relax. Find multiple routes to your goal. Keep up momentum.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Today is a 8 — Take a trip or
explore a new scene. You don’t need to go far. Backyard journeys can be quite
satisfying. Keep communications channels open, and expect some delays (especially with transportation or shipping). Saving is better than spending now.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Today is an 9 — Get straight
about what doesn’t work. Gain more than expected. Attend to finances and administration for the next two days. Avoid talking about money with partners, or risk misunderstanding. Handle affairs and present the report later.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Today is a 9 — You have plenty of
support. Teamwork is your secret weapon. Ignore doubts. You can succeed. You don’t have to do it all, personally. Delegate! Take care with a change in plans. Don’t give away your advantage.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Today is a 8 — Take on more
work, and earnings increase. Gather ideas and feedback. An important person is feeling generous. Take the student role. Put your heads together. A feisty argument
could curtail travel. Relax at home. See a movie.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Today is a 7 — Today can be really
fun, especially avoiding miscommunication and arguments. A private conference spells out the facts. Now is the time to get creative. All is not as it appears. You get really lucky. Follow through.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Today is an 8 — Your heart’s
at home and in the garden. Pare down to make more space with a cleaning or renovation project. In a disagreement about priorities, listen to the opposing view. Consider all possibilities. Allow everything to gel.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)Today is a 9 — Desire for more
income guides your decisions. Maintain objectivity. The funding will be available. A purchase becomes possible. Finish a study project now. Practicing something you love to do goes well now. Your territory expands.
SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S PUZZLE
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SIU men’s basketball players took more tests at the beginning of the school year than the classroom had to offer them.
The Saluki players took personality exams and discovered what type of learners they are. With that knowledge, the coaching staff and teammates can communicate more effectively.
Caitlin Wood, a career counselor in the College of Business, distributed the tests and explained the results to coach Barry Hinson.
“It is looking at your preferences on four different scales basically,” Wood said. “It’s basically showing how you generally approach the world.”
Hinson said Wood explained some of the different personalities to him and told him he would struggle with introverted players.
“An extrovert might talk out loud and think out loud and seem more engaged than an introvert, who is processing internally, but is still paying attention and doing it in a different way,” Wood said.
Hinson said five of the 14 players are introverts.
“The biggest thing with personality test is when the lady came in and talked to us about what’s the best way to coach this type of personality,” Hinson said. “My question was, ‘Can
you get this type of personality to do this?’ My assistants started laughing and said, ‘No coach, you can’t change a leopard’s spots.’”
Hinson said he accepted that certain character traits of a player
cannot be changed, so he coaches around them.
“I’m old school when it comes down to foundations,” Hinson said. “Play hard, play together, play smart. To me, those never
change. I mean they’re the cornerstones in the foundation of a solid basketball program.”
Redshirt freshman guard K.C Goodwin said the personality exam and learning test have definitely
helped the team.“Different people learn different
ways,” Goodwin said. “If you’re a kinesthetic learner, [the coaches will] go out and explain the play to you. If you’re a visual learner they’ll probably do the same thing.”
Wood recommends personality tests for everyone in a workplace environment. She said it boosts the chemistry between coworkers, and has a direct translation with sports.
“It can help with teamwork in terms of figuring out how different players work best,” Wood said. “Sometimes if people have different personality types, they might misunderstand someone else’s intentions.”
Hinson said while he was the head coach at Missouri State, all the coaches took the exam. He said when he came to SIU, he was more worried about working on the basics.
He said the exams are something that will make the team better, and he is learning and adjusting, just as the players are. He reflected on his rant last season after a loss to Murray State, but accepts his personality.
“I’d like to understand me better,” Hinson said. “I would like to know why after a Murray State game, a guy like me would do something like I did last year. I pretty much know the answers to it, because part of it has to be that [I’m] half an idiot. That’s okay. At least I know myself.”
If defense wins championships, SIU football’s title hopes have looked bleak in the past month.
Although the Salukis are near the middle of the pack in the Football Championship Subdivision in most defensive categories, their defense has let them down in the last three games. It is no coincidence that SIU rode a three-game losing streak into its bye week.
The Salukis’ bye week came later this year than that of most other teams. Coach Dale Lennon said he believed the long season contributed to the team’s recent shortcomings.
“This game is very demanding,” Lennon said. “The week-to-week grind, the preparation that goes into it can be very challenging, especially when you’ve hit a couple bumps along the road. This gives us a chance to re-
energize more than anything else.”SIU used its off week to rest its
starters and focus on basic elements of the game. Senior cornerback Courtney Richmond said the bye week helped the defense immensely.
“With the bye week, we’ve been working on technique, so I think you’ll see great improvement out of the defense this week,” Richmond said. “Just even looking at our last practice, we had a lot of energy. Guys feel good. We’re running around good. I feel like it benefitted us a lot just to get healthy because it’s so late in the season.”
The Salukis rank No. 42 out of 121
schools in the FCS in scoring defense, allowing 23.4 points per game. Through the first six games this season, SIU allowed 11.78 points per game. In the last three games, it has allowed an average of 35 points.
The Salukis have been scored on in each of the last 12 quarters.
SIU is No. 63 in the nation in total defense at 382.4 yards allowed per game. In the last three games, the Salukis have allowed an average of 488 yards.
The Salukis’ last three games have been against nationally-ranked teams in No. 1 North Dakota State, No. 19
Youngstown State and No. 24 Indiana State. SIU entered the game at North Dakota State ranked No. 12 and fell to No. 25 after losing to Indiana State.
The Saluki defense had its worst game of the season in the loss to Indiana State. The defense allowed season highs of 41 points and 573 yards, and 220 yards on the ground to the No. 116 ranked rushing team in the nation.
Secondary coach David Elson said SIU’s defensive struggles stemmed from poor fundamentals.
“A big part of it was tackling,” Elson said. “We didn’t tackle well, and their
backs ran really hard. We struggled to get them down on the first contact.”
The Salukis will travel to Missouri State this weekend, where they will need to find a way to shut down the Bears’ trio of running backs and dual-threat quarterback Kierra Harris.
Senior linebacker Tyler Williamson said the Salukis’ focus would be on containing Harris.
“The last few weeks, we’ve given up some big plays, so we’ve got to eliminate the big play,” Williamson said. “Missouri State has a quarterback who can run, so we want to keep him in the pocket and keep him as inactive as possible.”
Elson said the Saluki defense would be ready to prove itself this weekend.
“I think our guys are motivated by the fact that we haven’t played well lately,” Elson said. “I expect them to come out with a chip on their shoulder.
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Two football players suspended from team
Hinson tests personalities to enhance coaching
Two SIU football players were suspended Tuesday.
Senior linebacker Victor Burnett and junior defensive end Adam Brandt are suspended for a violation of team rules, according to an SIU athletics press release.
Brandt was arrested on Nov. 3 for a DUI. A bond of 300 dollars was posted for the player’s release. He is scheduled to appear on at 9 a.m. on Nov. 20 at the Jackson County Courthouse for a hearing according to Judici.com.
A civil case was filed against Burnett
under the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure act on Nov. 3, the same day as Brandt’s DUI case. A hearing is schedule for Burnett at 1 p.m. on Nov. 13.
SIU head coach Dale Lennon said he could not comment on which team rules the players violated.
“That’s stuff that’s between them and me,” Lennon said. “They made a couple mistakes and that’s the consequence.”
SIU Athletic Director Mario Moccia said a conclusion on the length of the two player’s suspension has not been reached, but they will miss Saturday’s game against Missouri State.
Lennon said the length of the suspensions will be addressed as he finds out more about the situation.
Brandt has 24 tackles this season and is second on the team in sacks with 4. He has started every game for the Salukis except the season opener against Taylor University.
Burnett has not started a game this season, but is sixth on the team in tackles with 40 and has a 1.5 sacks this season.
This story will be updated online as more information becomes available.
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